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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (31 Oct 2007)

Seán Sherlock: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action he will take to extend the all-Ireland free travel pass to all free-travel pass holders. [26288/07]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (31 Oct 2007)

Seán Sherlock: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action being taken to improve the information available to the public on entitlements in other EU countries in view of the increase in the mobility of welfare and State pension recipients across the EU. [26287/07]

Written Answers — Rural Transport: Rural Transport (1 Nov 2007)

Seán Sherlock: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his Department have had further contact with the Vintners Association in view of their call to extend the rural transport programme to allow a night time service to rural communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26520/07]

Milk Quota. (6 Nov 2007)

Seán Sherlock: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the Health Check; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27359/07]

Milk Quota. (6 Nov 2007)

Seán Sherlock: I thank the Minister for her reply. The timelines are as we anticipated and I welcome the establishment of the consultative committee. I refer the Minister to a speech given by Commissioner Fischer Boel in Paris last month. She referred to the Health Check, the strengthening of competitiveness, supporting rural society and so on. It was all very aspirational in its aims. Farmers are...

Farm Improvement Scheme. (6 Nov 2007)

Seán Sherlock: The Government is now discriminating against those people who got their applications in on time and who will now be cut off as a result of this action.

Food Industry. (6 Nov 2007)

Seán Sherlock: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will make direct financial supports available to farmers markets here to encourage their growth by way of marketing and advertising initiatives. [27069/07]

Food Industry. (6 Nov 2007)

Seán Sherlock: I thank the Minister of State for his verbose answer and his advertising blurb for RTE. I appreciate the fact that Bord Bia and the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs through the Leader programme are doing much to encourage farmers' markets. However, on the ground, many farmers' markets are striving — I will not say they are struggling — to boost their popularity...

EU Legislation. (6 Nov 2007)

Seán Sherlock: I am aware of the time constraints. Given that the legislation is at the stage of a first reading at the Council of Ministers, is the Minister aware of the range of pesticides that will come under the ambit of this procedure?

Written Answers — EU Reform Treaty: EU Reform Treaty (6 Nov 2007)

Seán Sherlock: Question 301: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will report on the state of the negotiations of the EU Reform Treaty as they pertain to decision making procedures relating to agriculture. [27360/07]

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (7 Nov 2007)

Seán Sherlock: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the Supreme Court's judgment overturning the deportation of five Nigerian children on the grounds of family unity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27387/07]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (7 Nov 2007)

Seán Sherlock: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if it is intended to proceed with the Privacy Bill 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27388/07]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32. (8 Nov 2007)

Seán Sherlock: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the proposal to construct a relief road at Mallow, County Cork and the urgent need to serve notice to land owners within the vicinity of the project before the period expires, beyond which the compulsory purchase order process cannot take place, thus jeopardising the project's future.

Defence Forces Provisions. (8 Nov 2007)

Seán Sherlock: Question 8: To ask the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to concerns expressed by farming organisations regarding the use by the Defence Forces of rations that included Brazilian beef; if he has made representations to the Defence Forces on the decision to use Brazilian beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21795/07]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Medical Services: Defence Forces Medical Services (8 Nov 2007)

Seán Sherlock: Question 27: To ask the Minister for Defence the progress that has been made in regard to developing a revised structure for the delivery of medical services for the Defence Forces. [27723/07]

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (8 Nov 2007)

Seán Sherlock: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a list of successful applicants has been finalised for the summer works scheme 2008; if so, if a school (details supplied) in County Cork has been successful in its application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27829/07]

Written Answers — Language Support Services: Language Support Services (13 Nov 2007)

Seán Sherlock: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has plans to assist the one fifth of children in primary schools in the Dublin 15 area who require English language support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28482/07]

Written Answers — Third Level Courses: Third Level Courses (13 Nov 2007)

Seán Sherlock: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, in view of recent reports (details supplied) about the high failure rate among third level students studying science courses, her Department's plans to dumb down the various third level science courses in order to avoid the high drop-out rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28483/07]

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (13 Nov 2007)

Seán Sherlock: Question 467: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a decision has been made on the proposal to relocate the Cork north divisional Garda headquarters from Fermoy to Mallow; if he will confirm that land has been purchased to the rear of Mallow Garda station to facilitate this move; if there are plans to upgrade the existing Fermoy Garda station in view of the fact that...

Local Government (Roads Functions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Seán Sherlock: The transfer of functions to the Department of Transport seems logical and laudable in some respects. It can only be effective if it deals with a certain range of issues. I can only speak for my constituency of Cork East and for the general Cork area, where funding for non-national roads has been absolutely derisory. If this Bill is to mean anything, it must ensure funding is effective and...