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Written Answers — Foreign Adoptions: Foreign Adoptions (13 Oct 2009)

Paul Gogarty: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an analysis has been carried out regarding the length of time it takes to process overseas adoption requests in different parts of the country due to uneven spread of social worker resources; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that in some areas applications can thus be processed within two to three years, whereas in...

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (13 Oct 2009)

Paul Gogarty: Question 396: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to review the system whereby full year payment of motor tax ensures a discount versus quarterly and half yearly methods in view of the growing financial pressures faced by individuals and families who may find it hard to pay motor tax all at once; if he has costed the savings in staffing and...

Written Answers — School Staffing : School Staffing (13 Oct 2009)

Paul Gogarty: Question 487: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if it is permissible under the Education Act 1998 for an applicant at an interview for a non-religion teaching position at a second level school to be questioned on their personal religious beliefs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35342/09]

Written Answers — Victims of Crime: Victims of Crime (14 Oct 2009)

Paul Gogarty: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing concerns expressed by victims of crime regarding the way in which cases are dealt with and prosecuted; the timeframe whereby actual enacted legislation redressing the rights of victims will become law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36133/09]

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (20 Oct 2009)

Paul Gogarty: Question 188: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are plans to abolish Shannon Development and transfer its functions to other State agencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36902/09]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (20 Oct 2009)

Paul Gogarty: Question 189: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of new jobs that have been created at a business park (details supplied) in County Clare in the first eight months of 2009; the number of jobs lost at this business park in the same period; the number of jobs excluding those transferred from the existing business centre in Ennis created at the...

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (20 Oct 2009)

Paul Gogarty: Question 321: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department has met or has plans to meet with the chief executive of Aer Lingus to discuss the importance of maintaining services between Shannon Airport and destinations in the US including JFK and Boston airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36905/09]

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (20 Oct 2009)

Paul Gogarty: Question 322: To ask the Minister for Transport when the first phase of the western rail corridor is due to open; the projections in terms of passenger traffic on years one to five of its operation; the scale of subsidy the rail link will receive on an annual basis in its first five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36906/09]

Written Answers — Airport Development Projects: Airport Development Projects (20 Oct 2009)

Paul Gogarty: Question 323: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on whether there are too many commercial airports in operation here; if there are plans to reduce the number of public sector obligation routes at the regional airports here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36907/09]

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (20 Oct 2009)

Paul Gogarty: Question 343: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the sum of payments received by the operator of a hostel (details supplied) in County Clare from the State to house asylum seekers at the hostel; the annual breakdown of the amounts received by the operator for its years of operation; the reason the contract with the company has been ended; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (20 Oct 2009)

Paul Gogarty: Question 497: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if action will be taken against local authorities which do not comply with his Department circular on the need for them to reach a break even figure at the end of the budgetary year in 2009. [36903/09]

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (20 Oct 2009)

Paul Gogarty: Question 498: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department will provide matching funding to the €3 million provided by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for the roll-out of conservation practices developed by a project (details supplied) to administer and research the results of the new project; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Oct 2009)

Paul Gogarty: Question 250: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason behind the practice of her Department writing every three months to non Irish parents, even parents from EU member states married to Irish citizens asking them to state their nationality, confirm their residency status and confirm that they and their children continue to be resident here; the annual cost of this...

Written Answers — Census Pilot Survey: Census Pilot Survey (3 Nov 2009)

Paul Gogarty: Question 181: To ask the Taoiseach if his attention has been drawn to the calls being made to identify the number and geographic spread of children and adults with autism spectrum disorders in view of the lack of clear information available on a nationwide basis; if he will request the Central Statistics Office to include such a category in the next census; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (3 Nov 2009)

Paul Gogarty: Question 257: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the commitment to introduce a carbon budget in the Revised Programme for Government and to introduce carbon taxes to keep Ireland's Kyoto commitments and reduce the threat of millions of euro in penalties, he will clarify from a policy perspective if lower carbon fuels such as locally produced biofuels would be exempt from...

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (3 Nov 2009)

Paul Gogarty: Question 593: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of comments made (details supplied) at the annual general meeting of an association, she will confirm that adoptions from Ethiopia will continue for the foreseeable future, irrespective of Ireland's forthcoming ratification of the Hague Convention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39073/09]

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (3 Nov 2009)

Paul Gogarty: Question 594: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm, irrespective of a final decision on whether to postpone adoptions from Ethiopia once Ireland ratifies the Hague Convention, and pending bilateral agreement between the two countries, that parents who are nearing the declaration stage with the Health Service Executive and who have chosen this country as a place...

Written Answers — Adoption Services: Adoption Services (3 Nov 2009)

Paul Gogarty: Question 596: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that the Government is planning to implement the Hague Convention with no transitional arrangements; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this contradicts the convention's guide to good practice and would therefore not be in the interests of the children concerned; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (3 Nov 2009)

Paul Gogarty: Question 559: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the qualifications required of teachers or carers in schools operating in the free early childhood care and education scheme; if there is a mechanism which allows qualified Montessori teachers to upgrade their existing qualification to the required standard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38840/09]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (3 Nov 2009)

Paul Gogarty: Question 560: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the rates exemption applied to sessional services to schools or crèches operating only the free early childhood care and education scheme will be applied to existing schools or crèches who provide sessional services under the ECCE scheme in rooms that are solely used for this purpose and are not otherwise used by the crèche or...