Written answers

Tuesday, 17 October 2006

  • Department of Agriculture and Food
    • Freedom of Information
      Question 116: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of applications to her Department under freedom of information legislation in the years 2003, 2004, 2005 and to date in...
    • Genetically Modified Organisms
      Question 117: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has had contacts with the Environmental Protection Agency regarding field trials of genetically modified crops; and if she will...
    • Land Purchase
      Question 118: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to concerns in the timber industry regarding Coillte's proposed purchase of a plant (details supplied)...
    • Milk Quota
      Question 119: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans for the distribution and transfer of milk quota; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32716/06]
    • National Herd
      Question 120: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to support and maintain the suckler herd; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32732/06]
    • Rural Environment Protection Scheme
      Question 121: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the details for REP scheme four will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32878/06]
    • National Herd
      Question 122: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the way in which the costs of implementing a national herd health initiative should be apportioned as between the Government and the...
    • Animal Welfare Bodies
      Question 123: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of animal welfare officers here; the funding provided by her Department to the ISPCA; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Food Safety Standards
      Question 124: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she is satisfied that the regulations she has introduced on country of origin of beef sold at the catering stage in the food chain...
    • Forestry Industry
      Question 125: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to develop the forestry sector and increase its uptake; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32721/06]
    • Farm Waste Management
      Question 126: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the grant aid which will be made available to small farmers to manage rainwater under the nitrates action plan; and if she will make a...
    • Food Safety Standards
      Question 127: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the opinions expressed by other member states and the Government's opinion as expressed at the 6 October 2006 meeting of the European...
    • Farm Retirement Scheme
      Question 128: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to implement the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food's report on the ERS; and if she will make a...
    • Genetically Modified Organisms
      Question 129: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the deliberate release of genetically modified crops; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32770/06]
    • Dairy Industry
      Question 130: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to support dairy incomes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32733/06]
    • Farm Household Incomes
      Question 131: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to the plans by the EU to reduce compensation made available to farmers for disease outbreaks; and if...
    • Food Labelling
      Question 132: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress made in bringing about an EU level review of the issue of substantial transformation of meat, and poultry; and if she will...
    • Alternative Energy Projects
      Question 133: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to promote wood energy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32722/06]
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 134: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will report on staffing needs in her Department in the coming years; the progress made on the implementation of the...
    • Sugar Beet Industry
      Question 135: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans for the future utilisation of lands previously used to grow sugar beet; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • EU Directives
      Question 136: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the status of the Nitrates Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32753/06]
    • Animal Health Issues
      Question 137: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to introduce an all-island animal health regime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32744/06]
    • Food Safety Standards
      Question 138: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when Ireland's national residue monitoring plans in food of animal origin for 2006 under Council Directive 96/23/EC will be approved by...
    • Animal Health Issues
      Question 139: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when exempt list for prescription only veterinary medicines will be in place; the person who is advising her on which medicines should...
    • Land Transfers
      Question 140: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to increase land mobility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32746/06]
    • Food Safety Standards
      Question 141: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her view of Ireland's relative performance in the European Commission's country profiles, the documents which summarise the structure...
    • Importation Restrictions
      Question 142: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress made on halting the inappropriate importation of parrots and canaries into the State; and if she will make a statement on...
    • EU Conventions
      Question 143: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason the European Convention on the Social Protection of Farmers has not been signed and ratified by Ireland; and if she will...
    • Climate Change Strategy
      Question 144: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her Department has contributed to the review of the climate change strategy; the form and content of her input; and if she will make...
    • Milk Quota
      Question 145: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans for the allocation of milk quota; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32754/06]
    • World Trade Negotiations
      Question 146: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the implications for the agri-food industry here of the breakdown of the Doha round of World Trade Organisation talks; and if she will...
    • Sugar Beet Industry
      Question 147: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will report on the status of the sugar beet industry here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32922/06]
    • Food Safety Standards
      Question 148: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the EU proposal to introduce restrictions on the intra-Community trade, export and import of eggs from salmonella infected...
    • Tuberculosis Incidence
      Question 149: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of animals removed from farms here as tuberculosis reactors for each year 2000 to 2005; the process of the removal of the...
    • Consumer Liaison Panel
      Question 150: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the status of the consumer liaison panel; when it is next due to report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32883/06]
    • Alternative Energy Projects
      Question 152: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has undertaken an economic analysis of the viability of each energy crop in the context of expected market conditions and...
    • Genetically Modified Organisms
      Question 153: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she reached a conclusion in her consideration of the observations received in conjunction with the recommendations made in the...
    • Food Safety Standards
      Question 154: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on providing the United States of America's Food Safety and Inspection Service with Ireland's 2006 national residue...
    • Forestry Industry
      Question 155: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the forestry planting rates for the past 15 years; if these are meeting existing targets; the reason for the fall-off in planting in...
    • Animal Diseases
      Question 156: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 377 of 27 June 2006 regarding equine infectious anaemia; if she will furnish a response to the...
    • Sheep Industry
      Question 157: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress made to date in the implementation of the sheep industry development strategy recommendations; if a dedicated executive...
    • Milk Quota
      Question 158: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the abolition of milk quota; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32740/06]
    • Food Safety Standards
      Question 159: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the Government's response to the three questions submitted by the European Commission to the UK authorities on 12 July 2006 on...
    • Animal Welfare Bodies
      Question 160: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of animal welfare officers here; the steps she is taking to ensure good animal welfare; and if she will make a statement on...
    • EU Conventions
      Question 161: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress made on plans to ratify the European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals since the inter-departmental...
    • Genetically Modified Organisms
      Question 162: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has considered the future economic advantage to the economy here if Ireland was a genetically modified organism production free...
    • Food Safety Standards
      Question 164: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress made by the Brazilian authorities in producing and implementing an action plan or action plans to address the deficiencies...
    • Food Labelling
      Question 165: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has had with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland and the Department of Health and Children on the enforcement of...
    • Alternative Energy Projects
      Question 167: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the measures she intends to take to promote alternative renewable energy from agriculture; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Farm Retirement Scheme
      Question 169: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will implement the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food report on the farm retirement scheme; and if...
    • EU Directives
      Question 171: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the status of the proposals for derogations under the Nitrates Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32724/06]
    • Environmental Policy
      Question 172: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her Department has analysed the impact of climate change on agriculture here; the action she intends to take on the basis of...
    • Organic Farming
      Question 173: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the acreage covered by organic production; the way in which she intends to multiply that figure; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Rural Environment Protection Scheme
      Question 176: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the benefits that have accrued under the REPs scheme; the issues of concern that have been brought to her attention under the scheme;...
    • Genetically Modified Organisms
      Question 177: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has seen the final report of the World Trade Organisation Disputes Panel on the claims by the US, Argentina and Canada that the...
    • EU Directives
      Question 178: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the status of the animal medicine exemption rules at EU level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32738/06]
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
      Question 181: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on advocating changes to the carbon credit payment system and increasing establishment grants for biomass crops in order to...
    • Bovine Diseases
      Question 183: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the measures she is taking to eradicate tuberculosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32739/06]
    • Energy Resources
      Question 184: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the role of her Department in the Government Green Paper on Energy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32720/06]
    • Milk Prices
      Question 185: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to the drop in milk prices paid to the producer; if this is being passed on to the consumer; and if she...
    • Dairy Industry
      Question 186: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the proposals she has to support the modernisation of the dairy processing industry to help improve efficiency; and if she will make a...
    • EU Directives
      Question 187: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the advice and information that she has given to farmers regarding the implementation of the Nitrates Directive on farms; her views on...
    • Food Industry
      Question 192: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of meetings of the Food Agency Co-Operation Council in 2004, 2005 and to date in 2006; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Genetically Modified Organisms
      Question 193: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the plans her Department has to evaluate the economic implications of the use of genetically modified organisms; and if she will make a...
    • Animal Diseases
      Question 194: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will report on Ireland's comparative position with other EU countries in respect of the incidence, detection, treatment and...
    • Food Safety Standards
      Question 195: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the information in relation to on-going work regarding residues in food of animal origin which was imparted to the Government at the 6...
    • Milk Tests
      Question 196: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to provide for independent milk testing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32715/06]
    • Genetically Modified Organisms
      Question 198: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the release of genetically modified crops; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32769/06]
    • Infectious Diseases
      Question 199: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position regarding Ireland's preparedness for an avian influenza outbreak in poultry flock here; if she has satisfied herself that...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 200: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her Department applies interest on outstanding payments due to farmers, where there has been an underpayment caused by a...
    • Food Industry
      Question 202: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her Department's role in the implementation of the recommendations of the Taskforce on Obesity; if she has satisfied herself in...
    • Animal Welfare
      Question 203: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of vehicles engaged in the transport of animals which have been inspected since March 2004; the number of commercial...
    • Animal Diseases
      Question 204: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on whether the outbreak of swinefever here might negatively affect Ireland's export market; the steps she is taking to ensure...
    • Veterinary Inspection Service
      Question 205: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the frequency of visits by inspectors from her Department to registered user establishments licensed for animal experiments; and if she...
    • EU Directives
      Question 207: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the status of the application for a derogation to the Nitrates Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32758/06]
    • Veterinary Services
      Question 208: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to provide a countrywide and weekend veterinary service for the issue of prescriptions for animal remedies; and...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 209: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will provide grant aid to support handling, drying and storage facilities for grain farmers to facilitate farm to farm trading;...
    • Rural Environment Protection Scheme
      Question 210: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has considered extending the deadline for applications to REP scheme three for a month beyond the 13 October 2006 deadline; if...
    • Animal Identification Scheme
      Question 212: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of tenders received for the contract for supply of cattle tags; if she is satisfied that having one supplier is appropriate;...
    • Live Exports
      Question 213: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the action she has taken subsequent to receiving a petition signed by over 12,000 people seeking to end the export of Irish horses for...
    • EU Directives
      Question 215: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the inspection regime which will apply to the enforcement of the Nitrates Directive; the level of on-farm inspection anticipated by her...
    • Food Labelling
      Question 218: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the plans to establish an all island food label; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32752/06]
    • Rural Environment Protection Scheme
      Question 219: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when will she introduce REP scheme four; if there will be special provision to compensate farmers who allow access onto their lands for...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 220: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to address the burden of cross compliance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32734/06]
    • Animal Identification Scheme
      Question 221: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her Department has considered the use of electronic tagging for sheep and cattle; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Unemployment Levels
      Question 222: To ask the Taoiseach the unemployment statistics and figures within County Donegal, particularly within the Milford electoral area for the past ten years. [33035/06]
    • Planning Issues
      Question 223: To ask the Taoiseach the number of housing units in respect of which planning permission has been granted throughout County Kildare in each year from 2000 to date in 2006; and if...
    • Industrial Relations
      Question 224: To ask the Taoiseach the number of times since 1987 that civil servants have been forced to obtain an Order from the Courts enforcing or associated with enforcing their contractual...
  • Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
    • Drugs in Prisons
      Question 225: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the drug treatment facilities which exist in Mountjoy Prison; if there is a dedicated detoxification unit...
    • Drug Courts
      Question 226: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Drugs Court operates in all parts in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32602/06]
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 227: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that it is common practice within the Garda that persons who are...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 228: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the case of a person (details supplied) on whose behalf application for Irish citizenship was made on 18...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 229: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position of an application for a visa by a person (details supplied); if delays have been encountered in...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 230: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application regarding residency for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he...
    • Garda Operations
      Question 231: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department or the gardaí are aware of the circumstances of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Casino Regulation
      Question 232: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals for the regulation of casinos; if his attention has been drawn to proposals to provide casino...
    • Garda Stations
      Question 233: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the situation regarding Dunmanway Garda Station; and if he will sanction additional Gardaí for the town....
    • Visa Applications
      Question 234: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for refusal in the case of a person (details supplied) who applied for a visa; and if he will make...
    • Garda Stations
      Question 235: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the provision of a new Garda station for the rapidly growing Ballycullen area of south Dublin;...
    • Prisoner Releases
      Question 237: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a prisoner (details supplied) will be eligible for early release; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 238: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí stationed in each of the Stepaside, Dundrum and Rathfarnham Garda stations each year...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 239: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an application for a certificate of naturalisation will be expedited for a person (details supplied) in...
    • Equality Issues
      Question 240: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount of disability awareness training employees in his Department have had, individually and as a team;...
    • Legal Aid Service
      Question 241: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the waiting time for free legal aid in each county at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Industrial Relations
      Question 242: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of times since 1987 that civil servants have been forced to obtain an Order from the Courts...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 243: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if it is possible for a person (details supplied) to make an application from within this country to have...
    • Closed Circuit Television Systems
      Question 244: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made in providing closed circuit television system in Kilkenny city; and the time frame for...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 245: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of a application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in County Offaly. [32980/06]
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 246: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Gardaí stationed and the number of vehicles available in Lusk, Rush, Skerries, Swords,...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 247: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the increase in the number of break-ins around the Northumberland Place...
    • Criminal Assets
      Question 248: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to the Twelfth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission and its confirmation that some members...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 249: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the application for asylum of persons (details supplied); the stage their applications...
    • Missing Persons
      Question 250: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he intends to restore funding to the missing persons helpline; his views on the submission made to his...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 251: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when applications (details supplied) will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33018/06]
    • Crime Prevention
      Question 252: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he is taking to combat violence against women; the measures he is taking in order to provide...
    • Disability Support Services
      Question 253: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that funding has been withdrawn from the People with Disabilities...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 254: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Gardaí who were appointed in County Wexford in 1997 and in 2006; and if he will make a...
    • Courts Service
      Question 255: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether it is virtually impossible to secure the services of a person from one of the bodies...
    • Garda Communications
      Question 256: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 227 of 10 October 2006, the Garda stations which have and which do not...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 257: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will report on the number of persons prosecuted for the purchase and supply of alcohol to minors for...
    • Crime Prevention
      Question 258: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number and types of weapons surrendered to date under the weapons amnesty. [33210/06]
    • Visa Applications
      Question 259: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the extension of a visa will be offered to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16; and if he will make a...
    • Child Protection
      Question 260: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps that have been taken to protect children in view of reports that a convicted paedophile (details...
    • Joint Policing Committees
      Question 261: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will confirm that a police forum will be established for the Tallaght region; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Finance
    • Customs Service
      Question 262: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the operation of private aerodromes and private aircraft to ensure that all flights to and from the State are subject to customs...
    • Garda Stations
      Question 264: To ask the Minister for Finance when it is planned to begin construction work on the Central Garda Vetting Unit in Thurles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32841/06]
    • Site Acquisitions
      Question 265: To ask the Minister for Finance the concerns the Chief State Solicitor has expressed with regard to the proposed purchase by the Office of Public Works of a site for a school...
    • Tax Clearance Certificates
      Question 266: To ask the Minister for Finance if a replacement P60 will be issued for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32599/06]
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 267: To ask the Minister for Finance if applications are being accepted for Dublin based civil servants who wish to transfer Departments in order to remain in Dublin; if so, if these...
    • Budget Submissions
      Question 268: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32634/06]
    • Tax Code
      Question 269: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on exempting registered charities from VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32670/06]
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 270: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding provision of offices for decentralisation of Revenue Commissioners to Newcastle West, County Limerick. [32812/06]
    • Site Acquisitions
      Question 271: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Office of Public Works has contacted South Dublin County Council with regard to a new site for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and...
    • National Parks
      Question 272: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Office of Public Works intend to consult local elected representatives on traffic changes in the Phoenix Park; and if he will make a...
    • Tax Code
      Question 273: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on tax incentives for family owner-occupier purchasers of apartments in areas of the inner city where apartments are currently being...
    • Industrial Relations
      Question 274: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of times since 1987 that civil servants have been forced to obtain an order from the courts enforcing or associated with enforcing their...
    • Tax Code
      Question 276: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on making works carried out through essential repairs grants and disabled persons' grants exempt from VAT (details supplied); and if he...
    • Architectural Heritage
      Question 277: To ask the Minister for Finance if further restoration work will be carried out on Carrigafoyle Castle, Ballylongford, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Tax Code
      Question 278: To ask the Minister for Finance the proposals he has to amend Section 469 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 as sought by the Dyslexia Association of Ireland (details supplied);...
    • Government Expenditure
      Question 279: To ask the Minister for Finance the total Government current spending; the total capital spend; the total tax revenue for each tax year from 2000 to 2005; and if he will make a...
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 280: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made to implement the Commission on Public Service Pension Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32965/06]
    • Special Savings Incentive Scheme
      Question 281: To ask the Minister for Finance the issues of concern that have been brought to his attention regarding SSIAs; if his attention has been drawn to abuses by either financial...
    • Conservation Plan
      Question 283: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress made in respect of addressing and implementing the recommendations contained in the conservation plan for Athassel Priory, Golden,...
    • Tax Code
      Question 284: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason parents are unable to gain tax free allowances for rents paid on behalf of their student children; the further reason it is the student...
    • Disabled Drivers
      Question 288: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding an application under the disabled drivers and passengers tax relief scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Galway;...
    • Tax Code
      Question 289: To ask the Minister for Finance the maximum value of cash which can be transferred to a niece or nephew which is exempt under inheritance tax; when this level was last increased;...
    • Consumer Protection
      Question 290: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason banks and financial institutions have been exempted from the core aspects of the consumer protection code; and the reason there has been...
  • Department of Health and Children
    • Health Services
      Question 291: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork who was recently approved for a non-contributory pension has had their blind...
    • Cancer Treatment Services
      Question 297: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the transfer plans for cancer treatment facilities from St Luke's Hospital to James Hospital; and if she will...
    • Health Services
      Question 298: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if assistance will be given to a service (details supplied) in their need for residential places; and if she will implement the Harmon...
    • Nursing Home Charges
      Question 301: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason residents in a home (details supplied) in County Limerick do not appear to qualify for repayment of nursing home fees, as per...
    • School of Podiatry
      Question 302: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the decision was taken by her Department to locate the proposed school of podiatry in a university; the reason an institute of...
    • Health Services
      Question 303: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorder in each of the respective Health Service Executive areas each year...
    • Nursing Home Subventions
      Question 306: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by elderly persons here with regard to nursing home subvention;...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 307: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the assistance which will be given to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 to enable them to move from Peamont Hospital to full-time...
    • Health Services
      Question 308: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10 is not allowed to recover the cost of dental treatment; if white fillings are not...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 309: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on a UN report which recommends that all children with a suitable medical condition should be granted a medical card in their...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 310: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the fifth provisional date for surgical procedure for a person (details supplied) at Tallaght Hospital, Dublin 24 will go ahead; and...
    • Child Safety
      Question 311: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department or the Health Service Executive have sought or received advice from the Garda arising from the association with a...
    • Health Services
      Question 313: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the long delay in delivering ongoing orthodontic treatment to public patients in Kilkenny; the further reason treatment...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 314: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a full medical card will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will expedite the matter. [32711/06]
    • Food Safety Authority
      Question 315: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of checks across the food industry for potential shortcomings in traceability and labelling standards the Food Standards...
    • Home Care Services
      Question 316: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a home-care plan will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [32815/06]
    • Health Services
      Question 317: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 178 of 8 February 2005 and Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 13 April 2005, the Health Service...
    • Hospital Staff
      Question 318: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation in respect of the State's failure to provide a compensation scheme for psychiatric nurses injured by assault at work....
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 319: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to meet the demand for speech therapists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32818/06]
    • Drug Treatment Programme
      Question 320: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there are adequate treatment centres available for drug abusers in the Dublin area; the number on the waiting list for methadone...
    • Child Care Services
      Question 321: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if staff who work in crèche facilities in the private sector are subject to Garda vetting requirements; if such facilities are subject...
    • Organ Retention
      Question 322: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has given consideration to the setting up of a statutory inquiry into the organ retention issue as demanded by the Parents for...
    • Health Services
      Question 323: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of long-stay public beds for elderly care in each Health Service Executive region; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Industrial Relations
      Question 324: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of times since 1987 that civil servants have been forced to obtain orders from the courts enforcing or associated with...
    • Alcoholics Anonymous
      Question 325: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is possible to arrange separate meetings for male and female groups that attend alcoholics anonymous meetings in Kilkenny; if the...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 326: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a scheme has been put in place to reward hospitals who comply with best practice or take initiatives which impact positively on the...
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      Question 327: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the capital funding approved for projects to be undertaken at St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny; if she will specify each project and the...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 328: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a full medical card will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny and if she will expedite an investigation of...
    • Health Services
      Question 329: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the optometrist and ophthalmologist service in County Mayo is not provided at the same level as other countries in the Health...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 330: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason parents of higher education student applicants for medical cards and general practitioner cards are being assessed under...
    • Ambulance Service
      Question 331: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Health Service Executive does not have an obligation to provide transport for patients attending out-patient...
    • Health Services
      Question 332: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo can expect to receive approval for an eye test and glasses; and if their application...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 333: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a general practitioner in County Mayo (details supplied) will be replaced; the position in this recruitment process; if interviews...
    • Nursing Home Subventions
      Question 334: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she plans to bring the rate of subvention in the west of Ireland in line with the rate of subvention in Dublin; the maximum rate...
    • Hospital Charges
      Question 335: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if hospital in-patient charges apply to a patient, who has a long term illness book and who is in receipt of a disability allowance; and...
    • Health Services
      Question 336: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the ongoing delay in issuing payment of a Curam home care grant to a person (details supplied) in County Cork who has...
    • Nursing Home Subventions
      Question 337: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will examine an application made to the Health Service Executive for payment of one week's nursing home fees in respect of a...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 338: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist in having the southern Health Service Executive occupational therapist carry out an assessment in respect of a person...
    • Health Services
      Question 339: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she intends to take in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if the written complaint made will be...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 340: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will be called for their hip replacement operation as their condition has deteriorated;...
    • Health Services
      Question 341: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the lack of speech therapy services in general; her further views on the fact that a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 342: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will clarify the criteria and guidelines set out for self employed persons applying for a general practitioner only medical card;...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 343: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) will be called for their operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33055/06]
    • Health Services
      Question 345: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be called for occupational therapy. [33057/06]
    • Pharmacy Regulations
      Question 346: To ask the Minister for Health and Children in view of the increasing numbers of rogue websites selling medicines to people without prescription will she outline the number of...
    • Health Services
      Question 348: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when an extra doctor will be recruited to the drug treatment clinic in Portlaoise, to serve both Laois and Offaly; if her attention has...
    • Child Care Services
      Question 352: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Government has failed to honour the commitment in budget 2005 to pay €1000 early child care supplement in 2006 to...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 353: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made on an application for a medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make...
    • Housing Aid for the Elderly
      Question 354: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for the housing for the elderly scheme by persons (details supplied) in County Galway with the...
    • Health Services
      Question 355: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite the transfer of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow from Saint Luke's Hospital in County Kilkenny to a...
    • Cancer Screening Programme
      Question 358: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that her target of early 2007 for the roll-out of BreastCheck is defunct once again; her views on whether 2007 is...
    • Community Care
      Question 364: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the mechanism used to organise home care packages in the Health Service Executive in County Kildare; the number of staff involved; the...
    • Health Services
      Question 365: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an appointment for their hip replacement; and if she will make a...
    • Pharmacy Regulations
      Question 367: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the adjudication route for foreign nationals with pharmaceutical qualifications was suspended on October 2001 in relation to...
    • Nursing Home Subventions
      Question 369: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if registered nursing homes are required to have as part of their basic equipment, air mattresses for residents who are deemed...
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Telecommunications Services
      Question 370: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the actions he intends to take to protect the security of service for phone subscribers in view of the recent...
    • Electricity Generation
      Question 371: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the circumstances in which equipment that generates electricity requires a licence from the CER; and if he will...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 372: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the date on which a person (details supplied) was replaced as principal officer of the petroleum affairs...
    • Offshore Exploration
      Question 373: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the worth of the Corrib gas field to the State in terms of revenue if and when it comes on stream. [32774/06]
    • Post Office Network
      Question 374: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of post offices that have been closed in County Offaly in each of the years 1999 to 2005 and to date...
    • Industrial Relations
      Question 376: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of times since 1987 that civil servants have been forced to obtain an Order from the Courts...
    • Telecommunications Services
      Question 377: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on the state of broadband accessibility in Moycullen, County Galway; the reason for which there...
    • Fishing Vessel Licences
      Question 378: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of fishing licences that have been held within the Milford electoral area on a yearly basis from...
    • Fishing Industry Development
      Question 379: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the progress to deliver sustainable fishing and development of the fishing industry; and if he will make a...
    • Telecommunications Services
      Question 380: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the most recent technology available for the communication systems; the benefits of the new technology over...
    • Offshore Exploration
      Question 383: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the information available to his Department in relation to the development and associated matters regarding the...
    • Post Office Network
      Question 385: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the amount of post offices closures in County Donegal, particularly in the Milford electoral area for the past...
    • Aquaculture Licences
      Question 386: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on an additional allocation of acreage to the oyster farm of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Post Office Network
      Question 388: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of post offices that have been closed in County Donegal in each of the years 1999 to 2005 and to...
    • Communications Masts
      Question 389: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when he intends to introduce legislation or regulation to implement the Joint Committee on Communications,...
    • Alternative Energy Projects
      Question 390: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his Department's policy in relation to wind turbines, in particular in the context of correspondence (details...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs
    • Industrial Relations
      Question 391: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of times since 1987 that civil servants have been forced to obtain an Order from the Courts enforcing or associated with...
    • Middle East Peace Process
      Question 392: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress made regarding the Middle East peace process; the progress in meeting the needs of the Palestinians; and if he will make a...
    • Overseas Development Aid
      Question 393: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress of Development Co-operation Ireland on their various programmes across the world; the priority projects; and if he will make a...
    • Emigrant Services
      Question 395: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress that has been made to resolve US visa and immigration issues for the Irish people who do not meet with the current criteria but...
    • Overseas Development Aid
      Question 396: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the overseas development aid target and achievement of gross national product for the past five years; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Departmental Investigations
      Question 397: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will investigate the concerns of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 and if he will advise them on the way in which they can...
  • Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
    • Industrial Relations
      Question 398: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of times since 1987 that civil servants have been forced to obtain an Order from the Courts enforcing or associated with...
    • Swimming Pool Projects
      Question 399: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the status of an application for funding by Kilkenny Borough Council for the provision for a new swimming pool. [32936/06]
    • Ryder Cup
      Question 400: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will report on the estimated benefit for Ireland arising from staging a successful prestigious Ryder Cup at the K Club; and if...
    • Sport and Recreational Development
      Question 401: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position in relation to the roof and general structural issues at Abbotstown Sports Campus; the moneys spent to date on this...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Employment Rights
      Question 403: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the entitlements of a person (details supplied) in Count Kildare in relation to holiday payments; and if he will make a...
    • Work Permits
      Question 405: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a foreign national with a work permit valid for a year is free to leave their employment after only seven months; if...
    • Research Funding
      Question 406: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of research and development projects which have received funding from Enterprise Ireland since 2000 to date in...
    • Employment Statistics
      Question 409: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the percentage of jobs in County Donegal at present which are in the construction sector; and the percentage which are in...
    • Economic Competitiveness
      Question 410: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland has been ranked in 21st place in terms of economic competitiveness...
    • County Enterprise Boards
      Question 411: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the grant aid and support available to people (details supplied) who want to set up their own business. [32806/06]
    • Industrial Relations
      Question 412: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of times since 1987 that civil servants have been forced to obtain an Order from the Courts enforcing or...
    • Industrial Development
      Question 414: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his assessment of the need for the IDA to provide serviced sites for industrial development in areas where there has not...
  • Department of Social and Family Affairs
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 416: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the Department which will be re-locating to Carrick-on-Shannon under the Government's decentralisation scheme; the number of...
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 417: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs further to the fact that the present Programme for Government makes the commitment to introduce a personal pension entitlement for...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 419: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason the free schemes do not apply to a person who is looking after their elderly mother and in receipt of carer's benefit,...
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 422: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when the link between the rate of payment for the blind pension and non-contributory old age pension was broken for a person...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 424: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 has been refused the back to education allowance; and if he will make a...
    • Industrial Relations
      Question 425: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of times since 1987 that civil servants have been forced to obtain an Order from the Courts enforcing or associated...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 426: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) in County Cork, whose disability allowance has been...
  • Department of Transport
    • Private Airports
      Question 433: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will review the operation of private aerodromes and private aircraft to ensure that all flights to and from the State are subject to...
    • Search and Rescue Service
      Question 434: To ask the Minister for Transport the level of coast guard, air and sea rescue services; the concerns which have been brought to his attention regarding such services; and if he...
    • Road Safety
      Question 435: To ask the Minister for Transport the aspects of the National Road Safety Strategy that he has satisfied himself that the progress has been made on; the aspects which need...
    • Driving Tests
      Question 436: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of drivers currently awaiting a test at each test centre nationally; the number who were awaiting a test at each centre in June 2006;...
    • Air Services
      Question 437: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has requested the European Commission to examine the share offer recently made by Ryanair in relation to the purchase of Aer Lingus shares,...
    • Public Transport
      Question 439: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason the incremental costs of ticketing machines promised to participants in the integrated ticketing project are being paid to public...
    • Driving Tests
      Question 441: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department will facilitate a person (details supplied) who has applied to resit their driving test with an earlier date which might arise...
    • Park and Ride Facilities
      Question 442: To ask the Minister for Transport the plans for a park and ride site in Ballymun, north of the M50; the location of this site; the road that will access this site; when it is...
    • State Airports
      Question 443: To ask the Minister for Transport when the Commission for Aviation Regulation's decision on the Dublin Airport Authority's appeal against a maximum cap on passenger services...
    • Road Network
      Question 444: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has satisfied himself regarding fire safety standards at the Dublin Port Tunnel particularly in relation to petrol trucks and other heavy...
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 445: To ask the Minister for Transport the measures his Department has taken to protect the pension rights of Dublin Airport Authority workers and retired workers of the former Aer...
    • Driving Tests
      Question 446: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason people have to take another driving test when they upgrade motorbikes from, for example 125cc; the further reason they are being...
    • Industrial Relations
      Question 447: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of times since 1987 that civil servants have been forced to obtain an Order from the Courts enforcing or associated with enforcing...
    • Air Services
      Question 448: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount Government advisors have been paid to date in regard to the privatisation of Aer Lingus. [32984/06]
    • Road Safety
      Question 449: To ask the Minister for Transport the procedure in which the default speed limit of 80 kph has been put in place on a route (details supplied) in County Cork. [33016/06]
    • Driving Tests
      Question 450: To ask the Minister for Transport if a driving test for a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be conducted in the Borris Graig area in view of the circumstances of the...
    • Light Rail Project
      Question 451: To ask the Minister for Transport when he expects the public consultation process on Metro west to commence; and the details and timeframe for the project. [33213/06]
    • Public Transport
      Question 452: To ask the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 425 of 22 November 2005, the reason he has not published a more detailed document on Transport 21; the...
    • Road Signage
      Question 453: To ask the Minister for Transport when he expects to finalise the new traffic sign manual; the legislative changes primary and secondary that he envisages as a result; and if he...
    • Air Services
      Question 454: To ask the Minister for Transport the status of the transitional Ireland US aviation agreement and the EU US Open Skies talks; if these matters were discussed at the recent Council...
    • National Conference Centre
      Question 455: To ask the Minister for Transport the detail of the draft heads of agreement submitted for ministerial approval on 18 May, 2005 by Dublin Port Company in relation to the...
    • Driving Tests
      Question 457: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of applicants awaiting driving tests in Naas, Carlow and Portlaoise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33297/06]
  • Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
    • National Drugs Strategy
      Question 458: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he or his Department have had negotiations regarding drawing up a document on rehabilitation including examining...
    • Industrial Relations
      Question 459: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of times since 1987 that civil servants have been forced to obtain an Order from the Courts enforcing or...
    • Post Office Network
      Question 460: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will make a statement on the fact that his Department was willing to finance the computerisation of post...
    • Irish Language
      Question 461: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cén ról atá ag an Roinn, ag Údarás na Gaeltachta agus ag Foras na Gaeilge maidir le cur chun cinn na Gaeilge laistigh...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 462: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position regarding the application by a centre (details supplied) in County Tipperary for a grant of €4,000...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 463: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of pedestrian walks provided adjacent to canals or rivers or in forests by funding or grants from his...
  • Department of Agriculture and Food
    • Afforestation Programme
      Question 464: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the Government plans for the afforestation grants and premium payments from the beginning of 2007; the programmes the Government are...
    • Food Labelling
      Question 465: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has had with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland and the Department of Health and Children on the enforcement of...
    • EU Directives
      Question 466: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the status of the Nitrates Directive and the derogation application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33028/06]
    • Food Labelling
      Question 467: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to introduce country of origin labelling for poultry and poultry products; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Afforestation Programme
      Question 468: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the proposed guidelines for felling to protect the fresh water pearl mussel will be subject to a regulatory impact assessment....
    • Industrial Relations
      Question 471: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of times since 1987 that civil servants have been forced to obtain an Order from the Courts enforcing or associated with...
    • Dairy Industry
      Question 472: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the measures she intends to take to prevent further milk price reductions in January 2007; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Afforestation Programme
      Question 473: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has evaluated the response to the recent forestry promotion campaign; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32930/06]
    • Alternative Energy Projects
      Question 474: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has discussed with farmers' organisations opportunities for and potential concerns of farmers in relation to wind energy; and if...
    • Animal Diseases
      Question 475: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to recent research regarding the spread of bovine tuberculosis to wildlife; and if she will make a...
    • Live Exports
      Question 477: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the level of live cattle trade in 2006 and comparative figures for the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Food Industry
      Question 478: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the funding available to provide of specific food related initiatives to assist in the enhancement and development of the food...
    • EU Directives
      Question 479: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress to date on securing a derogation on the Nitrates Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32941/06]
    • Land Exchange
      Question 480: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the necessary registration documentation will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Sligo in relation to the land...
    • Food Safety Standards
      Question 481: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she is satisfied that all food imports to this country comply in full with Irish and EU traceability and husbandry in production...
    • Food Labelling
      Question 482: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if all meat sold or served here carries an indication of country of origin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33039/06]
    • Dairy Industry
      Question 483: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if price reductions in the dairy sector are being passed on the consumer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33040/06]
    • Forestry Industry
      Question 485: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the total carbon sequestration capacity of all trees currently growing here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33042/06]
    • Agriculture Development
      Question 487: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the extent to which she sees the agriculture sector developing in the context of the aftermath of CAP reform and the World Trade...
    • Alternative Farm Enterprises
      Question 488: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she is satisfied that adequate resources are available to protect and develop the Irish draught sector; and if she will make a...
    • Beef Exports
      Question 489: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the extent to which the overseas market for Irish beef has expanded or fluctuated in each of the past five years; and if she will make...
    • Alternative Energy Projects
      Question 490: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the total area growing the various bio-fuel crops; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33047/06]
    • Meat Exports
      Question 492: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the extent to which Irish lamb exports have maintained their position on European or World markets; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 493: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway was penalised under cross compliance measures regarding the non tagging of...
  • Department of Education and Science
    • School Transport
      Question 498: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the length of time it has taken Bus Éireann to provide the Tullamore transport section a simple report on school...
    • Road Safety
      Question 499: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the discussions she has had in view of the daily occurrence of carnage on roads here to implement plans to have the road safety...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 500: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she intends to give permission to the board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Kerry to proceed with building...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 501: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the need to provide extra accommodation to a school (details supplied) in County Cork; her plans in...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 502: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of a building project for a school (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Educational Projects
      Question 503: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the decision was taken by her Department to locate the proposed school of podiatry in a university; the reason an institute of...
    • Education Grants
      Question 504: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of home tuition grants applied for and approved and drawn each year since 2000 to date in 2006; and if she will make a...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 506: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the efforts made in recent weeks to acquire land for a site for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin. [32642/06]
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      Question 509: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress to date on the implementation of the Programme for Government commitment to reduce the pupil teacher ratio in schools; if...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 510: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the delay in establishing the Grangegorman Development Agency; when the agency will be formally established; and if she...
    • School Enrolments
      Question 511: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of pupils from the ten accession countries since 2004 who enrolled in primary schools, second level schools and third level...
    • Departmental Funding
      Question 512: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the points made in correspondence (details supplied); her proposals for improving funding for second level education; and...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 513: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans for the development of services for children with dyslexia and in particular the plans in respect of services at...
    • Third Level Grants
      Question 514: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a review will be undertaken in the application for educational grant in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare;...
    • Special Savings Incentive Scheme
      Question 516: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has instructed local authorities and vocational education committees to include matured SSIAs as reckonable income...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 517: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when permanent accommodation will be provided for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 22; if funding will be provided for this...
    • School Staffing
      Question 518: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a special needs teacher will be assigned to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick whose special needs assistant has been...
    • Site Acquisitions
      Question 519: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has identified a three acre site for the provision of a 16 teacher school to meet the needs of a school (details...
    • School Transport
      Question 520: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason the school bus service to a school (details supplied) has been altered; if the issue will be investigated with a view to...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 521: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide grant assistance to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9 for the provision of a hoist for the lifting of...
    • Youth Services
      Question 522: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her Department's funding commitments to youth work and the role of the National Youth Council of Ireland in 2006 in detail, and by...
    • Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
      Question 523: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has made progress in addressing an issue of institutional abuse raised by a person (details supplied); and if she...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 525: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a new school will be constructed for a school (details supplied) in County Limerick. [32794/06]
    • School Enrolments
      Question 526: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the long term projected enrolment being finalised for a primary school (details supplied) in County Limerick; and when it is...
    • School Services Staff
      Question 527: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a school (details supplied) in Dublin 3 is being forced to reduce the secretary's salary by €834 per annum due to...
    • School Transport
      Question 528: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will reconsider a decision to refuse access to the school transport service to persons (details supplied) in County Cork; and...
    • Site Acquisitions
      Question 529: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of sites currently available for new schools in the Dublin area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32798/06]
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 531: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children, with a language disorder waiting for a place in a specialist language class; if she can provide this...
    • Industrial Relations
      Question 533: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of times since 1987 that civil servants have been forced to obtain an Order from the Courts enforcing or associated with...
    • Site Acquisitions
      Question 534: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there are outstanding legal issues to be resolved with regard to the purchase of a site for a school (details supplied) in County...
    • State Examinations
      Question 535: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if arrangements can be made for the parents of the leaving certificate student (details supplied) to view their history examination...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 536: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will approve funding for a school building project (details suppled) in County Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Psychological Service
      Question 537: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the waiting list and waiting period to avail of the educational psychologist's services in the Dublin area; the measures under...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 538: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the schools that have been approved for improvement or building works under the various schemes now in operation in her Department;...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 539: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of remedial and support teachers and classroom assistants that have been put in place over the past five years; and if she...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      Question 542: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received an application under the summer works scheme for a school (details supplied); and if she will sanction this...
    • School Completion Programme
      Question 543: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if 12 part-time teaching hours will be granted to the out of school component of the school completion programme for a person (details...
    • School Closures
      Question 544: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding arrangements for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 8; if any agreement has been reached with her Department...
    • Departmental Funding
      Question 545: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will review the funding needs of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 10; if her attention has been drawn to the initiatives...
    • Site Acquisitions
      Question 546: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received notice from Cork VEC that arrangements are agreed for the purchase of a site for a school (details supplied); and...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 547: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will make a statement on the development of a school (details supplied) in County Cork. [33053/06]
    • Educational Projects
      Question 550: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on correspondence furnished in relation to the provision of land and resources, for a school (details supplied) in County...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      Question 551: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on reports of unacceptably high pupil teacher ratios currently in place at a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow;...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 552: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the work that has been undertaken to ensure that the students of a special unit for autism at a school (details supplied) in County...
    • School Staffing
      Question 553: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of teachers employed by her Department; the number of these teachers who are employed on a permanent basis; the number...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 554: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department is responsible for determining the number of SENOs to be employed here; if so, if her Department has a function in...
    • Third Level Grants
      Question 558: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a decision will be made regarding an appeal against the decision to refuse educational grants for year ending 2005 in the case of...
    • School Transport
      Question 560: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if all buses used in the school transport scheme have been fitted with seatbelts; if not, when she expects this to be completed; the...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      Question 561: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on increasing the finance made available to a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the reason the funding for the...
    • School Curriculum
      Question 562: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the role her Department and An Comhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta have in promoting the Irish language within the...
    • Disadvantaged Status
      Question 563: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a school (details supplied) in County Mayo failed to qualify under the DEIS after a review took place when it is in a...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 564: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the budget approved by her Department for primary schools to proceed to tender and construction stage in 2006; the amount of moneys...
    • School Completion Programme
      Question 565: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of students who left the school that they were enrolled in who failed to be enrolled in another school, in order for them...
    • Adult Education
      Question 566: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if in view of the importance of further education and the need for constant reskilling in a changing economy she will recognise the...
    • Third Level Grants
      Question 567: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that students registering for PLC courses who have been sanctioned for full maintenance...
  • Department of Defence
    • Industrial Relations
      Question 569: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of times since 1987 that civil servants have been forced to obtain an Order from the Courts enforcing or associated with enforcing their...
    • Army Equitation School
      Question 570: To ask the Minister for Defence the procedure used by his Department for purchasing horses; the person who an individual or company can contact within his Department for the...
  • Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
    • Architectural Heritage
      Question 571: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on taking over responsibility for the 11th century old church ruin within the grounds of...
    • Fisheries Protection
      Question 572: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will assure the Houses of the Oireachtas that the freshwater pearl mussel is protected to the same...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 573: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of people from his Department who have been decentralised to County Wexford under the Government's...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 574: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he plans to introduce legislative measures to limit the operation of management companies to multi-unit...
    • Waste Management
      Question 575: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received correspondence of 9 October 2006 from the Cork Harbour Alliance for a Safe Environment on...
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 576: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if it is compulsory on Government tendered projects, such as group water schemes, for workers pensions...
    • Energy Rating Policy
      Question 577: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the training course for heat rating calculation in houses will commence; and if he will make a statement...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 578: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding provision of an updated sewerage scheme in Askeaton, County Limerick. [32808/06]
    • Housing Grants
      Question 580: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the grants which are currently available for the insulation of older houses; the action he intends to take in...
    • Industrial Relations
      Question 582: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of times since 1987 that civil servants have been forced to obtain an Order from the Courts...
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      Question 583: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of new social housing family units excluding affordable and senior citizens housing which have...
    • Housing Grants
      Question 584: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the moneys paid to a group (details supplied) in County Cork for their housing project specifying each amount...
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 585: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the basis for the consent to sale clause attached to the purchase local authority houses; his views on...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 586: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding requested by Kildare County Council from his Department in regard to the treatment plant upgrade...
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      Question 599: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of money awarded to each local authority as payments in lieu of the requirements of Part V of the...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 600: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of once off housing units in respect of which planning permission has been granted throughout...

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