Written answers

Tuesday, 4 April 2006

  • Department of Foreign Affairs
    • Northern Ireland Issues
      Question 44: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the timetable for the re-establishment of the Assembly and the Executive in Northern Ireland; his views on re-establishing the Assembly...
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 45: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, during his discussions with US Administration officials while in the USA recently, the case of Salim Ahmed Hamdan arose; and his views and...
    • European Council Meetings
      Question 50: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the March 2006 European summit; the decisions which were taken at this summit; the contributions made by the Government;...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 51: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had recent discussions with non-governmental organisations with regard to their concerns surrounding the decentralisation of Irish...
    • Middle East Peace Process
      Question 53: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the so-called quarter powers — the European Union, the US, Russia and the United Nations...
    • Humanitarian Aid
      Question 54: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department is funding a humanitarian programme in Iraq; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13033/06]
    • EU Directives
      Question 55: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of European directives awaiting implementation by the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13013/06]
    • Ukraine Elections
      Question 56: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the recent elections in Ukraine; the prospects for the future governance of this country; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 57: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government supports the renewal of the European Union's common position on Burma; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13027/06]
    • Humanitarian Aid
      Question 58: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the level of humanitarian funding being allocated to Kenya for 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13016/06]
    • International Criminal Court Trial
      Question 59: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his Department's views of the Charles Taylor case; if there is knowledge of where this person is; and his views on the possible repercussions...
    • EU Directives
      Question 60: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position with regard to the ratification of the EU convention on corruption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13019/06]
    • Emigrant Support Services
      Question 61: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the organisations in the UK working with Irish emigrants that have been grant aided by his Department; the amount given to each organisation;...
    • Official Engagements
      Question 62: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the protocol governing the participation of representatives of this State in ceremonies celebrating soldiers from other countries. [11815/06]
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 63: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps that have been taken to implement Amnesty International's recommendations concerning the UN World Summit 2005; and if he will make a...
    • European Council Meetings
      Question 64: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of EU Foreign Ministers meetings that are scheduled in the next six months; the number of these meetings which he will be...
    • Overseas Development Aid
      Question 65: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the five countries which will receive the largest amount of overseas development aid for 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 66: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of principal development specialists volunteering to decentralise with Irish Aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 68: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position of the Government with regard to the election of members to the UN Human Rights Council; if the Government has indicated support...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      Question 69: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if expertise accrued in his Department in dealing with paramilitary organisations on this island will be offered to help the Spanish...
    • Emigrant Support Services
      Question 71: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, during his visit to the US for St. Patrick's Day, he had an opportunity of discussing the plight of the undocumented Irish with...
    • Overseas Development Aid
      Question 72: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will, through the EU or the UN, influence a specifically targeted and co-ordinated policy in terms of financial aid, peace-keeping and...
    • Nuclear Disarmament
      Question 74: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he has taken on the international stage to strengthen the nuclear non-proliferation treaty; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Middle East Peace Process
      Question 75: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to a recent EU report from the Jerusalem and Ramallah heads of mission regarding East Jerusalem; his views on...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      Question 77: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the situation in Kosovo; the diplomatic contacts Ireland has with the area; when a conclusion to the talks will be reached; and if he will...
    • Northern Ireland Issues
      Question 78: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding the progress made to date in regard to encouraging all political parties in Northern Ireland to support the PSNI and to...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      Question 80: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the security situation in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13011/06]
    • Montenegrin Referendum
      Question 81: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the discussions which have been held at European level in relation to a proposed referendum in Montenegro later in 2006 at which time the...
    • Overseas Development Aid
      Question 85: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount expended in renaming Development Co-operation Ireland as Irish Aid; the amount previously expended in renaming Ireland Aid as...
    • Humanitarian Aid
      Question 87: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the call by the United Nations that unless sufficient funds are made available upwards of 300,000 children...
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 89: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to developments with regard to the investigation into allegations of secret detention centres operating within...
    • EU Enlargement
      Question 90: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the level of enlargement allowed under the institutional arrangements under which the European Union operates; and if he will make a statement...
    • EU Constitution
      Question 92: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his strategy for the ratification of the EU constitution; if this is likely to entail a revision of the existing proposal, the existing...
    • Humanitarian Aid
      Question 96: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the level of humanitarian aid that Ireland will provide to sub-Saharan Africa in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13037/06]
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 101: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position of the Government with regard to the detention centre at Guantanamo Bay; if he has communicated with his US counterpart on this...
    • EU Enlargement
      Question 102: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the measures Turkey has taken towards membership into the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13042/06]
    • Foreign Conflicts
      Question 103: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the decision to send Irish troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13101/06]
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 107: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions his Department has taken following Trócaire's call for increased efforts by the Government to bring about an end to child labour...
    • Infectious Diseases
      Question 110: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had recent discussions with the European counterparts with regard to avian flu protection in the event of an outbreak; and if he...
    • Overseas Development Aid
      Question 111: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the proportion of Irish aid to Ethiopia that is given on a Government basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13020/06]
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 113: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has indicated to Ms Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State of the United States, that planes used for extraordinary renditions should not...
    • State Visits
      Question 114: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his official visit to the United States over the St. Patrick's holiday; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Military Neutrality
      Question 117: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether Ireland's proposed participation in the EU battle groups will require Ireland's triple lock requirement to be...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      Question 119: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position between the Sri Lankan Government and the Tamil Liberation Tigers who held discussions in February 2006 to bring about a more...
    • Nuclear Disarmament
      Question 120: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had recent discussions with India and Pakistan with regard to their status as non-signatories to the nuclear non-proliferation...
    • Diplomatic Representation
      Question 123: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the diplomatic contacts he or his Department have had with Nepal; the situation in that country; his views on reported developments there;...
    • Consular Assistance
      Question 126: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of Irish people for whom the Department of Foreign Affairs has paid court-imposed bond since 2002; and if he will make a statement...
    • Sudanese Famine
      Question 130: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the situation in Sudan; the progress which has been made on the implementation of the comprehensive peace agreement; and if he will make a...
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 133: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had contact with his European counterparts to condemn the prosecution of an Afghan citizen relating to that person's conversion to...
    • Overseas Development Aid
      Question 135: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress made on the establishment of a rapid response initiative; the level of involvement from the Department of Defence in this...
    • EU Enlargement
      Question 137: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the measures Romania has taken towards membership into the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13044/06]
    • Arms Trade
      Question 139: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his position with regard to the EU arms embargo against China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13040/06]
    • Northern Ireland Issues
      Question 141: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding the case of the murder of the late Pat Finucane; the most recent talks which he and his Department has held with...
    • Human Rights Abuses
      Question 142: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the situation in Ethiopia; if he has made his concern at reports of human rights abuses known to the Ethiopian authorities; and if he will...
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 147: To ask the Taoiseach the number of State employees on suspension with pay as on 31 December 2004 and 31 December 2005; and the details of same. [13221/06]
  • Department of Health and Children
    • Departmental Bodies
      Question 149: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a working group was set up to explore and develop the linkage between the national drug and alcohol policy; the number...
    • Health Services
      Question 150: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the services provided for the victims of domestic violence; the funding her Department provides; and if she will make a...
    • Youth Services
      Question 152: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the functions, remit and responsibilities of the Minister for Health and Children and the Office of the Minister for...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 154: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the status of the renewal of a medical card application for persons (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will...
    • Nursing Home Subventions
      Question 155: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the cost which she estimated for increasing the threshold on house value to deem a person ineligible for nursing home...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 157: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the criteria which must be satisfied to get a general practitioner visit card; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 158: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the changes proposed in the operation of St. Joseph's Hospital, Ardee; if future patients will be admitted for long-term...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 159: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, further to a previous parliamentary question, the reason for the delay in arranging an appointment for a person (details...
    • Nursing Home Subventions
      Question 160: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of nursing home subventions and enhanced subventions per county in 2004 and 2005; and if she will make a...
    • Health Services
      Question 161: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of community dieticians employed by the Health Service Executive in the Dublin area; the areas they are...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 163: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the status of a medical card application for persons (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement...
    • Health Services
      Question 164: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if assistance will be given to a person (details supplied); if a long-term care package will be put in place; and if the...
    • Legislative Programme
      Question 165: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006 will be debated in Dáil Éireann; her plans to have the Bill passed by the...
    • Health Services
      Question 166: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive an appointment with a psychologist in view of the fact that...
    • Nursing Education
      Question 168: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the specialised training nurses receive for working in units specialising in Alzheimer's disease care; and if she will make...
    • Health Services
      Question 169: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the Health Service Executive areas which provide a chiropody service; the Health Service Executive areas which do not...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 171: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Offaly has had their medical card withdrawn; and if she will make a...
    • Housing Aid for the Elderly
      Question 172: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to a case in which a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 has been refused the Health...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 174: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be called for further surgery at the University Hospital, Galway; and...
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      Question 175: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position with regard to the extension to Schull Community Hospital in view of the fact that the draft design brief was...
    • Health Services
      Question 176: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of home care nursing home packages allocated for 2006 in counties Galway, Mayo and Roscommon; and if she will...
    • Children in Care
      Question 178: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when Coovagh House in Limerick will reopen; its running costs in 2005; the cost of recruiting staff in 2005; and its...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 181: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the occupational therapist reports for the disabled person's grant applications made to Kildare County Council can be...
    • Health Services
      Question 182: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when zero hour contracts for home helps will come to an end; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12903/06]
    • Hospital Services
      Question 186: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the extent of the chiropody provision for diabetic patients in Waterford Regional Hospital, Cork University Hospital,...
    • EU Directives
      Question 187: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has had discussions with the Dutch authorities arising from the operation of the Dutch health insurance Act which...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 188: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of occupational therapists employed by the Health Service Executive in the Limerick area; the number employed in...
    • EU Directives
      Question 189: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that EU Directive 2004/23/EC will be implemented before 7 April 2006; if the directive will not be...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 190: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has received a proposal for the future of Nenagh General Hospital; her views on the Small Hospital, Big Service...
    • Health Services
      Question 192: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that public health nurses here unlike the UK are unable, for insurance reasons,...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 193: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will make representations on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow regarding admission to Waterford...
    • Parking Regulations
      Question 194: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason there are no disabled car parking spaces in the public car park at the Regional Hospital Limerick; and if she...
    • Accident and Emergency Services
      Question 195: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if there is information available in her Department regarding the number of people on hospital trolleys in accident and...
    • Alcohol Policy
      Question 196: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, further to Question No. 159 of 28 March 2006, if there is a national adviser on alcohol policy; if so, if she will...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances
      Question 198: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her Department accepts liability for the costs of persons who hold or have held medical cards while in private nursing...
    • Medical Education
      Question 199: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the Medical Council gave her Department a discussion document or submission paper on the future of medical training,...
    • Hospital Staff
      Question 200: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the measures she will put in place to address the serious and acute shortage of rheumatologists; and if she will make a...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 201: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a medical card will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if a positive response will be...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 202: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason an outpatients appointment in Wexford hospital cannot be given before 6 December 2006 to a person (details...
    • Accident and Emergency Services
      Question 203: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the percentage of people treated in hospital accident and emergency units in 2005 who suffered their accidents at work....
    • Equality Strategy
      Question 204: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has read the recent Amnesty International report, Breaking Down Barriers: Tackling Racism in Ireland at the level of...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 205: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when an operation will be carried out on a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement...
    • Health Services
      Question 206: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of people here who are suffering from multiple sclerosis; the type of treatments and assistance available to...
    • Drugs Payment Scheme
      Question 207: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on including smoking patches in the drugs covered under the drugs payment scheme; and if she will make a...
    • Equal Opportunities Employment
      Question 208: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her Department is meeting the agreed national target figures for employment of persons with a disability; her views on...
    • Health Services
      Question 209: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a person, details supplied, in County Mayo will be reassessed for orthodontic treatment. [13284/06]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 210: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a person, details supplied, in County Galway will be allocated a place in a hospital; and if she will make a statement...
    • Nursing Home Subventions
      Question 211: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if there has been a policy change in the Health Service Executive western region concerning the payment of the enhanced...
    • Compensation Payments
      Question 212: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of times the group considering the no fault compensation scheme has met; when the group will be presenting its...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 213: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a person, details supplied, in County Cork will get an appointment to see a doctor; and if she will make a statement...
    • Hospital Charges
      Question 214: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if arrangements have been made to pay, through public funds, the cost of treating public patients at the new radiotherapy...
    • Health Services
      Question 215: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the need for adult ADD/ADHD services here; her plans to set up such a service on a...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 216: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress which has been made recruiting speech and language therapists; the number of unfilled posts in each of the...
    • Hospital Staff
      Question 217: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to increase the number of neurosurgeons here; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a long...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 218: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason for the cancellation of a hip operation for a person, details supplied, in County Kildare; and when the...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 219: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will support the campaign of the Irish Deaf Society for recognition of sign language; and if she will make a...
    • Health Services
      Question 220: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if an appeal for enhanced subvention payment in the name of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be...
    • Housing Aid for the Elderly
      Question 221: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a response will be expedited to an application under the housing aid for the elderly scheme in the name of a person...
    • Child Care Services
      Question 222: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the additional direction she has given and the contact she has had with the city and county child care committees in...
    • Health Services
      Question 228: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason the State has no hearing screening programme for newborn children; and her plans to introduce such a programme....
    • Food Safety
      Question 230: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 132 of 21 March 2006, when the Minister replied that only one employment contract...
    • Health Services
      Question 231: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has had contact or discussion with the National Association for Deaf People on the subject of universal newborn...
  • Department of Finance
    • Tax Code
      Question 236: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will double the VAT refund to dairy farmers to 10%, which farmers in most EU countries are in a position to reclaim (details supplied). [13139/06]
    • Site Acquisitions
      Question 237: To ask the Minister for Finance the action which remains to be taken to conclude outstanding issues in respect of the proposed new site for Kill national school; if he expects the...
    • Tax Code
      Question 238: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on making schools exempt from VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13570/06]
    • National Monuments
      Question 240: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will request the Office of Public Works to consider the provision of screening along the northern boundary of the lands at Maynooth Castle,...
    • Tax Code
      Question 241: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the injustice to single income families and the entry point to the 42% tax rate as adjusted in budget 2006; and if he will make a...
    • EU Directives
      Question 242: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that EU Directive 2004/39/EC will be implemented before 30 April 2006; if the directive will not be implemented by 30 April 2006...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 243: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding proposals to decentralise FÁS to Birr, County Offaly; if his attention has been drawn to the Labour Court recommendation...
    • Tax Code
      Question 245: To ask the Minister for Finance the terms and conditions when a person may qualify for tax relief for further education; if a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary will be...
    • Motor Vehicle Registration
      Question 247: To ask the Minister for Finance the precise tax computation of Irish vehicle registration tax and VAT on a new motorcycle imported from Northern Ireland on which the UK 17.5% VAT...
    • Pension Entitlements
      Question 248: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that retired prison officers who re-entered the public service to continue to work face a deduction on...
    • Tax Code
      Question 249: To ask the Minister for Finance when back payment of income tax will be issued to a person (details supplied) as the queries that arose on the years in concern has been resolved;...
    • Environmental Policy
      Question 250: To ask the Minister for Finance the initiatives he is undertaking to promote the use of biofuels and other renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13228/06]
    • Equal Opportunities Employment
      Question 251: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department is meeting the agreed national target figures for employment of persons with a disability; his views on whether that figure is...
    • Motor Vehicle Imports
      Question 252: To ask the Minister for Finance the range of duties and conditions that apply for the importation of new and second hand cars into the Republic from Great Britain and Northern...
    • Defence Forces Property
      Question 253: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that when the Army barracks in Ballincollig, County Cork, was sold off, a plot of ground of approximately one acre was retained as...
    • Environmental Policy
      Question 254: To ask the Minister for Finance the timescale for a decision on carbon taxation and emissions trading; his proposals for a re-distribution of receipts from such taxation to reduce...
    • Tax Code
      Question 256: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on allowing tax refunds on all donations to schools rather than confining such refunds to donations above €250; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Foreshore Licences
      Question 257: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the local authority requires a foreshore licence for its proposal to locate a new slipway at a location...
    • Regional Fisheries Boards
      Question 258: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the amount of fishery rates demanded of salmon fishery owners; the amount of fishery rates awarded; and the...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 259: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the grants available to persons wishing to install environmentally friendly wood burners or wood pellet burners...
    • Postal Services
      Question 260: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the discussions he has had with An Post management in the past six months; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Alternative Energy Projects
      Question 262: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the initiatives he is undertaking to promote the use of biofuels and other renewable energy; and if he will make...
    • Postal Services
      Question 263: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position regarding the financial situation at An Post; the reason for the details of the forensic auditors'...
    • Equal Opportunities Employment
      Question 265: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his Department is meeting the agreed national target figures for employment of persons with a disability; his...
    • Fisheries Statistics
      Question 266: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason figures for lobster fishermen are taken from where they are sold rather than where they are caught;...
    • Telecommunications Services
      Question 268: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the lack of broadband services in the Black Valley, County Kerry; if he or...
    • Digital Terrestrial Television
      Question 269: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the timescale for the switch over from analogue to digital broadcasting; his proposals to assist the elderly and...
    • Fisheries Protection
      Question 270: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position regarding the installation of smolt tagging and counters in the Southern Regional Fisheries Board...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs
    • International Agreements
      Question 272: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he supports the proposal made by the African Caribbean and Pacific group of countries, formally submitted to the WTO seeking to introduce...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 275: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of principal development and senior development specialists with Irish Aid volunteering to decentralise; and if he will make a...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      Question 276: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the present position in Uganda where since 1987 the Lord's Resistance Army has abducted more than 30,000 children to serve as...
    • International Sporting Events
      Question 277: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department has an arrangement with the Irish Cricket Union which entitles the Irish cricket team to play international fixtures in...
    • State Visits
      Question 279: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government extended an invitation to the Spanish Prime Minister, Mr. José Luis Zapatero to visit here; and if so, if the Prime...
    • Emigrant Support Services
      Question 283: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by the Irish centre in Camden Town, London, in so far as requirements...
    • Equal Opportunities Employment
      Question 284: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department is meeting the agreed national target figures for employment of persons with a disability; his views on whether that figure...
    • Shot at Dawn Campaign
      Question 285: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the file of one of the 26 soldiers whose cases for pardon are being sought by his Department (details supplied) have been submitted along...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      Question 287: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding the situation in Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mozambique; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Overseas Development Aid
      Question 294: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the success to date of the international community's efforts to combat AIDS in Africa; his views as to the most effective procedures to be...
  • Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 297: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the status of the decentralisation of Fáilte Ireland to Mallow, County Cork, in view of the fact that no member of the existing...
    • Equal Opportunities Employment
      Question 298: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his Department is meeting the agreed national target figure for employment of persons with a disability; his views on whether that...
    • Sports Capital Programme
      Question 299: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he proposes to allocate funds for a sports hall at a school (details supplied) in 2006; if his attention has been drawn to the...
    • Swimming Pool Projects
      Question 300: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will provide in tabular form the number of public swimming pools in each county here; if, in Dublin in particular, this figure...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Employment Rights
      Question 301: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has been in contact with the governments of those countries whose citizens are working in Ireland below...
    • Community Employment Schemes
      Question 302: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the review of community employment schemes will be complete; if he intends to sanction new schemes in particular for...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 303: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if companies applying for grants from the enterprise development agencies are required to demonstrate previous compliance...
    • EU Directives
      Question 304: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details regarding EU directives in respect of employment law which are awaiting transposition by the State. [12909/06]
    • Employment Support Services
      Question 309: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of calls from workers received by the employment rights information unit phone service in 2005 and in each of the...
    • EU Directives
      Question 313: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the implications for Ireland of the European Court of Justice's ruling in a case (details supplied); if the transposition...
    • Health and Safety Regulations
      Question 314: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the percentage of workers in 2005 and in each of the previous five years who reported suffering from work related stress....
    • Industrial Relations
      Question 315: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of new registered employment agreements which have been put in place during the past twelve months; and if he...
    • Employment Agencies
      Question 318: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of registered employment agencies operating here at present and in each of the past five years. [13237/06]
    • Equal Opportunities Employment
      Question 320: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department is meeting the agreed national target figures for employment of persons with a disability; his views on...
    • EU Directives
      Question 321: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when it is proposed to introduce into national legislation the provisions of EU Directive 2001/84/EC on the re-sale right...
    • Company Law
      Question 322: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if it is an offence for persons to represent themselves as trading as a limited company in circumstances whereby no company...
    • EU Conventions
      Question 323: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the proposed community patents scheme; his further views on whether programmes for computers should be excluded...
  • Department of Social and Family Affairs
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 325: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason the heating allowance has been withdrawn from a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [13242/06]
    • Social Insurance
      Question 326: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo currently has an entitlement to sign for credits. [12834/06]
    • Grant Payments
      Question 327: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to allow payment of the bereavement grant where the applicant has his or her PRSI record in another EU country; and if he...
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 328: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the measures he is taking to provide a State pension to married women over 66 years of age who worked all their lives in the home...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 330: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to issue all social welfare payments directly into bank accounts rather than by way of payable order books; if he has...
    • Equal Opportunities Employment
      Question 334: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his Department is meeting the agreed national target figures for employment of persons with a disability; his views on whether...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 335: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has received correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow of 11 March 2006; his response to same; and if...
  • Department of Transport
    • Road Network
      Question 340: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied) proposes to close the Ted Russell Docks in Limerick city; if he will...
    • Motor Insurance Bureau
      Question 341: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 has not been finalised; and if he will clarify the powers in legislation and the...
    • Road Network
      Question 342: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason pre-cast concrete was used instead of timber frame at a cross over of the port tunnel. [13164/06]
    • Driving Tests
      Question 343: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding his proposed outsourcing of driving tests; his proposals to reduce the driving test backlog; and if he will make a statement...
    • Aer Lingus Privatisation
      Question 344: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will confirm that a flotation decision on Aer Lingus will be made prior to the summer recess. [12808/06]
    • Public Transport
      Question 345: To ask the Minister for Transport if the proposed Luas to Lucan in Transport 21 will follow the same route outlined in the 2001 DTO document Platform for Change, that is, Dolphin's...
    • Road Network
      Question 346: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to a situation pertaining to a section of the M1 motorway near Swords in north County Dublin where motorists have...
    • Air Services
      Question 347: To ask the Minister for Transport the steps he is currently taking to ensure that people with reduced mobility are protected from discrimination when travelling by air; when the EU...
    • EU Directives
      Question 348: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will confirm that EU Directive 2004/36/EC will be implemented before 30 April 2006; if the directive will not be implemented by 30 April 2006...
    • Consultancy Contracts
      Question 353: To ask the Minister for Transport if there is conflict of interest in the mid-term review of the national car testing services by PricewaterhouseCoopers noting the fact that this...
    • Air Services
      Question 354: To ask the Minister for Transport if an impact study will be carried out into the effect which abolishing the bilateral agreement will have on Shannon Airport and the mid-west...
    • Road Network
      Question 355: To ask the Minister for Transport the estimate provided as to when the Dublin Port tunnel will be fully operational and open to traffic; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Road Safety
      Question 356: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of road fatalities and accidents in 2005 and in each previous year which involved vehicles being driven by those who were working at the...
    • Driving Tests
      Question 357: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Mallow test centre has again been without a driver tester for a further period of two weeks...
    • Road Signage
      Question 358: To ask the Minister for Transport the speed limits that apply on motorways for lorries, buses and other large vehicles; and if it is policy to have speed limits on motorways...
    • Equal Opportunities Employment
      Question 359: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department is meeting the agreed national target figures for employment of persons with a disability; his views on whether that figure is...
    • National Car Test
      Question 360: To ask the Minister for Transport the rationale for not applying the national car test to Garda vehicles; his understanding of the reasons this was not included in EU Directive...
    • Regional Airports
      Question 361: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of direct or indirect State capital funding spent on each of the regional airports over the past ten years; and if he will make a...
    • Landing Rights
      Question 363: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of occasions since 1 January 2001 registered aircraft (details supplied) have landed at airports here; and their origin and destination...
  • Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
    • Security of the Elderly
      Question 365: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the grants for the installation of house alarms that are available for elderly people living alone; the amount of...
    • Inland Waterways
      Question 366: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position [i]vis-À-vis[/i] the joint British and Irish Governments intent regarding the proposed restoration and...
    • Dormant Accounts Fund
      Question 367: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on an application from the centre for Irish emigrants, Camden Town, London, under the dormant accounts...
    • Community Development
      Question 368: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if there are plans in place to undertake research into volunteering here; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Equal Opportunities Employment
      Question 370: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his Department meets the agreed national target figures for employment of persons with a disability; his views on...
  • Department of Agriculture and Food
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 376: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the timeframe involved in informing the Department of Agriculture and Food of social welfare payments granted to spouses of ERS pension...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 377: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when supplementary payment of single farm payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [12817/06]
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 378: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if a disability payment from the Department of Social and Family Affairs is taken into consideration in the payment of an early...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 380: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if payment under the single farm payment scheme will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [12847/06]
    • EU Directives
      Question 382: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will confirm that EU Directive 2005/70/EC will be implemented before 21 April 2006; if the directive will not be implemented by...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 385: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of applications received by her Department from each county for entitlements from the national reserve under the single farm...
    • Animal Welfare
      Question 386: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 600 of 7 March 2006 her Department's role in the monitoring of so-called puppy farming; the role...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 387: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the year 2002 will be excluded from the benchmarking years for the single payment scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Bovine Disease Levies
      Question 388: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if all levies, including bovine disease, dairy inspection, NDC, Bord Bainne and farm organisation levies will be abolished from all...
    • Land-holding Subdivisions
      Question 389: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the average length of time its takes from application to granting of consent to subdivision of an agricultural holding; and if she will...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 391: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of people employed in the section of her Department that deals with the issuing of consents to subdivision of land-holdings;...
    • Mart Transactions
      Question 392: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position on the case of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if this case will be examined and the correction made; and if...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 393: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when payment of the EU single farm payment will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [13241/06]
    • Milk Quota
      Question 394: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she intends to take to ensure that milk quota ring fencing will remain in place and that the milk industry in the west and...
    • National Reserve Allocations
      Question 395: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when applications for national reserve allocations under the single farm payment scheme will be made available; and if she will make a...
    • Export Refunds
      Question 396: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will continue to support the pre-financing of export refunds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13264/06]
    • Equal Opportunities Employment
      Question 397: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her Department is meeting the agreed national target figures for employment of persons with a disability; her views on whether that...
    • State Properties
      Question 398: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will provide an inventory of the assets of Coillte; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13297/06]
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 399: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to introduce legislation to replace the Protection of Animals Act 1911, as amended in 1965, in respect of the protection of...
  • Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 400: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will ensure a more humane regime for the treatment of aged-out illegal minors whilst they await a decision on their...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 401: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a decision has been made on a residency application for a person (details supplied) in County Galway; when a decision is...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 402: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application for Irish citizenship by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and...
    • Inquiries into Garda Activities
      Question 403: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of the family of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; if his attention...
    • Garda Strength
      Question 404: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the funding and personnel allocations in respect of Garda numbers for each station in the Thurles district, County Tipperary...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 405: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on a visa application for a person (details supplied). [12878/06]
    • Garda Equipment
      Question 406: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he proposes to provide the Garda Síochána with a modern system of communication to obviate gardaí having to use...
    • Garda Strength
      Question 408: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the Garda strength per rank and location in the Mayo division for each of the past two years; the number and rank of...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 409: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding casinos operating here; the number and location of those currently operating as private clubs; if...
    • Garda Strength
      Question 410: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the strength of the Garda force at Skibbereen Garda station; the number of hours per week that the station is opened; and if...
    • Deportation Orders
      Question 411: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) in County Louth has been served with a summons...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 412: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the processing time for applications for a certificate of naturalisation; his views on whether it is acceptable that a...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 413: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of crimes recorded and detected across all headings in Laois-Offaly Garda division for the years 1997 to 2005;...
    • Garda Strength
      Question 416: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí stationed in Donegal Garda division for the years 1997, 2000, and 2002 to 2005, inclusive; and if he...
    • EU Directives
      Question 419: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will confirm that EU Directive 2004/38/EC will be implemented before 30 April 2006; if the directive will not be...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 420: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; the provisions he has made for such people who are...
    • Garda Strength
      Question 421: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí in County Mayo for the year ending December 2005; the way in which this compares with the previous...
    • Registration of Title
      Question 422: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status regarding the transfer of land to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [12968/06]
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 423: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to a submission by the Retired Prison Officers Association to have rent allowance reckonable...
    • Prisoner Releases
      Question 424: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a person (details supplied) is likely to have their case heard by the parole board; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Garda Equipment
      Question 425: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied that a system is in place to ensure that all Garda vehicles are maintained in a proper roadworthy...
    • Closed Circuit Television Systems
      Question 426: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of locations in Dublin where closed circuit television surveillance has been installed; the number of stations in...
    • Courts Service
      Question 427: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the circumstances surrounding the issue of a bench warrant for a named person at Tipperary District Court on 7 February 2006...
    • Legal Aid Service
      Question 428: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the procedure and processes in place for citizens, who do not qualify for free legal aid, to be appropriately represented in...
    • Deportation Orders
      Question 429: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has signed a deportation order and if his Department or the Garda Síochána has initiated deportation procedures...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 430: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application for citizenship for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6. [13087/06]
    • Drug Seizures
      Question 431: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of drug seizures in County Kildare in the three years to date; the number of prosecutions taken as a result; the...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 432: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a person who has been refused residency here and was subsequently deported, may visit here on holiday. [13174/06]
    • Garda Press Office
      Question 433: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number in the Garda press office; and the number of these who are Garda Síochána or civilians. [13194/06]
    • Garda Strength
      Question 434: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the figures for the number of gardaí, including rank, currently stationed in Limerick city. [13224/06]
    • Crime Levels
      Question 436: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of crimes recorded and detected across all headings in Roscommon-Galway East Garda division during 1997, 2000,...
    • Garda Strength
      Question 437: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí stationed in Longford-Westmeath Garda division during 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005; and...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 439: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of crimes recorded and detected across all headings in Sligo-Leitrim Garda division during 1997, 2000, 2001,...
    • Garda Strength
      Question 440: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí stationed in Roscommon and Galway east Garda division during 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 441: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of crimes recorded and detected across all headings in Donegal Garda division during 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002,...
    • Equal Opportunities Employment
      Question 442: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department is meeting the agreed national target figures for employment of persons with a disability; his views on...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      Question 443: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the discrepancy in the figures for speeding detections by the Garda Síochána in 2004 (details supplied); if...
    • Refugee Status
      Question 444: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in so far as the retention here of a person (details supplied) is concerned; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Child Abuse
      Question 445: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to establish a comprehensive vetting procedure for volunteers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      Question 446: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if it remains Garda policy not to mount speed checks on motorways other than by fixed cameras. [13309/06]
    • Residency Permits
      Question 447: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision as regards an application for residency will be made by a person (details supplied)in County Monaghan; and...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      Question 449: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he had communications with the Defence Forces, their military intelligence section G2, the Department of Defence prior to...
    • Garda Equipment
      Question 450: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if it is planned to have e-mail addresses and Internet access available at all Garda stations as a way of facilitating...
    • Registration of Title
      Question 451: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he will take to have an application expedited in view of the fact that queries raised by the Land Registry Office...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 452: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding a citizenship application for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a...
    • Garda Operations
      Question 454: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide an outline of the witness protection programme and a general account as to its operation; and the amount...
    • Law on Perjury
      Question 456: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals to put the crime of perjury on a statutory footing. [13556/06]
    • Crime Levels
      Question 457: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether a substantial amount of crime goes unreported; if estimates are available as to the amount thereof; and...
  • Department of Education and Science
    • School Services Staff
      Question 459: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she is satisfied that the pay and conditions of school secretaries and caretakers whose posts are paid through grant-aid to schools...
    • School Staffing
      Question 461: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress which has been made in regard to the detailed review of the position of one-teacher schools with less than 12 pupils...
    • Disadvantaged Status
      Question 462: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason one of the 11 designated disadvantaged schools in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 11 is the only school that has not...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 463: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress which has been made in regard to an application by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal for an extension, taking...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 464: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has undertaken an assessment of the IQ limits which she has used in her directive for the weighted system of support for...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 465: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to introduce flexibility to the 10% contribution scheme required of schools undertaking investment in new facilities in order...
    • Redundancy Provisions
      Question 467: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when her Department expects to be in a position to make a decision in regard to the redundancy entitlement of a special needs assistant...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 468: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the overcrowding at a school (details supplied) in County Meath; her views on the health and safety...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 469: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary gaelscoileanna in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12868/06]
    • Schools Recognition
      Question 470: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the guidelines and conditions a school must meet when seeking continued recognition under section 3 of additional regulations for the...
    • School Management
      Question 472: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the mechanism and the determination of the way in which patronage of schools is determined by her Department; if, once patronage is...
    • Adult Education
      Question 473: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if funding is available from her Department to run night courses through the mechanism of Irish; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 474: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the cost to the Exchequer or her Department in regard to the establishment of all primary gaelscoileanna in County Kildare; and if she...
    • Redundancy Provisions
      Question 475: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard to redundancy payments for special needs assistants who were laid off; when this payment will issue; the stage...
    • State Examinations
      Question 477: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the proposals that she intends to implement in order to increase the achievement levels of male students in higher level Irish in the...
    • School Services Staff
      Question 479: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will ensure that funding is provided for the appointment of a crossing patrol personnel, lollipop lady to deal with the serious...
    • School Staffing
      Question 480: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the additional resources she plans to give to a school (details supplied) in view of the fact that the school is undergoing rapid...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 481: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason she is reducing the grant for the ABA supervisor in a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow when this system has been...
    • School Services Staff
      Question 483: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if extra funding will be provided to voluntary secondary schools for insurance, the wages of secretaries, the wages of caretakers, the...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 485: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received correspondence of 24 March 2006 from a group (details supplied) in County Wicklow; her views on the points made;...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 486: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the financial breakdown of the amount which has been spent by her Department per year in the past five years on court cases involving...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 488: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the crisis that has developed at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 where over 100 children...
    • Higher Education Grants
      Question 490: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if applicants on a course are considered eligible for the higher education grant (details supplied). [12970/06]
    • Inquiry into Child Abuse
      Question 491: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has had discussions with the State Claims Agency in regard to the case involving a person (details supplied); if the costs of...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 492: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in respect of a school building (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Third Level Building Projects
      Question 495: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the transfer of the Tipperary institute from its location on Frank Drohan Road, Clonmel to the Watson Estate,...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 496: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the appeals procedure for allocation of hours for children with special needs in primary schools. [13162/06]
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 497: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a school (details supplied) in County Laois will be granted two more classrooms as recommended by the Murray report dated...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 498: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will respond to correspondence (details supplied) regarding resource hours; and if this person will be granted a proper service....
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 499: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the information promised to this Deputy further to her response to Parliamentary Question No. 549 of 14 February 2006 will be made...
    • Youth Services
      Question 500: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of applications for the position of assessor of youth work with reference to her response to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 27...
    • Educational Disadvantage
      Question 503: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the way in which the socioeconomic variables as outlined in her response to Parliamentary Question No. 716 of 21 March 2006 were used...
    • School Staffing
      Question 505: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the lack of special resource teachers in a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason...
    • School Placement
      Question 506: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the way in which the parents of 135 children in Littlepace, Dublin 15 are unable to meet their legal obligations under the...
    • Schools Provision
      Question 509: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her proposals to reform her Department to ensure that the provision of schools does not rest on the parents in new communities. [13216/06]
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 510: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the timeframe for completing her Department's planning process relative to a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if the...
    • Educational Disadvantage
      Question 511: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the timeframe for consideration of the appeals relative to the DEIS initiative; if a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 513: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views regarding the proposal for an extension at a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; when the decision will be made; and...
    • Equal Opportunities Employment
      Question 514: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department is meeting the agreed national target figures for employment of persons with a disability; her views on whether that...
    • Schools Amalgamation
      Question 515: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if agreement has been reached on the forum which the amalgamation of schools (details supplied) in Dublin 9 will take; if design teams...
    • Higher Education Grants
      Question 516: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the date upon which she proposes to publish the scheme for third level grant assistance for 2006-2007; and if she will make a statement...
    • Religious Education
      Question 518: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the phasing out of preparation for religious sacraments, that is, Holy Communion and Confirmation as referred to by the...
    • School Completion Programme
      Question 519: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the extent of the school completion programme countrywide; if she will provide a progress report on this programme; and if she will...
    • Higher Education Grants
      Question 520: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Question No. 583 of 14 February 2006, if she will supply data on the socio-economic background of persons in receipt of...
    • Multi-Denominational Schools
      Question 521: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will report on progress to date on commitments made to Educate Together in respect of extra funding for new schools, the working...
    • Education Databases
      Question 522: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she expects to put in place a comprehensive database of primary school pupils based on PPS numbers; and if she will make a...
    • Vocational Education Committees
      Question 523: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she intends to introduce statutory recognition for a group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Psychological Service
      Question 524: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress which has been made in increasing the number of national education psychologists for the mid-west region; the number...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 525: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the measures which have been taken to ensure that the extension of the school year through the month of July is facilitated for a class...
    • School Transport
      Question 526: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will furnish a reply to correspondence (details supplied); if she is satisfied that the service is complying with the terms of...
    • Physical Education Facilities
      Question 527: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the new school sports hall built by the vocational educational committee in the grounds of a school...
    • State Examinations
      Question 528: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will confirm a newspaper report (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13415/06]
    • Physical Education Facilities
      Question 529: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she proposes to allocate funds for a sports hall at a school (details supplied) in 2006; if her attention has been drawn to the fact...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 530: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when works will commence at a college (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13427/06]
    • School Accommodation
      Question 547: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the cost of renting prefabricated buildings in 2005; and the breakdown of such costs on a county basis. [13526/06]
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 548: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the cost, on average, of site acquisition per hectare for new school developments; and the breakdown of the highest cost paid on a...
    • School Staffing
      Question 550: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when extra teaching staff will be appointed, having particular regard to the local demographics at a school (details supplied) in...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 551: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she or her Department have received stage 2 submission from a school (details supplied) in County Kildare regarding its school...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 553: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the relocation of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare to extend its capacity to 1,000 pupils; and if...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 554: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position on the application for a new building at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement...
    • School Staffing
      Question 558: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the allocation of extra teaching staff at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 560: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she expects the quality and extent of school buildings to be brought up to the required standard in terms of extra space and...
    • School Staffing
      Question 561: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she expects to meet in full the requirement in respect of special needs teachers and assistants in all schools here with...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 563: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the degree to which school places and facilities at primary and second level are available in Clane, County Kildare to meet...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      Question 564: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to bring pupil-teacher ratios into line with commitments entered into at the 2002 general election at primary and second...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 566: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the delay in the matter of the commissioning of a project (details supplied) in County Kildare; if her Department has...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 567: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the progress to date in regard to the application for extra facilities at a school (details supplied) in County...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      Question 568: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children in primary school classes of over 30 pupils and in what counties; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Redundancy Payments
      Question 569: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the arrangements which are being made to pay redundancy to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [13571-06]
    • Post-Leaving Certificate Courses
      Question 570: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funds with which she intends to implement the McIver report; the timeframe for fully implementing the recommendations; and if she...
    • Capitation Grants
      Question 571: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she is satisfied that the capitation grant of €133 per pupil is sufficient to cover the basic costs of running a primary school;...
  • Department of Defence
    • Commemorative Events
      Question 572: To ask the Minister for Defence the groups or persons who have been invited to join the parade down O'Connell Street for the 90th anniversary of the 1916 Rising; and the measures...
    • Equal Opportunities Employment
      Question 573: To ask the Minister for Defence if his Department is meeting the agreed national target figures for employment of persons with a disability; his views on whether that figure is...
    • Military Intelligence
      Question 574: To ask the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the intelligence from the Defence Forces military intelligence section G2 which predicted a riot in Dublin in...
  • Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
    • Water Quality
      Question 575: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the analysis contained in the recent Environmental Protection Agency report on water quality,...
    • Turbary Rights
      Question 576: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when persons who were compelled to give up their turbary under the EU directive which focused on the...
    • Housing Grants
      Question 577: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, regarding Parliamentary Question No. 838 of 21 March — the address was Maddenstown Terrace, Maddenstown,...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 578: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the sewerage schemes (details supplied) in County Westmeath will progress; the reason for the delays with...
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 579: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received details from local authorities regarding vacant housing stock in local authority areas; if...
    • Animal Welfare
      Question 580: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 600 of 7 March, the level of divergent views submitted to the working...
    • Housing Aid for the Elderly
      Question 581: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding a project (details supplied) in County Laois. [12988/06]
    • Planning and Development Act
      Question 582: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is information in his Department regarding the number of housing estates which are expected to be...
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      Question 583: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will report on the progress to date on delivering the 10,000 affordable housing units as promised under...
    • Animal Welfare
      Question 584: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 205 of 23 March 2005, if there is an independent verification...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 585: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when his Department will approve the tender documents in relation to the design, build and operation of a...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 586: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if planning permission is required to locate a new slipway in County Mayo (details supplied); and if public...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 587: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding a scheme (details supplied) in County Laois. [13267/06]
    • Equal Opportunities Employment
      Question 588: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department is meeting the agreed national target figures for employment of persons with a disability;...
    • Voluntary Housing Schemes
      Question 590: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that he and his Department have given approval to Kildare County...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 591: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he proposes to offer further funding to Kildare County Council by way of capital allocation to assist with...
    • Housing Grants
      Question 592: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the voluntary organisations to which grant assistance was allocated for housing units since 2002; the units...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 593: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has completed its examination of Cork County Council's revised preliminary report and cost...
    • Water Charges
      Question 594: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on requiring local authorities to charge schools for water only where there is evidence of water...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 595: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the communication he has had from the European Commission in relation to removing the possibility to retain...

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