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Tax Code. (13 Oct 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding the artists' exemption scheme; if a cost and benefit analysis has been applied to the scheme; his views regarding the ongoing retention of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28423/05]

Tax Code. (13 Oct 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Has the Minister for Finance confirmed that the artists' exemption scheme was not among the 30 such schemes being reviewed? Has the Minister for Arts, Sports and Tourism made his views known to the Minister for Finance in terms of the secondary benefits to the country? For example, personalities such as Bono, Neil Jordan, Jim Sheridan and even Cecelia Ahern may earn large amounts of money in...

Tax Code. (13 Oct 2005)

Paul Gogarty: I thank the Minister for his reply. Certain exemption schemes involve holiday homes, or stallion services, and nobody can say that the work of a stallion is of any intrinsic artistic merit. Could the Minister give a commitment before the House that he will ask the Arts Council to commission a cost benefit analysis so that the intrinsic social and economic benefit to this country of this...

Sports Facilities. (13 Oct 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 17: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding the carrying out of a national audit of sports facilities scheduled for 2006-07; if guidelines have been issued to the inter-agency steering group regarding the scope of such an audit and if it will include school facilities; if such an audit will be used as a baseline year to measure progress in the targeted...

Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (18 Oct 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 151: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the criticism made by the Comptroller and Auditor General of the national treatment purchase fund; the amount the treatment purchase fund has cost in 2005; if she can justify spending a reported €600 on a taxi for a patient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28961/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (18 Oct 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 189: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has a record of the membership of ethics committees of hospitals that are in receipt of State funding; if she keeps a record of decisions taken by those committees in hospitals that are in receipt of State funding; her views on whether such committees should be selected if the patient's best interests are to be...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (19 Oct 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Transport when work on the upgrade of the main Kildare-Dublin rail line will commence and be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29490/05]

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (19 Oct 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to allow cars with three or more occupants to access bus lanes; the analysis he has carried out on this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29491/05]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (19 Oct 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 339: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will clarify, in the wake of comments made by the Tánaiste on the Order of Business in Dáil Éireann on 13 October 2005, whether a refundable deposit on beverage containers such as bottles and cans would be in breach of or affected by the packaging directive; the way in which this equates with...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (20 Oct 2005)

Paul Gogarty: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate an issue of urgent national importance, namely, the alarmingly high drop-out rates among students at second level, particularly young males, the need to identify and tackle the causes of this social timebomb and the need for the Government and Minister for Education and Science to stop sticking their heads in the sand when...

Written Answers — Prison Medical Service: Prison Medical Service (20 Oct 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there have been any confirmed or reported cases of MRSA in prisons; the protocols which are in place in the prison medical service to deal with such an event; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29735/05]

Written Answers — Prison Drug Treatment Services: Prison Drug Treatment Services (20 Oct 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Prison Service has a policy that sets a maximum dosage of methadone allowable for prisoners; if so, the details of the maximum dosage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29736/05]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (20 Oct 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason it has taken over two years to sanction resource teaching support to a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29851/05]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (20 Oct 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if promised resource teaching for fifth and sixth class will be made available within the next six months to a person (details supplied) in County Dublin under the new general allocation scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29852/05]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (25 Oct 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 198: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of applicants on local authority housing lists nationally in 1997 and 2002 in the four Dublin counties. [30413/05]

Written Answers — Radon Gas Levels: Radon Gas Levels (25 Oct 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 179: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he will take arising from the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland report that suggests that 10% of new dwellings constructed with radon protection barriers have high levels of radon. [30416/05]

Written Answers — Garda Complaints Procedures: Garda Complaints Procedures (25 Oct 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 465: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a report will be issued in relation to complaints made by a person (details supplied) to the Garda Commissioner regarding the way named members of the Garda Síochána handled their case; the redress available should any performance of duties be found to be less than satisfactory; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Garda Complaints Procedures: Garda Complaints Procedures (25 Oct 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 466: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the investigation into the incident of alleged rape (details supplied); if prosecution is likely to be issued and the reason for such a decision; if the person against whom the allegations are being made already has a criminal record. [30055/05]

Written Answers — Garda Complaints Procedures: Garda Complaints Procedures (25 Oct 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 467: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the investigation into the incident of alleged sexual assault (details supplied); if prosecution is likely to be issued and the reason for such a decision; if the person against whom the allegations are being made already has a criminal record. [30056/05]

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

Paul Gogarty: Question 595: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the work of a local authority member is considered a part-time or a full-time job; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30124/05]