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Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (22 Mar 2006)

Paul McGrath: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the costs of giving free travel and the household benefits package to all widows and widowers here, regardless of their age; his plans to bring proposals to Government to give free travel and the household benefits package to all widows and widowers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10928/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Mar 2006)

Paul McGrath: Question 133: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the first payment of the early child care supplement will be made; the form of payment this will take; when the second and subsequent payments will be made to eligible parents; the number of eligible parents concerned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11157/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Mar 2006)

Paul McGrath: Question 134: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the early child care supplement will be payable to EU nationals living and working here whose children are being cared for in their native countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11158/06]

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (22 Mar 2006)

Paul McGrath: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans to grant aid the installation of solar panels and wood pellet heating systems in new houses; and the projected timeframe for such a scheme. [11178/06]

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (28 Mar 2006)

Paul McGrath: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Defence the steps which have been taken to facilitate the service of members of the Reserve Defence Forces overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11864/06]

Written Answers — Commemorative Events: Commemorative Events (28 Mar 2006)

Paul McGrath: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Defence if the Civil Defence will take part in the 2006 Easter commemoration parade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11856/06]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Mar 2006)

Paul McGrath: Question 336: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has not been awarded the single farm payment; if she will expedite this payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11873/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (28 Mar 2006)

Paul McGrath: Question 487: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the student enrolment and teacher allocation in wholetime equivalents for the 2005-06 school year for each post-primary school in Westmeath in respect of Traveller enrolment, non-national enrolment and special needs enrolment. [12189/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (28 Mar 2006)

Paul McGrath: Question 488: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of special needs assistants allocated to each post-primary school in the Westmeath area for the 2005-06 school year. [12190/06]

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (28 Mar 2006)

Paul McGrath: Question 489: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the policy of some voluntary secondary schools to divert enrolment from members of the Traveller community away from them to schools within the vocational education committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12191/06]

Written Answers — School Management: School Management (28 Mar 2006)

Paul McGrath: Question 490: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the policy of her Department in regard to the hearing of section 29 appeals by her Department in circumstances where the chief executive officer of the vocational education committee has deemed such appeals to be inadmissible; if she will clarify her Department's interpretation of section 29(9) of the Education Act 1998; and if she...

Written Answers — School Management: School Management (28 Mar 2006)

Paul McGrath: Question 491: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the determination of section 29 appeals in a vocational education committee school is now a reserved or executive function having regard to the provisions of the Vocational Education (Amendment) Act 2001. [12193/06]

Written Answers — School Management: School Management (28 Mar 2006)

Paul McGrath: Question 492: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will clarify the operation of the 30-day rule as set out in the procedures for dealing with section 29 appeals as published by her Department; and the circumstances in which the number of days may be extended. [12194/06]

Written Answers — School Management: School Management (28 Mar 2006)

Paul McGrath: Question 493: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of cases in which the 30-day rule as set out in the procedures for dealing with section 29 appeals has not been complied with by a vocational education committee or the appeals administration unit of her Department; and the reason attendant on same. [12195/06]

Written Answers — School Management: School Management (28 Mar 2006)

Paul McGrath: Question 494: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the review of the procedures referred to at paragraph 30, details supplied, has taken place; and, if so, if she intends to publish this review. [12196/06]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (29 Mar 2006)

Paul McGrath: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when all farmers will be issued with their single farm payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12030/06]

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (29 Mar 2006)

Paul McGrath: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the measures she intends to take to address the problems experienced by farmers in the Shannon Callows, as a result of current proposals which do not allow them to spilt their lands for grant aid purposes between REP scheme funding and funding allocated under the special area of conservation and special protection area designation; and...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (30 Mar 2006)

Paul McGrath: Question 19: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of meetings which he has had with the implementation commission for decentralisation; and the subject of these meetings. [12537/06]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (4 Apr 2006)

Paul McGrath: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has satisfied himself that the system for the election of members to the new UN Human Rights Council will ensure that countries which have shown manifest disregard for human rights will be able to be removed from this body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13007/06]

Written Answers — EU Enlargement: EU Enlargement (4 Apr 2006)

Paul McGrath: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the date for entry to the European Union of Bulgaria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13047/06]