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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (6 Jul 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 521: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the amount which was spent in her Department for the years 2005 and from January 2006 to date for media purposes or advertising; where the money was spent, that is, national papers, provincial papers, RTÉ radio, local radios and so on; the amounts spent on a yearly basis for each of the previous three years; if money was spent on...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (6 Jul 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 542: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when permission to remain in the State on the basis of being part of a family unit where the adult of the family unit has been granted residency will be approved for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11. [27371/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (6 Jul 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 598: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount which was spent in his Department for the years 2005 and from January 2006 to date for media purposes or advertising; where the money was spent, that is, national papers, provincial papers, RTE radio, local radios and so on; the amounts spent on a yearly basis for each of the previous three years; if money was...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (6 Jul 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 708: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount which was spent in her Department for the years 2005 and from January 2006 to date for media purposes or advertising; where the money was spent, that is, national papers, provincial papers, RTÉ radio, local radios and so on; the amounts spent on a yearly basis for each of the previous three years; if money was spent on...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (6 Jul 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 730: To ask the Minister for Defence the amount which was spent in his Department for the years 2005 and from January 2006 to date for media purposes or advertising; where the money was spent, that is, national papers, provincial papers, RTÉ radio, local radios and so on; the amounts spent on a yearly basis for years of the pervious three years; if money was spent on videos, for...

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (6 Jul 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 769: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will extend the disabled persons housing grant to cover 100 per cent of the actual cost of building work; if he will put in place standard qualification criteria to apply throughout the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27637/06]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (6 Jul 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 766: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measures he is undertaking to redress the predicament whereby single persons, in particular single men, find it virtually impossible to secure social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27634/06]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (6 Jul 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 770: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his proposals to address the housing waiting lists with particular reference to the families on local authority lists and a further number who are disqualified from such lists on income grounds but do not qualify for an adequate mortgage from financial institutions; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (6 Jul 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 776: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to address the issue of the long waiting lists for local authority houses; if he has issued directions to the local authorities with a view to tackling this housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27644/06]

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (6 Jul 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 767: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he intends to take in view of the alarmingly high levels of radon in homes here; and if he will reintroduce a grant system to assist those wishing to fit radon barriers to their homes. [27635/06]

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (6 Jul 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 775: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce free testing for radon gas in areas of high radon. [27643/06]

Written Answers — House Prices: House Prices (6 Jul 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 768: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the assessment his Department has undertaken of the potential impact on house prices as a result of the development levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27636/06]

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (6 Jul 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 771: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to introduce a grant scheme to encourage the upgrading of septic tanks in areas in which it has been shown that the qualify of ground water is deteriorating. [27639/06]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (6 Jul 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 772: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of units of social housing which have been built on State land since 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27640/06]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (6 Jul 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 773: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to establish a national waiver scheme for low income households to coincide with the increased waste charges expected with the implementation of the EU Waste Management Directive; the progress made to date in regard to his discussions with the Department of Social and Family Affairs regarding...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (6 Jul 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 774: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action plan he has to increase the output of local authority social and affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27642/06]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (6 Jul 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 782: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he intends to take to ensure that local authorities construct more social and affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27650/06]

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (6 Jul 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 777: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the numbers employed by the Private Residential Tenancies Board; its annual budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27645/06]

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (6 Jul 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 784: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of reports he has received from the Private Residential Tenancies Board on registration of landlords since the enactment of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27652/06]

Written Answers — Land Registry: Land Registry (6 Jul 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 778: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress to date in compiling a comprehensive register of land owned by local authorities as recommended by the Committee of Public Accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27646/06]