Written answers
Thursday, 12 May 2005
- Department of Transport
- Rail Accidents
Question 10: To ask the Minister for Transport the investigation being held into the circumstances in which a train travelling on 1 April 2005 between Rosslare and Dublin split in two, in view of...
- Ministerial Meetings
Question 11: To ask the Minister for Transport the communications he has had with the board of CIE since taking office; the number of meetings he has had with board members of CIE; the written...
- Airport Development Projects
Question 12: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans in regard to the future of Aer Lingus with particular reference to the likely ownership of the second terminal at Dublin Airport; if it is...
- Rail Network
Question 13: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of funding allocated by his Department and drawn down by Irish Rail for the purchase of rolling stock each year from 1997 to date; if...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the recent consultants report commissioned by his Department on the proposed driver testing and standards authority; if he will act on...
- Rail Network
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Transport when a decision will be made on the proposed western rail corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15557/05]
- Road Network
Question 16: To ask the Minister for Transport the way in which his anticipated ten year transport infrastructure plan will interface with the existing programme of work outlined under the NDP;...
- Public Transport
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Transport the measures in the short and longer term he intends to take to tackle the problem of growing commuting times revealed in a recent DTO survey...
- Road Safety
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the recent EuroRAP report on the state of Ireland's roads; his further views on whether poor road conditions are a contributory factor...
- Semi-State Bodies
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Transport if his approval was sought for the full package of financial measures for the former executives and directors of Aer Rianta; his views on whether...
- Ministerial Meetings
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Transport the communications he has had with the National Roads Authority since taking office; the number of meetings he has had with members of the...
- Road Network
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Transport if, in the consideration of the cost of a buy-out of the M50 toll bridge, a full cost benefit analysis has been carried out; if so, if factors such...
- Public Transport
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made to date in the establishment of an independent public transport procurement and regulatory body; when this legislation will be...
- Light Rail Projects
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the development of a metro system to run from Dublin's city centre to the airport; his further views on whether the Irish Rail...
- State Airports
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the latest annual report from Aer Lingus; when the new chief executive designate will take up his position; and if he will make a...
- Rail Network
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Transport the analysis carried out on the possibility of diesel trains operating on the proposed new rail tunnel connecting Spencer Dock and Heuston Station;...
- Road Safety
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the progress to date on the reintroduction of height limits for heavy goods vehicles as promised three years ago. [15668/05]
- Road Network
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Transport the details of the proposed new outer ring road for Dublin; the efforts which will be made to ensure that such a ring road does not contribute to...
- Air Services
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Transport the total amount paid by his Department to the Irish Aviation Authority in respect of charges due for foreign military aircraft passing through...
- Road Network
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received the feasibility undertaken by the NRA on a possible outer ring road for Dublin; if not, when it will be completed; his view on...
- Semi-State Bodies
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Transport if the proceeds of an eventual sale of a portion of the State's shareholding in Aer Lingus will not be reinvested into the company. [15670/05]
- Rail Network
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Transport the position in regard to the possible opening of a rail connection between Navan and Dublin via Dunboyne; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Public Transport
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Bus Éireann is reported to be paying up to €70 million per year to private bus operators due to...
- Road Network
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Transport the reports he has received on the proposed south eastern port access road in Dublin city; the proposed function of such a road; and the estimated...
- Rail Network
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Transport when the proposed memorandum of understanding between his Department and Irish Rail covering punctuality, cleaner carriages and queuing times will...
- Road Safety
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Transport the steps being taken to reduce the dangers to pedestrians and cyclists from heavy goods vehicles; if he will require all such vehicles to be fitted...
- Public Transport
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Transport the requests he has received from the board of Shannon Airport and local representatives regarding the upgrading of transport infrastructure in the...
- Parking Regulations
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the promised review of the level of fines for breaches of disabled persons' parking restrictions; the arrangements for...
- Ministerial Meetings
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Transport the communications he has had with National Toll Roads since taking office; the meetings he has had with board members or representatives of this...
- Light Rail Projects
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received from the RPA the business plans which examine the extension of the Luas to Cherrywood and the Dublin Docklands; if he will report...
- Aviation Strategy
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has considered the need to contribute to an all-Ireland strategy on aviation in view of the ongoing strategic reviews of the running of...
- Vehicle Licensing
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Transport if a heavy goods vehicle that recently overturned at a junction on the M50, causing massive traffic disruption, was unlicensed; if he has satisfied...
- Public Transport
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of buses in the Dublin Bus fleet in each year from 2001; the number of additional buses that will be acquired during 2005; when he...
- Road Network
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on whether development of the Dublin Port tunnel will solve an infrastructure problem or will create the need for further investment in...
- Road Safety
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Transport when the promised updated version of the official rules of the road handbook will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15575/05]
- Parking Facilities
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Transport when the new park and ride facilities in the Dublin area, recently announced, will be operational; the number and location of such sites; and if he...
- Vehicle Testing
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to a recent report from the British Vehicle and Operator Services Agency that found that a high proportion of Irish...
- National Car Test
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of public meetings held to date under the consultation process on the performance of the national car test; the average numbers attending...
- Road Network
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has had discussions with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in regard to the routing of the planned M3 motorway,...
- Taxi Regulations
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Transport when new regulations on customer service and safety standards in the taxi industry will be implemented; the precise areas that these regulations...
- Road Network
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Transport the situation with regard to plans to introduce open tolling on national motorways; the discussions he has had with the NRA and NTR in this regard;...
- Public Transport
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of applications for licences of new public transport routes which are being considered by his Department; the locations to which these...
- Road Network
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Transport the procedures in place to ensure value for money in respect of public private partnership road contracts; the information available to him in that...
- Public Transport
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Transport the budget that will be provided in 2005 for the purchase of new buses by Dublin Bus; if there is a standard frequency of service required on new...
- Road Traffic Offences
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding the use of digital imagery in speed cameras under the terms of road traffic legislation; if it is necessary to introduce...
- Traffic Management
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department has received information on the proposed traffic management measures due to be put in place during the first phase of the upgrade...
- Road Traffic Offences
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Transport if, in respect of the inspectorate of the road haulage section of his Department, he will report on the number of drivers found to be driving...
- Road Safety
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Transport when he intends to introduce legislative measures to counter the use of mobile phones by drivers in view of the clear safety implications of this...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress that has been made in the decentralisation of State agencies to Mitchelstown; the number of posts to be decentralised to this location;...
- Road Network
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Transport the anticipated opening date for the Dublin Port tunnel; the current estimated total cost of the project; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Air Services
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of US troops that have passed through Shannon Airport in 2005; if this figure represents an increase in the total for the same period in...
- Department of Health and Children
- Mental Health Services
Question 79: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a care plan will be put in place urgently for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10 and their case made a priority....
- Departmental Investigations
Question 80: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position with regard to recommendations by the review committee in its report on June 2004 into a death by suicide at...
- Hospital Charges
Question 81: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the charges for an hour long examination in a ward of the Mid-West Regional Hospital; and the person who determines the...
- Mental Health Services
Question 82: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the funding allocated in 2005 to provide staff and an additional 14 beds at the Central Mental Hospital. [15723/05]
- Community Care
Question 83: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of hours provided by the home help service, by county, for each of the years 2002, 2003 and 2004; and if she will...
- Services for People with Disabilities
Question 84: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the funding for disabilities promised by the Government in budget 2005 will be awarded to a provider of services...
- Health Services
Question 85: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be called for a CDC assessment; and if she will make a statement on...
- Ambulance Service
Question 86: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will enter into discussions with the Department of Defence in regard to the use of military helicopters to transport...
- Medical Cards
Question 88: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when she will introduce doctor-only medical cards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15798/05]
- Fairtrade Products
Question 89: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the extent to which her Department sources Fairtrade products for use in same. [15816/05]
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 90: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the current nominations for vacancies on boards of statutory agencies under the remit of her Department. [15830/05]
- Medical Cards
Question 91: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a replacement medical card will issue in the case of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 6; and if she will make a...
- Department of Finance
- Crime Prevention
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Finance if an up-to-date study has been made concerning entry points into the State for illegal drugs; the routes now principally thought to be used whether...
- Departmental Properties
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the number of properties from which State authorities, Government Ministers, the Commissioners of Public Works and the Land Commission...
- Tax Collection
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be issued with a statement of their tax contributions for 2004; and if he will make a statement...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Finance his proposals for the provision of new accommodation for the Land Registry and Registry of Deeds Offices; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Fairtrade Products
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which his Department sources Fairtrade products for use in same. [15817/05]
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Finance the current nominations for vacancies on boards of statutory agencies under the remit of his Department. [15831/05]
- Tax Code
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Finance the situation regarding the eligibility for tax allowance claims for mature student fees for a course at a college (details supplied); and if students...
- Flood Relief
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the latest report from Dublin City Council on flood prevention measures; his estimate of the total cost for flood...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Fairtrade Products
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which his Department sources Fairtrade products for use in same. [15818/05]
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the current nominations for vacancies on boards of statutory agencies under the remit of his Department. [15832/05]
- Benchmarking Awards
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason general operatives and foreman grades with the Central Fisheries Board have not been paid the second...
- Department of Foreign Affairs
- Human Rights Issues
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the role of Ireland and the EU in combating the systematic displacement of indigenous peoples in Colombia; and...
- International Agreements
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs, further to the economic partnership agreements being negotiated between the EU and the 77 ACP countries, if an effective safeguard...
- Fairtrade Products
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent to which his Department sources Fairtrade products for use in same. [15819/05]
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the current nominations for vacancies on boards of statutory agencies under the remit of his Department. [15833/05]
- Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
- National Aquatic Centre
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when the OPW will publish the report commissioned by it on storm damage to the National Aquatic Centre; if the findings of the report...
- Fairtrade Products
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the extent to which his Department sources Fairtrade products for use in same. [15820/05]
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the current nominations for vacancies on boards of statutory agencies under the remit of his Department. [15834/05]
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Industrial Development
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the ownership of the grants awarded to and the future plans for a factory (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he...
- Fairtrade Products
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which his Department sources Fairtrade products for use in same. [15821/05]
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current nominations for vacancies on boards of statutory agencies under the remit of his Department. [15835/05]
- Job Initiative
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the consideration which has been given to job initiative participants in receipt of the one parent family payment. [15844/05]
- Proposed Legislation
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the persons or body which drafted or contributed to the drafting of the heads of the Investment Funds, Companies and...
- Department of Social and Family Affairs
- Job Initiative
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons on job initiative schemes who have lost their entitlement to the one parent family payment due to recent...
- Fairtrade Products
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the extent to which his Department sources Fairtrade products for use in same. [15822/05]
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the current nominations for vacancies on boards of statutory agencies under the remit of his Department. [15836/05]
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the rent allowance will be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
- Social Welfare Code
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the new respite grant for carers will be extended to include persons who work more than ten hours outside the home. [15888/05]
- Department of Transport
- Emergency Plan
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Transport if any of the future scenarios for exercises under the national emergency plan will involve an incident at Shannon Airport; and if he will make a...
- National Car Test
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the NCT centres were closed from lunchtime on 29 April until 3 May 2005, although they are usually...
- Grant Payments
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Transport the grant aid assistance which is available to a person seeking to expand a family haulage business; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Fairtrade Products
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Transport the extent to which his Department sources Fairtrade products for use in same. [15823/05]
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Transport the current nominations for vacancies on boards of statutory agencies under the remit of his Department. [15837/05]
- Public Transport
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received requests for the provision of feeder bus services to facilitate commuters using railway stations in County Kildare; and if he...
- Rail Network
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to improve the quality and frequency of rail services with a view to alleviating traffic congestion on the roads; and if he will make a...
- Road Network
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Transport if consideration has been given to lowering the floor level of the Dublin Port tunnel in order to accommodate all modern makes of truck, including...
- National Car Test
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15885/05]
- Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Rural Development
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the way in which he envisages that Leader type programmes will be funded following the end of the Leader programme at...
- Fairtrade Products
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the extent to which his Department sources Fairtrade products for use in same. [15824/05]
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the current nominations for vacancies on boards of statutory agencies under the remit of his Department. [15838/05]
- Department of Agriculture and Food
- Poultry Industry
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the tonnage of imported chicken meat in each of the past five years and to date in 2005, on a country basis; if she is satisfied that...
- Mushroom Industry
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of registered mushroom growers in Ireland in 2002, 2003 and 2004;and the number of growers who have gone out of business in...
- Grant Payments
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will reconsider her decision in relation to an application for [i]force majeure[/i] for a person (details supplied) in County...
- Animal Welfare
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on whether the pre-slaughter and slaughter procedures shown on Compassion in World Farming's recently-released film of an...
- Live Exports
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to work with Lebanese authorities to improve animal welfare standards for Irish cattle after they have been...
- Grant Payments
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will investigate the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15779/05]
- Fairtrade Products
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the extent to which her Department sources Fairtrade products for use in same. [15825/05]
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the current nominations for vacancies on boards of statutory agencies under the remit of her Department. [15839/05]
- Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the decentralisation of the Land Registry Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Refugee Status
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a statement on Ireland's policy in dealing with women who arrive here and who have fled their homes due to...
- Human Trafficking
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a statement on the role of the European Union in combating the trafficking of women and girls around the...
- Registration of Title
Question 165: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a dealing for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be completed at the Land Registry Office. [15743/05]
- Prison Staff
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position with respect to prison officer staff based at Shelton Abbey, Wicklow; if they will be afforded an opportunity...
- Registration of Title
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when applications which are pending for a folio (details supplied) will be expedited. [15766/05]
- Citizenship Applications
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in the matter of a post-nuptial citizenship application in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Departmental Staff
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of staff at the Land Registry Office, Dublin; the number of staff in each grade; and if he will make a statement...
- Land Registry
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the introduction of the new technologies at the Land Registry office; and if he will make a statement...
- Semi-State Bodies
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of staff in each grade at the Land Registry Office, Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Registration of Title
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the average length of time which registration takes in each county with the Land Registry office; and if he will make a...
- Semi-State Bodies
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the proposals he has to provide additional staff to eliminate staff shortages at the Land Registry office, Waterford; and if...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 176: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the proposals he has to locate senior management at the Land Registry office, Waterford; and if he will make a statement on...
- Asylum Applications
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will expedite the processing of an application by a person (details supplied). [15808/05]
- Crime Levels
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the crime statistics for the Carlow town area for 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004; if he will consider increasing the number...
- Fairtrade Products
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the extent to which his Department sources Fairtrade products for use in same. [15826/05]
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 183: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the current nominations for vacancies on boards of statutory agencies under the remit of his Department. [15840/05]
- Equality Legislation
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the equality legislation which bars unequal treatment in the workplace for persons aged 16 and over makes an...
- Deportation Orders
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will reconsider on humanitarian or compassionate grounds his decision to deport persons (details supplied) in County...
- Asylum Applications
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Citizenship Applications
Question 187: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to the application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare;...
- Family Law
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will report on the impact proposals on family law, in particular with regard to divorce, emanating from Europe, will...
- Departmental Correspondence
Question 192: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received correspondence from a person (details supplied); if he intends to act on the requests made in same; and...
- Department of Education and Science
- Vocational Education Committees
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Question No. 891 of 12 April 2005 (details supplied), if the inquiry has been finalised; if a copy of the report will be...
- Grant Payments
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of public money granted to an institute of education (details supplied) in Dublin 9 in 2004-05; and if she will make a...
- Industrial Relations
Question 195: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has satisfied herself that the board at an institute of education (details supplied) has always acted in a responsible manner...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 198: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if correspondence has been brought to her attention (details supplied); the steps she will take to rectify the matter and provide the...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 201: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will announce the schools which will progress under public private partnership; the reason no announcement has been made to...
- Site Acquisitions
Question 202: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the site purchase will be completed for a school (details supplied) in County Offaly; the reason for the delay to date; and if she...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 203: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when her Department will report on the findings submitted to the building section on 15 April 2005 by the technical group appointed by...
- School Accommodation
Question 204: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action she proposes to take in respect of renovation required at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; if her attention has...
- Schools Refurbishment
Question 205: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a school (details supplied) in County Cork will not be awarded a grant for yard resurfacing. [15781/05]
- Fairtrade Products
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the extent to which her Department sources Fairtrade products for use in same. [15827/05]
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the current nominations for vacancies on boards of statutory agencies under the remit of her Department. [15841/05]
- Higher Education Grants
Question 208: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the situation with regard to the eligibility of students for third level grants at an institute of technology (details supplied); if...
- School Transport
Question 209: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a decision has been made on the application for school transport for children residing in the Barracore and Doninga areas of County...
- School Staffing
Question 210: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a school (details supplied) in County Galway will retain its full-time resource post and have its learning support increased to a...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 211: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the necessary funds will be made available to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare to meet the special needs teachers'...
- School Placement
Question 212: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress of the application by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15853/05]
- Departmental Properties
Question 213: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if approval will be given for the use of the Christian Brothers' monastery, Kilcock, County Kildare as a St. Vincent de Paul centre;...
- School Curriculum
Question 214: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the basis on which schools can declare a free day for students; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that such days given at...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 215: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a special needs assistant will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; if consideration will be given to a...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 217: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to an appeal for additional grant-aid by a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath, when the appeal board of three...
- Department of Defence
- Fairtrade Products
Question 218: To ask the Minister for Defence the extent to which his Department sources Fairtrade products for use in same. [15828/05]
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 219: To ask the Minister for Defence the current nominations for vacancies on boards of statutory agencies under the remit of his Department. [15842/05]
- Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 220: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding decentralisation to Waterford city; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- EU Directives
Question 221: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he intends to implement the EU directive on recycling of electronic waste; if his attention has been...
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 222: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason a bank (details supplied) is the only financial institution available to affordable housing...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 223: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he is taking to deal with the uncontrolled discharge of sewage into rivers, in particular into River...
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 225: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of affordable houses constructed since the inception of the scheme in the Dublin local authority...
- Planning Issues
Question 227: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received indications from the various local authorities that his recently announced planning...
- Fairtrade Products
Question 228: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent to which his Department sources Fairtrade products for use in same. [15829/05]
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 229: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the current nominations for vacancies on boards of statutory agencies under the remit of his Department. [15843/05]
