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Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (21 Jun 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to a case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; the reason the response time from An Garda Síochána was so unsatisfactory; the efforts which were made to locate the truck or its valuable cargo at the time; and the efforts which are being made to resolve this case at present and to...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (21 Jun 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 210: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway who has been refused a maintenance grant as they lived outside Ireland for three years; her views on the fact that the cross-border LLM is not regarded as an approved course here and that as part of the course was outside this jurisdiction in Belfast, Galway...

Labour Inspectorate. (21 Jun 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the Labour Inspectorate has the number of inspectors necessary to carry out the duties in respect of the increased workforce and in particular to inspect the treatment of the growing number of migrant workers here. [23479/06]

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (20 Jun 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, in view of the importance of childcare as an element of tackling poverty, disadvantage and social exclusion, he has had meetings with the Minister with responsibility for Children in relation to childcare provision; and the way in which it has been proposed to make high quality and affordable childcare universally available....

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Jun 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress which has been made in relation to putting in place an all-Ireland free travel scheme for pensioners resident in all parts of this island. [23019/06]

Written Answers — State Property: State Property (20 Jun 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Finance if, due to the historical nature and location and other proposed plans and to stop further dereliction and decay, a detailed plan including the Office of Public Works and Dublin City Council will be put together over the next six months to design a plan for the old magazine fort in the Phoenix Park with costings which would include art, community...

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (20 Jun 2006)

Seán Crowe: I propose to share time with Deputies Catherine Murphy and Boyle. Like the previous speaker I believe the key is enforcement. Any progressive measures to combat the carnage on our roads and prevent unnecessary loss of life by significantly reducing preventable motor accidents will be welcomed by Sinn Féin and all Members. Some 399 people lost their lives on Irish roads in 2005 and 185 have...

Road Traffic Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (20 Jun 2006)

Seán Crowe: There is much confusion in the House.

Anti-Poverty Strategy. (20 Jun 2006)

Seán Crowe: We have attended launches of many different reports in recent years. The reality is that those on welfare, those from the Traveller community, those leaving school early, homeless people, those with a disability, elderly people and lone parents are more likely to be poor than wealthy. I attended a recent launch at which the Minister claimed all the reports are complete and it is now time for...

Pension Provisions. (20 Jun 2006)

Seán Crowe: Does the Minister believe this new scheme will be more effective? Is he aware of the difficulties within the construction industry with regard to employers who force workers to describe themselves as self-employed when the reality is quite different? BATU has been involved in efforts to eliminate this practice because it believes scams are being perpetrated within the industry. However, the...

Anti-Poverty Strategy. (20 Jun 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the envisaged timescale for the State to significantly reduce or completely eradicate consistent and relative poverty. [23222/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Jun 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason there is a delay in the processing of the rent allowance application by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24. [22923/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Jun 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people who are awaiting a decision on claims they have made for disability allowance. [22928/06]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (14 Jun 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 162: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the actions of the national drugs strategy which have not been delivered; and the aspects which need improvement. [23017/06]

National Drugs Strategy. (14 Jun 2006)

Seán Crowe: Is part of the problem that there was no representative on the working group from the health sector, the Department or the HSE? Is the Minister of State aware of this fact? This may be one of the difficulties that is delaying the implementation of the recommendations.

National Drugs Strategy. (14 Jun 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if, in view of his responsibility for co-ordinating the implementation of the National Drugs Strategy 2001 to 2008, under which a series of 100 individual actions have been identified and that his Department is responsible for preparing six-monthly progress reports on the strategy for the Cabinet Committee on Social...

National Drugs Strategy. (14 Jun 2006)

Seán Crowe: I asked about the areas where there was least progress and the Minister outlined six actions that were required. I accept more work must be done in the needle exchange area. Recently I was approached by a family in Cork whose son was in the local hospital. There was no room in the psychiatric unit so he ended up in the geriatric unit. The family informed me that their son must go to Dublin...

National Drugs Strategy. (14 Jun 2006)

Seán Crowe: Buckingham Street.

Written Answers — Vacant Dwellings: Vacant Dwellings (13 Jun 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 102: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the average number of vacant dwellings in the State in each of the past ten years. [22476/06]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (13 Jun 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 145: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will review the extent to which local authorities are meeting the needs of their tenants in respect of necessary repairs to the social housing stock. [22477/06]