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Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: The major difficulty in this area is poor communication. The Garda find it difficult to obtain the relevant information if they stop a car. A young woman in my area has received a number of courts summonses in the past two years because someone passed her name on to the Garda. This young woman had never been in trouble with the law previously. The Garda knows the identity of the person who...

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (4 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether the Government should offer support to or legitimise the actions of soldiers returning from occupying Iraq. [11816/06]

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (4 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 172: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to a case in which a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 has been refused the Health Service Executive's home improvement scheme for older persons. [12863/06]

Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (4 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 261: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his responsibilities regarding An Post. [13160/06]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (4 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 346: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to a situation pertaining to a section of the M1 motorway near Swords in north County Dublin where motorists have received penalty points from the Garda Síochána for speeding in excess of 60 km/h in a zone people are led to believe should be a 120 km/h motorway zone; if his attention has further been drawn to...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (4 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 486: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the financial breakdown of the amount which has been spent by her Department per year in the past five years on court cases involving her Department in relation to general cases. [12960/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (4 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 487: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the financial breakdown of the amount which has been spent by her Department per year in the past five years on court cases involving autistic and special needs students. [12961/06]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (4 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 505: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the lack of special resource teachers in a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason special resource teaching is being removed in June 2006 from a student who requires it; the action she proposes to take in this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13210/06]

Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (4 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 506: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the way in which the parents of 135 children in Littlepace, Dublin 15 are unable to meet their legal obligations under the Education Welfare Act 2000 due to the failure of her Department to provide adequate primary school places. [13213/06]

Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (4 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 507: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will report on the number of children who are on school waiting lists in the Dublin 15 area. [13214/06]

Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (4 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 508: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she intends to take to ensure that parents' rights under the Constitution are not violated by the failure to provide adequate school places in Dublin 15. [13215/06]

Written Answers — Schools Provision: Schools Provision (4 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 509: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her proposals to reform her Department to ensure that the provision of schools does not rest on the parents in new communities. [13216/06]

Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage. (4 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: I apologise for being late. I agree with the previous speakers. It is crucial this matter is addressed by the Minister. I understand why the Minister is establishing the authority and believe he wants it to do its work, but it is vital the Minister will respond to questions on this issue. The Minister is no different than other Ministers. The Tánaiste refuses to answer questions relating to...

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (30 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has looked into the setting up of a driving standards authority for taxi drivers. [12598/06]

Written Answers — Inland Waterways: Inland Waterways (29 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if funding will be made available to Waterways Ireland for the upgrade of the Royal Canal from Crossguns Bridge to O'Reilly Bridge on Ratoath Road in view of the fact that €11.8 million was returned by Waterways Ireland to his Department in 2005. [12331/06]

Road Traffic (Mobile Telephony) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (29 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: I wish to share my time with Deputies Cowley, Connolly, Catherine Murphy, Healy and Eamon Ryan.

Road Traffic (Mobile Telephony) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (29 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: Some 93 people have died on our roads so far this year. That is unacceptable. Our role, as public representatives, is to legislate and put in place measures that will discourage dangerous driving and eliminate fatalities on our roads. The Bill proposed is welcome and I note that the Minister is supporting it on Second Stage. If he supports the proposal, it begs the question why he has not...

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (28 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of Irish soldiers in Afghanistan; and the role they are undertaking there. [11813/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 133: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the blind person's allowance of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 has not been backdated; and the reason therefor. [11576/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 134: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of beds available for rehabilitating drug addicts; and her views on whether this figure is sufficient. [11588/06]