Written answers

Wednesday, 6 December 2006

  • Department of Transport
    • Light Rail Project
      Question 38: To ask the Minister for Transport if the route for the joining of the two existing Luas lines has been selected; if this project will begin and be completed; and if he will make a...
    • Rail Network
      Question 39: To ask the Minister for Transport if Irish Rail will expand its use of the Phoenix Park tunnel; if he will discuss this issue with Irish Rail; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Public Transport
      Question 40: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will accept CIÉs request for increases in fares across its train and bus network. [41672/06]
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
      Question 41: To ask the Minister for Transport the action he is taking through vehicle standards, road pricing, public transport provision or otherwise to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from...
    • Rail Network
      Question 42: To ask the Minister for Transport when the route for Metro West will be decided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41776/06]
    • Driving Tests
      Question 43: To ask the Minister for Transport his strategy in relation to the commencement of section 10 of the Road Traffic Act 2006; the target in the average number of weeks wait for a...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 44: To ask the Minister for Transport when he expects to establish the new Dublin Transport Authority; the powers the authority will have to issue directions to CIÉ companies in...
    • Road Signage
      Question 45: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount provided for road signage in the Book of Estimates 2007. [41647/06]
    • Road Safety
      Question 46: To ask the Minister for Transport when the new road safety strategy will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41774/06]
    • Road Network
      Question 47: To ask the Minister for Transport the extent to which traffic surveys have been undertaken with a view to determination of the extent to which the port tunnel is expected to relieve...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 48: To ask the Minister for Transport the directions he has made to the National Roads Authority under section 41 of the Roads Act 1993 since coming into office. [41642/06]
    • Road Network
      Question 49: To ask the Minister for Transport the tolling arrangements being devised for the West Link bridge on the M50 following the possible buy-out of the tolling concession held by the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 50: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason for a shortfall of €101.3 million in capital spending within the 2006 transport budget; the specific projects that did not use up...
    • Traffic Management
      Question 51: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has proposals to include new projects to relieve urban congestion in Transport 21. [41677/06]
    • Road Traffic Offences
      Question 53: To ask the Minister for Transport if he supports the idea of a dedicated court division to deal specifically with road traffic offences; if he has had discussions with the...
    • Public Transport
      Question 54: To ask the Minister for Transport his Department's policy with regard to commuters travelling into the city; the level of public transport services; the number of daily commuters;...
    • Road Safety
      Question 55: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will act upon the proposals for reform of the regulations which apply to provisional and inexperienced drivers presented to him by the Road...
    • Rail Services
      Question 56: To ask the Minister for Transport the feasibility study, cost-benefit analysis, consultants report or other research he has commissioned since the publication of the strategic rail...
    • Traffic Management
      Question 57: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the recent Greater Dublin Area Transport Survey 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41671/06]
    • Road Safety
      Question 58: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will introduce mandatory basic training for motorcyclists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41736/06]
    • Road Traffic Offences
      Question 60: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has discussed the roll-out of the remaining penalty point offences with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform; if this remains a...
    • Traffic Management
      Question 63: To ask the Minister for Transport his policy in relation to the use of bus lanes by motorcyclists; and the road safety research this policy is based upon. [41627/06]
    • Road Traffic Offences
      Question 64: To ask the Minister for Transport when drug driving testing will be introduced on roads here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36317/06]
    • Traffic Management
      Question 65: To ask the Minister for Transport the discussions he has had with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government regarding a joint effort at improving road traffic...
    • Public Transport
      Question 69: To ask the Minister for Transport the way in each case the public service obligation payment for 2006 for Iarnród Éireann, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus was arrived at; the routes,...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 71: To ask the Minister for Transport the Bills he expects to publish before the end of 2006; and thereafter the Bills he expects to publish before the general election. [41651/06]
    • Public Transport
      Question 72: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the absence of dedicated park and ride bus linked facilities that are not a feature of Operation Freeflow 2006; the reason for this...
    • Road Network
      Question 74: To ask the Minister for Transport when the negotiations regarding the State's purchase of the West Link toll bridge will be completed; if it is intended that the sector of road...
    • Rail Network
      Question 77: To ask the Minister for Transport if the abandonment of the Metro and Luas line to serve the area between the existing green and red Luas lines in the south Dublin suburbs was...
    • Public Transport
      Question 81: To ask the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied with the take up by local authorities of funding allocated for the provision of park and ride facilities; the measures he has...
    • Road Safety
      Question 84: To ask the Minister for Transport when he proposes to legislate for the compulsory fitting of cyclops mirrors on all heavy good vehicles. [41667/06]
    • Public Transport
      Question 86: To ask the Minister for Transport the way he will address the situation whereby the number of passengers being carried by bus services in the Dublin area has declined in the past...
    • Road Safety
      Question 87: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason he has not set down a speed limit by way of primary or secondary legislation to dictate in all circumstances the maximum speed at which...
    • Public Transport
      Question 88: To ask the Minister for Transport the arrangements in place to routinely publish the many elements of the quarterly service performance reports from Bus Éireann, Iarnród Éireann...
    • State Airports
      Question 89: To ask the Minister for Transport when the break up of Aer Rianta will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41783/06]
    • Public Transport
      Question 90: To ask the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 7 and 13 of 2 November 2006, if there has been further progress regarding the comprehensive proposal on...
    • Road Safety
      Question 91: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason for the ongoing delay in commencing fully the Road Traffic Act 2006. [41665/06]
    • Infrastructure Projects
      Question 92: To ask the Minister for Transport the measures he will take to reduce the cost of land acquisition for both road and public transport projects. [41710/06]
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 95: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of departmental staff in each of the years since the creation of his Department and the number at present; the staff cost in each of...
    • Air Accident Investigations
      Question 96: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received the details of the investigation by the IAA into a recent death on an Irish aircraft; the way he will act in regard to the...
    • Rail Network
      Question 98: To ask the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied with the situation whereby rail projects scheduled to begin in 2006 as part of the Transport 21 programme were not begun; and if...
    • Public Transport
      Question 99: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the number of Dublin Bus buses which have been converted to biofuels usage; his views on the expansion of...
    • Air Services
      Question 101: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans for the future role and development of Aer Lingus with particular reference to its future ownership, shareholding and share trading; and...
    • Departmental Programmes
      Question 105: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made by his Department in relation to its disability sectoral plan; the measures which have been implemented; the measures which...
    • Road Network
      Question 107: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason the anticipated level of PPP investment in our roads programme as set out in Estimates 2006 did not materialise in 2006; and if he will...
    • Public Transport
      Question 109: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made in relation to the implementation of integrated ticketing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41740/06]
    • Road Safety
      Question 110: To ask the Minister for Transport the way he will deal with the findings of a recent report which revealed that Border counties experience a higher level of road deaths and...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      Question 111: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made on the mutual recognition of penalty points between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland; and the reason for the ongoing...
    • Public Transport
      Question 112: To ask the Minister for Transport the timescale in each case for the opening up of the park and ride sites promised as part of the Transport 21 announcements and those sites...
    • State Airports
      Question 115: To ask the Minister for Transport if he remains confident that the development of a second terminal at Dublin Airport remains on time and on budget; if the verification team he...
    • Rail Network
      Question 119: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received costings from the Railway Procurement Agency for the undergrounding for the proposed Metro north from the city centre to past...
    • Rail Services
      Question 120: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the concerns of Irish Rail that DART services may be affected due to delays in a carriage refurbishment contract; his further views...
    • Traffic Calming Measures
      Question 121: To ask the Minister for Transport the strategy he has in place to curb traffic associated with the school run. [41652/06]
    • Road Network
      Question 122: To ask the Minister for Transport the reports he has commissioned with regard to the construction of a new eastern bypass connecting the M50 to the south Dublin docks; when he...
    • Air Services
      Question 123: To ask the Minister for Transport the legality of amending the existing bilateral agreement between Ireland and the US, in the absence of an agreement on an open skies agreement...
    • Public Transport
      Question 124: To ask the Minister for Transport the role of his Department in relation to the co-ordination of park and ride and public transport services, and feeder bus services to these...
    • Sale of Vehicles
      Question 125: To ask the Minister for Transport his proposals in relation to the roadside sale of cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41758/06]
    • Road Safety
      Question 126: To ask the Minister for Transport his proposals to bring forward legislation to allow for penalties to be applied to local authorities and specific personnel for non-compliance...
    • Public Transport
      Question 127: To ask the Minister for Transport the public transport projects which are to receive capital funding within the Estimates 2007; the relevant funds allocated to each project; and...
    • Road Safety
      Question 131: To ask the Minister for Transport the specific measures being pursued to tackle driver fatigue related road accidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41755/06]
    • Regional Airports
      Question 133: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will announce his funding allocations to regional airports; the level of State funding he regards as sufficient to develop our regional...
    • Road Safety
      Question 136: To ask the Minister for Transport if he supports a zero alcohol level for inexperienced drivers; if so, when this measure will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Local Authority Development Plans
      Question 137: To ask the Minister for Transport the role of his Department in relation to the local authority development plan process; the number of personnel in his Department dedicated to...
    • Infrastructure Projects
      Question 144: To ask the Minister for Transport the impact of the Critical Infrastructure Act 2006 on the development of projects contained in Transport 21; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      Question 147: To ask the Minister for Transport the arrangements in place to ensure that the numbers for each of the penalty point offence categories are routinely published; the arrangements...
    • Public Transport
      Question 148: To ask the Minister for Transport the way he will include private bus operators with licences approved by him under the 1932 Act in the integrated ticketing system; the way and...
  • Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
    • National Lottery Funding
      Question 149: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will give a breakdown per constituency for the past five years of projects funded by the national...
    • Garda Stations
      Question 150: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of non-Garda clerical staff for each station in the Louth Meath division and by way of comparison...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 151: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí assigned to each station in the Louth Meath Division in 2006, 2002, 1996 and by way of...
    • Garda Training
      Question 152: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to enhance Garda training in order that additional members of An Garda Síochána will be trained...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 154: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the detection rates for each Garda station in the Louth Meath division, and by way of comparison for the...
    • Garda Strength
      Question 155: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the ratio of the number of gardaí to the number of reported incidents for each Garda division; the same...
    • Garda Security Escorts
      Question 156: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in view of the fact that we live in peaceful times in the State, it is still necessary for gardaí to...
    • Judicial Appointments
      Question 157: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has proposals to change the way judges are nominated and appointed. [41850/06]
    • Garda Investigations
      Question 159: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will request An Garda Síochána to investigate the mystery illness of former Russian premier Yegor...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 160: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for citizenship by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; if he will expedite...
    • Missing Persons
      Question 161: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Irish Missing Person's Helpline received funding from his Department in 1999 to 2000; and if he will...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 162: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of community gardaí based in areas (details supplied) for each of the years 2000 for date in...
    • Gaming Legislation
      Question 164: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 207 and 209 on the 21 November 2006, if steps will be taken to ensure...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 165: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of incidents of vandalism and anti-social behaviour reported to the Bridewell Garda station,...
    • Garda Operations
      Question 166: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the assets seized and paid over by the Criminal Assets Bureau during 2005 and to date in 2006; the amount of...
    • Public Service Vehicle Licences
      Question 167: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that inspections for public service vehicle licences can take up...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 168: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the stage the application of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is at; when a decision will be...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 170: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of a visa application for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 173: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on granting extended residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      Question 174: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the revenue accrued in each of the past two years to date from penalty points and parking fees; and if he...
    • Judicial Appointments
      Question 175: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the retirement ages for judges in the various courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42047/06]
    • Crime Levels
      Question 176: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the breakdown of the number of recorded incidents of the various categories of headline and non-headline...
    • Missing Persons
      Question 177: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of children under the care of the Health Service Executive who have been reported missing to An...
    • Garda Investigations
      Question 179: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the investigation into the death of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Garda Equipment
      Question 181: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the necessary equipment for the implementation of digital recording of Garda interviews will be in...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 182: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí used as standing posts outside embassies, consulates and other buildings of foreign...
    • Sexual Offences
      Question 184: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will amend section 10 of the Sex Offenders Act 2001 to require persons convicted of a sexual offence...
    • Asylum Support Services
      Question 189: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the role of his Department in ensuring that asylum seekers do not suffer poverty; and if he will make a...
    • Tribunals of Inquiry
      Question 190: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he or Ministers of State at his Department have been contacted by the Moriarty tribunal in the course of...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 191: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Government is planning to make adjustments to policy regarding family reunification or is planning to...
    • Stardust Fire
      Question 192: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he will take in response to the report presented to him entitled The Stardust Fire Disaster...
    • Prisoner Rehabilitation
      Question 193: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to the recent approval of €500,000 from the Dormant Accounts Fund to provide addiction counselling...
  • Department of Finance
    • Tax Code
      Question 194: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a VAT compensation scheme for Irish charities in view of the VAT compensation scheme introduced in Denmark for registered charities...
    • National Lottery Funding
      Question 195: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue generated by the national lottery for the Exchequer each year for the past five years; and the way it was decided to...
    • Tax Code
      Question 196: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated annual cost of making the unused part of employee tax credits refundable to those low income earners who do not benefit from the...
    • Financial Services Regulation
      Question 197: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that present arrangements in relation to investor compensation are adequate to cover the collapse of brokers holding client funds...
  • Department of Health and Children
    • Radiation Levels
      Question 198: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if tests for presence of abnormal radioactivity here have been carried out subsequent to the apparently mysterious ailment that struck...
    • Child Care Services
      Question 199: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of childminders availing of the tax break for childminders introduced in budget 2006, the number in total and the breakdown...
    • Adoption Services
      Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding adoptions between Ireland and Belarus. [41904/06]
    • Health Services
      Question 201: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a long-term care plan will be put in place for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if their home help hours will be...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 203: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of doctor only medical cards by county that have been applied for; the number of applications that have resulted in the...
    • National Lottery Funding
      Question 204: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will give a breakdown per constituency for the past five years of projects funded by the national lottery moneys through her...
    • Ambulance Service
      Question 205: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason there has been a delay in introducing modern satellite technology to allow ambulances to locate accident victims and...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances
      Question 206: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she last answered a parliamentary question on the introduction of digital hearing aids; her views on whether since she ceased...
    • Health Services
      Question 207: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the qualifying conditions for children to obtain braces, for example, age and size of gap between teeth; and when a person (details...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 213: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the present status of the national radiotherapy guidelines which were prepared for her; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Health Services
      Question 214: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take with the Health Service Executive to ensure that there is no further delay with the long awaited redevelopment...
    • General Practitioner Co-operatives
      Question 215: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if progress is being made in respect of the need for an out of hours general practitioner service in the Tallaght, Dublin 24 region; and...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 217: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the funding deficit and staffing shortage in a service (details supplied) in County Kildare; her plans to address same; if...
    • Medical Records
      Question 218: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the medical records of patients in the Cork area dating from 1950 to the late 1970s were destroyed; the number of records...
    • Health Service Allowances
      Question 220: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will review an application for domiciliary care allowance for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if she will support...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 221: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people, in County Westmeath, who are waiting to be assessed by an audiologist for hearing tests; the number on the waiting...
    • Inter-Country Adoptions
      Question 222: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, for the purpose of adoption there is a bilateral agreement in place between Ireland and Russia; if not, the position regarding the...
    • Health Repayment Scheme
      Question 223: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the persons who can apply for repayment under the health repayment scheme; if in relation to a person who was in a nursing home and died...
    • Infectious Diseases
      Question 224: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that a person in the advanced stages of the AIDS virus was admitted to the psychiatric wing of Kerry General...
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Gas Prices
      Question 225: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the situation in which Bord Gáis customers are being charged VAT on units...
    • National Lottery Funding
      Question 226: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will give a breakdown per constituency for the past five years of projects funded by the national lottery...
    • Fishing Vessel Licences
      Question 227: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his Department received applications for registry of a ship (details supplied); if his attention has been...
    • Electricity Generation
      Question 228: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the details of the development of a new power station at Aghada, County Cork based on the recent announcement...
    • Harbours and Piers
      Question 229: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when works will begin on a harbour development project (details supplied) which has all preparatory works in...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs
    • Forbairt na Gaeilge
      Question 230: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Eachtracha an bhfuil an Rialtas ag cloí leis an socrú a rinneadh ag Cill Rímhinn i dtaobh Achta Teanga ó thuaidh. [41822/06]
    • Emigrant Welfare
      Question 231: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress of the Irish abroad initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41945/06]
    • Overseas Development Aid
      Question 233: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding Ireland's relationship with the Kingdom of Lesotho. [41947/06]
    • Passport Applications
      Question 236: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passports being replaced annually due to them being lost or stolen; and the figures for each of the past ten years. [42066/06]
  • Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
    • National Lottery Funding
      Question 237: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will give a breakdown per constituency for the past five years of projects funded by the national lottery moneys through his...
    • Sports Capital Programme
      Question 238: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the schedule being followed in respect of the capital sports grants programme. [41940/06]
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Job Losses
      Question 239: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail each notification of redundancies to his Department by companies in Waterford city and county in each...
  • Department of Social and Family Affairs
    • Social Welfare Code
      Question 240: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will take steps to increase the living alone allowance as same has not been increased for a number of years; and if he will...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 241: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if rent allowance will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Social Welfare Code
      Question 244: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if in relation to landlord regulations and supplementary rent allowance, he will introduce a policy that checks if landlords, to...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 245: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo is not receiving the living alone allowance. [41894/06]
    • Social Welfare Code
      Question 247: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, in cases of joint custody, it is his Department's policy and practice to assess both parents in the same manner when applying...
  • Department of Transport
    • Road Safety
      Question 248: To ask the Minister for Transport if steps will be taken to advise the motoring public on the length of time for alcohol retention in their bloodstream in view of the apparent...
    • Road Signage
      Question 249: To ask the Minister for Transport if steps will be taken to ensure that all road signs are bilingual; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41955/06]
    • Fisheries Regulations
      Question 250: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has issued a SI order prohibiting fishing vessels from towing operations other than fishing nets, with reference to Maritime Safety Act...
    • Road Network
      Question 251: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress to date in the renegotiation of the West-Link toll agreement; the details of the Government strategy in this regard; and the...
    • Public Transport
      Question 252: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of subvention in each case he will provide to Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus and Iarnród Éireann in 2007; the amount in each case actually...
    • Airport Development Projects
      Question 253: To ask the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied with the increase in costs for the proposed second terminal for Dublin Airport since its announcement; and if he will make a...
    • Marine Safety
      Question 254: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans for upgrading a station (details supplied) in County Donegal. [41823/06]
    • Road Network
      Question 255: To ask the Minister for Transport if comparisons have been made regarding the cost of road building in the UK and here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41853/06]
    • Road Safety
      Question 256: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made on the maximum speed limit for certain categories of large vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41854/06]
    • Road Traffic Accidents
      Question 258: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of road traffic accident deaths recorded in 2006; the comparison figures for 1990, 1996 and 2000; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Public Transport
      Question 259: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of Dublin Bus vehicles and their seat capacity that are on commuting services routes to the city centre on a daily basis; the number of...
    • EU Directives
      Question 260: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress with regard to the EU regulation 3820/85; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41858/06]
    • Public Transport
      Question 261: To ask the Minister for Transport the additional funding available to Dublin Bus to increase Dublin Bus capacity over the past ten years; the comparison figures for DART services;...
    • Public Service Vehicle Licences
      Question 262: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that inspections for public service vehicle licences can take up to six months from time of...
    • Parking Regulations
      Question 263: To ask the Minister for Transport the measures he is considering or are available to him to introduce a national policy or legislation specifically aimed at setting out the...
    • Rail Network
      Question 264: To ask the Minister for Transport if consideration has been given to the provision of a rail spur from Sallins to Naas with particular reference to the need to encourage the use of...
    • Rail Services
      Question 265: To ask the Minister for Transport the car parking available for commuters at Sallins rail station, Sallins, County Kildare; the plans to increase this capacity in order to...
    • Public Transport
      Question 272: To ask the Minister for Transport the extent to which extra commuters are expected to be carried by bus in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Traffic Management
      Question 273: To ask the Minister for Transport if traffic freeflow management will be extended throughout the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42022/06]
    • Rural Transport Services
      Question 279: To ask the Minister for Transport his progress with regard to the mainstreaming and extension of the rural transport initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
    • National Lottery Funding
      Question 280: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will give a breakdown per constituency for the past five years of projects funded by the national lottery...
    • Cursaí Pleanála
      Question 281: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cad é an dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le teidil talaimh a réiteach le haghaidh aerstráice ar Oileán Thoraí....
    • Calafoirt agus Céanna
      Question 282: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil iarratas faighte ag a Roinn ar dheontas do Chéidh Inis Bó Finne, Dún na nGall; cad é an obair atá...
    • Fostaíocht Gaeltachta
      Question 283: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cad iad na pleananna le breis fostaíochta a chur ar fáil í gCeantar na Gaeltachta Láir Dhún na nGall; agus an...
    • Community Development
      Question 284: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his Department's expenditure in community development in Galway city over the past year. [41896/06]
  • Department of Agriculture and Food
    • Grant Payments
      Question 287: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when payment of the EU single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [41807/06]
    • Milk Quota
      Question 292: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position on the review of the regulations for temporary milk quota leasing for the year 2007 to 2008. [41860/06]
    • International Agreements
      Question 293: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will sign or ratify the European Convention on Protection of Pet Animals; the reason this convention has not been ratified to...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 294: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary under the single farm payment scheme. [41988/06]
  • Department of Education and Science
    • Departmental Correspondence
      Question 295: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will sign a document (details supplied). [41810/06]
    • National Lottery Funding
      Question 296: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will give a breakdown per constituency for the past five years of projects funded by the national lottery moneys through her...
    • Youth Services
      Question 297: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if an application for funding has been received from an organisation (details supplied) in County Donegal; when it was received; if a...
    • Site Acquisitions
      Question 298: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the long delay in providing a school building site at a location (details supplied) in County Cork, she will consider...
    • Riachtanais Speisialta Oideachais
      Question 299: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta an gcáilíonn cúntóirí riachtanais speisialta i ranganna bunscoileanna do liúntas na Gaeltachta a íoctar le gnáthmhúinteoirí...
    • Early School Leavers
      Question 300: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the rate of retention in secondary school from 1997 to date in respect of schools in the greater Dublin area; the school with the...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 301: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the provision being made for school leavers with significant intellectual disability to continue their education in third level...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 302: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the promised second level school in Castaheany; when it will open its doors to students; if the site has...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 303: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the measures she is taking to increase secondary school places in an area (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a...
    • Site Acquisitions
      Question 304: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made in acquiring a site for a school in Newcastle, County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41883/06]
    • Physical Education Facilities
      Question 307: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the actions being pursued to ensure that the new physical education hall at a school (details supplied) in...
    • Language Support Staff
      Question 308: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the contacts she has had with a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24 in respect of the challenges faced by the school regarding...
    • School Staffing
      Question 309: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of teachers, resource or remedial teachers and special needs assistants, employed either on a permanent or temporary basis...
    • Site Acquisitions
      Question 310: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position on the acquisition of a suitable site and the provision of a permanent school building for a school (details supplied) in...
    • Garda Vetting Services
      Question 311: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the safeguards in place in locations where both primary education and adult education are located in the same school, and required to...
    • Schools Recognition
      Question 312: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her Department's policy towards a second level gaelscoil in County Kildare, currently located on a temporary basis at the Curragh,...
  • Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 313: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the preliminary report of Castle Island stage II will be approved by his Department; and if he will make...
    • House Prices
      Question 314: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there has been progress made regarding efforts to phase out staged payments in relation to house building;...
    • Radiation Levels
      Question 315: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will request the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland to investigate the mystery illness of...
    • Genetically Modified Organisms
      Question 316: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will put in place a moratorium on trials of genetically modified organisms; and if he will make a...
    • Environmental Policy
      Question 317: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the growing fury in the farming community over measures set down in the...
    • Register of Electors
      Question 318: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he has taken to deal with the concerns regarding the 2007 voting register; if he will report on...
    • Nuclear Safety
      Question 319: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will report on his efforts to deal with public concerns regarding Sellafield; and if he will make a...
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      Question 320: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the income in mortgage payments by local authority in the AFS for 2004 and 2005; and if he will make a...
    • Local Authority Services
      Question 321: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount levied by and paid to local authorities in the years 2004 and 2005 in commercial water charges;...