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Written Answers — Research Funding: Research Funding (19 Oct 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 514: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the total State expenditure on research and development and on science and technology in each year since 1997; the way in which it is distributed across the main economic sectors; and the main criteria of evaluation used for approving research programmes and the systems for ex post evaluation against critical performance indicators....

Written Answers — Marine Conservation: Marine Conservation (19 Oct 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 565: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position on the proposal to establish a national marine conservation centre, as put forward by the Irish Seal Sanctuary; if there is a commitment to provide either once-off seed funding or ongoing funding to support this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25017/04]

Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (12 Oct 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 49: To ask the Taoiseach the number of tourists in each of the years 1997 to 2004 (details supplied); the aggregate value of tourism in each of those years; and the estimated average spend per tourist in each of those years. [23971/04]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (12 Oct 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 199: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the changes in the terms under which students undertake study in clinical psychology whereby a previous arrangement by which students enjoyed an employment contract has been replaced by a grant; her estimate of the reduced cash value to students of this change; if her Department has...

Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (12 Oct 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 244: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has received an application for capital funding from the Eastern Regional Health Authority to provide a residential educational service for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if she is in a position to provide funding for this project. [24351/04]

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (12 Oct 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 324: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the extent to which the Garda has adopted bicycle mounted policing; if pilot schemes have been shown to reveal effective results; if he has plans to extend such methods of policing throughout the Dublin metropolitan area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24352/04]

Written Answers — Juvenile Diversion Programme: Juvenile Diversion Programme (12 Oct 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 325: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has satisfied himself with the extent to which parents support efforts by the Garda under juvenile diversion programmes; his views on whether there is a need to strengthen the law to force parents to become more actively involved in juvenile diversion in cases in which parental support to deal with these issues is...

Written Answers — Recycling Policy: Recycling Policy (12 Oct 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 345: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the aggregate volumes of material recycled from the different waste streams, household, industrial and so on; the progress that has been made; the percentage of material recycled in the past five years; the present level of recycling compared with the targets that have been set in the past by Governments for...

Written Answers — Recycling Policy: Recycling Policy (12 Oct 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 346: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent to which packaging per unit of product has been reduced by manufacturers and retailers over the past five years; if he has new initiatives planned to encourage the reduction of packaging at source; and his plans to generate more accurate statistics in relation to packaging and packaging practices....

Written Answers — Recycling Policy: Recycling Policy (12 Oct 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 347: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has satisfied himself that the generalised levy imposed through the Repak arrangement is effective in encouraging individual firms to reduce, reuse and recycle; if he has reviewed the effectiveness of the Repak arrangement in this context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24083/04]

Order of Business. (12 Oct 2004)

Richard Bruton: The Ceann Comhairle will recall that the Comptroller and Auditor General reported to the House on the roads programme and indicated that a €7 billion Estimate pertaining thereto escalated by €8.8 billion, an increase of over 100%. The Taoiseach stated breathlessly that the strategic national infrastructure Bill would tackle many such overruns in cost but it seems that it has fallen by the...

Order of Business. (12 Oct 2004)

Richard Bruton: What contribution will the Bill make to dealing with our national infrastructure?

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (5 Oct 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 167: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the work which is being done by drug task forces to make contact with new communities of non-nationals in relation to the issue of drug use; and if he will recommend that the national drugs strategy include actions and initiatives in this area of concern. [22743/04]

Written Answers — Voluntary Activity: Voluntary Activity (5 Oct 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount which was allocated under the training and support services grant scheme for 2004; the amount allocated to date and to the projects to which it was allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22676/04]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (5 Oct 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 278: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons in 1998, 2003 and estimated for 2004, who were assessed for income tax; the number who had no liability; the number on marginal relief; the number paying tax at the standard rate and the numbers paying tax at the top rate. [23583/04]

Written Answers — Education Schemes: Education Schemes (5 Oct 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 284: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of remedial teachers in mathematics teaching at primary level and at secondary level; the way in which the number of these have increased over the past five years; the last occasion on which the remedial teaching scheme was evaluated; if it made recommendations in respect of remedial teaching in mathematics; and the extent...

Written Answers — Statistics on Reading Problems: Statistics on Reading Problems (5 Oct 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 292: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will give details of the trend in the numbers of pupils with reading problems in primary school and secondary school in each year since 1998. [23234/04]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (5 Oct 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 346: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of teaching staff in 1998 and in 2003 at second level, distinguishing by type of school and at third level, distinguishing universities and institutes of technology. [23584/04]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (5 Oct 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 364: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons with medical card cover aged 70 and over in 1998 and in 2003; and the average cost of medical card cover for persons aged 70 and over compared to those aged under 70 in each of the respective years. [23232/04]

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (5 Oct 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 391: To ask the Minister for Transport the details of the fare levels on CIE services at the beginning of 1998 and at the end of 2003. [23233/04]