Written answers
Wednesday, 25 October 2006
- Department of Foreign Affairs
- UN Representation
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to a statement made by the UN's Deputy Secretary General to the effect that he believes the European...
- Maritime Rights
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the Turkish authorities refusal to dock to a boat (details supplied) on 29 June 2006 in violation of international laws of the...
- Nuclear Disarmament Initiative
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his view of the Nuclear non-Proliferation Treaty of which Ireland was an author in view of the recent reported nuclear test by North Korea;...
- Human Rights Issues
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the level of contact between his Department and the Government of Burma regarding human rights abuses in that country; and if he will make a...
- Nuclear Safety
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the way Ireland will vote at the next meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers' Group in relation to the US India agreement; when the next meeting of...
- Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Iranian nuclear programme has recently been discussed by European Union Foreign Ministers; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Human Rights Issues
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the political and security situation in East Timor; the outstanding issues for resolution; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Foreign Conflicts
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the tabling of an all-party motion of Dáil and Seanad Éireann on the crisis in Darfur, urging the Sudanese Government to...
- European Security and Defence Policy
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps taken to work toward the development of new EU battlegroup formations along with Ireland's European counterparts; and if he will...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of development specialists volunteering to decentralise within Irish Aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34432/06]
- HIV-AIDS Agreement
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the nature of the agreement signed on 29 September 2006 with former president Mr. Bill Clinton to fight HIV and AIDS in Africa; and if he...
- Human Rights Issues
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the situation regarding the whereabouts of a person (details supplied) who had been the subject of an Amnesty International urgent action as...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress made in the decentralisation of his Department's overseas aid division, Irish Aid, to Limerick; if he is satisfied that the...
- EU Security and Defence Policy
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the basis for a decision of Ireland on the participation of Irish troops in humanitarian or crisis management tasks mounted by the European...
- Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his view as to whether the Proliferation Security Initiative, led by the United States since May 2003, is of assistance to or undermines the...
- Northern Ireland Issues
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, further to paragraph 11 of the St. Andrews Agreement, he will clarify what will happen should any of the parties in Northern Ireland...
- Overseas Development Aid
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of aid allocated the countries of the Middle East for 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34423/06]
- International Agreements
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position with regard to Turkey's accession to the Energy Community Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34418/06]
- Debt Relief
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent to which IMF and World Bank commitments for third world debt relief have been honoured; and if he will make a statement on the...
- EU Accession Negotiations
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the latest meetings and debates regarding the proposed accession of Turkey to the European Union; the initiatives or suggestions Ireland has...
- Foreign Conflicts
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the political and security situation in Iraq; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34440/06]
- Overseas Humanitarian Aid
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position with regard to the development of a rapid response initiative to strengthen Ireland's capability to respond to emergency...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position with regard to the sourcing of a property to house the decentralised Irish Aid operation; and if he will make a statement on...
- Foreign Conflicts
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the present position in the Democratic Republic of Congo; the initiatives proposed at EU level to help alleviate the suffering of innocent...
- Northern Ireland Issues
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, further to the St. Andrews negotiations, he expects Sinn Féin to fully endorse the Police Service of Northern Ireland and take their...
- Foreign Conflicts
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in regard to the public statement issued on 30 July 2006 regarding the heavy loss of life arising from an Israeli air strike on the...
- Human Rights Issues
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has received the full written report he requested from the US authorities regarding the incident of 11 June 2006 when a civilian...
- EU Enlargement
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the negotiations he has held with his European counterparts with regard to the opening of labour markets to the citizens of Bulgaria...
- Nuclear Safety
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the discussions on Sellafield and nuclear power which took place at the British Irish Intergovernmental Conference meeting in Hillsborough...
- Illegal Immigrants
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts being undertaken by his Department to work with counterpart Departments across the European Union to combat human trafficking;...
- International Agreements
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the outstanding issues which are to be resolved by the Government of Romania in preparation for EU accession; and if he will make a...
- Foreign Conflicts
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts he, his Department and the EU have made to ameliorate the suffering of the Palestinian people since the EU cut off financial aid...
- Human Rights Issues
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the situation in Mexico where mass electoral fraud has been alleged in the recent presidential election...
- Foreign Conflicts
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the financial and other economic implications for the Cypriot economy from the unilateral and punitive...
- Human Rights Issues
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on recent meetings with Chinese Vice-Premier Zeng; if Amnesty International's recent report on human rights or other...
- Overseas Development Aid
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the moneys allocated to Irish Aid for 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34431/06]
- EU Accession Negotiations
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the latest meetings and debates concerning the proposed accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the European Union; the initiatives or...
- Convention Ratification
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs when Ireland will be in a position to ratify the United Nations Convention against Corruption; the number of European Union countries that...
- Arms Trade
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the ban imposed by Ireland in July 2006 on the shipment of munitions through State airports to Israel, is still in place; if there were...
- Emigrant Support Services
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent trip to New York and his meeting with the Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform and other groups dealing with...
- Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Garda Equipment
Question 155: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 646 of 25 April 2006, when the radio system in Ennis Garda Station will...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 156: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to legalise fireworks; his views on whether this would ensure a safer use of the products currently...
- Road Traffic Accidents
Question 157: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the functions of An Garda Síochána when called to a road traffic accident; and if, where there is evidence...
- Garda Stations
Question 159: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to a parliamentary question (details supplied), the priority which has been allocated to the purchase...
- Registration of Title
Question 160: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress to date on a dealing (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [34754/06]
- Crime Prevention
Question 161: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department proposes to accept their responsibilities as the funding agency for the Bris programme...
- Departmental Properties
Question 162: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in recent times, property has been acquired or disposed of in the Dublin area by or on behalf of an...
- Garda Operations
Question 163: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if Garda horse patrols and dog patrols take place in Limerick; the stations to which they are attached; the...
- Garda Deployment
Question 164: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Government will appoint an additional Assistant Garda Commissioner to take charge of the force in...
- Garda Strength
Question 165: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Gardaí by rank in the Limerick division; the stations to which they are attached; the way the...
- Residency Permits
Question 166: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to permission to remain here for a person (details supplied) in County Carlow....
- Garda Deployment
Question 167: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Gardaí working in community policing in the Mountjoy station in 2005 and in 2006; the ranking...
- Northern Ireland Issues
Question 168: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he shares the concerns of a member of the British House of Commons regarding the alleged activities of MI6...
- Department of Finance
- Departmental Bodies
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Finance further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 151 of 18 October 2006, if he will instruct the Hidden Economy Working Group to commence meetings...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the decentralisation of Revenue Commissioner positions to Newcastle West; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Tax Code
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the liability of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 11 for the payment of stamp duty on the purchase of a home; and if he will...
- State Airports
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of flights per airport that arrived at Dublin, Shannon and Cork Airports at times when no customs officers were rostered for duty for...
- Department of Health and Children
- Health Services
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to a company (details supplied) carrying out activities in a residential area; her views on whether this...
- Care of the Elderly
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress that has been made in implementing the Food Safety Authority of Ireland's 2000 recommendations for a national food and...
- Hospital Services
Question 175: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation regarding progress to develop a hospice, Alzheimer care and other facilities at St. Ita's Hospital in Newcastle West; and...
- Child Care Services
Question 176: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding which has recently been made available to a centre (details supplied); the funding for crèche facilities being made...
- Medical Cards
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a medical card application for a person (details supplied) in County Cork which was submitted at end of August...
- Hospital Services
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason there was no dentist available on a Saturday night at University College Hospital, Galway to attend a person (details...
- Child Care Services
Question 180: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people in County Mayo for 2005 and 2006 who have been awarded supplementary welfare allowance for assistance with the cost...
- Child Abuse
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will initiate a scheme of redress for people who suffered abuse while in foster care; if her Department has records of such...
- Health Services
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that students referred for orthodontic assessment while in sixth class primary school can be...
- Medical Cards
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that persons with medical cards who attend hospital and are issued with a prescription, must...
- Hospital Services
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate the cancellation of two appointments in respect of a person (details supplied) at a hospital in County Cork....
- Hospital Procedures
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) was kept sitting in a chair in the accident and emergency section of the Mater Public Hospital,...
- Community Care
Question 189: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to representations of 5 October 2006 regarding a homecare package for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick who has...
- Health Services
Question 190: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if an appointment can be made as a matter of urgency; and if...
- Community Care
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of hours provided by the home help service, by county, for each of the years 2002 to 2005; and if she will make a statement...
- National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 192: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients who have received treatment under the National Treatment Purchase Fund, on a county basis, each year since the...
- Hospital Procedures
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) was left on a trolley at a hospital for three days. [34886/06]
- Hospital Services
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent to which blood-testing in the public hospital system is contracted out to private laboratories; her Department's policy in...
- Nursing Home Subventions
Question 195: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when her Department will make enhanced subvention available to the people of County Mayo; her views on whether the people of Mayo are...
- Health Services
Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the shortage of chiropodists here, in particular, the lack of training facilities for chiropodists...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Mobile Telephony
Question 197: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the health implications for residents who live near large mobile phone masts; and if he will make a statement...
- Aquaculture Licences
Question 198: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the discussions that have taken place or that are intended to take place to advance with local fishermen the...
- Electricity Generation
Question 199: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the equipment that generates electricity which requires a licence from the CER to operate and the circumstances...
- Department of Foreign Affairs
- EU Treaties
Question 203: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position with regard to the EU Constitutional Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34716/06]
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 204: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of principal and senior development specialists volunteering to decentralise with Irish Aid; and if he will make a statement on...
- Cross-Border Projects
Question 205: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason for the delay in opening a Border crossing (details supplied) in County Donegal which is holding back economic development...
- Departmental Offices
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on locating a passport office for the western region in County Mayo, particularly with the success of the regional airport. [34774/06]
- Foreign Conflicts
Question 213: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the degree of discussion that has taken place at EU or UN level in regard to the situation in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement...
- Overseas Development Aid
Question 214: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the degree of success achieved to date in dealing with HIV and AIDS throughout the African continent; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
- Arts Funding
Question 220: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on the development of a new west Cork arts centre in Skibbereen; and if he will sanction the necessary funding to enable...
- Swimming Pool Projects
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his plans to accept new applications for grant aid under the local authority swimming pool programme, in view of the fact that the...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Job Creation
Question 222: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the provision of replacement industries in County Limerick arising from the recent closure of...
- Company Lands
Question 223: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of undeveloped and unoccupied land and property owned by a company (details supplied) in County Limerick; and...
- Industrial Development
Question 226: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA supported enterprises that have ceased operations in County Clare since 2000; the location of same; the...
- Community Enterprise
Question 228: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the plans of a society (details supplied) to develop a community enterprise centre; if...
- Community Employment Schemes
Question 229: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a restriction imposed by lack of funding on the number of people...
- Departmental Correspondence
Question 230: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will have the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) investigated; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Social and Family Affairs
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 231: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will introduce a national refuse waiver similar to other free schemes which operate for old age pensioners and other social...
- Pension Provisions
Question 232: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on providing an option to the dependent spouses of recipients of an old age pension whereby they could receive their own...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 233: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons who received rent allowance in 2003, 2004 and 2005; and the cost to his Department for each respective year....
- Child Supports
Question 234: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people in County Mayo for 2005 and 2006 who have been given supplementary welfare allowance for assistance with the...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 235: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the population catchment and number served by his Department offices in Dublin 15 for each of the past five years; if statistics...
- Social Welfare Investigations
Question 241: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 254 of 18 October 2006, the overall targets set for claim processing, for each of the...
- Department of Transport
- Search and Rescue Service
Question 242: To ask the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 1102 of 27 September 2006, if negotiations have been entered into with the landowner of the current site...
- Public Transport
Question 243: To ask the Minister for Transport if, in view of the lack of public transport in the area he will allow people required to travel from Labasheeda and Liscannor, County Clare to...
- Railway Stations
Question 245: To ask the Minister for Transport the new train stations planned on the Maynooth commuter line and on the proposed Clonsilla-Navan line; and the date these stations will be...
- Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Scéim na mBóithre Áise
Question 246: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an líon iomlán iarratas ar dheontais do bhóithre áise i nDún na nGall go dáta agus an líon bóithre ar ceadaíodh...
- An Teanga Ghaeilge
Question 248: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cathain atá sé i gceist aige rialacháin a dhéanamh faoi alt d'Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla, 2003, lena chinntiú go...
- Road Safety
Question 249: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the schools that have applied for the provision of flashing or warning lights to slow down traffic in view of the...
- Community Development
Question 250: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on grant aiding the development of a community enterprise centre (details supplied) from the Dormant...
- Department of Agriculture and Food
- National Development Plan
Question 251: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 192 of 17 October 2006, the number of times all the State agencies met in each year from 2000 to...
- Passports for Animals
Question 252: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position in relation to an application for an EU pet passport for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and when this...
- Grant Payments
Question 253: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason the single farm payment has not been made to persons (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement...
- Department of Education and Science
- School Accommodation
Question 255: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on providing funding to provide an additional permanent classroom instead of the prefab approved in respect of a gaelscoil...
- Schools Refurbishment
Question 256: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position with regard to the refurbishment or reconstruction of a school (details supplied) in County Limerick. [34681/06]
- Special Educational Needs
Question 258: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason funding has been withdrawn by her Department that permitted parents to attend special ABA courses in respect of autism; if...
- Higher Education Grants
Question 260: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a higher education grant will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Educational Disadvantage
Question 261: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the terms or conditions for schools to be included in the DEIS programme. [34732/06]
- Disadvantaged Status
Question 264: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the case of a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary on behalf of which an application has been made for...
- Psychological Service
Question 265: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a psychologist will be appointed to a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the...
- School Staffing
Question 266: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of teachers who are Members of Dáil Éireann who have not resigned their teaching position and have substitute teachers...
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 267: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide a breakdown in class size figures for primary schools per county, for the school year beginning September 2006 and...
- School Enrolments
Question 268: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the average age at which infants enter primary school for the first time in each county; the number of schools per county which...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 270: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will fund and support the NIID course in Trinity College for adults with a disability. [34880/06]
- Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 273: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason for the delay in the provision of the proposed sewage scheme in Athea, County Limerick. [34687/06]
- Legislative Programme
Question 275: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if it is intended to enact sections 55 to 62 of the Local Government Act 2001 before 1 December 2006; and if...
- Grant Payments
Question 276: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding a development (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will clarify the reason for...
- Cúrsaí Pleanála
Question 277: To ask the Aire Comhshaoil, Oidhreachta agus Rialtais Áitiúil i bhfianaise chinneadh an Bhoird Pleanála maidir le caomhnú na Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht, an bhfuil sé i gceist aige...
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 278: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of housing units here; the number of these which are affordable housing units; and the number...
- Local Authority Housing
Question 280: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown by local authority of the number of applicants on local authority housing...
