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Written Answers — Housing Management Companies: Housing Management Companies (9 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he proposes to publish legislation to govern the operation of property management firms of apartment complexes and other multi unit developments; and his views on whether existing legislation is inadequate to provide to apartment and home owners essential legislation to which they should be entitled. [22162/07]

Written Answers — Witness Intimidation: Witness Intimidation (9 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the changes he considers appropriate for the witness protection programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22562/07]

Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (10 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: Question 112: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will commit to making homelessness a thing of the past by 2010 as requested by the Make Room campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22745/07]

Written Answers — Biofuels Industry: Biofuels Industry (11 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to require biofuels used in transport to comply with a new environmental certification system looking at their impacts on biodiversity and the amount of carbon reduction they achieve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23120/07]

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (16 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: Question 435: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she has taken to implement the arrangements made with the Roman Catholic Church regarding the transfer of property to the State in return for the State accepting liability to discharge all payments due on foot of compensation claimed by victims of sexual abuse in residential institutions; the property so acquired; the...

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (16 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: Question 436: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the sum paid out by the State to date in respect of claims taken by victims of sexual abuse in residential institutions and in particular the sums paid out directly as a result of a decision by the redress board and the High Court on appeal from the redress board; and the number of such applications to the redress board and appeals...

Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (16 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: Question 491: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of convicted sex offenders currently in prison, on temporary release and the circumstances warranting such release, who have completed their sentence and are no longer imprisoned, whose addresses are presently known to An Garda Síochána pursuant to notification under the Sex Offenders Act 2001 and are not in...

Written Answers — Sex Offender Treatment Programme: Sex Offender Treatment Programme (16 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: Question 492: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the prisons in which alleged sex offenders awaiting trial and not on bail are currently held and the numbers concerned; the prisons in which convicted sex offenders currently serving sentences are held and the numbers concerned; the numbers of convicted sex offenders currently undergoing treatment; the prisons in which...

Written Answers — Sex Offender Treatment Programme: Sex Offender Treatment Programme (16 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: Question 493: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons currently employed full-time and part-time by the Prison Service to provide treatment to convicted sex offenders; the qualifications of same; the prisons to which they are attached; the number of said posts currently vacant; and his proposals to recruit additional personnel to provide such treatment....

Written Answers — Sex Offender Treatment Programme: Sex Offender Treatment Programme (16 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: Question 494: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the type of treatment provided within the Prison Service to convicted sex offenders to attempt to ensure they do not re-offend upon release; and the action taken to implement the recommendations of the joint committee on child protection made in November 2006 that there be developed a comprehensive and fully funded...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (17 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the review being undertaken by the Office of the Minister for Children of compliance by State bodies and NGOs with the children first guidelines has been completed; when it will be published; and the action he will take as a consequence of the review undertaken. [22836/07]

Written Answers — Control of Infectious Diseases: Control of Infectious Diseases (17 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she proposes to take to counteract the problem of MRSA in hospitals here; and the action taken to date. [22318/07]

Written Answers — Adoption Services: Adoption Services (17 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: Question 257: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Adoption Board has, in determining a number of applications, rejected the opinion of Health Service Executive social workers that a couple or an individual are unsuitable for foreign adoption and made declarations of suitability, that substantial difficulties in effecting a foreign...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (18 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the recent report of the European Transport Safety Council which found that Ireland has reduced road deaths since 2001 by 10.9% compared to France which has reduced road deaths by 42.3%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24316/07]

Written Answers — Nuclear Disarmament Initiative: Nuclear Disarmament Initiative (23 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the fact that Iran is developing a nuclear weapon capability; the nature of his concern; the action taken to date by this State as a member of the European Union and at the United Nations to address this issue; and his views on whether EU and United Nations action to date is adequate. [25043/07]

Written Answers — National Conference Centre: National Conference Centre (25 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the estimated cost of the National Conference Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25599/07]

Written Answers — Hunt Licences: Hunt Licences (31 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: Question 564: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the licence application to hunt deer made by a hunt (details supplied); if the licence sought will be refused; and when he expects to make a decision on the application. [26210/07]

Written Answers — Foreign Divorces: Foreign Divorces (7 Nov 2007)

Alan Shatter: Question 52: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the law relating to the recognition of foreign divorces is in a state of chaos, that different rules apply to the recognition of foreign divorces granted in different member States of the European Union depending on the date on which they were granted, that entirely separate...

Written Answers — Sexual Offences: Sexual Offences (7 Nov 2007)

Alan Shatter: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action taken to date to implement the recommendation made in November 2006 by the Report of the Joint Committee on Child Protection that a system for computerised storage and dissemination of information received in accordance with the Sex Offenders Act 2001 be developed and established; and the Government's timeframe...

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (20 Nov 2007)

Alan Shatter: Question 265: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children who have contracted MRSA or other hospital acquired diseases whilst receiving in-patient hospital treatment in each of the past five years; and the steps taken to maintain accurate records of such incidents and to detail the hospitals concerned. [29937/07]