Written answers
Thursday, 12 October 2006
- Department of Defence
- Military Co-operation
Question 13: To ask the Minister for Defence the co-operation involved between the Irish and US Defence Forces arising from the fact that Ireland is listed as within the area of responsibility...
- Overseas Missions
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of Irish troops who are engaged in UN missions abroad; the number of troops on each mission; when each mission started and when it is due...
- Defence Forces Property
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Defence the recent approaches which have been made to him with a view to developing Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel, County Dublin; and if he will make a...
- Defence Forces Personnel
Question 16: To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to address the concerns of naval personnel with regard to the time spent on sea going duty; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Overseas Missions
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Force members to be committed to the UN force in Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32260/06]
- Defence Forces Reserve
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Defence the progress with regard to the amalgamation of the Reserve Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32343/06]
- Defence Forces Remuneration
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to increase overseas allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32336/06]
- National Emergency Plan
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Defence when the task force on emergency planning last met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32265/06]
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Defence the progress in the decentralisation of his Department and components of the Defence Forces to Kildare; the number of people who have moved to date;...
- European Defence Agency
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on the 20 September 2006, meeting of the European Defence Agency, which held a review of the future of Europe's defence...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Defence the fuel bill for military vehicles for the years 2004 and 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32332/06]
- Defence Forces Equipment
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Defence the extent to which all members of the Defence Forces are issued with the necessary protection in the event of a gas or chemical attack; and if he...
- Defence Forces Strength
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of officers commissioned from the ranks since July 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32353/06]
- Defence Forces Veterans
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Defence the financial assistance he will give to the United Nations Veterans' Association in their efforts to have the old schoolhouse which is part of...
- Defence Forces Investigations
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Defence the circumstances surrounding the deaths of persons (details supplied); if investigations are ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Defence Forces Strength
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to increase the strength of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32327/06]
- Overseas Missions
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Force personnel engaged on mission in Liberia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32264/06]
- Defence Forces Operations
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Defence his views on constructing a permanent guard room structure at Portlaoise Hospital, County Laois, as the conditions under which hospital guards...
- Defence Forces Property
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Defence the situation with regard to the building of affordable housing at Gormanston, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32335/06]
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Defence the expenditure incurred by his Department during the first half of 2006; the way this compares to the figures projected in the Estimates; and if he...
- Drug Abuse
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of personnel who have failed drug tests in the Defence Forces for the years 2004 and 2005; if all these personnel were discharged; and if...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Defence the position with regard to decentralisation as it impacts on his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32270/06]
- Defence Forces Property
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to develop the Naval Service base at Haulbowline, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32337/06]
- Defence Forces Equipment
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Defence the average age of both fixed wing aircraft and helicopters that make up the Air Corps fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32271/06]
- Overseas Missions
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Defence if the investigation into the Niemba ambush has been completed; when he proposes to publish the findings; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Overseas Development Aid
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Defence if he has discussed the formation of a new voluntary corps with the Department of Foreign Affairs; the level of co-operation between his Department...
- Military Archives
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Defence the level of resources available to the military archives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32269/06]
- Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Garda Deployment
Question 68: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has considered the submission of a forum (details supplied) in Dublin 22 in relation to Garda presence;...
- Garda Investigations
Question 69: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received a request from a person (details supplied) in County Offaly for the establishment of a...
- Garda Deployment
Question 70: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the 180 gardaí deployed to Rossport, County Mayo in view of the fact that only five gardaí were...
- Visa Applications
Question 71: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare for leave to remain in...
- Youth Services
Question 72: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 538 of 6 July 2006, if the Garda authorities have now completed their...
- Residency Permits
Question 73: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 372 of 27 September 2006, when a decision will be reached regarding the...
- Public Order Offences
Question 74: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of complaints received in the past three weeks regarding anti-social behaviour in an area (details...
- Garda Strength
Question 75: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the projected staffing level of the Garda central vetting unit in Thurles, broken down by number and rank or...
- Road Traffic Offences
Question 76: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of cases detected by the gardaí of cars with exhaust systems in excess of noise pollution levels...
- Residency Permits
Question 77: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 385 of 5 July 2006, if he has since that date received or...
- Garda Strength
Question 79: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the personnel strength of the Garda stations in the Louth, Meath division for each of the years 2002 to 2006...
- Garda Investigations
Question 80: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the references to paramilitary involvement in major drug dealing (details supplied) are correct and...
- Road Traffic Offences
Question 81: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will report on the enforcement rate in respect of the new mandatory alcohol testing for each of the...
- Visa Applications
Question 82: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the visa application for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a...
- Registration of Title
Question 83: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied that adequate staff and resources have been provided to the Land Registry Office; if his...
- Residency Permits
Question 84: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
- Crime Levels
Question 86: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of burglaries recorded and detected in each of the Garda divisions covering Ballymun, Finglas,...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 87: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to the naturalisation application in the case of person (details supplied) in County...
- Residency Permits
Question 88: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if he has or will review a...
- Department of Finance
- Garda Stations
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to provide a new Garda station in Greystones, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32446/06]
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Finance further to the publication of the most recent report of the decentralisation implementation group; the position with regard to the proposal to locate...
- Budget Submissions
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will give consideration in budget 2007 to a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32489/06]
- Tax Code
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person in receipt of invalidity pension, REPS and single farm payment has to have their social welfare invalidity pension payment...
- Tax Yield
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of gift tax which was taken in during the years 1993 and 1994; the breakdown of the figures; the amount of stamp duty which was taken in...
- Tax Code
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Finance the level of rules applying to stamp duty for new and second time buyers and investors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32528/06]
- State Property
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Finance the intention in relation to the future use of a site (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if putting the building to community use is one of the...
- Department of Health and Children
- Health Services
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be called for an appointment with an occupational therapist. [32448/06]
- Health Payment Scheme
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for refund of moneys due under the national repayment scheme for a person (details supplied) in...
- Health Services
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if assistance will be given to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11. [32477/06]
- Health Service Staff
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of occupational therapists working for the Health Service Executive mid-west region; if there are unfilled posts; if she will...
- Health Services
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to dental treatment for a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Health Service Staff
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an application has been received by the Health Service Executive or Comhairle for the appointment of a consultant neurologist for the...
- Services for People with Disabilities
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the level of diagnosed autism on a county basis; if evidence exists that there has been, or will be, a rise in autism in those counties...
- Health Services
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that the extra ten hours home help are sanctioned for a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will...
- Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in respect of house repairs in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Telecommunications Services
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when Athy, County Kildare will be included in the metropolitan area network broadband programme; and if he will...
- Departmental Reports
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has received the report of the Independent Salmon Group; if he intends to publish the report; when he...
- Post Office Network
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of post offices that have been closed down since January 2006; the number of post offices that have...
- Telecommunications Services
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of schools here which do not have broadband Internet services; the number of primary and...
- Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
- Swimming Pool Projects
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if Cork County Council has submitted an application for the provision of a new swimming pool at Dunmanway, County Cork or for the...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Grant Payments
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of grants a company (details supplied) received since 1994; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Job Losses
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs lost in Donegal in 2005 and to date in 2006; the percentage of jobs lost which were in the textile...
- Grant Payments
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if assistance is available from the State or any of its agencies, to a person, who wishes to establish a restaurant to...
- Community Employment Schemes
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason persons over 55 years of age are not allowed to work until they reach retirement age on community employment...
- Department of Social and Family Affairs
- Social Insurance
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a PPS number will be supplied to a person (details supplied). [32453/06]
- Social Welfare Code
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way his Department takes savings into account when determining entitlement to fuel allowance. [32466/06]
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has considered the submissions made by a group (details supplied) regarding the way in which retirement lump sum payments...
- Social Welfare Code
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way in which the means test for the social assistance payments operates when the recipient in availing of the financial...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason rent and supplementary welfare support was terminated on the basis of cohabitation in the case of a person (details...
- Department of Transport
- Air Services
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Transport if the Government will buy back Aer Lingus shares in order to prevent a takeover. [32458/06]
- Road Safety
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of heavy goods vehicles inspections performed in 2005 at his Department's instigated checkpoints; the number of defects or driver...
- Driving Tests
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to consolidate the driver licensing system for motorcyclists in order that all riders who pass may be deemed competent to drive all...
- Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Community Development
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if playschools (details supplied) in County Mayo will be provided with workers under the rural social scheme. [32504/06]
- Department of Agriculture and Food
- Beef Exports
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if Irish beef may be exported to China without restriction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32471/06]
- Sugar Beet Industry
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when formal applications forms will be made available to machinery contractors and hauliers to allow them claim under the sugar beet...
- Departmental Agencies
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position in relation to the proposed acquisition by Coillte of a company (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [32486/06]
- Food Industry
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has had discussions with interested parties with regard to taking over a company (details supplied); if she will assist such a...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason there are so few courses for REP scheme planning agents; the number of licenses she issued in the past five years in each...
- Live Exports
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will change the regulations that will allow purebred cattle to be exported through Rosslare and Dún Laoghaire in the same way...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a 10% penalty was imposed on a person (details supplied) in County Galway; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that...
- Department of Education and Science
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to decentralisation to Edenderry; the number due to be decentralised; the timeframe expected for this to take...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of the building project at a college (details supplied) in County Donegal, as authorisation had already been given to...
- Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she intends to increase the child care grant awarded to VTOS students in view of the ever increasing child care and crèche costs...
- School Staffing
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will facilitate the making permanent of teaching staff in a special teaching unit at a school (details supplied) in County...
- Higher Education Grants
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare has not qualified for a grant with the vocational educational committee; and if...
- Mobile Telephony
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if guidelines put in place in relation to the location of mobile phone masts near schools, such as a school (details supplied) in...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her proposals to increase funding of second level education to an appropriate level; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- School Transport
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who has requested an extension of the school bus service...
- Higher Education Grants
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary has been approved for fees only under the higher education grant scheme;...
- School Accommodation
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the decisions her Department has taken with regard to the provision of a new building for a school (details supplied) in County...
- School Staffing
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide an answer to Parliamentary Question No. 272 of 24 May 2006 regarding promotional posts for post-primary teachers;...
- Vocational Education Committees
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when funding will be allocated to County Louth vocational educational committee in order that they can provide students at a school...
- School Accommodation
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress in relation to a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary regarding the cost of classrooms which the school funded...
- Departmental Agencies
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when all of her appointments will be made to the Grangegorman Development Agency; if persons resident in the area will be appointed by...
- Telecommunications Services
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools here which do not have broadband internet services; the number of primary and post-primary schools which do not...
- School Transport
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties encountered by a person (details supplied) in County Sligo in relation to the...
- Educational Projects
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will give recognition to a centre (details supplied) for Monaghan Vocational Education Committee; her view on whether this is...
- School Staffing
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of teachers employed at a school (details supplied) in county Kildare; the number of pupils enrolled in this school; the...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the site for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare has been acquired; the stage the planning of this development is at; the...
- School Enrolments
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of section 29 appeals that have been lodged with her Department pertaining to matters arising for academic year 2006 to...
- Schools Recognition
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the concerns of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9; the basis for her Department's refusal to grant permanent...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received a submission from a national school (details supplied) in County Laois for an extension; the priority that has...
- Higher Education Grants
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the instructions which have been given by her Department to local authorities and vocational educational committees on the...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Reserve
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Defence when members of the Reserve Defence Forces will be permitted to serve overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32436/06]
- Defence Forces Remuneration
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Defence the arrangements in place to ensure that national pay awards and other increases applicable to the pensions of former civilian Defence Forces staff...
- Defence Forces Personnel
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of promotions by rank approved or pending in the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32559/06]
- Military Escorts
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Defence the cost of military escorts in respect of cash in transit in each of the past five years; the extent to which the financial institutions have paid...
- Defence Forces Equipment
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Defence the extent to which all military equipment including transport vehicles, aircraft and seagoing vessels are modernised and up-to-date to...
- Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Housing Grants
Question 183: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the reintroduction of the first time buyers grant; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Architectural Heritage
Question 184: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there are grants available towards the refurbishment or re-roofing of a stone cowhouse of historical...
- Grant Payments
Question 185: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there are grants available for persons in private dwellings to assist with the connection costs to the...
- Planning Issues
Question 186: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the application for a housing unit (details supplied) was lodged in his Department, when approval was...
- Local Authority Housing
Question 187: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to whether the practice exists in any local authorities to include the weekly...
- Housing Management Companies
Question 189: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the provision he has made to each local authority for payment of management company fees due on dwellings...
- Planning Issues
Question 192: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of housing estates that remain to be taken in charge in each local authority area; the action...
