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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 448: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 was awarded supplementary allowance and was recently approved a disability allowance; and the reason this person cannot be awarded a rent allowance. [14684/06]

Written Answers — Inland Waterways: Inland Waterways (25 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 540: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if there have been discussions between the Grand Canal Development Committee and his Department regarding funding of works that will upgrade and refurbish the Grand Canal in Dublin; and if his Department will release funding for same. [14668/06]

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (25 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 902: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason her Department has not recognised the Queens University Belfast degree of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [15302/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (25 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 911: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the additional staffing resources which have been introduced into primary and post-primary schools in the past five years to take account of the special educational needs of students attending them. [15416/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (25 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 912: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the additional staffing resources which have been introduced into Youthreach centres in the past five years to take account of the special educational needs of students attending them. [15417/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (25 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 913: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her Department's estimate of the level of special educational needs or disability among students attending Youthreach centres. [15418/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (25 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 914: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the resources available to students with special educational needs or disabilities attending Youthreach centres for education. [15419/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (25 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 915: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the National Council for Special Education provides a service to students with disabilities under the age of 18 years attending Youthreach centres; and, if not, the reason for same. [15420/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (25 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 916: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a student under the age of 18 years who has been diagnosed as having a disability and as a result has been deemed entitled to additional teaching or other supports while in school will retain these supports if they leave school and transfer to a Youthreach centre; and if not, the reason for same. [15421/06]

Written Answers — Social Partnership Agreement: Social Partnership Agreement (6 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the steps he has taken to ensure that An Post workers will receive the money owed to them in respect of Sustaining Progress agreements. [14059/06]

Telecommunications Services. (6 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on whether Eircom needs to be re-nationalised and that the Government's decision to privatise it in the first place has proved disastrous. [14058/06]

Telecommunications Services. (6 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: I note the Minister used terms such as "liberalisation". I take it the drift will continue in the provision of telecommunications services. Eircom was floated on the Stock Exchange and then was sold to a consortium which asset-stripped it. Those involved paid themselves a €500 million dividend based on borrowing. It refused to invest in the national broadband roll out or a €1 billion...

Telecommunications Services. (6 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: Will the Minister of State accept that the sale of Eircom was a disaster? A few people made themselves very rich, most notably Sir Tony O'Reilly, while the telecommunications infrastructure has been neglected and is in decay. How is it proposed to rectify the mistake of privatising Eircom? Will the Minister re-nationalise the company? Does he want to take a strategic interest as to what is...

Telecommunications Services. (6 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: We are coming from a low ebb on that. Considering the sell-off of Aer Lingus is being mooted, why did the State not hold on to this strategic share? Was it because that was part of the agreement with Sir Tony O'Reilly who made huge profits from the company? Was it simply left to the private sector to roll out broadband? Was there any particular reason why the Government abandoned the...

Offshore Exploration. (6 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: If the uptake is so poor why is the gas or oil not left in the ground, given that it is of no benefit to us? Were no lessons learnt about the individuals involved in negotiations on behalf of the State? Part of the problem regarding the Corrib gas line may have been that certain individuals had their own interests at heart, rather than those of the State. What is the benefit in giving away an...

Telecommunications Services. (6 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 7: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will report on the roll-out of broadband here; the percentage of people who have access to it; the number of homes that have broadband connections; and how Ireland fares in comparison with the rest of Europe. [13765/06]

Telecommunications Services. (6 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: Does the Minister of State not accept that the State's broadband coverage is shameful and as a result the Government has decided to privatise Eircom? In the Six Counties, 100% broadband saturation has been reached, compared with the figures of 1.7% coverage in the Twenty-six Counties last year. The European Commission recently criticised Ireland for being one of the slowest movers in the...

Telecommunications Services. (6 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: Does the Minister of State accept that Eircom has come full circle? Once it was a fully listed company on the Stock Exchange with a fixed line and mobile network service. Later, it sold its mobile network service. Subsequently, it delisted from the Stock Exchange before floating again last year and since then it has talked about buying another mobile telephone company. It appears to have gone...

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (6 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: My party certainly welcomes some of the objectives outlined in this Bill. In particular, we support the aim, as outlined in section 3, to promote the development of an all-Ireland energy market. However, we also believe that such an objective will be best served by developing such a market under a company that is in public ownership and for the public good. On this side of the Border that...

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (6 Apr 2006)

Seán Crowe: Other energy sources provide possible alternatives. Forfás refers to wind and wave power and we certainly support research and development in those areas with a view to expanding the proportion of energy needs supplied from those sources. One of the other areas of more immediate importance, especially in the light of the Bill's reference to the all-island energy market and the gas...