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Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (2 Nov 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that competition law is being mischievously used to attack the rights of certain workers, especially actors, musicians, film crews and freelance journalists, to be collectively represented; and his views on whether, when this legislation was discussed in Dáil Éireann, it was...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (2 Nov 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 495: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the anti-social behaviour involving gangs of youths drinking in North Great Georges Street (details supplied); if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that the Garda is regularly called but rarely attend; and if steps will be taken to ensure that there is a Garda presence to...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (2 Nov 2005)

Seán Crowe: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the need to allow the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Hanafin, to address the Dáil concerning her failure to include The Morning Star mother and baby unit as an institution for consideration by the Residential Institutions Redress Board which has lead to a woman feeling she has no...

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (27 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps he has taken to reduce family income poverty. [30998/05]

Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (27 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the actions he will take to respond to the recommendations in the One Family pre-budget submission, Achieving Equality and Social Inclusion for All One Parent Families in Ireland. [30750/05]

Pension Provisions. (27 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: I listened to what the Minister said about the SSIA scheme. Hopefully there will be some imagination used and a pension incentive provided. Everyone is concerned about how that money will affect the economy. The Minister talked of some people feeling that they are too young to consider pensions. Does the Minister accept that part of the problem is that many young people are living beyond...

Local Authority Housing. (27 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: Combat Poverty has stated that 75% of the housing list is made up of one parent families. That means those families are currently living in rented accommodation. The Minister referred to changes in terms of the transfer of responsibility to local authorities. Will he explain how such provision is being rolled out? According to the officials in the local authorities to whom I talked about...

Local Authority Housing. (27 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: I have asked a question. How does the Minister view such provision is being rolled out? Regarding young lone parents living in temporary accommodation, provision for which is a responsibility of the Minister's Department, is the Minister satisfied with the accommodation that is available? He talked in terms of——

Local Authority Housing. (27 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: No, I will leave it at that.

Written Answers — Social Inclusion: Social Inclusion (26 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has liaised with other Departments such as Education and Science and Health and Children to consider the way in which to co-ordinate support for the CDI initiative, A Place for Children in Tallaght west; and if not, when he will do so. [30751/05]

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (26 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 277: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has satisfied himself that the Private Residential Tenancies Board has sufficient staff to carry out its official remit under legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30890/05]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (25 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 128: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the actions he has taken since January 2005 to achieve his Department's objective of enabling every household to have available an affordable dwelling of good quality, suited to its needs, in a good environment and as far as possible at the tenure of its choice. [30317/05]

Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (25 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 199: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the actions he has taken in the past 12 months to address the ongoing homelessness crisis. [30316/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (25 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 321: To ask the Minister for Finance the outcome of the car tax concessions review referred to in Parliamentary Question No. 106 of 2 June 2004; and his views on whether a person with autism who presents a danger to themselves and another person while being carried in a car due to an inability to remain still, and having outgrown a conventional baby seat, warrants the granting of car...

Written Answers — Multi-Denominational Schools: Multi-Denominational Schools (25 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 559: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that unless funding is found, Educate Together will be forced to let two of its five staff go; and if she will provide the €500,000 per annum required for it to carry on at current levels. [30564/05]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (25 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 548: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the situation in relation to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and when construction will begin on a new school. [30482/05]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (25 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of urgent public and national concern, namely, to allow the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources to report to the House on delays that are occurring with post due to staff shortages which are a result of management's refusal to recruit additional staff until they have forced the unions to agree...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (20 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 27: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will report on progress over the past 12 months in expansion of the equal opportunities child care programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29647/05]

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (20 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason Mayo Vocational Educational Committee is between €50,000 and €100,000 short on its budget when the pay increase due to the tutors under the national agreement was effectively offset against their summer holidays. [29853/05]

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (20 Oct 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she will take regarding the ending by Mayo Vocational Education Committee of literacy and back to education initiative schemes throughout the county until some unspecified time in January 2006; and if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a restart in January 2006 for BTEI students will not allow enough time to...