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Written Answers — Capitation Grants: Capitation Grants (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will offer an explanation for the disparity between the cap on admissions post leaving certificate colleges versus the automatic availability of capitation grants for private secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17612/06]

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

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to transform the student experience of undertaking courses in post leaving certificate colleges, through addressing under-resourcing and undesirable features of post leaving certificate provision that have persisted from its second level origins; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17613/06]

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

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she plans to change post leaving certificate colleges sufficiently to allow them to play their proper future role in lifelong learning and in supporting economic development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17614/06]

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

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she plans to relieve the strains within post leaving certificate colleges caused by endeavouring to deliver economically relevant courses that respond to changing industry needs with very limited management resources, very few support staff and a heavy teaching load; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17615/06]

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

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she plans to overcome the limitations on the sector that arise from the relatively small scale of most post leaving certificate providers, while avoiding undermining the benefits that arise from local initiative and local relationships, through providing support services and mechanisms for co-operation and co-ordination; and if...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 109: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons or families on the housing waiting lists of local authorities in each of the past five years for which figures are available. [17593/06]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 110: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of private housing units which are currently occupied by people on rental supplement, the number which have been inspected by local authorities with a view to their taking over the direct payment to landlords since the announcement of 7 July 2004; the number of those inspected which have been...

Written Answers — House Purchases: House Purchases (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 111: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the percentage of new home purchasers who are first time buyers in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17595/06]

Written Answers — National Parks: National Parks (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 112: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the lands which have been acquired by the State for the Wicklow National Park within the past five years; the address, area, price paid and date acquired in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17622/06]

Written Answers — National Parks: National Parks (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 113: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of people who are employed in connection with the Wicklow National Park; their respective roles and positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17623/06]

Leaders' Questions. (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: It needs to provide more housing.

Leaders' Questions. (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: At least they built houses in the 1930s.

Report of the Joint Committee on European Affairs on Migration: Statements. (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: A Minister.

Report of the Joint Committee on European Affairs on Migration: Statements. (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: I wish the Cathaoirleach a belated happy Europe Day on behalf of the Green Party. I am sure he is aware that the Green Party is looking to join the European Movement, which I have championed for a long time. I remember in 1973 seeing graffiti on walls stating "EEC No", which was changed by some wag to "BBC No. 1". That reflected a wish among the plain people of Ireland to gain exposure to...

Report of the Joint Committee on European Affairs on Migration: Statements. (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Immigrants, whether they come here for economic or other reasons, do not fit neatly into a box. They are real people with needs and wants which cross many Departments. The Minister alluded to this earlier but is he willing to take the matter further? The report strongly recommends that one Department should co-ordinate immigration matters. My party believes a Minister of State based within...

Report of the Joint Committee on European Affairs on Migration: Statements. (10 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Can the Minister suggest a timeframe?

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (9 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Defence the legislative changes which are necessary in order to remove the voluntary nature of Defence Force personnel being deployed abroad in humanitarian operations in response to natural and man-made disasters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17181/06]

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (9 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Defence the way in which the Defence Act 1960 needs to be amended in order that its wording more closely reflects current practice in the formulation of UN Security Council resolution endorsing peace support operations; the implications for Irish defence policy of such a change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17180/06]

Written Answers — Census of Population: Census of Population (9 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 139: To ask the Taoiseach the population of each of the four Dublin counties at the year end for each of the past ten years for which figures are available. [17357/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (9 May 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Finance his proposals to reduce the rate of VAT on repair and maintenance work on private dwellings which are protected structures in view of the EU Council of Minister's decision to ratify the extension of the sixth VAT Directive, which allows Member States to apply reduced VAT rates to labour-intensive services such as works to existing buildings; and...