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Written Answers — Academic Qualifications: Academic Qualifications (18 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 735: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a PhD in a scientific field is a degree obtained by research; her Department's views on whether it is academic fraud for applicants for positions which require a PhD to rely on degrees purchased on the basis of life experience or other academically invalid criteria from bodies without...

Written Answers — Academic Qualifications: Academic Qualifications (18 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 736: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the existence of diploma mills claiming to be universities which issue bogus degrees, including doctoral degrees, on the basis of life experience or other academically invalid criteria; if so, the steps she has taken to ensure no person claiming a degree from such a bogus university is permitted to...

Written Answers — Schools Evaluation: Schools Evaluation (18 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 766: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of whole school evaluation reports and the number of subject inspection reports she will carry out in 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29543/05]

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

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will bring forward legislation on open road tolling. [29065/05]

Written Answers — Employment Action Plan: Employment Action Plan (19 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 217: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will examine the Pathways projects currently funded by FÁS and operating in Counties Kerry, Waterford and Kildare with a view to providing the resources for them to be available more widely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29606/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will address the issue of persons losing the rent allowance when they take up a community employment scheme or low paid employment by either increasing the €317.40 income limit or by increasing the €50 disregard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29632/05]

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

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 311: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will consider introducing a postal ballot for parents to elect their representatives on boards of management in order to involve more parents in the process of selecting their representatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29605/05]

Written Answers — Closed Circuit Television Systems: Closed Circuit Television Systems (20 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the new community based closed circuit television system funded through ADM will replace the Garda closed circuit television system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29758/05]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (20 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick to be granted naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29952/05]

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

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 164: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the undercharging by Waterford County Council of Part V development contributions; if he has investigated the reason for the undercharging; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30381/05]

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

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 176: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will carry out an investigation or survey of local authorities in order to ascertain the reason many have failed to meet housing targets; if a strategic plan will be drawn up to tackle the issues that are causing this failure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30380/05]

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

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 618: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the actions he has taken to encourage and assist with reduction, recycling and reuse of waste in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27675/05]

Order of Business. (26 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: For the past year, we have been getting the same answer to questions on the register of persons considered unsafe to work with children. I hope the Taoiseach will provide a different answer next week. We have all received correspondence concerning the Morning Star mother and baby home and a number of other institutions that still have not been included under the schedule of secondary...

Charities Legislation. (26 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to recent developments at the Christina Noble Children's Foundation which has been the target of a €60,000 fraud at its Dublin office; if this event demonstrates the essential need for the regulation of charities; his plans in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the...

Health Services: Motion (Resumed). (26 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: My colleagues have given good examples of the crisis that exists in accident and emergency units. It is significant that already we have such serious cases of overcrowding that patients must wait hours in accident and emergency units. I fear what will happen in the next few months because we have not yet reached the peak time for accident and emergency unit activity caused by outbreaks of...

Health Services: Motion (Resumed). (26 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: They are not getting it, through no fault of the people who work in those services. It is the fault of the entire structure that has not been improved since the Tánaiste became Minister. The necessary sense of urgency is lacking in dealing with this problem. I fear the problem will only get worse in the coming months. I believe the information coming from the Irish Nurses Organisation, INO....

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (26 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 257: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the report by her officials on their meeting with persons in relation to transport to a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; if a resolution has been found in the context of the shortage of school places within the Limerick city catchment on that side of the city; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (27 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the annual report of the Pensions Board for 2004 which found that four out of ten defined benefit pension schemes failed to meet their statutory funding requirements; the steps he will take to address this situation in view of the threat to workers pensions; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (27 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of exemptions from payment of social insurance employment contributions in respect of each of the past five years for a period not exceeding 52 weeks, granted in respect of the temporary employment of persons not ordinarily resident here; the number of such applications granted in respect of a company (details...

Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Has the Taoiseach had an opportunity to re-examine the Bill relating to the register of persons who are considered unsafe to work with children? I have raised this matter many times. However, each time the same answer is given, that it is not possible to indicate when it will be published. In light of the Ferns report, has the Government been able to move the legislation forward?