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Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (27 Oct 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 281: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of EU directives within her Department's competency which have not been transposed into law; the number of warning letters received by her Department from the Commission or other EU bodies relating to non-transposed directives in each of the years from 1997 and to date in 2005; the legislation in each case; if that...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (27 Oct 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 294: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of EU directives within his Department's competency which have not been transposed into law; the number of warning letters received by his Department from the Commission or other EU bodies relating to non transposed directives in each of the years from 1997 and to date in 2005; the legislation in each case; if that legislation has since...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (27 Oct 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 305: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of EU directives within his Department's competency which have not been transposed into law; the number of warning letters received by his Department from the Commission or other EU bodies relating to non transposed directives in each of the years from 1997 and to date in 2005; the legislation in...

Written Answers — Inland Waterways: Inland Waterways (26 Oct 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the unused €12 million that was returned to the Government from Waterways Ireland in 2003 and 2004; the reason for this underspend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30709/05]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (26 Oct 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Question No. 87 of 13 October 2005, his views on the response from the Revenue Commissioners regarding the need to enable policy makers and commentators to formulate a view regarding the income impact of tax changes having regard to the fact that the historical gap in the published data and the current budget is too large; his further...

Decentralisation Programme. (26 Oct 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if civil servants in his Department who have agreed to decentralise to Knock will be awarded a bonus for doing so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30710/05]

Written Answers — Homelessness Policy: Homelessness Policy (25 Oct 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 104: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will guide local authorities and State agencies towards a broader and more realistic definition of homelessness, as recommended by the Simon and Combat Poverty Agency report published earlier in 2005, to inform policy and planning in a more effective way; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (25 Oct 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 140: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide funding to local authorities to deal with the investigation and clean-up of the 25 illegal dumping sites identified in the EPA report, The Nature and Extent of Unauthorised Waste Activity in Ireland; the steps he will take in relation to the clean-up and investigation of the historical...

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (25 Oct 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 217: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the plans in place to address a generic pandemic of influenza or any other transmittable disease here; the specific quarantine and isolation procedures which would be put into effect when required for both individuals and groups and geographical areas; the triggers required before quarantine of an individual, group or...

Written Answers — Post Office Savings Bank: Post Office Savings Bank (25 Oct 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 320: To ask the Minister for Finance the rate of interest on short-term and long-term deposits in the Post Office savings bank for each year since 1990; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30196/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Oct 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 388: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to introduce contributory old age pensions for home carers in their own right; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30195/05]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (25 Oct 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 434: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the statistical criteria mentioned in reply to Question No. 594 of 18 October 2005 regarding the RAPID programme for both strand one and URBAN II as well as other sections of RAPID for which there are similar criteria. [30310/05]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (25 Oct 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 612: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of successful applications for provisional loan approval under the shared ownership scheme which were made for each local authority in 2004; the further number which have been made to date; the number of loans which were issued for each year and by each local authority; his plans to extend the...

Lisbon National Reform Programme: Statements (Resumed). (25 Oct 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: I commend the Government and the Minister of State for debating this document. It would be useful for us to reflect on how we got here and why we are examining this document at this time. The first European-wide attempt to integrate, modernise and create the Single Market goes back to the 1980s. The Commission, under the Presidency of Jacques Delors, and a commissioner, Lord Caulfield,...

Order of Business. (25 Oct 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Will the Taoiseach indicate if the Cabinet dealt with the building control Bill yesterday?

Personal Explanation by Member. (25 Oct 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: As I indicated earlier to the Ceann Comhairle, in response to a request by the Committee on Procedure and Privileges, I wish to have the record of 17 June 2005 corrected when, in the course of an exchange on the Morris tribunal, I used a word that was inappropriate for use in this House.

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (20 Oct 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he proposes to seek approval for his recently selected three person Ombudsman Commission for the Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29750/05]

Written Answers — Garda Disciplinary Proceedings: Garda Disciplinary Proceedings (20 Oct 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 33: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the circumstances (details supplied) in which a member of the Garda Síochána has felt obliged to lodge a complaint against the Garda Commissioner and his predecessor to the European Court of Human Rights. [29751/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Oct 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will reverse his decision to withdraw the €9 weekly fuel allowance from 237 senior citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29950/05]

Decentralisation Programme. (20 Oct 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: It is a horrible building.