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

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 510: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when his attention was drawn to the fact that the PhD thesis claimed by a person (details supplied) was purchased from an on-line degree sales office without academic legitimacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29120/05]

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

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 511: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether a State office (details supplied) may have been damaged by the allegations contained in an article in a newspaper (details supplied) that the PhD thesis claimed by a person (details supplied) was purchased from an on-line degree sales office without academic legitimacy; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (18 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 498: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the agencies under his remit have engaged Deloitte & Touche as advisers; the fees paid to them for each year since 1997; the nature of the assignments undertaken by this company; if an open competition for the services provided by them was held, including for contract renewals; if the reporting arrangement for them was...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (18 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 500: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has satisfied himself, in the case of the agencies under his remit that have engaged Deloitte & Touche since 1997, that the boards of these agencies have exercised the necessary and proper level of due diligence in appointing the company and in reviewing its ongoing performance; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (18 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 499: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the nature of the assignments given to Deloitte & Touche by Shannon Development regarding the sale of the former Burlington plant at Gillogue; if he has received regular reports from his officials on this issue; if he has satisfied himself that Shannon Development is properly observing the corporate governance guidelines...

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (18 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 731: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if an investigation will be carried out into claims that some legal representatives charged clients who attended the Residential Institutions Redress Board fees that had already been covered by the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29107/05]

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (18 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 732: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if claimants to the Residential Institutions Redress Board will be fully informed of the fact that their legal fees are entirely covered by the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29108/05]

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (18 Oct 2005)

Jan O'Sullivan: Question 733: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if immediate steps will be taken to ensure that claimants to the Residential Institutional Redress Board received the entirety of their payments and that legal representatives are prevented from deducting any alleged charges from them in view of the fact that legal fees are paid directly by the board; and if she will make a statement...

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]