Results 241-260 of 10,146 for in 'Written Answers' speaker:Róisín Shortall

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (23 Jun 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Transport the regulations governing the sale of child-sized mopeds to minors and adults; if such practice is legal; and his policy in this regard. [21811/05]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (23 Jun 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Transport the statutory basis for speed limits at roadworks; the body that approves them; the criteria used to establish the limit that applies; and the process through which they are approved. [21757/05]

Written Answers — Traffic Management: Traffic Management (23 Jun 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Transport when he intends to introduce legislation to allow for the enforcement and operation of free-flow electronic toll collection. [21758/05]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (23 Jun 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide information on the age of the school bus fleet with details of the number of buses in specific age categories with yearly intervals. [21760/05]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (23 Jun 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide details of the school bus fleet with a breakdown of the number of buses in each capacity range. [21761/05]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (23 Jun 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 222: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide details of the school bus fleet with details of the number of coaches which have seat belts; the number which are capable of having seat belts retrofitted and the number which are not. [21762/05]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (23 Jun 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will provide details of the number of school buses which are driven by Bus Éireann drivers; and the training that is provided to them for this purpose. [21763/05]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (23 Jun 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will provide details of the number of school buses which are driven by non-Bus Éireann drivers together with details of the qualifications and training required of these drivers. [21764/05]

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (28 Jun 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 125: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason it took more than two years to publish his response to the Health Research Board study of the health effects of landfill and incineration, which was eventually published on 7 June 2005; if he will report on the Government's proposals for incinerators and landfill sites, in view of the Health...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (28 Jun 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 198: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to plans on the part of Beaumont Hospital to construct a kidney unit within the curtilage of the hospital; if she will provide a description of any works that are due to take place in this regard; and the timeframe for when the work is due to be started and completed. [22119/05]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Jun 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 274: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the statutory instrument that permits the HSE to set an age threshold, commonly 25 years, below which a person is considered a dependant when determining their medical card entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22812/05]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (28 Jun 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 464: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to unsolicited faxes from a company (details supplied) which encourage drivers to break speed limits and avoid penalty points; if he has sought legal advice on this matter; and the action he intends to take against this company or to otherwise stop this practice. [22173/05]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (28 Jun 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 475: To ask the Minister for Transport, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 306 and 311 of 31 May 2005, if he is now in a position to give a commitment that prior to the partial sale of Aer Lingus, he will use some of the proceeds of that sale to invest in the pension scheme for retired aviation staff in order that the scheme can be secured going forward; if the consultants...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (28 Jun 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 662: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the inordinately high pupil-teacher ratio obtaining in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5; the action she will take to remedy this problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22007/05]

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (28 Jun 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 796: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will clarify the position with regard to current EU regulations on the disposal of white goods; if, when a member of the public is purchasing a white good and disposing of the old one, it is in order for the vendor of the replacement white good to place a charge on the removal and disposal of the old...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (29 Jun 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the adoption of the EU Action Plan on Drugs 2005-2008; the way in which this will impact on the national drugs strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22590/05]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (29 Jun 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 286: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the issues raised in a letter from a person (details supplied); if he will indicate the reason NCT certificates do not last two years from the date of the last test rather than a specified date relating to the car's age regardless of when tests were carried out; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the current rules can...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (29 Jun 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 373: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has satisfied himself that all of the circumstances involved in an application for asylum of a young person (details supplied) have been taken into consideration prior to the issuing of a deportation order; if, in view of this person's age, integration into Irish life and involvement in the Dublin Youth Theatre, he...

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

Róisín Shortall: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his new proposals to allow State pensioners to earn an income and keep their full pension; when he plans to introduce these proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23031/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (30 Jun 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 183: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 will receive an appointment at the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, for the fitting of a prosthetic leg. [23856/05]