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Written Answers — Youthreach Programme: Youthreach Programme (22 Mar 2007)

Brian O'Shea: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will increase the number of places on Youthreach programmes in order to ensure that young people who drop out of school early have opportunities to develop their potential; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10727/07]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (22 Mar 2007)

Brian O'Shea: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the introduction of voluntary random drugs checks in second level schools; if her Department has considered the introduction of such a scheme; if her attention has been drawn to the growing concern among schoolteachers, staff and students of rising drug use among schoolchildren; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (22 Mar 2007)

Brian O'Shea: Question 205: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the application of Waterford Institute of Technology for upgrading to university status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10895/07]

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (22 Mar 2007)

Brian O'Shea: Question 206: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the Port report in regard to the upgrading of Waterford Institute of Technology to university status will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10896/07]

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (22 Mar 2007)

Brian O'Shea: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the discussions she has had with the Higher Education Authority in relation to the application from Waterford Institute of Technology for university status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10897/07]

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (22 Mar 2007)

Brian O'Shea: Question 236: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide the €132,000 which a project (details supplied) has applied for to cover the provision of two youth workers with associated costs for one year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10985/07]

Written Answers — Mobile Telephony: Mobile Telephony (27 Mar 2007)

Brian O'Shea: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has reviewed the recent report by European Consumers' Organisation BEUC and French consumer group UFC Que Choisir (details supplied); if he will direct ComReg to investigate and establish precise and reliable statistics regarding the volumes and revenues of international telecom services by all mobile...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (27 Mar 2007)

Brian O'Shea: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will direct ComReg to intervene directly on behalf of end users where service contracts or the universal service obligation have been broken and to ensure compliance by undertakings with the terms of those contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11359/07]

Written Answers — Fishing Fleet Modernisation: Fishing Fleet Modernisation (27 Mar 2007)

Brian O'Shea: Question 431: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his proposals to amend the fishing vessels decommissioning scheme to include bi-valve vessels (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11694/07]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (27 Mar 2007)

Brian O'Shea: Question 566: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the pension entitlement of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford under the scheme for primary school caretaking staff employed under the 1979 scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11381/07]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (27 Mar 2007)

Brian O'Shea: Question 592: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the entitlements of a person (details supplied), now deceased, under the pension scheme for school care-takers employed under the 1979 scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11775/07]

Appointments to Public Bodies Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Mar 2007)

Brian O'Shea: I am pleased to have an opportunity to contribute to this debate on the Appointments to Public Bodies Bill. It is high time the Oireachtas addresses this area and I compliment the Green Party on bringing the Bill before the Dáil. Its drafting raises serious technical issues but the Labour Party will support it. The Labour Party introduced the 40% gender quota with regard to State boards....

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (28 Mar 2007)

Brian O'Shea: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on providing increased funding to the National Chamber Choir following reductions of financial support for the choir from other sources; if his attention has been drawn to the generally low salaries paid to members of the choir; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11735/07]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (28 Mar 2007)

Brian O'Shea: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Finance his proposals to extend the incapacitated child tax credit to parents of children with Asperger's syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11798/07]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (28 Mar 2007)

Brian O'Shea: Question 239: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the entitlement of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary under the new pension scheme for primary school caretakers employed under the 1979 scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11864/07]

Protection of Employment (Exceptional Collective Redundancies and Related Matters) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (29 Mar 2007)

Brian O'Shea: I can exercise some discretion at this stage with regard to the Minister of State.

Pension Provisions. (29 Mar 2007)

Brian O'Shea: I raise the issue of a social welfare case that appears blatantly unfair, discriminatory and anomalous concerning the pension entitlements of a woman in my constituency who is 66 years of age. This woman lives in west County Waterford, has virtually no vision in her right eye and very little in her left. Since 1999, she has been in receipt of widow's pension and was further granted the...

Written Answers — Hospital Procedures: Hospital Procedures (29 Mar 2007)

Brian O'Shea: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position of the living kidney transplant programme; her views on the family (details supplied) who described receiving a letter informing them of the suspension of the transplant programme; her further views on subsequent letters from Beaumont Hospital which stated that the programme will recommence in August 2007; the measures...

Written Answers — Employment Conditions: Employment Conditions (29 Mar 2007)

Brian O'Shea: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Finance his proposals to address the concerns of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12157/07]

Written Answers — Road Transport Legislation: Road Transport Legislation (3 Apr 2007)

Brian O'Shea: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Transport the reasons he has not transposed Regulation (EC) No.561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport and amending Council Regulations (EEC) No. 3821/85 and (EC) No. 2135/89 and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3820/85. [12655/07]