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Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (22 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 64: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children further to previous replies on the practice of chiropodists charging medical card holders over 65 for their services, if she will report on the reference in Sustaining Progress that precludes her Department from adjusting the rate at which chiropodists are paid; further to Parliamentary Question No. 75 of 22 February 2005,...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 115: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will respond to correspondence (details supplied) of 30 November 2004 and 6 March 2005; when the new cystic fibrosis unit will be established at St. Vincent's Hospital, Elm Park; if the new unit will have single rooms as recommended for cystic fibrosis infection control purposes; if cystic fibrosis patients with...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (22 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Finance the position of the Department, and the reasons therefor, in respect of the European Parliament's efforts to introduce an aviation fuel tax in the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9086/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (22 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 343: To ask the Minister for Transport the position of his Department, and the reasons therefore, in respect of the European Parliament's efforts to introduce an aviation fuel tax in the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9085/05]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (22 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 517: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a child care organisation (details supplied) in Dublin 11 did not receive a funding allocation in either December 2004 or March 2005 in view of the fact that its application reached the final appraisal stage before those allocations were made; the reason further information is now being requested 12 months after...

Written Answers — Municipal Policy Committee: Municipal Policy Committee (22 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 667: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the long delay in establishing a municipal policy committee in Letterkenny Town Council due to the delay of his Department in issuing guidelines to the town council; if the appropriate guidelines will be issued forthwith; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9126/05]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (10 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the options open to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; if there is a mechanism to re-open this person's appeal to consider the full facts of the case; and if he will agree to do so. [8420/05]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (10 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 201: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of parents and teachers at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11 regarding the imminent staffing shortages for the 2005 to 2006 school year; if her Department has conducted a study or review into the impact of the loss of a teacher to the school; if her attention has further been...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (9 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 217: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of current provisional driving licences; and if he will provide a breakdown of these into the various categories of licence. [8126/05]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (8 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government proposes to regain the position of leadership in matters of international aid lost when the Government decided to renege on its commitment to spend 0.7% of GNP on overseas aid by 2007; his views on whether the decision to row back on this commitment was unwise; if the Government will now revert to its previous position and...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (8 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the situation in Sudan in general and Darfur in particular and on the findings of an international commission of inquiry mandated by the Security Council of the United Nations, due to report back on 25 January 2005; the interventions which Ireland has made in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (8 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 292: To ask the Minister for Transport when he intends to update the rules of the road booklet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7815/05]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (8 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 294: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the loss of buses to Dublin Bus routes (details supplied) due to the lack of funding from his Department; the action he is taking to prevent this; the reason for the continued delay in providing funding; the dates since he became Minister on which he met with Dublin Bus managers on the restructuring changes...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (8 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 295: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to complaints concerning current driver-testing arrangements whereby applicants are given very short notice when called for their test; and if he will undertake to improve this arrangement. [7816/05]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (3 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Finance the anticipated costs, in terms of acquiring and equipping premises and other related costs, at the latest date for which figures are available, of the original decentralisation programme announced in budget 2004 and the slimmed down version announced in December 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7191/05]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (3 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Finance the position in regard to negotiations with the public service unions regarding his proposals to restrict promotional opportunities to staff willing to move to decentralised locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7192/05]

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: I welcome the Bill. It arises as a result of a review carried out by the Comptroller and Auditor General of the mess that has become the driver testing system. The review recommended that the area of driver testing should be established under a public sector agency. That makes some sense but I share the concerns of Deputy Olivia Mitchell that this initiative may be used by the Minister as an...

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: That handbook is now so old that the Minister on the cover is Deputy Howlin. It is a 1995 publication.

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister, Deputy Brennan, was asked when the book would be updated. He said he was very conscious of the fact that it needed to be updated, he had set up a review group and he expected that the consultative process he had established would report shortly and that the new handbook would be produced. That was two years ago and is another indication of complete disregard for this whole area....

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (3 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: That is not good enough. The Minister's predecessor said, two years ago, that he was dealing with this as a matter of urgency and now Deputy Cullen is saying he has asked them to produce an updated one.