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Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (29 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if any progress has been made on the development of a 20 year strategic plan for the Irish language; his plans to promote the use of the Irish language over the next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22587/05]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (30 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will expand on his recent statement that older persons should be able to remortgage their property to the State in return for an annual income to supplement their pension; if he plans to table formal proposals on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23028/05]

Written Answers — Consumer Strategy Group: Consumer Strategy Group (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, arising from the report of the Consumer Strategy Group, it is intended to implement the recommendation to expand social partnership to include consumer representatives on both the Government and voluntary sides, which the group indicated was the responsibility of his Department. [19106/05]

Written Answers — Consumer Strategy Group: Consumer Strategy Group (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, arising from the report of the Consumer Strategy Group, it is intended to implement the recommendation that consumer considerations should be incorporated into all regulatory analysis procedures and the consumer proofing of all relevant Government decisions, which the group indicated was specifically the responsibility...

Written Answers — Consumer Strategy Group: Consumer Strategy Group (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 677: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, arising from the report of the Consumer Strategy Group, it is intended to implement the recommendation to introduce standardised statutory codes of practice across all public sector bodies, which the group indicated was the responsibility of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19105/05]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 1272: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will consider introducing a greater degree of flexibility in regard to the rules governing qualification for school transport, particularly with a view to facilitating pupils who live marginally outside the relevant catchment area and especially when there is spare capacity on the buses in question; if, in this regard, she...

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (28 Sep 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 1362: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the serious concerns among persons in the Clara area of County Offaly regarding the decision to close the fire station in Clara; if, in view of the population of 4,000 in the area and the serious safety implications of leaving the people of the area without a fire station,...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (4 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 210: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress made regarding the redeployment of the estimated 400 staff previously employed in administering farm income support schemes; the number of such staff redeployed to date; the locations and the sectors of her Department to which they have been redeployed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26466/05]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (5 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Finance the latest information available from the central applications facility in respect of applications from civil servants and other public servants currently located in Dublin who wish to transfer to new locations outside of Dublin under the Government's decentralisation programme; the way in which this compares with the Government target of 10,300;...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (5 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Government's decentralisation plan will be carried out on a totally voluntary basis and that staff will either be offered inducements to transfer or subject to penalties if they decide not to move; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26632/05]

Written Answers — EU Constitution: EU Constitution (6 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 161: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his assessment of the implications for the proposed EU constitution of the results of the referenda in France and Holland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19101/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (6 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the circumstances in which a contractor that won the bid to provide a replacement system for the issue of passports, reported on by the Comptroller and Auditor General, was a consortium headed by the firm of consultants who had been engaged to conduct the initial review for his Department and which made the recommendation for a replacement...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (6 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the circumstances in which a single contractor was paid an amount of €920,220 in respect of road transport services associated with the EU Presidency and reported on by the Comptroller and Auditor General, while a further sum of €45,166 was paid to the same contractor charged to press and information; the reason normal tendering...

Written Answers — Natural Disasters: Natural Disasters (6 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the response he has received from the US authorities to his offer of assistance to help cope with the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, in regard to his statement of 6 September 2005; if this assistance has been provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24840/05]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (6 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 198: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will amend the Coroners Act 1962 to remove the restriction on the number of medical or other witnesses a coroner may call during an inquest; if he will list the recommendations contained in the report of the coroners review group published in 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27179/05]

Written Answers — Education Welfare Service: Education Welfare Service (11 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 26: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to allocate additional resources to the education welfare board to increase the number of education welfare officers throughout the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27668/05]

Written Answers — Garda Vetting Procedures: Garda Vetting Procedures (11 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the categories of workers within the educational system that are vetted by the Garda for the risk of child abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27669/05]

Written Answers — General Practitioners: General Practitioners (11 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 132: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the continuing significant increase in general practitioner fees; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that some general practitioners in Dublin recently increased their fees from €40 to €50; her plans to impose limits on the amounts that general practitioners may...

Written Answers — Departmental Property: Departmental Property (11 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 149: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in regard to the removal of asbestos from Hawkins House during 2001, asbestos was detected in and removed from foyer area of the building; if staff working in the foyer area were notified of any such removal; the precautions which were taken to protect workers working in the foyer area; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Departmental Property: Departmental Property (11 Oct 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 150: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to concerns expressed by staff who worked in the foyer area of Hawkins House that they may have been exposed to asbestos during the removal of this substance from the building; if steps have been taken to determine if such workers may have been exposed to asbestos; the health or medical...