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Written Answers — Emigrant Support Services: Emigrant Support Services (11 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 283: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the numbers of undocumented Irish in the US; the discussions he has had with the US authorities with a view to regularisation over a specific period of time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10703/08]

Written Answers — Diplomatic Relations: Diplomatic Relations (11 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 284: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent to which he or his EU colleagues have had discussions or otherwise engaged with the new Russian President with particular reference to the need to promote and sponsor good relations and trade between Ireland within the EU and Russia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10704/08]

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (11 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 288: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent to which he and his EU colleagues have discussed the situation in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10708/08]

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (11 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 291: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent of discussions that have taken place at EU level with a view to discouraging the drug trade in Afghanistan and surrounding countries; the extent to which incentives have been offered in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10711/08]

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (11 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 290: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the worst locations of war and strife, starvation, ethnic cleansing, corruption, genocide and general human rights abuses on the continent of Africa; the action taken at EU or UN level to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10710/08]

Written Answers — Drugs Trade: Drugs Trade (11 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 292: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent of discussions that have taken place at EU level with a view to discouraging the drug trade in Latin America; the extent to which incentives have been offered in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10712/08]

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

Bernard Durkan: Question 293: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position in regard to the fight against AIDS in Africa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10713/08]

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

Bernard Durkan: Question 294: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent to which the EU, UN and WHO are addressing health issues in Africa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10714/08]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (11 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 309: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the procedure to be followed by redundant employees in the case where business premises close but reopen with some new management members but with no redundancy provisions on the grounds of all new management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10719/08]

Written Answers — School Funding: School Funding (11 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 440: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received correspondence from an organisation (details supplied) in Dublin 12; her plans to address this issue in early date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10717/08]

Written Answers — Qualifications Recognition: Qualifications Recognition (11 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 439: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason degrees attained from South African universities are not recognised here or throughout Europe; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10716/08]

Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (11 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 441: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when school placement in Celbridge will be arranged for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10718/08]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (12 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the action he has taken directly or in conjunction with his EU colleagues to improve Ireland's standing in the field of information technology with particular reference to the immediate availability of high speed broadband and general state of the art communications technology here with particular reference to...

Written Answers — Broadcasting Legislation: Broadcasting Legislation (12 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 280: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his preferred option for the development of the broadcasting industry; the discussions he has had with service providers in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10987/08]

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (12 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which he anticipates Ireland to generate electricity by alternative means in the next five years; the methods of generation most favoured; the extent to which he expects the use of fossil fuels for such purposes to be reduced in the next five years; the European country he expects to emulate in...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (12 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 273: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason pure plant oil or other alternative fuels are being exported to other EU states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10979/08]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (12 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 274: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his proposals to meet the challenge of knowledge-based economies throughout Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10981/08]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (12 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 275: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plan to bring the quality, availability, speed and cost of broadband or other information communications technology up to the best in Europe; when he expects to reach such targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10982/08]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (12 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 276: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which he has had discussions with the communications industry with a view to the provision of state-of-the-art technology throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10983/08]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (12 Mar 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 279: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the outcome and level of discussion he has had with the regulator with a view to improving the standard and availability of information telecommunications throughout the country, comparable with the rest of Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10986/08]