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Aviation Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (21 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: I am happy to do that.

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (9 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to the case of the 5,456 headline offences committed by persons on bail, the offences for which the persons were on bail; when the offences while the persons were on bail were committed; the number of persons charged and convicted of offences while on bail; the steps he is proposing to take to tackle the problem;...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (9 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the delay in processing the application of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 who has applied for leave to remain on humanitarian grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9677/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his policy in regard to the extension of free travel on buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9954/06]

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (9 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Transport, further to his recent public comments, his plans to require qualified drivers sit a re-test for renewal of their driving licence; the timescale he is working to on this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9813/06]

Written Answers — National Car Test: National Car Test (9 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Transport further to Question No. 179 of 2 March 2006, in relation to the supervision services contractor engaged by his Department to oversee the NCTS contract, if minimum time allocations are set for each of the three parts of the test; if records are available to show actual time spent on each part; and if he will request an examination of this and...

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (9 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Transport his policy in relation to the return or disposal of items confiscated by airport security personnel at boarding checkpoints at the State's airports; the accounting system in place for confiscated items; the retrieval-reclaim procedures in place for confiscated items; if a proceeds fund exists; if so, its value and the way in which it is...

Written Answers — Health Service Schemes: Health Service Schemes (9 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 224: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the statutory basis for the disabled person's top-up grant scheme operated by the Health Service Executive; if he will provide a copy of the qualifying criteria and administrative rules and procedures governing the processing of grant applications to this Deputy and to the Houses of the Oireachtas Library;...

Written Answers — Homeless Persons. : Homeless Persons. (8 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 77: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to provide for the establishment of emergency accommodation in suburban areas following the recent review of the Government's homelessness strategy which pinpointed the lack of such facilities for young homeless people as being of particular concern. [9598/06]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (8 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 88: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects the baseline studies of the national waste prevention programme to be produced by the core prevention team; and his rationale for waiting until now to initiate the national waste prevention programme, in view of the fact that waste prevention is the top priority in waste management. [9597/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (8 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 143: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a formal review of child dependent rates last took place; the outcome of same; the research upon which he bases his current policy of not increasing child dependent allowance rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9653/06]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (8 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Transport if fixed penalties in respect of traffic offences are applied to non-resident foreign licensed drivers here; if not, the other ways in which drivers are penalised; the statistics available to him on the number of such fixed penalties in any given time period in respect of this driver category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9694/06]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (7 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress that has been made in buying out the West Link toll bridge; when he expects same to be completed; and his estimate of the full and final cost to the State. [9173/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (7 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 281: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will arrange with the Revenue Commissioners to have the tax affairs of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 regularised; if he will seek an explanation from them as to the way in which this person's tax credit for his status as a widower was changed to single person's tax credit since 2005; if he is satisfied that the software used by the...

Written Answers — State Assets: State Assets (7 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 362: To ask the Minister for Transport the proposed method of disposal of the State share in Aer Lingus; and if he will provide the rationale for same. [9519/06]

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (7 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 573: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the building regulations governing where a gas flue can and cannot be placed on a residential building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8793/06]

Road Traffic Offences. (7 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Does the Minister accept there is a serious problem with speeding in the Border counties, North and South, and that the ridiculous situation exists where a person can cross the Border and speed with impunity? Anyone who drives on the M1 at 120 km/h will be passed by several cars from the North travelling at least 15 km/h faster. The same applies to southern drivers north of the Border. I do...

Road Traffic Offences. (7 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Is the other side not responding?

Road Traffic Offences. (7 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: How many meetings have taken place?

Road Traffic Offences. (7 Mar 2006)

Róisín Shortall: How many meetings have taken place in the last five years?