Written answers

Wednesday, 21 March 2007

  • Department of Foreign Affairs
    • Northern Ireland Issues
      Question 89: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to recent reports that according to a former British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the British...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      Question 90: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the continuing violence in Iraq and on possible solutions to the conflict. [10384/07]
    • Official Engagements
      Question 91: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of United Nations meetings that he will attend over the coming three month period; the issues he hopes to address at these...
    • International Conferences
      Question 92: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the two day conference in Oslo in February 2007, co-sponsored by Ireland, Norway, Austria and New Zealand to call for a...
    • Departmental Websites
      Question 93: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of times his Department's website has been inaccessible to the public since 1 January 2007; if he is satisfied with the speed of...
    • Diplomatic Relations
      Question 95: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the contacts he has had with the Venezuelan Government in recent times. [10518/07]
    • Middle East Peace Process
      Question 96: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Irish Governments position on, and response to, the Israeli E-1 plan in occupied east Jerusalem. [10461/07]
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 97: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has raised the issue of the imprisonment and ill treatment of the leader of the opposition and members of the opposition in Zimbabwe...
    • Commemorative Events
      Question 98: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the plans of his Department to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • European Council Meetings
      Question 99: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the March 2007 meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Brussels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10387/07]
    • Illegal Immigrants
      Question 100: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the present position in the US pertaining to ongoing efforts to regularise the position of illegal immigrants in view of the...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      Question 101: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the present position of the Saharawi region, and initiatives to which Ireland has been party in this regard. [10511/07]
    • Northern Ireland Issues
      Question 104: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the timetable for the restoration of the political institutions in Northern Ireland following the recent assembly elections; if the...
    • International Agreements
      Question 106: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs when Ireland proposes to ratify the UN Convention on Corruption. [10515/07]
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 107: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the situation in Burma; the progress of the Burma authorities in seeking accreditation here; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • EU Constitution
      Question 108: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent to which he has discussed with his EU colleagues the issue of the ratification of the EU constitution having particular regard to...
    • Northern Ireland Issues
      Question 109: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding the military demilitarisation programme negotiated between the British and Irish Governments; and if he will push for...
    • Human Trafficking
      Question 110: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs when Ireland will be in a position to ratify and implement international and EU instruments on trafficking of persons. [10516/07]
    • Northern Ireland Issues
      Question 111: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the O'Loan report on her investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a person (details...
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 112: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the recent resolution by the European Parliament expressing concerns about the unregulated use of Irish...
    • Bolivarian Transition
      Question 113: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his Department's position on the Bolivarian transition. [10519/07]
    • Overseas Development Aid
      Question 114: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the level of funding diverted to the overseas aid programme which arises from Departments other than his own; and if he will make a...
    • European Council Meetings
      Question 115: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the recent EU conference on climate change in Brussels; the results that were arrived at; and if he will make a...
    • Northern Ireland Issues
      Question 116: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the most recent report of the Independent Monitoring Commission; if he is concerned at its assessment of loyalist organisations...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      Question 117: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the political and security situation in India in view of the recent New Delhi-Lahore train bombing; the steps his Department has taken since...
    • Passport Applications
      Question 123: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the fact that nearly 6,000 Irish passports were stolen in 2006, while a further 32,820 were lost or mislaid; his further views...
    • Overseas Development Aid
      Question 124: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if all Irish Aid spending from 2004 has been evaluated by the EAU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10424/07]
    • International Agreements
      Question 125: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the proposed plans by the United States to build anti-missile shields in Poland and the Czech Republic that were discussed at...
    • Human Trafficking
      Question 126: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 75 of 8 February 2007, if he has received the report of the special [i]rapporteur[/i] of the UN...
    • Northern Ireland Issues
      Question 128: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his Department's views on providing funding for the new PSNI training college in Cookstown, County Tyrone; if his attention has been drawn...
    • International Agreements
      Question 134: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position with regard to the nuclear agreement between the United States and India. [10393/07]
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 135: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the most recent discussions between the EU and China regarding the ongoing mistreatment of Falun Gong practitioners. [10494/07]
    • Ministerial Travel
      Question 137: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount that has been spent on travel expenses for Ministers regarding the international celebration of St. Patrick's Day and the...
    • Overseas Development Aid
      Question 138: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the level of contact between his Department and the Department of Defence regarding the rapid response corps; and if he will make a...
    • Diplomatic Representation
      Question 139: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of planned new embassies to be opened over the remainder of 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10396/07]
    • EU Directives
      Question 141: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the provisions of the European Communities Bill 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10401/07]
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 142: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position with regard to a new premises for Irish Aid to take account of the decision to decentralise the body; and if he will make a...
    • European Council Meetings
      Question 144: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has discussed Ireland's role in EU cooperation in security and defence with his European counterparts recently; the nature of these...
    • Overseas Development Aid
      Question 147: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the cost of producing and distributing to every household in the State — every day he is helping the world's poorest people — a summary...
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 149: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to evidence that the imprisoned Kurdish leader, Abdullah Ocalan, has been poisoned and is being continuously...
    • EU Enlargement
      Question 150: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress with regard to the EU accession negotiations with Turkey; the Government's views of the most pressing issue needing to be...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      Question 156: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the estimated number of Irish journalists based in conflict zones around the world and the protection available to them. [10512/07]
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 158: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing human rights abuses in Guinea; if steps are being taken here and at European Union level to...
    • Official Engagements
      Question 161: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent official visit to the United States over the St. Patrick's Day holiday 2007; and if he will make a statement...
    • Nuclear Proliferation
      Question 164: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding negotiations between Iran and EU3 pertaining to nuclear proliferation; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 170: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the projected costs of training replacement personnel for Irish Aid; the impact that this cost will have on the 2007 Irish Aid budget; and...
    • European Council Meetings
      Question 171: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the discussions at the recent Brussels meeting of Foreign Ministers on establishing fixed EU targets on renewable...
    • Natural Disasters
      Question 172: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the present position in Bolivia following recent floods in that country; the help Ireland has provided in this regard; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 173: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the proposed staffing increases to the Irish Aid organisation in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10403/07]
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 177: To ask the Taoiseach if he has received complaints regarding inappropriate use of the national flag; if it is permitted to write slogans on the national flag and to display them...
    • Public Service Contracts
      Question 178: To ask the Taoiseach the number and identity of contracts or procurements approved, signed, entered into or otherwise committed to in the past 12 months; if normal procedures and...
  • Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
    • Equality Issues
      Question 179: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties that some people with an illness but not life threatening...
    • Crime Prevention
      Question 180: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the upsurge in vandalism (details supplied); the steps the local gardaí...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 181: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of incidents dealt with by the gardaí in the different Garda districts in Counties Carlow and...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 182: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 221 of 27 February 2007, the progress made on this application...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 183: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí stationed in an area (details supplied) in County Kildare; if this is the number...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 185: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made regarding an application made in the summer of 2004 by a person (details...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 186: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made in relation to an application for a holiday visa by a person (details supplied);...
    • Crime Prevention
      Question 188: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the illegal scams in the insurance industry; and the situation regarding...
    • Public Service Contracts
      Question 189: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number and identity of contracts or procurements approved, signed, entered into or otherwise committed to...
  • Department of Finance
    • Departmental Properties
      Question 190: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the transfer of the portion of a site (details supplied) in Foxwood, Swords, County Dublin to Fingal County Council by way of a...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 191: To ask the Minister for Finance the position and progress with the Civil Service unions on the procedures that apply in respect of civil servants opting to remain in Dublin while...
    • Garda Stations
      Question 192: To ask the Minister for Finance the programme of works for enhancement and improvement of Garda stations in the Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10676/07]
    • Flood Relief
      Question 193: To ask the Minister for Finance the level of funding that has been allocated for flood relief and flood preventative measures in the Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Tax Code
      Question 194: To ask the Minister for Finance the benefits of the bio-fuel scheme and the environmental friendly tax benefit schemes in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Public Service Contracts
      Question 196: To ask the Minister for Finance the number and identity of contracts or procurements approved, signed, entered into or otherwise committed to in the past 12 months; if normal...
  • Department of Health and Children
    • Health Service Allowances
      Question 197: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the domiciliary care allowance is provided to parents whose children have been diagnosed with autism; and if she will make a...
    • Mental Health Services
      Question 199: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason specialist dentist treatment performed by special needs dentists are not available to pupils with autism in mainstream...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances
      Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if aids for the house will be provided for persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny as a matter of urgency; and if she will...
    • Health Services
      Question 201: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will set up an epidemiological study of brain injured persons here; if her attention has been drawn to the work of a group...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 203: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will sanction the installation of a digital x-ray computer system for Mayo General Hospital; her views on whether having a...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 204: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 with a speech therapy and physiotherapy service; and if she will work with...
    • Foreign Adoptions
      Question 205: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the processes and timeframes involved for people here wishing to adopt a child from a non-EEA State; the reason for the very lengthy...
    • Child Care Services
      Question 206: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if under the Equal Opportunities Childcare Programme 2000 to 2006 an application by a group (details supplied) in County Mayo will be...
    • Industrial Relations
      Question 207: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to negotiations between the Irish Pharmaceutical Union and the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a...
    • Mental Health Services
      Question 208: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will act on the proposals in correspondence (details supplied); if she will implement these matters in the Vision for Change...
    • Care of the Elderly
      Question 209: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans for a day care centre in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 22; the day care facilities currently available to the elderly...
    • Health Services
      Question 210: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when Ballinasloe social services will be provided with appropriate physiotherapy and occupational therapy services; if her attention has...
    • Ambulance Service
      Question 211: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if transport will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of the fact that they need to be admitted to...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 212: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny had to pay €250 for a CAT scan in 2006 at St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 214: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of podiatrist positions sanctioned for the Roscommon area; the number of these positions currently filled. [10740/07]
    • Hospital Services
      Question 218: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the decision was made to upgrade the proposed six slice CT scanner which was due to be installed and operational in Louth County...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 219: To ask the Minister for Health and Children is she will appoint a co-ordinator in the Health Service Executive in Kilkenny, in conjunction with the Department of Education and...
    • Health Services
      Question 220: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will arrange for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal to receive an immediate appointment for their blood pressure....
    • Public Service Contracts
      Question 223: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number and identity of contracts or procurements approved, signed, entered into or otherwise committed to in the past 12 months; if...
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Offshore Exploration
      Question 224: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on whether the only way forward for the Corrib gas conflict is through a political solution that...
    • Telecommunications Services
      Question 225: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason broadband is not available in the Finney, Seanafannaghaun and Kilbride areas of Tourmakeady, County...
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      Question 226: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his specific role in relation to the setting down of regulations for the number of times utility companies may...
    • Foreshore Licences
      Question 227: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when his Department will complete an environmental impact assessment in relation to an application made to him...
    • Telecommunications Services
      Question 228: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if and when the next round of the regional broadband scheme will be announced; and if he will make a statement...
    • Fisheries Protection
      Question 230: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if, in view of the very short timeframe for fishermen to examine its future implications, he will extend the...
    • Public Service Contracts
      Question 232: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number and identity of contracts or procurements approved, signed, entered into or otherwise committed to...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs
    • Nuclear Proliferation
      Question 233: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding negotiations between the EU and Iran regarding nuclear developments in that country; his view of recent comments by...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 236: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress made to improve the process of visa applications in his area of responsibility; the progress with the new AVATS system; and if...
    • State Airports
      Question 239: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Shannon Airport is being used to tranship huge supplies of depleted uranium to Iraq and Afghanistan. [10641/07]
    • Diplomatic Relations
      Question 240: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has received communication from the Iranian opposition in exile who have been accorded dubious status in some jurisdictions; if his...
    • HIV Infection
      Question 244: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent to which the international community proposes to assist in the fight against HIV-AIDS in Africa; the degree to which medicine is...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      Question 248: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent to which he and the international community are able to address the issues of war, starvation, genocide and general strife that...
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 250: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will request a formal reaction of the French...
    • Public Service Contracts
      Question 251: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number and identity of contracts or procurements approved, signed, entered into or otherwise committed to in the past 12 months; if...
  • Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
    • Sports Capital Programme
      Question 252: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his Department has received an application for lottery funding from a club (details supplied) in County Carlow; and when he will...
    • Public Service Contracts
      Question 253: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number and identity of contracts or procurements approved, signed, entered into or otherwise committed to in the past 12 months;...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 254: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when a worker switches from full-time to part-time working, if pension contributions for full-time years confer extra...
    • Industrial Development
      Question 255: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding available to help expand a company (details supplied) operating in Co Tipperary, which proposes to establish...
    • Industrial Relations
      Question 256: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will meet a deputation of staff from a company (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if so, when he proposes to...
    • Job Initiative
      Question 257: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will change the recruitment policy for job initiative schemes to allow recruitment to take place in areas of low...
    • Public Service Contracts
      Question 258: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number and identity of contracts or procurements approved, signed, entered into or otherwise committed to in the past...
  • Department of Social and Family Affairs
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 259: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a worker switches from full-time to part-time working, if pension contributions for full-time years confer extra benefits if...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 260: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if as a result of community welfare officers moving under the umbrella of his Department, their roles will change; if they will...
    • Public Service Contracts
      Question 261: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number and identity of contracts or procurements approved, signed, entered into or otherwise committed to in the past 12...
  • Department of Transport
    • Public Transport
      Question 262: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made on integrated ticketing for Dublin; the cost to date of all feasibility studies and planning exercises, by RPA and all other...
    • Light Rail Project
      Question 263: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has instructed the Railway Procurement Agency to carry out a feasibility study for a Luas system in the Terenure/Rathfarnham area; if...
    • Road Safety
      Question 264: To ask the Minister for Transport the budget allocation for this year to the National Safety Council. [10835/07]
    • Public Service Contracts
      Question 265: To ask the Minister for Transport the number and identity of contracts or procurements approved, signed, entered into or otherwise committed to in the past 12 months; if normal...
  • Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
    • Rural Social Scheme
      Question 266: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his plans to correct the anomaly whereby people who are on a rural social scheme can retain their invalidity payment...
    • Public Service Contracts
      Question 267: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number and identity of contracts or procurements approved, signed, entered into or otherwise committed to in the...
  • Department of Agriculture and Food
    • Grant Payments
      Question 268: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for the delay in issuing payment under the 2006 single payment scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny....
    • Installation Aid Scheme
      Question 272: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the new farm installation scheme will be implemented; if there are rules drawn up for the scheme; if so, if she will state the...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 273: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason the 2006 REP scheme payment has not been made to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a...
    • Farm Waste Management
      Question 274: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the penalty that will be applied to the grant aid approved for the building of a slatted house by a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Animal Welfare
      Question 275: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the precise legal basis upon which a certificate of competence under the European Communities (Animal Transport and Control Post)...
    • Public Service Contracts
      Question 276: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number and identity of contracts or procurements approved, signed, entered into or otherwise committed to in the past 12 months; if...
  • Department of Education and Science
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 277: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will urgently assist a person (details supplied) with special needs; and if she will make this a priority. [10606/07]
    • School Absenteeism
      Question 278: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason information promised by way of Parliamentary Questions Nos. 498 and 499 of 5 December 2006, and Parliamentary Questions...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 279: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a special needs assistant will be allocated to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 280: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when construction of a project (details supplied) in County Galway will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 281: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will review the application for home tuition for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a...
    • Third Level Education
      Question 282: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will make arrangements that pupils who get a substantial revision of points by way of re-check should have the opportunity to...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 283: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to a school (details supplied) in County Limerick which has applied for funding of €50,000 to provide a...
    • School Health and Safety
      Question 284: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the serious degrading and dangerous condition of the playground at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 16, access...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 285: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the impending closure of a pre-school (details supplied) in County Meath which currently caters for four children with...
    • Pre-School Services
      Question 286: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the essential requirements necessary in order to work at a general preschool; the essential requirements necessary in order to work at...
    • Site Acquisitions
      Question 287: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a site will be made available for a new primary school in an area (details supplied) in County Dublin; the reason for the delay...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 288: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department plans to provide a secondary school at a location (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a...
    • Schools Recognition
      Question 289: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in regard to her reply to Parliamentary Question No. 281 of 7 March 2007, she will outline the conditions laid down by her...
    • Student Support Schemes
      Question 290: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide basic expenses for trainee teachers to cover the high costs they incur during mandatory teaching practice...
    • School Staffing
      Question 291: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 405 of 22 November 2006, the position in relation to same; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 292: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary will receive funding for much needed additional classroom facilities. [10721/07]
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 293: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the delay in paying home tuition fees to parents in respect of the summer holiday period which were not paid until...
    • Third Level Funding
      Question 298: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the dangers of inadequate State resources leaving universities over-dependent on business for financial support. [10837/07]
    • Public Service Contracts
      Question 300: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number and identity of contracts or procurements approved, signed, entered into or otherwise committed to in the past 12 months;...
  • Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
    • Fire Service
      Question 302: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress to date on the recommendations made to his Department in July 2005 by the national retained...
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 303: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the schemes in place for council tenants to buy out the property they live in; the number of council tenants...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 304: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of funding sought by Kildare County Council from his Department for the provision of group or...
    • Public Service Contracts
      Question 305: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number and identity of contracts or procurements approved, signed, entered into or otherwise committed to...