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Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (9 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she intends to carry out a systematic review of the Residential Institutions Redress Board in view of the recent court payment of €370,000 which dwarfs the average award from the board and is significantly higher than any other payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7944/05]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (10 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 19: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when and how he intends to transpose the European renewables directive into Irish law. [8282/05]

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (10 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has satisfied himself that he has the necessary time and resources to respond within the one month deadline to the request by the European Commission for greater transparency on the application of public funding by RTE to public service broadcasting purposes; the timeframe within which the Government has...

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (22 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 19: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the details of the annual budgets expended by the cities designated as European City of Culture since the instigation of this designation; the way in which such budgets compare with the money allocated in 2005 to allow Cork to be European City of Culture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9180/05]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (22 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 190: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the terms of the Arigna fund and any beneficiaries, including the recipients, the date and the sums so disbursed. [8563/05]

Written Answers — Newspaper Industry: Newspaper Industry (22 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 252: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the legislation, existing or planned, to protect the public interest in an independent press, in particular to prevent a single press group controlling an unacceptable proportion of media here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8543/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 307: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on whether SWA circular no. 1 of 2005 issued on 31 January 2005, restricts in any way the discretion given to the Health Service Executive to award an SWA rent supplement in any case in which it appears to the executive that the circumstances of the case so warrant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9390/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 308: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on whether the principal criteria upon which a determination might be made by the Health Service Executive, in the exercise of its discretion concerning the award of an SWA rent supplement, are in any way amended or qualified by SWA circular no. 1 of 2005 concerning the safety and well-being of the applicants for SWA...

Written Answers — Equal Opportunities Employment: Equal Opportunities Employment (22 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 416: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if figures are available to indicate the proportion of journalists here who are male and female; and if measures are in place or are planned to ensure gender balance. [8542/05]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (22 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 637: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make available the Terrascope report on the Kildare bypass and Pollardstown fen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8562/05]

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (22 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 651: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn by civil servants in his Department to the suggestions arising from the European Commission's Kampsax report on the EIA for the M50 at the Carrickmines Castle complex raised with the Irish authorities at a meeting in May 2004 and specified at a meeting of the NDP-CSF...

Written Answers — EU Conventions: EU Conventions (23 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 27: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason Ireland has failed to join 31 other European states in ratifying the Council of Europe's 1997 Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9445/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (23 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 38: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the Health Service Executive working group on cystic fibrosis services, which was set up after a report labelled CF services as dangerous will report to her; her views on whether the analysis of the initial report is accurate; and if, in the meantime, she intends to act on the recommendations of the initial report....

Written Answers — Carcinogenic Products: Carcinogenic Products (23 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 129: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on the recent food scare caused by the use of Sudan Red 1 in a variety of foods; and the measures which have been introduced to safeguard against these types of incidents. [6983/05]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to eliminate inequities in the forestry grant system such as the discrepancy in the rate of premium and the fact that forestry organisations are not interested in holdings under three hectares; her views on whether more smallholders would opt to plant trees if these inequities were eliminated; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Airport Development Projects: Airport Development Projects (24 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Transport the way in which a decision will be made on the possible commissioning of a new runway at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9741/05]

Written Answers — Parking Regulations: Parking Regulations (24 Mar 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 19: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department has carried out an analysis of the benefits that may accrue from the introduction of car sharing clubs; if he will consider allocating a number of car parking spaces available to his Department for the use of such car club vehicles, both for official travel uses during the week and personal use at the weekend. [9742/05]

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (12 Apr 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he proposes to take in view of the growing level of alcohol abuse among young people and the links between this and assaults and murders here; if a comprehensive programme in which co-operation between his Department and other Departments such as the Department of Education and Science and the Department of Arts,...

Written Answers — Prison Visiting Committees: Prison Visiting Committees (12 Apr 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the mileage claimed by members of jail visiting committees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10870/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (12 Apr 2005)

Trevor Sargent: Question 376: To ask the Minister for Finance the total VAT charged on the sales of the Band Aid DVDs and CDs launched at the end of 2004; and the way in which this compares to the money donated to the Band Aid Foundation by the Government. [10751/05]