Written answers

Wednesday, 7 December 2005

  • Department of Defence
    • Overseas Missions
      Question 63: To ask the Minister for Defence the effect that his proposal to reduce the number of officers on overseas missions will have on the Defence Forces commitments to UN peacekeeping....
    • Defence Forces Recruitment
      Question 64: To ask the Minister for Defence if non-nationals are permitted to join the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38116/05]
    • Emergency Planning
      Question 66: To ask the Minister for Defence if members of the Office of Emergency Planning have expressed concern at the lack of funding being allocated to the group; and if he will make a...
    • Military Investigations
      Question 68: To ask the Minister for Defence about the inquiry under way into allegations that a member of the Defence Forces at Rockhill Barracks, Letterkenny, County Donegal had been...
    • Departmental Investigations
      Question 70: To ask the Minister for Defence the position regarding the independent review being carried out by a person (details supplied) into the interaction between the Department of Defence...
    • EU Battle Groups
      Question 71: To ask the Minister for Defence if the decision on Ireland participating in the new EU battle groups has been made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38208/05]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 72: To ask the Minister for Defence the details of a press statement, statement or call from the Fine Gael defence spokesperson seeking an increase in the defence Vote by €1 billion as...
    • Defence Forces Representation
      Question 73: To ask the Minister for Defence if he has received representations from PDFORRA requesting that he contact his Portuguese counterpart to support the attempts to set up a...
    • Defence Forces Deployment
      Question 74: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of personnel deployed in the Army's Ranger Wing; the number of men and women who are deployed; if women who have applied for selection to...
    • Defence Forces Property
      Question 77: To ask the Minister for Defence the situation regarding the military property at Gormanston Camp; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38145/05]
    • Hearing Impairment Claims
      Question 78: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of claims which have been received to date in 2005 under the Army deafness compensation scheme; the number of claims processed and settled;...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 80: To ask the Minister for Defence the percentage of the non-pay defence Vote devolved to the military authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38148/05]
    • White Paper on Defence
      Question 81: To ask the Minister for Defence when he intends to carry out a review of the White Paper; the composition of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38120/05]
    • Defence Forces Property
      Question 82: To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to develop Casement Aerodrome at Baldonnel, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38151/05]
    • Army Barracks
      Question 86: To ask the Minister for Defence if his Department has ever sought or received valuations for its property at Cathal Brugha Barracks and McKee Barracks in Dublin; his plans to dispose...
    • Humanitarian Volunteer Corps
      Question 89: To ask the Minister for Defence if he has had discussions with the chief of staff with respect to the Defence Forces involvement in the proposed humanitarian assistance groups as...
    • Defence Forces Operations
      Question 90: To ask the Minister for Defence the number and type of operational activity for and to the civil power that the Air Corps was involved in for the months of October and November 2005;...
    • Council of Defence
      Question 91: To ask the Minister for Defence the membership of the Council of Defence; when the council last met; the tasks it has in hand; if it is proposed to allocate additional functions to...
    • Defence Forces Operations
      Question 93: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will make a statement regarding the domestic commitments referred to by him in comments on 29 November 2005 at the biennial conference of the...
    • European Security and Defence Policy
      Question 94: To ask the Minister for Defence if Ireland is participating in the EU's military exercise (details supplied) from 22 November to 1 December 2005; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Official Engagements
      Question 95: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on his attendance at the military display by the Army Ranger Wing at the Curragh on 16 November 2005, marking the 25th Anniversary...
    • Defence Forces Recruitment
      Question 97: To ask the Minister for Defence the correspondence he has received from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and the Department of Education and Science with respect to...
    • Defence Forces Equipment
      Question 98: To ask the Minister for Defence his views on the meeting in Brussels of the European Defence Agency on 21 November 2005; the voluntary code of conduct for defence procurement agreed;...
    • Military Investigations
      Question 99: To ask the Minister for Defence the position regarding the investigation under way into the alleged misappropriation of funds by two quartermasters; the amount of money that has been...
    • Departmental Estimates
      Question 100: To ask the Minister for Defence the spending priorities for his Department following publication of the 2006 Book of Estimates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38169/05]
    • Military Installations
      Question 101: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of military installations in Donegal; the personnel attached to each; and if it is the Government's policy to maintain each centre for the...
    • Bullying in the Workplace
      Question 105: To ask the Minister for Defence his views on whether the number of initiatives taken by his Department in recent years have been insufficient to address the serious problem of...
    • Defence Forces Strength
      Question 106: To ask the Minister for Defence the role of the Navy; his plans to change same in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38152/05]
    • Defence Forces Reserve
      Question 107: To ask the Minister for Defence if commanding officers have been appointed to the new reserve defence units; if not, when same will take place; the reason for the delay; and if he...
    • Partnership for Peace
      Question 109: To ask the Minister for Defence the Partnership for Peace activities the Irish Defence Forces have participated in during 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38207/05]
    • Airspace Regulation
      Question 110: To ask the Minister for Defence the discussions which have taken place between his Department, the Irish Aviation Authority and the management of Weston Aerodrome since an...
    • Overseas Missions
      Question 112: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of officers currently serving in all overseas missions; the strength of Irish involvement in each overseas mission; and if he will make a...
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Unemployment Levels
      Question 118: To ask the Taoiseach the latest unemployment figures for the Clondalkin and Lucan areas. [38311/05]
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 119: To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff broken down by grade employed within his private and constituency offices; the number of staff who are permanent civil servants; the number...
  • Department of Health and Children
    • Violence Against Women
      Question 120: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when additional funding will be introduced for frontline services for violence against women in order that all women may...
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      Question 121: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the projected cost of the plan to allow private hospitals to be built on public hospital sites. [38462/05]
    • Health Services
      Question 122: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when orthodontic treatment will commence for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if this person can be...
    • National Cancer Strategy
      Question 124: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when she expects the national cancer strategy to be finalised by the National Cancer Forum; and if she will make a...
    • Health Services
      Question 125: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if assistance will be given to a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan in obtaining new hearing aids and if the...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 126: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private and constituency office; the number of staff who are...
    • Health Services
      Question 127: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the person who has the legal responsibility to ensure that speech therapy, language therapy, occupational therapy and...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 130: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason three persons (details supplied) in County Tipperary who completed a health care assistant's course at Waterford...
    • Nursing Home Subventions
      Question 132: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when nursing home subvention will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • Primary Care Services
      Question 133: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding the Health Service Executive has allocated to implementation of the primary health care strategy in...
    • Health Services
      Question 136: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if Ireland is unusual in Europe in not providing primary care services without charge to the majority of the population;...
    • Ombudsman for Children
      Question 137: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the role of the Ombudsman for Children particularly in relation to assisting children in primary schools in obtaining...
    • Nursing Home Subventions
      Question 138: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if assistance will be given to persons (details supplied) in Dublin 9 with their nursing home costs; and if she will work...
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      Question 139: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the go-ahead will be given to the Mater and children's hospital development; and the position regarding the project....
    • National Treatment Purchase Fund
      Question 140: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Dublin is entitled to the treatment purchase scheme; and if she will make a...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 141: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the action she proposes to take in view of the evidence given at the inquest on the death of Frances Sheridan following the...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 143: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will be called for their keyhole surgery; and if she will make a statement...
    • Cancer Screening Programme
      Question 144: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there are 140,000 women awaiting the BreastCheck screening programme; the...
    • Health Services
      Question 145: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the amount of money made available to the Health Service Executive in 2004 and to date in 2005 and proposed for 2006 in...
  • Department of Finance
    • State Property
      Question 146: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider waiving the rights and interest of his Department in a property which was vested in the Minister for Finance on behalf of the...
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 147: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of the retirement lump sums, in view of the fact that these are tax free; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Disabled Drivers
      Question 148: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the criteria laid down for disabled drivers and disabled passengers; if, in view of the fact that this section of legislation has...
    • Public Service Contracts
      Question 149: To ask the Minister for Finance his response to concerns expressed by the Construction Industry Federation regarding the nature of the fixed price lump sum contracts proposed by...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 151: To ask the Minister for Finance the position with regard to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who has applied for a transfer with the Civil Service. [38436/05]
    • Tax Code
      Question 152: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to date in 2005 of tax reliefs for the development of private hospitals. [38461/05]
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Food Safety Standards
      Question 156: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the food safety regulations which apply to shell fish and other fish caught in the Dublin region. [38260/05]
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 157: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private and constituency office; the number of...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs
    • Prisoner Transfers
      Question 159: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he is taking to ensure that future flights through Shannon Airport are not carrying prisoners to places where they would be at risk...
    • Northern Ireland Issues
      Question 160: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs to request that the British Government rein in their so-called security services; and the position in relation to the peace process. [38425/05]
  • Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 162: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private and constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Fuel Prices
      Question 164: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason the price of LPG has not been reduced (details supplied). [38343/05]
    • Industrial Development
      Question 165: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason the IDA is not taking a realistic approach to an idea (details supplied); and the further reason it seems to be...
    • Economic Competitiveness
      Question 166: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the value of all-island trade in the first six months of 2005 and the percentage increase or decrease over that period....
  • Department of Social and Family Affairs
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 167: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the sections of the EU pensions directive that were transposed into Irish legislation in September 2005; if he will report on the...
    • Family Support Services
      Question 169: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when he will reinstate the fuel allowance in the case of approximately 200 older people living in sheltered accommodation in the...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 171: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private and constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 172: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be awarded the respite care grant. [38396/05]
  • Department of Transport
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 174: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private and constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent civil servants;...
    • Dublin Transportation Office
      Question 175: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received the 2004 annual accounts from the Dublin Transportation Office; and when the accounts will be laid before the Houses of the...
    • National Safety Council
      Question 176: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received the 2003 and 2004 annual reports and abstracts of the audited accounts from the National Safety Council and if the documents...
  • Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
    • Community Development
      Question 177: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the various community groups in Clondalkin and Lucan that have received funding by means of grant aid in the years...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 178: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private and constituency office; the number of staff who...
  • Department of Agriculture and Food
    • Food Labelling
      Question 179: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the regulations that are in place to ensure that vegetables with an organic label are actually organically grown. [38261/05]
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 180: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private and constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent...
    • School Milk Scheme
      Question 181: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of schools on a county basis that participated in the school milk scheme in 2004; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Water Charges
      Question 183: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the amounts paid to Laois County Council in 2004 in respect of water rates for the Department's offices in Portlaoise. [38350/05]
    • Grant Payments
      Question 184: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo did not receive their full single farm payment entitlement. [38434/05]
  • Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
    • Sexual Offences
      Question 185: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the measures which are in place to ensure that information relating to convicted sex offenders is made available to the...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 186: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position of an application for Irish citizenship by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
    • Child Care Services
      Question 188: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if grant aid will be provided by his Department to mothers who stay at home to mind their children. [38280/05]
    • Registration of Title
      Question 189: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Land Registry office will expedite a file plan folio for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will...
    • Security Industry
      Question 191: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he has taken to ensure that persons with criminal records are not issued with licences under the Private Security...
    • Garda Strength
      Question 192: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí serving in each of the Garda stations in each county here for each year since 1997 to date in 2005;...
    • Inquiries into Garda Activities
      Question 193: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received the final report of the internal Garda inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied); and if he...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 194: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private and constituency office; the number of staff who are...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 195: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the factors taken into account in adjudicating on a residency application for a non-national person; and if he will make a...
    • Deportation Orders
      Question 196: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason persons (details supplied) are being deported to Nigeria; if his attention has been drawn to the contribution...
    • Violence Against Women
      Question 197: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the Government plans to conduct large-scale public awareness and educational programmes highlighting violence against...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 199: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an application for naturalisation will be processed for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a...
    • Prisoner Transfers
      Question 200: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he is taking to ensure that future flights through Shannon Airport are not carrying prisoners to places where they...
    • Deportation Orders
      Question 201: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the request of persons (details supplied) who wish to remain here will be reviewed in view of the representations from...
    • Registration of Title
      Question 202: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a full response has not issued from the Land Registry office as per Question No. 217 of 24 November 2005 in...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 203: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [38424/05]
    • Northern Ireland Issues
      Question 204: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the maximum support will be given to a victim of the Dublin bombings (details supplied) in relation to expenses for...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 205: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether Bunclody should be transferred to the Enniscorthy Garda division and Ferns should be transferred to the...
  • Department of Education and Science
    • Schools Refurbishment
      Question 206: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the need of a school (details supplied) in County Cork for the renovation of the 30 year old science...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 208: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether there is no evidence that disadvantaged schools that have lost resource teaching hours as a result of the...
    • Educational Projects
      Question 209: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received an application for funding from a council (details supplied); if a decision has been made to fund the council in...
    • School Curriculum
      Question 210: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action she has taken to provide modern texts in Irish for leaving certificate students; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • School Transport
      Question 211: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the provision of school transport to a school (details supplied) in County Mayo will be investigated and the service reinstated....
    • Summer Works Scheme
      Question 213: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of funding allocated to the school summer works projects in Clondalkin and Lucan for the periods 2002, 2003, 2004 and to...
    • School Transport
      Question 214: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason her Department has curtailed the school bus service from the Hollymount, County Mayo area to a school (details supplied);...
    • Higher Education Grants
      Question 215: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the rules which govern eligibility for a higher education grant in respect of the law society professional practice course one; if the...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      Question 216: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress which has been made in having a primary school (details supplied) in County Cork prioritised for funding to have the...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 217: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of staff, by grade, employed within the private and constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent civil...
    • School Curriculum
      Question 218: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, as stated in her reply to Question No. 541 of 25 October 2005, she and her Department recognise fully the value of immersion...
    • Capital Expenditure
      Question 219: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of revenue spent by the State on third level education in each of the past ten years. [38340/05]
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 220: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the person who has the legal responsibility to ensure that speech therapy, language therapy, occupational therapy and psychological...
    • Child Abuse
      Question 221: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when policies will be introduced for schools on disclosure and appropriate referral where children have experienced violence in the...
    • School Curriculum
      Question 222: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when her Department will introduce meaningful sex, relationship, gender and gender-based components into mainstream education...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 223: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been achieved since she announced her intention to provide for a new primary school for Newbridge, County...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 224: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department, in considering the accommodation needs of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare, envisages a situation in...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 225: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when approval will be given to stage three of the building programme for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 227: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a decision will be made by the National Council for Special Education in respect of application by a school (details supplied) in...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 229: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the local inspector's report is expected in the case of a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [38412/05]
    • School Accommodation
      Question 230: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the report on the findings of the review of a school (details supplied) in County Mayo has been published; if it has been...
    • Standardised Testing
      Question 231: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made regarding the introduction of standardised testing at primary level; the ages at which children will be tested and...
    • State Examinations
      Question 232: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her proposals for reform of the leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38438/05]
    • Home-School Liaison Scheme
      Question 233: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of home-school liaison officers employed within her Department; their role and responsibility, and the average number of...
    • Education Welfare Service
      Question 234: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of welfare officers employed by the National Educational Welfare Board; the number of primary schools here covered by an...
    • Psychological Service
      Question 235: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of psychologists employed by the National Education Psychologist Service; the number of primary schools here covered by the...
    • Early Childhood Education
      Question 236: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of early start programmes running; the locations at which early start is available, and the criteria for deciding where it...
    • Course Duration
      Question 237: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Question No. 215 of 10 November 2005, if clarification has being sought in relation to the duration of the course in...
    • Physical Education Facilities
      Question 238: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she received a letter from a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow requesting a detailed response to a query in relation to a...
  • Department of Defence
    • Defence Forces Investigation
      Question 239: To ask the Minister for Defence the discussions he has had regarding the investigation into the murder of Private P. Kelly in Leitrim 1983; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Defence Forces Equipment
      Question 240: To ask the Minister for Defence if the completion of the EU's military requirements catalogue will result in increased armaments expenditure by Ireland; and if he will make a...
    • Defence Forces Personnel
      Question 241: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will ensure the contract for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will be renewed by the Irish Army; and if he will make a statement...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 242: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private and constituency office; the number of staff who are permanent civil servants;...
    • Defence Forces Equipment
      Question 243: To ask the Minister for Defence if the age, quality and status of military hardware and equipment is in keeping with best practice in a modern, well equipped defence strategy; his...
    • Defence Forces Strength
      Question 245: To ask the Minister for Defence his proposals to increase the strength of the Army, Navy and Air Corp; the extent and the levels of same; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Common Security and Defence Policy
      Question 246: To ask the Minister for Defence the discussions he has had with his EU colleagues in the matter of co-operation or training with other EU forces; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Overseas Missions
      Question 247: To ask the Minister for Defence the steps he proposes to take to increase the Defence Forces having regard to continued commitments overseas on UN missions and likely commitments...
    • Security Escort Service
      Question 249: To ask the Minister for Defence the amounts paid by the financial institutions for the money escort services provided by his Department in the past five years; if all payments have...
    • Defence Forces Equipment
      Question 251: To ask the Minister for Defence the full strength in terms of helicopters, personnel and rescue equipment available from the Defence Forces for air, sea or other rescue services;...
  • Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
    • Rural Development
      Question 253: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when formal approval will issue to Mayo County Council in respect of the proposed budget costs for a project...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 254: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of staff broken down by grade employed within the private and constituency office; the number of...
    • Local Authority Funding
      Question 255: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has received an application from Kildare County Council for funding for additional...
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 256: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of units of housing accommodation provided under the capital loan and rental subsidy scheme to date...
    • Voluntary Housing Associations
      Question 257: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of approved voluntary housing associations in existence here; the number of units being managed by...
    • Local Authority Staff
      Question 258: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Question No. 292 of 30 November 2005, if the regulation that prevents persons employed as general...
    • Rental Accommodation Scheme
      Question 259: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding tenants if their landlords do not want to become part of the rental accommodation...
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 260: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when a decision will issue in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [38433/05]
    • Planning Issues
      Question 264: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects the survey he initiated into planning policies applied by local authorities as they relate to...