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Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (12 Mar 2008)

Billy Timmins: Question 257: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in relation to funding or grants to carry out necessary repairs and improvements to a house (details supplied); if funding or grants are available from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10750/08]

Programmes for Government. (12 Mar 2008)

Billy Timmins: Question 25: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of An Agreed Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10730/08]

Programmes for Government. (12 Mar 2008)

Billy Timmins: There is text on the back and front of each of those eight pages. The programme for Government contains a commitment for the Government to campaign for a complete ban on cluster munitions. An international conference on cluster munitions will take place in Ireland in May. Will the Taoiseach agree that if the Government brought forward legislation to ban the use of them or investment in any...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (11 Mar 2008)

Billy Timmins: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of funding he proposes to give to Zambia in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10326/08]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (11 Mar 2008)

Billy Timmins: Question 273: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the EU will have an election mandate role in the forthcoming elections in Zimbabwe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10527/08]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (11 Mar 2008)

Billy Timmins: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of funding he proposes to give to Tanzania in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10327/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (11 Mar 2008)

Billy Timmins: Question 175: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position in relation to reducing a VAT rate (details supplied) in view to the fact that it is unfair that 21% of funds raised by voluntary groups goes by way of VAT to the Exchequer; if this will be included in the Finance Bill 2008; if while consideration is being given to this scheme, as an interim measure, VAT on these items...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (11 Mar 2008)

Billy Timmins: Question 192: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the works that were carried out in 2007 and that are being carried out to date in 2008 for the provision of additional hospital beds; the number of beds that have been provided up to March 2008; if they are staffed and operational; if the parties who were contracted to carry out the works were given any additional economic incentive,...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (11 Mar 2008)

Billy Timmins: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the name of the companies who completed contract accommodation works for the provision of additional hospital beds between 1 January 2007 and 1 March 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10042/08]

Written Answers — Suckler Herd Scheme: Suckler Herd Scheme (11 Mar 2008)

Billy Timmins: Question 348: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position in relation to the suckler herd scheme (detail supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10112/08]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (11 Mar 2008)

Billy Timmins: Question 372: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow which has applied for large scale capital funding; if this will be sanctioned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10048/08]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (11 Mar 2008)

Billy Timmins: Question 373: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to an application from a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow which has applied for large scale capital funding; if same will be sanctioned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10051/08]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (11 Mar 2008)

Billy Timmins: Question 407: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the learning support and resource teacher allocation for Downs syndrome children in mainstream schools (details supplied); if she will review the situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10405/08]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (11 Mar 2008)

Billy Timmins: Question 455: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10057/08]

International Agreements. (11 Mar 2008)

Billy Timmins: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the impact the Lisbon treaty, if ratified, will have on Ireland's foreign direct investment policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10524/08]

International Agreements. (11 Mar 2008)

Billy Timmins: I agree with the Minister. I have read my copy of the treaty and do not see anything in it that would have a negative impact on the ability of Ireland to make decisions in the area of foreign direct investment. However, the claim has been made that it would have a negative impact, similar to the claim that Article 48 renders the treaty self-amending. Does the Minister agree that there is a...

International Agreements. (11 Mar 2008)

Billy Timmins: I realise that the Estimates are dealt with by the Select Committee on Foreign Affairs but could the Minister enlighten me on the sum of €800,000 for matters to be dealt with by his Department? What is this money actually for? Am I correct in stating €5 million is being allocated to the Referendum Commission and €800,000 to the Department?

Decentralisation Programme. (11 Mar 2008)

Billy Timmins: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of civil servants that have decentralised to the overseas aid section in Limerick; the number of these who were previously serving in the section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10525/08]

Decentralisation Programme. (11 Mar 2008)

Billy Timmins: Can the Minister say how many people worked in Irish Aid in Dublin before decentralisation? Is this how many people are to decentralise to Limerick? The Minister said 57 members of staff have moved so far and I think more than 30 of these either worked in the Department of Foreign Affairs or Irish Aid. How many people will work in the Limerick office if this operation ever comes to an end...

Decentralisation Programme. (11 Mar 2008)

Billy Timmins: There is still a shortfall of some 48 personnel to go to Limerick as only 57 of the 105 posts there have been filled. What is delaying those 48 members of staff in moving to Limerick? Are these postings deemed attractive and were members of staff queueing outside the Minister's door to make the move?