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Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (15 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Transport if the 20 buses announced as part of the Transport 21 plan were already ordered by Dublin Bus in the months preceding the announcement; and if any of the buses are earmarked for routes in the Clondalkin and Lucan area. [40122/05]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (15 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department will ring-fence funding for a regular bus service from Clondalkin to Tallaght, in view of the lack of a real service and the lack of available resources at Dublin Bus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40123/05]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (15 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 305: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an Australian citizen residing here on a working visa can commence an approved third level course before the end of that visa or if they need to apply for a student visa in the meantime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40124/05]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (15 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 306: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a visa application and subsequent appeal was refused to persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40125/05]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (15 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 424: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason the 100 new teaching posts provided for the further education colleges are concessionary posts; if these posts will be available in 2006-07; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40113/05]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (15 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 427: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason only 74.29 posts have been taken up by schools out of the 96.25 made available in colleges of further education (details supplied); if this has anything to do with new posts being concessionary posts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40116/05]

Written Answers — School Services Staff: School Services Staff (15 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 425: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to provide laboratory assistants or technicians to look after laboratories, order and prepare materials, store and maintain equipment, and perform other similar tasks to assist teachers of science subjects and enable them to more effectively use their teaching time. [40114/05]

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (15 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 426: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding streams available to tackle educational disadvantage and the number of primary schools availing of such funding in each stream. [40115/05]

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (15 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 431: To ask the Minister for Defence the position on issues raised by his Department in regard to Weston Aerodrome, Lucan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40133/05]

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (15 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 432: To ask the Minister for Defence the measures in place to ensure the regular monitoring of noise in residential areas from the operation of Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel, given that there is no statutory body responsible for monitoring noise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40134/05]

Written Answers — Noise Pollution: Noise Pollution (15 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 461: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the regulations which exist in relation to road noise pollution where residents are experiencing high levels of noise pollution from traffic; the body which is responsible for enforcing such regulations if they exist; if not, his plans to introduce legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Local Authority Procedures: Local Authority Procedures (15 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 462: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the powers that exist to investigate the procedures and practices in local authorities; the action that can be taken if a local authority is found not to be acting appropriately in the performance of its duties or if a county manager is not performing his or her duties adequately. [40108/05]

Written Answers — Local Authority Procedures: Local Authority Procedures (15 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 463: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the recourse that is available to public representatives and private citizens if they are unhappy with the local authority's discharge of its duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40109/05]

Written Answers — Noise Pollution: Noise Pollution (15 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 464: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to ensure that statutory responsibility is given to his Department, a local authority or the Irish Aviation Authority to measure noise pollution arising from the operation of an aerodrome. [40110/05]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (15 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 465: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on a special grant to allow cash strapped local authorities such as South Dublin County Council provide adequate coverage and collection of litter bins, in view of the growing litter problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40112/05]

Adult Education. (15 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 8: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when it is planned to implement the recommendations of the McIver report, in view of the serious concerns expressed by the TUI and others. [39580/05]

Adult Education. (15 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: On the monitor, I listened with interest to the Minister's previous responses to priority questions. Any suggestion that this Government is committed to implementing the McIver report is balderdash. The Minister should kill it now and say that, just as the Programme for Government promised to reduce class sizes, it will not be done during this Government's term in office. She should get it...

Adult Education. (15 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: She will have questions to answer about that. How can the Ministers present expect the PLC sector to be treated seriously if it does not have proper equipment or technical know-how? Can they seriously expect it to progress?

Adult Education. (15 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: We stand full square behind implementing it.

Adult Education. (15 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: It is as good as dead, given the way the Minister of State is going on.