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Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (3 Feb 2004)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 148: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the details of the disabled persons' grant; if there are recent changes leading to a restriction on the availability of the grant; the person who decides on the extent of the disability leading to an entitlement to qualification for the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2693/04]

Mahon Tribunal: Statements. (10 Feb 2004)

Jim O'Keeffe: The Taoiseach is filibustering.

Written Answers — Below-Cost Selling: Below-Cost Selling (10 Feb 2004)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 137: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the issue of below-cost selling and the wisdom or otherwise of a ban. [3726/04]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (10 Feb 2004)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 154: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position in regard to the establishment of a press council or press ombudsman; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3727/04]

Leaders' Questions. (17 Feb 2004)

Jim O'Keeffe: An election plan.

Order of Business. (17 Feb 2004)

Jim O'Keeffe: Will the Taoiseach guarantee he will not railroad the legislation through committee?

Written Answers — Disabled Drivers: Disabled Drivers (17 Feb 2004)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has proposals to reform and extend the disabled drivers scheme. [4807/04]

Written Answers — Disabled Drivers: Disabled Drivers (17 Feb 2004)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the present disabled drivers scheme has very limited application and that the backlog of appeals is entirely unsatisfactory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4806/04]

Departmental Investigations. (30 Mar 2004)

Jim O'Keeffe: Does the Taoiseach think there should, perhaps, be a new approach as regards secondary legislation? Part of the problem of secondary legislation is that it goes through automatically, is lodged in the Oireachtas Library, and unless there is a motion within 21 sitting days, it is never debated by the House. Even if an Opposition party member tables a motion, it must then be debated in Private...

Departmental Investigations. (30 Mar 2004)

Jim O'Keeffe: It is a good precedent.

Leaders' Questions. (30 Mar 2004)

Jim O'Keeffe: Hear, hear.

Leaders' Questions. (30 Mar 2004)

Jim O'Keeffe: That is a hollow defence.

Written Answers — Montessori Teachers: Montessori Teachers (30 Mar 2004)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on whether it is unfair and unjust to fully qualified Montessori teachers working in national schools to be regarded and paid as unqualified persons; when the latest report on the issue was received by him; and if he will take the appropriate steps to provide recognition of those with Montessori degrees. [9729/04]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (30 Mar 2004)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to safety belts for children on school transport provided by, or contracted by his Department, especially in relation to special needs children; and if there is an insistence on the provision of same. [9730/04]

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (30 Mar 2004)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 200: To ask the Taoiseach the cost to the State in 2002 and 2003 of maintaining a dedicated legislative drafting service in the form of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9545/04]

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (30 Mar 2004)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 201: To ask the Taoiseach the consideration he has given to the dissolution of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel and the establishment of satellite offices as has occurred in other comparable jurisdictions, in the context of Government decentralisation plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9543/04]

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (30 Mar 2004)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 202: To ask the Taoiseach the consideration he has given to the dissolution of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel and the appointment of at least one parliamentary counsel to each Department decentralised, in the context of Government decentralisation plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9542/04]

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (30 Mar 2004)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 203: To ask the Taoiseach the number of Acts, both pre and post-1922, which are in force in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9582/04]

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (30 Mar 2004)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 204: To ask the Taoiseach the approximate number of pages of both pre and post-1922 Acts which are in force in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9583/04]

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (30 Mar 2004)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 205: To ask the Taoiseach if, in the context of successful and efficient outsourcing of the transposition of EU directives by barristers in private practice, he will direct or encourage a greater use of outsourcing in the drafting of legislation generally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9544/04]