Written answers
Wednesday, 8 November 2006
- Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Litter Pollution
Question 12: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the responsibilities of local authorities to keep public places free from litter; and if he will make a...
- Wildlife Protection
Question 14: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the dates under the Wildlife Act 1976 when the cutting of hedges is prohibited; and if he will make a...
- Local Authority Funding
Question 15: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way he will fund local government when there will be a requirement by 2010 for additional resources of...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 16: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the grant aid available for group sewerage schemes will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 17: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will confirm a report (details supplied) that he is proposing a new tax on SUVs and big engine cars,...
- Rental Accommodation
Question 18: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of money transferred to his Department's Vote from the Department of Social and Family Affairs for...
- Housing Management Companies
Question 19: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will move to regulate property management companies and their agents; and if he will make a statement...
- Waste Disposal
Question 20: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to introduce a national waiver scheme for waste charges; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Recycling Policy
Question 21: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the members of the market development group which was established to identify market opportunities for...
- Nuclear Plants
Question 22: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of the Government's campaign to close Sellafield; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Register of Electors
Question 23: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of the register of electors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36620/06]
- Election Management System
Question 24: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the members of the Cabinet committee on electronic voting; the number of meetings of the committee which have...
- Planning Issues
Question 26: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, regarding the relevant provisions of the Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Act 2006...
- Abolition of Dual Mandate
Question 27: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that the commitments given to the Houses of the Oireachtas during the passage of...
- Planning Issues
Question 28: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the present situation in relation to the significant appeals delay in An Bord Pleanála; the reason for such...
- Housing Grants
Question 29: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has completed his review of the disabled persons grant; and when it will be published. [36678/06]
- Litter Pollution
Question 30: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of fines issued for litter offences in 2005 and to date in 2006; the average fine; and if he will...
- Fire Service
Question 32: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the procedures followed to investigate serious fires in the State; if the results of such investigations are...
- Election Management System
Question 33: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, with regard to section 23 of the Local Government Act 2001, and in view of recent Central Statistics...
- Waste Management
Question 35: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps his Department will take to reduce over-packaging of goods; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Planning Issues
Question 36: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measures in place and under consideration to help improve the quality of life for people residing in the...
- Local Authority Housing
Question 37: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will ensure that all councils will review details of the rural cottage tenant purchase scheme to ensure...
- EU Directives
Question 38: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a complaint made to the EU Commission regarding the transposition of the...
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 39: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that only 600 voluntary housing units were completed in the first half of 2006, even though...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 40: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of the Kiltormer sewerage scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Local Authority Housing
Question 41: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce a pilot scheme for tenant purchase by tenants of voluntary and co-operative housing...
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Question 43: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the housing authorities where the rental accommodation scheme is operating; the number of tenants who are in...
- Nuclear Safety
Question 45: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the distribution of his Department's leaflet Safeguarding Ireland from Nuclear Accidents to all...
- National Disability Strategy
Question 46: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a comprehensive statement on meeting the disability requirements of his Department, local...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 47: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the further steps to be taken specifically in the coming months to help Ireland meet its Kyoto obligations;...
- Housing Policy
Question 48: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the MakeRoom campaign which was recently launched by the four housing...
- Waste Disposal
Question 50: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of all wastes, construction and demolition waste and municipal or household waste going to landfill...
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 51: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of moneys given by developers to local authorities in lieu of the provision of housing units under...
- Building Regulations
Question 54: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to terminate the use of nine inch hollow blocks in residential construction; and if he will make a...
- Local Authority Services
Question 55: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects the next report on the 42 national service indicators for local authorities; his plans to...
- Election Management System
Question 56: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the date on which he sought the Attorney General's advice regarding the implications of the preliminary 2006...
- Recycling Policy
Question 57: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to increase the number of recycling bring centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Local Authority Housing
Question 58: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce a new tenant purchase scheme for local authority tenants; and if he will make a statement...
- Local Authority Staff
Question 59: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of the review of the code of ethics of local authority employees; and if he will make a statement...
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 61: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he plans on continuing the use of the rental accommodation scheme as a long-term option to house people who...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 64: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of his Department's decentralisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Nuclear Safety
Question 65: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will report on his recent meeting with the UK Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, Mr. Alistair...
- EU Directives
Question 66: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the parts of the Aarhus Convention Agreement and its associated EU Directives 2003/4/EC and 2003/35/EC which...
- Local Government Act 2001
Question 68: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the sections of the Local Government Act 2001 that have not been enacted; and the reasons for failing to enact...
- Environmental Policy
Question 70: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number and details of all cases where environmental infringement proceedings are being taken by the EU...
- Local Authority Services
Question 71: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department will request all local authorities to produce comprehensive lists of all parks and green...
- Recycling Policy
Question 73: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the communications and meetings his Department have had recently with representatives of the newspaper...
- Local Authority Staff
Question 75: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the recently released Census 2006 Preliminary Report, a review of staffing levels within local...
- Sustainable Development Strategy
Question 76: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to publish a national sustainable development strategy; the matters such a strategy will address;...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 79: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the report by Sir Nicholas Stern on behalf of the UK Government on the issue of climate change...
- Waste Management
Question 80: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the revenue generated by the plastic bag levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36630/06]
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 81: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measures in place to ensure that in land swap arrangements in relation to affordable housing provisions...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 83: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make available all reference material on procurement guidelines and practices including the...
- Road Network
Question 86: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his Department's estimate of the money needed per annum to upgrade non-national roads and pavement restoration...
- Environmental Policy
Question 87: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will report on the recent work of his Department with the Six Counties Department of Environment on...
- Traveller Accommodation
Question 88: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on the progress to date in the provision of Traveller accommodation; the number of...
- Architectural Heritage
Question 90: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1533 of 27 September 2006, his plans to review the funding for...
- Local Authority Housing
Question 91: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of local authority housing schemes currently awaiting approval in his Department; the number of...
- Local Government Policy
Question 92: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the Chamber of Commerce submission on local government; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 93: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to modernise the legislation regarding noise pollution; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Urban Renewal Schemes
Question 95: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on implementing an estate renewal scheme in view of the growing community crisis gripping suburbs in...
- Local Government Expenditure
Question 96: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount by which local government expenditure has increased for each year since 1999 to date in 2006; the...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 97: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the expected costs at present to the State for purchasing carbon allowances or credits per annum; and if he...
- Wildlife Protection
Question 98: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the expected level of fines that Ireland faces for not complying with an obligation to provide a list of the...
- Building Regulations
Question 99: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to publicise the fact that buildings energy ratings will be required on new dwellings commencing on...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 100: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will enact section 59 of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 to subject all local authority...
- Planning Issues
Question 105: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason delivery under Part V of the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2002 has been so low; and if he...
- Library Projects
Question 107: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of new libraries built since 1997; the number of positions vacant and unfilled; the length of time...
- Waste Disposal
Question 108: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he will take on foot of the report from the Environmental Protection Agency which shows one in ten...
- Local Authority Funding
Question 109: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he intends to notify local authorities of the rate support grant and the proceeds of motor taxation...
- Environmental Policy
Question 111: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cases against Ireland, relating to environmental matters, which were commenced by the EU Commission in...
- Local Authority Housing
Question 112: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the fact that according to his Department's statistics, many local authorities do not inspect...
- Election Management System
Question 114: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will make regulations increasing the spending limits for the 2007 general election; the amount to...
- Housing Management Companies
Question 115: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has considered the report of the National Consumer Agency on management fees and service charges levied...
- Water Quality
Question 118: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his proposals for the provision and storage of an adequate drinking water supply throughout the country in...
- Building Regulations
Question 120: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to amend building regulations to improve accessibility for people with disabilities; and if he will...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 123: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to update the Acquisition of Lands (Allotments) Act 1926; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Housing Policy
Question 124: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the basis for his statement on 6 October 2006 that house building will continue to perform strongly for the...
- Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Gambling Casinos
Question 127: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he or his Ministers of State have received representations in favour of casinos and casino gambling here;...
- Garda Deployment
Question 128: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the plans in place to allocate more staff to Rathcoole Garda station, particularly community gardaí; his...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 130: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position with regard to allowing families of Irish born babies remain and work here; the number of...
- Visa Applications
Question 131: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if it is possible for a Bulgarian national to enter Ireland on 1 January 2007 with a valid passport only, if...
- Garda Investigations
Question 132: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 197 of 18 October 2006, if it is the case that a criminal inquiry in...
- Residency Permits
Question 133: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason that no provision has been made in either the Immigration and Residence Bill or the Criminal Law...
- Road Traffic Offences
Question 134: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is in a position to supply the information requested in Parliamentary Question No. 81 of 12 October...
- National Drugs Strategy
Question 135: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the findings of a campaign evaluation (details supplied) published on 1...
- Garda Deployment
Question 136: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a reply to Parliamentary Question No. 68 of 26 October 2006 will be made available; and if he will make...
- Visa Applications
Question 137: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will give permission to a person (details supplied) in County Louth to apply directly for a student...
- Residency Permits
Question 138: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to an application for residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Garda Deployment
Question 139: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 435 of 27 September 2006, his views on whether there is inequality in...
- Visa Applications
Question 140: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if permission will be given to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare to do an apprenticeship. [36919/06]
- Garda Training
Question 141: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of the group of Garda reservists selected to commence training in Templemore on 30 September 2006;...
- Youth Diversion Projects
Question 142: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the criteria for establishment of a Garda youth diversion project in a community; the number of projects...
- Illegal Fireworks
Question 143: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the value of fireworks, confirmed or estimated, that have been illegally imported into this country for each...
- Garda Deployment
Question 144: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí in each division, county, region and nationality for each month in each of the years...
- Garda Website
Question 145: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the length of time the local pages section of the Garda website has been under development; and when it is...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 146: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when an application for a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be processed; and if he will make a...
- Garda Operations
Question 150: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress being made by Operation Steel; the number of Garda personnel involved; and if he will make a...
- Residency Permits
Question 151: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the options available to non-EEA nationals wishing to live and work here where they are the parents of an...
- Garda Strength
Question 152: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the outcome of the pilot programme to expand the Garda dog unit to Cork and Limerick; when it is proposed to...
- Garda Deployment
Question 153: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the complement of Garda officers serving from the Cabra, Mountjoy, Store Street, Fitzgibbon Street and the...
- Deportation Orders
Question 154: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people who have been deported to date following deportation orders made by him pursuant to...
- Garda Deployment
Question 155: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí in the Cork west division on 1 November 1997 and the number on 1 November 2006. [37040/06]
- Garda Investigations
Question 156: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action the gardaí at Cabra Garda station are taking on foot of complaints that children as young as ten...
- Department of Finance
- Garda Stations
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the provision of a new Garda station at Castleisland, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36799/06]
- Flood Relief
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Finance the progress to date in the discussions between his Department and Kildare County Council in regard to remedial measures to alleviate flooding at...
- Tax Yield
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Finance the level of stamp duty from house sales generated each year over the past ten years; if he has received submissions for his consideration to reduce...
- Budget Submissions
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the budget 2007 submission by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36787/06]
- Communications Masts
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Finance when the Office of Public Works will receive reports from its consultants in relation to emissions of non-ionising radiation from two Garda masts...
- Tax Code
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to the promised review by the Revenue Commissioners in relation to stamp duty avoidance by developers and others through...
- Flood Relief
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Finance when a drain at a tributary (details supplied) in County Mayo will be cleaned. [36819/06]
- Garda Stations
Question 165: To ask the Minister for Finance if the tender documents are ready for the new Leixlip Garda station; and when tenders will be invited for the project. [36860/06]
- Site Acquisitions
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Finance if there has been progress in concluding the contract for the purchase of a site for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare. [36866/06]
- Flood Relief
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Finance when the catchment flood risk assessment and management study for the Rye River will commence. [36871/06]
- Tax Code
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of farmers who have availed of the tax relief on farm swap consolidation since its inception; his plans to review the conditions; and if...
- Budget Submissions
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the Barnardos' Children's Budget 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36957/06]
- Tax Code
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Finance the advice given to him by the expert tax advice group since September 2004 on the issue of changes to residential stamp duty; and if he will make a...
- Department of Health and Children
- Voluntary Sector Funding
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the fact that in excess of 10,500 calls to Women's Aid helpline went unanswered in 2005, she will make an immediate...
- Medical Cards
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost of full medical care eligibility for the over 70s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36754/06]
- Vaccination Programme
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in introducing a vaccine damage compensation scheme for 16 children who were brain damaged following receipt of...
- Infectious Diseases
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients who have been tested for MRSA in the public hospital system in the past 12 months; the number of those who tested...
- Health Services
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that diabetics have an increased risk of eye disease; and her plans to begin a programme of...
- Health Service Staff
Question 180: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if staff working in the public health service have been prosecuted or fined due to breaches of duty of care as outlined under sections...
- Health Services
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will arrange for a person (details supplied) in County Cork to be called to commence orthodontic treatment; and if her attention...
- Child Care Services
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in the provision of child care services under the National Development Plan 2000 to 2006; the funding allocated for...
- Water Fluoridation
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the potential health risks to formula fed infants from their exposure to fluoride due to its incorporation into the public...
- Health Services
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if additional home help hours will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; the other options that can be made...
- Hospital Services
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with a bed in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin; and if she will make a...
- Medical Cards
Question 187: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [36824/06]
- Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when work will be completed to a house under special housing aid for the elderly for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick....
- Health Services
Question 189: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the outcome of a diagnostic assessment of autistic disorder for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [36826/06]
- Medical Cards
Question 190: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made in relation to an application for a medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [36827/06]
- Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when work will be completed for a person (details supplied) under the special housing aid for the elderly. [36828/06]
- Health Services
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a reply to Parliamentary Question No 236 of 18 October 2006 will be made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Mental Health Services
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of young people currently in adult units of the mental health services. [36846/06]
- Hospital Services
Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be called for an operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36848/06]
- Health Services
Question 197: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be taken off the waiting list for orthodontic services and will receive treatment;...
- Hospitals Building Programme
Question 198: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the project for the restructuring and rebuilding of the psychiatric unit known as 5B at the Mid-West Regional Hospital will...
- Health Services
Question 199: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in issuing a response to Parliamentary Question No. 799 of 27 September 2006. [36880/06]
- Cancer Screening Programme
Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in issuing a response to Parliamentary Question No. 241 of 8 November 2005. [36881/06]
- Medical Cards
Question 201: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of medical cards issued in County Kildare to persons over 65; and the number issued to persons over 70 years of age. [36882/06]
- Health Services
Question 202: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 92 of 6 July 2006, there has been further progress in relation to the acquisition of the site....
- Ambulance Service
Question 205: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to build a new ambulance base in Monaghan town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36926/06]
- Proposed Legislation
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Health Bill was de-prioritised in the Government legislative programme between 24 April and 27 September 2006; and if she...
- Health Services
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Louth will be offered physiotherapy services as a matter or urgency; and if she will make a...
- Nursing Home Subventions
Question 208: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when an application for enhanced subvention will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a...
- Health Services
Question 209: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with physiotherapy; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Child Care Services
Question 210: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of privately run child care facilities closed nationally and in north Tipperary as a result of failure to comply with child...
- Hospital Services
Question 212: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount the Government is paying the British Government as part of the agreement to allow cancer patients from Donegal to access...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Fisheries Protection
Question 217: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the compensation scheme that he proposes for drift net salmon fishermen; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Telecommunications Services
Question 225: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the progress to date rolling out the group broadband scheme in north Tipperary; if additional measures are...
- Post Office Network
Question 226: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of post offices that have been closed in Cork south west in each of the years 1999 to 2005 and to...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Work Permits
Question 227: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he will introduce a green card system to deal with applications from outside the EU; and if such a system will...
- Industrial Disputes
Question 228: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will encourage a company (details supplied) in County Carlow to implement the terms as recommended by the Labour...
- Department of Social and Family Affairs
- Social Welfare Code
Question 229: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will request that farm income will be allowed to be disregarded on the same basis as PAYE farmers income, which has a...
- Department of Transport
- Road Network
Question 233: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount received by the State from NTR for its share of the M50 West Link tolls during 2004 and 2005; the percentage of this revenue that was...
- Road Safety
Question 234: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans in relation to allowing motorcyclists use bus lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36765/06]
- Public Transport
Question 235: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount the State has funded Dublin Bus per year since 1997 to date in 2006. [36766/06]
- Road Safety
Question 239: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made on the introduction of the random roadside drug driving test to detect cannabis and amphetamines in drivers immediately in view...
- National Car Test
Question 240: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on awarding persons with specially adapted vehicles the same national car test concessions as elderly persons; and if he will make a...
- Rail Services
Question 241: To ask the Minister for Transport when he intends to sign the railway order for the Kildare route project; the reason for the delay in signing same since his announcement of his...
- Public Transport
Question 243: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received proposals for park and ride facilities under Transport 21; and the details of same. [36874/06]
- Road Network
Question 245: To ask the Minister for Transport if he is in negotiations with bodies regarding the M50 toll bridge. [36879/06]
- Light Rail Projects
Question 246: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received a figure for the estimated cost of the Luas projects proposed under Transport 21; the way this project will be funded; and if...
- State Airports
Question 247: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department will contribute to a €53 million economic plan developed by the Mid-West Regional Authority for Shannon Airport and the...
- Public Transport
Question 249: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of licences granted to public transport providers in the greater Dublin area to date in 2006; the areas for which the licences have...
- Regional Airports
Question 250: To ask the Minister for Transport the process by which funding is to be made available for regional airports; the main proposals submitted for further development at Knock Airport;...
- Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
- National Drugs Strategy
Question 252: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the findings of the campaign evaluation (details supplied) published on 1 November...
- Department of Agriculture and Food
- Grant Payments
Question 253: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare failed to receive an allocation for the 2005 national reserve in view of the...
- EU Directives
Question 254: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will produce a user friendly guide on the requirements of farmers under the revised nitrates and phosphates regulations; and if...
- Afforestation Programme
Question 255: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will increase the premium paid to farmers currently involved in forest plantation in view of the fact that there has not been an...
- Grant Payments
Question 258: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a grant for a slatted house will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on...
- Poultry Industry
Question 261: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if efforts are being made at EU level to control the importations of poultry, which is subsequently sold as being produced in Ireland...
- Department of Education and Science
- Special Educational Needs
Question 262: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding support services for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if she will put a long-term educational plan...
- Higher Education Grants
Question 263: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 21 who was refused a grant by South Dublin County...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 265: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made regarding the proposal to purchase lands and build new primary school facilities at Kanturk, County Cork with...
- School Transport
Question 266: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the nature of the scheme for the upgrading of school buses being operated by her Department; if it applies to private bus operators...
- Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Question 267: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the aims and objectives of the Education Finance Board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36783/06]
- School Transport
Question 268: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 500 of 3 October 2006, if the transport liaison officer for County Clare has carried out his...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 269: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when an autistic unit for Kilrush, County Clare will be operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36837/06]
- Schools Building Projects
Question 270: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made in the past three months on works at a school (details supplied); if an individual in her Department...
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 278: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 656 of 6 July 2006, her views on the fact that the number of pupils in County Kildare who are...
- Schools Refurbishment
Question 279: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a design team will be appointed for the required extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare. [36875/06]
- Special Educational Needs
Question 280: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the implementation report in relation to commencing the relevant sections of the Education for Persons with Special Educational...
- Higher Education Grants
Question 281: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will examine the grounds on which a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary was refused a higher education grant. [36916/06]
- Schools Refurbishment
Question 282: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to an application for an extension by a school (details supplied) in County Carlow. [36917/06]
- School Closures
Question 283: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps taken to secure the future of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 8 beyond the current school year; and if she will make a...
- School Accommodation
Question 284: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to end the plight of hundreds of school children being educated in over 40 prefabs (details supplied) in County Clare; the...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 285: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a new primary school for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; if her attention has...
- School Staffing
Question 319: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has a function in determining the number of permanent teaching staff to be allocated to each primary and secondary...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Strength
Question 320: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of personnel of officer rank who enlisted under the short term contract scheme since 1994 currently serving in the Defence Forces. [37061/06]
- Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 322: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, with regard to the Enniscorthy main drainage scheme and recent local media reports of an announcement,...
- Waste Management
Question 325: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the volume of recycled material that is produced weekly; the usage of same; the volume used in the home...
- Homeless Persons
Question 326: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the estimated number of homeless people in the greater Dublin area; if his attention has been drawn to the...
- Housing Policy
Question 327: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the breakdown of the funding that has been made available over the past ten years under section 10 of the...
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 328: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there has been a mid-term assessment of the local authority social and affordable housing plans for the...
- Local Authority Housing
Question 329: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of new houses built to date in 2006; the number of houses obtained by the local authorities under...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 330: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will approve a sewerage scheme for Little Island, County Cork; if he will agree to Cork County...
- Seanad Elections
Question 331: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he intends to extend the electorate for the Seanad university panels; and if he will make a statement on...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 332: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in relation to Kildare County Council's revised preliminary report and water services pricing...
- Local Authority Services
Question 339: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the calculation of the cost to the customer of installing water meters on their property is purely a...
- Road Network
Question 340: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the definition of a national road, a regional road, a strategic road and a non-strategic road; and if he will...
- Local Government Act 2001
Question 342: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will issue regulations under the Local Government Act 2001 to allow by order the establishment of new...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 343: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has approved the contract documents for the lower Liffey valley sewerage scheme. [36870/06]
- Housing Grants
Question 345: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has concluded his review of the disabled persons grant scheme; and his views on funding 100% of the...
- Road Network
Question 346: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received a letter from the Department of Transport seeking advice on the Waterford County Council...
- Recycling Policy
Question 347: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will assist an organisation (details supplied) in Dublin 10 which seeks access to clothes and so on for...
- Environmental Policy
Question 348: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to tackle the illegal bonfires throughout the country around Halloween time; if he has...
- Local Authority Housing
Question 349: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of social and affordable houses each local authority has built in 2004, 2005 and to date in 2006;...
- Planning Issues
Question 350: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of money each local authority has received from developers in 2004, 2005 and to date in 2006 as...
- Traveller Accommodation
Question 351: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount each local authority has received in funding from his Department in relation to the provision of...
- Housing Policy
Question 354: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way it is intended that applicants for shared ownership or annuity loans, set at a maximum of €185,000...
- Flood Relief
Question 356: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received communication from Kildare County Council or local interests relating to the need to carry...
- Road Network
Question 357: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the need to provide extra funding to Kildare County Council in order to...
- Local Authority Housing
Question 361: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons currently on the various local authority housing waiting lists; when he expects this...
- Air Pollution
Question 362: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has studied data from the various air pollution monitoring locations throughout the country; the action...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 363: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number and location of sewerage schemes currently awaiting approval or funding in his Department; if lack...
- Housing Grants
Question 366: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of funding allocated by Wicklow County Council, Arklow Town Council, Bray Town Council and Wicklow...
