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Registration of Deaths (24 May 2011)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for this opportunity to speak on the important issue of the registration of deaths abroad. It is now over a year since the Bring Them Home campaign made a presentation to an Oireachtas committee on the need to amend the Civil Registration Act 2004. Unfortunately, no changes to the legislation have been made to rectify the issue which the campaign raised and...

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (25 May 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the role that agriculture and the agri-food sector can play in economic recovery here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12596/11]

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (25 May 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the way the agri-food sector can contribute to economic revival here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12597/11]

Progress on the 20 Year Strategy for the Irish Language: Statements (26 May 2011)

Seán Kyne: Tá mé fíor bhuíoch as an seans seo caint ar an ábhar tábhachtach seo. Mar Theachta Dála nua ó Ghaeltacht Chonamara agus ó dáilcheantar Gaillimh Thiar, tá a fhios agam cé chomh tábhachtach agus atá an teanga náisiúnta. Tá an teanga láidir i Chonamara, ach níl sí chomh láidir agus a bhí sí 20 bliain ó shin. Tá ceist phráinneach ann. Cén caighdeán a bheidh ar an...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (26 May 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to review the limits of the maximum rent levels for each county, as set by the Department of Social Protection for the rent supplement scheme, in view of the recent increases in rent levels and also the considerable discrepancies in rental levels which now exist between different urban centres and between locations within...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (26 May 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will review the categorisation of schools which generate their own electricity through renewable sources, for example, wind turbines, and instead place them in the not-for-profit farming and residential category and thereby promote schools' participation in sustainable energy generation while avoiding the...

Written Answers — Research Funding: Research Funding (31 May 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedure followed by the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology in allocating research funding on behalf of his Department in the areas of science, technology and engineering and if there are any mechanisms in place to ensure an appropriate balance of funding across the State. [13639/11]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (31 May 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 232: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the length of time An Bord Pleanála is taking to process planning applications and if any mechanisms exist or could be implemented to fast-track decisions relating to schools and community facilities. [13638/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 May 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 348: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will report on the Health Service Executive proposals to reduce public health nursing hours on Inis Méain from 24 hours a day as they currently are to 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday to Friday; and his views on the importance of such round-the-clock services to island communities which are isolated from mainland health services. [13637/11]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (1 Jun 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will consider extending the age range for eligibility for the early childhood care and education programme to address the anomaly whereby children born in July and August are missing out on the pre-school year on account of being ineligible for both primary school and the pre-school year but who then become eligible to start...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (21 Jun 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 235: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if consideration can be given to extending the remit of the newly announced rural broadband scheme to rural areas of Galway, for example, Connemara, owing to the insufficient service provided to these locations which were covered by the national broadband scheme in view of the fact that such deficiencies in...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (21 Jun 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 273: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the level of financial support given to An Taisce per year for the past five years; and if he will consider the removal of the preferential treatment afforded to An Taisce [i]vis-À-vis [/i] the payment of fees for objections to planning applications owing to concerns that many have relating to the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Jun 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 407: To ask the Minister for Health, further to Parliamentary Question No. 487 of 17 May 2011, if the Health Service Executive has responded to the nature of the current arrangements for diabetic health care and if he intends to implement all or any of the proposals for improved child and adolescent diabetes services put forward by the Diabetes Action group. [16603/11]

Written Answers — Public Procurement: Public Procurement (22 Jun 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will seek, on Ireland's behalf, to have the financial thresholds for public procurement applications, as set by EU Directives 2004/17/EU and 2004/18/EU, reviewed with the aim of raising the limits in view of the fact that currently all projects costing more than €50,000 must go through the procurement process which is overly cumbersome and...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (23 Jun 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 117: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if persons with a long-term illness or disability will receive an extra allowance or waiver on charges for water usage, particularly when experiencing medical problems such as arthritis, the symptoms of which can be alleviated through the therapeutic use of water. [16906/11]

Written Answers — Commemorative Events: Commemorative Events (28 Jun 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 62: To ask the Taoiseach the position regarding plans to set up a 1916 centenary committee; and if local groups and organisations can register an interest in holding an official centenary celebration. [17022/11]

Written Answers — Jobs Initiatives: Jobs Initiatives (5 Jul 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 83: To ask the Taoiseach his views on the timeframe for decisions from the Office of the Chief State Solicitor and his further views that the office would benefit from participating in the jobs initiative such as job bridge which would provide great opportunities for Law and FE 1 exam graduates while also helping to speed up decision-making. [18815/11]

Written Answers — Consular Services: Consular Services (5 Jul 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 102: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide the staffing levels in the Irish Embassy in Canberra, Australia; and the level of assistance it is permitted to provide to Irish citizens who appear before Australian courts. [18514/11]

Written Answers — Consular Services: Consular Services (5 Jul 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 103: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if consular assistance is available in all the major Australian cities; and if, in view of the numbers of Irish citizens presently in Australia, he is satisfied that there is ease of access to such assistance to Irish citizens. [18515/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Reviews: Departmental Reviews (5 Jul 2011)

Seán Kyne: Question 379: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress of the mortgage interest supplement review as recommended by the expert group on mortgage arrears and personal debt; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18812/11]