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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (1 Jun 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 258: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 231 of 2 March 2010, if she will now furnish the details required in respect of the amount of expenditure incurred in the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009 by her Department and also offices, agencies and any bodies falling within her remit on the lease, rental or purchase of car parking...

Written Answers — Foreign Adoptions: Foreign Adoptions (1 Jun 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 260: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason there is now a two to three year wait for a referral for persons wishing to adopt a child from the Philippines, despite an executive agreement being in place between the adoption boards in both countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23315/10]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (1 Jun 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 297: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to reform the current wards of court procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22850/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (1 Jun 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 320: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 300 of 2 March 2010, if he will now furnish the details required in respect of the amount of expenditure incurred in the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009 by his Department and also offices, agencies and any other bodies falling within his remit on the lease, rental or...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (1 Jun 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 387: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 376 of 2 March 2010, if he will now furnish the details required in respect of the amount of expenditure incurred in the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009 by his Department and also offices, agencies and any bodies falling within his remit on the lease, rental or purchase of car parking...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (1 Jun 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 399: To ask the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 390 of 2 March 2010, if he will now furnish the details required in respect of the amount of expenditure incurred in the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009 by his Department and also offices, agencies and any other bodies falling within his remit on the lease, rental or purchase of car parking spaces...

Order of Business. (1 Jun 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: It does not seem fair to turf them out.

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (27 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 30: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the proposed independent electoral commission will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21955/10]

Written Answers — Irish National Stud: Irish National Stud (26 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on whether there is a strong case for amending the law to bring the Irish National Stud under the remit of the Comptroller and Auditor General and of the Committee of Public Accounts in order for its accounts to be monitored fully, scrutinised and queried when appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Irish National Stud: Irish National Stud (26 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the measures in place to ensure that there is good governance at the Irish National Stud; the reason no effort appears to have been made to restrain certain unacceptable expenditures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21956/10]

Electoral Representation (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (25 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: I am pleased to support the Fine Gael Bill so ably proposed by my colleague, Deputy Phil Hogan. I should mention the companion Bill, at the same time, as proposed by the Independents, Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan and co-sponsored by Deputies Joe Behan and Finian McGrath. Essentially the principles in both Bills are the same. Fine Gael believes there should be a provision whereby the...

Written Answers — Civil Registration Act: Civil Registration Act (25 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when he expects that the review of the Civil Registration Act 2004 will take place with particular reference to making provision for the registration here of all deaths of persons domiciled in Ireland who died abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21554/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if any changes have been made in the assessment of means related allowances to take into account situations arising from the collapse in the property market leading to a situation whereby, in many instances, properties cannot be sold at all and applicants without any means of support are being denied such allowances; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Questions No. 100 of 31 March and No. 69 of 28 April 2010, if he will now furnish the details required in respect of the amount of expenditure incurred between 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009 by his Department and offices, agencies and any other bodies falling within his remit, on the lease, rental or purchase of...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (25 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 454: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, further to Parliamentary Question No. 584 of 5 May 2010, regarding deductions from the payment of substitute teachers who get occasional work and whose annual payments fall below the entry level for pension related deductions, if she will indicate the approximate date when refund of the overpayments can be expected by...

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (20 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the findings of the working groups set up by the Houses of the Oireachtas and the Northern Assembly to examine the establishment of a North South Parliamentary Forum; if further consideration has been given to the proposal by the Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly to hold a North South Parliamentary Conference; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (20 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Finance the efforts made to date to secure an alternative driving test centre for Skibbereen, County Cork, in view of the fact that the existing centre has been damaged due to flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21221/10]

Northern Ireland Issues (20 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on the progress made to establish the North South Consultative Forum; his views on the outcome of the First North South Conference of 15 October 2009; and when discussions on the Forum will conclude [20885/10]

Northern Ireland Issues (20 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: I am concerned that whereas the main items in the St. Andrews Agreement have been implemented, with the restoration of the Assembly, the establishment of the Executive and the transfer of policing functions, the agreement dates from 2006 and with regard to the question of the establishment of the forum and the related issue of the establishment of the North-South interparliamentary body,...

Northern Ireland Issues (20 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Is there any way of getting greater impetus for the establishment of these bodies? Let us have these outstanding aspects of the St. Andrews Agreement implemented.