Written answers

Tuesday, 16 May 2006

  • Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
    • Youth Services
      Question 70: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the details of the new round of funding allocated for 43 youth and drugs projects here; the type of facilities and...
    • Offshore Islands
      Question 71: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he or his Department officials have had contact with the Department of Finance relating to the proposal by the...
    • Rural Development
      Question 72: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when the position in relation to future EU regional funding will be announced; the way in which he envisages that such...
    • National Drugs Strategy
      Question 73: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the latest expected date for publication of the report of the rehabilitation working group established as the fifth...
    • Energy Resources
      Question 75: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the advice he had received from the Western Development Commission, that development of gas processing at Rossport,...
    • Drug Seizures
      Question 76: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the spate of recent cannabis and cocaine seizures by the Gardaí in Cork and Dublin; his further views on...
    • Community Development
      Question 77: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if the reasoning for the extension of the CLÁR programme, which is an average drop in population of 35 per cent per...
    • Rural Social Scheme
      Question 78: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if, in view of the decision to expand the eligibility criteria for those who can participate in the rural social...
    • Community Grants
      Question 79: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his proposals to implement the recommendation of the Public Accounts Committee that a proper control and accountability...
    • National Drugs Strategy
      Question 80: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when the necessary funding will be released to ensure that the successful cocaine pilot project in Tallaght, Dublin 24...
    • Drug Use Prevalence
      Question 82: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the arrangements that have been made in regard to the commencement of the fieldwork for the second drug prevalence...
    • Interpretative Centres
      Question 83: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the recent contact he has had with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government regarding...
    • Countryside Recreation Strategy
      Question 86: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when the national countryside recreation strategy will be published by Comhairle na Tuaithe. [18161/06]
    • Post Office Network
      Question 88: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the president of the Irish Postmasters' Union's recent claim that the commercial viability for post...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 90: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position in relation to decentralisation and Foras na Gaeilge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18158/06]
    • Dormant Accounts Fund
      Question 91: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will reconsider his decision not to accept funding applications for the Dormant Accounts Funds from...
    • Departmental Schemes
      Question 92: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of Irish language schemes approved by him since 21 March 2006 under the Official Languages Act 2003; the...
    • Languages Programme
      Question 94: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the nature and content of the discussions he had with the Maori Language Commission during his recent visit to New...
    • Community Development
      Question 95: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his proposals to implement the recommendation of the Public Accounts Committee that consideration should be given on a...
    • An Ghaeilge
      Question 97: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cén t-agallamh a bhí aige leis an gComisinéir Teanga i leith na 415 chás nua a cuireadh i láthair Oifig an...
    • Dormant Accounts Fund
      Question 98: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the discussions he has had with the Department of Finance to seek to establish the number of dormant accounts belonging...
    • Drugs Awareness Programme
      Question 99: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has had discussions with the Department of Education and Science or teachers organisations regarding the...
    • Foclóir Béarla-Gaeilge
      Question 100: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cathain a thosóidh Céim a Dó de thionscadal an fhoclóra Béarla-Gaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina leith....
    • Drugs Awareness Programme
      Question 101: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his Department co-operates with the Department of Education and Science in relation to drugs education in the...
    • An Ghaeilge
      Question 103: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cathain a fhoilseoidh an Rialtas an ráiteas atá geallta aige ar an nGaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina leith....
    • Community Development
      Question 105: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount awarded by him or his Department to urban or rural community groups from the dormant accounts fund in the...
    • An Ghaeilge
      Question 106: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cad iad na deacrachtaí is mó dar leis i leith chur i bhfeidhm Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla 2003; agus an ndéanfaidh...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 107: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the way in which the €4,836,927 awarded to his Department in respect of cohesion initiatives during 2005, including...
    • Departmental Programmes
      Question 108: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the specific finding of the Public Accounts Committee that a recurring difficulty regarding the RAPID...
    • National Drugs Strategy
      Question 110: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the discussions he has had with the National Drugs Strategy team regarding drug use among undergraduate students in...
    • Road Network
      Question 113: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will expand on his recent comments that there has been a sustained increase in national roads investment in the...
    • National Drugs Strategy
      Question 114: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has had further discussions with Garda representatives regarding the prevalence of crack cocaine here; if the...
    • Irish Language
      Question 115: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the need for a strategy for the Irish language to guide its long-term development; if so, when such a...
    • Community Development
      Question 116: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will expand on remarks he recently made at the presentation in Carrick-on-Shannon of the Western Development...
    • National Drugs Strategy
      Question 117: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress which has been made in each regional drug task force area over the past year; the concrete measures which...
    • Translation Services
      Question 118: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if the panel accredited to provide translation services for both the public and private sectors is in place; and if he...
    • Foghlaim na Gaeilge sna Scoileanna
      Question 119: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an raibh aon agallamh aige leis an Roinn Oideachais agus Eolaíochta faoin moladh atá aige go ndéanfaí dhá ábhar den...
    • An Ghaeilge
      Question 121: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an bhfógróidh sé níos forleithne na deiseanna fostaíochta cóir a bheith ann do chainteoirí Gaeilge sa Bhruiséil...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 123: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the timetable for the Charities Regulation Bill 2006; if he still expects the Bill itself to be published during 2006;...
    • National Drugs Strategy
      Question 124: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the funding he has provided in 2005 and to date in 2006 to groups involved in combating drug abuse; the extent to...
    • Energy Regulation
      Question 126: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Irish Rural Link has called for the establishment of an Energy...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 127: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made regarding plans to decentralise his Department to County Sligo; the suitability of the temporary...
    • National Drugs Strategy
      Question 128: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he intends to advocate for an increase in the range and type of drug treatment programmes and places available to...
    • An Ghaeilge
      Question 129: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cad iad na cainteanna a bhí aige leis an Roinn Airgeadais faoi mharcanna breise a bhronnadh ar státseirbhísigh i...
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Industrial Disputes
      Question 131: To ask the Taoiseach the number of work days that were lost in both 2004 and 2005 due to industrial action. [18406/06]
    • Northern Ireland Issues
      Question 132: To ask the Taoiseach if his attention has been drawn to recent information that approximately 15 per cent of the Ulster Defence Regiment were members of the loyalist paramilitaries...
    • EU Directives
      Question 133: To ask the Taoiseach the European Directives that have to be implemented by his Department; when these directives were first issued; the timeframe for their implementation; and if...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 134: To ask the Taoiseach the name and role of advisers, assistants or other staff employed by him since January 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18511/06]
  • Department of Health and Children
    • Drugs Awareness Programme
      Question 135: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the efforts which have been made to ensure that information on drug abuse is made available in a range of languages to...
    • Mental Health Services
      Question 136: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Ombudsman for Children has raised a number of concerns regarding child...
    • Alzheimer's Disease Incidence
      Question 137: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of persons here who suffer from dementia and Alzheimer's disease respectively; the breakdown by county on such...
    • Ambulance Service
      Question 138: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has discussed with local authorities the possibility of providing an air ambulance that would be of particular...
    • Drugs Payment Scheme
      Question 140: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10 to ascertain if the substance Elemental 028 will...
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      Question 141: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the board of the Health Service Executive has invited expressions of interest from private health companies to develop a...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 142: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason she has not implemented her promise given to the Irish Haemophilia Society to introduce the necessary...
    • Health Services
      Question 143: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; the supports and services they are receiving; if the...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 144: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to have a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath admitted to the Meath Hospital for an...
    • Health Services
      Question 145: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on whether it is demoralising for carers to have to fight for minimal respite opportunities for their loved ones...
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      Question 146: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a decision has been made in relation to the location of a new children's hospital; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Health Services
      Question 147: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if in view of the circumstances this decision...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 148: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the funding required has been given to St. James's Hospital to purchase the necessary equipment to carry out a procedure...
    • Health Services
      Question 151: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with home help; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Hospital Staff
      Question 156: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason there are not sufficient vascular neurosurgeons here; the further reason no extra neurosurgeons have been...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 157: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason citizens of this State, if they cannot receive appropriate medical treatment here, cannot be funded for this...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 158: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of people who are on a waiting list for neurosurgery in Beaumont Hospital from the west of Ireland; the average...
    • Health Services
      Question 159: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the advice which is given to the Health Service Executive in relation to assistance with charges in relation to provision...
    • Nursing Home Subventions
      Question 162: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of subvention payments per month in each county since 2004; the levels at which payments were made; the number...
    • Health Services
      Question 164: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the public physiotherapy rehabilitation services available in a clinical setting in Newcastle West, County Limerick; and if...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 166: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2 was forcibly removed against their will, from St. James's Hospital and...
    • Tobacco-Related Diseases
      Question 167: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the link between smoking and blindness is as robust as that between...
    • EU Directives
      Question 168: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if craft butchers will be exempted from hygiene two; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18176/06]
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      Question 169: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the planned capital funding of €4.4 million for a day hospital facility in Beaumont Hospital remains committed to this...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 170: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children further to a previous a parliamentary question if she will expedite a response from the Health Service Executive regarding...
    • Health Services
      Question 172: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will fund two places at the Irish Institute of Naturopathic Medicine, County Wicklow, for persons (details supplied)...
    • Cancer Screening Programme
      Question 173: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the plan for the roll-out of BreastCheck to the south and west are proceeding according to the expected timeframe; and...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 174: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if in accordance with an EU agreement persons in receipt of UK social welfare pensions are entitled to medical cards here...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 175: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of EMTs who are currently employed in 2006; the number employed in the years 2004 and 2005; and when the cap on...
    • Health Services
      Question 177: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo who was approved for orthodontic treatment in the UK before their...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 179: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her role in dealing with complaints against private hospitals and that of the Health Service Executive. [18281/06]
    • Health Services
      Question 180: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a complaint by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 will be investigated. [18282/06]
    • Insurance Industry
      Question 181: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she or the Health Service Executive has a role in monitoring BUPA and their patients especially in relation to...
    • Health Services
      Question 182: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 was charged an extra €10 for chiropodist service in July 2005; and if...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 183: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the way in which she reconciles her statements to Dáil Éireann that there are no cutbacks and no lack of resources for...
    • Nursing Home Subventions
      Question 184: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if an increase in nursing home subvention will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 185: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the average waiting time in the accident and emergency department of Naas General Hospital; the number of patients...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 186: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of dentists employed within the health service in the Kildare region; the number of dentists employed at each...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 187: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the issue of the Tribal Secta Report on accident and emergency units in six hospitals to a national...
    • Health Services
      Question 188: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if alternative accommodation will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 189: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if assistance will be given to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 who is on a waiting list for surgery; if the maximum...
    • Health Services
      Question 190: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway is not entitled to free dentures on their medical card; and if she...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 191: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a full time urology department will be established at Mayo General Hospital; if her attention has been drawn to the...
    • Ambulance Service
      Question 193: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when an ambulance base will be established in the Mulranny, Achill and Ballycroy areas of County Mayo in view of the proven...
    • Nursing Home Subventions
      Question 196: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the percentage increase in funding allocated to the Health Service Executive southern area for the provision of enhanced...
    • Medical Education
      Question 197: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the decision was taken by her Department to locate the proposed school of podiatry in a large centre of population;...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 198: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number and location of PCCC's which do not have either a dementia or Alzheimer's unit; and if she will make a statement...
    • Freedom of Information
      Question 199: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 339 of 21 March 2006, if assurance will be offered by her that the outstanding...
    • EU Directives
      Question 200: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the European Directives that have to be implemented by her Department; when these directives were first issued; the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 202: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the funding available to enable her to carry out her various functions; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Hospital Services
      Question 203: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to house the Desca scan unit at St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny; the timeframe involved to have the service fully...
    • Housing Aid for the Elderly
      Question 204: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite an application under the housing aid for the elderly scheme in the name of a person (details supplied)...
    • Health Services
      Question 205: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a grant for a hearing aid will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 206: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the name and role of advisers, assistants or other staff employed by her since January 2005; and if she will make a...
  • Department of Finance
    • Disabled Drivers
      Question 207: To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to the qualification criteria for primary medical certificates; if, in view of the number of people with serious injuries...
    • Health and Safety Regulations
      Question 208: To ask the Minister for Finance if the main stairwell of the National Gallery of Ireland, Millennium Wing, is compliant with all relevant building and health and safety...
    • Motor Vehicle Registration
      Question 209: To ask the Minister for Finance if cars brought in from other countries and driven on roads here must be registered in Ireland; if so the timeframe within which it must be...
    • Departmental Properties
      Question 211: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for the future use of the old AIB building in Blanchardstown Village. [17982/06]
    • Garda Stations
      Question 212: To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to take action regarding the unsatisfactory conditions of Garda stations in Ballincollig, Ballinhassig, Ballymun, Buncrana, Doon,...
    • Tax Code
      Question 213: To ask the Minister for Finance to apply the Business Expansion Scheme to wind farms; to increase the BES limit from €1 million to €5 million; to increase personal BES...
    • Child Care Services
      Question 216: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) on taxation and childcare; and if he will take these ideas on board....
    • Tax Code
      Question 217: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the findings of a report (details supplied) which shows that households here in the lower decile spend almost 21...
    • Public Transport
      Question 218: To ask the Minister for Finance if the results of his request to the Office of Public Works confirmed that Dublin Bus can use the route between the Phoenix Park and the...
    • Special Savings Incentive Scheme
      Question 219: To ask the Minister for Finance the details with regard to the payment of tax by pensioners on their SSIA account; if he intends to exempt pensioners in a similar way to their...
    • Road Network
      Question 221: To ask the Minister for Finance the plans of the Office of Public Works with regard to the road network in the Phoenix Park with particular reference to the provision of a car park...
    • Departmental Properties
      Question 222: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make a deed of waiver in favour of Fingal County Council with regard to a derelict site between Pinebrook Vale and the Hartstown...
    • Tax Code
      Question 224: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 is entitled to a tax rebate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18084/06]
    • Mobile Telephony
      Question 225: To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the mobile telephony transceivers at Ardee House, Dublin 6; the outcome of discussions with the operators of these devices since his...
    • Tax Code
      Question 226: To ask the Minister for Finance the threshold at which the 9 per cent rate of stamp duty on non-residential property comes into effect; the value of this threshold as it applied in...
    • Revenue Offices
      Question 227: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the continuing complaints of long delays in tax offices, no reply on freephone numbers and continuing high level...
    • Tax Code
      Question 228: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason he excluded SSIA's which have been put into interest bearing deposits from the opportunity to get a refund of deposit interest retention...
    • Disabled Drivers
      Question 229: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties regarding the disabled drivers tax concession scheme in view of the exceptionally restrictive...
    • Tax Clearance Certificates
      Question 230: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of cases in 2005 and each of the previous five years in which a person seeking to obtain a C2 certificate of authorisation have been found...
    • Tax Repayments
      Question 231: To ask the Minister for Finance if fuel rebate payments were made to Bus Éireann prior to 1997 under SI 307 of 1975; and if rebate payment made related to work which was...
    • EU Directives
      Question 232: To ask the Minister for Finance the European Directives that have to be implemented by his Department; when these directives were first issued; the timeframe for their...
    • Ministerial Staff
      Question 233: To ask the Minister for Finance the name and role of advisers, assistants or other staff employed by him since January 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18513/06]
    • Tax Code
      Question 234: To ask the Minister for Finance if all back tax will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [18530/06]
    • Water Pollution
      Question 235: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make arrangements to have invasive weed cleared from Lough Larragh and Bilberry Lough, Castlebar, County Mayo in view of its seriously...
    • Child Care Services
      Question 236: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications to date for the €10,000 income disregard recently announced as part of the Government's child care package; and if he...
    • Flood Relief
      Question 237: To ask the Minister for Finance the stage at which the application for flood relief works at Arklow, County Wicklow, made by the Arklow Town Council is; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Coastal Erosion
      Question 238: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the allocation which will be provided to Sligo County Council to carry out work on coastal erosion in the...
    • Telecommunications Services
      Question 239: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when the roll-out of broadband to Drumsna, County Leitrim is likely; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Broadcasting Legislation
      Question 240: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason churches had to stop broadcasting to parishioners pending a review of the radio mass service in...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 242: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the sections of his Department which are due to transfer to Cavan; the intended timetable for such a move; the...
    • Harbours and Piers
      Question 244: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when work on the entry slip at the quay in Bundoran, for which €114,000 has been allocated, will commence....
    • Telecommunications Services
      Question 245: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will invite Galway County Council to apply for a project (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he...
    • EU Directives
      Question 247: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the European Directives that have to be implemented by his Department; when these directives were first issued;...
    • Inland Fisheries
      Question 248: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when he proposes to introduce the Inland Fisheries Authority Bill; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Fisheries Protection
      Question 249: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent of roach population in Lough Corrib and Lough Mask; the consequence for trout population; and if he...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 250: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the name and role of advisers, assistants or other staff employed by him since January 2005; and if he will make...
    • Environmental Policy
      Question 251: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the extent of saturation by nutrients of the unique marl soil bed of Lough...
    • State Property
      Question 252: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the ownership of the waters of Lough Corrib, Lough Mask, Lough Conn and Lough Carra; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs
    • Centenarian Bounty
      Question 253: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Irish citizens who reach their 100th birthday and living abroad are entitled to the special presidential bounty; and if he will make a...
    • State Airports
      Question 254: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his permission was sought for a stop-over of Israeli war planes in Shannon Airport recently; if so, his views on same; if not, his views...
    • Northern Ireland Issues
      Question 255: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that up to 15% of UDR members were members of loyalist paramilitaries; and the action he will...
    • Diplomatic Representation
      Question 256: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to his response to Parliamentary Question No. 208 of 26 April 2006, the number and type of representations made by the Irish Embassy...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      Question 257: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing military deployment against the ethnic Kurdish population of Turkey; if the Government have...
    • Official Hospitality
      Question 258: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide a full listing of the contents of his Department's wine cellar, including the vintages, quantity, dates acquired, prices...
    • Passport Statistics
      Question 259: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of valid Irish passports currently in circulation; the number of passports issued in each year from 2002 to date in 2006; the...
    • EU Directives
      Question 261: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the European Directives that have to be implemented by his Department; when these directives were first issued; the timeframe for their...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 262: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the name and role of advisers, assistants or other staff employed by him since January 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
    • Sports Capital Programme.
      Question 263: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his attention has been drawn to the success that a club (details supplied) in County Galway has in the provision of sport and...
    • Arts Funding
      Question 265: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the capital allocation for arts projects in 2004 and 2005 per county; the projected sum for 2006; and if he will make a statement on...
    • EU Directives
      Question 266: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the European Directives that have to be implemented by his Department; when these directives were first issued; the timeframe for...
    • Sports Grounds
      Question 267: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has had discussions with the FAI in relation to the proposal to move St. Patrick's Athletic from Richmond Park, Inchicore; if...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 268: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the name and role of advisers, assistants or other staff employed by him since January 2005; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Competition Law
      Question 269: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position in relation to the Competition Authority who must take their proofs to the Courts, to the High Court in the...
    • Employment Standards
      Question 270: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has had consultations with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to discuss the way in...
    • Health and Safety Regulations
      Question 271: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of foreign workers who have suffered accidents during the course of their work on building sites. [18029/06]
    • Social Partnership
      Question 274: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date with regard to his consultations regarding the possible establishment of a joint labour committee...
    • Legislative Programme
      Question 275: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if it is his intention to introduce legislation to provide for the creation of a new offence of corporate manslaughter as...
    • Consumer Strategy Report
      Question 276: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date with regard to the implementation of the report of the Consumer Strategy Group; and if he will...
    • Job Losses
      Question 277: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons who were made redundant during each year from 2002 to date in 2006; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Job Creation
      Question 278: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs created during each fiscal quarter from quarter one of 2002 to date in 2006; and if he will make a...
    • Health and Safety Regulations
      Question 281: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in order to broaden the knowledge and skills base of those working within the Health and Safety Inspectorate, he will...
    • Employment Statistics
      Question 282: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of workdays that were lost in both 2004 and 2005 due to work place injuries and ill-health. [18077/06]
    • Arms Trade
      Question 283: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that secondary school pupils from a school (details supplied) in Co. Laois were...
    • Employment Support Services
      Question 284: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason Clare LES has not been reinstated in any shape or form as promised and as recommended by a FÁS report. [18318/06]
    • Child Care Services
      Question 285: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the assistance given by the Dublin City Enterprise Board to existing and new private childcare enterprises; and if he will...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      Question 286: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there has been communication between his Department and the Office of Corporate Enforcement in the context of management...
    • Employment Appeals Tribunal
      Question 287: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the waiting time for hearings before the Employment Appeals Tribunal in Wexford; his plans to improve this situation; and if...
    • EU Directives
      Question 288: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the European Directives that have to be implemented by his Department; when these directives were first issued; the...
    • Consumer Strategy Report
      Question 289: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he has taken to formulate guidelines for local authorities on the need to encourage the sale of fresh fruit and...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 290: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the name and role of advisers, assistants or other staff employed by him since January 2005; and if he will make a statement...
    • Casual Trading
      Question 291: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if it is necessary for a casual trader to have a casual trading licence to operate in a town that has a market right; and if...
  • Department of Social and Family Affairs
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 292: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the community welfare section of the Health Service Executive is insisting in...
    • Comhairle Service
      Question 293: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the projected cost for the rebranding of Comhairle; if there has been consultation with users of the service on the rebranding of...
    • Tax and Social Welfare Codes
      Question 294: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of PPS numbers issued to persons not holding Irish citizenship during each year from 2002 to date in 2006; the number of...
    • Education Schemes
      Question 295: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the effect of a recent High Court decision with regard to the payment of back to education allowance during the summer holidays; if...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 296: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason rent assistance was refused in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
    • Health Service Allowances
      Question 297: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of hours a carer is allowed to work outside the home and not affect their carers allowance or carer's benefit payment in...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 299: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has satisfied himself that there are enough staff in his Department's offices at the Northside Civic Centre, Bunratty Road,...
    • Health Service Allowances
      Question 300: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is entitled to a respite care grant, or part thereof, in respect of their late...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 301: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to increase the fuel allowance payment; if he will propose other interim proposals to deal with the massive increase in...
    • EU Directives
      Question 302: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the European Directives that have to be implemented by his Department; when these directives were first issued; the timeframe for...
    • Health Service Allowances
      Question 304: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 455 of 21 March 2006, the way in which he estimated that the cost of abolition of the means...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 305: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the name and role of advisers, assistants or other staff employed by him since January 2005; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Department of Transport
    • Driving Tests
      Question 306: To ask the Minister for Transport when notifications of a driving test will be given for a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Road Traffic Offences
      Question 307: To ask the Minister for Transport his proposals on introducing mandatory testing for alcohol or drugs at the scene of a road traffic accident; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Air Safety Standards
      Question 308: To ask the Minister for Transport the information he has received regarding the recent passage of Irish aircraft into the no fly exclusion zone surrounding the Sellafield plant and...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      Question 309: To ask the Minister for Transport if the system introduced on 3 April 2006 by the Garda which resulted in all offences being dealt with under the fixed charge processing system...
    • Taxi Regulations
      Question 310: To ask the Minister for Transport the procedures which are in place to ensure that taxi drivers do not abuse the taxi licensing system; if his attention has been drawn to the number...
    • Driver Education
      Question 311: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the driver education programme, driver for life programme, which is currently being piloted in County Carlow;...
    • Public Transport
      Question 312: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to meet the increasing demand for public transport on the route between Tallaght, Walkinstown and the city centre; if he proposes to...
    • Rail Services
      Question 313: To ask the Minister for Transport if the Irish Rail facility at North Esk will be included in the re-signalling works to be completed by the company in preparation of its re-opening...
    • Road Safety
      Question 314: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of those cars which were legally insured and entitled to be driven on roads here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17955/06]
    • State Airports
      Question 315: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of the Great Southern Hotel group employees regarding possible redundancies and diminution of...
    • Driving Tests
      Question 316: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of driving tests that were cancelled by applicants for which no alternative applicant could be found in time for a test to be carried...
    • Public Transport
      Question 319: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress to date on the application for passenger licences under the Road Transport Act, 1932 by a company (details supplied) in County...
    • EU Directives
      Question 320: To ask the Minister for Transport when he transposed Directive 2003/20/EC into Irish law; the categories of vehicles for which Ireland was granted exemptions from the directive; the...
    • Cycle Facilities
      Question 321: To ask the Minister for Transport, his views on allowing cyclists to travel on that portion of the Luas track between Heuston Station and Connolly Station in view of the dangers...
    • Road Network
      Question 322: To ask the Minister for Transport the information he has received to date from the National Roads Authority or Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council regarding the potential for the...
    • Road Safety
      Question 323: To ask the Minister for Transport the advantages, in terms of road safety, of the registration requirement for imported cars other than the VAT receipts to the Exchequer; and if he...
    • Driving Tests
      Question 325: To ask the Minister for Transport the maximum number of driving tests that is possible to conduct in a 12 month period under the current driving test procedures and with current...
    • EU Directives
      Question 326: To ask the Minister for Transport the European directives that have to be implemented by his Department; when these directives were first issued; the timeframe for their...
    • Rail Services
      Question 327: To ask the Minister for Transport when it is intended to rationalise the fare structure on the suburban rail system that continues to result in commuters in the outer suburban...
    • Port Development
      Question 328: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the various asset or property transactions entered into by Shannon Foynes Port Company since its establishment,...
    • Road Safety
      Question 329: To ask the Minister for Transport further to his public pronouncements, the number of serious road accidents deemed to have been caused by road conditions at recognised accident...
    • Public Transport
      Question 330: To ask the Minister for Transport the extent to which research has been carried out into accessing Dublin Airport by road, rail or otherwise as per Transport 21, in the future in...
    • Driving Tests
      Question 332: To ask the Minister for Transport the average waiting time for a driving test in each of the years this century; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18510/06]
    • Ministerial Staff
      Question 333: To ask the Minister for Transport the name and role of advisers, assistants or other staff employed by him since January 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18519/06]
    • Driving Tests
      Question 334: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of driving tests in each of the years this century where the tester was paid overtime or a financial bonus over and above their normal...
    • Rail Network
      Question 335: To ask the Minister for Transport the state of development of the section of line from Ennis to Claremorris in respect of the western rail corridor; the extent of moneys allocated...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 336: To ask the Minister for Transport the average, median range and lower and upper quartiles of the gross pay of a driving tester in the last year for which figures are available....
    • Road Traffic Offences
      Question 338: To ask the Minister for Transport if he intends to bring in legislation to deal with the problem of cars not registered here not having the correct tax, insurance or national car...
    • Light Rail Project
      Question 339: To ask the Minister for Transport when the Luas line will be extended to Citywest, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18546/06]
  • Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
    • Grant Payments
      Question 340: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of older people who benefited from the grants scheme for security equipment and social monitored alarms in...
    • Community Development
      Question 345: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the expenditure to date on various projects in County Kildare funded by his Department; the source of such funding;...
    • National Drugs Strategy
      Question 346: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the extent to which he is prepared to assist groups involved in the fight against drugs in the eastern region; and if...
    • Community Development
      Question 348: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his future intentions regarding the RAPID programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18397/06]
    • EU Directives
      Question 352: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the European Directives that have to be implemented by his Department; when these directives were first issued; the...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 353: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the extent to which the decentralisation programme for his Department has progressed; and if he will make a statement...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 354: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will review funding for an organisation (details supplied); the network that supports practitioners with young...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 355: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the name and role of advisers, assistants or other staff employed by him since January 2005; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Agriculture and Food
    • Quarantine Regulations
      Question 357: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the facilities which are available and the requirements for those who are bringing dogs with EU passports and other animals into the...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 358: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive the forestry premium payment. [17951/06]
    • Assisted Animal Reproduction
      Question 360: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position regarding the introduction of artificial insemination straws for a particular breed of cattle; and if she will make a...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 361: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the single farm payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [17927/06]
    • Genetically Modified Organisms
      Question 362: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if there have been documented cases here of contamination of conventional crops by genetically modified strains; and if so, if she will...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 364: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food further to the single payment scheme national reserve 2005, the maximum nominal fee per hectare under category A leased land; when and...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 369: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on adding extra resources in terms of staff to her Department's offices here; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Grant Payments
      Question 370: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive the single farm payment, in view of the fact that the herd number has been...
    • EU Directives
      Question 377: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the European Directives that have to be implemented by her Department; when these directives were first issued; the timeframe for their...
    • Ministerial Staff
      Question 378: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the name and role of advisers, assistants or other staff employed by her since January 2005; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 379: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the criteria for qualification for the national reserve; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18549/06]
  • Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
    • Vetting Procedures
      Question 380: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the vetting procedures which are in place to ensure the suitability in terms of physical and mental health in order to...
    • Road Safety
      Question 381: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of left-hand drive cars which were involved in road fatalities in the past 12 months; [17955/06]
    • Taxi Regulations
      Question 382: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the testing regime for qualification as a taxi driver and the details of the testing process; the number of stages, the...
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 384: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason he is allowing the breaching of human rights in prisons here; and if he will stop closing down positive...
    • Garda Stations
      Question 385: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Garda stations without a fax machine, computer or resident squad car in Sligo, Leitrim; and if he will make a...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 386: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in same; and if he...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 387: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a person (details supplied) was refused a visitors visa to enable them to visit their partner here in summer...
    • Garda Strength
      Question 388: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to increase the number of Gardaí in the Dublin south central area; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 389: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved for naturalisation. [17952/06]
    • Child Protection
      Question 390: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to children using internet cafes; if a section of each internet café could be screened off for...
    • Deportation Orders
      Question 391: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of deportation orders signed in each year since May 2002; the number of persons who have been deported in each...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 392: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made in respect of an application (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if this application has...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      Question 393: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of cars impounded for breaching road traffic regulations each year from 2002 to date in 2006; the breakdown of...
    • Garda Equipment
      Question 394: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the location of each Garda station which holds an intoxiliser; the location of each Garda station where staff are trained in...
    • Garda Stations
      Question 395: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the concerns expressed by the Garda Representative Association in relation to many Garda...
    • Asylum Support Services
      Question 396: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people, as far as practicable, receiving financial support from the Reception and Integration Agency in the...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 397: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry was refused permission to remain here despite having provided...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 398: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of minors originating from African countries who were returned here from the UK under the Dublin Convention since...
    • Garda Strength
      Question 399: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if Garda numbers in the Blanchardstown area have kept up with the increase in population in the area; and if he will make a...
    • Tribunals of Inquiry
      Question 400: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in respect of his meeting on 10 June 2005, with a private investigator (details supplied) in County Meath, he discussed...
    • Garda Strength
      Question 404: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Gardaí in the Dublin metropolitan area and in the Garda districts of Coolock, Raheny and Santry who were...
    • Registration of Title
      Question 405: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of acres of land involved in an application for registration (details supplied); and when registration will be...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 406: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has made a decision regarding the application of a person (details supplied) for leave to remain here on humanitarian...
    • Prison Building Programme
      Question 407: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the tender to review the effectiveness of the Prison Service's capital expenditure programme specifically...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 408: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people seeking asylum here who have applied and are awaiting a decision since pre-2003, 2003, 2004, 2005, and...
    • Illegal Immigrants
      Question 409: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people who have been refused permission to land here having arrived by plane or ship in each of the past five...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 410: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Gardaí stationed in Clondalkin Garda Station, Ronanstown Garda Station and Lucan Garda Station in April 2006;...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 411: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will introduce legislation to outlaw sex trafficking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18249/06]
    • Visa Applications
      Question 412: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in respect of a C visit visa issued to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 414: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of arrests that have been made, charges that have been brought and prosecutions that have been obtained under...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 416: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received approaches to change, amend or otherwise alter the Geneva Conventions Act 1967, the Criminal Justice...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 417: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if it is proposed to increase the Garda traffic corps numbers in County Offaly; the location of members currently assigned...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 418: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the rise in graffiti, particularly on older brick and stone buildings; if he will ensure...
    • Garda Communications
      Question 419: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has satisfied himself regarding the health and safety of the Garda force regarding emissions from telecommunications...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 420: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his Department's policy in regard to the legislation, staffing and reporting relating to the Garda carriage office. [18261/06]
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 421: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the procedure to be followed in the case of a Moldavian national who has been here legally for some years and who wishes to...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 422: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the application for family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and...
    • Garda Investigations
      Question 423: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a Garda report will issue in relation to a file appertaining to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 20; and if he...
    • Asylum Support Services
      Question 424: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will authorise the transfer of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare to accommodation more adjacent to the...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 425: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a review of an application for naturalisation will be offered to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 426: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for accessible transport project funding for a group (details supplied) in County Sligo. [18267/06]
    • Residency Permits
      Question 427: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress to date in the determination of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 who is...
    • Garda Stations
      Question 428: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if it is intended to refurbish the Garda station in Kilcormac, County Offaly; the Garda numbers assigned to this station; if...
    • Garda Training
      Question 429: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the improvements in the training of Gardaí in human trafficking which are being considered and being implemented, following...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 431: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the assistance which is given to a group (details supplied); and the further assistance the Government will give the group...
    • Garda Stations
      Question 432: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of additional Gardaí appointed to each of the stations in the Kildare and Carlow division over the past five...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 433: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of assaults and burglaries committed in the Carlow and Kildare division over the past five years; the number of...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 434: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application from a person (details supplied) to enter this country on a holiday visa or...
    • Firearms Licensing
      Question 435: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the figures for the number of licensed firearm certificate holders who have been charged under the Firearms and Offensive...
    • Departmental Properties
      Question 436: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount which has been spent on the renting, leasing or purchasing of de-mountable temporary accommodation over the past...
    • Employment Statistics
      Question 437: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of man-days lost in sick leave in the prison service; in the Gardaí; in the probation service; in the court...
    • Garda Investigations
      Question 438: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the details which are listed on the collision report forms used by An Garda Síochána in the aftermath of road accidents;...
    • Ground Rents
      Question 439: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he is taking arising from the ongoing difficulties for elderly homeowners whereby ground rent leases are expiring...
    • Garda Operations
      Question 440: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action taken by the Gardaí in response to the ongoing vandalism and lawlessness at the Broombridge Rail Station, Dublin...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 441: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 442: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress in the application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in view of...
    • Departmental Publications
      Question 443: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of reports which have been published in his Department since June 1997; the name of each report; the estimated...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 444: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will reconsider the refusal of a visa for a child (details supplied) to join their parents and brother here; if his...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      Question 445: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of cases in which proceedings commenced in respect of a drink driving offence in each of the years 1999-2005...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 447: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he intends to produce an environmental impact statement for the proposed Kilsallaghan development in Fingal; and the...
    • Garda Stations
      Question 448: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Garda stations in each county; the number of stations in each county with a Garda residence; the number of...
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 449: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he will take to counteract human trafficking of women to Ireland for prostitution in view of the fact that this...
    • Firearms Issues
      Question 450: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of legally held firearms here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18434/06]
    • EU Directives
      Question 453: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the European Directives that have to be implemented by his Department; when these directives were first issued; the...
    • Firearms Licensing
      Question 454: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied) concerning licensed firearm certificate holders; and the number of...
    • Garda Equipment
      Question 455: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason after approval for funding was given by the Government four years ago to provide a digital telecommunications...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 456: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects to fill all vacancies currently requiring replacement in the Garda force in County Mayo at present; the...
    • Drug Seizures
      Question 457: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a full reply will be available on foot of Parliamentary Question No. 312 of 6 April 2006; and if he will make a...
    • Garda Operations
      Question 458: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress of Operation Plaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18499/06]
    • Ministerial Staff
      Question 459: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the name and role of advisers, assistants or other staff employed by him since January 2005; and if he will make a statement...
    • Drug Seizures
      Question 460: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the type, quantity and street value of drugs seized in the Bray area, County Wicklow in 2006; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Education and Science
    • Psychological Service
      Question 461: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the average waiting time for an assessment under the National Education Psychologist Service in County Kildare; the number of...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 462: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to a school building (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • School Curriculum
      Question 463: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the effectiveness of the drug prevention education programmes in our schools here; if they have been rolled out to all schools; her...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 464: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a significant number of children have been refused places in a school (details...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 465: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will review the contents of correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17849/06]
    • Educational Projects
      Question 466: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on including a school (details supplied) in County Donegal in the school support programme in view of the fact that the six...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 467: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the way in which her Department prepares for growing communities where additional school places are likely to be needed within the next...
    • School Staffing
      Question 468: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the roles of responsibility for deputy principal post holders and boards of management in national schools; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 470: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will reconsider the composition of the Grangegorman Development Agency membership due to there being no representation of the...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 471: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason for delay in progressing a school building project (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [17936/06]
    • School Staffing
      Question 473: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the implementation of the Irish National Teachers Organisation five point plan in relation to investing in children's...
    • School Patronage
      Question 474: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the powers she has to establish a primary school or second level school with her or the Government serving as the patron; and if she...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 475: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount spent on the provision of temporary school buildings over the past three years; and the breakdown on a county basis. [17984/06]
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 478: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has entered into negotiations with a company (details supplied) with regard to the purchase of the designated primary school...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 479: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she intends to support the establishment of the ACORN ABA school for autistic children on the northside of Dublin. [17988/06]
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 480: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has applied the same analysis used for projected school needs in the Castleknock area as she has in relation to the Hansfield...
    • Site Acquisitions
      Question 481: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has satisfied herself with regard to the site for the primary school in Tyrellstown, Dublin 15; if she intends to purchase the...
    • Physical Education Facilities
      Question 482: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the policy within her Department concerning the approval of physical education buildings in post-primary and primary schools in the...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 483: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the ranking of a school within the school building and modernisation programme (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if the school is...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 484: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the strong groundswell of support that exists for the addition of a representative from the Dublin...
    • School Curriculum
      Question 485: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on introducing, even on pilot basis, a safe driving course specifically adapted for secondary school pupils to instil road...
    • School Enrolments
      Question 486: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of appeals which have been made to the Secretary General of her Department under Section 29 of the Education Act 1998 in...
    • Site Transfers
      Question 487: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the transfer of the site for a project (details supplied) in County Galway has been formally closed; when this project will proceed...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 488: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to recognise prior service by special needs assistants in the assessment of their claims for increments based on prior...
    • Bullying in Schools
      Question 489: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of pupils who were suspended or expelled for bullying in schools in each of the past five years; and if she will make a...
    • School Staffing
      Question 490: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools that have failed to supply the data requested in Parliamentary Question Numbers 875 of 25 April 2006 and 522 of 3...
    • School Curriculum
      Question 491: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if level eight of the agri-business management course will be provided at Waterford Institute of Technology in view of the high number...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 492: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made to date in regard to the decentralising of part of her Department to Mullingar; the number of personnel...
    • Schools Amalgamation
      Question 493: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress being made with regard to a project (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • School Staffing
      Question 494: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action which has been taken regarding the redundancy package for special needs assistants employed in primary and second level...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 495: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard to a project (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18248/06]
    • School Accommodation
      Question 496: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the demand for a pobalscoil in the Ballymun area of Dublin in view of the significant increase in...
    • Schools Recognition
      Question 497: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason she deferred the decision to give official recognition to a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow on 21 April 2006...
    • Education Schemes
      Question 498: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be sanctioned for home tuition; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      Question 499: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children of nine years of age and under in classes of more than 20 at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 509: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the assistance she will give to a club (details supplied) to continue their use of the hall at a school as the school is closing in...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 510: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the additional resources she is planning to put in place to assist national school principals to cope with extra duties imposed on them...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 511: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the need to acquire lands adjacent to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare for the...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      Question 513: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the average national school class size in Kildare over the past five years; the average national school class size in the Republic of...
    • All-Irish Schools
      Question 514: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of gaelscoileanna in Kildare; the number of pupils attending these schools over the past five years; the level of funding...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 515: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position of a permanent site for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Freedom of Information
      Question 516: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a request under the Freedom of Information Act (details supplied) was first received in her Department; when a decision will be...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 517: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if educational supports will be put in place immediately for persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny who have attention deficit...
    • Disadvantaged Status
      Question 518: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will address an anomaly in the DEIS criteria whereby a junior school in a disadvantaged area allocated band two is included...
    • Languages Programme
      Question 519: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 193 of 23 March 2006 (details supplied) if the review of education provision in the area has been...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 520: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made in setting up a community college in Charleville, County Cork which would combine schools (details supplied). [18405/06]
    • EU Directives
      Question 521: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the European Directives that have to be implemented by her Department; when these directives were first issued; the timeframe for their...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 522: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason special needs assistants are not provided for children with dyslexia; her views on whether children with dyslexia are being...
    • Ministerial Staff
      Question 524: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the name and role of advisers, assistants or other staff employed by her since January 2005; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Institutes of Technology
      Question 525: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the process whereby the accounts of institutes of technology are processed; if it is normal for the Comptroller and Auditor General's...
    • School Enrolments
      Question 527: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of junior infants and first year places that will be filled in Lucan primary and second level schools for September 2006;...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 528: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to a previous parliamentary question, the breakdown of the 80 cases and when they commenced; and if she will make a statement...
    • Schools Recognition
      Question 529: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the necessary criteria for a school making an application to her Department for official recognition; if it is necessary for all of...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 530: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the situation with respect to the application for additional accommodation by a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she...
  • Department of Defence
    • Defence Forces Recruitment
      Question 532: To ask the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 462 of 9 May 2006, if, in view of the relatively small number of enlistments in 2005, he will provide the...
    • Defence Forces Retirement Scheme
      Question 533: To ask the Minister for Defence the reason for the delay in paying the balance of lump sum and pension entitlements to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; the reason on...
    • EU Directives
      Question 534: To ask the Minister for Defence the European Directives that have to be implemented by his Department; when these directives were first issued; the timeframe for their...
    • Electronic Payments
      Question 535: To ask the Minister for Defence the reason army personnel have been instructed to open bank accounts rather than use their existing credit union accounts for the purpose of being...
    • Ministerial Staff
      Question 536: To ask the Minister for Defence the name and role of advisers, assistants or other staff employed by him since January 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18524/06]
  • Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
    • Local Government Regulations
      Question 537: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of local authorities here that have by-laws to protect their graveyards; and if he will make a...
    • Architectural Heritage
      Question 538: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will ensure that number 16 Moore Street is protected from further deterioration pending the development...
    • Register of Electors
      Question 539: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there are any proposals to amend the law in respect of a legal obligation on persons, who are legally...
    • Dual Mandate
      Question 542: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has satisfied himself that local authorities are honouring the commitment given by his predecessor to...
    • Local Authority Funding
      Question 543: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding which is being provided to Sligo Borough Council for implementation of the Cranmore regeneration...
    • Local Authority Boundaries
      Question 544: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the negative effects the failure to achieve a boundary extension in Limerick has particularly...
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 545: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects the legislative framework will be in place to facilitate the sale of local authority flats...
    • Turbary Rights
      Question 546: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when compensation for loss of turbary rights will be awarded to people (details supplied) in County Laois....
    • Housing Aid for the Elderly
      Question 547: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied) have used up their budget...
    • Election Management System
      Question 548: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the breakdown of costs to date for the storage of electronic voting machines in each area. [18026/06]
    • Housing Grants
      Question 551: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the grants which are available to local authorities to upgrade the environmental fabric of local authority...
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      Question 552: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in relation to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15, purchasing a one bedroom flat through...
    • Nuclear Safety
      Question 553: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to improvements that have been provided at the Sellafield plant in recent...
    • Polling Stations
      Question 554: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on substituting the pencils normally used at polling stations with ballpoint pens in order to...
    • Strategic Infrastructure Bill
      Question 555: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the details of any meetings that he may have held with the President of the High Court regarding the Strategic...
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
      Question 556: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide data for the amount of greenhouse gas emissions arising on a lifecycle basis from...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 557: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if all necessary documentation has been received from Galway County Council to enable him give approval to a...
    • Women's Refuges
      Question 560: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the need for a women's refuge in County Laois as these women and their...
    • Local Authority Staff
      Question 561: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number employed by each local authority in 2005; the category under which they were employed; and if he...
    • Noise Regulations
      Question 562: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason the recently introduced regulations relating to the assessment and management of environmental...
    • Fire Service
      Question 563: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to update the legislation regarding fire services to reflect the increasing complexity of emergency...
    • Housing Aid for the Elderly
      Question 564: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to make funding available to enable applicants under the special housing aid for the elderly scheme to have...
    • Fire Service
      Question 565: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will arrange a meeting between his Department and SIPTU operational fire fighters as requested by them...
    • EU Directives
      Question 566: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the European Directives that have to be implemented by his Department; when these directives were first...
    • Local Authority Funding
      Question 567: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount available under the social cohesion fund; the way this money is to be distributed in 2006; when...
    • Ministerial Staff
      Question 568: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the name and role of advisers, assistants or other staff employed by him since January 2005; and if he will...
    • EU Directives
      Question 569: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of implementation of the Water Framework Directive with particular reference to Loughs Corrib,...
    • Local Authority Accounts
      Question 570: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if local authorities are required to submit accounts to his Department; the financial status for each local...

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