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Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (4 Mar 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 147: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, for the purposes of section 161 of the Local Government Act 2001, a person holds two employments with two different local authorities, neither of which separately exceeds the salary of a clerical officer, that person can run for the local government elections; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (4 Mar 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 148: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will abandon his plans to have taxpayers money spent on purchasing carbon offsets in respect of Government flights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9236/09]

Written Answers — Nuclear Plants: Nuclear Plants (4 Mar 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 149: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a recent report by the British Nuclear Decommissioning Authority into the Mox Production Plant at Sellafield; and the steps that he will take on foot of this report. [9238/09]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 Mar 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the need for a permanent school building for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9233/09]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 Mar 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding plans for a new community college in Lucan south, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9235/09]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (3 Mar 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 210: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of Health Service Executive employees, including full time, temporary and casual workers, currently employed; if any of the total HSE workforce has been reduced over the past 12 months; if there were additional jobs to be filled or vacant positions; the number of these positions that have been left vacant; if the HSE laid...

Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (3 Mar 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 364: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to protect the architecture of a hall (details supplied) in County Westmeath following the publication of his Department's National Survey of the Architectural Heritage of County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8842/09]

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (3 Mar 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 363: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of local authority employees, including full time, temporary and casual workers, currently employed; if any of the local authority workforce has been reduced over the past 12 months; if there were additional jobs to be filled or vacant positions; the number of these positions that have been left...

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (3 Mar 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 461: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of Vocational Education Committee employees, including full time, temporary and casual workers, currently employed; if any of the VEC workforce has been reduced over the past 12 months; if there were additional jobs to be filled or vacant positions; the number of these positions that have been left vacant; if VECs have...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Mar 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 463: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the need for a new permanent school building to ensure increased demand for school places is met and suitable accommodation is provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8841/09]

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (26 Feb 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason he is withdrawing the rural co-ordinator from a school (details supplied) in County Donegal even though it has DEIS status; the difference between rural schools and urban schools in the DEIS scheme; the reason this school is viewed as a non-DEIS school for the purposes of this cutback even though it is a DEIS school in...

Written Answers — Transition Year Programme: Transition Year Programme (26 Feb 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has plans to make transition year available in all schools; when he expects all schools to operate a transition year programme; the reason his Department has no plans to extend the transition year programme to all schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7917/09]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (26 Feb 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to date of the construction of the new Bord Iascaigh Mhara Offices in Clonakilty, County Cork; if a date for completion of the building has been agreed with the building contractor; if a date for the official opening of the building has been set; the number of BIM staff to be decentralised to Clonakilty; the number of BIM staff that have...

Written Answers — Wildlife Habitats: Wildlife Habitats (26 Feb 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 176: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps taken to protect the wildlife habitat on the east coast of County Louth; if his attention has been drawn to the public's concerns regarding proposals for a turbine plant at that location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8165/09]

Written Answers — Noise Pollution: Noise Pollution (26 Feb 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 178: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding his proposals to bring in new noise regulations; if he will establish a system whereby neighbours in dispute over high noise levels can have their dispute mediated or arbitrated upon as opposed to having to go to court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8180/09]

Written Answers — Noise Pollution: Noise Pollution (26 Feb 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 179: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he will take to reform noise regulation in view of a consultation paper on noise pollution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8196/09]

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (26 Feb 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if there are proposals to carry out an extensive tree planting programme to reduce carbon emissions, similar to a scheme that was adopted in Israel where several million additional trees have been grown since 1948; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8179/09]

Order of Business (26 Feb 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: I refer to an OECD report, just published, on the employment situation in Ireland. The report makes recommendations concerning what training schemes and community employment schemes should be put in place. In light of the growing job losses and since it is relevant to the Department for which the Tánaiste is responsible, will she organise a debate on this report and on the pressing need to...

Written Answers — Tribunals of Inquiry: Tribunals of Inquiry (25 Feb 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he will take arising from the seven reports of the Morris tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7600/09]

Written Answers — Garda Complaints Procedures: Garda Complaints Procedures (25 Feb 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps that have been taken in respect of the report of the Garda Ombudsman Commission following the death of a person (details supplied) and in particular the recommendations in the report that require action by An Garda Síochána or the Garda Commissioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7599/09]