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Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (24 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 261: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that no more funding is available to the Health Service Executive towards the cost of home adaptations for the elderly and disabled; and if he will make available additional funding for this scheme. [25514/07]

Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Last week Ireland was referred to the European Court of Justice on failures of the Seveso directive relating to chemical plants. Will the chemical regulations and enforcement Bill deal with that issue?

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (23 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will express to the Chinese Government, the Irish Government's concern at attempts to suppress dissent and introduce restrictions of movement of dissidents within China in preparation of an atmosphere for international presence on the occasion of the Olympic Games. [24987/07]

Written Answers — Child Care Provision: Child Care Provision (23 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will reconsider her decision to introduce a new scheme for funding community childcare facilities as in its present form the new scheme will lead to the closure of many community childcare facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24750/07]

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (23 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 300: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress being made by his Department to obtain statistics in respect of carbon emissions from aviation in respect of aircraft flying to and from Ireland; the information regarding aviation emissions currently available to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25273/07]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (23 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 499: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the special rate of higher education maintenance grant and the need to ensure that all independent mature students who earned less than the income threshold for this special rate of grant would qualify for this grant without requiring to be in receipt of one of the qualifying social welfare payments or...

Written Answers — Management Fees: Management Fees (23 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 582: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the high cost of management fees for people living in apartments and developments owned by management companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24764/07]

Order of Business (23 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: When does the Government intend to take steps to ratify the Aarhus Convention and to introduce related legislation to ensure that the public has information, can participate in decision-making and can access justice in environmental matters?

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (18 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Transport the action he will take through mechanisms such as vehicle standards, road pricing, public transport provision or otherwise to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24269/07]

Written Answers — Transport Policy: Transport Policy (18 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Transport the action he will take to accelerate the interconnector project as announced on 24 March 2007; the timescale now proposed for this accelerated project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24271/07]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (18 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 113: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the status of the negotiations for the acquisition of a site for the proposed new community college in Skibbereen, County Cork; the number of sites that have been examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24567/07]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) in County Dublin is urgently in need of speech and occupational therapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24528/07]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (18 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding future plans for St. Edmundsbury Hospital, Lucan, County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24530/07]

Written Answers — Goat Farming: Goat Farming (18 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of goat farmers registered with her Department; the size of the Irish goat herd; and her Department's policy in relation to the future development of this industry. [24566/07]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (18 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí assigned to each division in County Cork; the population per Garda division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24568/07]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (18 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of community gardaí assigned to each division in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24569/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (17 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the level of co-operation and communication that exists between her Department and the Department of Education and Science with regard to specialist reports that are sought from health professionals in order for children to qualify for extra supports at school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24026/07]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (17 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a Supplementary Estimate in order to end the embargo on recruitment in the Health Service Executive in view of the most recent developments including the inability of the National Rehabilitation Hospital to take in scheduled new patients due to the fact that a shortage of home care packages means that patients who...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (16 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 132: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the implications for the Government's decentralisation programme of the recent Labour Court ruling that promotions could not be linked to a willingness to transfer to new locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23698/07]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (16 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 155: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of civil servants and other public servants who have relocated to locations outside of Dublin under the Government's decentralisation programme; the estimated number of each category who will have relocated by the end of 2007; if he will break each set of figures down in terms of those who are relocating from Dublin and...