Written answers

Wednesday, 1 March 2006

  • Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
    • Official Travel
      Question 39: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding his recent visit to India; the efforts he made to promote Irish tourism and the arts here during that trip; and...
    • Tourist Accommodation
      Question 40: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on the ongoing closure of bed and breakfast outlets here; his further views on the general fall-off in profitability in this...
    • National Stadium
      Question 42: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when work will commence on phase 1 of Campus Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8276/06]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 43: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the spend on sport by his Department, both current and capital, in the most recent year for which figures are available; the...
    • Tourism Industry
      Question 44: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the recommendations of the tourism review report which have to date been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Arts in Education
      Question 45: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will establish a special committee to examine the role of the arts in both primary and post-primary schools here; and if he will...
    • Appointments to State Boards
      Question 47: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on whether it is desirable that the chairperson of Bord na gCon should be appointed for an indefinite period; if there is...
    • Film Industry Development
      Question 48: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the efforts being made to encourage Indian film-makers to shoot their films here; if he received firm commitments in this regard...
    • National Theatre
      Question 49: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding the redevelopment of the National Theatre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8268/06]
    • National Concert Hall
      Question 50: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding the redevelopment of the National Concert Hall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8255/06]
    • Appointments to State Boards
      Question 52: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the information available to his Department in regard to the number of management or senior staff in Bord na gCon who have had their...
    • Tourism Promotion
      Question 54: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount to be spent in 2006 promoting Ireland as a tourist destination abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8267/06]
    • Appointments to State Boards
      Question 55: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if, prior to his reply to Question No. 247 of 15 June 2005, his attention had been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied)...
    • Olympic Games
      Question 57: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on establishing a steering committee to co-ordinate Irish participation in the 2012 Olympic Games in line with the recent...
    • National Conference Centre
      Question 59: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding the development of the national conference centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8265/06]
    • Tourist Activities
      Question 66: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of tourists to Ireland who rent vehicles while on holiday here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8257/06]
    • Tourism Promotion
      Question 67: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has received a copy of the findings of a recent Tourism Ireland survey, Marketing Insights — Image of the Island of Ireland;...
    • Appointments to State Boards
      Question 69: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his views were sought by the chairman of Bord na gCon prior to the decision to hold a press conference in Harold's Cross Greyhound...
    • Film Industry Development
      Question 70: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on the present down-turn in the film industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8275/06]
    • Proposed Soccer Stadium
      Question 71: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will expand on recent comments that he views the development of a stadium for soccer exclusively as a preferable option for the...
    • Wexford Festival Opera
      Question 72: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding the redevelopment of the Wexford Opera House; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8262/06]
  • Department of Health and Children
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 74: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her proposals to ensure that a sufficient number of speech and language therapists are trained to meet current national...
    • Child Welfare
      Question 75: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the laws which apply and the procedure that should be followed if a member of the public becomes aware that a small child is...
    • Health Services
      Question 76: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare did not qualify for 40 hours for a personal assistant; and if she...
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      Question 77: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of meetings she has held with the Health Service Executive in relation to her proposal to build private hospitals...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 79: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason a medical card holder (details supplied) in Dublin 12 cannot get the cost of dental treatment covered by their...
    • Nursing Home Subventions
      Question 80: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will review the nursing home subvention payments where both parents are in a nursing home at the same time and the...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 81: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that new patients can no longer be referred to the neurological services in the...
    • Domestic Violence
      Question 82: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if core funding for the prevention of violence against women, which remains fixed at 2003 levels of funding, will be...
    • Health Care Conference
      Question 83: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the names of the Health Service Executive delegation who went to the Vancouver conference; and if she will make a statement...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 84: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the terms and conditions of those who have been appointed as consultants to Professor Drumm; and if she will make a...
    • Medicinal Products
      Question 85: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the studies which have been carried out by her Department into the risk of variant CJD from products containing or exposed...
    • Health Care Costs
      Question 86: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to a new international study which estimates that cardiovascular diseases cost Ireland more...
    • Cardiovascular Disease
      Question 87: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the proportion of cardiovascular disease treated here which is related to obesity. [8406/06]
    • Grant Payments
      Question 91: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will take special steps to assist a person with the cost of two funerals in the special circumstances (details...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 92: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of men on a referral list in Mayo General Hospital for urology appointments; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Hospital Staff
      Question 94: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of agency nurses employed in hospitals here; the breakdown of these by hospital; and if she will make a statement...
    • Health Services
      Question 95: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to the health centres in the west Wicklow area; if the centres can be opened in order that people...
    • Cancer Screening Programme
      Question 98: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the recent calls by a person (details supplied) to establish the BreastCheck programme in...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 100: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Wexford is still waiting for an appointment; the efforts being made to...
    • Freedom of Information
      Question 101: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in relation to the Freedom of Information legislation, the Health Service Executive has a section 16 manual that has...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 102: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the way in which the award of medical cards is assessed; if detailed guidelines are publicly available; the areas in which...
    • Health Services
      Question 103: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the way in which entitlement to home help is assessed; if detailed guidelines are publicly available; if so, the areas...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 106: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of County Mayo patients on referral waiting lists for rheumatology services on a yearly basis; and if she will...
    • National Health Strategy
      Question 107: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the planned programme for implementation of the primary care strategy in the forthcoming 12 months; the number of...
    • Registration of Nurses
      Question 108: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason a fully qualified nurse (details supplied) from Croatia has been refused registration as a nurse here and cannot...
    • Health Services
      Question 109: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a further three hours of home help will be allocated to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 110: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of County Mayo patients on ear, nose and throat waiting lists for referral and appointment to University College...
    • Ambulance Service
      Question 111: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that requests for voluntary ambulance service providers to co-operate do not mean they will not be fully...
    • Health Service Schemes
      Question 112: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 will receive a final reply from the national repayment scheme. [8525/06]
    • National Health Strategy
      Question 113: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that the Children's University Hospital, Temple Street, is given priority in terms of the McKinsey...
    • Mental Health Services
      Question 114: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the additional funding provided in 2004 and 2005 to programmes aimed at satisfying the mental health elements of the...
    • National Health Strategy
      Question 115: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the elements of the home care package for the elderly which will be in place in 2006; the body that will deliver the...
    • Child Poverty
      Question 116: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the RAPID report, which outlined the socio-economic deprivation in Tallaght west, and...
  • Department of Finance
    • Tax Code
      Question 117: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a full listing of all foods subject to VAT at 21%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8430/06]
    • Drug Seizures
      Question 119: To ask the Minister for Finance the number and value of drug seizures made by customs officers at Dublin, Shannon and Cork Airports in each of the past five years; and if he will...
    • Customs Staff
      Question 120: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of customs officers based at Dublin, Shannon and Cork airports on the latest date for which figures are available; and if he will make a...
    • Tax Code
      Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance if there have been an unusually high number of errors in tax credit statements in 2006; the reason for these errors; and if he will make a statement...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 123: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Question No. 108 of 2 February 2006 and subsequent correspondence received from his office, if his special adviser engaged such...
    • Tax Code
      Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the case made by the Arts Council that artists' relief should apply to dance compositions and screen direction; and if he will make a...
    • Mobile Telephony
      Question 125: To ask the Minister for Finance if licences to install mobile phone base stations on public buildings have been granted to companies (details supplied) since December 2005, either...
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Tourism Promotion
      Question 129: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if funding announced was ever sanctioned and awarded towards a project (details supplied) in County Mayo; the...
    • Broadcasting Legislation
      Question 130: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has sought or received information from the various sporting codes in regard to free-to-air televised...
    • Offshore Exploration
      Question 131: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if payments were made or are to be made for the work done by a person (details supplied) on the Corrib gas...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 133: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will comment on the inconsistency of his statements with regard to US use of Irish air space and ground-based facilities as against its...
    • Emigrant Support Services
      Question 134: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if assistance will be given to the homeless Irish in England; and the supports given to Irish emigrant groups in England. [8529/06]
  • Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
    • Sports Capital Programme
      Question 135: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if funding will be provided to a club (details supplied) in County Mayo. [8449/06]
    • Arts Funding
      Question 136: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount of funding awarded by his Department to groups directly involved in the promotion of all aspects of the arts in the past...
    • Sports Capital Programme
      Question 137: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if, having regard to its major contribution to the sporting, social and cultural life of the area, favourable consideration will be...
    • Tourism Promotion
      Question 140: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his attention has been drawn to a fall of in tourism in areas outside the capital; his proposals to address this issue; and if he...
    • Arts Funding
      Question 142: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of community based groups involved in the production of musicals or festivals which received grant aid from his Department...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Job Losses
      Question 144: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of task forces which have been set up in the past five years arising from job losses in particular areas; the...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 145: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the situation with regard to a grant previously allocated for an enterprise centre at Bray, County Wicklow; if this grant is...
    • Employment Rights
      Question 147: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the practice in a hotel (details supplied) has been brought to his attention whereby permanent and other staff are being...
  • Department of Social and Family Affairs
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 148: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the rules and conditions applying to the award of rent supplement; if these regulations include actions which the Health Service...
  • Department of Transport
    • Harbours and Piers
      Question 151: To ask the Minister for Transport the funding which has been allocated to date to a project (details supplied) in County Mayo; the costs which have been incurred to date; the...
    • Road Safety
      Question 152: To ask the Minister for Transport the position on the mandatory introduction of digital tachographs; the way in which this will be enforced; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Public Transport
      Question 153: To ask the Minister for Transport if, in view of the extensive development currently under way at the new town site of Adamstown and the proposed opening of a new railway station on...
    • Harbour Authorities
      Question 155: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans for the development of Baltimore Harbour; if there are proposals that the local authority would take over the harbour board; his plans to...
    • Energy Resources
      Question 158: To ask the Minister for Transport the measures car drivers can take to reduce fuel consumption while idling in traffic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8429/06]
    • Air Services
      Question 159: To ask the Minister for Transport the discussions currently taking place between his Department officials and EU Commission aviation officials; the way in which these discussions...
    • Rural Transport Services
      Question 161: To ask the Minister for Transport if a bus run currently operated by a person (details supplied) in County Galway conveying elderly people in north Galway to Tuam would come under...
    • Road Safety
      Question 162: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of provisional licence holders that were killed on roads here as a result of a car accident; the figures for the period 2003, 2004 and...
  • Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
    • Cúrsaí Pleanála
      Question 164: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cén líon iarratas ar dheontais do thithe nua a fuarthas ina Roinn ó Ghaeltacht Dhún na nGall i ngach bliain le linn na...
    • An Teanga Ghaelach
      Question 165: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cathain a fhoilseoidh sé Tuarascáil Bhliantúil don bhliain 2005 ón gCoimisinéir Teanga; agus an ndéanfaidh sé...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 166: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has received an application from a group (details supplied) in Dublin 7 for grant assistance from the emerging...
    • An Teanga Ghaelach
      Question 167: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an aontaíonn sé go bhfuil an Rialtas ag tabhairt neamhaird ar Fhóram na Gaeilge (sonraí tugtha); agus an ndéanfaidh...
  • Department of Agriculture and Food
    • Forestry Sector
      Question 168: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of hectares of hardwoods which were harvested and sold by Coillte in the past five years. [8473/06]
    • Grant Payments
      Question 170: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a decision will be made on an inheritance application by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo for entitlements under the...
    • Milk Quota
      Question 174: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo is entitled to dairy premium on milk quota held in the relevant reference years; if so,...
    • Bovine Diseases
      Question 175: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the criteria for the payment of veterinarian fees in respect of tuberculosis testing; the reason a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 176: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food, further to Question No. 234 of 29 September 2004, the grant aid which has been returned to her Department; the discussions her...
  • Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
    • Missing Persons
      Question 177: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, following the decision to cease the provision of funding for the missing persons helpline, such a helpline could instead...
    • Garda Strength
      Question 178: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí currently patrolling the streets of Dublin; his plans to increase this number; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 179: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of civilian staff and Garda members working in the carriage office in respect of the present and each of the past...
    • Corruption Prevention
      Question 180: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals to deal with the issue of corruption; if he intends bringing forward legislation to facilitate persons who may...
    • Garda Strength
      Question 181: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí based in Bray, County Wicklow for the years 1997, 2000 and January 2006. [8303/06]
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 184: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Question No. 1055 of 29 September 2004, if he will report on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Court Procedures
      Question 185: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on opening a petition in the extraordinary and extremely sad circumstances of a case (details supplied). [8428/06]
    • Grant Payment
      Question 186: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an appeal not to allow a grant application for a crèche to a person (details supplied) in...
    • Registration of Title
      Question 187: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application by a person (details supplied) in County Galway under a dealing number; and if he will...
    • Garda Strength
      Question 188: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí stationed in the Letterkenny division during 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005; and if he will...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 189: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of crimes detected across all headings in Galway Garda division during 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 191: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an application for a visa for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 192: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí in Lucan and Ronanstown Garda stations assigned to purely administrative duties. [8519/06]
    • Registration of Title
      Question 196: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Land Registry office will complete the boundary amendment for a person's land (details supplied) in County Galway and...
    • Garda Operations
      Question 197: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if gardaí were on duty on Richmond Road on the night of the Shelbourne versus Glentoran match; the reason windows were...
    • Garda Investigations
      Question 198: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the Stardust fire evidence; and if an investigation will be carried out. [8528/06]
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 199: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Garda hours which were dedicated to administrative work in each of the Garda stations (details supplied) over...
    • Garda Strength
      Question 201: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the Garda strength at the end of 2005 in each of the 18 Garda districts within the Dublin metropolitan area. [8573/06]
    • Crime Levels
      Question 202: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the headline offences recorded and detected in 2005 under each of the ten groupings used for classification in each of the...
  • Department of Education and Science
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 203: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she is satisfied with the answer to Question No. 511 of 7 February 2006 in view of the information (details supplied) now furnished...
    • State Examinations
      Question 204: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children who sat their leaving certificate in Dublin in 2005; and the number of children who sat their leaving...
    • School Staffing
      Question 205: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if schools (details supplied) in County Kerry will be allowed to appoint a French teacher; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 206: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the special educational measures that have been put in place and will be put in place for the 100 children with autism who have lost...
    • School Staffing
      Question 207: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will support the application of a school (details supplied) for a technology teacher; and if the maximum support will be given...
    • Special Savings Incentive Scheme
      Question 208: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if income and gains from SSIA investments will be included in means testing for student support grants; and if she will make a...
    • Higher Education Grants
      Question 209: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that 21% of Donegal third level students attend institutions in Northern Ireland and the...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 210: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the proposed extension-refurbishment of a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 212: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of additional accommodation to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal. [8390/06]
    • Schools Buildings Projects
      Question 213: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding extension-refurbishment and development of an educational facility (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if...
    • School Absenteeism
      Question 214: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children attending primary schools in the Lucan area who were absent for more than 20 days in 2004-05; the number who...
    • Education Welfare Service
      Question 228: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of education welfare officers currently employed to cover areas (details supplied) incorporating the Dublin mid west...
    • School Transport
      Question 230: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to run a school bus service for the children of Claregalway and Carnmore to a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 231: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the situation regarding schools (details supplied); when she expects construction on these two schools to commence; the expected date...
    • School Services Staff
      Question 235: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to pay school secretaries directly from her Department rather than from the school grant scheme; and if she will make a...
    • Ministerial Appointments
      Question 236: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the long delay in appointing a chairperson for the Grangegorman Development Agency. [8515/06]
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 237: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if funding of the ABA unit will be sanctioned as a matter of...
    • Student Councils
      Question 238: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether the findings and recommendations in the recent report entitled Inequality and the Stereotyping of Young People,...
  • Department of Defence
    • Foreign Conflicts
      Question 239: To ask the Minister for Defence, further to his letter of 25 January 2006 arising from a parliamentary question of 3 November 2005, the sources for the assertion that it was a...
  • Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 246: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the Arklow sewage treatment plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8289/06]
    • Environmental Education Programmes
      Question 247: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of green flags which have been awarded to schools in Dublin South-East. [8291/06]
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 248: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position with regard to the upgrading of the sewerage scheme at Dromcollogher, County Limerick. [8298/06]
    • Recycling Policy
      Question 249: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the items which are recycled here; the items which are exported for recycling and to where; and if he will...
    • Waste Disposal
      Question 250: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he received a request from a council (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement...
    • Communications Masts
      Question 251: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has reviewed the operation of the ministerial directive in respect of exemptions from the requirement to...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 252: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the directive he has issued regarding the upgrading of the Enniscrone sewerage scheme, County Sligo; the...
    • Private Rented Accommodation
      Question 253: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the regulations applying to the award of rent supplement to people in need of housing; if those regulations...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      Question 255: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received a copy of correspondence (details supplied); if, in the context, he will have same examined...
    • Waste Disposal
      Question 257: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the assessment which was carried out by his Department regarding a company (details supplied) which has been...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 258: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding an application for funding from Wicklow County Council for upgrading the water main and...