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Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (4 Mar 2008)

John Deasy: Question 595: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the planned roll-out of broadband for Waterford; the areas it is planned to include over the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8796/08]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Mar 2008)

John Deasy: Question 289: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding provided by her Department as devolved grants to schools in Waterford city in each of the years 2006 and 2007; the number of schools in Waterford city that received such grants in those years; the budgeted funding allocated to schools in Waterford city as devolved grants in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Mar 2008)

John Deasy: Question 291: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding provided by her Department as devolved grants to schools in County Waterford in each of the years 2006 and 2007; the number of schools in County Waterford that received such grants in those years; the budgeted funding allocated to schools in County Waterford as devolved grants in 2008 [9645/08]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Mar 2008)

John Deasy: Question 293: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding provided by her Department nationally as devolved grants in each of the years 2006 and 2007; the number of schools that received such grants in those years; the budgeted funding allocated to schools as devolved grants in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9647/08]

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (5 Mar 2008)

John Deasy: Question 290: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding provided by her Department under the summer works scheme to schools in Waterford City in each of the years 2006 and 2007; the number of schools in Waterford City that received such grants in those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9644/08]

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (5 Mar 2008)

John Deasy: Question 292: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding provided by her Department under the summer works scheme to schools in County Waterford in each of the years 2006 and 2007; the number of schools in County Waterford that received such grants in those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9646/08]

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (5 Mar 2008)

John Deasy: Question 294: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding provided by her Department nationally under the summer works scheme in each of the years 2006 and 2007; the number of schools that received such grants in those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9648/08]

Road Traffic Offences. (6 Mar 2008)

John Deasy: Question 9: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will introduce changes to the fixed charge penalty system as recommended to his Department by the Courts Service in its submission on the statement of strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9693/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (6 Mar 2008)

John Deasy: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has had discussions with the Department of Finance regarding the provision of grant aid to schools who could sink their own water wells thus eliminating water rate bills; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9801/08]

Overseas Development Aid. (11 Mar 2008)

John Deasy: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if changes have been made to the overall auditing system of Irish Aid; if there are plans to make changes in the auditing of the Irish Aid budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10366/08]

Overseas Development Aid. (11 Mar 2008)

John Deasy: I refer the Minister of State to the INTRAC consultants report published last year for the Department of Foreign Affairs. It reported that any entity receiving Irish aid should have to abide by tighter contracts and tougher reporting rules.It also mentioned that many of the agencies in question, dispensing moneys given by Irish Aid, supplied only very general and sometimes inaccurate...

Overseas Development Aid. (11 Mar 2008)

John Deasy: In January the Minister announced that we were heading towards the millennium goal target of 0.7% of gross national income. While we support this, there is growing concern that a political objective is being sought. As a result, the moneys may not be getting to the poorest. What is the Minister of State's view?

Overseas Development Aid. (11 Mar 2008)

John Deasy: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of Government overseas aid spent in each of the top 12 recipient countries in 2007; the amount of such aid that is planned to be spent in each of these countries in each of the years 2008 to 2012; his plans to change the regional focus of overseas aid in the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10354/08]

Overseas Development Aid. (11 Mar 2008)

John Deasy: I refer to aid going to countries. The Minister of State grouped four countries together. Two or three weeks ago, the Minister of State suspended any increase in aid to Mozambique. Why was that done? What oversight exists at senior Government level? How often does the Minister of State meet the heads of NGOs, organisations such as Trócaire, GOAL and Concern? The Minister of State...

Overseas Development Aid. (11 Mar 2008)

John Deasy: The increase in spending.

Overseas Development Aid. (11 Mar 2008)

John Deasy: Does this mean we can all contribute?

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (11 Mar 2008)

John Deasy: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the planned expenditure on overseas aid in each of the years 2008 to 2012; the estimated proportion of GNP and GDP this expenditure represents in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10353/08]

Written Answers — Vehicle Testing: Vehicle Testing (11 Mar 2008)

John Deasy: Question 259: To ask the Minister for Transport if the final report of the commercial vehicle testing review takes into consideration oil spillages from all vehicles, including trailers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10044/08]

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (11 Mar 2008)

John Deasy: Question 447: To ask the Minister for Defence the transport arrangements that have been put in place to transport the full contingent of the Irish EUFOR mission from the west coast of Africa to Chad in April 2008; and the length of time it is expected that journey will take. [10131/08]

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (12 Mar 2008)

John Deasy: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the fact that of the total of 24 measures with specific 2007 deadlines in the energy White Paper, 15 have not been done, and only six were done on time; his further views on whether this is an acceptable level of achievement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10655/08]