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Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (14 Feb 2007)

Pat Breen: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he is satisfied that investment in the telecommunications industry is in keeping with the requirements of a modern expanding economy; if Government policy is being adhered to in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5453/07]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (14 Feb 2007)

Pat Breen: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will take initiatives, issue policy direction or otherwise intervene, directly with the service providers or through the regulator with a view to accelerating the availability of state of the art telecommunications facilities here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5454/07]

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (14 Feb 2007)

Pat Breen: Question 218: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount allocated to the elderly care services in the past year in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5568/07]

Biofuels (Blended Motor Fuels) Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed). (14 Feb 2007)

Pat Breen: I commend Deputy Naughten on introducing this Bill. The issue of global warming is threatening to become the most pressing one internationally in this century but, sadly, the Government has failed to come to grips with it. There is a tendency for the Government to wash its hands of the problem, to leave it to others and to wait on the sidelines until it is embarrassed into doing something...

Written Answers — School Closures: School Closures (13 Feb 2007)

Pat Breen: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will address the difficulties at a school (details supplied) in County Offaly; if she will ensure a school will remain in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4986/07]

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (13 Feb 2007)

Pat Breen: Question 468: To ask the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 221 of 9 March 2005, if he is certain that the red zones at State airports were formally established in 1968 in the first instance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5158/07]

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (13 Feb 2007)

Pat Breen: Question 469: To ask the Minister for Transport further to his confirmation by way of reply to Parliamentary Question No. 351 of 15 February 2005, if a scheme showing restrictions that were considered necessary for the purposes of air safety at Shannon Airport was forwarded to Clare County Council in the late 1960s; the reason he has not provided a person (details supplied) with a copy of...

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (13 Feb 2007)

Pat Breen: Question 503: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when an official from her Department will visit a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5284/07]

Written Answers — Pre-School Services: Pre-School Services (13 Feb 2007)

Pat Breen: Question 531: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children in County Clare currently receiving a pre-school education which is funded by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4821/07]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (13 Feb 2007)

Pat Breen: Question 533: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the breakdown of primary school class sizes in County Clare for 2006 and 2007 showing in each case the number of pupils in classes of 19 and under, 20 to 29, 30 to 39 and 40 plus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4826/07]

Written Answers — Airport Safety Zones: Airport Safety Zones (13 Feb 2007)

Pat Breen: Question 594: To ask the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 465 of 13 December 2005, if the permissible heights of proposed developments beneath the runway approach surfaces increase with distance from runway thresholds; if he will confirm, for example, that development up to a height of 20 metres is permissible beneath the 1:50 approach at a distance of 1,000 metres...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (13 Feb 2007)

Pat Breen: Question 617: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the fact that notification, consultation and compensatory measures were enacted by the Houses of the Oireachtas in the matter of protected areas that were specifically designated to control the erection of buildings in the vicinity of State airports by way of section 14 of the Air Navigation...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (13 Feb 2007)

Pat Breen: Question 618: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if it is currently the policy of his Department to designate buffer zones in the vicinity of proposed sewage treatment plants; if so, the procedural arrangements for the implementation of such policy with particular respect to notification of and consultation with affected landowners; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (8 Feb 2007)

Pat Breen: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the percentage of the population that currently holds a passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3905/07]

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (8 Feb 2007)

Pat Breen: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had discussions with his European counterparts regarding the political and security situation in Iraq in the wake of Saddam Hussein's execution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3927/07]

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (7 Feb 2007)

Pat Breen: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has assessed the implication of the Central Bank's Financial Stability Report for Government policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4126/07]

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (6 Feb 2007)

Pat Breen: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will provide grant aid to support handling, drying and storage facilities for grain farmers to facilitate farm to farm trading; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3544/07]

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (6 Feb 2007)

Pat Breen: Question 271: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has recently provided funding to alleviate flooding in the lower Shannon basin in order to prevent further flooding for householders and landowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3819/07]

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (6 Feb 2007)

Pat Breen: Question 261: To ask the Minister for Finance when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive arrears of payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3486/07]

Written Answers — Home Help Service: Home Help Service (6 Feb 2007)

Pat Breen: Question 286: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with home help; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3406/07]