Written answers
Thursday, 2 November 2006
- Department of Transport
- Road Network
Question 9: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department has been involved in the negotiations in relation to the proposed buy-out of the M50 toll bridge; when this process will be...
- Public Transport
Question 10: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress in expanding Dublin's quality bus corridor network; and the extra capacity that can be expected in the next 12 months by QBC route....
- Road Network
Question 11: To ask the Minister for Transport if he is confident that the upgrade of the M50 will be substantially completed to coincide with the opening of the second terminal at Dublin...
- Road Traffic Offences
Question 12: To ask the Minister for Transport when he proposes to extend the powers of traffic wardens in respect of traffic enforcement. [35760/06]
- Road Network
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Transport the opening date for the Dublin Port Tunnel; and the final cost of the scheme. [35768/06]
- Traffic Management
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department met with all interested parties to discuss measures to reduce congestion on the M50 during the upgrade works; and if he will make...
- Public Transport
Question 16: To ask the Minister for Transport the action he is taking to improve the take-up of tax-saver commuter tickets, particularly outside of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on...
- Road Safety
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Transport when the learner permit driving system will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35795/06]
- Dublin Transportation Authority
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Transport when the Dublin Transportation Authority will be established; if it will have authority over CIÉ; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Road Network
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Transport the situation involving the M3 motorway and the Hill of Tara. [35846/06]
- Road Traffic Offences
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Transport if he is developing proposals, in conjunction with other relevant parties, to overcome the large percentage of drivers who receive penalty points...
- Rail Network
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Transport the position on the extension of rail services to Navan; and the timescale proposed for these works. [35785/06]
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Transport the assistance given by his Department to assist with the promotion of Mitchelstown as an attractive relocation destination to Bus Éireann...
- Airport Security
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department has held discussions with civil aviation authorities on the provision of a visible armed presence at airports here; and if he...
- Rail Network
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Transport further to Question No. 67 of 7 June 2006, the status of the public inquiry under section 42(1) of the Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001...
- Park and Ride Facilities
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Transport the level of take-up of park and ride funding by local authorities; if he is satisfied with the pace of the development of such facilities; and if...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made on ensuring that a confidential reporting system for pilots and airline staff exists here to allow the reporting of unsafe...
- Road Network
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Transport the cost of each stage of the M50 upgrade; and the financing operations that are in place for said upgrade. [35853/06]
- Driving Tests
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the projected number of learner drivers over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Aer Lingus
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Transport the communication he has had with the European Commission regarding competition within the aviation sector here; and the outcome of said...
- Rail Network
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Transport the position on the reopening of the western rail corridor; and the timescale proposed for these works. [35784/06]
- Light Rail Project
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department has received safety audit reports on the Luas; if issues have been raised in relation to the tracks, particularly where there is...
- Road Safety
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Transport when he expects the next national road safety strategy to be implemented; if he is satisfied with the implementation of the current strategy; and...
- Public Transport
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Transport if ongoing investigations are being carried out on the safety audits undertaken by Bus Éireann on its buses; when these will be published; and if...
- Light Rail Project
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the public concern regarding the proposal to run Metro north above ground along Ballymun Road; his views on...
- Rail Freight Services
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of tonnes of goods transported by rail to date in 2006; the estimated annual total for 2006; and his plans for the future regulation and...
- Park and Ride Facilities
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Transport when he expects adequate parking facilities to be provided in the vicinity of all railway stations throughout the commuter belt or enhanced feeder...
- Marine Safety
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Transport his position on the provision of a national emergency tug vessel; when a decision will be reached on the need for such a vessel; and if he will...
- National Car Test
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Transport if there is a provision for a road worthiness test for imported vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35830/06]
- Light Rail Project
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Transport when he expects the proposed metro to go to tender; and the cost benefit analysis of the project that has taken place internally within his...
- Traffic Management
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Transport his proposals in respect of Operation Freeflow in Dublin City for the Christmas 2006 period; when it is proposed to commence and finish this...
- Aer Lingus
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Transport the action he intends taking to block the proposed Ryanair takeover of Aer Lingus. [35776/06]
- Public Transport
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Transport the way he intends to encourage greater use of public transport in view of the increasing volume of traffic, particularly in the greater Dublin...
- Traffic Management
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department has held talks with the new Dublin director of traffic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35810/06]
- State Airports
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Transport the cost benefit analysis carried out on the second terminal for Dublin Airport; the proposed access links between the south and north second...
- Insurance Industry
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Transport the action he is taking, to support competition in the general vehicle insurance market, and particularly in the insurance markets for motorcycles...
- Port Development
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Transport his views in respect of the relocation of Dublin Port; if this is Government policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35822/06]
- Road Safety
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on mandatory blood testing at the site of serious road accidents, or shortly after; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35805/06]
- State Airports
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Transport if the complete break-up of the three State airports is now permanently on hold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35815/06]
- Railway Stations
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made in respect of a new rail station at Spencer Dock; if he is confident that this station will be opened during 2007; and if he will...
- Light Rail Project
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Transport when he expects to join the two existing Luas lines in Dublin City centre; and the preferred route option for such a connection. [35856/06]
- School Transport
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Transport if, in view of the number of accidents, he has had or intends to have meetings with the Department of Education and Science and the relevant...
- Cycle Facilities
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Transport the role he has played in developing a national cycle way network as laid out in the National Development Plan 2000 to 2006; the amount spent on...
- Port Development
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans in place to increase port capacity nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35798/06]
- Regional Airports
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will provide the necessary investment for Ireland West Airport, Knock, to enable this ever expanding regional airport to expand and to work...
- Road Safety
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will introduce measures to deal with the problem of spraying from HGVs in wet weather conditions; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Aviation Security
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on whether the absence of an air marshal training programme is a deficiency in Ireland's approach to preventing terrorism; and if he will...
- Air Services
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans for the future of Aer Lingus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35716/06]
- Proposed Legislation
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Transport when he proposes to fully commence all sections of the Road Traffic Act 2006. [35759/06]
- Parking Regulations
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Transport when he intends to update parking regulations to allow more flexibility to local authorities. [35764/06]
- Road Safety
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on a zero alcohol limit for learner drivers; if he will introduce same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35807/06]
- Road Signage
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Transport his policy regarding signage for alternative routes where roads or motorways are subjected to toll charges; if he is satisfied that this policy is...
- Rail Network
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has signed the rail order to allow for the upgrade works on the Kildare line to begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35801/06]
- Air Services
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Transport the position in relation to the conclusion of an Open Skies agreement between Ireland and the US; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Public Transport
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Transport when the 200 extra buses allocated to Dublin Bus will be operational in their fleet; when the second round of the Dublin Bus network review,...
- Air Services
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Transport the status of the Aer Lingus business plan on which the IPO was based in view of the recent announcement to cut job numbers in the company. [35782/06]
- Road Network
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress in providing barrier free tolling on the M50; and when he expects same to be operational. [35788/06]
- Road Safety
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made on the consideration of the use of non-transparent windows in vehicles; and when he expects to announce regulatory change in...
- Light Rail Project
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Transport when the route alignment proposals for Metro west will go before public consultation; and the time line thereafter for progressing the project....
- Traffic Management
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to introduce legislation to permit congestion charges in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35596/06]
- Road Traffic Offences
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Transport the additional measures which need to be put in place to allow for the introduction of mutual driving disqualification between Ireland and the UK;...
- Rail Network
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on a rail link between Limerick and Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35814/06]
- Road Network
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will introduce legislation compelling local authorities to ensure the highest safety standards at road works by properly informing the...
- Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Coroners Service
Question 109: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will introduce measures to ensure that all MRSA deaths are reported to the relative coroner where it is...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 110: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for citizenship by a person (details supplied); when the application will be...
- Tribunals of Inquiry
Question 111: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the names of the lawyers representing members of An Garda Síochána who have been afforded legal...
- Crime Prevention
Question 113: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action that will be taken to prevent bogus charities from operating door to door collections; if his...
- Pre-Nuptial Agreements
Question 114: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the working group looking at the issue of pre-nuptial agreements, as announced in the week ending 28...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 115: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress of the application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied). [36001/06]
- Garda Stations
Question 116: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide a list of Garda stations that had closed circuit television installed in any or all...
- Garda Strength
Question 117: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 115 of 28 September 2006, when the reduction in community Gardaí from...
- Deportation Orders
Question 118: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will allow a person (details supplied) in County Waterford to remain here; and if he will make a...
- Visa Applications
Question 119: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a visa extension can or will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Code
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the mother of a full-time student cannot claim tax credits regarding their child due to the fact that they are living with...
- Disabled Drivers
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a disabled passenger can claim more remission than a disabled driver under the present disabled drivers and passengers tax incentive...
- Budget Submissions
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ring-fence additional resources in Budget 2007 for the provision of paediatric occupational therapy services; and if he will make a...
- Tax Code
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be furnished with a P21 for 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35999/06]
- Traffic Management
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the recently produced Phoenix Park Transportation Study; if he envisages a period of public consultation on its recommendations; the...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the Government expenditure out-turn for each of the past 10 years; and the percentage increase year on year. [36045/06]
- Department of Health and Children
- Grant Payments
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the staffing grant will be awarded to an organisation (details supplied) in County Cork. [35908/06]
- Food Safety Authority
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of inspectors employed by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland to enforce the country of origin of beef regulations in...
- Health Service Allowances
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason persons (details supplied) in Dublin 5 were refused their domiciliary care allowance; and if assistance will be given with...
- Nursing Home Subventions
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation regarding a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 and the Health Nursing Homes Amendment Bill 2006. [35876/06]
- Medical Inquiries
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a redress board will be set up to compensate MRSA victims and their families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35877/06]
- Hospital Acquired Infections
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will set up a national directorate for the inspection, prevention and control of MRSA and other hospital acquired infections; and...
- Suicide Prevention Strategy
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a progress report on the implementation of Reach Out, the National Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention; and if...
- Hospital Staff
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the ongoing acute shortage of nurses; the way she proposes to address the increasing dependence on agency nurses; her...
- Health Services
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the condition of dementia will be prioritised by the provision of education and awareness programmes aimed at the general public,...
- Food Safety Authority
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of samples of rice from Chinese specialty stores that have been tested here since it has become known that an unauthorised...
- Medicinal Products
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to the recent amendment by the Irish Medicines Board for the authorisation of Buprenorphine to be allowed to be prescribed by...
- Health Services
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to concerns expressed by persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; if she will ensure that an...
- Medical Cards
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will issue in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Health Services
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will sanction additional resources for the provision of paediatric occupational therapy services; and if she will make a...
- Hospital Services
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the hospital locations in Dublin where it is possible to land by helicopter in accordance with accepted standards; and if she will make...
- Health Services
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was assessed for a primary medical certificate; and if so, the outcome of the assessment....
- Vaccination Programme
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Question No. 753 of 27 September 2006, the outcome of an examination into the feasibility of introducing the vaccine damage...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Foreshore Licences
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the members of the committee who assess applications for foreshore licences and in each case the expertise that...
- Energy Resources
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the breakdown of the projects funded by Sustainable Energy Ireland in 2005 according to the type of scheme, the...
- Postal Services
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when he expects the pilot programme for the automation of rural post offices to be extended nationwide to all...
- Departmental Staff
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of persons currently employed in his Department whose status has changed to that of disabled since...
- Fisheries Protection
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the European limit set legally for dioxins in respect of wet weight fish; the scale of dioxins found in wild...
- Fishing Industry Development
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the tonnage quota allocated to Ireland for horse mackerel for 2006; the extent of the season involved; the way...
- Energy Resources
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if a system for net billing exists for the sale of excess electricity produced from domestic wind turbines into...
- Fishing Industry Development
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of processing plants currently involved in the pelagic fish processing industry as against the...
- Fisheries Protection
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of European pelagic freezer vessels that currently operate in Irish waters; the way the activity of...
- Harbours and Piers
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will make provision for the necessary changes for a pier (details supplied) in County Mayo, in view of...
- Fisheries Protection
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the recent research (details supplied) which shows that young wild salmon...
- Department of Foreign Affairs
- Diplomatic Representation
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether Defence Forces personnel currently serving in Bosnia might be able to give assistance to persons (details supplied);...
- Equal Opportunities Employment
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if there are employment opportunities in his Department for people with a physical disability as there is an interest in foreign affairs;...
- Passport Applications
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason a passport did not issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35984/06]
- Foreign Conflicts
Question 165: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing demolition of homes in east Jerusalem; if his attention has further been drawn to the case of...
- Passport Applications
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on allowing people who are approaching 65 years of age to renew their passports until their 65th birthday in order that they can...
- Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
- Sports Capital Programme
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when application forms will be made available under the 2007 sports capital programme in view of the fact that the closing date is...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the numbers of staff in his Department who have indicated willingness to decentralise; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Staff
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of persons currently employed in his Department whose status has changed to that of disabled since the commencement of...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Employment Support Services
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the employment schemes for people with a physical disability particularly for those who live in the northside of Dublin....
- Pension Provisions
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the situation regarding the liquidation of a company (details supplied); and when all final amounts will be paid to staff...
- Industrial Disputes
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a private company (details supplied) under the wing of FÁS, is refusing...
- Department of Social and Family Affairs
- Social Welfare Code
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to address the use of the phrase rent allowance not accepted in accommodation advertisements; and if he will make a...
- Pension Provisions
Question 175: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on the anomaly whereby farmers may make voluntary contributions towards contributory pensions at age 65 from age 55...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is in receipt of the maximum amount of rent supplement applicable; and if he will...
- Tax and Social Welfare Codes
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps being taken to address the perceived anomaly between his Department and the Revenue Commissioners Office, whereby...
- Social Insurance
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on allowing sole traders who employ their spouses to pay social insurance contributions; and if he will make a statement...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 180: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people who have had their payments of child benefit cut off as a result of trying to contact them regarding the new...
- Department of Transport
- Public Transport
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will prioritise the immediate opening up of the Dublin Bus market to the private sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Transport Policy
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress that has been made with Transport 21; the committees, groups and so on that are in place associated with Transport 21; their work and...
- Cycle Facilities
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Transport the issues of concern that have been brought to his Department's attention in relation to safety with regard to his Department's policy on the...
- Road Safety
Question 187: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of deaths relating to road traffic accidents each month from January to October 2006 and the comparison figures for January to October...
- Public Transport
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Transport the success and progress of his Department's policy with regard to transport for all, especially to ensure easy access for people with a...
- Road Safety
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will clarify the situation in relation to the wearing of helmets by cyclists; if same is compulsory or voluntary; if he will make it legally...
- Public Transport
Question 192: To ask the Minister for Transport the steps being taken by Bus Éireann to provide low floor wheelchair accessible buses for its fleet; and if he will make a statement on the...
- School Transport
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has considered the introduction of laws, similar to those that pertain in the USA, which requires motor cars to stop when a school bus...
- Rail Network
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on replacing the level crossings at Coolmine and Clonsilla with either a bridge or tunnels to facilitate movement of road traffic in...
- Public Transport
Question 196: To ask the Minister for Transport the extent to which all public transport has wheelchair access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36062/06]
- Rail Services
Question 200: To ask the Minister for Transport the extent to which in the short term, he expects the provision of an adequate feeder bus service to all commuter rail stations to encourage...
- Air Services
Question 203: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans for the development of increased air flights between Dublin and the rest of the country with particular reference to the development of...
- Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Departmental Staff
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the criteria for persons with disabilities for seeking employment opportunities within his Department; the...
- Charities Regulation
Question 208: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the problems caused by unlicenced operators pretending to be charities; if his attention has been drawn...
- Harbours and Piers
Question 209: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will make urgent provisions for the necessary changes to a pier (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he...
- Aerstráicí Reigiúnacha
Question 212: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cad é an dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le haerstráice a chur ar fáil ar Thoraigh; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas...
- Official Languages Act
Question 213: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cad é an dul chun cinn atá déanta ag Comhairlí Contae Dhún na nGall, na Gaillimhe, Mhaigh Eo, Chiarraí, Chorcaí,...
- Department of Agriculture and Food
- Live Exports
Question 214: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of live cattle exports for 2004 and 2005; the countries these cattle exports were destined for; and if she will make a...
- State Aid
Question 215: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention was drawn to the discussions at the expert meeting of the European Commission's advisory committee which took place on...
- Departmental Staff
Question 216: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the fact that there is dissatisfaction within the ranks of persons who were interviewed during the 2005 and 2006 rounds of...
- Farm Retirement Scheme
Question 217: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the details of the new early farm retirement scheme that she preliminarily announced on 19 October 2006; and if she will make a...
- Grant Payments
Question 218: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if payment of a single farm payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [36054/06]
- Department of Education and Science
- Equal Opportunities Employment
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the criteria for persons with disabilities for seeking employment opportunities within her Department; the application procedures that...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 222: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the numbers of staff in her Department who have indicated willingness to decentralise; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Institutes of Technology
Question 223: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the scale of investment in the Castlebar campus of Galway Mayo Institute of Technology for each of the past three years; the capital...
- Physical Education Facilities
Question 224: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 629 of 24 October 2006, the decision arrived at following the assessment of the application...
- Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Question 225: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of claims made to the redress board for compensation in respect of abuse which was suffered in residential centres; the...
- School Curriculum
Question 226: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools here that currently have Model United Nations or Model European Parliament Programs available for their...
- Education Schemes
Question 227: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will review her decision to refuse home tuition to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny in view of the recent...
- Third Level Fees
Question 228: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the recourse of an Irish citizen (details supplied); her views on whether this situation is anomalous and unfair to the person in...
- Higher Education Authority
Question 229: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the HEA has carried out, or is in the process of carrying out an investigation into allegations regarding management at University...
- Site Acquisitions
Question 230: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of meetings her Department has had with interested groups in regard to the provision of a site that will provide a...
- Educational Planning
Question 231: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of meetings she or her officials or officials or consultants appointed by her have had with officials or consultants...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 235: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of applications with her Department for the provision of new schools or extensions to existing schools or for the provision...
- School Placement
Question 236: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the procedure available to parents seeking school places for their children; the timescale in regard to such a request; her views on...
- School Discipline
Question 237: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of section 29s made to her Department in regard to applications for school positions in Kildare for each of the past three...
- Institutes of Technology
Question 238: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will appoint an eminent international expert on higher education to carry out a preliminary independent examination of the...
- Physical Education Facilities
Question 240: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 741 of 4 July 2006, when she will approve funding for physical education halls in vocational...
- Clár Tógála Scoileanna
Question 242: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta cad é an dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le forbairt a dhéanamh ar scoil (sonraí tugtha); cad iad na háiseanna breise atá...
- Educational Planning
Question 243: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the meetings her Department officials and consultants appointed by Kildare County Council have had in relation to the drawing up of...
- Teachers' Remuneration
Question 248: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to introduce pension rights, sick pay and other entitlements to long serving substitute and temporary teachers in the...
- Department of Defence
- Equal Opportunities Employment
Question 249: To ask the Minister for Defence the criteria for persons with disabilities for seeking employment opportunities within his Department; the application procedures that apply; and if...
- Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Energy Rating for Buildings
Question 250: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the proposed energy rating that will apply to a domestic houses built to the exact specifications set out in...
- Road Network
Question 251: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of funding requested by Cork County Council to construct the northern relief road in Midleton,...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 252: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the Government intends to provide new sewerage treatment plants to meet the current and future needs of...
- Private Rented Accommodation
Question 253: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of housing units that have been inspected by each local authority for suitability under the rental...
- Farm Waste Management
Question 254: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason the second phase of the farm waste plastic scheme does not operate in County Limerick; if his...
- Planning Issues
Question 255: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of occasions upon which directions to local authorities have issued under Section 31(1) of...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 257: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department will provide copies of all records it holds regarding the Castlecomer group water scheme in...