Written answers

Wednesday, 7 February 2007

  • Department of Finance
    • Tax Code
      Question 111: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to an arrangement whereby stamp duty on a property transaction can be substantially avoided by using a company sale...
    • National Development Plan
      Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance the person who will be accountable for negotiations on PPPs for the National Development Plan 2007 to 2013; the measures in place to ensure that the...
    • Tax Code
      Question 113: To ask the Minister for Finance the tax incentive measures he plans to introduce to ensure that Ireland meets the EU target of 5.75% biofuels by 2010; and if he will make a...
    • Motor Taxation
      Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance if the public consultation process regarding changes in the VRT system for lower emissions vehicles will just involve the gathering of submissions...
    • National Development Plan
      Question 115: To ask the Minister for Finance the schedule of presentation of programmes under the National Development Plan. [4164/07]
    • Tax Code
      Question 116: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has instructed the Revenue Commissioners to conduct an estimate of under claiming of tax reliefs by taxpayers; and the latest estimate which...
    • Fiscal Policy
      Question 117: To ask the Minister for Finance if the objectives for tax policy set out in the 2002 Programme for Government remain the priorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • National Development Plan
      Question 118: To ask the Minister for Finance the person who will be responsible for project appraisal to ensure National Development Plan programme objectives and value for money are achieved...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 119: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of the proposed decentralisation moves announced in December 2003, in respect of which no property solutions have yet been identified....
    • Motor Taxation
      Question 120: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on progress in establishing the consultation group announced in Budget 2007 who will look at reforming VRT to penalise those who...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 121: To ask the Minister for Finance the latest information available from the Central Applications Facility in respect of applications from civil servants and other public servants...
    • Tax Code
      Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that where maintenance is paid by one parent to another on a voluntary basis tax relief cannot be...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff employed in the central evaluation expenditure unit; if there are plans to increase the number of staff in the unit over the...
    • Financial Services
      Question 125: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the findings of the Financial Services Consultative Consumer Panel that €34 billion of savings of Irish people...
    • Tax Code
      Question 126: To ask the Minister for Finance the annual budget allocated to the Revenue Commissioners to facilitate publicity campaigns encouraging tax payers to claim back tax reliefs they may...
    • Tax Yield
      Question 127: To ask the Minister for Finance the absolute value of the increase and the percentage increase in total tax raised since 2002; and if he is satisfied with the tax policies...
    • Tax Code
      Question 128: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the equity of tax relief provisions for pensions. [4144/07]
    • Flood Relief
      Question 129: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of serious flooding that has affected the livelihoods of several farming families in the Cashen area of north Kerry, the Office of...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 130: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether an all party review of decentralisation is required in the national interest to conform more closely with the recommendations...
    • Tax Code
      Question 131: To ask the Minister for Finance the latest information in relation to tax incentives for private hospitals developments regarding the number of applications made under the scheme;...
    • National Development Plan
      Question 132: To ask the Minister for Finance the reasoning behind the unallocated public private partnership reserve provision of €2.8 billion which features as part of the National...
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 133: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the options for pension reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4161/07]
    • Taxpayers' Advocate
      Question 134: To ask the Minister for Finance if he supports the establishment of a tax advocate with powers to monitor fair treatment of taxpayers. [4136/07]
    • National Development Plan
      Question 135: To ask the Minister for Finance if an inflation impact study was conducted for the National Development Plan 2007 to 2013; if such a study will be published; and if he will make a...
    • Tax Code
      Question 136: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of the introduction of mortgage interest relief measures introduced in Budget 2007; and the projected property...
    • Ethics in Public Office
      Question 137: To ask the Minister for Finance the circumstances in which a gift to a serving Minister will be deemed to be a conflict of interest under the purposed new amendment to rules...
    • Tax Code
      Question 138: To ask the Minister for Finance the property based tax reliefs for which no termination date has been set; and if he has requested any reviews of these or other reliefs by the...
    • Travel Insurance
      Question 139: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no code of practice to protect consumers in the sale of travel insurance; and if he will...
    • Export Performance
      Question 140: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the medium term implication of Ireland's export performance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4152/07]
    • Exchequer Revenue
      Question 141: To ask the Minister for Finance the proceeds received to date by the Exchequer from the sale of shares in Aer Lingus; and if these funds are to be placed under management by the...
    • Internet Trading
      Question 142: To ask the Minister for Finance the mechanism in place by his Department and by the Revenue Commissioners in relation to trading on the internet; the level of taxes or VAT...
    • Tax Code
      Question 143: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer in 2007 of the 1% cut in the top rate of tax in Budget 2007; and the percentage of earners paying tax at the top...
    • National Development Plan
      Question 144: To ask the Minister for Finance if an environmental assessment of the National Development Plan was carried out; if there was a public consultation conducted as part of this...
    • Interest Rates
      Question 145: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the implications for the Irish economy of the expected further increase in interest rates; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Tax Code
      Question 146: To ask the Minister for Finance the basis on which forecasts of capital tax are made by his Department; and the assumptions in respect of the number of taxable transactions and the...
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 147: To ask the Minister for Finance if he sees merit in modifying the requirement in approved pension schemes of taking out an annuity in view of the poor value in such annuities. ...
    • Personal Indebtedness
      Question 148: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the Financial Regulator is doing enough to protect consumers in relation to credit card debt in view of the high interest...
    • Business Expansion Scheme
      Question 149: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether a 35% response rate in the recent business expansion scheme survey is sufficient a quantity to base BES reform decisions on....
    • Tax Yield
      Question 150: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is confident in mechanisms used to make Exchequer return projections which form an important basis of spending allocations in view of the...
    • Financial Services Regulation
      Question 151: To ask the Minister for Finance when the proposed changes to the regulation of money lenders will be introduced by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority; the powers the...
    • Tax Code
      Question 152: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on reports by the Institute of Taxation that PAYE workers could be owed up to €1 billion in unclaimed tax relief and that about 40% of...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 156: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to amend the Credit Union Act and regulations which have hampered their development. [4129/07]
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 157: To ask the Minister for Finance the specific circumstances under which surplus civil servants unwilling to move to new locations under the decentralisation programme will be...
    • National Development Plan
      Question 158: To ask the Minister for Finance the penalties and actions that will be taken should a progress report on an National Development Plan 2007 to 2013 project submitted to a management...
    • Exchequer Revenue
      Question 159: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the heavy reliance of the Exchequer on revenue from the housing sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4124/07]
    • Fiscal Policy
      Question 160: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has assessed the implication of the Central Bank's Financial Stability Report for Government policy; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • National Development Plan
      Question 161: To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to the prioritisation of projects in the National Development Plan in the event of a change in economic conditions;...
    • Tax Code
      Question 162: To ask the Minister for Finance the impact of individualisation on a married couple with one earner, a married couple with 2 earners and a separated couple where both are earning;...
    • Exchequer Revenue
      Question 164: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will comment on the Exchequer return for the first month of 2007. [3893/07]
    • Capital Projects
      Question 165: To ask the Minister for Finance the size a project must be to qualify as a major project worthy of a project manager; the Civil Service level of salary that will be provided for...
    • Financial Services Regulation
      Question 166: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on legislating for the right to a bank account, as has been done in other States, enabling people without a bank account to open an...
    • Tax Code
      Question 168: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has studied proposals for tax reform to ease the operation of charities; and his views on proposals for VAT compensation, threshold for...
    • Performance Indicators
      Question 169: To ask the Minister for Finance if any Department failed the end of 2005 deadline for the development of performance indicators set out in his Department's recent report on a new...
    • Special Savings Incentive Scheme
      Question 170: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount paid out to date on mature SSIA accounts with a monthly breakdown since payments began; the estimated payments for the next 12 months;...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 171: To ask the Minister for Finance the evaluations of public spending programmes which his Department has undertaken during the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • National Development Plan
      Question 172: To ask the Minister for Finance the breakdown of the persons responsible for the €3.75 billion underspend in the Border Midland Western region; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Tax Yield
      Question 173: To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage of GNP that the total annual tax revenue was equivalent to for each year from 2002 to date in 2007, broken down into each taxation...
    • National Development Plan
      Question 174: To ask the Minister for Finance if there will be individual timeframes published for the implementation of the various components of the National Development Plan. [4074/07]
    • Tax Code
      Question 175: To ask the Minister for Finance the Government's view on the potential for taxation to play a role in promoting energy efficiency and emission reductions. [4160/07]
    • Garda Stations
      Question 177: To ask the Minister for Finance if the sketch scheme has been completed by the Office of Public Works for the Garda area headquarters in Castleisland; when the project will proceed...
    • Airport Customs Controls
      Question 178: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the progress of the review of the Revenue Commissioners of customs and immigration controls at private airports; when a report...
    • National Development Plan
      Question 179: To ask the Minister for Finance the carbon costings for each of the proposals of the National Development Plan 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3865/07]
    • Financial Services Regulation
      Question 180: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that technology and procedures available to the banking and financial services sectors are adequate to identify and deter money...
    • National Development Plan
      Question 181: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the criticism by the ESRI of the National Development Plan 2007 to 2013 that the plan is doomed to repeat the...
    • Financial Services Regulation
      Question 182: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that as interest rates rise, the financial institutions are not taking the opportunity to increase their margins. [4158/07]
    • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
      Question 183: To ask the Minister for Finance the nomination procedures that were applied when recently filling Ireland's membership position on the European Bank for Reconstruction and...
    • Financial Services Regulation
      Question 184: 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...
    • National Development Plan
      Question 185: To ask the Minister for Finance the projected tax revenues for the period of the National Development Plan 2007, indicating where the revenue required each year for the Plan will...
    • Tax Collection
      Question 186: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that €71 million was wrongly deducted from 1,100 companies by the Revenue Commissioners; the systems...
    • Tax Code
      Question 187: 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. [4046/07]
    • National Development Plan
      Question 189: To ask the Minister for Finance the latest returns he has received in respect of progress in the expenditure profile and the profile in delivery of planned outputs from the various...
    • Personal Indebtedness
      Question 190: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that, according to findings of the EU Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) 2005 published by the Central...
    • Tax Code
      Question 193: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the reduction in the entitlement to retrospective claims for PAYE credits and refunds from ten years to four years as provided...
    • Personal Indebtedness
      Question 194: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether helping persons on low incomes to save is an important measure to help prevent such families falling into debt; and if he will...
    • Economic Competitiveness
      Question 195: To ask the Minister for Finance the action he will take to address the Central Bank renewed warnings regarding the economy's declining competitiveness and call for the Government...
    • Special Savings Incentive Scheme
      Question 196: To ask the Minister for Finance the take up rate on SSIA holders, who are taxed at 20%, of the PRSA incentive; the number of SSIA holders eligible for this scheme; the number who...
    • Economic Competitiveness
      Question 198: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent Central Bank warning that despite the interest rate rises the demand for credit here remains strong and that Ireland's...
    • Tax Yield
      Question 199: To ask the Minister for Finance the expected distribution of income earners for income tax payments for 2006 broken down in number and percentage terms into the categories of...
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
      Question 200: To ask the Minister for Finance the tax incentive measures he proposes to ensure that Ireland meets the target set down by the European Commission in January 2007 for a 30%...
    • Anti-Poverty Strategy
      Question 201: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a savings scheme for low income households, on a pilot basis for two years, in the form suggested by the Society of St Vincent...
    • National Development Plan
      Question 202: To ask the Minister for Finance the person who will be accountable and personally responsible for the spending of €184 billion on the National Development Plan 2007 to 2013 over...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 203: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will elaborate on the nature and need for four PPP projects worth €100 to €250 million being pursued by the Office of Public Works under...
    • Tax Collection
      Question 205: To ask the Minister for Finance the tax implications for farmers who do not receive their single farm payment in the year of their application; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
    • Refugee Status
      Question 206: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will assist in this...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 207: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a decision is forthcoming regarding the family reunification application made by a person (details...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 208: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of stabbing incidents in each of the prisons here for each year for the past 5 years; the number...
    • Irish Prison Service
      Question 209: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has had an indication from the Prison Service as to the steps taken to isolate persons involved in...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 211: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application for leave to remain here on humanitarian grounds from a person...

    • Question 212: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in relation to the notice published by his Department in the national newspapers on 31 January 2007...
    • Garda Operations
      Question 213: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if it is the responsibility of the Garda to detect foreign registered cars which fail to re-register after 12...
    • Stardust Tragedy
      Question 214: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the evidence on the Stardust fire was not handed over to the Stardust Relatives Group; if he will...
    • National Development Plan
      Question 215: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the completed projects within Kildare that were proposed under the last National Development Plan by his...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 216: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if assistance will be given to expedite the citizenship application for a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Estate Management Companies
      Question 217: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on a two pronged approach to legislating for management companies in order that issues beyond...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 218: 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. [4349/07]
    • Garda Strength
      Question 219: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the Garda strength per district in Dublin and their rank and assigned duties on January 15 2007; and the...
    • Registration of Title
      Question 220: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made on a land registry application for release of deeds for a person (details supplied) in...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 221: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform with regard to the proposed new Garda station at Leixlip, County Kildare the number of senior Garda officers...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 222: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the current or expected outcome of family reunification or residency application in the case of a person...
    • Prison Building Programme
      Question 223: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount spent since 26 January 2004 on the site at Thornton Hall including expenditure on surveys, tree...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 225: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí allocated to the Dublin west district; the breakdown by rank and area of activity; the...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 226: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals to deal with the number of unsolved murders, gangland killings and other serious crimes...
    • Garda Strength
      Question 228: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the strength in each of the Garda divisions, with a breakdown of the numbers in each division by area and by...
    • Domestic Violence
      Question 229: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when his Department will make a decision on the future of the National Domestic Violence Intervention Agency...
  • Department of Finance
    • Garda Equipment
      Question 230: To ask the Minister for Finance if the Government will sign a contract with a consortium including a company (details supplied) for the provision of a tetra digital radio system...
    • Tax Code
      Question 231: To ask the Minister for Finance the determinations made by the Revenue Commissioners under section 482 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 over the past ten years; and if he will...
    • Motor Taxation
      Question 235: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the measures used by the Revenue Commissioners to detect foreign registered cars present here who fail to...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 237: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the purchase of a site for the transfer of his Department to County Kildare as part of the decentralisation programme; if a...
    • National Development Plan
      Question 238: To ask the Minister for Finance the role his Department will play in supervising delivery of the overall national development plan launched on 23 January 2007; and if he will make...
    • Departmental Properties
      Question 240: To ask the Minister for Finance if a planning application has been submitted to convert the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform building on Main Street, Blanchardstown,...
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 242: To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if the person can contribute to their pension; and if he will make a...
    • Tax Code
      Question 243: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce measures to provide single parents with similar tax relief arrangements to those enjoyed by married couples in order to ensure...
    • National Development Plan
      Question 244: To ask the Minister for Finance the completed projects within Kildare that were proposed under the last national development plan by his Department; the number under construction;...
    • Departmental Properties
      Question 245: To ask the Minister for Finance if the sale to the State of Batty Langley Lodge has concluded; if not, the stage it is at; when it is planned to open the gates on the lodge; if...
    • Tax Code
      Question 246: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on treating partners (details supplied) in County Monaghan who are looking after their children in the same way for tax purposes as they...
    • Garda Stations
      Question 247: To ask the Minister for Finance if a tender has been awarded or a contractor appointed in the matter of the provision of the proposed new Garda station at Leixlip, County Kildare;...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 248: To ask the Minister for Finance the projected costs associated with decentralisation; the initial projection in this regard when the scheme was first announced; the number of...
    • Price Inflation
      Question 249: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is in a position to identify, isolate and deal with the issue of inflation not reflected in the CPI; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Disabled Drivers
      Question 250: To ask the Minister for Finance when it is expected to implement the recommendations of the interdepartmental group dealing with the Disabled Drivers Disabled Passengers Tax...
    • Drainage Schemes
      Question 251: To ask the Minister for Finance the discussions that have taken place between his Department and Kildare County Council with reference to cleaning and drainage of the Slate River,...
    • Flood Relief
      Question 252: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department have to date completed their discussions and proposals in relation to the alleviation of flooding at Mill Lane, Leixlip, County...
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
      Question 254: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has had discussions with the motor industry with a view to the utilisation of modern technology to achieve reduced emissions; his proposals to...
    • Tax Code
      Question 256: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will increase the amount of pure plant oil or ethanol which might benefit from excise relief with a view to greater encouragement of the...
    • Price Inflation
      Question 257: To ask the Minister for Finance his proposals to combat inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4404/07]
    • Tax Code
      Question 258: To ask the Minister for Finance the types of taxes imposed on the sale of electric or battery assisted bicycles; his plans to reduce these taxes, in view of the environmental...
  • Department of Health and Children
    • Land Transfers
      Question 259: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the transfer of lands will go through for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Mental Health Services
      Question 260: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made with regard to waiting times in view of the fact that the end of January 2007 marks the first anniversary of A Vision...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 261: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there is flexibility in the age criteria with regard to the motorised transport grant; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 262: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that all children with special needs who are receiving hospital treatment are given a little extra space and...
    • Maternity Protection Rights
      Question 263: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department will support an extension in the breast feeding break provisions for working mothers as provided for under the...
    • General Medical Services Scheme
      Question 265: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason persons over 70 years of age in receipt of medical cards have to pay their family doctor to sign the necessary forms to...
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      Question 266: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the completed projects within Kildare that were proposed under the last national development plan by her Department; the number under...
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 267: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there is flexibility with regard to retirement age within the Health Service Executive for people who were employed before 1 April...
    • Health Services
      Question 268: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide funding for a dementia unit for the Clarecastle day care centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Hospital Staff
      Question 269: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will extend the SKILL programme into private hospitals such as the Bon Secours Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Family Support Services
      Question 270: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made on the way the €4.5 million allocated to addressing domestic violence in the Budget 2007 will be spent;...
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Harbours and Piers
      Question 271: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will provide funding for the development of Doonbeg Pier, County Clare; and if he will make a statement...
    • Fisheries Protection
      Question 272: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position of people who have consistently held a licence for drift-net salmon fishing and who would...
    • Harbours and Piers
      Question 275: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when it is envisaged that work will commence on a project (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will...
    • National Development Plan
      Question 276: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the completed projects within Kildare that were proposed under the last national development plan by his...
    • Energy Resources
      Question 277: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if there are plans to introduce grants for the installation of renewable energy systems in the industrial...
    • Telecommunications Services
      Question 278: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the degree to which the local exchange in County Kilkenny has been broadband enabled; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs
    • Responsible Investment
      Question 280: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views regarding Irish public investments in companies that continue to fund and support the Sudanese Government which continues to...
    • Airport Security
      Question 281: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 37 of 7 December 2006, if there is information in his Department regarding the boarding and searching...
    • Passport Applications
      Question 282: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will urge the PSNI to provide Irish passport applications in PSNI stations in line with current practice in the twenty six counties;...
  • Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
    • Sports Capital Programme
      Question 283: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on providing special assistance and funding to a club (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on...
    • EU Funding
      Question 284: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will support a campsite (details supplied); and if he will work with the other relevant Departments on this matter. [4262/07]
    • National Development Plan
      Question 285: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the completed projects within Kildare that were proposed under the last national development plan by his Department; the number...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • EU Directives
      Question 286: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the unfair commercial practices directive has been transposed into Irish Law; and if not, the timeline for the...
    • National Development Plan
      Question 287: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the completed projects within Kildare that were proposed under the last national development plan by his Department; the...
    • Labour Inspectorate
      Question 288: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he plans to treble the number of labour inspectors policing HR compliance in 2007; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Department of Social and Family Affairs
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 289: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan receives a lower social welfare payment when their spouse's income goes...
    • Social Welfare Allowances
      Question 290: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will restore the back to education allowance to postgraduate students in order to remove the financial barrier which...
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 291: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way a person who switches from a qualified adult payment on their spouse's pension to a carer's allowance in their own right,...
    • National Development Plan
      Question 292: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the completed projects within Kildare that were proposed under the last national development plan by his Department; the number...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 293: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the continuing justification of the benefit and privilege rule for persons under 25 years who are genuinely seeking work; and if...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 296: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of appeals received and processed respectively by the social welfare appeals office in 2006, with a breakdown of the...
  • Department of Transport
    • Public Transport
      Question 298: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason for the delay in granting an extension licence to Dublin Bus for the 161 route allowing for a new terminus in Dundrum. [4242/07]
    • National Development Plan
      Question 301: To ask the Minister for Transport the completed projects within Kildare that were proposed under the last national development plan by his Department; the number under...
    • Rail Services
      Question 302: To ask the Minister for Transport when it is proposed that the first rail services to the Docklands station will commence; the arrangements being made to provide for link services...
    • Public Transport
      Question 304: To ask the Minister for Transport the level of funding provided for bus corridors in 2006, particularly for those serving Dublin 15 and the Blanchardstown area; the information...
  • Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
    • National Development Plan
      Question 305: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the completed projects within Kildare that were proposed under the last national development plan by his Department;...
    • Post Office Network
      Question 306: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the investigations he has carried out in regard to the closure of rural and urban post offices; the effect these...
  • Department of Agriculture and Food
    • Milk Quota
      Question 307: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress to date on the application for additional milk quota under the milk exchange scheme by a person (details supplied) in...
    • EU Legislation
      Question 310: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of prosecutions taken against farmers here in each of the past ten years for violations of EU legislation; and if she will...
    • Forestry Industry
      Question 311: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the projected felling in the Dublin and Wicklow mountains over the next five years; and the allowances made within felling plans for...
    • Rural Environment Protection Scheme
      Question 313: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when she proposes to introduce REP scheme four; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4268/07]
    • National Development Plan
      Question 314: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the completed projects within Kildare that were proposed under the last national development plan by her Department; the number under...
    • Forestry Regulations
      Question 315: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will speed up the making of by-laws to cover forestry areas in view of the fact that motorbike and quads and other unsuitable...
    • Bovine Disease Controls
      Question 316: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will extend the age from 30 to 36 months for BSE testing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4389/07]
  • Department of Education and Science
    • School Staffing
      Question 317: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will sanction the appointment of six special needs assistants to a school (details supplied) in County Clare as a priority....
    • School Accommodation
      Question 318: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to a school building (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Education Schemes
      Question 319: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the education related schemes for primary schools and teachers, run on a pilot basis or otherwise, which are funded by her Department...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 320: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the need for an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Physical Education Facilities
      Question 321: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will confirm that funding and plans are in place to open to the public the facilities at the new physical education hall at a...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 322: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made in respect of the building programme at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 6W; the schedule being followed; and...
    • Teachers' Remuneration
      Question 323: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the financial control section of her Department has compiled the contribution record of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 324: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the balance of accommodation agreed at the beginning of the process for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal will be...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 327: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Kells Town Council has made additional lands available for educational development...
    • Educational Disadvantage
      Question 329: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when did the DEIS commence; when were schools first identified for inclusion in this programme; and the length of time this scheme...
    • Site Acquisitions
      Question 335: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason it has taken so long to identify a site for a new building for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin. [4352/07]
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 340: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will withdraw support for plans to locate a school (details supplied) at a site in Deansrath in view of the strong and logical...
    • Educational Infrastructure
      Question 343: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the contacts that have taken place between her Department and a company (details supplied) in relation to development led plans to...
    • Higher Education Grants
      Question 344: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reasons an Irish citizen resident in the common travel area of the EU does not qualify for grants for courses under the remit of...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      Question 345: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason schools seeking to apply for funding from dormant accounts have to initially spend much needed funding in preparing their...
    • Adult Education
      Question 346: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will grant the additional funding which City of Waterford VEC have applied for in order that their adult education programme...
  • Department of Defence
    • Defence Forces Reserve
      Question 347: To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to give the Reserve Defence Force access to a C and A scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4266/07]
    • National Development Plan
      Question 348: To ask the Minister for Defence the completed projects within Kildare that were proposed under the last National Development Plan by his Department; the number under construction;...
  • Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      Question 349: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the text of the Social Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006 will be finalised; and the date on...
    • Turbary Rights
      Question 351: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason a plot of bog offered for sale under the new cessation of turf cutting scheme on behalf of a...
    • Natural Heritage Areas
      Question 352: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when an application by a person (details supplied) in County Galway to have land reclassified from its...
    • National Development Plan
      Question 353: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the completed projects within Kildare that were proposed under the last National Development Plan by his...
    • EU Directives
      Question 354: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when Directive 2003/4/EC will be transposed into law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4298/07]
    • Anti-Social Behaviour
      Question 355: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if each local authority has adopted a strategy to deal with anti-social behaviour; if personnel are assigned...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 356: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 1870 of 31 January 2007, if his attention has been drawn...