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Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (31 Jan 2007)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 615: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will acknowledge that the increase in juvenile crime and lack of morality is due to not having a functional Government structure in place for children from broken homes and lack of services for youth to help cope with the trauma of their parents' separation. [2202/07]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (31 Jan 2007)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 685: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she has taken to provide the finance for the necessary staff at a nursing home (details supplied) in Galway City where seven beds are closed in this nursing home despite the fact that there is a long waiting list of patients waiting for admission to this very central nursing home in Galway City; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 Jan 2007)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 737: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she proposes to take to ensure that students living away from the family home for long periods and who have to register for a second or subsequent pharmacy or general practitioner under the medical card-GP visit card and drug payment scheme can do so; if she will make this regulation to make it possible for them to do this;...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 Jan 2007)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 738: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she is taking to improve the universal access to crisis pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections clinics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1599/07]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (31 Jan 2007)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 828: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will address the problem of social workers being found to be lacking in their professional skills; if and when she will rectify this problem; the way she will rectify this problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2187/07]

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (31 Jan 2007)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 1091: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the laws which protect public property in the vicinity of commercial explosive blasting at quarries; the distance the danger zone extends from the explosive blast; the distance at which people are safe from these blasts. [1895/07]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (31 Jan 2007)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 1544: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will examine the possibility of having an extra school bus provided to facilitate the children at a school (details supplied) in County Galway which is situated in an isolated area of declining population where the current school bus arrangements are not satisfactory leaving young pupils waiting considerable lengths for...

Written Answers — Third Level Fees: Third Level Fees (31 Jan 2007)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 1545: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she proposes to take to abolish the student capitation fee which has risen to 260% in the past 11 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1593/07]

Written Answers — Student Support Schemes: Student Support Schemes (31 Jan 2007)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 1546: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she will take to introduce and streamline a number of separate support schemes administered by various different bodies operating for students embarking on third level education as the criteria for eligibility varies from scheme to scheme; and if she will introduce a standard scheme resolve and streamline to simplify the...

Written Answers — Student Support Schemes: Student Support Schemes (31 Jan 2007)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 1547: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the proposals she has to reform the student grants system to ensure that provision is made for essential child care costs where necessary for a student. [1596/07]

Written Answers — Student Support Schemes: Student Support Schemes (31 Jan 2007)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 1548: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the proposals she has to increase the value of the student maintenance grant to support students with essential day to day costs of participating in higher education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1597/07]

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (31 Jan 2007)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 1549: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she proposes to take to widen and improve access to third level education for marginalised groups which would include individuals from low income backgrounds, mature and part-time students, students with disabilities and students from minority groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1598/07]

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (31 Jan 2007)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 1550: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the fact that every year teachers training students undergo placement for at least six weeks and they are assessed on every aspect of the profession including the quality of the resources, suitability of clothing resulting in an anomaly where the students with most resources may get the highest marks, she will be...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (31 Jan 2007)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 1839: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the introduction of legislation to deal with a new tenant purchase scheme which will allow apartment owners who are tenants of local authorities to be able to buy out their properties; if such a Bill is due to come before Dáil Éireann in this session; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (31 Jan 2007)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 1845: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the proposals he has to introduce measures to increase the stock of affordable and rented housing. [1592/07]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (31 Jan 2007)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 1871: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he will take to redress the numerous adverse effects, long sufferings and losses suffered by the many residents and land owners in neighbourhoods of unauthorised quarries due to local authorities not being responsible and not enforcing the planning laws; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (31 Jan 2007)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 1872: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the accountability he envisages against planning authority officials who have failed to enforce the planning laws resulting from An Bord Pleanála determinations in view of the fact that the Ombudsman highlighted the lack of enforcement on unauthorised quarries in his 2000 Annual Report. [2279/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (14 Dec 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the implications for the payment of a half rate carers allowance to people in receipt of other welfare payments will have on the rule which forbids the payment of two welfare payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43285/06]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (13 Dec 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 117: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for naturalisation for a person (details supplied) in County Galway; when a decision will be made on this application as the applicant has been resident in the State for seven years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43047/06]

Written Answers — Climate Change Strategy: Climate Change Strategy (12 Dec 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 93: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce a national plan to deal with the expected effects of climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42545/06]