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Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (16 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 322: To ask the Minister for Transport the information he has received to date from the National Roads Authority or Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council regarding the potential for the location of an archaeological heritage park at the Carrickmines Castle site in south Dublin; and the potential suitability of the retention of the eighteenth century farmhouse at that site for use as...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (16 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 408: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people seeking asylum here who have applied and are awaiting a decision since pre-2003, 2003, 2004, 2005, and to date in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18101/06]

Written Answers — Illegal Immigrants: Illegal Immigrants (16 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 409: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people who have been refused permission to land here having arrived by plane or ship in each of the past five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18102/06]

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (16 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 418: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the rise in graffiti, particularly on older brick and stone buildings; if he will ensure that the Gardaí prioritise this issue; and if he will further ensure that adequate recreational facilities are provided for young people to deter them from engaging in such criminal behaviour. [18259/06]

Written Answers — Garda Communications: Garda Communications (16 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 419: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has satisfied himself regarding the health and safety of the Garda force regarding emissions from telecommunications antennae for both the existing and proposed Garda telecommunications system and existing and proposed private operators' systems that are placed on masts on top of or close to Garda stations; and if he...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (16 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 420: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his Department's policy in regard to the legislation, staffing and reporting relating to the Garda carriage office. [18261/06]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (16 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 447: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he intends to produce an environmental impact statement for the proposed Kilsallaghan development in Fingal; and the proposed timetable for the project. [18431/06]

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (16 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 458: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress of Operation Plaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18499/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (16 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 488: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to recognise prior service by special needs assistants in the assessment of their claims for increments based on prior service and request for job security. [18180/06]

Written Answers — Nuclear Safety: Nuclear Safety (16 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 553: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to improvements that have been provided at the Sellafield plant in recent years to protect the highly active storage tanks from terrorist attack or accidental damage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18080/06]

Written Answers — Polling Stations: Polling Stations (16 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 554: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on substituting the pencils normally used at polling stations with ballpoint pens in order to provide greater protection from ballots being interfered with after marking by the voter in view of the allegation of voter fraud in the recent elections in Belarus; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Strategic Infrastructure Bill: Strategic Infrastructure Bill (16 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 555: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the details of any meetings that he may have held with the President of the High Court regarding the Strategic Infrastructure Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18082/06]

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (16 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 556: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide data for the amount of greenhouse gas emissions arising on a lifecycle basis from landfilling versus the mass-burn incineration of municipal waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18083/06]

Written Answers — Fire Service: Fire Service (16 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 563: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to update the legislation regarding fire services to reflect the increasing complexity of emergency planning, response and coordination in the twenty-first century; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18441/06]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (16 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the plight of 41 asylum seekers from Afghanistan who are on hunger strike in St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, many of whose applications for refugee status have been turned down by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal; the veil of secrecy under which the tribunal operates; and the lack of transparency...

Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (11 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will give assurances that the proposed supports for lone parents will not result in new complexities and poverty traps, age related or otherwise in view of the fact that OPEN, the national network of lone parent groups, has produced figures that show that a working lone parent with a child over eight would stand to lose...

Written Answers — Post Office Network. : Post Office Network. (11 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on the claim made by the president of the Irish Postmasters Union that the survival of the country's remaining sub-post offices could be reliant on them continuing to process social welfare payments; and the action which is being taken by his Department to address this matter. [17541/06]

Human Rights Issues. (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: The trafficking of women for sexual exploitation is a serious and rapidly growing worldwide phenomenon. This trade in human beings for monetary gain is an extremely lucrative business earning several billions of euro a year at the expense of innocent lives. Women's human rights are violated when they are bought and sold, raped, falsely imprisoned and tortured. It is estimated that more than...

Written Answers — Car Parking Facilities: Car Parking Facilities (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Finance his proposals for the reinstatement of Leinster Lawn, the bulk of which was transformed onto a surface car park on what was apparently a temporary basis for the past several years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17621/06]

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her timetable for the implementation of the McIver Report; her plans to provide adequate resources to post leaving certificate colleges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17611/06]