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Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (18 May 2004)

Joe Costello: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason the early-start programme for three and four-year olds is only available in 40 of the 350 disadvantaged areas identified by the scheme; if he will account for this failure to extend the scheme; his plans to extend the programme in the future in order to assist more children adjust to school life; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — School Staff Development: School Staff Development (18 May 2004)

Joe Costello: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason funding for teacher in-career development has decreased by 25% over the past four years; his views on whether this cut in funding will have a negative effect on teacher development and the education system as a whole; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14337/04]

Written Answers — Child Abuse: Child Abuse (18 May 2004)

Joe Costello: Question 289: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the breakdown by category of all cases of child abuse as reported to the health authorities in 2001 to 2003, inclusive. [14119/04]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (18 May 2004)

Joe Costello: Question 363: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Gardaí who were transferred in the past 12 months into the Dublin metropolitan area and out of the Dublin metropolitan area; if it is policy to refuse transfers out of Dublin during the Irish Presidency; if so, when the policy will change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14133/04]

School Staffing. (25 May 2004)

Joe Costello: This is the time at which schools are informed that they may or may not lose teachers. In areas of disadvantage in Dublin where pupil numbers may be declining and rising elsewhere there are inevitable problems. St. Joseph's is the local primary school in East Wall and it has experienced considerable difficulties in this disadvantaged area. Much of the development which has taken place in the...

Written Answers — Lansdowne Road Development: Lansdowne Road Development (25 May 2004)

Joe Costello: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his Department has had any further meetings with local residents affected by the redevelopment of Lansdowne Road; the content and nature of any such meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15371/04]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 May 2004)

Joe Costello: Question 299: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average length of time persons in accident and emergency units have waited for beds in each of the past five years; and the average length of time persons have waited in each month of 2004 to date. [15544/04]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 May 2004)

Joe Costello: Question 300: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of beds available in the Mater Hospital in each of the past five years; the number of wards closed in each of the past five years; the number of beds closed today; when it is expected to have all the beds available again. [15545/04]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (25 May 2004)

Joe Costello: Question 349: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the grounds on which the decision to refuse a visa in respect of an application by a person (details supplied); if he will reconsider the decision in view of the person's family connections with this country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15210/04]

Presidential Visit. (1 Jun 2004)

Joe Costello: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the expected nature and cost of security arrangements required by the planned visit of President Bush; the purpose of visits made by members of the Garda to homes in the Shannon area requesting information on the persons likely to be staying in the houses at the end of June 2004; the purpose to which this information will...

Presidential Visit. (1 Jun 2004)

Joe Costello: Will the Minister agree there is no popular support for the visit by President Bush to Ireland at this time? The cost of the May Day security arrangements must have been quite extensive given the Minister already declared in this House that some 5,000 gardaí were on duty that day. Given the considerable hostility and opposition to President Bush's visit, will the Minister provide the House...

Presidential Visit. (1 Jun 2004)

Joe Costello: The Minister said at the outset that the normal procedures that take place in respect of every presidential visit are being adhered to. As far as I am aware, this is not the case. What is happening has not happened before. As part of the May Day security activities——

Presidential Visit. (1 Jun 2004)

Joe Costello: ——a circular was distributed in Castleknock. Residents were met in other areas, but this is a different area. What will happen to the information being gathered? Is it being put into a computer? Is it being processed in any fashion and who will have access to it? Does the Minister not consider that it would have been better had the normal procedures been adhered to?

Prisons Building Programme. (1 Jun 2004)

Joe Costello: I am not clear what is intended by the Minister. Could he clarify matters? He said he intended to make a decision by the end of March yet he is now setting up an expert group which presumably will have an open-ended timeframe in which to report. When is it likely to make its report? Does the Minister intend to demolish Mountjoy men's prison, Saint Patrick's juvenile institution, the training...

Prisons Building Programme. (1 Jun 2004)

Joe Costello: Are any in Dublin 4?

Prisons Building Programme. (1 Jun 2004)

Joe Costello: The Minister has taken much time to deal with this issue.

Prisons Building Programme. (1 Jun 2004)

Joe Costello: When the capital punishment legislation was going through in 1990, the then Minister for Justice, Mr. Ray Burke, agreed with me that the hangman's cells would be transferred to the National Museum. Will the Minister consider this?

Written Answers — Presidential Visit: Presidential Visit (1 Jun 2004)

Joe Costello: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the expected nature and cost of security arrangements required by the planned visit of President Bush. [16278/04]

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (1 Jun 2004)

Joe Costello: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Finance when the decision was taken to drain the Bonnet River in County Leitrim; the reason half the river and none of the tributaries were ever drained; when funding will be made available to complete the works so that flooding which is damaging the livelihoods of local farmers can be ended once and for all; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Garda Recruitment: Garda Recruitment (1 Jun 2004)

Joe Costello: Question 302: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the membership of the Garda at the latest date for which figures are available; if he has received Cabinet approval for the recruitment of 2,000 additional gardaí; the annual capacity of the Garda training college at Templemore; if he has plans to extend the college or otherwise increase training capacity; and if he will...