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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (18 Oct 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 821: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount paid to a consultancy company (details supplied) in respect of each year since 2000; the details of each of the contracts and services provided; the nature of the controls applied in the procurement process or processes; if he has satisfied himself that value for money has been achieved in each...

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

Eamon Gilmore: Question 164: To ask the Minister for Transport the action he has taken to improve monitoring arrangements in his Department in view of the Comptroller and Auditor General's report on the loss of €2 million to NTR; and the way in which his Department failed to identify the accounting error. [29081/05]

Written Answers — Multi-Denominational Schools: Multi-Denominational Schools (19 Oct 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 314: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received proposals from Educate Together seeking to make multi-denominational education provision an objective of the national development plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29610/05]

Written Answers — Legal Aid Service: Legal Aid Service (20 Oct 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the FLAC publication (details supplied); his views on whether its tenet that while equal access to justice is a fundamental human right there is no meaningful method of enforcing that right; the steps he proposes to take to provide adequate resources to abolish waiting lists for legal aid;...

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (20 Oct 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 39: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a witness in a murder case (details supplied) has retracted their statement alleging that their statement was made under duress and at the instigation of the investigating gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29752/05]

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

Eamon Gilmore: Question 139: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount paid into farm plastics recycling scheme by farmers in 2004; the cost of recycling the farm plastics collected under the scheme in 2004; the percentage of waste silage plastic collected in 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30361/05]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (25 Oct 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 175: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of affordable houses provided under the 1999 scheme, Part V and Sustaining Progress to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30444/05]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (25 Oct 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 587: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of affordable houses provided under the 1999 scheme, Part V and Sustaining Progress to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30547/05]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (25 Oct 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 331: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the Government will support amendment No. 8 to recital 31, adopted by the European Parliament at its second reading on 15 September 2005, regarding closed mines and the responsibility the member states have to rehabilitate such sites (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30325/05]

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (25 Oct 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 435: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason the Government has not yet signed or ratified the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30326/05]

Written Answers — Coláistí Samhraidh: Coláistí Samhraidh (26 Oct 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 135: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil sé sásta go bhfuil an deontas a íocann a Roinn thar ceann na dteaghlach nó na mban tí a sholáthraíonn iostas do na mic léinn a fhreastalaíonn ar na Coláistí Samhraidh sa Ghaeltacht ard a dhóthain; an bhfuil sé sásta go dtagann feabhas substaintiúil ar líofacht Ghaeilge na mac léinn céanna;...

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

Eamon Gilmore: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the communications he has received from the European Commission regarding the Governments implementation of the two year habitual residence requirement in relation to qualification for social welfare benefits; the response he has made to the Commission; if he will introduce changes to the requirement; and if he will make a...

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

Eamon Gilmore: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason his Department insists that the carer's allowance received by carer's be included as means for assessment of eligibility for secondary benefits such as back to school clothing and footwear allowance; the steps he will take to ensure this is excluded in order that persons who would otherwise qualify would receive their...

Written Answers — Coastal Erosion: Coastal Erosion (2 Nov 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 326: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the assessment which has been made of erosion of the coastline between Killiney and Woodbrook, County Dublin; the plans that exist for coastal protection works along this stretch of coastline; the funding which has been or is being made available to the local authority for coastal protection works; and if he...

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (3 Nov 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 13: To ask the Minister for Defence the level of interest of contract soldiers in serving in the Defence Forces' overseas missions; his plans to encourage more contract soldiers to serve in overseas missions; the difficulties this situation is causing for the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31995/05]

Written Answers — Third Level Qualifications: Third Level Qualifications (8 Nov 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 162: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to proposals from universities here to reduce bachelor of engineering programmes to a three-year degree and provide a two-year masters programme as a follow-on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32759/05]

Written Answers — Child Protection: Child Protection (8 Nov 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 181: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department monitors the implementation of the Department of Education and Science child protection guidelines for post-primary schools to ensure that they are implemented in all post primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32760/05]

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (9 Nov 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Finance in regard to the almost €2.5 billion remaining outstanding in uncollected taxes, his views on the proportion of this the Revenue Commissioners expect to recover; if any new measures are planned to assist in the collection of outstanding taxes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33047/05]

Written Answers — Tax Compliance: Tax Compliance (9 Nov 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of random audits carried out by the Revenue Commissioners to date in 2005; the number expected to be undertaken by the end of 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33048/05]

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (9 Nov 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 190: To ask the Taoiseach if his internal auditors are satisfied with the procurement process used in the purchase of a consultancy service; if the process used conforms with the Department of Finance guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33409/05]