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Written Answers — Agricultural Output: Agricultural Output (25 May 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 75: To ask the Taoiseach if he will give details of the volume and the value of agricultural output in each year since 1998. [15703/04]

Written Answers — Sunday Trading: Sunday Trading (25 May 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 85: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the mechanisms she has in place to ensure that premium payments are awarded to persons required to work on Sundays; the extent of non-compliance uncovered by her across all sectors and in particular in the catering sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15476/04]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (25 May 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 93: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons participating in the main schemes operated by FÁS over each of the years since 1998; and if he will indicate the costs in each year. [15705/04]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (25 May 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the support services and resources being provided for the autism unit in Greendale school; and if he has plans to improve the range of services available to better meet the needs of the children involved. [15471/04]

Written Answers — Early School Leavers: Early School Leavers (25 May 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the estimated number of pupils who left school each year since 1998 without any qualification; without making the transition to secondary school; without sitting the leaving certificate; and in each case the percentage these pupils constitute of the cohort of pupils involved. [15694/04]

Written Answers — Schools Statistics: Schools Statistics (25 May 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of pupils in primary schools, in secondary schools and in higher education, distinguishing University, Institute of Technology and other types of college in each year since 1998. [15695/04]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (25 May 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 222: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of students who are in receipt of higher education grants for university, for institute of technology and for other courses in each year since 1998. [15696/04]

Written Answers — Benchmarking Awards: Benchmarking Awards (25 May 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 273: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he has made provision in the budgets being granted to health boards to pay benchmarking awards in respect of persons providing home help; if he has received reports from the health boards on the extent to which benchmarking awards have been paid to home help providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15297/04]

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (25 May 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 337: To ask the Minister for Transport the steps which he plans to take to introduce proper standards into the taxi business to ensure that only suitable persons obtain a licence to operate and to ensure that a proper standard of service is available from those who are licensed; and that best practice standards are applied to the delivery of the service in Dublin. [15674/04]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (25 May 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 338: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of passengers carried by mainline rail, by suburban rail and DART, by Dublin Bus and by Provincial bus in each year since 1998. [15704/04]

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (25 May 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 341: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the same test mark requirement is required of non national drivers as for Irish drivers in respect of the driver competence test to obtain a public service vehicle licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15308/04]

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (25 May 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 386: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the level of checking of compliance with building regulations which is undertaken by local authorities; and the extent to which a local authority can retrospectively inspect the level of compliance with the regulations where faults are detected by householders in the years after occupation. [15295/04]

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (25 May 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 387: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has satisfied himself that the system for identifying the source of structural faults by homeowners in houses is satisfactory; if he has further satisfied himself that there is an adequate documentary record retained of the building and structural aspects of construction which are not open to inspection...

Tourism Industry. (25 May 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his attention has been drawn to the recent media reports on the competitiveness of Irish tourism; the actions the Government is taking to improve our competitiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15357/04]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (25 May 2004)

Richard Bruton: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss the failure of the air traffic control system in use at Dublin Airport last Sunday and to draw lessons necessary from that incident to ensure best practice in protecting passenger safety.

Written Answers — Inservice Training: Inservice Training (18 May 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his Department intends to alter the inservice training being provided to teachers for the 2004-05 academic year and after; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14288/04]

Written Answers — Inservice Training: Inservice Training (18 May 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he intends to ensure that more inservice teacher training is devoted to teaching methodologies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14283/04]

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (13 May 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 78: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the background to proposed redundancies in a company (details supplied); if the company has notified her of the justification for this move in accordance with the laws governing redundancy and the arrangement under social partnership; and if there are policy initiatives...

Written Answers — Civil Service Recruitment: Civil Service Recruitment (13 May 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons recruited by the Civil Service Commission each year since 1998 and the number projected in 2004. [14077/04]

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (13 May 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance the trend in the square footage of space rented by the OPW in each year since 1998 and projected in 2004; and in each year the aggregate rental paid by the OPW in respect of these properties. [14083/04]