Written answers
Tuesday, 30 March 2004
- Department of Education and Science
- Schools Building Projects
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has satisfied himself with the operation of schools constructed under the public private partnership system; if he has further...
- Early School Leavers
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views in relation to the stay-in-school retention initiative; if his attention has been drawn to the considerable concern at the...
- Lisbon Agenda
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made by his Department in pushing forward the Lisbon agenda during Ireland's Presidency of the European Union to date; and...
- Physical Education Facilities
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there are plans to carry out studies regarding the availability of and participation in physical education during school hours, or...
- School Transport
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will clarify who holds responsibility for the safety of pupils waiting for school transport, either within the school grounds or...
- Educational Administration
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reasons behind his Department's call for more modern, corporate management as opposed to the present system of governing bodies for...
- Research Funding
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he intends to establish a new agency for research funding along the lines of that recently proposed by the Higher Education...
- Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of persons who have made compensation applications to the Residential Institutions Redress Board at the latest date for...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the resources and structures he has put in place at second level to provide appropriately for the education of children with special...
- School Discipline
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on reports by the INTO that its members were reporting significantly more problems regarding discipline in the classroom in...
- Teachers' Conferences
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will be attending the teachers' conferences in 2004. [9809/04]
- Site Acquisitions
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps he intends to take to ensure that land for future school developments is earmarked for such development when new housing...
- Transition to Second Level
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to a recent report by the ESRI on the difficulties facing pupils transferring from primary to secondary...
- School Placement
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the case of a number of families in Limerick city who have been unable to get a second level school place...
- School Staffing
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will consider the pressing concerns of St. Mary's BNS, Haddington Road, Dublin, for a full-time learning support teacher for its...
- Teaching Qualifications
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of recent statements from the INTO, he has plans to drop the requirement for teachers trained outside the State to pass the...
- Racism in Schools
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to recent comments by the Chairperson to the National Consultative Committee on Racism and...
- Insurance Costs
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the financial hardship caused to schools by rising insurance costs; and if he will consider...
- School Transport
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the outcome of the review being conducted by his Department into the cost of school transport services; and if he will make a statement...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on the fact that the €31 million allocated under the summer works scheme is sufficient to address the dilapidated state of...
- Employee Assistance Scheme
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, in view of the commitment given by his Department in the Programme for Competitiveness and Work, the reason he has failed to...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of applications for special educational resources that were received by his Department prior to 31 August 2003; the number...
- Insurance Costs
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his plans to address rising insurance costs for schools; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the INTO have stated that...
- Education Reports
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when he plans to implement the recommendations of the McIver report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9801/04]
- Computerisation Programme
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools across the country that will benefit from Government plans to provide broadband Internet access; the timeframe...
- Further Education
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the level of resources allocated to further education colleges for 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9668/04]
- Educational Disadvantage
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the broad review of initiatives to tackle disadvantage under way in his Department; and if he will make a...
- Computerisation Programme
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the provision of computers for students at secondary level in this State is well below...
- Linguistics Institute of Ireland
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position with regard to the liquidation of the Linguistics Institute of Ireland and the continued use of the library resource; and...
- Montessori Teachers
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on whether it is unfair and unjust to fully qualified Montessori teachers working in national schools to be regarded and paid...
- School Management
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the level of funding to be allocated by his Department towards the training of members of school boards for 2004; and if he will make a...
- Third Level Fees
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action he intends to take to stop universities and third-level institutions withholding exam results from apprentices who have yet...
- University Privatisation
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his position on the privatisation of third level universities in view of the current OECD review of third level education. [9808/04]
- Education Welfare Service
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of education welfare officers recruited to date in 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9692/04]
- Educational Disadvantage
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on whether, if the aim of the National Educational Welfare Board is to provide a service to the most disadvantaged and most...
- School Staffing
Question 165: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the total number of primary teachers; the number of males and females; the age profile in ten year intervals with reference to males...
- Education Issues
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the address to the recent Irish Primary Principals Network by a UCD professor, that education is...
- School Discipline
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to reports from the ASTI on the growing number of students involved in binge drinking which is having a...
- Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he intends to reopen negotiations with religious congregations to increase their contributions arising from the deal struck between...
- Higher Education
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the precise reasoning behind the recently established financial review of Ireland's seven universities being conducted by the Higher...
- Child Care Services
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the allocation to be made to vocational educational committees for the provision of child care services; and if he will make a...
- Education Reports
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will report on the progress to date in implementing the recommendations of the McIver report. [9802/04]
- Schools of Music
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he is now in a position to proceed with the construction of a new Cork School of Music; and if he will make a statement on the...
- School League Tables
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the consultations he has had in regard to changes he is considering to the ban on publishing school league tables. [9805/04]
- Higher Education
Question 175: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will expand on comments he made at UCD in February 2004 that universities must be made more accountable to the taxpayer; if this...
- Site Acquisitions
Question 176: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he intends to consult the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government with a view to amending legislation in order...
- Departmental Funding
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount allocated towards the provision of IT equipment in primary and secondary schools for 2004; the amount allocated in 2000,...
- School Accommodation
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on the practice that has emerged in Swords, County Dublin, whereby parents hoping to enrol their daughters in a local school...
- Bullying in Schools
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if an anti-bullying strategy will be introduced on a mandatory basis for all schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Third Level Fees
Question 180: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the recent protests by apprentices around the country, he plans to review the requirement on them to pay the €223...
- Suicide Incidence
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to recent comments by the chief executive of Educate Together that young male suicide and high levels...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will report on the recruitment of special education needs organisers by the National Council for Special Education; and if he...
- Educational Projects
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if permanent recognition will be granted to Tralee Educate Together national school, Collis-Sandes House, Oak Park, Tralee, County...
- Medical Education
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his Department still plans to make medicine and other allied health professions a postgraduate qualification; and if his Department...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action he is taking to upgrade primary schools in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9722/04]
- School Transport
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to safety belts for children on school transport provided by, or contracted by his Department, especially in...
- School Curriculum
Question 189: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his reaction to a recent INTO report, teaching religion in primary schools; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the INTO...
- Third Level Charges
Question 190: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the financial crisis being faced by the State's universities due to the series of Government funding...
- Education Reports
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the consultations he has had with stakeholders with regarding to implementing the McIver report; and if his attention has been drawn to...
- Education Schemes
Question 192: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on whether ongoing confrontation with the teachers' unions is beneficial to the interests of the educational system, parents,...
- Further Education
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to recent comments from the general secretary of the Irish Vocational Education Association that the...
- Third Level Education
Question 195: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on the recent fall-off in numbers applying for third-level places through the Central Applications Office; if he is...
- School Staffing
Question 196: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on recent reports that a growing number of primary schools cannot get applicants for teaching principalships when they are...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 197: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the full extent of the requirements in terms of psychological assessment, resource, remedial or special needs teachers throughout the...
- School Transport
Question 198: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if it is possible to end the three for two rule for transporting school children before 2008; and if not, the factors which prevent...
- Further Education
Question 199: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason for his decision to cap PLC student numbers for the 2004-2005 school year. [9803/04]
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Legislative Programme
Question 200: To ask the Taoiseach the cost to the State in 2002 and 2003 of maintaining a dedicated legislative drafting service in the form of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel; and if he...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Irish Press Group
Question 206: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason the Government has failed to force a newspaper (details supplied) to divest itself of its 24.9%...
- Community Employment Schemes
Question 207: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a directive has been given to FÁS employment offices regarding the employment of persons over 55 years on...
- Health and Safety Regulations
Question 209: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will clarify for tidy town committees and residents associations, the obligations they have to provide...
- Export Licences
Question 210: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent of goods exported from here used either as primary equipment or dual purpose equipment used for...
- Work Permits
Question 211: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the Government policy towards the granting of permission to children of workers from outside the EU who are...
- Industrial Development
Question 213: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the IDA is negotiating with Teagasc to purchase a...
- Legislative Programme
Question 214: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in view of commitments of the Dublin Declaration, the Government intends to implement into national...
- EU Directives
Question 215: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the European working time directive can be changed; if so, the process for making such changes; and if she...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Property
Question 216: To ask the Minister for Defence the position in regard to the provision of a site for a new post-primary school at the Curragh, County Kildare; the meetings his Department has had...
- Department of Agriculture and Food
- Grant Payments
Question 218: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when decisions will be made in connection with the [i]force majeure[/i] and exceptional circumstances in relation to the establishment...
- Foot and Mouth Disease
Question 220: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the contingency plans his Department has in the event of another outbreak of foot and mouth disease and if the plan is co-ordinated with...
- Farm Retirement Scheme
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the amount of money offset each year for the old age pension from the early retirement scheme. [9659/04]
- Afforestation Programme
Question 222: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if funding has been allocated for the proposed forestry plantation at Gortnaskehy, Ballybunion, County Kerry on the lands of a person...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 223: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their REP scheme 2 payments, less penalty imposed. [9709/04]
- Farm Retirement Scheme
Question 224: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason farmers have to cease farming completely before they can apply for inclusion in the farm retirement scheme; and if this...
- Veterinary Laboratory
Question 227: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason the veterinary laboratory at Athlone is not available to farmers who have post mortems carried out on dead animals; if his...
- Animal Dealing
Question 228: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Budget
Question 229: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the amount of national Exchequer funds received by his Department in each of the past ten years; if he has satisfied himself that...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Collection
Question 230: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will state when a tax rebate will be issued to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9594/04]
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 231: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made in the decentralising of the Revenue Commissioners under the integrated Shannon decentralisation network to Kilrush, Listowel and...
- Child Care Services
Question 232: To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he intends to take as a matter of urgency to help parents with the excessive burden of child care costs; and if he will make a statement...
- Disabled Drivers
Question 233: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons on the waiting list for assessment by the disabled drivers medical board of appeal; the average wait for assessment; and if the...
- Departmental Properties
Question 234: To ask the Minister for Finance if the lease is still in place between his Department and the landowner of the lands at Dublin Road, Kilkenny; if so, the amount paid to date; if the...
- Farm Retirement Scheme
Question 235: To ask the Minister for Finance the implications which the leasing of land by persons involved in the farm retirement scheme will have on their tax affairs. [9715/04]
- Garda Stations
Question 236: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the poor standard of accommodation and resources currently available at the Garda station in Wexford town, his Department intends...
- Drinks Industry
Question 237: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of shops and premises licensed to sell alcohol such as off-licence sales in the Dublin area; and if he will give comparable figures for...
- Garda Stations
Question 238: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for the Garda station at Carbury, County Kildare; if he will improve, upgrade or refurbish the station for aesthetic or security purposes;...
- Department of Foreign Affairs
- International Recognition
Question 239: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will intervene on behalf of Taiwan to have that country accepted into the WHO. [9879/04]
- Foreign Conflicts
Question 240: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in view of the fact that a majority of Deputies have signed a letter to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan calling on him to instigate a...
- Landing Rights
Question 241: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of foreign military aircraft which were granted permission to land here in 2003; the figure for such landings to date in 2004; and...
- Conference on Disarmament
Question 242: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the issues raised in his speech to the conference on disarmament in Geneva; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10113/04]
- Official Engagements
Question 243: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his meeting with the Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, in Kabul; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10114/04]
- Department of Education and Science
- School Transport
Question 244: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on the fact that savings can be made in the school transport scheme with regard to the autistic sector of special education;...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 245: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when he will issue a reply to correspondence (details supplied) forwarded to him; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 246: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a detailed response will be issued to a group (details supplied) in County Kilkenny as promised by his Department officials...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 247: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if inspectors of his Department will meet the management of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24 to discuss the needs of the school...
- School Staffing
Question 249: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to correspondence of 4 November 2003, the qualifications under the eligibility criteria for special needs assistant support as...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 250: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he can reply to a letter dated 12 February 2004 from a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow regarding an application for...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 251: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when it is planned to complete the construction of a new school at (details supplied) in County Limerick. [9644/04]
- Special Educational Needs
Question 252: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will provide a special needs assist for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10 who suffers from ADHD. [9645/04]
- School Services Staff
Question 253: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the allocation made for the position of caretaker at a school (details supplied) for the years 2002 and 2003; and the allocation for...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 254: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the danger posed to children and staff crossing the road at a school (details supplied) in County Donegal, he will...
- Schools Recognition
Question 255: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will consider giving permanent recognition to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry. [9712/04]
- Higher Education Grants
Question 256: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the current status of the appeal made to his Department against the decision not to award a VEC grant to a person (details supplied) in...
- Teacher Induction Project
Question 257: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress in relation to the action research pilot project on teacher induction in second level schools supported by his Department...
- School Accommodation
Question 258: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his Department will approve the provision of an extra room to a school (details supplied) in County Cork, to provide for a second...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 259: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position with regard to the plans for the provision of a new post primary school at the Curragh, County Kildare; if a design team...
- Disadvantaged Status
Question 260: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the consideration given to the designation of disadvantaged status for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; the time scale...
- Schools Refurbishment
Question 261: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the assessment that has been made of the school building needs of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; the consideration that...
- Ministerial Appointments
Question 262: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has filled all places on the National Council for Special Education; and the progress made towards that aim. [9874/04]
- Special Educational Needs
Question 263: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if funding is being provided to all special needs schools for an escort service; and if all schools are availing of the service. [9875/04]
- Grant Payments
Question 264: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there are special grants available for schools seeking to add eco-friendly features such as solar panels or under floor heating to...
- Early School Leavers
Question 266: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his response to the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the future of the stay in school retention initiative,...
- Summer Works Scheme
Question 267: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his response to the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) from a school (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- School Transport
Question 268: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his Department has received a report from Bus Éireann referred to in Parliamentary Question No. 264 of 24 February 2004. [9946/04]
- Teaching Qualifications
Question 269: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of teachers at primary level who have provisional recognition pending acquisition of the SCG qualification; the number of...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 270: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the costings of his "Your Education Service" initiative, broken down by venue costs, publications, fees to chairs and staff, promotion...
- Literacy Levels
Question 271: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made to date in implementing the literacy target to halve the number of pupils with serious literacy difficulties in...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 272: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will provide details of the 15 projects referred to in Parliamentary Question No. 233 of 23 March 2004 that are in the early...
- Higher Education Grants
Question 273: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on section 47 of the proposed Equality Bill 2004 which allows the Minister to discriminate on the basis of race (details...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 274: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the budgetary provisions for education with respect to the disabled for 2004. [9952/04]
- Schools Building Projects
Question 275: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the building of a new school (details supplied) in County Cork. [9955/04]
- Summer Works Scheme
Question 277: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the summer work scheme application by a school (details supplied) in Dublin 8 was not...
- Site Acquisitions
Question 278: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made in the past three months in securing from Dublin City Council the site adjacent to a school (details...
- Summer Works Scheme
Question 280: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the way in which he proposes to address the needs of a school (details supplied), which will not be able to deliver the new science...
- Early School Leavers
Question 281: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the excellent work being done by the ALFA project in Scariff, County Clare, for 13-16 year olds that...
- School Accommodation
Question 282: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties facing parents of children in the Mullingar area in trying to enrol them in the...
- Bologna Process
Question 283: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made on the Bologna declaration; the further progress that has been made to establish a European higher...
- Quality Assurance in Teaching
Question 284: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the way in which his Department promotes and supports high quality teaching, education and research at university and college of...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 285: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard to extra facilities required at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; when, with regard to...
- Schools Refurbishment
Question 306: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when he expects to be in a position to provide funding to carry out permanent works on the roof of a school (details supplied) in...
- Site Acquisitions
Question 307: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard to the acquisition of a site and permanent structures for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 309: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when he expects to be in a position to provide the facilities at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a...
- Site Acquisitions
Question 314: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard to the future of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare, with particular reference to site acquisition...
- School Curriculum
Question 315: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason he has not met in full his financial commitment to schools in regard to the encouragement of the sciences in the junior...
- Psychological Service
Question 316: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his proposals to increase the availability of psychological assessments to the primary school sector; and if he will make a statement...
- Education Policy
Question 318: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on whether it is wise to prolong his confrontation with the teaching profession; and if he will make a statement on the...
- School Accommodation
Question 319: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in relation to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country which are deficient in accommodation and structures, thereby...
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 320: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the extent to which he expects to improve pupil-teacher ratios at primary level in inner city schools; and if he will make a statement...
- School Staffing
Question 321: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the current and anticipated requirement in respect of classroom assistants; the extent to which this need is being met and is likely to...
- Standardised School Year
Question 325: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of recognised post-primary schools which furnished completed declarations with regard to his request of January 2004 to...
- Parent Teacher Meetings
Question 328: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in relation to Circular M34/03 to managerial authorities in second level schools (details supplied), schools are required to hold a...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 330: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason over 4,000 children with disabilities are still waiting for their special education resources; and the outcome of the review...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Fishery Inspectors
Question 331: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the action he intends to take to urgently settle the industrial dispute with the fishery inspectors which...
- Coastal Erosion
Question 332: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the length of the County Cork coastline; and the funds provided by his Department for coastal erosion in Cork in...
- Harbours and Piers
Question 333: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that since the commencement of the Greencastle/Magilligan ferry and...
- Post Office Network
Question 335: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will give a breakdown of post offices per electoral area in Donegal; if he will indicate the number that...
- Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
- Sports Funding
Question 336: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding the lottery grant applied for by a football club (details supplied) in County Louth and the application for...
- Performing Arts
Question 337: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the funding available for an Irish dancing and music group (details supplied) in County Louth which will represent Ireland at the...
- Swimming Pool Projects
Question 338: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism further to Parliamentary Question No. 137 of 25 February 2004, the sources of the 55 applications for funding mentioned; the status...
- Sports Capital Programme
Question 339: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when he intends to allocate funds under the sports capital programme; the budget available; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Health and Children
- Pharmacy Regulations
Question 340: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason Irish and other EU pharmacists wishing to work in a pharmacy that is less than three years old are discriminated against under...
- Patient Statistics
Question 341: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of cases of hospitalisation in 2001, 2002 and 2003 due to kidney failure. [9552/04]
- Medicinal Products
Question 344: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of medical products on the market here which contain paracetamol. [9555/04]
- Disabled Drivers
Question 347: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the current status of the application for a disabled drivers grant for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; when a decision...
- Services for People with Disabilities
Question 348: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the proposals he has to provide the necessary funding for Cheshire Waterford to operate to full capacity; and if he will make a statement...
- Smoking Ban
Question 349: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in regard to the smoking ban, his Department has begun recruiting enforcement officers to ensure the ban is adhered to; and when...
- Hospital Staff
Question 350: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) will be concluding his employment at Cork University...
- Child Care Services
Question 351: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will seek the introduction as a matter of urgency legislation to compel all large companies and State bodies to provide free or...
- Health Board Services
Question 352: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the parents of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny are disallowed from attending with them at clinic appointments;...
- Smoking Ban
Question 354: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to the debate about herbal cigarettes in the context of the smoking ban; and if he will make a statement...
- Health Board Services
Question 356: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if two persons can avail of the public orthodontist system to correct a problem with overcrowding in view of the fact that the private...
- Medical Cards
Question 357: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if assistance will be given to a seriously ill person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 in their efforts to get a medical card; and if he...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 358: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the health budget for each year from 1997 to 2004 inclusive. [9639/04]
- Health Board Services
Question 359: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in respect of an application of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 10 for a speech and language therapist; and when it is...
- Voluntary Health Insurance
Question 360: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to the practice by VHI of charging a higher subscription for travel insurance for over 65s; and if this...
- Health Board Services
Question 361: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a speech and language therapist will be appointed to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10 as they are in great need of this...
- National Cancer Strategy
Question 363: To ask the Minister for Health and Children his proposals in regard to equality of access for cancer patients requiring palliative care services in view of the national cancer...
- Health Board Services
Question 364: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9657/04]
- Health Service Reform
Question 366: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he has informed the professional representatives on the health boards that their services will no longer be required in view of the...
- Hospital Staff
Question 367: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will approve the appointment of a paediatric immunologist who would be able to diagnose and treat the 80 or more forms of...
- Hospital Services
Question 369: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when he intends to meet the Opposition parties and Independent Deputies to discuss the alternative plan to the Hollywood report on the...
- Ambulance Service
Question 370: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when he intends to publish the legislation allowing the recognition of paramedic status for the ambulance service, in order that lives...
- Services for People with Disabilities
Question 372: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the measures he is taking to improve the position of the intellectually disabled, particularly in relation to the provision at...
- Mental Health Services
Question 373: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the methods his Department intends to use to overcome the grave concerns of senior professional personnel in correspondence (details...
- Accident and Emergency Services
Question 374: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if extra resources can be made available to Blanchardstown Hospital accident and emergency Department; and if he will make a statement on...
- Cancer Screening Programme
Question 375: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when he will extent BreastCheck to the Southern Health Board Region; the reason for the long delay; and if he will make a statement on...
- Departmental Properties
Question 376: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the present usage of Court Hall at Belgree Road, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15 by the South Western Area Health Board; the plans there are for...
- Health Board Services
Question 377: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if support will be provided to an organisation (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9819/04]
- Hepatitis C Incidence
Question 378: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if counselling has been offered to the immediate families of persons diagnosed with hepatitis C or HIV as defined in section...
- Health Board Surveys
Question 387: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons from the Irish advocacy network, Monaghan involved at any one time in the survey being undertaken by the SEHB; and...
- Hospitals Building Programme
Question 389: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if approval for the appointment of a design team for the extension to Bandon Community Hospital has been given in response to the request...
- Health Board Services
Question 390: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will continue to be cared for at Drakeland's Nursing Home, Kilkenny; and if he will...
- Hospital Services
Question 392: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 will have their condition diagnosed by a neurologist; if he has satisfied himself that...
- Child Abuse
Question 397: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Brothers of Charity school in Woodlands, Galway, is not included on the lists of schools included in the Residential...
- Hospital Services
Question 399: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he has set up a group to implement the report on palliative care services; and if this group is already set up, the number of times...
- Health Board Services
Question 402: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if extra speech therapy sessions can and will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
- Hepatitis C Incidence
Question 404: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress which has been made in identifying and contacting late informants in respect of donors or others contaminated with hepatitis...
- Hospital Services
Question 405: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the numbers of babies born in ambulances on their way to Monaghan General Hospital or in cars on their way to Cavan General Hospital...
- Medical Cards
Question 407: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reasons a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10 was refused a medical card; if they should qualify as a person who has been in...
- Medical Care Abroad
Question 408: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the E111 certificate of entitlement to benefits in kind during a stay in an EU member state is valid and operable for Irish citizens...
- Community Care
Question 409: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to the fine work of the Mother McAuley centre on Curlew Road in Drimnagh, Dublin 12, which caters for the...
- Services for People with Disabilities
Question 410: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if his attention has been drawn to the extent of the backlog of unmet needs in the disability area as a result of virtually static...
- Psychiatric Services
Question 411: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the guidelines in place to ensure that all patients who are in residential psychiatric care receive eye tests on a regular basis; and if...
- Tuberculosis Incidence
Question 412: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of drug resistant tuberculosis cases in 2003 and to date in 2004; if he has in place a response in the event of an outbreak of...
- Department of Transport
- Environmental Pollution
Question 413: To ask the Minister for Transport about the plans he has to introduce restrictions on helicopter movements in order to reduce noise in residential areas; and if he will make a...
- Public Transport
Question 415: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will consider giving responsibility for safety in public transport to the proposed new regulatory authority; and if he will make a statement...
- Light Rail Project
Question 420: To ask the Minister for Transport if further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 12 February 2004 he will give the position on the fare structure of the Luas; and if he will...
- Driving Tests
Question 421: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will arrange a driving test for a person (details supplied) in County Cork who is prepared to accept a cancellation date. [9964/04]
- Traffic Management
Question 422: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the dangerous condition of the Naas Road where it passes the Davitt Road; the date by which the road will be...
- Vehicle Permits
Question 426: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of permits issued by each local authority for the use of off-road dumpers on public roads during the years 2001 to 2004. [10116/04]
- Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Visa Applications
Question 427: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to an application for a visa from a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in...
- Land Transfers
Question 428: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status with the Land Registry regarding transfer of land to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [9614/04]
- Child Care Services
Question 429: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will seek the introduction, as a matter of urgency, of legislation to compel all large companies and State bodies to...
- European Security
Question 430: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will report on the special meeting held in Brussels to deal with European security issues; and if he will make a...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 431: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on the refugee status of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Properties
Question 432: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the lease is still in place between his Department and the landowner for the lands at Dublin Road, Kilkenny; if so, the...
- Asylum Applications
Question 433: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department has issued an order prohibiting a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny from providing advice and...
- Judicial Appointments
Question 434: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the policy for appointment and posting of District Court judges; if he has proposals for changing the present system; and if...
- Prisoner Transfers
Question 435: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will consider transfer of a person (details supplied) to Shelton Abbey; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Terrorist Organisations
Question 436: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the IRA still exists; if the IRA is a proscribed group by the Government; if his attention has been drawn to the...
- Visa Applications
Question 437: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will reconsider the refused applications made on behalf of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Liquor Licensing Laws
Question 439: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he intends to take to ensure that tourist entertainment being provided by hotels and pubs which include under age...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 441: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status in respect of an application for citizenship by a family (details supplied) in County Dublin. [9928/04]
- Prison Medical Service
Question 442: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason he has not implemented the recommendations outlined in the report reviewing the structure and organisation of the...
- Garda Stations
Question 443: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when divisional status for Tallaght Garda station will be implemented; the proposals being considered for a Garda station in...
- Garda Deployment
Question 444: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the Garda station office at Rathcoole, County Dublin; the way in which he will address local concerns about...
- Closed Circuit Television Systems
Question 445: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will report progress towards the provision of closed circuit television throughout Tallaght, Dublin 24; if he will...
- Anti-Racism Measures
Question 446: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the Building Solidarity Across Communities report, commissioned by the South West Inner City Network; the...
- Constitutional Amendments
Question 447: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in view of conflicting reports, the Government has decided when the proposed citizenship referendum will take place; if...
- Ministerial Meetings
Question 448: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of times he has met the Equality Authority since assuming office. [10031/04]
- Garda Deployment
Question 452: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing break-ins and vandalism to cars in the vicinity of Clonshaugh Drive, Dublin...
- Visa Applications
Question 455: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the visa application by a person (details supplied). [10108/04]
- Road Traffic Accidents
Question 456: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of fatalities in each Garda division as a result of accidents involving off-road dumpers on public roads from...
- Deportation Orders
Question 457: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an appeal against a deportation order by persons (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will...
- Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Local Authority Funding
Question 458: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans his Department has to provide the funding necessary to overcome the waiting lists for disabled...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 460: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government , further to Question No. 485 of 17 February 2004, if he will provide an update on this scheme; and if he will...
- Architectural Heritage
Question 461: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to increase the heritage grants available to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on...
- Waste Management
Question 462: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of public money spent on the media campaign Race Against Waste; and if he will make a statement on...
- Road Network
Question 463: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the engineering specifications for upgrading county roads. [9636/04]
- Election Management System
Question 464: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the money that was provided to fulfil the commitment in Framework III of the Programme for Prosperity and...
- Local Authority Charges
Question 465: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason five schools in Killarney, County Kerry are being charged in excess of €20,000 each for water...
- Noise Pollution
Question 466: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the laws that are in place to control noise nuisance through unattended house alarms; and if further...
- State Property
Question 467: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 272 of 3 March 2004, there is evidence extant that would demonstrate...
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 472: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the differential rent system applied in social housing schemes by housing associations complies in all...
- Fire Safety
Question 473: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there are specific fire safety regulations for nursing homes; and if he will give details of same. [9746/04]
- Fire Stations
Question 474: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the applications his Department has received for funding for the provision of new fire stations and new fire...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 475: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position of the proposed sewerage system for the Brownstown, Cutbush, Suncroft, Curragh areas of Kildare;...
- Public Transport
Question 476: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has satisfied himself that the local authorities adequately consult the transport providers in Dublin...
- Disabled Person's Grant
Question 477: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the proposals he has to raise the level of the disabled person's grant to a level in line with today's...
- National Parks
Question 478: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the percentage of seasonal job losses which will be evident at Glenveigh National Park in summer 2004; and if...
- Control of Dogs
Question 479: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has plans to amend the Control of Dogs Act to strengthen the rights of persons who are affected by the...
- Housing Grants
Question 480: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when funding will be allocated for a project in County Cork (details supplied). [9883/04]
- Election Management System
Question 481: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason EU nationals who are not Irish citizens and who are claiming a vote in the local and European...
- Local Authority Housing
Question 483: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has supplied sufficient funding to Kildare County Council to enable that body meet the housing needs of...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 484: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the tendering of contracts for a specific project; if the tendering process has been...
- Local Authority Funding
Question 486: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of an application for capital funding to his Department from Westmeath County Council to carry out...
- Election Management System
Question 487: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the residency card issued to non-nationals will be accepted as identification for the purposes of voting in...
- Fire Stations
Question 488: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the provision of a new fire station at Ardmore, County Waterford; when he expects work...
- Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Údarás na Gaeltachta
Question 490: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cén méid iarratas a fuair an túdaras agus an méid díobh a cuireadh faoi bhráid an bhoird; sna cáipéisí a eisíodh...
- Community Development
Question 491: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will provide support to the Kerry Deaf Resource Centre (details supplied) for the provision of a family support...
- Rural Social Scheme
Question 492: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when he hopes to put into place the scheme for rural employment that he announced on 3 December 2003; the structures...
- Department of Social and Family Affairs
- Pension Provisions
Question 493: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of widows and widowers that are between the age of 24 and 60 years; the amount it would cost to being these persons up...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 494: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the outcome of the Garda investigation in relation to a case (details supplied). [9864/04]
