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Written Answers — Garda Remuneration: Garda Remuneration (27 Apr 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the high rate of overtime payments to members of the Garda Síochána which amounted to a total of €77 million in 2005; his plans to reduce the level of overtime worked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15652/06]

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (27 Apr 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if in view of the acknowledgement by the Garda Commissioner, in his recent speech to the annual conference of the AGSI, that drugs related gun crime requires so many Garda resources to contain that detection rates for other crimes have suffered, he intends to have discussions with the Commissioner with a view to providing...

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (27 Apr 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 71: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her proposals to provide the necessary funding to employ a paid designated youth worker for a project (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15865/06]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (3 May 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 143: To ask the Minister for Transport when he intends publishing the promised Road Traffic Bill. [16219/06]

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (4 May 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 37: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the intended timeframe for the implementation of the 10 key actions recommended in the recent report, Invasive Species in Ireland; when he intends to act on key action 1, which the authors of the report have highlighted as being of great urgency, that is to prepare risk assessments and contingency plans for...

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (4 May 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 89: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to restore the first-time buyer's grant in view of reports that many developers are passing on the cost of local authority development levies directly to house buyers thus inflating the cost of new homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16481/06]

Written Answers — Student Accommodation: Student Accommodation (4 May 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her proposals to amend appendix 1 to section 50 of the Finance Act 1999 to include additional institutions and colleges (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16698/06]

Written Answers — Ionaid Oideachais: Ionaid Oideachais (4 May 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 224: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta an nglacann sí leis anois go bhfuil na páirtithe leasmhara reachtúla go léir ar aon fhocal maidir le forbairt Ionad Náisiúnta Oideachais Ghaeilge Bhaile Mhuirne, a ceadaíodh ar dtús i 1999, cathain atá sé i gceist aici na páirtithe seo a thabhairt le chéile chun an cheist a phlé agus chun teacht ar aontú (sonraí...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (4 May 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 746 of 21 March 2006, if progress has been made regarding the walk tall support being extended to other areas of disadvantage outside of local drugs task force areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16838/06]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Investigations: Defence Forces Investigations (9 May 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Defence if he has held further meetings with the family of a person (details supplied); if the Gardaí have concluded their examination of his Department's and the Defence Force's files on the matter to determine whether or not they can provide assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17218/06]

Written Answers — National Emergency Plan: National Emergency Plan (9 May 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Defence if there have been further meetings of the inter-Departmental Working Group on Emergency Planning to prepare for the anticipated arrival of avian flu here; the outcome of such meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17219/06]

Written Answers — Pre-school Services: Pre-school Services (9 May 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 195: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her proposals to provide funding to the Health Service Executive to introduce hearing screening for all newborn babies (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17480/06]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (9 May 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 326: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the assistance which will be given to persons (details supplied) in County Waterford in relation to applying for asylum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17058/06]

Social Welfare Code. (11 May 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 16: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the response received to date to his Department's national awareness campaign on family income supplement; his plans for greater co-ordination of information with the Revenue Commissioners to ensure the maximum possible take-up; if his attention has been drawn to a number of drawbacks identified by the St. Vincent de Paul as an...

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (11 May 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress made to date with regard to the recommendations contained in the report of the Joint Committee on Social and Family Affairs, The Position of Full-Time Carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17381/06]

Written Answers — Job Sharing: Job Sharing (11 May 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his proposals to give workers in the private sector the right to job-share; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17748/06]

National Drugs Strategy. (16 May 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made by each of the ten regional task forces to date in 2006 in the implementation of their action plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18227/06]

National Drugs Strategy. (16 May 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Does the Minister of State agree that progress to date with the regional drugs task forces has been far too slow? They were established in 2003, and as the Minister of State has mentioned, €5 million was allocated to them for 2006, with the full allocation being €12.2 million. Does this indicate that by the Government's estimate, less than half of the roll-out will have happened by the...

National Drugs Strategy. (16 May 2006)

Brian O'Shea: I do not accept that the urgency required by this matter is being reflected in what the Minister of State is saying. The cocaine market has grown ten-fold in the past four years. Networks have been broken up by the Garda in locations such as Portlaoise, Killarney, Meath, Skerries and Maynooth. It is a very serious scenario. To speak of a plan that will be fully rolled out and operational two...

National Drugs Strategy. (16 May 2006)

Brian O'Shea: I would settle for calm. My problem is the Minister of State is not urgent enough.