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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (1 Nov 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding an application by a school (details supplied) in County Galway in relation to their efforts to have a new school built; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26685/07]

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (1 Nov 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the length of time it takes forensic results to be analysed and to be reported back to the originating Garda station; the location where Galway based forensic tests are analysed; the length of time it takes the Gardaí to read the results once received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26845/07]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (1 Nov 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 206: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the knowledge his Department has of the proposed Loughrea/Kilrickle/Killimor water scheme in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26686/07]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (1 Nov 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 207: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position of the proposed sewerage treatment plant at Glenamaddy, County Galway; the involvement of his Department in relation to same at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26687/07]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (1 Nov 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, retrospective payments of State pensions to persons such as old age pensioners, widowers and other such categories of people who, for a variety of reasons, did not make an application for their pension until after their relevant birthday, at which point eligibility had passed, and...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (1 Nov 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: The Deputy is hurt.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (31 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the details of incentives to further encourage lone parents in the labour market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26182/07]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (31 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people in receipt of qualified children's allowance; the amount paid out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26183/07]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (31 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 378: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding an application for the area based payment by a person (details supplied) in County Galway. [26096/07]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (31 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 379: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason payment of the single farm payment to a person (details supplied) in County Galway has been reduced as a result of their receipt of a forestry grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26097/07]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (31 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 396: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a 1% penalty was imposed on a person (details supplied) in County Galway in view of the fact that the owner was genuinely unable to state the name or breed of the sire for a calf born to a 17 months old heifer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26383/07]

Written Answers — Natural Heritage Areas: Natural Heritage Areas (31 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 558: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the sale of a bog to Dúchas by a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26098/07]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (24 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the potential damage that can be done to child care projects around the country by the introduction of the new staffing grants system and that a significant number of families who are just over eligibility for social welfare payments and who are on very low incomes will be precluded from using the...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (24 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 218: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a penalty has been imposed regarding the nitrates directive on a person (details supplied) in County Galway in view of the fact that they were informed they would not have a penalty applied on their REP scheme for exceeding the nitrogen limit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25685/07]

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (24 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a school (details supplied) in County Galway has been prevented from gaining access to the National Educational Psychological Service; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the management of the school were informed in November 2005 that the school was no longer in the NEPS scheme and that the position would be...

Written Answers — National Heritage Issues: National Heritage Issues (24 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 262: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason the Office of Public Works intend to remove the famous historical Turoe Stone from its present position at Bullaun, Loughrea to Galway City; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the family who own the land around the stone would provide sufficient space free of charge for a proper...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (24 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 270: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when a person (details supplied) in County Galway and others in that community will get a broadband service; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the lack of this service is mitigating against the creation of jobs in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25686/07]

Pre-Budget Outlook: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: The climate for this year's budget is extremely different from that which pertained before the general election. The way in which Fianna Fáil, in particular, presented the finances of the State in the lead-up to the election suggested the only way was up. However, the vast majority of our hard-working people were of the view that this budget would never be anything other than reasonably...

Pre-Budget Outlook: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: We will put the Government to the test. I suspect we will not receive the answers we are hoping for.

Written Answers — Child Care Provision: Child Care Provision (23 Oct 2007)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Government has proposed a new approach to funding for playschools; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the playschool movement has been extremely successful, both in big urban areas and in small rural communities and that because of smaller numbers becoming eligible for playschools based on receipt of...