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Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (25 Oct 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 611: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if additional funding will be provided to the Health Service Executive south eastern area, under the housing aid for the elderly scheme to deal with the lengthy waiting lists that exist in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30259/05]

Order of Business. (26 Oct 2005)

Brendan Howlin: It does.

Charities Legislation. (26 Oct 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position on the drafting of legislation in regard to the need to regulate charities; the date when this draft legislation will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30684/05]

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (26 Oct 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when he will make regulations to the Official Languages Act 2003 to account for public bodies that no longer exist, or new public bodies that have been created since the original legislation was enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30685/05]

Pension Provisions. (27 Oct 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 13: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons who have taken out PRSAs at the latest date for which figures are available; the overall proportion of the eligible workforce this represents; his plans to review the scheme in view of the low take-up rate to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30948/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Oct 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the measures he will introduce to alleviate hardship caused to those persons who are ineligible for the new rental accommodation scheme after 18 months on rent supplement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30940/05]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (27 Oct 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 288: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that 23 fully eligible students, plus seven with siblings in receipt of tickets, nine first year students and eight others residing in Blackwater and attending schools in Wexford town, are still without school transport tickets; the reason Blackwater students continue to experience this...

Social Partnership. (2 Nov 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in view of the decisions of ICTU and SIPTU to defer entry to talks on a new social partnership agreement, the steps he has taken and the proposals he has formulated to address concerns regarding the protection of workers' jobs, pay and conditions of employment from displacement in favour of cheap labour involving the...

Social Partnership. (2 Nov 2005)

Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach wrote to the president of ICTU outlining his views on the protection of workers. That was found wanting and both the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and SIPTU have declined the invitation to participate in talks on a successor agreement to Sustaining Progress. Has there been any further communication from the Taoiseach to ICTU to clarify his position? The Minister of State seems...

Social Partnership. (2 Nov 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Were those meetings with the Taoiseach or the Minister, Deputy Martin?

Social Partnership. (2 Nov 2005)

Brendan Howlin: My question was about how many were in place.

Social Partnership. (2 Nov 2005)

Brendan Howlin: I will pursue that matter again. The Taoiseach told the House on 26 October, that the Attorney General was looking at a legal way to address this issue. Will the Minister of State give the House a progress report on that? Given the degree of urgency which should be attached and which I thought the Government attached to this issue which is the foundation of our economy in terms of the social...

Social Partnership. (2 Nov 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Will the Minister of State share the Attorney General's advice with the Opposition?

Departmental Appointments. (2 Nov 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason applications for the position of chief science adviser were not invited and the position was not advertised; the number of such positions filled by his Department in this way without advertisement or competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31718/05]

Departmental Appointments. (2 Nov 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Will the Minister answer the question?

Departmental Appointments. (2 Nov 2005)

Brendan Howlin: In a previous reply to Deputy Hogan, the Minister referred to the appointment of the Director of Consumer Affairs as being of such importance that a worldwide search would have to be carried out independently by the Public Appointments Service, so critical was that job to the economy. Does the Minister regard the job of chief science adviser, one of the pillars of the approach of recognising...

Departmental Appointments. (2 Nov 2005)

Brendan Howlin: Why was the position not advertised?

Departmental Appointments. (2 Nov 2005)

Brendan Howlin: The Minister's reply was a long one to a simple and straightforward question on the advertising of a post. The principal academic qualification, the PhD held by the chief science adviser, is in question. Is the Minister satisfied that the awarding university, the Pacific Western University, is acceptable for the prestigious post of chief science adviser? Has the Minister independently checked...

Departmental Appointments. (2 Nov 2005)

Brendan Howlin: What was the authority's view?

Departmental Appointments. (2 Nov 2005)

Brendan Howlin: What body?