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Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (8 Dec 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Transport the process he will use to ascertain the costs involved in reinstating the Navan line and the timescale he is providing for completion of the cost estimates. [38530/05]

Written Answers — Prisoner Transfers: Prisoner Transfers (8 Dec 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Garda Síochána will be directed to conduct inspections of CIA planes using Shannon Airport in view of the findings of the Swedish parliamentary investigation that the CIA violated Swedish law using a plane that has landed in Shannon airport on at least 16 occasions since 2000. [38646/05]

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (7 Dec 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Defence the effect that his proposal to reduce the number of officers on overseas missions will have on the Defence Forces commitments to UN peacekeeping. [38086/05]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Operations: Defence Forces Operations (7 Dec 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will make a statement regarding the domestic commitments referred to by him in comments on 29 November 2005 at the biennial conference of the Representative Association for Commissioned Officers. [38085/05]

Defence Forces Training. (7 Dec 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Defence the application or recruitment procedure for the training courses delivered to foreign soldiers at the Defence Forces training centre, Curragh Camp, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the criteria taken into consideration when deciding whether to include soldiers from the countries in question in this training. [38432/05]

Defence Forces Training. (7 Dec 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The Minister for Defence does not like answering my questions. He is hiding to avoid discussing the political and moral——

Defence Forces Training. (7 Dec 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: He is definitely hiding. Is the Minister of State aware that more than 460 foreign soldiers have received military training in the Curragh over the past ten years? I presume the majority were trained within the parameters of our neutrality and at the behest of the UN, which is laudable. However, the list the Department supplied in response to a number of valid parliamentary questions...

Defence Forces Training. (7 Dec 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Much of the training is laudable and welcome and it probably falls within the parameters of neutrality. However, will the Minister of State offer a guarantee that no country whose military is involved in breaches of international law will receive training in the Curragh Camp or elsewhere in this jurisdiction? Does he agree the participation of NATO members in training at the Curragh...

Ministerial Meetings. (7 Dec 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: The General Affairs and External Relations Council, which is also part of this process, approved the final requirements catalogue for the battle groups. Is the Minister of State aware this was validated using computer assisted operational analysis provided by NATO? Does he agree that interoperability with NATO principles underpins the entire capabilities improvement programme and that such...

Written Answers — Security Industry: Security Industry (6 Dec 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the use by employers of security companies established to deal with the threats from global terrorism to impose exploitative employment regimes which contradict existing employment agreements. [37914/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Organisation: Departmental Organisation (6 Dec 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 150: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on proposals that his Department should be split into two separate Departments, namely, a Department of labour affairs and a Department of enterprise and trade. [37913/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Reviews: Departmental Reviews (6 Dec 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 170: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps the Government have taken and will take to ensure that persons with disabilities and their families are represented on existing and future bioethics committees and working groups. [37580/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Dec 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 171: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on the funding delivered to independent living initiatives aimed at providing disabled persons with adequate resources and services to organise their own lives as they wish, including a breakdown of spending each year for the past five years. [37581/05]

Written Answers — Violence against Women: Violence against Women (6 Dec 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 208: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on the lack of refuge spaces in the Dublin region for women fleeing domestic violence; and her plans to address the issue. [38023/05]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (6 Dec 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the proposal that EU public procurement legislation should include design for all and accessibility requirements in the provisions on technical specifications of tendering documents; and the steps he has taken in relation to this issue. [37576/05]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (6 Dec 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 253: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on the recommendation of People with Disabilities in Ireland that EU legislation in the field of electronic communications require, on a mandatory basis, the provision of accessible services and equipment and that rigorous measures are put in place to monitor the implementation; if sanctions will be...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (6 Dec 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 255: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he intends to promote the revision of the EU's Television without Frontiers Directive given that it does not make provisions for persons with sensory disabilities (details supplied). [37582/05]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (6 Dec 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 264: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his position on the recommendation of people with disabilities in Ireland that accessibility criteria be attached to the disbursement of European funds such as structural funds and consideration of the disability dimension in general; if all components of funded projects will be fully accessible; if he is in agreement with the...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (6 Dec 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 267: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the steps he has taken to promote further progress by the EU on accessibility by disabled persons to cultural places, facilities and activities as a requirement of culture projects funded by the EU. [37577/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (6 Dec 2005)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 268: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his attention has been drawn to the fact that public servants are being forced to use biometric scanners to clock in and out in a State institution, namely the National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin (details supplied) and his views on same. [38234/05]