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Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (3 Nov 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 222: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the offices of his Department which are situated on the north side of Dublin; the locations where each of them are scheduled to relocate to under decentralisation and when; those that are not yet assigned a location; and those that will be retained in their present location. [32105/05]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (3 Nov 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 256: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the interdepartmental review of road safety expenditure; when this review commenced and when it was completed; the recommendations that arose for his Department; and the actions he intends taking to meet implementation of these recommendations. [32347/05]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (3 Nov 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 257: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of interventions in 2004, under the Garda drink-driving enforcement programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32354/05]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (3 Nov 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 262: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the offices of her Department which are situated on the north side of Dublin; the locations where each of them are scheduled to relocate to under decentralisation and when; those that are not yet assigned a location; and those that will be retained in their present location. [32106/05]

Written Answers — School Management: School Management (3 Nov 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 285: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 422 of 11 October 2005, the reason for the delay in the process for selection and nomination of members to a fully representative board of management in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11; if this process has commenced and the person or persons responsible for commencing same; and will...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Nov 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 286: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received an application from a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9 for funding for security fencing; if funding will be provided in view of anti-social problems which adjoining neighbours are experiencing. [32325/05]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme. : Decentralisation Programme. (3 Nov 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 290: To ask the Minister for Defence the offices of his Department which are situated on the north side of Dublin; the locations to which each of them are scheduled to relocate under the decentralisation programme and when; those that are not yet assigned a location; and those that will be retained in their present location. [32107/05]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (3 Nov 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 307: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the offices of his Department which are situated on the north side of Dublin; the locations where each of them is scheduled to relocate to under decentralisation and when; those that are not yet assigned a location; and those that will be retained in their present location. [32108/05]

Road Safety: Motion. (8 Nov 2005)

Róisín Shortall: We know what the problem is.

Road Safety: Motion. (8 Nov 2005)

Róisín Shortall: That is reassuring.

Road Safety: Motion. (8 Nov 2005)

Róisín Shortall: It is a bit late now.

Road Safety: Motion. (8 Nov 2005)

Róisín Shortall: With the permission of the House, I would like to share time with Deputy Howlin.

Road Safety: Motion. (8 Nov 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Much is revealed about the carnage on our roads by the fact that the figures included in this motion when Fine Gael issued notice of it last Friday are already out of date. Sadly, the numbers of fatalities on our roads are increasing daily and currently stand at 328 this year. This exercise is not about apportioning blame but should be about taking responsibility for a problem that has robbed...

Road Safety: Motion. (8 Nov 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Deputy Howlin was a Minister and had a beard when the booklet was last published, which indicates how long ago it was. It is a scandal that anybody who begins to learn the rules of the road cannot get an up-to-date rules of the road book. This was brought to the attention of the Minister's predecessor three years ago and to the Minister last year but no progress has been made. Measures have...

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (8 Nov 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 148: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her Department's estimate of the cost of payments of compensation by Residential Institutions Redress Board to persons who suffered institutional abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32809/05]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (8 Nov 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her timescale for reducing class size at both primary and post-primary level to EU norms; when she will implement the undertaking in An Agreed Programme for Government that the average size of classes for children under nine years will be brought below the international best-practice guidelines of 20:1; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (8 Nov 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 214: To ask the Taoiseach the offices of his Department which are situated on the north side of Dublin; the locations where each of them are scheduled to relocate to under decentralisation and when; those that are not yet assigned a location; and those that will be retained in their present location. [32096/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (8 Nov 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 460: To ask the Minister for Transport the costs incurred by or on behalf of his Department arising from the launch of the Transport 21 programme at Dublin Castle on 1 November 2005, including hire of venue and associated costs; cost of printing, videos, maps and graphics; if outside public relations companies or consultants were hired for the event; if so, the companies and the...

Order of Business. (9 Nov 2005)

Róisín Shortall: I want to raise the issue of road safety in respect of heavy goods vehicles, and the lack of adequate regulation in the area. Two EU directives were issued, one on the working time of drivers of HGVs and the other on the requirement to fit speed limitation devices. Those two directives, Nos. 15 and 85, were issued in 2002. What is the delay in transposing those directives into Irish law?...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (9 Nov 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the claim made by the trade union IMPACT that it will cost up to €65 million per year to retain specialist staff who do not wish to relocate under the decentralisation programme, but who will have no obvious role in Dublin; if his Department has undertaken any assessment of the likely cost of retraining arising...