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Order of Business. (8 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: The Department for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government contacted me.

Written Answers — Agency Governance Structures: Agency Governance Structures (8 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the recent report carried out on the governance of agencies by the Institute of Public Administration, which criticises the existence of duplicate function agencies and found that his Department is likely to have agencies of this type. [4345/06]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (8 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: Question 269: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that approximately 60% of public service vehicle licences have not been renewed and that many taxi drivers could be working with an expired public service vehicle licence; if persons who are operating with an expired public service vehicle licence are insured to carry passengers; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (8 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: Question 343: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he intends to take to deal with the increasing problem of graffiti; his views on whether the perpetrators should be made to remove this as punishment; if litter wardens should be given greater powers to deal with the problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4463/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when he intends to introduce a revised supplement system for people on special diets to take account of the findings of the recent Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute Report which found large variations in current food prices. [4685/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties being placed on parents who are in receipt of single parent allowance from their local post offices and only have four days to collect payments; and his plans to extend the collection period. [4684/06]

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (9 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: Question 148: To ask the Minister for Transport when the trains on the Dublin-Sligo line will be upgraded as currently DART commuter trains are being used on this inter-city line (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4878/06]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (14 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: Question 114: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will recommend that all local authorities would require all development in medium and high risk areas to have flood risk assessments. [5348/06]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (14 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: Question 161: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will recommend that all local authorities produce county flood risk maps categorising low, medium and high areas. [5347/06]

Written Answers — Water Fluoridation: Water Fluoridation (14 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: Question 319: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the fact that the US scientist invited to present the case against fluoridation has strongly criticised her Department for being unfamiliar with the relevant science and thus unable to answer the 50 reasons to oppose fluoridation as promised, and has further accused her Department of hiding behind anonymous...

Written Answers — Water Fluoridation: Water Fluoridation (14 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: Question 320: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to protect children by ordering an immediate suspension of fluoridation in view of the ridicule heaped on the Irish expert body on fluorides and health, whose 2005 action plan was endorsed, in a recent medical journal and in particular its failure after three years to implement a single one of the...

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (14 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: Question 480: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if import licences are required for all animals imported into the Republic of Ireland for use in circuses performing here; and if so, if her Department is responsible for granting such licences. [5458/06]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (14 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: Question 481: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the details of animals imported into the Republic of Ireland for use in circuses here in 2004 and 2005 including the species, the number, their country or countries of origin and the circuses to which they were attached. [5459/06]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (14 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: Question 482: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of inspections of circuses operating here that were carried out in 2005. [5460/06]

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (14 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: Question 483: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the person who is responsible for investigating health and safety issues in circuses when a member of the public or a circus worker is injured by a circus animal; and the role her Department would have. [5461/06]

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (14 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: Question 484: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if there was an investigation into an incident in June 2005 when a person (details supplied) was seriously injured; and if so, the findings of same. [5462/06]

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (14 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: Question 485: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if there was an investigation into incidents in June and July 2005 where the same monkey in a circus bit persons (details supplied); if so, the findings of same; if an import licence had been granted in respect of the monkey involved; and what has happened to the monkey since these incidents. [5463/06]

Written Answers — Irish Summer Colleges: Irish Summer Colleges (14 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: Question 546: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the policies, procedures or directives her Department has in place regarding the teaching and caring for children who are learning Irish in the Gaeltacht during the summer; if her Department has a safety statement regarding these children's health and safety; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4959/06]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (14 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: Question 663: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will report on his Department's consideration of Dublin City Council's plans for redevelopment of its Charlemont Street flats complex; the reason for the delay in approving this plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5796/06]

Communications Unit. (15 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: If my memory serves me correctly, there was a case a number of years ago where a civil servant telephoned a radio programme to defend the record of the Government and was subsequently moved. Is the unit functioning as a rebuttal service and is it entirely apolitical, as the Taoiseach claims?