Written answers
Wednesday, 21 June 2006
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Grant Payments
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress which has been made on the provision of knowledge acquisitions grants and innovation vouchers to small and...
- Health and Safety Regulations
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason the Health and Safety Authority made just 40 prosecutions in 2005 despite the fact that of the 6000 construction...
- Departmental Bodies
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has agreed a work programme with the Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority; the number of staff for which...
- Economic Competitiveness
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which Ireland can do more to encourage entrepreneurism amongst young people; and if he will make a statement on...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in view of the recent agreements in relation to the proposed decentralisation of FÁS to Birr, he will introduce similar...
- Consumer Confidence
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he intends to take to address the concerns of small business owners following the significant drop in consumer...
- Employment Rights
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Government plans to ratify the 1990 UN Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and their...
- Regulatory Impact Assessments
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of regulatory impact assessments carried out by his Department since the publication of the White Paper on Better...
- Research Funding
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the Government's strategic implementation plan for investment in scientific research; the budget and the distribution of this...
- Departmental Bodies
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the resources allocated to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement are sufficient; and if he...
- Equal Opportunities Employment
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the labour force initiatives he intends to lead in order to bring more people with disabilities into employment; and if he...
- Bullying in the Workplace
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason it is necessary to wait for the results of the follow-up survey on workplace bullying before implementing the...
- Work Permits
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he intends to take in advance of the Employment Permits Bill 2005 to make the work permits scheme more transparent...
- Regional Development
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures which have been taken within the framework of the National Development Plan for locating an increased proportion...
- Business Regulation
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his priorities regarding the reduction of red tape for small businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23898/06]
- Proposed Legislation
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he intends to bring forward legislative proposals in view of the fact that under current legislation, employers convicted...
- Job Creation
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he intends to take to create new jobs specifically targeted at reducing the number of persons in long-term...
- Grocery Industry
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he has monitored food prices since the abolition of the minimum prices order; if the trend is as...
- Departmental Briefings
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of briefings given in each of the years 2004, 2005 and to date in 2006 by officials in his Department to Members...
- Business Regulation
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses that will become exempted under the proposed plan to increase the audit exemption threshold to...
- Employment Rights
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action which can be taken to improve pay rates for women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23891/06]
- Departmental Agencies
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of offices and agencies operating within his Department; the functions with which they are charged; and the...
- Research Funding
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the timeline and content of the Government's proposed research and innovation strategy and the material contribution it will...
- Regulatory Authorities
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether there is merit in the suggestion to merge all sectoral regulators into one single regulatory authority;...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he intends to introduce amendments to corporate law requiring employee representation on company boards of directors, as...
- Work Permits
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits issued by his Department in each year from 2002 to date in 2006; the distribution of these permits...
- Health and Safety Regulations
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he is taking in view of the fact that there is a disproportionately high level of fatal injuries in the workplace...
- Redundancy Payments
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a decision has been reached on the application by Irish Ferries for a redundancy rebate to fund the voluntary severance...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 104 of 17 May 2006, the broader issues other than safety, health and welfare at work...
- Departmental Staff
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in order to enable the Labour Inspectorate to meet the needs of a changing workforce and the specific difficulties faced...
- Ministerial Meetings
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the outcome of his meeting with his Northern counterpart, Economy Minister, Ms Maria Eagle MP regarding North-South economic...
- Small Business Sector
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the recommendations of the Small Business Forum's recent report which will be implemented in 2006; and if he will make a...
- Business Regulation
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the level of fines for failure to properly display prices are adequate; and if he will make a statement...
- Industrial Development
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the proposal to build a €400 million liquified natural gas storage terminal in North Kerry; and if he will...
- Economic Competitiveness
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the consequences on businesses here of the increase in inflation to 3.9 per cent; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Bodies
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the name, purpose and numbers employed in each of the regulatory bodies under the auspices of his Department; and if he will...
- Employment Vacancies
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to reports from the ESRI and FÁS that employment vacancies are down from 22 to 16 per cent,...
- Industrial Disputes
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he is taking to ensure that workers at a recently closed factory (details supplied) in County Cork are paid the...
- Health and Safety Regulations
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the recent Health and Safety Authority report, which revealed that one-quarter of local authorities were in...
- Employment Rights
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on progress made in May and June 2006 in relation to the repayment by a company (details supplied) of...
- Skill Shortages
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the findings of the expert group on future skills which claims that the existing infrastructure for management...
- Competition Authority
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the work of the Competition Authority in the first five months of 2006; the priorities of the...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the decentralisation of FÁS to Birr; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23902/06]
- Job Protection
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions he intends to take to stem the outward flow of manufacturing jobs from this country; if he has discussed this...
- World Trade Negotiations
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the proposals from the European Union to use a so-called simple Swiss formula for the negotiations at...
- Enterprise Strategy Group
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made on the implementation of the recommendations of the Enterprise Strategy Group; and if he will make a...
- County Enterprise Boards
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide additional funding to efficient county enterprise boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Fair Trade Products
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress that has been made in relation to introducing Fair Trade products to his Department's offices and to setting a...
- Employment Rights
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of languages employee rights information is available in; the obligations of employers to provide this...
- World Trade Negotiations
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on Commissioner Mandelson's concerns in regard to intellectual property issues in trade with China; the action he...
- EU Directives
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of all outstanding EU directives due to be transposed in whole or in part by his Department; if he will list...
- Job Creation
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he will take to improve the economic development of the west of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Job Losses
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the fact that the number of redundancies for the first four months of 2006 was 7,723, a 12 per cent jump on the...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of plans for decentralisation of units, sections or agencies in his Department; the duties of FÁS which are to...
- Industrial Development
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he intends to take to boost manufacturing production which showed a 5.3 per cent drop for the period from...
- Business Regulation
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the response rate to the recent call by the Business Regulation Forum for submissions; the purpose of this consultation...
- Skill Shortages
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to reports from the American Chamber of Commerce in Ireland that a skills shortage is...
- Job Losses
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he has taken to monitor and respond to the reasons for job losses in view of the 12 per cent increase in...
- Departmental Bodies
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the budget for FÁS for 2006 and for the years 1997 to 2005 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23895/06]
- Department of Health and Children
- Health Services
Question 125: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a waiting list of 11 months for heroin addicts to enter a...
- Health Service Staff
Question 126: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason for the director of human resource of the Health Service Executive north west not getting involved in the...
- Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 127: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for the housing aid for the elderly scheme by a person (details supplied) in County...
- Health Services
Question 128: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 2 December 2004, the Medical Council have examined the report on the death...
- Hospital Procedures
Question 129: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the delay of 14 days from the time a biopsy is taken until a person (details supplied) in County Wexford receives their...
- Health Services
Question 130: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will carry out an inquiry into a nursing home (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a...
- Medical Cards
Question 131: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the fact that she is providing medical cards for people over 70 years which also covers dental care...
- Hospital Services
Question 132: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reasons a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 is on a trolley at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will assist their...
- Hospital Accommodation
Question 133: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application by a person (details supplied) in County Laois for a long term stay bed; and if she...
- National Cancer Strategy
Question 134: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her proposals in the matter of obtaining multi annual funding for the implementation of the new cancer strategy; and if she...
- Nursing Home Charges
Question 135: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the changes made in the way in which people can make a claim for money lodged in the accounts of deceased family members...
- Services for People with Disabilities
Question 138: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will provide information on funding for the Rehab Group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Health Services
Question 139: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway who was hospitalised in University College Hospital Galway in 2004...
- Hospital Services
Question 140: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will intervene with the rehabilitation unit in St. Michael's Hospital, Dún Laoghaire on behalf of a person (details...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 141: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will be called for their MRI; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 142: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a person in County Mayo (details supplied) will be provided with an electric wheelchair and a small chair. [24129/06]
- Medical Cards
Question 143: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a decision to refuse a medical card to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be reviewed; if she will...
- Department of Finance
- EU Directives
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has satisfied himself that the Life Assurance Directive 2002/83/EC and the Insurance Intermediaries Directive 2002/92/EC have been correctly...
- State Property
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Finance the number and details of the tenders submitted for a site (details supplied) in Dublin 4 including the amount of each offer; and if he will make a...
- Site Acquisitions
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Office of Public Works made an offer to purchase a lodge and the surrounding lands (details supplied) in County Kildare; if so, the amount...
- House Prices
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on recent reports that the amount that first time buyers can borrow may fall by up to €100,000 by early 2007 if interest rates continue...
- Garda Stations
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will arrange to have special works carried out to a limestone sculpture (details supplied) in County Cork, which is in the ownership of the...
- Departmental Staff
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff in his Department in the general service grades of principal officer, assistant principal officer, higher executive officer,...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Alternative Energy Projects
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will examine the invention of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and the steps they should take to...
- Coastal Protection
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the amount, per county, made available to enable coastal protection works to be carried out in 2004, 2005, and...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Work Permits
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare did not qualify for a work permit; and if he will make a statement on...
- Health and Safety Regulations
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason the State has not ratified ILO convention 184 of 2001 on Safety and Health in Agriculture in view of the ongoing...
- FÁS Training Programmes
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied) has been commissioned to conduct a review of...
- Employment Rights
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, under employment legislation, a person has a right to receive an explanation as to the reason their employment was...
- Departmental Staff
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of staff in his Department in the general service grades of principal officer, assistant principal officer,...
- Job Creation
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if inward investment trends are indicative of future economic well-being with particular reference to present and future...
- Economic Competitiveness
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which he proposes to curtail industrial costs with a view to ensuring the competitiveness of Irish exports; and...
- Overseas Trade
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the top 10 EU and non-EU countries with which this country has had the most favourable trade balance in each of the past...
- Job Creation
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of new enterprises, small, medium or large which have been set up throughout the country in each of the past...
- Job Protection
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he has taken or proposes to take to combat job relocation to low cost economies; and if he will make a statement...
- Grocery Industry
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has measured the extent to which the community has benefited from the abolition of the minimum prices order; the...
- Work Permits
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits issued in each month to date in 2006; the number for the corresponding period in 2005; and if he...
- Company Closures
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of enterprises that have ceased trading and the number of jobs lost as a consequence in this country in the past...
- Skill Shortages
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he has satisfied himself regarding the adequacy of future numbers and skills of the labour force; and if...
- Department of Social and Family Affairs
- Social Welfare Code
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he plans to replace the rent supplement with housing benefit in view of the Comptroller and Auditor General expressing concern...
- Departmental Staff
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of staff in his Department in the general service grades of principal officer, assistant principal officer, higher...
- Department of Transport
- International Agreements
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Transport the EU plans in respect of open skies further to the recent vote in the US to prevent the purchase of US airlines by foreigners; and if he will...
- Road Traffic Offences
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will provide the number of drivers by the number of penalty points accumulated and by age. [24053/06]
- Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Inland Waterways
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the need for Waterways Ireland to clean up the Grand Canal particularly in and...
- Department of Agriculture and Food
- Food Imports
Question 180: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of eggs and their form which were imported into Ireland during each of the past five years; and the countries from which they...
- Land Annuities
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of farmers in County Sligo entitled to participate in the land annuity capital discounted buyout scheme; the number in County...
- Grant Payments
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if an application has been received from a person (details supplied) in County Donegal for force majeure under the single payment...
- Departmental Staff
Question 183: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of staff in her Department in the general service grades of principal officer, assistant principal officer, higher executive...
- Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Neighbourhood Watch Scheme
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of community alert groups or neighbourhood watch groups in County Sligo and north Leitrim for the years 2002,...
- Garda Investigations
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to a case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; the reason the response time from An...
- Garda Stations
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 291 of 7 July 2004, when the Garda barracks will be constructed at Kilfinane, County...
- Residency Permits
Question 189: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will take steps to have the application of a person (details supplied) for permission to remain in the State...
- Visa Applications
Question 190: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will examine correspondence (details supplied) with a view to ascertaining the steps which can be taken to facilitate...
- Prisoner Releases
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be eligible for early release from prison; and if he will make a...
- Garda Deployment
Question 192: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if extra Garda patrols will be provided in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 11 during the summer months; and if he will...
- Stardust Tragedy
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reasons there is no inquiry into the Stardust fire tragedy; and if he will re-examine all new evidence. [24051/06]
- Garda Investigations
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the way in which an internal Garda inquiry is being carried out into the circumstances of an accident (details supplied);...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 195: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on a citizenship application by persons (details supplied) in County Mayo. [24071/06]
- Garda Operations
Question 196: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he will take on foot of the revelations made in a television programme (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 197: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the changes he intends to make to the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006, aimed at tightening the enforceability...
- Juvenile Offenders
Question 199: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of juvenile reoffenders, that is, those found guilty of an offence who had previously been found guilty of an...
- Departmental Staff
Question 200: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of staff in his Department in the general service grades of principal officer, assistant principal officer,...
- Garda Strength
Question 201: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí in Cork, Dublin, Limerick, Galway and Waterford. [24103/06]
- Garda Investigations
Question 202: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 423 of 16 May 2006 and subsequent events, the way in which it has transpired that the...
- Garda Complaints Procedures
Question 203: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there will be an independent inquiry into the deaths of persons (details supplied); and the reason their families are...
- Department of Education and Science
- School Accommodation
Question 204: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position relating to the application by a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath for additional ancillary accommodation; and...
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 205: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to improve the teacher/pupil ratio at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24; if her attention has been drawn to the...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a scheme exists through her Department or if her attention has been drawn to a way in which a physically disabled pupil at primary...
- Educational Disadvantage
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the criteria under which a school may qualify for inclusion in the DEIS programme; and the reason a school (details supplied) in County...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 208: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the schedule of work will be made available for the construction of classrooms to replace two prefabs and toilets including a...
- Psychological Service
Question 209: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of training places available for the training of clinical psychologists; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that...
- Higher Education Grants
Question 210: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway who has been refused a maintenance grant as they lived...
- State Examinations
Question 211: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on providing an amnesty for students to have a pass in the honours mathematics leaving certificate paper in order to assist...
- Class Sizes
Question 212: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on primary school students in classes of 30 or more. [24043/06]
- School Staffing
Question 213: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether school chaplains in community and comprehensive schools, meet the criteria as set out in circular letter PPT 14/05...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 214: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the approaches her Department has had regarding the relocation of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 8; if she is satisfied that the...
- Teachers' Remuneration
Question 215: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the basis on which incremental credits of eight years were awarded to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 and have been revised to...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 216: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the home schooling entitlements available to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [24067/06]
- Disadvantaged Status
Question 217: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary schools and secondary schools in County Sligo and north County Leitrim that will lose their disadvantaged status...
- Higher Education Grants
Question 218: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount allocated by her Department for the maintenance grants scheme for students attending PLC courses in County Sligo and north...
- Departmental Staff
Question 219: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of staff in her Department in the general service grades of principal officer, assistant principal officer, higher executive...
- Pension Provisions
Question 220: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the implementation of the pension scheme for primary school caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the construction of additional classroom and other school facilities in a school (details supplied) in Dublin...
- Institutes of Technology
Question 222: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the orders she has given with regard to the programme for development of the science block in Sligo Institute of Technology; the...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 224: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the redundancy package for special needs assistants employed in primary and second level schools; and if...
- School Absenteeism
Question 225: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the cost to her Department of approved school absences, at primary and post-primary level, for the three most recent school years for...
- School Staffing
Question 226: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the provisions of the contract of indefinite duration apply to her Department, to primary and post-primary schools, and to all other...
- Department of Defence
- Overseas Missions
Question 227: To ask the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the risks in Sudan for Irish troops participating in future United Nations missions; and the precautions taken by...
- Defence Forces Recruitment
Question 231: To ask the Minister for Defence the reason for women being under represented in the Defence Forces; the further reason the Defence Forces, five years after a study by a person...
- Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Health and Safety Regulations
Question 233: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will work with Dublin City Council, the Health Service Executive and Health Safety Authorities on the...
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 234: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if further to his comments during replies to Parliamentary Question Nos. 53 and 55 of 13 June 2006 in the...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 235: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when a sewerage scheme will be upgraded at Glin, County Limerick. [24002/06]
- Radon Gas
Question 237: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of homes in County Sligo and north Leitrim that have been identified with the presence of radon...
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 238: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of social and affordable housing stock owned by local authorities in County Sligo; and if he will...
- Planning Issues
Question 239: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the criteria for receiving approval for the construction of a rural cottage; if a design or size criteria is...
- Special Housing Needs
Question 240: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to an application from a group (details supplied) in County Galway for funding...
