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Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (30 May 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he intends to amend the regulatory system for ComReg in view of the recent failure by the Regulator in its legal bids to progress the local loop unbundling of the Eircom network and the opening of the mobile phone operators networks to other retail operators and will he comment; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (30 May 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 363: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Governments attention has been drawn to the circumstances surrounding the detention of a person (details supplied); and if representatives have been made to the Israeli Government concerning this detention. [21517/06]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (30 May 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 534: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for residency submitted by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and the reason his Department have not been in recent correspondence with this person. [20926/06]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (30 May 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 621: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of newly built houses since 1997 by local authority area that are fully adapted for wheelchair use. [20927/06]

Written Answers — Literacy Levels: Literacy Levels (25 May 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 10: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has seen the draft report on adult literacy as recently submitted to the Joint Committee on Education and Science; if she will, in principle, at least quadruple the budget, should the Committee endorse this recommendation in the final report; the factors which would prevent her from doing so; her views on the importance of...

Written Answers — Caighdeán agus Úsáid na Gaeilge: Caighdeán agus Úsáid na Gaeilge (25 May 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 93: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta an féidir léi a rá go bhfuil caighdeán agus úsáid na Gaeilge i measc scoláirí meánscoile sna Gaeltachtaí chomh maith agus a bheadh caighdeán na Gaeilge i roinnt meánscoileanna lán-Ghaeilge i mBaile Átha Cliath mar shampla. [18164/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (25 May 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 122: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the measures which are being taken in relation to the introduction of a national newborn hearing screening service; and the policy of her Department in relation to this issue. [20191/06]

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (25 May 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Transport if the North Esk rail freight yard in Cork remains connected to the rail network following the forthcoming resignalling of the Cork to Cobh line. [20190/06]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (25 May 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status here of a person (details supplied); and when correspondence from his Department was last sent to this person. [20192/06]

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (25 May 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 329: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department encourages the operation of part-time summer period employment, particularly with the availability of students, in all local authorities; if his attention has been drawn to the local authorities which operate such a scheme; and if restrictions on recruitment apply to the operation of these...

European Communities (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2006)

Dan Boyle: His tone was boastful. He suggested such property ownership should be a badge of pride. However, the failure to re-invest in Ireland will be to our disadvantage in the long term while we take advantage of countries embarking on their own economic journey. There is no fundamental disagreement in widening the EU and accepting more members. There are difficulties in figuring out how that can be...

European Communities (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (25 May 2006)

Dan Boyle: None of the contributors to this debate has argued against the accession of either Romania or Bulgaria to the European Union, nor would they argue against the future accession of other countries on the European Continent to the European Union. However, this debate offers us the opportunity to discuss how the accession process has been handled and how future accessions are likely to be...

Written Answers — Middle East Peace Process: Middle East Peace Process (24 May 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the latest representations made on behalf of the Government to the Israeli Government regarding the building of the security wall; his views on whether it is unacceptable that the wall encroaches into the West Bank taking in Israeli settlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19739/06]

Written Answers — EU Constitution: EU Constitution (24 May 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether a new EU constitution should be put to EU member states on the same day by way of a Europe-wide referendum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19738/06]

Regulatory Reform. (24 May 2006)

Dan Boyle: I want to ask the Taoiseach about three areas in which his Government has been involved as regards regulation in certain sectors of the economy and how it is dealing with each of them. Deputy Kenny has already mentioned the energy area. Does the Taoiseach have an opinion on Eirtricity's decision in February not to——

Regulatory Reform. (24 May 2006)

Dan Boyle: There is a specific question to be addressed on the failure of regulation at the time and I am addressing the Taoiseach in that regard, with particular reference to a moratorium on wind farm connections. The second area concerns a decision which the Government chose not to take as regards the licensing of café bars. The Government has established an interdepartmental committee——

Regulatory Reform. (24 May 2006)

Dan Boyle: This is an interdepartmental committee for which, I presume, the Taoiseach has primary responsibility.

Regulatory Reform. (24 May 2006)

Dan Boyle: It has to do with the area of regulation because it has a European dimension, of which the OECD is very much a part. This interdepartmental committee has been informed that there might be a breach of EU laws as regards the decision not to go ahead with the Government decision-——

Regulatory Reform. (24 May 2006)

Dan Boyle: I am putting the question to the Taoiseach as well. The third issue is the concerns that exist as regards regulation for business. Will the Taoiseach say whether it is about the amount or type of regulation and given the recent decision to get rid of the groceries order and the impact that has had, some sectors of the business community-——

Regulatory Reform. (24 May 2006)

Dan Boyle: This has to do with the question of regulation. This is a debate that occurred about whether regulation was acknowledged.