Written answers

Wednesday, 31 January 2007

  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 130: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he plans to publish corporate manslaughter legislation in view of the high level of workplace deaths here and the fact...
    • Pricing Regulations
      Question 131: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the recent price war on alcohol over recent months; if there was consideration given to excluding alcohol...
    • Intellectual Property Rights
      Question 132: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his position on software patents; the position the Government took on the proposed Computer Implemented Inventions...
    • Export Levels
      Question 133: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he is taking to ensure that exports here will increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2577/07]
    • Enterprise Policy
      Question 134: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the changes to enterprise policy he will undertake in order for Ireland to meet its commitments under the Kyoto Protocol...
    • Job Losses
      Question 135: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of redundancies in 2006; if he has specific plans to address this problem during the first half of 2007; and if...
    • Departmental Schemes
      Question 136: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on ICTU's comments on the BES schemes; if his Department has had contact from the Commission regarding same; if...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 137: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his view on the performance of Enterprise Ireland in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2599/07]
    • Employment Rights
      Question 138: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures taken by his Department to encourage workers to join trade unions. [2617/07]
    • EU Directives
      Question 139: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the implementation to date of the Posted Workers Directive, 96/71/EC; the number of complaints made...
    • Work Permits
      Question 140: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits issued to Romanian and Bulgarian citizens to date in 2007; if his Department has noted any...
    • Industrial Relations
      Question 142: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of registered employment agreements currently in place; the industries and regions to which these apply; if he...
    • Pricing Regulations
      Question 143: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress to date on the public consultation on the EU price display regulations; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Arms Industry
      Question 144: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on recent media reports (details supplied) estimating the value of the Irish arms industry at €1 billion. [2615/07]
    • Company Law Enforcement
      Question 145: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of investigations by the Director of Corporate Enforcement, the Employment Appeals Tribunal and any other...
    • Labour Inspectorate
      Question 146: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of labour inspectors employed by the labour inspectorate of his Department; the number of labour inspectors...
    • Bullying in the Workplace
      Question 147: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has received from the Health and Safety Authority a proposed update to the 2002 Code of Practice on Workplace...
    • Intellectual Property Rights
      Question 148: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action, as a member of the WTO, he is taking in order to protect developing countries from large pharmaceutical...
    • Bullying in the Workplace
      Question 150: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has received the results of the study commissioned by his Department from the ESRI into workplace bullying; the main...
    • Corporate Enforcement
      Question 151: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 134 of 15 November 2006, if a decision has been reached in relation to the request...
    • Manufacturing Sector
      Question 152: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the high level manufacturing group promised in Towards 2016 has been established; the membership of the group; if each...
    • Skills Requirements
      Question 153: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way he will address the need to up skill the Irish labour force in the coming years; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Economic Competitiveness
      Question 155: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the business of the last meeting of the EU Competitiveness Council; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Live Register
      Question 156: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the latest Central Statistics Office data which shows that Tralee had higher live...
    • Manufacturing Sector
      Question 157: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his expectations for the manufacturing sector in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2606/07]
    • Job Losses
      Question 158: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of redundancies for each year from 2002 to date in 2007; the breakdown of these numbers by sector; and if he...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 160: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the decentralisation programme for his Department; the number of staff who have actually...
    • National Training Fund
      Question 161: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of money being allocated from the National Training Fund in 2007 in order to train the present workforce here;...
    • STI Strategy
      Question 162: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress being made in the implementation of the Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation; and if he will make a...
    • Skills Requirements
      Question 163: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to introduce paid learning leave to enable workers to up skill. [2611/07]
    • Job Losses
      Question 164: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the corrective action he proposes to take to stem the flow of the relocation of jobs from Ireland to more competitive...
    • Arms Brokering
      Question 165: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason Ireland does not fulfil its obligations under the EU Common Position on Arms Brokering; when Ireland will be...
    • Immigrant Support Services
      Question 166: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to help improve the English language skills of immigrants here; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Residency Permits
      Question 167: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the fact that the conditions for a migrant worker applying for family reunification are not contained in the...
    • Skills Requirements
      Question 169: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the work of the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Manufacturing Sector
      Question 170: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his response to the NCB Purchasing Managers Index for November 2006 which shows that growth in the manufacturing industry...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 171: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress to date of the decentralisation of the Health and Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Economic Competitiveness
      Question 172: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to reduce the regulatory burden on small and medium enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Consumer Policy
      Question 173: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the work of his Department's consumer policy section for 2006; the number of staff employed in this...
    • Freedom of Information
      Question 175: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the cost to his Department and each of its agencies of complying with their responsibilities under the Freedom of...
    • Skills Requirements
      Question 176: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is satisfied regarding the availability of sufficient numbers in the workforce to meet the needs of the manufacturing...
    • Job Creation
      Question 177: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether Ireland can claim to be a competitive country; if recent job loss announcements will become a common...
    • Economic Growth
      Question 178: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress his Department has made in implementing the Lisbon Agenda; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Work Permits
      Question 180: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the Employment Permits Act 2006 has the effect of preventing people from changing employers or...
    • Trade Missions
      Question 181: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his assessment of the recent trade mission to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Competition Law
      Question 182: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the work of the Competition Authority in 2006; the number of mergers that, due to their nature, were...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 183: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the projected cost of outfitting the new Enterprise Ireland facility in Eastpoint in order to make it fit for purpose; the...
    • Work Permits
      Question 184: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the fast track working visa work authorisation programme's work in 2006; the number of visas or work...
    • Departmental Properties
      Question 186: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the new 25 year Enterprise Ireland lease on two buildings in Dublin is in line with the Government's...
    • Industrial Relations
      Question 188: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the ongoing dispute between Greencore and its former employees who are still to receive their...
    • Redundancy Entitlements
      Question 189: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in order to ensure that workers who find themselves cast aside by their employer after years and in some cases a...
    • Enterprise Strategy Group
      Question 191: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of the recommendations from the Enterprise Strategy Group implemented; the number outstanding; the further...
    • Manufacturing Sector
      Question 192: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his response to the significant drop in industrial production during Autumn 2006, in particular in relation to the three...
    • Enterprise Development
      Question 193: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if Ireland will take part in the European Investment Fund's JEREMIE programme for micro to medium enterprises; if so, when...
    • Employment Rights
      Question 194: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made in the establishment of the Office of the Director of Employment Rights Compliance; and if he will make a...
    • Community Employment Schemes
      Question 195: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of money allocated to community employment schemes; the number of people involved; and if he will make a...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 197: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress to date of the decentralisation of FÁS to Birr; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2602/07]
    • Departmental Appointments
      Question 198: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the new Chief Science Adviser to the Government will take up their post; if this is a full or part-time position; the...
    • Workplace Inspections
      Question 200: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspections made by labour inspectors in 2006; the number of these that resulted in a charge, fine or further...
    • Employment Rights
      Question 201: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has read the report into work practices (details supplied); his views on same; if his Department has reason for...
    • Auditors' Liability Regimes
      Question 202: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the terms of reference given to the Company Law Review Group for their investigation into the report from the EU Commission...
    • Grocery Industry
      Question 203: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has monitored the impact of prices since the removal of the Groceries Order in March 2006; and if he will...
    • Economic Competitiveness
      Question 204: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the implementation to date of the recommendations in the strategic review Ahead of the Curve in...
    • Redundancy Claims
      Question 205: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of redundancy claims submitted using the online redundancy claims system on his Department's website for each...
    • Consumer Protection
      Question 206: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he expects the new Consumer Protection Bill to be published; when the new National Consumer Agency will be on a...
    • Health and Safety Authority
      Question 207: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a new chief executive officer for the Health and Safety Authority has been appointed; when the transition will take...
    • Work Permits
      Question 208: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of new work permits issued to non-EEA nationals; the areas or skills they have; the number who would qualify for...
    • Employment Rights
      Question 210: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the additional five rights commissioners agreed in Towards 2016 have been appointed; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Planning Issues
      Question 211: To ask the Taoiseach the number of housing units in respect of which planning permission has been granted throughout County Meath in each year from 2002 to 2005 and to date in...
    • Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
      Question 212: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on recent developments with regard to the MacEntee Inquiry. [43712/06]
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 213: To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff in his Department currently earning the national minimum wage; the number of staff in his Department currently earning not more than one...
    • Northern Ireland Issues
      Question 216: To ask the Taoiseach his views on a full public inquiry into British collusion in the bombing atrocities in the 1970s, north and south of the border. [2022/07]
    • Consultancy Contracts
      Question 217: To ask the Taoiseach the amount paid to a company (details supplied) for services in the past six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2221/07]
    • Comhfhreagras Ranna
      Question 218: To ask the Taoiseach cá fhad ar an meán a thógann sé air litir a fhreagairt as Béarla i gcomparáid leis an méid ama a thógann sé air litir a fhreagairt as Gaeilge. [2384/07]
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 219: To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons engaged in project management in his Department that have recognised qualifications in that area; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
    • Taxi Regulations
      Question 220: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there is a special dispensation for the taxi knowledge exam for non nationals; if there is an exemption...
    • Garda Investigations
      Question 221: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the continued refusal by the Government to fully investigate the murder of an unarmed Garda...
    • Stardust Disaster
      Question 222: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the memorandum prepared by a person (details supplied) on behalf of the Stardust Relatives and...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 223: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the timetable for the decentralisation of the Land Registry to Roscommon Town; the number of staff at each...
    • Traveller Issues
      Question 225: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will ensure that all Traveller groups are represented on all national decision making committees; and...
    • Public Order Offences
      Question 226: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people specifically prosecuted for graffiti offences in 2006; and if he will make a statement...
    • Immigration Registration Certificates
      Question 227: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he proposes to take to eliminate the situation where students from outside the EU must pay a...
    • Immigration Support Services
      Question 228: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the assistance that will be given to a person (details supplied) in County Waterford in regard to obtaining...
    • Employment Rights
      Question 229: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will extend the provision in the Maternity Protection (Amendment) Act 2004 which entitles breastfeeding...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 230: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he...
    • Children Act 2001
      Question 231: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the sections of the Children Act, 2001 currently in force; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Juvenile Offenders
      Question 232: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will acknowledge that the failing of the juvenile justice system attributed to underinvestment has...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 233: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of staff in his Department currently earning the national minimum wage; the number of staff in his...
    • Closed Circuit Television Systems
      Question 234: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the situation regarding a request from Clonmel Borough Council for the provision of closed circuit television...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 235: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the Government's intentions in relation to reform of existing laws in view of the recent reports on the issue...
    • Garda Investigations
      Question 236: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if Garda investigations into PIPS, a bogus investment scheme, are ongoing; if he has satisfied himself...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 237: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on the application by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [43840/06]
    • Homicide Offences
      Question 238: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of homicides in the State involving the use of firearms from 1 June 2002 to 1 December 2006; the...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 240: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the residency renewal process for the IBC/05 administrative scheme will be confirmed; the elements that...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 243: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of members the Tallaght Drugs Unit have had, per year, over the past five years; and if he has...
    • Garda Investigations
      Question 244: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the information provided by the Gardai to DPP about the creation of Dean Lyons confession; the person who...
    • Prisoner Releases
      Question 245: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the situation regarding a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if they are suitable for early...
    • Garda Investigations
      Question 246: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the tragic death of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; if his...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      Question 247: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in view of the hundreds of road traffic cases which are thrown out due to the lapse of time he will...
    • Fireworks Offences
      Question 249: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of car or vehicles impounded to date arising from the possession of fireworks by the occupants; if...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 250: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons prosecuted in 2005 and 2006 for having dangerous dogs in public places without the...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 251: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 194 of 12 December 2006, if he will request the Gardaí to liaise with...
    • Garda Operations
      Question 255: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will request the Garda authorities to report on the lack of Garda response (details supplied) for an...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 256: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will publish the Sale of Alcohol Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1066/07]
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 257: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the processing time for applications for a certificate of naturalisation; his views on whether it is...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 259: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of bicycles stolen in Dublin City in 2004, 2005 and 2006; his views on whether secure parking for...
    • Crime Prevention
      Question 260: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will put in place a safety and security plan for an area (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if he will...
    • Garda Strength
      Question 261: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the resources located at Finglas Garda Station between 20 December 2006 and 2 January 2007; the other...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 262: 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 to 2006; and if...
    • Garda Investigations
      Question 263: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the outcome of the Garda investigations into a large sum of money which went missing some time ago in...
    • Sexual Offences
      Question 264: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 137 of 14 December 2006, if there were further serious sexual assaults...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 265: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an application for family re-unification for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 266: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application to remain in the State in the name of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Passports for Investment Scheme
      Question 267: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of passports issued relative to the passports for investment scheme; the persons to whom these...
    • Closed Circuit Television Systems
      Question 268: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress in the provision of closed circuit television for Kilkenny City; if the scheme for this location...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 269: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if private medical insurance is now a prerequisite when applying for the certificate of registration in cases...
    • Garda Strength
      Question 273: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the projected number of Gardaí by rank and by division who are due to retire from the force in 2007; and if...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 275: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress he has made on an application by a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      Question 276: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on using the imminent comprehensive speed camera system to enforce bus lane compliance; and to make...
    • Garda Training
      Question 280: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the level of training provided to An Garda Síochána, who participate in firearm courses; the number of...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 281: 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 to 2006; and if...
    • Garda Stations
      Question 284: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in view of the growth in population of the Ratoath area of County Meath, he will open a Garda Station in...
    • Crime Prevention
      Question 285: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the Gardaí vehicle capacity to store impounded cars and a breakdown of such storage capacity in each Garda...
    • Peace Commissioners
      Question 286: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for the appointment of a peace commissioner for a person (details supplied); and...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 287: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will reconsider his decision and grant an entry visa on humanitarian grounds under the family...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 288: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to an application for naturalisation on behalf of a person (details supplied); and...
    • Crime Prevention
      Question 289: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will report on the introduction of anti-social behaviour orders; the way they will be monitored; and if...
    • Garda Reserve
      Question 290: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the Garda Reserve detailing where members have been deployed; and if he will make a...
    • Joyriding Offences
      Question 291: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 344 of 9 November 2005 if the problem referred to therein...
    • Crime Prevention
      Question 292: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of complaints received by the Garda authorities on crime, vandalism, anti-social behaviour from...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 293: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress that has been made regarding an application for naturalisation for a person (details supplied)...
    • Garda Operations
      Question 295: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to amend the law in relation to rape, in order that victims would not have to make a face to face...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 296: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will request the Garda authorities to detail the number of house break-ins in the East Wall area of...
    • Crime Prevention
      Question 297: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that ASBOS have been successfully utilised by the English police...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 298: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 299: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in the application for leave to remain in the State in the case of a person (details supplied)...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 301: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 302: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in the application for extended residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Refugee Status
      Question 306: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to asylum or family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) in...
    • Drug Prevalence
      Question 308: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether cocaine is being used as casually and widely as is claimed in a newspaper article of 14...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 309: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for a visa under the family reunification scheme in respect of a person (details...
    • Closed Circuit Television Systems
      Question 310: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the town centre applications funded with regard to closed circuit television; the number in the process of...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 311: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 229 of 16 February 2006, the position of the application of a person...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 312: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 to be reconsidered by way of appeal; and...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 313: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to visa applications in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 314: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 315: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the application for citizenship in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Dublin; and...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 316: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will grant leave to remain in the State to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 on humanitarian or...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 317: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress in regard to an application for family reunification in the name of a person (details supplied)...
    • Staff Training
      Question 320: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if all members of staff within the criminal justice system who are likely to encounter individuals with...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 321: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement...
    • Closed Circuit Television Systems
      Question 322: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in view of the improvement scheme at West Street, Drogheda being carried out by Drogheda Borough Council,...
    • Garda Interviews
      Question 323: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the requirements on Gardaí to take manual long-hand notes of interviews;...
    • Garda Vetting Services
      Question 324: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the time delay on Garda clearance and the implications for lost community employment places; and if he will...
    • Criminal Prosecutions
      Question 325: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of convenience store off-licences that have been prosecuted for sale of alcohol to underage...
    • Garda Recruitment
      Question 326: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of juvenile liaison officer positions which are currently vacant in An Garda Síochána in Dublin...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 327: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of civil servants and other staff employed in his constituency office; and the grade and...
    • Garda Investigations
      Question 329: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the allegations made by a person (details supplied) in County Waterford;...
    • Garda Equipment
      Question 330: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if stab vests are routinely available to members of the Gardaí going out on patrol duty; and the number of...
    • Deportation Orders
      Question 331: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo who has applied for permission to...
    • Garda Disciplinary Proceedings
      Question 332: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if disciplinary proceedings have been initiated or if any are contemplated against any member of the Garda...
    • Deportation Orders
      Question 333: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the residency status and work status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he...
    • Garda Vetting Services
      Question 334: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the way in which an Irish Citizen goes about obtaining a clearance letter from the Gardaí confirming that...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 335: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied with a situation where members of the regular Garda force have to break the rota of...
    • Emigrant Services
      Question 336: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide a full time unit for emigration and customs at Knock Airport; and if he will make a...
    • Garda Equipment
      Question 337: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the Garda stations in County Mayo equipped with Green man communications which are obsolete; the progress he...
    • Garda Stations
      Question 338: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the name and the number of Garda stations in County Mayo closed in the past 10 years; and if he will make a...
    • Garda Communications
      Question 339: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has signed the contract for provision of digital radio communication equipment for members of the...
    • Garda Operations
      Question 340: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the current status of operation deel; the extent of resources available; the operation achievements to date;...
    • Garda Investigations
      Question 341: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if charges are pending in this State against the persons known as the Columbia Three; and if he will make a...
    • Unlawful Organisations
      Question 343: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the organisation known as the Provisional IRA still exists; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Public Order Offences
      Question 348: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide specific details of the graffiti sites identified by Dublin City Council and Fingal County...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 349: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will issue on a visa application submitted by a person (details supplied). [1941/07]
    • Road Traffic Offences
      Question 350: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if all Gardaí carrying out mandatory alcohol testing must carry with them an order authorising each roadside...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 353: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has made a decision on the renewal of the permission to remain in the State which a person (details...
    • Naturalisation and Immigration Services
      Question 355: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the automated answering service in operation for his...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 356: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when an application for a certificate of naturalisation will be processed for a person (details supplied) in...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 357: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the grounds on which an appeal against the refusal of a visa application made on behalf of a person (details...
    • Legal Services Ombudsman
      Question 359: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the precise timescale if known for the introduction of the Legal Ombudsman; if the appointment will be made...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 360: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a naturalisation application can be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare;...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 361: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to an application for family reunification in the case of a person (details...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 362: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of citizens of the former USSR who applied for asylum at Shannon Airport or elsewhere here in the...
    • Crime Prevention
      Question 363: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the increase in anti-social behaviour including the vandalising of cars in...
    • Garda Communications
      Question 364: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied regarding the situation where it is not possible for members of the public to email their...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 365: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the introduction of a Corporate Manslaughter Bill (details supplied); and...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 366: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide the reason a second visa application a person (details supplied) was refused in order that...
    • Garda Stations
      Question 367: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in view of his failure to respond to Parliamentary Question No. 228 of 21 November 2006 he has received...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 368: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in the application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15;...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 371: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork whose spouse has lived here...
    • Deportation Orders
      Question 373: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 154 of 14 December 2006, if he is satisfied that the deportation of the...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 374: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to an application to remain in the State on the grounds of parenthood of an Irish born...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 380: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if all appeal procedures have been exhausted in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford...
    • Family Support Funding
      Question 381: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress with regard to submissions made by Fathers for Justice and Equality seeking financial assistance...
    • Suicide-related Deaths
      Question 382: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of mothers who caused the death of children while also taking their own lives. [2193/07]
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 383: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if new legislation will be brought in to stop the abuse and ordering of protection and barring orders without...
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 386: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he will take regarding the enforcement of Court orders relating to a father's access to his...
    • Garda Training
      Question 390: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the Garda force will be trained adequately in dealing with incidents arising from domestic violence...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      Question 391: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will answer Parliamentary Question No. 217 of 1 November 2006; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 393: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 who wishes to remain in the State...
    • Judicial Appointments
      Question 394: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on appointing a second district judge in County Donegal and a second circuit judge to the Northern...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 395: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when an application for naturalisation for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be decided upon....
    • Residency Permits
      Question 396: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a resident's card application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 397: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason an application for a holiday visa was refused for a person (details supplied); if he will...
    • Garda Recruitment
      Question 398: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when it is proposed to recruit again for the Gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2300/07]
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 399: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on withdrawing the State's appeal in relation to a judicial review decision in relation to a person...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 400: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made in relation to an application for family reunification for a person (details...
    • Prison Committals
      Question 401: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of individuals in custody in Irish prisons with a breakdown by gender; and if he will make a...
    • Registration of Title
      Question 402: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the proposals he has for the introduction of e-conveyancing in view of the difficulties being encountered by...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 403: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has applied for citizenship here. [2317/07]
    • Residency Permits
      Question 404: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a...
    • Deportation Orders
      Question 405: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to the deportation order in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; if...
    • National Drugs Strategy
      Question 406: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received correspondence or submissions from a group (details supplied) in relation to drug policy...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 407: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the way it is expected to offer the protection of international law in the event of transfer to Belgium while...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 409: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the stage of an application for naturalisation for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11. [2333/07]
    • Residency Permits
      Question 410: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an appeal to remain in the State in the name of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be...
    • Prison Accommodation
      Question 412: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will implement the recommendation of the Inspector of Prisons (details supplied) that the number of...
    • Prison Inspections
      Question 413: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make arrangements for an independent investigation to be conducted into bullying and racism in...
    • Irish Prison Service
      Question 414: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he will take to ensure that the new system of annualised hours in the prison system will no longer...
    • Comhfhreagras Ranna
      Question 416: To ask the Tánaiste agus Aire Dlí agus Cirt, Comhionannais agus Athchóirithe Dlí cá fhad ar an meán a thógann sé air litir a fhreagairt as Béarla i gcomparáid leis an...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 417: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when permanent residency will be granted to persons (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of the fact...
    • Garda Stations
      Question 419: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether the working conditions for members in the divisional headquarters of An Garda Síochána...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 420: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a visa will be granted to a person (details supplied) on appeal. [2433/07]
    • Prison Education Service
      Question 421: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a physical education teacher is employed at an institution (details supplied); if so, when this position...
    • Bail Laws
      Question 422: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of occasions the State opposed the granting of bail to the 23 individuals who were granted bail...
    • Law Reform Commission
      Question 423: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has asked the Law Reform Commission to examine the concept of good samaritan legislation; and if he...
    • Garda Stations
      Question 424: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Garda station at Donard, County Wicklow is open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2442/07]
    • Visa Applications
      Question 425: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a visa will issue to a person (details supplied). [2468/07]
    • Garda Remuneration
      Question 426: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the cost to date for the policing of the Corrib gas project at Ballinaboy; the basic salary costs, overtime...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 427: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if consideration will be given to allow a person (details supplied) residency here; and if he will reconsider...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 429: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if this person is eligible to make an application...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 430: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the application for residency in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; if...
    • Remembrance Fund
      Question 433: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a person (details supplied) will be supported in relation to their medication costs; and if they will be...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 434: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an application to remain in the State long term by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 435: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on applications for naturalisation for persons (details supplied) in County...
    • Sexual Offences
      Question 436: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has satisfied himself that in the case of sexual abuse cases the rights of the victim are equal to...
    • Acht Cúirteanna Breithiúnais
      Question 437: To ask the Tánaiste agus Aire Dlí agus Cirt, Comhionannais agus Athchóirithe Dlí cad iad na céimeanna atá glactha aige lena chinntiú, nuair a cheaptar breitheamh dúiche a...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 438: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if offences (details supplied) are enforceable by Gardaí in estates not yet taken in charge by the local...
    • Witness Protection Programme
      Question 439: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the proportion of cases in relation to those criminal trials in which a prosecution witness has been admitted...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 440: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will confirm that under the terms of a tourist visa granted to a person (details supplied), the person...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 441: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the stage the criminal law (trafficking in persons and sexual offences) Bill is at; the provisions included...
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 442: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will sign the UN protocol on trafficking and the Council of Europe Convention on Action Against...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 443: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the rules or guidelines in relation to the appointment of members of An Garda Síochána to Garda stations...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 445: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make funding available to enable the National Domestic Violence Intervention Agency to continue in...
    • Garda Strength
      Question 446: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the strength of the Garda force employed in the Roscommon East Galway division by rank and location; the...
    • Garda Ethics
      Question 450: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to the introduction of a modern Garda code of ethics. [2858/07]
    • Garda Communications
      Question 451: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the availability of wired Broadband is necessary for the installation of the PULSE System in Garda...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 452: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether it is appropriate that in addition to the five year residency provided by the...
    • Prison Accommodation
      Question 453: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the installation of mobile phone jamming devices in all State run places of detention; and if he...
    • Illegal Immigrants
      Question 454: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the estimated number of illegal immigrants here; and if there is an estimated breakdown of the country of...
    • Drug Seizures
      Question 455: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of arrests for drug offences in the Cork West division between the years 2001 and 2006; the number...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 456: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of additional Gardaí appointed to each of the stations in the Cork West division between the...
    • Drugs in Prisons
      Question 457: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the estimated extent of drug usage in prison; the estimated amount of drug dealing arranged from prison; and...
    • Firearms Offences
      Question 458: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the thinking and philosophy behind the kind of firearms proposed to be restricted for licensed firearm...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 459: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of crimes recorded and detected across all headings in the Waterford and Kilkenny Garda division...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 460: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí stationed in the Dungarvan district at 31 December each year from 2002 to 2006; and if...
    • Explosive Substances
      Question 466: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there is a list of commodities which alone or in combination with other commodities could be used for bomb...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 467: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when visitors' visas will be granted to persons (details supplied). [2909/07]
    • Garda Stations
      Question 469: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there are proposals for a full-time Garda station in Dunshaughlin, County Meath; and if he will make a...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 470: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in view of the consultant's report to the Commission for Aviation Regulation of the likelihood of the...
    • Garda Equipment
      Question 471: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 210 of 14 November 2006, the reason a response has not been furnished;...
    • Legal Aid Service
      Question 472: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow has not received free legal aid board assistance in...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 473: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí by rank and station attached to the Carlow and Kildare division; if this division...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 474: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to an application for reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) in...
    • Drug Seizures
      Question 475: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the four largest seizures of heroin made in this jurisdiction by the Garda; the number of persons charged in...
    • Public Order Offences
      Question 476: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will expedite the introduction of on-the-spot fines with increased penalties for public urination in...
    • Garda Training
      Question 477: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the stage of their training at which the gardaí taught to use the various pieces of equipment such as...
    • Garda Equipment
      Question 478: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the percentage of patrol cars per Garda district that have breathalysers; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 481: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the provisional headline crime statistics for 2006 for the Carlow and Kildare division; and the detection...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 482: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the figures on manning levels in Garda divisions here outlined to him in Parliamentary Question...
    • Public Order Offences
      Question 483: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 134 of 23 February, 2006 if his attention has been drawn to the fact...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 485: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to residency status in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Meath; and if...
    • Communications Masts
      Question 487: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of telecommunication masts placed at Garda stations in the Dublin area; when and the locations...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 488: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number and type of crimes recorded and detected in areas (details supplied) in County Dublin for each of...
    • Asylum Support Services
      Question 489: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people living in a centre (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 491: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Garda stationed in the Mallow district as of 31 December 2006 or the latest available figures;...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 492: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons engaged in project management in his Department that have recognised qualifications in...
  • Department of Finance
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 493: To ask the Minister for Finance if Buncrana Town Council offices will be part of the decentralised office location being developed for the Department of Social and Family Affairs;...
    • National Parks
      Question 494: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has granted approval for the Office of Public Work's plans to introduce a one-way traffic system at Ashtown Gate and Cabra Gate in the Phoenix...
    • Disabled Drivers
      Question 496: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal, who is the main driver for their blind father, is not entitled to claim a vehicle grant in...
    • Communications Masts
      Question 497: To ask the Minister for Finance the situation regarding a mobile phone mast at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1373/07]
    • Tax Code
      Question 498: To ask the Minister for Finance the proposals he has to introduce measures to increase the tax relief on rented housing beyond the current maximum of €330. [1592/07]
    • Flood Relief
      Question 499: To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he will take to prevent a recurrence of flooding on the lower River Shannon as occurred in January 2007; and if he will make a...
    • Disabled Drivers
      Question 501: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on reviewing the strict medical criteria for the primary medical certificate in order that it would issue in genuine cases of disability...
    • Financial Services Regulation
      Question 502: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the measures proposed by the NYCI in its report Can You Credit It to better protect young consumers, such as a minimum balance warning...
    • Garda Stations
      Question 504: To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects that the new divisional headquarters of An Garda Síochána will commence construction in Wexford; and if he will make a statement...
    • Tax Collection
      Question 505: To ask the Minister for Finance the personal taxable arrangements for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; when the person's monthly tax bill will regularise; the way this...
    • Departmental Properties
      Question 506: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Office of Public Works will make the former customs clearance facility on the Newry Road, Dundalk available for social and affordable...
    • Tax Code
      Question 507: To ask the Minister for Finance the monthly breakdown for the number of people who have applied to the Revenue Commissioners for a tax refund for the period November 2004 to...
    • National Minimum Wage
      Question 508: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff in his Department currently earning the national minimum wage; the number of staff in his Department currently earning not more...
    • Tax Code
      Question 509: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make provision for compensating registered charitable organisations for VAT payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Tax Collection
      Question 510: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of earners in tax brackets (details supplied) for December 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007, giving the estimate where the actual...
    • Financial Services Regulation
      Question 512: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the new limit which he has introduced under section 21 of the Credit Union Act 1997 means that this...
    • Departmental Programmes
      Question 513: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money spent in Donegal under the National Development Plan 2000 to 2006. [43850/06]
    • Tax Code
      Question 514: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on making arrangements that where a couple are jointly assessed, tax relief can be provided for pension contributions of a spouse who...
    • Departmental Programmes
      Question 518: To ask the Minister for Finance if funding will be allocated under the National Development Plan 2007 to 2013 for infrastructural developments in the west of Ireland to enable the...
    • Tax Code
      Question 519: To ask the Minister for Finance the measures in place to detect foreign cars who fail to pay vehicle registration tax; if the current system has been reformed since 2002; if there...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 520: To ask the Minister for Finance the timetable for relocating the staff of the Revenue Commissioners to Navan; the number of staff at each grade being transferred; if a building is...
    • Tax Code
      Question 522: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on introducing a provision whereby persons who had failed to make a claim for a tax refund within four years could advance special reasons...
    • Departmental Records
      Question 524: To ask the Minister for Finance if all interviews between officials of the Revenue Commissioners and taxpayers, accountants and auditors will be tape recorded in future; and if he...
    • Tax Code
      Question 525: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the tax implications of the sugar compensation package for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1268/07]
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 526: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the provision of offices for the decentralisation of the Revenue Commissioners to Newcastle West, County Limerick. [1269/07]
    • Tax Code
      Question 527: To ask the Minister for Finance the figures or an estimate in respect of the number of foreign cars being imported into Ireland by people working here who are paying VRT and who...
    • Freedom of Information
      Question 530: To ask the Minister for Finance the public bodies and agencies exempted from the full remit of the Freedom of Information legislation; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Tax Yield
      Question 531: To ask the Minister for Finance the receipts from DIRT tax for each year from 1997 to date in 2007; the number of people or accounts it is levied on in each of those years; the...
    • Financial Services Regulation
      Question 532: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of licences, broken down by county, issued in 2006 under Section 93 of the Consumer Credit Act 1995; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Tax Yield
      Question 533: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce measures to designate equestrian centres as non commercial premises in order to avoid such premises being burdened with rates;...
    • Tax Collection
      Question 534: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of excise duty collected from kerosene and LPG used for heating purposes during 2006. [1410/07]
    • Tax Code
      Question 535: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on relaxing the €50,000 limit for previous tax year to qualify for the SSIA pension concession in order that people who have suffered a...
    • Child Care Services
      Question 539: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is Government policy to require local authorities to impose rates upon preschool facilities if they are operated by community or private...
    • Flood Relief
      Question 540: To ask the Minister for Finance further to his reply to a question by this Deputy in 2006, the reason the promised pointing work was not carried out to the Tolka River wall along...
    • Traffic Management
      Question 541: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 175 of 14 December 2006, the amendments made to the proposed traffic control measures for the Phoenix Park....
    • Flood Relief
      Question 542: To ask the Minister for Finance when work will be completed by the Office of Public Works on a bridge (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [1579/07]
    • Tax Collection
      Question 543: To ask the Minister for Finance the tax relief and travel expenses situation for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [1583/07]
    • Flood Relief
      Question 544: To ask the Minister for Finance when the Office of Public Works will commence work on a scheme (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [1586/07]
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 545: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person who has no personal pension but whose spouse has a pension of €29,000 per annum can avail of the SSIA pension bonus scheme; if he will...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 546: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants and other staff employed in his constituency office; and the grade and remuneration of each. [1749/07]
    • Financial Services Regulation
      Question 548: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has examined if an institution (details supplied) may be benefitting from the misfortune of individuals; if he has further examined the...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      Question 549: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a query that was asked was not responded to in a reply which he issued on 13 December 2006. [1800/07]
    • Tax Code
      Question 550: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide in electronic database format the full current list of the statutory chargeable values for all models of new category A vehicles...
    • Flood Relief
      Question 554: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide further pumps to alleviate flooding in the Cashen River area, Ballyduff, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • County Galway Landslide
      Question 556: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a landslide at Leenane, County Galway in the early days of January 2007; if his attention has been drawn to the...
    • Tax Collection
      Question 557: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reduce the amount of inheritance tax for a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim on a property as they do not have the financial...
    • National Development Plan
      Question 560: To ask the Minister for Finance the annual breakdown of expenditure and forecasts for each region for exchequer and EU spending in the NDP programme period to 31 December 2006; and...
    • Tax Collection
      Question 562: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the impact the 21% VAT on non-resident artists performing for not for profit arts organisations is having; his...
    • Natural Habitats
      Question 565: To ask the Minister for Finance the activities licensed by his Department since the introduction of S.I. No. 378 of 2005 bringing the Arterial Drainage Act 1945 under the European...
    • Flood Relief
      Question 566: To ask the Minister for Finance the programme for 2007 for the three vessels used by the Office of Public Works for the removal of aquatic vegetation in the west region, on the...
    • Tax Collection
      Question 567: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will consider postponing collection of the inheritance tax in the circumstances of a person (details supplied) in...
    • Tax Yield
      Question 570: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to negotiate a double tax agreement with Montenegro; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2246/07]
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 571: To ask the Minister for Finance the position of the decentralisation of the section of his Department to Athy, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2372/07]
    • Comhfhreagras Ranna
      Question 572: To ask the Aire Airgeadais cá fhad ar an meán a thógann sé air litir a fhreagairt as Béarla i gcomparáid leis an méid ama a thógann sé air litir a fhreagairt as Gaeilge....
    • Garda Stations
      Question 574: To ask the Minister for Finance the situation regarding a site for Garda stations at Greystones and Dunlavin, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2434/07]
    • Travel Expenses
      Question 575: To ask the Minister for Finance the mileage rate for civil servants who undertake official business by bicycle; his views on whether this is adequate; the outcome of the review of...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 576: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons engaged in project management in his Department that have recognised qualifications in that area; and if he will make a...
    • National Development Plan
      Question 577: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of public servants who will be given the task of carrying out project spot checks on National Development Plan projects during its...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 578: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of public servants currently employed by his Department in its central expenditure evaluation unit; if this figure amounts to the total...
    • Traffic Management
      Question 579: To ask the Minister for Finance the future traffic measures and the overall plan for the Phoenix Park. [2466/07]
    • Tax Code
      Question 580: To ask the Minister for Finance if a P21 will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Cork who requires same for their child in respect of an education grant...
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 581: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in the case of a person who is retired and receiving a contributory pension and a private pension, that person is eligible to receive a PAYE tax...
    • Tax Code
      Question 582: To ask the Minister for Finance the position, in relation to the incurring of stamp duty, of a young first-time buyer who proposes to travel for a year and rent out their home to...
    • National Development Plan
      Question 584: To ask the Minister for Finance if a strategic environmental assessment of the National Development Plan 2007 to 2013 was carried out in line with EU Directive 2001/42/EC; if this...
    • Disabled Drivers
      Question 585: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of people who applied for the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations 1994 in the past twelve months; the...
    • Consultancy Contracts
      Question 587: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in relation to the fees paid to the property advisors in the purchase of Thornton Hall he will explain the discrepancy between the information...
    • Financial Services Regulation
      Question 590: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department will be monitoring the implementation of the Consumer Protection Code published by the Financial Regulator when it comes into...
    • Tax Code
      Question 591: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will increase the amount of pure plant oil eligible for excise relief; if he has received indications of the effect that a major increase in...
    • Tax Collection
      Question 592: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for a charge made by customs on a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2942/07]
    • Tax Code
      Question 593: To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to VAT on home heating oil; if there were changes in this charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2955/07]
    • Grangegorman Military Cemetery
      Question 595: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline application procedures for the burial of persons in the military cemetery, Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7 in relation to those...
    • Flood Relief
      Question 596: To ask the Minister for Finance if his officials have been in contact with Kildare County Council in relation to the delay in the part 8 for flood protection measures at an estate...
    • National Monuments
      Question 598: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of visitors to Castletown House, Celbridge, County Kildare in 2006; and the further works planned for the house in 2007. [3020/07]
    • Tax Code
      Question 599: To ask the Minister for Finance the situation in relation to the living over the shop scheme; if it is in operation; the qualifying conditions; the areas where it is available; and...
  • Department of Health and Children
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 601: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on introducing a scheme for the full recouping of fees paid for speech and language therapy; and if she will make a statement...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 602: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the increase of €20 in the lowest rates of social welfare will affect people's eligibility for the medical card. [43789/06]
    • National Drugs Strategy
      Question 603: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason no additional resources have been allocated for the development of drug treatment services in communities here in 2007; and...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 604: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the circumstances of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; if she will ensure that in equity...
    • Child Care Services
      Question 605: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress to date on the application for funding under the childcare programme by a group (details supplied) in County Kilkenny....
    • Grant Payments
      Question 608: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will sanction a staffing grant to a group (details supplied) in County Mayo. [1866/07]
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 609: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children assessed with autism or autistic tendencies in County Mayo to date; the estimated number on waiting lists for...
    • Pre-School Services
      Question 610: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for funding to develop a pre-school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will confirm if...
    • Health Services
      Question 611: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will acknowledge the need to make resources available for the needs of separated fathers and men who suffer domestic violence and...
    • Suicide Rate
      Question 612: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of separated fathers who have committed suicide over the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Mental Health Services
      Question 613: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the safeguards in place to protect the welfare of children when mothers commit infanticide due to psychological problems, that is,...
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 614: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will impose all international regulations relating to the welfare of a child and its rights; and when he will put them in...
    • Family Support Services
      Question 615: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will acknowledge that the increase in juvenile crime and lack of morality is due to not having a functional Government structure...
    • Mental Health Services
      Question 616: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by pupils in having assessments carried out by a service (details...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 617: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the breakdown of the number of people in receipt of infectious diseases maintenance allowance, blind welfare allowance, domiciliary care...
    • Vaccination Programme
      Question 618: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Government will introduce pneumococcal vaccination for children in line with routine pneumococcal vaccinations commencing in...
    • Child Care Services
      Question 619: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the criteria for funding under the national childcare investment programme; the timeframe for and the details of the programme; if the...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 620: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the present rate of investment in new residential places for persons with a disability...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 621: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on establishing a midwife led maternity unit operating at Ennis General Hospital, a Health Service Executive Clare home birth...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 624: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the frequent lengthy delays in Temple Street Hospital for x-rays due to the lack of the scheduling of...
    • National Minimum Wage
      Question 625: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff in her Department currently earning the national minimum wage; the number of staff in her Department currently...
    • Cancer Screening Programme
      Question 626: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that persons who have had treatment for breast cancer are being dropped from the BreastCheck...
    • General Medical Services Scheme
      Question 627: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will review the arrangement whereby GMS cover for medicines prescribed by a private consultant is only accepted if there is a...
    • Health Services
      Question 628: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of rehabilitation beds available in Cuan Dara and other centres here for recovering drug addicts; the occupancy levels for...
    • Hospital Staff
      Question 630: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will approve the recruitment of a post of radiologist for Our Lady's Hospital in Navan, in order that a DXA scanner, a low dosage...
    • Hospital Charges
      Question 631: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation in relation to a disability payment received by an in-patient in a care centre and relating to Health Regulations 2005...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 632: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties faced by substance abusers in registering with general practitioners, which in turn...
    • Care of the Elderly
      Question 633: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate a situation where a person (details supplied) in County Cork, who lives alone, applied for and was refused an...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 634: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the procedure in place to facilitate public patients who may have lost confidence in the hospital where they are being treated to change...
    • International Agreements
      Question 635: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide copies and a short explanation of agreements which exist between the Irish and UK Government to supply medical...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 636: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an Irish Citizen living abroad can return home; and the medical care that they will be entitled to. [43927/06]
    • Health Services
      Question 637: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will put a long-term care plan in place for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if she will give them the maximum...
    • Health Insurance
      Question 638: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding and clarification of the BUPA issue. [43929/06]
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      Question 639: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will grant approval to the Health Service Executive South East to appoint a design team in regard to the planning brief for...
    • Hospital Staff
      Question 640: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the position of director of midwifery at Cork University Hospital will be filled; if the position will be independent of the...
    • Ambulance Service
      Question 641: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide funding for the ambulance service for south Limerick as outlined in Health Service Development Plan. [43962/06]
    • Health Services
      Question 642: 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 receive treatment; and...
    • Ambulance Service
      Question 643: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on the current ambulance service provisions for the Clonmellon area of County Westmeath; if her attention...
    • Health Services
      Question 644: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will put a long-term care package in place for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make it a priority...
    • Mental Health Services
      Question 645: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Government has in the past eleven months begun implementing A Vision for Change; and when will an implementation plan be...
    • Nursing Homes
      Question 646: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated with a bed in a nursing home; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Health Services
      Question 647: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will intervene with the Health Service Executive with a view to resolving the crisis whereby 4,000 children are awaiting eye...
    • Medicinal Products
      Question 649: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to reports that certain medications, in particular some anti-depressants, may increase the risk of...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 650: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 746 of 27 September 2006, if core funding has been provided to the Irish Wheelchair Association to...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 651: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 203 of 30 May 2006, if she will fulfil a written commitment to establish a no fault compensation...
    • Health Services
      Question 652: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has satisfied that the diabetic services in the west of Ireland are adequate in view of the fact that people in the region have...
    • Palliative Care Services
      Question 653: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will increase the funding available in 2007 to Roscommon and Mayo Hospice for the provision of palliative care services; and if...
    • Care of the Elderly
      Question 654: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason there is such a delay in distributing Section 65 funding to voluntary groups providing services to the elderly; the reason...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 655: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) is called for their operation in Sligo General Hospital as their condition has...
    • Hospital Accommodation
      Question 656: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of places for long stay geriatric patients both public and private in County Mayo; the number of such patients who receive a...
    • Health Services
      Question 657: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she expects to receive the capital funding plan or programme for 2007 from the Health Service Executive; when the plan or programme...
    • Health Repayment Scheme
      Question 658: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the plans she has to extend the nursing home refund to patients in private, non-contracted, nursing home beds, who were in receipt of a...
    • Ambulance Service
      Question 659: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress she has made in the establishment of an all-Ireland helicopter emergency medical service as recommended by the feasibility...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 660: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 98 of 23 March 2006, if she will ensure that an agreement between the Health Service Executive and...
    • National Treatment Purchase Fund
      Question 661: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the provision of orthodontic treatment under the national treatment purchase fund to help clear public waiting lists; and...
    • Home Care Packages
      Question 662: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the exact eligibility for home care packages; the person to apply to in the Sligo/Leitrim area; the person who ranks applications in the...
    • Primary Care Strategy
      Question 663: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of primary care teams in 2005 and 2006; the locations of these; the population the teams cover; the new projects in 2006; the...
    • Health Services
      Question 664: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a service to provide insulin pumps to persons with diabetes together with the appropriate training in their use will be provided at...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 665: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans, in view of her statement in a radio interview on Budget Day 2007 that many newly qualified physiotherapists are unemployed,...
    • Health Repayment Scheme
      Question 671: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when payment under the national repayment scheme will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [1189/07]
    • Medical Cards
      Question 672: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an application for a full medical card which was refused for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be reviewed; if a...
    • Nursing Home Subventions
      Question 674: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite an appeal for continued subvention for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny in view of the age and...
    • Housing Aid for the Elderly
      Question 675: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reasons for the delay in approving a grant under the housing aid for the elderly scheme for a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Health Services
      Question 677: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress in establishing a centre of care for people with autism at a vacant property owned by the Health Service Executive at...
    • Health Service Schemes
      Question 678: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an occupational therapist's report will be provided immediately in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny,...
    • Housing Aid for the Elderly
      Question 679: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reasons for the delay in approving an application under the housing aid for the elderly scheme for a person (details supplied) in...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 680: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a full medical card will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if their appeal will be expedited based on the...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 681: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a national group has been put in place to consider applications from employees of the Health Service Executive who wish to transfer...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 682: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people in County Kerry in possession of a full medical card; the way this compares with the number in December 2002; the...
    • General Practitioner Services
      Question 683: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress that has been made in enabling general practitioners to carry out warfarin blood tests; the timetable she envisages for the...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 684: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the revenue requirement for the proposed CT scanner at Ennis General Hospital; the technical specification of the CT scanner; the number...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 685: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she has taken to provide the finance for the necessary staff at a nursing home (details supplied) in Galway City where seven...
    • Community Pharmacy Services
      Question 686: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that the Irish Pharmaceutical Union are afforded the right to negotiate on behalf of their members in relation to...
    • Hospital Hygiene Audit
      Question 688: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has directed the Health Service Executive that it should include Dublin's mental hospitals in her audit of hygiene; the latest...
    • Water Fluoridation
      Question 689: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the recent guidance given by the American Dental Association advising parents to mix powdered infant formula with...
    • Care of the Elderly
      Question 690: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the new arrangements announced under the package of care for the elderly on 11 December 2006 will come into force; and if she will...
    • EU Health Insurance
      Question 691: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the entitlements Irish citizens can now enjoy in Bulgaria under the European health insurance card; and when the country information for...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 692: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of physiotherapists working directly or indirectly in the health service under her administration; the ratio of patients to...
    • Health Services
      Question 694: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a knee replacement operation will be completed for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [1365/07]
    • Cancer Incidence
      Question 695: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of women who died of breast cancer in areas (details supplied) for each of the years 2000 to 2006; and if she will make a...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 697: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reasons for the decision to close St. Luke's Hospital transferring the cancer care services provided there to St. James's Hospital;...
    • Health Services
      Question 698: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation regarding the primary health care centre in Letterkenny, County Donegal. [1369/07]
    • Departmental Programmes
      Question 701: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 751 of 27 September 2006, the progress to date on implementing the recommendations; and if she...
    • Health Services
      Question 702: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 271 of 7 November 2006, her plans to implement the report of the universal neonatal hearing...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 703: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 171 of 20 June 2006, when she will make available the findings of the strategic review of...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 704: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans and that of the Health Service Executive for the St. Luke's Hospital site in Rathgar following the transfer of services to St....
    • Housing Aid for the Elderly
      Question 705: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the appellate body for housing aid for the elderly grants in the Health Service Executive Midwest area is separate to the grant body;...
    • Health Services
      Question 707: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate a request made to the Southern Health Service Executive to supply equipment to a person (details supplied) in...
    • Infectious Diseases
      Question 709: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of cases detected of hospital acquired infections, distinguishing the type of infection (details supplied) in each hospital...
    • Health Services
      Question 710: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will put in place a long-term care plan with the consent and support of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if she will...
    • Nursing Education
      Question 711: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there is grant aid available from her Department or the Health Service Executive for nurses who have previously obtained their...
    • Health Services
      Question 712: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the condition of selective mutism in children and if so the assistance her Department or the Health...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 713: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the strategic plan that is in place to address the inadequate rheumatology service currently being provided from the Mid-Western...
    • Cancer Screening Programme
      Question 714: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the measures being taken for cervical cancer screening throughout the country; the quality of the testing involved; the length of time...
    • Youth Services
      Question 715: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the division of the southern Health Service Executive that is dealing with the distribution of funding for the establishment of youth...
    • Health Services
      Question 716: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist in having a person (details supplied) in County Cork called to attend hospital; and if her attention has been drawn...
    • Child Care Services
      Question 717: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a grant will be awarded under the equal opportunities child care programme 2000 to 2006 and the national child care investment...
    • Departmental Reports
      Question 718: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the report of the review of the committee on orthodontics is expected to be issued in view of the fact that most of the...
    • Health Services
      Question 721: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount her Department will give to a clinic (details supplied) in County Cork; if she is committed to providing extra funding to the...
    • School Staffing
      Question 722: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason her Department does not recognise the need for special needs assistants in mainstream pre-schools; and if she will make a...
    • Health Services
      Question 723: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation regarding an application for funding on behalf of a group (details supplied) in County Cork; the reason there was a...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 724: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of administrative personnel employed in her Department and the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 725: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a full medical card will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, in view of their overall medical...
    • Health Services
      Question 726: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 29 of 10 October 2006 and the Health Service Executive reply of 30 November 2006, if she will now...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 728: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 306 of 14 November 2006 regarding a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, if she will now...
    • Infectious Diseases
      Question 729: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her proposals in regard to hospital acquired infections; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1532/07]
    • Budget Submissions
      Question 730: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received a submission from a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if she will favourably consider their submission;...
    • Health Services
      Question 731: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when speech therapy will be offered in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; the steps she will take by way of...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 734: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Health Services
      Question 737: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she proposes to take to ensure that students living away from the family home for long periods and who have to register for a...
    • Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
      Question 741: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the nursing homes repayment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1623/07]
    • Medicinal Products
      Question 742: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that drugs, both prescription and non prescription, are considerably more expensive here...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 743: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to the application for renewal of a medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare;...
    • Health Services
      Question 745: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when speech therapy will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 751: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans for the publication and enactment of the Pharmacy Bill No. 1 and No. 2; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1667/07]
    • Medical Cards
      Question 752: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if medical card holders are entitled to a dental hygiene service; if a dentist may request a €50 deposit from such patients when they...
    • Health Services
      Question 754: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the discontinuance of the rheumatology clinic at Ennis, County Clare and Nenagh, County Tipperary; and the plans to...
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      Question 756: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the lands and site at Dundrum Hospital were considered for the new Children's Hospital. [1713/07]
    • Housing Aid for the Elderly
      Question 757: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some older persons, living alone and without immediate family are experiencing...
    • Health Services
      Question 758: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether there is an urgent need to fast track psycho-geriatric assessment services in view of the fact that 25% of patients...
    • Ambulance Service
      Question 759: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the parameters of the ambulance transport system will be extended to include persons living in rural areas without transport of...
    • Mental Health Services
      Question 760: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the criteria governing the determination of child and adolescent mental health areas here and the appointment of child and adolescent...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 766: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of civil servants and other staff employed in her constituency office; and the grade and remuneration of each. [1751/07]
    • Ambulance Service
      Question 768: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of trained paramedics who work within the ambulance service in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Health Services
      Question 770: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of public nursing home beds available in County Mayo; the number available five years ago and 10 years ago; the locations of...
    • Cancer Screening Programme
      Question 771: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress of the construction of the BreastCheck in the west of Ireland; the number of staff recruited; the expected opening date of...
    • Health Services
      Question 772: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of contracted nursing home beds the Health Service Executive has in County Mayo; the locations of these beds; and if she will...
    • National Treatment Purchase Fund
      Question 778: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare can be referred for treatment under the treatment purchase scheme for back surgery; and...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 779: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide information on the last review of domiciliary care allowance and the qualifying criteria attaching to this payment;...
    • Health Services
      Question 781: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the increase in the number of beds at Ennis General Hospital envisaged as part of its capital development project; if there has been any...
    • National Children's Hospital
      Question 782: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will progress the children's hospital at the Mater site. [1839/07]
    • Health Services
      Question 783: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation regarding a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will put a long-term residential care package in place....
    • Long-Term Illness Scheme
      Question 784: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on amending the Health Act 1970 to include persons with acute rheumatoid arthritis in the long term illness scheme; and if she...
    • Pharmacy Regulations
      Question 786: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when Irish pharmacists who have qualified in another jurisdiction can work here without the requirement for a supervising pharmacist to...
    • Health Services
      Question 787: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a question (details supplied) previously placed has not been responded to in full by the Health Service Executive; and when a...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 789: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of occupational therapists employed in the Health Service Executive west region; the plans the HSE has to recruit additional...
    • Health Services
      Question 790: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has not been given an assessment appointment with an occupational therapist in...
    • Nursing Home Charges
      Question 791: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of claims verified for the repayment of nursing homes charged to date; the number of claims received to date; the number of...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 793: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will appoint a consultant rheumatologist in County Mayo. [1918/07]
    • Health Services
      Question 794: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average waiting list, on a county basis, for an appointment with a rheumatologist; the average time people have to spend on a...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 797: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if discussions have taken place between the Health Service Executive and her Department regarding the revision of the medical card...
    • Health Service Property
      Question 798: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will establish the difficulties that have arisen with the title of a property and its lands (details supplied) in County Cork in...
    • Health Services
      Question 799: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive orthodontic treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Ambulance Service
      Question 801: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of ambulances in Limerick; and if statistical information is available as to the number of occasions on which ambulances are...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 802: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that patients in Tallaght Hospital have to wait four years for an MRI scan, while if they pay €400 in Smithfield...
    • Health Service Capital Expenditure
      Question 803: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the first floor of a building (details supplied) in County Mayo will be refurbished for use; the long-term proposals in place for...
    • Industrial Disputes
      Question 804: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has met with representatives of the nursing unions (details supplied); if she has taken on board the concerns of these unions;...
    • Ambulance Service
      Question 805: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will further clarify the response to a previous parliamentary question (details supplied); the amount being spent in County Mayo...
    • Health Service Information and Quality
      Question 806: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will elaborate on one of the areas of responsibility of the Health Information and Quality Authority, that is, accessing the...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 808: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a transfer can be arranged for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare to Maynooth Community Care Hospital in Maynooth; and if...
    • Nursing Home Subventions
      Question 809: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if increased nursing home subvention can be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • Mental Health Services
      Question 810: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a clinic (details supplied) which undertakes psychological assessments of children,...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 811: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the provision being made for the installation of a helipad at Ennis General Hospital under the capital development project or under...
    • Health Services
      Question 812: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Health Service Executive proposed to cut the home help provision to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of...
    • Crisis Pregnancy
      Question 813: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support the reform of the Crisis Pregnancy Agency; and the position regarding this matter. [2098/07]
    • Hospital Staff
      Question 814: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason persons who have been employed as hospital attendants and who have completed successfully a carers course are not given...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 817: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will be supplied with an earlier appointment date for Cappagh National Orthopaedic...
    • Health Repayment Scheme
      Question 818: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the refund of nursing home charges under the national repayment scheme in respect of a person (details supplied)...
    • Ambulance Service
      Question 819: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in the provision of a 24 hour, seven day a week ambulance service based in Scariff, County Clare and as included in...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 821: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a full review will be undertaken in respect of an application for a full medical card in the case of a person (details supplied) in...
    • Ambulance Service
      Question 823: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason funding has been stopped in relation to the provision of first responders schemes in Kildare south in view of the fact that...
    • Health Services
      Question 825: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of budget 2007, there has been an increase in the allocation to a group (details supplied) in Dublin 7 in view of the work...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 828: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will address the problem of social workers being found to be lacking in their professional skills; if and when she will rectify...
    • Health Services
      Question 829: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 197 of 8 November 2006, when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be taken off the...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 832: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a bed at Beaumont Hospital will be arranged immediately in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny who is awaiting...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 833: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost to date of the expert body set up to implement the Fluoridation Forum report; the breakdown of all the costs incurred; and if...
    • Proposed Regulations
      Question 834: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will explain the way she can introduce regulations under the Fluoridation Act 1960 if no health studies have been carried out...
    • National Treatment Purchase Fund
      Question 837: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason an appointment at Waterford Regional Hospital in the name of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny was cancelled on...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 839: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in arranging an appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny at Waterford Regional Hospital;...
    • Nursing Home Subventions
      Question 842: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the enhanced subvention is still in place in County Mayo for new as well as existing applicants; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Health Services
      Question 843: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will put in place more support for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if she will ensure their maximum safety. [2237/07]
    • Health Estimates
      Question 844: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the population in each of the eight Health Service Executive regional areas in the last Census and in the most recent preliminary...
    • Health Services
      Question 846: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will be called for assessment by the Health Service Executive in view of the...
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      Question 847: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the plans for the upgrading of St. Joseph's Hospital, Ennis include refurbishing bathroom and toilet facilities; the other...
    • Housing Aid for the Elderly
      Question 848: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of an appeal application for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Hospital Services
      Question 850: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 617 of 27 September 2006, when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated...
    • Consultant Contracts
      Question 851: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the state of negotiations with hospital consultants with regard to a new contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2280/07]
    • National Treatment Purchase Fund
      Question 852: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the proposals in place to deal with the increasing problem of patients who are awaiting assessment by consultants prior to being...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 853: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that the restrictions on pharmacists educated in other EU countries is addressed in the proposals for a new Pharmacy...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 858: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a family medical card will be reviewed in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      Question 859: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if 30 acres of Health Service Executive land at Ballydribeen, Killarney, will be made available to accommodate social housing along with...
    • Ambulance Service
      Question 860: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a private ambulance service cannot have their ambulance inspected by the Health Service Executive until contracts have been...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 861: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the sanction and installation of a digital X-ray computer system for Mayo General Hospital will materialise; her views on the need...
    • Health Services
      Question 862: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a long stay bed will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if both cases will be assessed; and if she will...
    • Garda Investigations
      Question 863: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the investigation into the management of funds by the Health Service Executive in Waterford has been concluded by the gardaí; and if...
    • An Teanga Ghaeilge
      Question 864: To ask the Aire Sláinte agus Leanaí cá fhad ar an meán a thógann sé uirthi litir a fhreagairt as Béarla i gcomparáid leis an méid ama a thógann sé uirthi litir a...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 865: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of reports she has received from the Health Service Executive on progress in the implementation of the plan for development...
    • Cancer Screening Programme
      Question 866: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on progress in the roll-out of BreastCheck; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2407/07]
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      Question 867: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position of her private hospital co-location plan; the number of contracts which have been agreed; the hospital sites involved; and...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 869: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will get a bed in Beaumont Hospital. [2410/07]
    • Health Services
      Question 870: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average waiting time for children's orthodontic services in Dublin. [2411/07]
    • Cardiovascular Strategy
      Question 871: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation regarding achieving the targets outlined in the National Cardiovascular Strategy; if any of the targets have been met...
    • National Cancer Strategy
      Question 872: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation regarding achieving the targets outlined in the National Cancer Strategy; if any of the targets have been met within the...
    • Obesity Strategy
      Question 873: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation regarding achieving the targets outlined in the National Obesity Strategy; if any of the targets have been met within the...
    • Hospital Staff
      Question 874: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the hospitals in the Dublin region that have vacant consultant posts; the number of vacancies that exist; and the number of these posts...
    • Primary Care Strategy
      Question 877: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of posts unfilled to date for the roll-out of the next phase of the Primary Care Strategy; and the number of posts that will...
    • Mental Health Services
      Question 878: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made regarding the provision of hospital beds for minors with acute mental health problems in the Dublin region. [2419/07]
    • Health Services
      Question 880: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made regarding the provision of step-down facilities for the Dublin region. [2421/07]
    • Diabetes Strategy
      Question 881: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in regard to a national diabetes strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2422/07]
    • Health Services
      Question 882: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if transport will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [2425/07]
    • Primary Care Strategy
      Question 887: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there are plans to relocate a health centre (details supplied) in Dublin 14 to new premises; if so, if a new premises has been...
    • Health Services
      Question 888: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason children in secondary school in Achill Island, County Mayo have to attend a hygienist in Westport, County Mayo when there are...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 889: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department has allocated the necessary funding to the Health Service Executive to enable the immediate construction of a modular...
    • Health Repayment Scheme
      Question 893: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will put in place the necessary resources to allow applications under the health repayment scheme to be dealt with as quickly as...
    • Health Services
      Question 895: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the roll-out of the home care package for the elderly; if there is a uniform application of same across the...
    • Health Repayment Scheme
      Question 898: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made in respect of nursing home rebate for a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a...
    • Housing Aid for the Elderly
      Question 899: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to previous parliamentary questions if a grant under the housing aid for the elderly scheme will be awarded to a person (detail...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 900: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will explain the treatment a person (details supplied) in County Mayo received at Mayo General Hospital between 27 November and 6...
    • Health Services
      Question 901: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the investment made by the Health Service Executive in the western area language scheme. [2566/07]
    • Nursing Home Charges
      Question 902: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Limerick who was referred to a nursing home for convalescence under the winter...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 903: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made on a medical card review in the name of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make...
    • Mental Health Services
      Question 904: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive will have waiting lists in child and adolescent psychiatry dealt with under the National Treatment...
    • Accident and Emergency Services
      Question 905: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether a ticketing system in overcrowded accident and emergency departments here would eliminate some of the confusion and...
    • Primary Care Strategy
      Question 908: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position of a primary care centre (details supplied) in Glin, County Limerick; if the Health Service Executive has received planning...
    • Health Services
      Question 909: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons waiting for orthodontic treatment, broken down on a county basis and giving the average waiting time for such...
    • Health Repayment Scheme
      Question 911: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the nursing homes payments which were demanded from a person (details supplied) in County Cork, will be repaid to her under the...
    • Infectious Diseases
      Question 912: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if hospitals will employ permanent cleaning staff in place of using contract cleaners in an effort to contain MRSA; and if she will make...
    • Health Services
      Question 913: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take to ensure that persons (details supplied) in County Monaghan receive physiotherapy as a matter of urgency; if...
    • Consultancy Contracts
      Question 919: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the information sought in a parliamentary question dated 8 December 2006 has not been provided; and the amount spent on...
    • Health Services
      Question 920: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the weekly cost to the State for keeping a young person in care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2850/07]
    • Health Service Allowances
      Question 921: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made on an application from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16 for domiciliary care allowance; and if she...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 922: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite arrangements for heart surgery at St. James' Hospital Dublin for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny in...
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      Question 923: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department will release the necessary €450,000 to bring the Ballinrobe Community Nursing Unit, County Mayo to the planning and...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances
      Question 925: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in having a wheelchair issued to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; if a date will be given for...
    • Health Services
      Question 928: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application by persons (details supplied) in County Kildare to have their daughter receive a day care...
    • Vaccination Programme
      Question 930: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 2 November 2006, the outcome of an examination into the feasibility of introducing the...
    • Departmental Funding
      Question 931: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding provided to a charity (details supplied) in County Galway for 2007; the corresponding figure for 2006; the funding which...
    • Mental Health Services
      Question 932: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress in the context of the recent anniversary of the Vision for Change document that has been made to have music therapy defined...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 933: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the breakdown of the waiting list for cancer treatment on the northside of Dublin. [2974/07]
    • Community Care
      Question 934: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to the recent publication of the National Development Plan, the amount of funding being set aside for State community care...
    • Care of the Elderly
      Question 935: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people in receipt of home help in Kildare and the west Wicklow area in 2006; and the number of hours of home help...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 936: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons covered on medical cards and doctors visit cards in County Kildare on 31 December 2006. [3008/07]
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 937: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the two additional speech and language therapists approved for County Kildare have been recruited; and the health centres in the...
    • Cancer Screening Programme
      Question 938: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is incapable of both extending BreastCheck to the southern and western regions and at the same time extending it to women age 65...
    • Health Services
      Question 939: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting time for children for eye tests in Naas and Maynooth Health Centres in County Kildare. [3016/07]
    • Drug Treatment Services
      Question 942: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of methadone clinics in the Dublin area; her plans for the future of such clinics; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Child Care Services
      Question 944: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide details of what is included in the pre-school standardisation project 2006; if this project has been completed; if...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 945: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people currently registered on the National Intellectual Disability Database and the National Physical and Sensory...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 950: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff who will be involved in the implementation of Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005; the number of new staff who have...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 952: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the arrangements in place for monitoring and supervising the expenditure by service providers on services for people with disabilities...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 953: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average time it is taking Cork University Hospital gynaecological cytology service to process a smear test; and if she will make a...
    • Housing Aid for the Elderly
      Question 959: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the special housing aid for the elderly scheme is a means tested grant scheme; if so, the qualifying income levels for it; and if she...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 960: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the temporary ward situated at Mayo General Hospital for oncology services is causing...
    • Cancer Screening Programme
      Question 961: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the national cervical screening programme will be rolled out to the women of County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 962: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons engaged in project management in her Department that have recognised qualifications in that area; and if she will...
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 963: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the timetable for the decentralisation of his Department to Cavan; the number of staff at each grade to be...
    • Alternative Energy Projects
      Question 964: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if there is grant assistance available to resident groups of apartment complexes for solar panels designed to...
    • Fishing Fleet Modernisation
      Question 965: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if tonnage is recoverable for a boat (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on...
    • National Minimum Wage
      Question 966: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of staff in his Department currently earning the national minimum wage; the number of staff in his...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 967: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will provide a breakdown by percentage of the budget spend from his Department on a county basis for each...
    • Inland Fisheries
      Question 968: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of fishing licences that have been held within the Coole, Kells, Navan and Trim electoral areas from...
    • Post Office Network
      Question 969: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of post office closures for each electoral area in County Meath and in the Coole electoral area for...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 971: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if, in view of the fact that he has received the response of Waterford County Council to the draft specific...
    • Telecommunications Services
      Question 972: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when it is expected that broadband will be provided in the town of Croom, County Limerick. [1141/07]
    • Departmental Investigations
      Question 973: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the Interdepartmental Working Group on the Effects of Electromagnetic Radiation has reached a conclusion; if...
    • Inland Fisheries
      Question 974: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the overall budget in the National Development Plan within the Border Midland Western region for the...
    • Post Office Network
      Question 975: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 256 of 20 June 2006, if he has received a report from An Post on the...
    • Communications Masts
      Question 976: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he proposes to require communications companies or their agents who erect communications antenna, masts or...
    • Post Office Network
      Question 977: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will assist in arranging to have an agency (details supplied) located at a Post Office in County Cork....
    • Regulatory Accounts
      Question 978: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will enquire of the ESB to explain the reason they have failed to publish regulatory accounts since 2004;...
    • Telecommunications Services
      Question 979: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extra television channels that will become available on the DTT pilot scheme in March 2007; and if he will...
    • Oil Refining Operations
      Question 980: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to a problem with the diesel which is being imported from Russia through a...
    • Harbours and Piers
      Question 981: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 20 of 15 June 2006, if the 75% grant aid of the total cost for the...
    • Inland Fisheries
      Question 982: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the preventative measures that have been taken in both Lough Foyle and Lough Swilly to ensure that infected...
    • Fishing Quotas
      Question 984: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will make a statement on the terms governing the carrying over of herring quota for fishermen based in...
    • Offshore Exploration
      Question 985: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the areas a company (details supplied) are licensed to attempt to exploit gas; if their attempts yielded...
    • Ministerial Staff
      Question 986: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of civil servants and other staff employed in his constituency office; and the grade and...
    • Harbours and Piers
      Question 988: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when a site investigation and feasibility study referred to in a previous parliamentary question will be...
    • Inland Fisheries
      Question 989: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason the Barrow and the Nore are currently closed for fishing; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Alternative Energy Projects
      Question 990: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when a company (details supplied) will receive a response to an AER 6 contract; and if he will make a statement...
    • Natural Gas Issues
      Question 991: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason queries to an email address provided in a previous parliamentary question have not been responded...
    • Coastal Erosion
      Question 992: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if funding will be made available by his Department to prevent coastal erosion of a stretch of the R561 road at...
    • Harbours and Piers
      Question 993: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when work is expected to begin on Screggane Pier, Castlegregory, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement...
    • Television Licences
      Question 994: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the measures he will put in place to overcome the problem whereby television licence holders bring their home...
    • Marine Works
      Question 995: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent of moneys being made available from his Department in 2007 for marine works in County Mayo; the...
    • Inland Fisheries
      Question 996: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will allow the fishermen of the River Feale, County Kerry, five tags before 12 May 2007, in view of the...
    • Alternative Energy Projects
      Question 997: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will review the application by a company (details supplied) in County Westmeath for a licence for the MOT...
    • European Fisheries Fund
      Question 998: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the stage the design of Ireland's operational programme for the implementation of the European Fisheries' Fund...
    • Aquaculture Development
      Question 999: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the steps he will take to ensure the continued viability of the shellfish industry in an area (details...
    • EU Directives
      Question 1000: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the activities licensed by his Department since the introduction of S.I. No. 378 of 2005 bringing the...
    • Fisheries Protection
      Question 1006: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will provide an assurance that environmental non-Governmental organisations here will be represented on...
    • Alternative Energy Projects
      Question 1009: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if Ireland has met its target of 1.14% in use of biofuels and other renewable fuels in the Member States of...
    • Fish Quotas
      Question 1011: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the weight of herring catch that can be landed at a non-designated fishing port; and if he will make a...
    • Petroleum Plants
      Question 1013: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the sale arrangement by the State of Whitegate Oil Refinery and Whiddy Oil Terminal; and the proceeds of sale...
    • Communications Masts
      Question 1015: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the way he can claim not to have anything to do with the location of mobile phone masts in view of the fact...
    • Telecommunications Services
      Question 1016: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the Governments plans to ensure the availability of broadband in rural areas which have not been successful to...
    • Comhfhreagras Ranna
      Question 1017: To ask the Aire Cumarsáide, Mara agus Acmhainní Nádúrtha cá fhad ar an meán a thógann sé air litir a fhreagairt as Béarla i gcomparáid leis an méid ama a thógann sé...
    • Inland Fisheries
      Question 1018: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his proposals to provide counters in the Suir, More, Barrow and Munster Blackwater rivers in order that the...
    • Coastal Protection
      Question 1019: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason the amount to be spent on the coastal protection sub-programme under the National Development Plan...
    • Drift Net Fishing
      Question 1020: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when the hardship fund for former drift net fishermen will be established and operational; if primary...
    • Harbours and Piers
      Question 1022: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the status of the project for the redevelopment of Dunmore East Harbour in County Waterford which is expected...
    • Electricity Generation
      Question 1024: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the most up to date research on the safety of overhead powerlines; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Telecommunications Services
      Question 1025: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the steps that can or will be undertaken regarding telecommunication difficulties at the Black Valley, County...
    • Fishing Vessel Licences
      Question 1026: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the certificate of registry issued by his Department in July...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 1027: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of persons engaged in project management in his Department that have recognised qualifications in...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs
    • National Minimum Wage
      Question 1028: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of staff in his Department currently earning the national minimum wage; the number of staff in his Department currently earning...
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 1029: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is evidence that Chinese Embassy officials in Canada and Australia have been...
    • Passport Applications
      Question 1034: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in instances whereby passport applicants will reach the age of 65 prior to the expiration of their 10 year passport, provision may be...
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 1036: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if it is correct that 3,000 Falun Gong practitioners have been killed in China; and if he will give an accurate update on the situation....
    • Departmental Records
      Question 1037: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason he has refused to release the Departmental file on a person (details supplied); his views on whether putting such information...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 1038: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of civil servants and other staff employed in his constituency office; and the grade and remuneration of each. [1750/07]
    • Diplomatic Representation
      Question 1043: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the person who represented Ireland at General Pinochet's funeral in Chile in 2006. [2094/07]
    • Passport Applications
      Question 1046: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make recommendations to put measures in place to overcome the problems which frequently arise when Irish citizens travelling...
    • Northern Ireland Issues
      Question 1047: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will request a special summit with the British Government on the collusion issue. [2306/07]
    • Foreign Conflicts
      Question 1048: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason the Middle East section of his Department refused to view a film containing evidence of Israeli brutality directed against...
    • Chomhfhreagras Roinne
      Question 1049: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Eachtracha cá fhad ar an meán a thógann sé air litir a fhreagairt as Béarla i gcomparáid leis an méid ama a thógann sé air litir a fhreagairt as...
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 1050: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will seek an assurance that a person (details supplied) will not be tortured. [2816/07]
    • Irish Citizens Abroad
      Question 1052: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in view of the circumstances in which the body of an Irish citizen was eventually discovered in Bosnia, he is satisfied that the...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 1053: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of persons engaged in project management in his Department that have recognised qualifications in that area; and if he will make...
  • Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
    • National Minimum Wage
      Question 1054: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of staff in his Department currently earning the national minimum wage; the number of staff in his Department currently...
    • Sports Capital Programme
      Question 1055: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of applications submitted from Counties Roscommon and Leitrim respectively under the sports capital programme 2007; the...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 1062: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress or otherwise being made in relation to the decentralisation of the Arts Council as promised; and if he will make a...
    • Arts Funding
      Question 1063: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his attention has been drawn to the requirement in Kilkenny of an integrated culture facility and the proposals that have been...
    • Sports Capital Programme
      Question 1064: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he received an application from Kilkenny County Council and Kilkenny Borough Council regarding grant assistance towards non-pool...
    • Sports Funding
      Question 1066: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount of taxpayers' money granted to the IRFU in 2006. [1582/07]
    • Swimming Pool Projects
      Question 1067: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when is it expected that the local authority swimming pool programme will re-open for applications. [1602/07]
    • Sports Capital Programme
      Question 1068: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if the maximum support and assistance will be given to a club (details supplied) in Dublin 3 in 2007. [1712/07]
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 1069: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of civil servants and other staff employed in his constituency office; and the grade and remuneration of each. [1742/07]
    • Sports Funding
      Question 1071: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position of the capital application by a centre (details supplied) in County Mayo; his views on whether this is an important...
    • Arts Funding
      Question 1072: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if there is funding available for any agency within the remit of his Department that a group can seek funding from, in regard to a...
    • Sports Funding
      Question 1073: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on the completion of the Shamrock Rovers stadium in Tallaght; if it remains his position as set out in reply to an...
    • Sports Capital Programme
      Question 1074: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will ensure that funding is approved on the application submitted by a company (details supplied) in County Sligo to allow...
    • Arts Funding
      Question 1075: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if funding will be sanctioned to a project (details supplied) in County Mayo; the funding available under this programme; the...
    • Sports Capital Programme
      Question 1076: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will approve funding under the sports capital programme 2007 for an institute (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if...
    • An Teanga Ghaeilge
      Question 1081: To ask the Aire Ealaíon, Spóirt agus Turasóireachta cá fhad ar an meán a thógann sé air litir a fhreagairt as Béarla i gcomparáid leis an méid ama a thógann sé air...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 1082: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the specific responsibilities of a senior civil servant (details supplied) in his Department. [2399/07]
    • State Airports
      Question 1084: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if, in respect of the question of a second Dublin airport since 1995 his Department has been consulted or has considered the use of...
    • Swimming Pool Projects
      Question 1085: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if, in view of the success of the previous swimming pool programme, he will introduce a new swimming pool programme which would...
    • Sports Capital Programme
      Question 1086: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when a decision will be made on an application by a club (details supplied) in County Galway for a grant under the recreational...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 1088: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of persons engaged in project management in his Department that have recognised qualifications in that area; and if he...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Tax Code
      Question 1089: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason community and voluntary groups with limited company status are not entitled to avail of an audit exemption up...
    • Health and Safety Regulations
      Question 1091: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the laws which protect public property in the vicinity of commercial explosive blasting at quarries; the distance the...
    • International Trade Relations
      Question 1092: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of trade with Taiwan; his plans to open an Enterprise Ireland office in Taiwan; his plans to increase the level...
    • Work Permits
      Question 1093: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the situation regarding obtaining a work permit for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Services Sector
      Question 1094: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will introduce measures to properly regulate professional services to allow for greater transparency in pricing,...
    • Flexible Work Practices
      Question 1095: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of days a person who is working 10 hours per week are allowed in one year; if they have floating days; and if...
    • National Minimum Wage
      Question 1096: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of staff in his Department currently earning the national minimum wage; the number of staff in his Department...
    • Debt Collection
      Question 1097: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has studied the arrangements whereby small businesses can recover bad debts through the legal system; his views on...
    • Site Acquisitions
      Question 1098: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the sale of IDA lands to Cork County Council particularly the lands in Kanturk, County Cork; and...
    • Mobile Telephony
      Question 1099: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the basis on which Regtel can describe itself as an independent regulator if as he stated in his reply of 14 December 2006...
    • Work Permits
      Question 1100: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will re-examine the merits of the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will support their appeal on health...
    • World Trade Negotiations
      Question 1101: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the EU will offer least developed countries a round for free under WTO talks; if the EU is making trade liberalisation...
    • Work Permits
      Question 1102: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reasons for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin being refused a work permit; if he will change this decision...
    • Industrial Development
      Question 1103: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA assisted companies in Clare and in Ennis; the number of employees in these companies; the number of...
    • Enterprise Education
      Question 1104: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an application for funding has been received from an organisation (details supplied); if the application has been...
    • Work Permits
      Question 1105: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when a decision will be made on a work permit application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
    • Industrial Development
      Question 1106: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, further to correspondence (details supplied), he will outline the progress to date on obtaining alternative employment...
    • Industrial Disputes
      Question 1107: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if further to his discussions, support and commitments to the former workers of the Castlemahon Group, County Limerick in...
    • Compensation Payments
      Question 1108: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 382 of 3 October 2006, the reason the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 1109: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of civil servants and other staff employed in his constituency office; and the grade and remuneration of each....
    • Work Permits
      Question 1111: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when a work permit renewal application will be approved for an employer (details supplied) in County Mayo. [1892/07]
    • Personal Injuries Assessment Board
      Question 1113: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when an application for a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will be processed; the reason for the delay; and if he...
    • Debt Collection
      Question 1115: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of money owed to the unsecured creditors at a company (details supplied) in County Wicklow; when same will be...
    • Industrial Development
      Question 1117: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the efforts being made by the IDA to secure a tenant for the Business and Technology Park in Carlow currently owned by the...
    • An Teanga Ghaeilge
      Question 1119: To ask the Aire Fiontar, Trádála agus Fostaíochta cá fhad ar an meán a thógann sé air litir a fhreagairt as Béarla i gcomparáid leis an méid ama a thógann sé air litir...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 1120: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Government will make a submission to the European Commission on its Green Paper on Labour Law Reform; the proposed...
    • Appointments to State Boards
      Question 1121: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the names and addresses of the members of a board (details supplied); when they were appointed; the duration of their...
    • Industrial Relations
      Question 1122: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Section 4 (1) of the Competition Act, 2002 is being invoked by the Health...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 1123: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position in relation to pyramid schemes; the law relating thereto; if further changes in the law are necessary; and if...
    • Community Employment Schemes
      Question 1124: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether there is a strong case to extend the time permitted for those on community employment schemes, who...
    • Financial Services Regulation
      Question 1125: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the lack of competition in the credit card market as highlighted in the Herfindahl Hirschmann Index, which...
    • Energy Resources
      Question 1126: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether it is time for his Department and for Government to address the issue of rising energy costs for...
    • Job Protection
      Question 1128: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in the course of the recent promotional trip to south east Asia, information was gathered with a view to addressing...
    • Work Permits
      Question 1133: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits applied for in the past 12 months; the numbers approved, rejected or pending; and if he will...
    • Redundancy Payments
      Question 1137: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason State level of redundancy was never awarded in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin in view...
    • Job Losses
      Question 1138: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs lost in 2006 in County Mayo; the number of jobs created in Mayo in 2006; and if he will make a...
    • Job Creation
      Question 1139: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs created by the assistance of Enterprise Ireland in County Mayo in 2006 with a breakdown of the jobs...

    • Question 1141: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of job losses and factory closures announced in Youghal and Fermoy, County Cork respectively since 2002; the...
    • FÁS Training Programmes
      Question 1142: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 99 of 11 October 2006, the take up of employer grants and schemes which support the...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 1143: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons engaged in project management in his Department that have recognised qualifications in that area;...
  • Department of Social and Family Affairs
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 1144: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the situation regarding carers allowance especially for families of people with a disability; and if she will end the means test...
    • Public Transport
      Question 1145: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if all current and future private transport operators will have an obligation to carry people with free travel passes. [43949/06]
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 1146: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the timetable for the decentralisation of his Department to Carrick on Shannon; the number of staff at each grade to be...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 1147: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will arrange to thoroughly re-examine an application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork to the Southern Health...
    • Flood Relief
      Question 1148: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to compensate residents and farmers who were affected by flooding in the Shannon basin over the Christmas 2006 period;...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 1149: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position in relation to rent allowance from the community welfare officer for a person (details supplied); if they will...
    • National Minimum Wage
      Question 1150: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of staff in his Department currently earning the national minimum wage; the number of staff in his Department...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 1151: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way entitlement to diet supplement payments under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme is assessed; if rates of diet...
    • Free Travel Scheme
      Question 1152: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo who is in receipt of disability allowance and who requires frequent...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 1153: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if rent allowance for a person (details supplied) will be re-instated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1085/07]
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 1157: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the plans he has to allow persons to continue to work and pay PRSI pension contributions beyond pension age to gain eligibility...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 1158: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; if he will investigate this case to...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 1159: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding the Government's plans to redeploy community welfare officers from the Health Service Executive to his...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 1160: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of applications submitted by successor tenants of rent controlled dwellings for rent supplement under Regulation SI...
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 1162: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan did not receive a full pension on their retirement; and if he will make...
    • Money Advice and Budgeting Service
      Question 1163: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the level of funding provided to an organisation (details supplied) in each year for the past five years; the level given to each...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 1164: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of civil servants and other staff employed in his constituency office; and the grade and remuneration of each. [1753/07]
    • Waiver Schemes
      Question 1166: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will introduce a national waiver scheme for refuse services, in conjunction with the Department of the Environment,...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 1167: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on extending the age limit regarding child benefit from 19 up to the age of 22 when that person is still attending...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 1170: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons outside Dublin and the number inside Dublin who have indicated a willingness to move to the decentralised...
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 1172: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved and granted the State non-contributory pension. [1982/07]
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 1173: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when an illness benefit appeal for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be finalised; and when an oral hearing will be...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 1175: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the form of identification that was accepted as of 2006 when making an application for unemployment assistance. [2009/07]
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 1176: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was not called for an oral hearing; and the reason he was refused...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 1177: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the assistance available to persons living in rural areas to cover travel expenses when they have to travel to sign on for...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      Question 1179: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will instruct his Department's officials to ensure that when applications are submitted by public representatives on behalf...
    • Comhfhreagras Ranna
      Question 1180: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Sóisialacha agus Teaghlaigh cá fhad ar an meán a thógann sé air litir a fhreagairt as Béarla i gcomparáid leis an méid ama a thógann sé air...
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 1181: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will allow farmers who had no taxable income and who, therefore, paid no PRSI contributions to buy their PRSI contributions...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 1182: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of the 118 staff members in his Department proposed to relocate to Buncrana under the Government's decentralisation...
    • Social Welfare Code
      Question 1183: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason such a long contribution record is required before insured workers become eligible for treatment benefit. [2565/07]
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 1184: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason child benefit for which application was made in March 2006 is not in payment in respect of persons (details supplied)...
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 1193: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has satisfied himself that the methods used to calculate payment under the pre-1953 pensions are in compliance with all EU...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 1195: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the breakdown of the number of people in receipt of illness benefit, invalidity pension, disability allowance, blind pension,...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 1197: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons engaged in project management in his Department that have recognised qualifications in that area; and if he...
  • Department of Transport
    • Road Safety
      Question 1198: To ask the Minister for Transport if fixed charge penalties are in place for persons found to exceed the blood or alcohol limits during a mandatory roadside alcohol test; if not,...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 1199: To ask the Minister for Transport the timetable for the decentralisation of the NRA to Ballinasloe; the number of staff at each grade to be decentralised; the number of...
    • Rail Services
      Question 1201: To ask the Minister for Transport further to comments (details supplied), if he has received a response from the Minister in question; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Road Safety
      Question 1202: To ask the Minister for Transport the vehicles that are exempt from smoke tests for national car test purposes. [1793/07]
    • Harbours and Piers
      Question 1203: To ask the Minister for Transport the activities licensed by his Department since the introduction of SI No. 378 of 2005 bringing the Harbours Act 1996 under the European...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 1204: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding disabled persons parking discs for parents who have children with mild autism if they qualify for same; if not, if they...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 1205: To ask the Minister for Transport the talks he has had with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government on changes needed in legislation to allow gardaí to...
    • Trade Missions
      Question 1207: To ask the Minister for Transport if he took the opportunity of leading a trade mission to the Middle East to promote Aer Lingus; the way he promoted Aer Lingus; and the results...
    • Air Services
      Question 1208: To ask the Minister for Transport when capacity problems at the airport will be overcome to allow the introduction of the Etihad route to Abu Dhabi. [2950/07]
    • Park and Ride Facilities
      Question 1209: To ask the Minister for Transport the proposal he has received for park and ride facilities under Transport 21; and the details of same. [2998/07]
    • National Minimum Wage
      Question 1210: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of staff in his Department earning the national minimum wage; the number of staff in his Department currently earning not more than...
    • Park and Ride Facilities
      Question 1211: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of park and ride sites in the greater Dublin area; the total capacity of these sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Light Rail Project
      Question 1212: To ask the Minister for Transport the plans in place to extend LUAS trams; and when this will be achieved. [43779/06]
    • Public Transport
      Question 1213: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of additional buses promised for Bus Átha Cliath under the National Development Plan 2000-2006. [43781/06]
    • Rural Transport Services
      Question 1215: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to enhance the rural transport option with particular reference to areas not covered by public transport; and if he will make a...
    • Rail Network
      Question 1219: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has investigated the opening of the Navan to Drogheda rail line for commuter trains; his views on this measure in view of the fact that...
    • Road Safety
      Question 1220: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has published the findings of his study of the banning of all oversize vehicles from operation on public roads; and when he will implement...
    • Public Transport
      Question 1221: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans for a new bus station in Dublin's Docklands; when this project will be completed; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will...
    • Metro Project
      Question 1222: To ask the Minister for Transport the way he will integrate the construction of the Stephen's Green Metro Station with the proposed interconnector station; and if, as indicated by...
    • Road Use Charges
      Question 1223: To ask the Minister for Transport if there are plans to ensure that Irish hauliers and Irish taxpayers are not disadvantaged by the introduction in most EU countries of daily or...
    • Rail Network
      Question 1224: To ask the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 1113 of 27 September 2006, if his Department's assessment is complete; if he will respond to the report...
    • Road Network
      Question 1226: To ask the Minister for Transport the Government's plans to upgrade the N4 to dual carriageway or motorway in the context of the forthcoming National Development Plan; and if he...
    • Public Transport
      Question 1230: To ask the Minister for Transport if he must give his consent to fare increases on the LUAS; if so did he consent to the recent increase on this service; if his consent is not...
    • Aviation Sector
      Question 1231: To ask the Minister for Transport if, in view of the changing dynamics within the air transport sector, he will publish a white paper on the aviation sector; and if he will make a...
    • Alternative Fuels
      Question 1232: To ask the Minister for Transport the policy of his Department in relation to encouraging public transport vehicles to run on biofuels and flexi-fuels in view of the progress...
    • International Agreements
      Question 1233: To ask the Minister for Transport the steps proposed to actively persuade the EU Commission that prohibiting a new Ireland-US bilateral agreement is disadvantaging Ireland and is...
    • Road Signage
      Question 1236: To ask the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 249 of 6 December 2006, if the statutory directions given to the road authorities obliges the authorities...
    • Railway Stations
      Question 1237: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress to date on the future development of Dunleer Railway Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1313/07]
    • Public Transport
      Question 1238: To ask the Minister for Transport if an application was made for a road transport licence by Bus Éireann to operate a half hourly service from Galway to Dublin Airport; when this...
    • Road Accident Investigations
      Question 1240: To ask the Minister for Transport the investigations, audits, studies, reports and other analysis which were undertaken in the aftermath of the school bus accident in Kentstown,...
    • National Car Test
      Question 1241: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of people that have been asked if they had confirmation of NCT test before they could tax their car; if this practice of seeking this...
    • Road Network
      Question 1243: To ask the Minister for Transport the final cost of the Dublin Port Tunnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1381/07]
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 1247: To ask the Minister for Transport when officials from the accounts branch of the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources in Castlebar will be transferred to the...
    • Road Safety
      Question 1248: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress that has been made in relation to the development of road safety action plans to be piloted in 10 local authority areas; if these...
    • Cycle Facilities
      Question 1249: To ask the Minister for Transport the provisions that exist on public transport to allow cyclists to bring their bicycles on such transport; the facilities which exist to ensure...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 1251: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of civil servants and other staff employed in his constituency office; and the grade and remuneration of each. [1755/07]
    • Air Safety
      Question 1253: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will assure this Deputy that Irish air passengers will not be put in jeopardy due to tarmac resurfacing works at airports here; and if he...
    • International Agreements
      Question 1254: To ask the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 299 of 4 October 2006, if the Ireland US bilateral Air Services Agreement is not an existing bilateral...
    • Road Network
      Question 1255: To ask the Minister for Transport when will he announce the NRA funding for 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1986/07]
    • National Car Test
      Question 1256: To ask the Minister for Transport if his Department has received correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon regarding the date of their national car test;...
    • EU Regulations
      Question 1257: To ask the Minister for Transport the activities licensed by his Department since the introduction of SI No. 378 of 2005 bringing the Air Navigation and Transport Act under the...
    • Rail Network
      Question 1258: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that Irish Rail open up the Phoenix Park Tunnel to commuters as soon as the capacity to receive the trains is made available by...
    • Mountain Rescue Services
      Question 1259: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will afford Kerry Mountain Rescue volunteers the assurance that he will provide sufficient increased grant aid to mountain rescue teams for...
    • Comhfhreagras Rannach
      Question 1260: To ask the Aire Iompair cá fhad ar an meán a thógann sé air litir a fhreagairt as Béarla i gcomparáid leis an méid ama a thógann sé air litir a fhreagairt as Gaeilge....
    • Airport Development Projects
      Question 1261: To ask the Minister for Transport if, in respect of the question of a second Dublin airport since 1995 his Department has been consulted or has considered the use of Casement...
    • Driving Tests
      Question 1262: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his Department's website information on the various driving test centres' pass rates has not...
    • Vehicle Regulations
      Question 1263: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has considered introducing in conjunction with the Departments of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and Environment, Heritage and Local...
    • Road Safety
      Question 1264: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will introduce an initiative to make cyclists more aware of the danger of cycling on footpaths; and if he has requested reports from the...
    • Public Transport
      Question 1266: To ask the Minister for Transport the fleet size for each of the years since and including the year 2000 in relation to the public bus services serving Cork City; the average,...
    • Road Safety
      Question 1267: To ask the Minister for Transport the regulations governing the speed limit that may apply on an unlit road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2731/07]
    • Public Transport
      Question 1268: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will clarify the position in relation to a recent newspaper article which stated that his Department plans to build the metro north, metro...
    • National Conference Centre
      Question 1269: To ask the Minister for Transport the arrangements entered into between the Dublin Port Company and a group (details supplied) submitted for ministerial approval in May 2005, by...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      Question 1270: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on whether it is appropriate to make it an offence under the Road Traffic Act carrying a substantial disqualification penalty in...
    • Road Safety
      Question 1271: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of road fatalities in the years 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2895/07]
    • Rail Services
      Question 1272: To ask the Minister for Transport the level of EU funding that will be available for the Metro North project; and the fund or funds from which the project will benefit. [2915/07]
    • State Airports
      Question 1274: To ask the Minister for Transport the steps taken by the Government to ensure the speedy processing of the planning appeal in respect of Terminal 2 in view of the strategic...
    • Rail Services
      Question 1275: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been brought to the fact that due to limited fleet availability Iarnród Éireann is not in a position to provide additional...
    • Public Transport
      Question 1276: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has approved the Dublin Bus proposal for a new service between Adamstown and the city centre, in view of the fact that the resolution of...
    • Rail Network
      Question 1278: To ask the Minister for Transport further to the fact that the Kildare route project has been included in two national development plans presented by the Government, the timetable...
    • Rail Services
      Question 1279: To ask the Minister for Transport the consultation that will take place with the public regarding the Dublin Metro west project; the date by which the route will be decided; the...
    • Public Transport
      Question 1280: To ask the Minister for Transport the conditions surrounding the granting of licences to private bus operators; his future plans in this area; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 1281: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of persons engaged in project management in his Department that have recognised qualifications in that area; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
    • National Minimum Wage
      Question 1282: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of staff in his Department currently earning the national minimum wage; the number of staff in his...
    • Departmental Funding
      Question 1283: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has received an application for funding from a club (details supplied) in County Limerick which is within the...
    • Tuarascáil Roinne
      Question 1284: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cathain a chuirfear an tuarascáil i leith theorainn na Gaeltachta os a chomhair agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina...
    • National Drugs Strategy
      Question 1285: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if, given his view that the Dial to Stop drug dealing campaign may have maximum impact when targeted at specific...
    • Departmental Funding
      Question 1286: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position in relation to balancing funding for a group (details supplied) in Dublin 15, which is currently...
    • Community Development
      Question 1288: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the measures he will bring forward to combat rural isolation as he announced in early 2007; the extent of...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 1289: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of civil servants and other staff employed in his constituency office; and the grade and remuneration of...
    • Departmental Funding
      Question 1291: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason funding has been removed from a group (details supplied) in Dublin 17; and if he will make a statement on...
    • An Teanga Ghaeilge
      Question 1294: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cá fhad ar an meán a thógann sé air litir a fhreagairt as Béarla i gcomparáid leis an méid ama a thógann sé air...
    • Departmental Reports
      Question 1295: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if a review has taken place of the boundaries for Gaeltacht areas in County Mayo; the situation regarding that...
    • Industrial Development
      Question 1296: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made on the provision of an industrial and enterprise estate at Meenavalley, Ardara, County Donegal;...
    • Harbours and Piers
      Question 1297: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made on the extension of the pier at Rannagan, Aranmore Island; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Job Creation
      Question 1298: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of jobs created in County Mayo with the assistance of Údarás na Gaeltachta in the year 2006 in each...
    • Irish Language
      Question 1299: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will report on the 30 Irish language learning centres situated in the Gaeltacht areas; the number of persons...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 1301: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of persons engaged in project management in his Department that have recognised qualifications in that...
  • Department of Agriculture and Food
    • Benchmarking Awards
      Question 1302: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the grades that were given increases under the benchmarking scheme in a semi-State company (details supplied); if her attention has...
    • Departmental Bodies
      Question 1303: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position of Coillte in relation to the hostel at Oakwood in County Wicklow. [2465/07]
    • Installation Aid Scheme
      Question 1304: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will seek to have the eligibility criteria for the young farmer installation aid scheme relaxed in order that the large number...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 1305: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has not received their single payment; and when they will receive same. [43704/06]
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 1307: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of staff in her Department currently earning the national minimum wage; the number of staff in her Department currently...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 1308: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will receive their single payment as details on the transfer of entitlements have...
    • Afforestation Programme
      Question 1310: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the forestry planting rate for County Meath for each of the years 2002 to 2005 and to date in 2006; the steps she is taking to...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 1311: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of animal welfare officers in County Meath. [43806/06]
    • Organic Farming
      Question 1312: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the acreage in Meath covered by organic production; the way in which she will increase this acreage; and if she will make a statement...
    • Farm Inspections
      Question 1313: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of farmers and herd numbers in County Wicklow; the number of farm inspections that have taken place in the county since the...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 1314: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary under the 2004 and 2005 special beef premium schemes....
    • Animal Welfare
      Question 1317: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the use of animals in circuses; her further views on whether the use of performing animals in circuses amounts to cruelty...
    • Departmental Funding
      Question 1318: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will put a grant scheme in place to allow farmers to relocate agricultural buildings which are prone to flooding and have been...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 1319: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary on the single farm payment scheme 2005 and 2006. [1135/07]
    • Designated Areas
      Question 1325: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when permission will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick who has, to date, been prohibited from planting on...
    • Installation Aid Scheme
      Question 1326: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will ensure that an installation aid application is processed for a person (details supplied) on the revised payment scheme...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 1327: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when biofuels establishment grants announced in Budget 2007 will be introduced; the amount to be allocated to this scheme; the maximum...
    • Equestrian Centres
      Question 1328: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will liase with the Department of Finance to ensure that equestrian centres are designated as farm buildings and not commercial...
    • Bovine Diseases
      Question 1329: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 441 of 14 November 2006, if her Department has completed its review; the recommendations...
    • Sugar Beet Sector
      Question 1330: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when she will pay farmers the first instalment of the sugar compensation package; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Poultry Industry
      Question 1331: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the developments and progress following her meeting with representatives of the former Castlemahon poultry producers in November 2006;...
    • Farm Waste Management
      Question 1332: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of applications received on 31 December 2006 under the farm waste management scheme; the number of those applications...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 1333: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has been unsuccessful in their efforts to get entitlements from the national...
    • Farm Inspections
      Question 1334: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of farm inspections conducted in 2006; the number of farmers that have been penalised as a result of those inspections; the...
    • Milk Quota
      Question 1335: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will meet milk quota owners group regarding their concerns relating to the new arrangements for the sale of milk quota; and if...
    • Departmental Schemes
      Question 1336: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason her Department has ceased the native woodlands scheme; the status of applications received by her Department prior to this...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 1338: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary under the 2006 scheme. [1455/07]
    • Milk Protein Testing
      Question 1340: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will put in place an independent agency that will monitor milk protein testing; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Grant Payments
      Question 1341: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will make a statement regarding a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and when the remainder of money owed will be...
    • Installation Aid Scheme
      Question 1342: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if and when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will qualify for installation aid; if consideration will be given due to the...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 1343: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if and when a person (details suppled) in County Kildare will qualify for national reserve; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Bio-technology Research
      Question 1345: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the amount spent by her Department on bio technology research projects each year from 1997 to date in 2007; the bodies which received...
    • Farm Leases
      Question 1346: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position in regard to lost or terminated farm leases which were not the fault of the lessor but where the lessor suffered a...
    • Farm Waste Management
      Question 1347: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will be issued with approval to commence construction under the farm waste...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 1348: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the outcome of the independent appeals committee in respect of an appeal from a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [1716/07]
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 1349: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of civil servants and other staff employed in her constituency office; and the grade and remuneration of each. [1741/07]
    • Grant Payments
      Question 1352: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for the delay in having all payments due for 2006 granted to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [1821/07]
    • Sugar Beet Sector
      Question 1355: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the category under which a person (details supplied) in County Carlow can apply for compensation under the sugar beet compensation...
    • Milk Quota
      Question 1356: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will make additional milk quota available to a co-op (details supplied) in County Kilkenny in view of their circumstances....
    • Grant Payments
      Question 1357: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their REP scheme payment; when was this application for payment received...
    • Commonage Division
      Question 1360: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason shares on a commonage have not been attributed to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo by the Land Commission in view...
    • Farm Waste Management
      Question 1361: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on extending the slatted house deadline completion date beyond 2008 for County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Rural Environment Protection Scheme
      Question 1363: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when REP scheme four will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1946/07]
    • County Galway Landslide
      Question 1364: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to a landslide at Leenane, County Galway in the early days of January 2007; if her attention has been...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 1365: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the single farm payment will be issued to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1990/07]
    • Farm Waste Management
      Question 1366: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when payment for a slatted shed will be released to a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; the reason for the delay; and if she...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 1367: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 606 of 25 April 2006 the progress she has made in relation to an increase in forestry premiums...
    • Coillte Works
      Question 1368: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her Department has investigated allegations that Coillte are not adequately carrying out their duties in relation to the...
    • Flood Relief
      Question 1369: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if flood relief compensation will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo who lost five cattle and thirty...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 1370: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary has not been successful in their application for entitlements from the...
    • Farm Retirement Scheme
      Question 1371: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo is entitled to the new increased early retirement payment as they retired from farming...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 1372: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford who is waiting for their single farm payment; if same will...
    • Afforestation Programme
      Question 1373: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the activities licensed by the Forest Service since the introduction of S.I. No. 378 of 2005 bringing the Forestry Acts under the...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme
      Question 1376: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will make all due payments to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; the amount that will be granted to the person in...
    • Installation Aid Scheme
      Question 1377: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will re-consider the application for installation aid for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if she will re-examine...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 1378: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will grant all outstanding moneys under the single payment to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and the reason for...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme
      Question 1382: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their disadvantaged area payment; the payments outstanding to this herd...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 1383: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason single farm payment in respect of 2005 has not been granted to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [2250/07]
    • Sugar Beet Sector
      Question 1384: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the situation in relation to legal action being taken by Greencore plc against her Department; when this case will be heard in the...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 1386: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when full payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary under the REP scheme and single payment scheme; and...
    • An Teanga Ghaeilge
      Question 1390: To ask the Aire Talmhaíochta agus Bia cá fhad ar an meán a thógann sé uirthi litir a fhreagairt as Béarla i gcomparáid leis an méid ama a thógann sé uirthi litir a...
    • Afforestation Programme
      Question 1391: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the extent of clear felling undertaken by Coillte; if the amenity value of forests are taken into account before decisions regarding...
    • Genetically Modified Organisms
      Question 1393: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if, in view of the European Council's recent decision to prevent the Commission overturning genetically modified bans, she will be...
    • Sugar Beet Sector
      Question 1394: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the efforts she has made to ensure that Greencore comply with the Labour Court's recommendations with regard to its former workers....
    • Afforestation Programme
      Question 1395: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will ensure that the revised digital system survey conducted on the forestry holding of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme
      Question 1396: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if documentation was received in her Department from a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if so, the progress made on...
    • Forest Service
      Question 1397: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she is satisfied that sufficient resources are available to ensure that requests for information under national and European...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 1398: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the 2006 REP scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 1408: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of persons engaged in project management in her Department that have recognised qualifications in that area; and if she...
  • Department of Education and Science
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 1409: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the timetable for the decentralisation of the Department of Education and Science to Athlone; the number of staff at each grade to be...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 1411: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if funding is available to establish an ABA unit for children with autism for their education needs in Kilkenny; and if she will make...
    • School Curriculum
      Question 1412: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there is a scheme or method that parents can use to offset the cost of leaving and junior certificate mock exams, in view of the...
    • School Absenteeism
      Question 1413: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children in each county, under the age of 16 years, not attending school; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • School Enrolments
      Question 1414: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children on an annual basis since 2000, in the greater Dublin area who failed to transfer from primary to second-level...
    • Home Tuition
      Question 1416: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children who are currently not in school and are availing of the home tuition programme in each county; and if she will...
    • School Transport
      Question 1417: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason persons (details supplied) in County Mayo are not being provided with school transport for their children. [43706/06]
    • National Minimum Wage
      Question 1419: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of staff in her Department currently earning the national minimum wage; the number of staff in her Department currently...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 1420: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1 who has special needs is not receiving appropriate education; if she will provide...
    • Higher Education Grants
      Question 1422: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who has been turned down for a top up maintenance grant...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1423: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will support the valuable work of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5 with extra resources and funding in 2007. [43795/06]
    • Youth Services
      Question 1424: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to an application for funding for a club (details supplied) in Dublin 12 under the new options new choices...
    • Higher Education Facilities
      Question 1425: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to provide a third level education campus in County Meath, in order to allow the people living there to advance their...
    • Site Acquisitions
      Question 1426: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will acquire the designated school site at Hollywoodrath, Dublin 15 in view of the fact that there is no school in Hollystown...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 1428: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the system whereby State examination certificates granted to persons with dyslexia...
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 1429: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position of a pension enquiry for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43834/06]
    • School Transport
      Question 1430: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that 13 children attending a school (details supplied) in County Donegal, who are...
    • Higher Education Grants
      Question 1431: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has been refused a higher education...
    • Career Guidance
      Question 1432: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the recently published National Council for Curriculum and Assessment document, Draft Curriculum Framework for Post...
    • Higher Education Grants
      Question 1433: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences grants for post-graduate students were last increased; her...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 1434: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a special needs assistant will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [43942/06]
    • Disadvantaged Status
      Question 1436: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the situation regarding disadvantaged schools and the Revitalising Areas by Planning Investment and Development scheme in particular...
    • Youth Services
      Question 1437: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 639 of 24 October 2006, if in fact contrary to the reply a grant was granted to the club...
    • School Placement
      Question 1438: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the waiting list at present in each second level school in County Louth for new entrants to post primary education; the number of...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 1440: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has concluded its examination of the information supplied in relation to a school (details supplied) in County...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1441: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will give the go-ahead for a school building project (details supplied) in Limerick where facilities are inadequate and...
    • Higher Education Grants
      Question 1443: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 489 of 14 November 2006, if she will again review the case of a person (details supplied) in...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 1444: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 263 of 9 November 2006, if she will approve the appointment of a special needs assistant for a...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1445: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 478 of 7 November 2006, when the project will proceed to the invitation of tenders; and if she...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 1446: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide an update to Parliamentary Question No. 561 of 30 May 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1071/07]
    • School Transport
      Question 1447: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will ensure that a favourable decision is made on school transport for persons (details supplied) in County Sligo in view of...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1448: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will ensure that the application submitted by a school (details supplied) in County Leitrim under the small school scheme is...
    • School Staffing
      Question 1449: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will sanction a teacher for Travellers (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1088/07]
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1450: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the plans there are to extend and improve a school (details supplied); and if an application has been received by her Department for...
    • Student Support Schemes
      Question 1451: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if guidelines will be produced for schools on the way to facilitate teenage parents to remain in education. [1091/07]
    • School Staffing
      Question 1452: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the 1,200 extra teachers recommended in the McGuinness Report in 2002 will be delivered. [1092/07]
    • School Discipline
      Question 1453: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will put the necessary resources in place to fully implement the recommendations of the Task Force on Student Behaviour....
    • Literacy Levels
      Question 1454: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on adopting the highly successful Cuban teaching method Yo Sí Puedo or yes I can literacy programme here in view of the...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 1455: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 479 of 14 November 2006, when the person in question can expect home tuition hours; and if she...
    • Tionscnaimh Thógála Gaelscoileanna
      Question 1456: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta an gcuirfidh sí gaelscoil (sonraí tugtha) i gContae Corcaí ar an liosta tógála in Earrach 2007; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas...
    • Higher Education Grants
      Question 1457: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 is eligible for funding from her Department with regard to their third level education;...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1459: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the new post primary school for Phibblestown will start; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1147/07]
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 1460: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a special school (details supplied) in County Kerry has been discriminated against and not been funded for important...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1461: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when tenders will be accepted for the building project at a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a...
    • School Transport
      Question 1462: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will investigate the changes to the school bus service from Goresbridge, County Kilkenny to schools in Kilkenny City to ensure...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1463: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if an extension will be approved and funded for a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny in view of the ever increasing school...
    • School Placement
      Question 1466: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Dublin is being denied a primary school place. [1157/07]
    • School Curriculum
      Question 1467: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will ensure that art therapy is included in all long-term plans for schools in disadvantaged areas; and if she will make this...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1468: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 269 of 23 November 2006, the progress to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Cross-Border Projects
      Question 1471: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will support the formation of an all Ireland committee to implement the recommendations of the political education conference...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      Question 1478: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the average class size at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1223/07]
    • Physiotherapy Services
      Question 1517: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of trainee physiotherapists currently being educated; the number of third level bodies that provide training courses in...
    • School Services Staff
      Question 1518: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there are proposals under consideration by her Department to amend the arrangements under which schools can employ secretarial...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 1519: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, further to her Department's decision to admit special needs assistants employed in primary schools to membership of the...
    • School Services Staff
      Question 1520: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the arrangements under which schools secretaries are employed; if there are proposals under consideration to alter or amend these...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 1521: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether applied behaviour analysis is the most effective intervention for children with autism; and if she will give a...
    • Board Meetings
      Question 1522: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has received a request from a group (details supplied) in Dublin 7 for a representative to attend board meetings;...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 1523: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department will assess future needs for primary school accommodation in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 7 where local...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1524: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 437 of 28 November 2006, if an application will be approved with her primary building unit for...
    • School Enrolments
      Question 1525: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of new places available in each of the all-Irish secondary schools in Dublin City and County for September 2007; if there...
    • Research Funding
      Question 1527: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will identify a programme subhead to enable the presenter (details supplied) of a research paper to recoup the cost to them of...
    • School Staffing
      Question 1528: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will rescind the decision to terminate the employment of a special needs assistant at a school (details supplied) in County...
    • School Curriculum
      Question 1529: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there have been complaints, cases or incidents where minority religions have tried to impose their views on the religious ethos of...
    • Vaccination Programme
      Question 1530: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on establishing a hepatitis B inoculation scheme for the staff of a school (details supplied) in County Clare and similar...
    • Pre-School Services
      Question 1531: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has recently received correspondence from a special pre-school service (details supplied) seeking re-consideration...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1532: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to a building for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Physical Education Facilities
      Question 1533: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress that has been made by her in progressing the construction of a sports hall for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15;...
    • Departmental Schemes
      Question 1539: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the inclusion of a school (details supplied) in County Limerick in the summer works scheme 2007 for the...
    • Home Tuition
      Question 1540: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in the event of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford being sanctioned for home tuition for the 2007/2008 school year...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1541: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the school building programme for a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, will be advanced as quickly as possible to...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 1542: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when an education grant will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • School Transport
      Question 1544: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will examine the possibility of having an extra school bus provided to facilitate the children at a school (details supplied)...
    • Third Level Fees
      Question 1545: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she proposes to take to abolish the student capitation fee which has risen to 260% in the past 11 years; and if she will...
    • Student Support Schemes
      Question 1546: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she will take to introduce and streamline a number of separate support schemes administered by various different bodies...
    • Educational Disadvantage
      Question 1549: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she proposes to take to widen and improve access to third level education for marginalised groups which would include...
    • Teaching Qualifications
      Question 1550: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the fact that every year teachers training students undergo placement for at least six weeks and they are assessed on...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      Question 1551: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the average class sizes for both primary and secondary level. [1616/07]
    • School Security
      Question 1552: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if plans are in place to increase funding for schools, to specifically improve security measures; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Teaching Qualifications
      Question 1553: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on making training in recognising autistic spectrum disorder part of the professional training of all frontline education...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 1554: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the situation regarding the All Ireland Autism Centre for Excellence at Middletown; and her views on the need for an all Ireland...
    • School Closures
      Question 1555: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action that will be taken for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5 after its closure in June 2007; the reason for its closure;...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1556: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 502 of 17 October 2006, the status of a building project; when it will be approved by her...
    • Education Schemes
      Question 1557: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on reviewing the decision not to award an educational grant to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if she will...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      Question 1558: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the allocation of funding provided to a school (details supplied) in County Leitrim under the summer works scheme 2007; and if she...
    • Higher Education Schemes
      Question 1586: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the recent campaign by the Union of Students in Ireland, 12 days 12 Ways to Improve Third Level...
    • Departmental Funding
      Question 1587: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the recent publication of the Mature Student Directory of Irish Third Level Institutions; her...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 1588: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the most up to date information her Department has in relation to the prevalence of autistic spectrum disorders here; and if she will...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 1589: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to ensure that enough primary school places are available for local children in the Dublin 6 and Dublin 4 areas,...
    • School Discipline
      Question 1590: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary school and second level pupils who have been suspended from their respective schools for each of the years 2002...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 1592: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of civil servants and other staff employed in her constituency office; and the grade and remuneration of each. [1746/07]
    • Site Acquisitions
      Question 1594: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 340 of 14 December 2006, if the site has been acquired; when funding will be approved for the...
    • Capitation Grants
      Question 1595: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on an extra allocation of capitation funding for schools in the northern geographical parts of Ireland as a direct...
    • School Transport
      Question 1596: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has not been supplied with school transportation; if she will take steps...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      Question 1597: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will examine the possibility of acquiring part of the commonage adjacent to a school (details supplied) in order that safe...
    • School Transport
      Question 1598: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the additional information mentioned in Parliamentary Question No. 336 of 14 December 2006, has been received; if so, the position...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1599: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in the case of a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary which has applied for additional facilities; if all...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 1600: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if, in the context of promoting...
    • Educational Disadvantage
      Question 1601: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will immediately review the DEIS scheme in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of the fact that this...
    • School Transport
      Question 1609: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the case of persons (details supplied) in County Leitrim in relation to their school transport; if...
    • Educational Disadvantage
      Question 1611: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools nationally, both primary and secondary, that appealed their exclusion from DEIS; and the number of these that...
    • Disadvantaged Status
      Question 1614: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the effect the loss of disadvantaged status will have on school development planning in view of the fact that the planning was based...
    • Educational Disadvantage
      Question 1615: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the way some primary and secondary schools within the same catchment or feeder area will gain or lose disadvantaged status under the...
    • Psychological Service
      Question 1624: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the 74 national schools in County Galway that do not have access to the services provided by the National Educational Psychological...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 1626: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide a specialist teacher for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Physical Education Facilities
      Question 1628: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the date for commencement and provision of a physical education hall for a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1630: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when it is intended to provide a new primary school at Carrowkennedy, Liscarney, Westport, Co. Mayo; and if she will make a statement...
    • School Transport
      Question 1631: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason persons (details supplied) in County Mayo are paying for their school transport in view of the fact that they are over two...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 1633: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a home tuition application for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved. [1890/07]
    • School Accommodation
      Question 1634: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when an on-site technical assessment will be carried out in relation to the long-term accommodation needs of a school (details...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1635: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will give a firm commitment that funding will be sanctioned under the application for grant aid small school scheme 2007 to a...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 1637: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the intake of first year students for September 2007 at a school (details supplied) in County Galway; if her...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1638: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her response to the request for an emergency works grant to replace the central heating system at a school (details supplied) in...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 1643: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has received a youth grant application through the VEC on behalf of a centre (details supplied) in County Mayo; the...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1646: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to additional permanent accommodation required for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare to cater...
    • Psychological Service
      Question 1647: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a clinic (details supplied) which undertakes psychological assessments of children,...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 1649: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare has been refused a grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • School Accommodation
      Question 1650: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the predicament of a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and the action she will take to...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      Question 1651: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason the application for the summer works grant 2007 for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare was refused; if the...
    • School Curriculum
      Question 1652: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received a copy of proposals from the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment regarding reform of the Irish...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      Question 1653: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will reconsider the decision to refuse capital grant aid under the summer works scheme 2007 to a school (details supplied) in...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 1654: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to address the substandard accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Galway in view of the fact that moneys...
    • Computerisation Programme
      Question 1656: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the allocation for provision of computers that she will provide for 2007 to a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      Question 1657: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the name of each school from County Mayo from which applications have been received for the summer works scheme 2007; the nature of...
    • Higher Education Grants
      Question 1659: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a higher education grant is available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15, who received their second level education here;...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1660: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kerry to replace existing prefabs; and...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 1661: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of legal cases her Department is currently contesting against parents of children with special educational needs who have...
    • Higher Education Grants
      Question 1663: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a submission by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be investigated and the relevant information supplied in regard...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 1664: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding an application for extra accommodation to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal. [2215/07]
    • Higher Education Grants
      Question 1669: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a higher education grant was not approved in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1 in view of the fact that...
    • School Staffing
      Question 1670: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if additional teaching hours can be considered for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 9 for September 2007 to enable the school to...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 1671: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the measures she has taken to ensure that schools adhere to best practice guidelines for children with special needs, in particular,...
    • School Enrolments
      Question 1672: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children attending each of the schools, primary and post-primary in the town of Naas, County Kildare; the number of...
    • Site Acquisitions
      Question 1673: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the full extent of the progress in regard to the acquisition of the site for the new national school at Kill, County Kildare; if the...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1674: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a decision will be made on an application for grant aid for major capital works for a school (details supplied) in County Cork;...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 1676: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the criteria used in deciding whether to approve funding for ABA schools for children with autism; and if she will make a statement...
    • Teachers' Remuneration
      Question 1678: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason two teachers appointed as ICT advisers in January 2004 to education centres (details supplied), were treated differently;...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 1681: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made in transferring a school (details supplied) to suitable accommodation until its permanent school has been built;...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 1683: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare where an educational psychologist has recommended the...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1684: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the situation in regard to the provision of permanent classroom accommodation for a school (details supplied) at a site in County...
    • Site Acquisitions
      Question 1685: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a new building was sanctioned by her in 2004 for a school (details supplied) in...
    • Third Level Fees
      Question 1686: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a person over 23 years of age who returns from abroad on unpaid leave to take a one year masters course in the University of...
    • Schools Recognition
      Question 1687: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the Steiner-Waldorf method of education; and if she will provide State recognition to Steiner schools in primary...
    • School Staffing
      Question 1689: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will grant an increase in hours for practical subject teachers in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Louth; and...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1690: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the positioning of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare has been agreed by her Department; if so, when the placement will...
    • Schools Recognition
      Question 1691: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position of an application by a school (details supplied) in County Kildare for permanent recognition; and if she will make a...
    • An Teanga Ghaeilge
      Question 1692: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta cá fhad ar an meán a thógann sé uirthi litir a fhreagairt as Béarla i gcomparáid leis an méid ama a thógann sé uirthi litir a...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1693: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason funding for the renovation of the second floor of a school (details supplied) in County Mayo was taken away from them;...
    • School Transport
      Question 1694: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the outcome of the review of the school bus transport service to a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; if her Department...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 1695: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to an application by a national school (details supplied) in County Carlow for the provision of special...
    • Schools Recognition
      Question 1696: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of applications she has received seeking recognition for Gaelcholáistí since 1997; the order by date these were...
    • State Examinations
      Question 1697: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to cap the charge that schools place on students for leaving and junior certificate mock exams, in view of the fact that...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1699: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to establish a permanent building for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin. [2456/07]
    • School Staffing
      Question 1700: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when adequate additional co-operation hours for practical subjects will be allocated to a school (details supplied) in County Louth;...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1701: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department will assist in the provision of car parking facilities for a school (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she...
    • School Transport
      Question 1702: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the regulations that private bus operators have to adhere to in order that they be allowed provide a bus service for school going...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 1704: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) in County Waterford has only barely over 40% of the...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1705: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made on the provision of a new national school in Gortahork, County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Adult Education
      Question 1706: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will confirm that her Department will provide the necessary funding in order that the City of Waterford Vocational Educational...
    • School Transport
      Question 1707: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will review the boundaries of the catchment areas for primary and post primary schools for school transport purposes; and if...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1708: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a new primary school to replace the existing building and prefabs at a school (details...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 1711: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of her continuous assertions that school based educational provision as opposed to home tuition is the preferred medium...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 1712: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of staff within her Department who work exclusively with special educational needs matters; the number of staff within her...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1714: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the situation regarding the urgent need for an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Cavan where children are...
    • School Staffing
      Question 1715: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of extra teachers she will recruit for national schools in 2007 and 2008; if she envisages more national school teacher...
    • School Enrolments
      Question 1716: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has carried out studies into the projected enrolment in primary schools in Youghal for September 2007; if her...
    • Psychological Service
      Question 1717: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of people currently awaiting assessments to be carried out with reference to the scheme for commissioning psychological...
    • School Transport
      Question 1720: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the provisions her Department is making to accommodate school transport to a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if her...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1721: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in relation to a school (details supplied) in County Wexford, her Department will provide funding to meet the cost of security...
    • Higher Education Grants
      Question 1722: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to provide for mature students who move out of the family home during their undergraduate studies to ensure they will still...
    • Consultancy Contracts
      Question 1723: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason the information sought in a parliamentary question dated 8 December 2006 has not been provided; and the amount spent on...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1724: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the plans she has to provide a permanent school building for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; the projected timescale...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 1725: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will seek the support of the boards of management of all the national schools in the Naas town area for the full opening of...
    • School Transport
      Question 1726: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in relation to ongoing school transport issues in County Wexford, she will determine if the Wexford transport liaison officer has...
    • Third Level Courses
      Question 1727: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will intervene on the decision by Trinity College Dublin to close the three-year acting degree. [2902/07]
    • Site Acquisitions
      Question 1728: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the basis for the development of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare in regard to obtaining a permanent site for the...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1730: 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; and if she will...
    • Psychological Service
      Question 1733: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when, in view of her recent announcement regarding the provision of additional educational psychologists for national schools, these...
    • School Enrolments
      Question 1734: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of pupils in national schools in County Kildare enrolled for the 2006 and 2007 school year in class size ranges 0 to 9, 10...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 1736: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when technical staff from her Department will visit a school (details supplied) in County Kildare, with a view to verifying the...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1737: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received the stage one and stage two documentation in relation to the required extension to a school (details supplied) in...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 1738: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has concluded her examination of the National Council for Special Education implementation report in relation to the Education...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1739: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a design team has been appointed for the new school building project for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare. [3012/07]
    • School Accommodation
      Question 1744: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her immediate proposals to meet the accommodation needs at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if her attention has been...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1745: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard to the completion and fitting out of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 1746: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard to the provision of permanent classroom accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 1748: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the extent to which she has provided or will provide facilities to meet the requirements of children with autism at a school (details...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 1750: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the degree, in respect of each of the schools, primary and post-primary in Clane, County Kildare, to which further accommodation...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      Question 1753: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action she has taken or proposes to take to reduce class sizes in all primary and second level schools throughout County Kildare...
    • School Site Ownership
      Question 1756: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the land on which a school (details supplied) in County Kildare is constructed is owned by her Department; if so, when it was...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 1757: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she anticipates the permanent buildings for a school (details supplied) will be in place for September 2008; the stages that...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 1759: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the delivery of the M4-N4 project; the elements of the project that have been commenced; the elements that...
    • Home Tuition
      Question 1760: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on changes to the arrangements announced late in 2006 in relation to home tuition; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      Question 1761: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the average class size of schools in disadvantaged areas; the number of schools in such areas that have class sizes of 25 to 30...
    • Site Acquisitions
      Question 1762: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will reconsider moving a school (details supplied) in Dublin 22 to an area; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • School Staffing
      Question 1764: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the arrangements she has made to make it more attractive for men to participate in primary teaching; the encouragement programmes and...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 1765: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of persons engaged in project management in her Department that have recognised qualifications in that area; and if she...
  • Department of Defence
    • National Minimum Wage
      Question 1766: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of staff in his Department currently earning the national minimum wage; the number of staff in his Department currently earning not more...
    • Overseas Missions
      Question 1767: To ask the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied), a survivor of Niemba ambush is not satisfied with the official...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 1768: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of civil servants and other staff employed in his constituency office; and the grade and remuneration of each. [1745/07]
    • Defence Forces Personnel
      Question 1770: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of Army personnel who were called before the medical board over the past five years; the number who failed and the rank they held within...
    • Overseas Missions
      Question 1771: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of members of the Defence Forces currently stationed in Afghanistan; the cost to the State of this mission; if he will withdraw these...
    • Defence Forces Strength
      Question 1772: To ask the Minister for Defence the strength of the Defence Forces; when it is proposed to recruit again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2286/07]
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 1773: To ask the Minister for Defence the position of the decentralisation of his Department to Newbridge and the Army headquarters to the Curragh, County Kildare; and if he will make a...
    • Comhfhreagras Rannach
      Question 1774: To ask the Aire Cosanta cá fhad ar an meán a thógann sé air litir a fhreagairt as Béarla i gcomparáid leis an méid ama a thógann sé air litir a fhreagairt as Gaeilge....
    • Regional Airports
      Question 1775: To ask the Minister for Defence if, in respect of the question of a second Dublin airport since 1995 his Department has been consulted or has considered the use of Casement...
    • Defence Forces Property
      Question 1776: To ask the Minister for Defence if he has received a bid from Cork City Council for lands at the Camp Field, Cork, adjacent to Collins Barracks; if that bid has been accepted; and...
    • EU Council Meetings
      Question 1777: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on the meeting of EU Defence Ministers in Brussels on 14 November, 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2936/07]
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 1778: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of persons engaged in project management in his Department that have recognised qualifications in that area; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
    • Sustainable Development
      Question 1779: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will grant the request of Comhar, the National Sustainable Development Council to be consulted...
    • Control of Dogs
      Question 1780: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of people who have a dog licence; the amount of money this raises; the number of people...
    • Overgrazing of Livestock
      Question 1781: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the arrangement that has been arrived at in respect of the numbers of sheep to be retained by sheep farmers...
    • Control of Dogs
      Question 1783: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce legislation to outlaw the ownership of pit bull terriers here; and if he will make a...
    • Licensed Vehicles
      Question 1784: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of vehicles on roads here in 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2006; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 1785: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his projected timetable for the publication and enactment of legislation to remove the obstacles preventing...
    • Archaeological Sites
      Question 1786: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that the works in the Gaghra Valley near the Hill of Tara are being carried out according...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 1787: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding phase 2 of Castleisland sewerage scheme, County Kerry; and if he will make a...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 1788: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will publish guidelines on landscape and landscape assessment which have been in draft form since...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 1790: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide copies of all records held by his Department relating to payment of grants for the...
    • Burial Grounds
      Question 1791: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied with the current provisions regarding the regulations covering burial grounds in the...
    • Urban Renewal Schemes
      Question 1792: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether having environmentally attractive and well managed urban areas is a key factor in...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 1793: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when funding will be made available to Kilkenny County Council for the provision of a new sewerage scheme in...
    • National Minimum Wage
      Question 1794: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of staff in his Department currently earning the national minimum wage; the number of staff in...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 1795: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on introducing more simplified planning application requirements for persons proposing to widen...
    • Animal Welfare
      Question 1797: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of the report of the working group on dog breeding establishments; and if he will make a...
    • EU Directives
      Question 1798: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measures he will take to protect natural flora and fauna in view of the European Court of Justice...
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 1799: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of units of housing that have been constructed to completion in County Meath for each of the...
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      Question 1800: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of new social housing family units excluding affordable and senior citizens housing which have...
    • Fire Services
      Question 1804: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the proposals he has in regard to the setting up of the national fire authority; and if he will make a...
    • Motor Taxation
      Question 1805: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the situation in relation to a person (details supplied) who is unable to obtain trade plates as they do not...
    • Environmental Policy
      Question 1806: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 515 of 5 December 2006, when he is to receive the preliminary...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 1807: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the recourse available to a community when an enforcement notice issued under the planning and development...
    • Housing Management Companies
      Question 1808: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will ensure that action is taken to address the concerns of residents of private apartment complexes...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 1809: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received the preliminary report on the development of a sewerage scheme for the village of Creggs,...
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 1812: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the crisis faced by those people who purchased their homes in local...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 1813: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the course of action available to an individual or group of individuals who wish to make an appeal to An...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 1814: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when works will commence on the Broadford sewerage scheme in County Clare; and if he will make a statement...
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      Question 1815: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has plans to change the rules for clawback payments on the selling on of affordable housing; and if he...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 1816: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received an application for capital funding for the improvement of water supply at Blarney, County...
    • Environmental Policy
      Question 1818: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans he has to introduce legislation on the compulsory labelling of farm plastic indicating that the...
    • Road Network
      Question 1819: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 182 of 27 April 2006, if he will meet a delegation from Roscommon,...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 1820: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the examination of Clare County Council's contract documents for the Scarriff, Feakle, Quilty sewerage...
    • Local Authority Services
      Question 1823: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will facilitate the introduction of a national waiver scheme for waste collection charges to be...
    • Housing Management Companies
      Question 1824: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the ODCE Consultation Paper and Draft Guidance on the Governance of Apartment Owners Management...
    • Litter Pollution
      Question 1825: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of people prosecuted for litter offences in 2006; the number of on the spot fines made; the way...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 1827: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the proposed new sewerage treatment plant for Kinvara, County Galway; if the design...
    • Special Areas of Conservation
      Question 1828: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 31 May 2006, when the person will be issued with their top up...
    • Archaeological Sites
      Question 1829: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 1530 of 27 September 2006, the status of the conservation study of...
    • Private Rented Accommodation
      Question 1830: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the suggestion that private landlords are reluctant to register with the...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 1831: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he proposes to require communications companies or their agents who erect communications antenna, masts...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 1832: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason the sewerage treatment plans at Kilkerrin, Dunmore and Leenane in County Galway have not yet...
    • Local Authority Staff
      Question 1833: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the local authorities that have achieved the current 3% target for employing persons with a disability in...
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 1834: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason his Department has not sanctioned the recently reviewed scheme of letting priorities by South...
    • Housing Grants
      Question 1840: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the proposals he has in regard to addressing the problems surrounding the disabled person's grant scheme;...
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
      Question 1841: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the Government will meet the Kyoto targets in regard to greenhouse gas emissions; and if he will make a...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 1842: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when funds will be made available to upgrade the waste water treatment plant at Ballymore Eustace; and if he...
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      Question 1845: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the proposals he has to introduce measures to increase the stock of affordable and rented housing. [1592/07]
    • Planning Issues
      Question 1846: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of planning applications received by local authorities in each quarter of 2006; if he will give...
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 1847: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason a successful pilot scheme (details supplied) in County Tipperary will not be continued and...
    • Turbary Rights
      Question 1848: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason for the delay in issuing payment to a person (details supplied) for the purchase of bog in County...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 1852: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of civil servants and other staff employed in his constituency office; and the grade and...
    • Waste Disposal
      Question 1854: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action taken in relation to plastic bottle waste from the time it is collected from a local authority...
    • Waste Management
      Question 1855: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount raised by the plastic bag levy for each year since its commencement with a detailed description...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 1856: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their de-stocking payment. [1894/07]
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 1857: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a location has been decided for the Breaffy sewerage treatment plant and ancillary structures in...
    • Road Network
      Question 1858: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding that has been approved for a road (details supplied) in County Mayo. [1897/07]
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 1859: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in relation to this recent announcement, the scheme (details supplied) in County Mayo will be under the...
    • Waste Management
      Question 1860: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to introduce a regulator for the waste sector; his further plans to impose a public service...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 1861: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when a scheme (details supplied) in County Mayo will be included in his Department's investment programme...
    • Road Network
      Question 1862: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if funding will be made available by his Department to prevent coastal erosion of a stretch of the R561 road...
    • Water Quality
      Question 1863: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the towns both above and below 2000 in population that do not comply with article 4 of Directive 91/271/EEC...
    • Waste Disposal
      Question 1865: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will investigate an incident (details supplied) in County Mayo; if he is satisfied that due process...
    • EU Directives
      Question 1866: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position of the Government toward the proposed soil directive; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      Question 1868: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the percentage of the 93,419 houses and apartments completed in 2006 that were social housing units provided...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 1869: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the proposed new sewerage scheme for the village of Castletown-Geoghegan; if progress...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 1870: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the proposals he has to regulate the standard and upkeep of landings in front of neighbourhood shops or...
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 1873: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position of rental subsidy housing and the application of tenants to purchase such housing; and if he...
    • Comhfhreagras Ranna
      Question 1875: To ask the Aire Comhshaoil, Oidhreachta agus Rialtais Áitiúil cá fhad ar an meán a thógann sé air litir a fhreagairt as Béarla i gcomparáid leis an méid ama a thógann...
    • National Parks
      Question 1876: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to ensure State lands under his control are maintained in a manner similar to those maintained by...
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 1877: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects to make a decision on an application made by South Dublin County Council for funding for...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 1879: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding a water scheme (details supplied) in County Mayo; when the local authority first...
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 1880: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there are guidelines in place covering housing and community regeneration schemes; the length of time...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 1881: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has satisfied himself that sufficient resources are available to ensure that requests for information...
    • Special Areas of Conservation
      Question 1882: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps left to take to complete the designation process of special areas of conservation and special...
    • Natural Heritage Areas
      Question 1886: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made in the designation of natural heritage areas; and the timeframe proposed for the...
    • Special Areas of Conservation
      Question 1887: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the resources available within his Department for nature conservation; and if he is satisfied that...
    • EU Directives
      Question 1888: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that the Irish Habitats Regulations 1997 provide sufficient powers and duties and that...
    • Special Areas of Conservation
      Question 1889: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of the draft conservation plans for special areas of conservation and special protection areas,...
    • Meteorological Statistics
      Question 1892: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the annual daily mean temperature for each year since records began for each of the Dublin observation and...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 1893: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of the grant application for the Blenheim sewerage scheme by Waterford City Council under the...
    • Architectural Heritage
      Question 1894: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when funding will be made available for a project (details supplied) in County Mayo in order that the...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 1895: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in relation to sewerage schemes in Derrybeg Bunbeg, Killybegs and Bundoran in County Donegal;...
    • Special Areas of Conservation
      Question 1897: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he will take, in view of the fact that motorcyclists with specially adapted vehicles and quads...
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      Question 1898: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the shared ownership affordable housing scheme accommodates a first time buyer who is a native of this...
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 1899: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the applications received from Mayo County Council in relation to a project (details supplied) in County...
    • Local Authority Staff
      Question 1900: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the breakdown by county of the amount each person was paid under the scheme of performance related awards...
    • Local Authority Charges
      Question 1901: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether there is an anomaly in that pensioners and others who would normally be entitled to...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 1903: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the report of a technical working group representing his Department, Meath and Louth County Council and...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 1904: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has implemented in full Planning and Development Regulations 2005 S.I. No. 364 of 2005; the conditions...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 1905: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects work to commence on the upper Liffey Valley sewerage scheme; and if he will make a statement...
    • Local Authority Funding
      Question 1906: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount allocated to each local authority under the local government fund in each of the years 2002 to...
    • Local Authority Staff
      Question 1907: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will enter into discussions with the Department of Finance with a view to lifting the public service...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 1908: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on allowing works at Leixlip village as part of the recently approved lower Liffey Valley sewerage...
    • Local Government Elections
      Question 1909: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the fact that it is only two and a half years from the next local government elections in...
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      Question 1911: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the number of apartments being offered to local authorities under the affordable housing...
    • National Parks
      Question 1916: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will designate the Liffey Valley as a national park; the protection the area currently enjoys; his...
    • Local Authority Funding
      Question 1917: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if funding will be provided for a road (details supplied) in County Mayo when the submission is received...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 1918: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons engaged in project management in his Department that have recognised qualifications in...

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