Written answers

Tuesday, 3 April 2007

  • Department of Transport
    • Traffic Management
      Question 57: To ask the Minister for Transport the strategy he has in place to curb traffic associated with the school run. [12664/07]

    • Question 58: To ask the Minister for Transport his policy in relation to the use of bus lanes by motorcyclists; and the road safety research this policy is based upon. [12648/07]
    • Rules of the Road
      Question 59: To ask the Minister for Transport the arrangements in place to update the Rules of the Road book in tandem with reform of the driver licensing system; the amount of funding set...
    • Integrated Ticketing Project
      Question 60: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the integrated ticketing project; the timescale and budget this project is working to; and if he will make a...
    • Road Safety
      Question 61: To ask the Minister for Transport his view on the recent report by the British Vehicle and Operator Services Agency that up to 55 per cent of Irish registered vehicles, including...
    • Road Network
      Question 63: To ask the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied that the new tolling contract on the M50 represents best value for taxpayers money; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Road Transport Legislation
      Question 64: To ask the Minister for Transport the reasons he has not transposed Regulation (EC) No.561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the harmonisation...
    • Rail Network
      Question 65: To ask the Minister for Transport if all the rail projects which were timetabled to begin under Transport 21 in 2006 have now begun; if not, the reason for same; and if he will make...
    • Railway Stations
      Question 66: To ask the Minister for Transport the funding he has set aside in the 2007 Estimates for the upgrade, commissioning, and reopening of train stations; the status of Avoca Train...
    • Road Safety
      Question 68: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received the new Road Safety Strategy; if not, the reason for the delay; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Airport Development Projects
      Question 70: To ask the Minister for Transport if the second terminal at Dublin Airport will be completed on time by 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12687/07]
    • Rail Services
      Question 71: To ask the Minister for Transport the assurances he can give that the North Esk freight facility and freight yard will remain connected to the Cork to Cobh line; and the details of...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 72: To ask the Minister for Transport the various bodies and organisation under the aegis of his Department; the responsibilities of each and the responsibilities that have been...
    • Driving Instruction
      Question 73: To ask the Minister for Transport when driving instruction will become State regulated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12686/07]
    • Public Transport
      Question 74: To ask the Minister for Transport the measures he proposes to increase the use of public transport by all public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12696/07]
    • Light Rail Project
      Question 77: To ask the Minister for Transport the specific remit given to the RPA in relation to the design of the Metro North route; and the amount of funding set aside for the project. [12673/07]
    • Rail Services
      Question 78: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on introducing incentives to revive the rail freight sector in view of the need to reduce national levels of carbon emissions; and if he...
    • Road Safety
      Question 79: To ask the Minister for Transport if, in view of its road safety implications, he is satisfied with the robustness of the road worthiness tests operated by all public transport...
    • State Airports
      Question 80: To ask the Minister for Transport the basis of his decision to give Cork Airport responsibility for €100 million of its outstanding debt; if this decision contravenes with company...
    • Rail Network
      Question 82: To ask the Minister for Transport if he supports the view of An Taoiseach that the Phoenix Park rail tunnel should be reopened for use by commuter rail services; if he has requested...
    • Tax Code
      Question 83: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has reached a decision in relation to a proposal to provide a subsidy for wheelchair accessible taxis; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Driving Tests
      Question 84: To ask the Minister for Transport when compulsory basic training for motorcyclists will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12699/07]
    • State Airports
      Question 85: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will publish the marketing and infrastructural support plans for the Shannon region in the context of Open Skies. [12653/07]
    • Road Traffic Offences
      Question 87: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on whether drug driving is a major cause of road fatalities and injuries; if so, the proposals he will introduce to tackle this problem;...
    • Public Transport
      Question 89: To ask the Minister for Transport if he continues to support a role for the private sector in the Dublin bus market; when he will introduce reforms to allow for greater private...
    • Cycle Facilities
      Question 90: To ask the Minister for Transport the way he will encourage and promote cycling. [12590/07]
    • Road Safety
      Question 91: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received the 2005 Road Collision Fact Book; and when he will lay it before the Houses of the Oireachtas. [12650/07]
    • Departmental Reports
      Question 92: To ask the Minister for Transport the reports that have been commissioned by his Department since 2002; the costs and publication dates of same; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Landing Rights
      Question 93: To ask the Minister for Transport the Government's position on the landing slots at Heathrow Airport held by Aer Lingus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12744/07]
    • Car Pooling
      Question 94: To ask the Minister for Transport the Government's policy on car pooling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12591/07]
    • Public Transport
      Question 95: To ask the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied with the current situation whereby many of the public buses and routes which serve main hospitals are not accessible; and if he...
    • Road Traffic Act 2006
      Question 96: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason for the ongoing delay in commencing fully the Road Traffic Act 2006. [12672/07]
    • Public Transport
      Question 97: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received the report regarding public transport subventions; the recommendations contained in this report; the actions he will take on...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      Question 99: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made on the mutual recognition of penalty points between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland; and the reason for the ongoing...
    • Light Rail Project
      Question 101: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason funding has not been provided for the linking of the two city centre Luas lines in his Department's 2007 Estimates; and if he will make...
    • Road Safety
      Question 103: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason for his decision not to provide a default speed limit on non-public roads in view of the fact that it means that no urban speed limit...
    • Alternative Energy Projects
      Question 104: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to introduce a grant to people having their cars modified to enable them to use low CO2 emission biofuels. [12678/07]
    • Road Traffic Offences
      Question 108: To ask the Minister for Transport his views in relation to its effect on road safety of the situation whereby it is not possible to issue fixed penalty notices on foot of...
    • National Roads Authority
      Question 109: To ask the Minister for Transport the directions he has made to the NRA under section 41 of the Roads Act 1993 since coming into office. [12654/07]
    • Public Transport
      Question 110: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on whether, as he has recently stated, all new vehicles procured by CIÉ from 2008 will be capable of operating on 30% biofuels; and if...
    • Pedestrian and Cycle Routes
      Question 111: To ask the Minister for Transport the role his Department has in the development of the Sutton to Sandycove pedestrian and cycle route along the Dublin coastline; if his Department...
    • Parking Regulations
      Question 113: To ask the Minister for Transport his proposals in relation to changes to parking regulations in areas which cater for social, sporting or cultural events; and if he will make a...
    • Airport Security Procedures
      Question 114: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will review the security situation at Ireland West Airport, Knock as there is concern that the cover is not sufficient due to the rapid...
    • Taxi Regulations
      Question 115: To ask the Minister for Transport the level of accessibility of wheelchair accessible taxis in Dublin; the measures he will take to improve such availability; and the reason the...
    • Rail Network
      Question 116: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has signed the railway orders for rail projects (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12705/07]
    • Planning Issues
      Question 118: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has met with the Dublin Transportation Office regarding their alleged suggestion that Dublin City Council should extend its plan to ban...
    • EU Directives
      Question 120: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason he has not transposed Directive 2003/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2003 on the initial qualification...
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
      Question 121: To ask the Minister for Transport the action he is taking through vehicle standards, road pricing, public transport provision or otherwise to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from...
    • EU Directives
      Question 122: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason he has not transposed Directive 2003/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2003 on occurrence reporting in...
    • Railway Stations
      Question 123: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason for the decision to close Cherry Orchard train station in Ballyfermot; and if he will ensure that this is immediately reviewed before...
    • Departmental Estimates
      Question 125: To ask the Minister for Transport the projects that benefited from the diversion of the unspent surplus accruing from his Department's 2006 Estimates; the criteria applied for the...
    • Integrated Transport Policy
      Question 127: To ask the Minister for Transport his Department's policy on public transport integration; the principle issues of such a policy; the progress made since such a policy of...
    • Rail Network
      Question 128: To ask the Minister for Transport the timescale he is proposing for the reopening of the Navan Rail line; the studies carried out or commissioned in this regard; and if he will...
    • Road Safety
      Question 129: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will introduce regulations to lower or raise speed limits on designated national roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Taxi Regulations
      Question 132: To ask the Minister for Transport if the position of Commissioner of Taxi Regulation is currently vacant; when this position will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Parking Permits
      Question 133: To ask the Minister for Transport when he expects to complete the review of the disabled person's parking permit; and the legislative or other regulatory changes which he is...
    • Public Transport
      Question 134: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will outline in each case the way the public service obligation payment for 2007 for Iarnród Éireann, Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus was...
    • Energy Consumption
      Question 135: To ask the Minister for Transport the measures that have been taken by his Department in recent years to reduce his Department's level of energy consumption; and if he will make a...
    • Park and Ride Facilities
      Question 136: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will provide a timescale in each case for the opening up of the park and ride sites promised as part of the Transport 21. [12643/07]
    • Integrated Transport Policy
      Question 137: To ask the Minister for Transport if it is a part of his Department's transport strategy to introduce train station feeder buses in order that train users may access services...
    • Courts Service
      Question 138: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has held discussions with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform in order to improve road safety in relation to the capacity of...
    • Rail Network
      Question 139: To ask the Minister for Transport the proposed timescale for the reopening of each of the sections of the Western Rail Corridor. [12662/07]
    • Road Safety
      Question 141: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on recent meetings he has had with the Road Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12585/07]
    • Rail Network
      Question 144: To ask the Minister for Transport his position on the re-opening of the midlands rail line; if he supports this proposal; if he has held discussions with Irish Rail regarding this...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      Question 146: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the fact that 93% of those detected for driving carelessly did not have Irish driving licences; if he has discussed this problem with...
    • Traffic Management
      Question 147: To ask the Minister for Transport the steps he can take in the interim to address the issue of road traffic congestion in anticipation of Transport 21; and if he will make a...
    • Road Signage
      Question 148: To ask the Minister for Transport the funding provided in 2007 to the NRA for the provision of electronic advanced warning signage on motorways; and the progress to date in...
    • Driver Licensing System
      Question 149: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason for his delay in introducing changes to the driver licensing system as envisaged by the Road Traffic Act 2006. [12656/07]
    • Air Services
      Question 150: To ask the Minister for Transport his views regarding the impact of increased baggage charges on the aviation sector by the two main airline carriers; and if he will make a...
    • Road Safety
      Question 152: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will legislate for the compulsory fitting of cyclops mirrors on all heavy good vehicles. [12676/07]
    • Road Traffic Offences
      Question 153: To ask the Minister for Transport his position on the compulsory testing for alcohol of all drivers who are involved in a road traffic collision. [12642/07]
    • Rail Network
      Question 154: To ask the Minister for Transport the way he will accelerate the interconnector project as announced by the Taoiseach on 24 March 2007; and the timescale proposed. [12671/07]
    • Road Safety
      Question 155: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the introduction of driver education and training at second level education; if he has requested the RSA to progress this issue; and...
    • Public Transport
      Question 157: To ask the Minister for Transport the service performance standards he has set down for Bus Éireann, Iarnród Éireann and Dublin Bus through the 2007 memorandum of understanding;...
    • Vehicle Standards
      Question 158: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the progress to date on the reintroduction of maximum height limits for trucks. [12666/07]
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 159: To ask the Taoiseach the number of civil servants in his Department in receipt of a full salary and by whom no work has been undertaken in the past month; the cost of employing...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 163: To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff who have transferred to his Department under the decentralisation CAF or DCAF schemes and who have found that they must make a further move...
  • Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
    • Registration of Title
      Question 164: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, when a person is attempting to claim an unused piece of land for themselves, under a Section 49 all...
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 165: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he met recently with a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and the action he has taken on foot of...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 166: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of civil servants in his Department in receipt of a full salary and by whom no work has been...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 167: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 must take in order to obtain a passport for their Irish...
    • Airport Immigration Controls
      Question 168: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make contact with the Dublin Airport Authority to ensure sufficient space is made available for...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 169: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the policy of his Department in circumstances where a person from outside the EU has been resident here for...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 170: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if personnel from headquarters are visiting all Garda districts reclassifying offences where no activity...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      Question 171: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, further to his correspondence of 6 February 2007 regarding mandatory breath testing for alcohol for all...
    • Closed Circuit Television Systems
      Question 172: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the estimated cost of expanding the use of closed circuit television to all major country towns. [12390/07]
    • Garda Recruitment
      Question 173: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the estimated cost of recruiting and training 2,000 additional gardaí. [12391/07]
    • Garda Remuneration
      Question 174: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the estimated annual salary costs for 2,000 gardaí. [12392/07]
    • Residency Permits
      Question 175: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 1 March 2007, when an application for a person (details...
    • Registration of Title
      Question 176: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will ascertain from the Land Registry Office the way persons (details supplied) in County Mayo can...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 177: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made regarding the application of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 181: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of pending naturalisation applications that were filed in 2004; the number that were filed in...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 182: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a tourist visa will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Properties
      Question 183: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to his replies to previous parliamentary questions on proposals for the future use of the land at...
    • Registration of Title
      Question 184: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will respond to queries submitted on a Land Registry query (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Properties
      Question 185: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the price he paid for a property (details supplied) which is adjacent to Mountjoy Prison; the extent of the...
    • Refugee Status
      Question 186: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department will assist a person (details supplied) who has lived here since 2001 but was refused...
    • Departmental Telecommunications
      Question 187: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many people have difficulty in contacting officials in his...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 188: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the citizenship anomaly that has been highlighted in three cases (details...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 189: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will accept a new application for family reunification in the case of persons (details supplied) in...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 190: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the expenses claimed by members of An Garda Síochána for mobile phone usage for the years 2005 and 2006....
    • Garda Equipment
      Question 191: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, as a matter of policy, An Garda Síochána have a preference, taking into consideration security issues,...
    • Drugs in Prisons
      Question 192: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the estimated cost of introducing mandatory drug testing on arrival for all prisoners and regularly...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 193: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a visa application will be processed as quickly as possible for a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 194: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a decision has been made on an application for subsidiary protection by a person (details supplied); if...
    • Garda Operations
      Question 195: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason on 6 May 2004 the premises of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford were searched; the...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 196: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí assigned to Garda stations (details supplied); the number of community gardaí...
    • Garda Operations
      Question 197: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons breathalysed since the beginning of 2006; the number of those persons who were male;...
    • Legal Aid Service
      Question 198: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the regulations made pursuant to the Civil Legal Aid Act 1995; his proposals to update these regulations,...
    • Garda Vetting Services
      Question 199: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when Garda clearance will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [12896/07]
    • Residency Permits
      Question 200: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the granting of residency to a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if...
    • Legal Profession
      Question 202: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to a group (details supplied); if he has met with them; if he will meet with...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 203: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry for naturalisation will be approved; and...
    • Victims of Crime
      Question 204: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the measures he will put in place to provide for the interests of the victim in criminal cases; and if he...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 205: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to the application for reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) in...
    • Closed Circuit Television Systems
      Question 206: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if it is proposed to provide any part of the closed circuit television scheme for Finglas Village in the...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 207: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of staff in his Department for whom two or more phone lines have been provided at their home; the...
    • Departmental Transport
      Question 209: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he requested the provision of additional equipment in his State car, such as satellite navigation. [13081/07]
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 210: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the average amount of travel and subsistence allowances paid by his Department in respect of attendance at...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 211: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of staff who have transferred to his Department under the decentralisation CAF or DCAF schemes and...
    • Prison Education Service
      Question 212: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of prisoners with literacy or numeracy difficulties in each of the years 2002 to date in 2007....
    • Crime Levels
      Question 213: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of convictions that have been obtained in respect of white-collar crime in line with An Agreed...
    • Garda Operations
      Question 214: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the value of resources made available at local level to existing drugs units in line with An Agreed Programme...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 215: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of local drugs units established in areas of need in line with An Agreed Programme for Government...
    • Garda Communications
      Question 216: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a coordinating framework has been drawn up in each Garda district in line with An Agreed Programme for...
    • Garda Operations
      Question 217: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a drug policing plan has been produced in respect of every Garda district and sub-district in line with An...
    • Criminal Assets Bureau
      Question 219: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the value of all assets of persons involved in drug dealing that have been targeted in each year from 2002 to...
    • Garda Operations
      Question 220: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the results of the review of the Community Warden Service in line with An Agreed Programme for Government...
    • Closed Circuit Television Systems
      Question 221: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount of money that has been grant aided to local communities for the provision of closed circuit...
    • Drug Seizures
      Question 223: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the work of An Garda Síochána in tackling the importation of illegal drugs into Ireland; the measures that...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 225: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Gardaí currently assigned to the Garda National Drugs Unit; and the number assigned on each of...
    • Garda Communications
      Question 226: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the problems with the Garda PULSE system; the annual cost of running the system; the fees that have been paid...
    • Identification Cards
      Question 227: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his view on the introduction of a national identity card; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Garda Recruitment
      Question 228: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of positions within An Garda Síochána that have been civilianised in 2007. [13137/07]
    • Garda Strength
      Question 229: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of fully attested persons currently serving in the Garda Reserve. [13138/07]
  • Department of Finance
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 230: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason civil servants have to pay 1.7% of their annual salary under the child and spouse scheme main schedule in view of the fact that an...
    • Tax Code
      Question 233: To ask the Minister for Finance the relevant date which is applicable to the capital gains tax where a compulsory purchase order has been served to acquire agricultural land and...
    • Disabled Drivers
      Question 235: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has received a completed application for tax relief in respect of a vehicle purchased for use by a person (details supplied) in...
    • Tax Yield
      Question 236: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of reducing the standard rate of income tax from 20% to 18%, reducing the marginal rate from 41% to 40%, increasing tax...
    • Tax Code
      Question 237: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the increasing number of high net worth individuals avoiding capital acquisitions tax on multi-million euro house transfers due to...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 238: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants in tabular form awaiting transfer to locations such as Tullamore and Nenagh; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Tax Code
      Question 239: To ask the Minister for Finance if the provision of courtesy transport by publicans is an allowable expense for tax purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12578/07]
    • Disabled Drivers
      Question 240: To ask the Minister for Finance the options highlighted in the report of the Interdepartmental Review Group in 2004 for the extension of the qualifying medical criteria for the...
    • Garda Stations
      Question 241: To ask the Minister for Finance if all documents, maps and contracts have been received by the Chief State Solicitor in relation to the Garda station at Dunmanway; and if he will...
    • Disabled Drivers
      Question 242: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons presently qualifying for the Disabled Drivers and Passengers tax concessions scheme; the number of current applicants; and the...
    • Financial Services Regulation
      Question 243: To ask the Minister for Finance if the group established to review the powers of credit unions in respect of loans and mortgages has reported to him; and if he will make a...
    • Archaeological Sites
      Question 244: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on increasing the opening periods for a castle (details supplied) in County Wexford in order to cater for school groups and tourists in...
    • Health and Safety
      Question 245: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps that were taken to protect staff working in the basement of Leinster House in close proximity to asbestos; the further steps that were...
    • Tax Code
      Question 246: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons claiming tax relief on pension contributions; the income category these individuals fall into; the value of the tax relief and...
    • Garda Stations
      Question 247: To ask the Minister for Finance the position of the new Garda station for Wexford Town; if the Rocklands site has been selected as the site for the new station to be located; when...
    • Archaeological Sites
      Question 248: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will develop Ormonde Castle, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary as a significant heritage site including the building of a visitor centre, bus...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 249: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has conducted a review of staffing complements in Departments which received large numbers of additional staff for specific...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 251: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants in receipt of a full salary and by whom no work has been undertaken in the past month; the cost of employing these...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 252: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has commissioned an independent assessment of the effects of the Government's decentralisation programme on morale within the Civil Service or...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 253: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of people who have completed the IPA Masters degree course in policy analysis in each of the past five years; the average cost to the...
    • Garda Stations
      Question 254: To ask the Minister for Finance when construction will start on the Finglas Garda Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13032/07]
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 255: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff in his Department for whom two or more phone lines have been provided at their home; the number of lines provided in each case;...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 256: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money paid to the training officers in his Department in respect of travel and subsistence allowances; the number of training days...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 258: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff who have transferred to his Department under the decentralisation CAF or DCAF schemes and who have found that they must make a...
  • Department of Health and Children
    • Child Care Services
      Question 259: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the estimated cost of providing 50,000 new childcare places by 2010. [12393/07]
    • Hospital Accommodation
      Question 261: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether the proposed hospitals co-location initiative is the most cost-executive way of providing 1000 extra public...
    • Health Insurance
      Question 262: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the introduction of a universal health insurance system; the cost implications to the Exchequer of such a switch; and if...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 263: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of civil servants in her Department in receipt of a full salary and by whom no work has been undertaken in the past month;...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 264: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is standard practice in general hospitals to offer epidurals to all maternity patients; the hospitals in which this service...
    • Health Services
      Question 265: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to ensure that the dental scheme for medical card holders is secured into the future. [12310/07]
    • Community Care
      Question 266: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the necessary money will be made available to bring the proposed Ballinrobe Community Nursing Unit to the planning and development...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 267: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views regarding the adequacy of the ethical framework which applies to persons who have a consultancy relationship with the Health...
    • Youth Services
      Question 268: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the promised Government Strategy on Recreation for Teenagers will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Hospital Charges
      Question 269: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the residents of a hospital (details supplied) are liable for the bills which are beyond the ability of people on limited incomes to...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 270: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be called to have a mould made for the proper fitting of an artificial leg in view...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 271: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason there is no facility for a fully trained and qualified person (details supplied) in County Mayo who has worked for three...
    • Health Services
      Question 272: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has been turned down for a primary certificate; her views on whether this case...
    • Care of the Elderly
      Question 273: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo cannot get a PA to assist them as they live alone and have nine hours home help...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 274: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether it is fair that a Friedreichs ataxia sufferer (details supplied), confined to a wheelchair is unable to attend...
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      Question 275: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if full State funding for the capital costs of a new hospice in Dublin 15, as requested by the Dublin 15 Hospice Fundraising Committee,...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 276: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will intervene to alleviate the overcrowding at Ennis General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12351/07]
    • Vaccination Programme
      Question 277: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 930 of 31 January 2007, the outcome of an examination into the feasibility of introducing the...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 278: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on introducing a scheme similar to the home care package which would enable the parents of severely disabled children to avail...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 279: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [12375/07]
    • Adoption Services
      Question 280: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that, in the south east, the waiting period for the pre-course required before the...
    • Health Services
      Question 281: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason an appointment for orthodontic treatment for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was cancelled; and when they will be...
    • National Treatment Purchase Fund
      Question 282: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the estimated cost of providing treatment through the National Treatment Purchase Fund for children under five who need occupational,...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 283: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has reviewed the possibility of including certain drugs (details supplied) on the medical card list, in view of the fact that the...
    • Health Services
      Question 284: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when it is proposed to commence building the new blood transfusion facility in Cork to replace the Munster Regional Transfusion Centre...
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      Question 285: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in regard to the provision of a 35 bed hospice at Waterford Regional Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 286: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the measures she is introducing in the mid-west area to address the regional differences in treatment and survival for breast, bowel and...
    • Health Services
      Question 287: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person with rheumatoid arthritis in Dublin who needed an occupational therapist was provided with this service within two...
    • Tobacco Control
      Question 289: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide, in tabular format, on an annual basis since 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2006, by community care area and local...
    • Accident and Emergency Services
      Question 292: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the ratio of nurses to patients in relation to accident and emergency departments here; if she has satisfied herself that the ratio of...
    • Community Care
      Question 293: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason there are no community social workers in County Mayo; her views on whether this is a huge issue for many people taking into...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 295: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the condition of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon continues to...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 296: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will clarify the issue for families of children with downs syndrome and medical card entitlements; and if she will support the...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 297: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will arrange for a person (details supplied) in County Cork to be admitted to hospital to undergo surgery; and if the person will...
    • Housing Aid for the Elderly
      Question 301: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite approval under the housing aid for the elderly scheme of a grant for a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 302: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if €5 million was allocated to Waterford Regional Hospital in 2006 relative to services and staff dealing with cystic fibrosis; if the...
    • Early Childhood Education
      Question 305: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an essential staffing grant will be awarded to a play-school (details supplied) in County Mayo; her views on whether a preschool...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 306: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the estimated cost of providing medical cards to under 18's with Downs syndrome. [12518/07]
    • Mental Health Services
      Question 308: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Government's mental health policy is cognisant of the link with gender based violence and mental health risk, as advised by the...
    • Health Service Charges
      Question 311: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on an amendment to Statutory Instrument No. 276 of 2005 and Section 53(2) A of the Health Act 1970, as amended by the Health...
    • Health Services
      Question 312: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when speech and occupational therapists will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Louth; the reason neither essential...
    • Mental Health Services
      Question 313: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the concerns expressed by the Mental Health Commission, the Irish Mental Health Coalition and the Human Rights Commission...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 317: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a new surgery will be offered to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10 who did not receive notification of same from the...
    • Health Service Investigations
      Question 318: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she has taken to investigate the circumstances surrounding the recent tragic death of a mother and her baby at Our Lady of...
    • Community Pharmacy Services
      Question 319: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received correspondence in her Department regarding fees for services under public community drug schemes from various...
    • Youth Services
      Question 320: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reasons that the National Recreation Policy has been continually pushed back to later dates; when the Government plans to launch...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 321: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the lack of therapeutic services for children aged 6 to 12 years with a diagnosis of dyspraxia in...
    • Nutrition Guidelines
      Question 322: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the fact that international research indicates that hydrated fats present in many foods are a leading contributor to high...
    • Health Services
      Question 323: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the occupational therapist has reported on an application under the DPG scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny;...
    • National Treatment Purchase Fund
      Question 324: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 300 of 6 February 2007, the action that has been taken to resolve the case of a person (details...
    • Health Services
      Question 325: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if home help will be approved as a matter of urgency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, who was returned...
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      Question 327: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the proposed extension to Kenmare Community Hospital in Kenmare, County Kerry has been approved by her to proceed in 2007; and if she...
    • Cancer Screening Programme
      Question 329: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if plans for the nationwide rollout of BreastCheck to the south and west of the country by the end of 2007 are on schedule; when women...
    • Child Care Services
      Question 330: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the new national child care investment programme; if staffing grants for community based child care centres will...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 332: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the 11 acute hospitals where PACS is currently installed; the community hospitals linked to these as mentioned in Parliamentary Question...
    • Vaccination Programme
      Question 333: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the lengthy waiting time for the BCG vaccination for newborn babies in the Cork area; her proposals to reduce this waiting...
    • Mental Health Services
      Question 335: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action being taken to fully implement the Mental Health Act 2001; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12779/07]
    • Nursing Home Charges
      Question 337: 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. [12785/07]
    • Child Care Services
      Question 338: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when money will be made available for a group (details supplied) in County Limerick under the equal opportunities child care programme....
    • General Register Office
      Question 339: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in signing commencement orders for civil marriages in venues of choice; and when the necessary orders will be...
    • Pharmacy Regulations
      Question 340: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether the amendments she introduced to the Pharmacy Bill are adequate to prevent inappropriate economic relationships...
    • Cancer Screening Programme
      Question 341: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the estimated cost of introducing a personal health check for all, including screening for breast, cervical and prostate cancer. [12825/07]
    • Health Services
      Question 342: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the estimated cost of creating a national network of primary care teams to ensure that every community has access to 24 hour general...
    • Hospital Staff
      Question 343: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the estimated cost of doubling the number of consultants to over 4,000. [12827/07]
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 344: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, further to the setting up of the Health Professionals Council and the recent submission from the Irish Association for Creative Arts...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 345: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on a letter (details supplied) in relation to maximising cross border co-operation where capacity is available for heart...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 346: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if they will be seen as a mater of urgency; and if she will...
    • Pharmacy Regulations
      Question 347: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the requirements and procedures in place for Irish citizens who have qualified as pharmacists in the United States to gain recognition...
    • Health Insurance
      Question 348: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that VHI members are receiving bills from consultants for top-up payments for some...
    • National Treatment Purchase Fund
      Question 349: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if psychological assessments will be provided for primary school children who are on long term waiting lists, under the National...
    • Health Services
      Question 350: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved and awarded the mobility allowance. [12897/07]
    • Infectious Diseases
      Question 351: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the policy that exists in relation to hospitals telling patients and families that they have MRSA in view of the fact that a number of...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 352: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to previous parliamentary questions regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, the reason this...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 353: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a severance package was agreed with Health Service Executive and a person (details supplied); if so, the details of same; if care...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 354: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the proposals she has to address as a matter of extreme urgency the crisis in relation to the cataract surgery waiting list at Waterford...
    • Health Service Allowances
      Question 355: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a domiciliary care allowance application will be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 357: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff in her Department for whom two or more phone lines have been provided at their home; the number of lines provided in...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 360: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of staff who have transferred to her Department under the decentralisation CAF or DCAF schemes and who have found that they...
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Energy Market
      Question 361: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on the recent report by the EU Competition Directorate that found Ireland has the second least...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 362: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of civil servants in his Department in receipt of a full salary and by whom no work has been...
    • Aquaculture Licences
      Question 363: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the changes that have taken place in relation to oyster fishing in 2007. [12441/07]
    • Electricity Generation
      Question 365: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the progress that is being made in processing applications for the REFIT scheme under the AER 6 scheme; the way...
    • Harbours and Piers
      Question 368: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when the fendering work will be carried out at Rathmullen Pier (details supplied). [12467/07]
    • Telecommunications Services
      Question 369: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position in relation to the roll-out of a service (details supplied) both in County Mayo and nationally....
    • Flood Relief
      Question 370: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the action the Fisheries Boards will take in relation to an erosion problem at a river (details supplied) in...
    • Power Stations
      Question 371: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on whether, following his recent comments to a magazine (details supplied) that the ESB Aghada plant...
    • Fisheries Protection
      Question 373: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the by-laws he has introduced in the past twelve months in relation to all and any type of fishing or species...
    • Harbours and Piers
      Question 374: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if a report has been undertaken by his Department into works carried out in Dingle Harbour; and if he will make...
    • Fisheries Protection
      Question 375: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the effect that a by-law (details supplied) will have on tourism; when this...
    • Regional Fisheries Boards
      Question 378: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will instruct the WRFB to stop an activity whilst a by-law is in place (details supplied); and if he will...
    • Fishing Quotas
      Question 380: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the quota for the different species allocated to a vessel (details supplied). [12803/07]
    • Regional Fisheries Boards
      Question 382: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when the next elections to the Regional Fisheries Boards will take place; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Fisheries Protection
      Question 383: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason anglers in the Haure system, County Kerry are being treated in a different manner to anglers in the...
    • Fishing Quotas
      Question 384: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position in relation to the fishing quotas which were formerly associated with the Atlantic Dawn fishing...
    • Coastal Erosion
      Question 385: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will provide funding to strengthen the embankment at Glosha, Cromanee, County Kerry as there are houses...
    • Marine Safety
      Question 386: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his Department will accede to a request from the families of persons lost on the Pére Charles to provide...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 387: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of staff in his Department for whom two or more phone lines have been provided at their home; the...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 390: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of staff who have transferred to his Department under the decentralisation CAF or DCAF schemes and...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 391: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of civil servants in his Department in receipt of a full salary and by whom no work has been undertaken in the past month; the...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      Question 392: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his position regarding the failure to arrest General Ratko Mladic and other war crime suspects and the resumption of talks by the EU with...
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 393: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to allegations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12492/07]
    • Passport Applications
      Question 394: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of Irish passports withdrawn, refused and renewed by his Department from persons who held Irish passports and who were resident...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 395: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of staff in his Department for whom two or more phone lines have been provided at their home; the number of lines provided in...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 398: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of staff who have transferred to his Department under the decentralisation CAF or DCAF schemes and who have found that they must...
  • Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
    • Departmental Correspondence
      Question 399: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will respond to an e-mail of 22 January 2007 from a person (details supplied) in England; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 400: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of civil servants in his Department in receipt of a full salary and by whom no work has been undertaken in the past...
    • Sports Capital Programme
      Question 401: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will approve funding for a project (details supplied) in County Roscommon under the sports capital programme 2007; the status...
    • Ministerial Appointments
      Question 402: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the membership, objectives and purpose of the expert group recently established by him (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Tourism Industry
      Question 403: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on the possible effect on the angling tourist industry due to the introduction of a by-law (details supplied). [12762/07]
    • Sports Capital Programme
      Question 405: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding payment of a grant under the 2007 sports capital programme in relation to a club (details supplied). [12782/07]
    • Arts Funding
      Question 408: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his Department and the Arts Council will account for all the works of art purchased under the joint purchase scheme during the...
    • Freedom of Information
      Question 412: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the reason a request by way of a Freedom of Information request from a centre (details supplied) to the Arts Council with regard to...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 413: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of staff in his Department for whom two or more phone lines have been provided at their home; the number of lines...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 416: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of staff who have transferred to his Department under the decentralisation CAF or DCAF schemes and who have found that...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 417: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of civil servants in his Department in receipt of a full salary and by whom no work has been undertaken in the...
    • Work Permits
      Question 418: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of an appeal seeking a work permit for a person (details supplied); if a decision has been made; if not, when it...
    • Industrial Development
      Question 419: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of site visits by IDA representatives, with interested parties, to towns (details supplied) in 2006; and if he...
    • Petroleum Storage
      Question 421: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on fully automated unmanned filling stations as pertains in many parts of Europe; the impediments to establishing...
    • Economic Partnership Agreements
      Question 422: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of tariff lines that ACP countries export into Europe; the number of those tariff lines that are already set at...
    • Industrial Development
      Question 423: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will clarify the difficulties and resolve the situation with a community based company (details supplied); and if he...
    • Tourism Industry
      Question 424: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has received the submission by the Irish travel agents association (details supplied); if he will agree to address...
    • Work Permits
      Question 426: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Galway to work here; and if they will be...
    • Registration of Companies
      Question 427: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that companies can be formed on-line in Singapore, for example in under an...
    • Company Closures
      Question 428: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has met with farmers who are owed money following the collapse of a company (details supplied); if he has considered...
    • Health and Safety Regulations
      Question 429: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the Health and Safety Authority report that found inadequate health and safety procedures in most of the...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 430: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of staff in his Department for whom two or more phone lines have been provided at their home; the number of...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 433: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of staff who have transferred to his Department under the decentralisation CAF or DCAF schemes and who have...
    • Work Permits
      Question 434: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on claims that there are anomalies with regard to the administration of the work permits scheme in relation to...
  • Department of Social and Family Affairs
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 435: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo who was refused a rent supplement on 13 October 2006 is still awaiting the...
    • Social Insurance
      Question 436: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the estimated annual cost to the Exchequer of a reduction of the PRSI rate of 4% to 2% for employees and the abolishment of the...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 438: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if all CWO's and SCWO's will retain their status and standard of living under the new proposals by the Health Service Executive to...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 439: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of civil servants in his Department in receipt of a full salary and by whom no work has been undertaken in the past...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 440: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when the child dependant allowance arrears will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo who is in receipt of the back...
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 442: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to allow persons to continue to work and pay PRSI contributions beyond pension age to gain eligibility for an old age...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 444: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the estimated costs for 2007 of the early childhood supplement and child benefit. [12396/07]
    • Anti-Poverty Strategy
      Question 445: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the rate of relative poverty here in relation to the EU average. [12425/07]
    • Social Insurance
      Question 446: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when the second actuarial review of the social insurance fund, provided for under section 17 of the Social Welfare Act, 1998 will...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 447: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason the living alone allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has not increased from €7.70 for a number...
    • Departmental Reports
      Question 448: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reports that have been commissioned by his Department since 2002; the details of consultants or Department sections who...
    • Family Support Services
      Question 449: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the launch of Being A Young Mother, a practical and personal guide by the young women's...
    • Social Insurance
      Question 450: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount in the Social Insurance Fund in respect of each year since 2002; the amount paid out; the surplus left in the fund; if...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 452: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a carer's allowance appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be finalised. [12852/07]
    • Departmental Funding
      Question 453: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will take steps to ensure funding is provided to a community organisation (details supplied) in Dublin 9 as part of the...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 454: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of staff in his Department for whom two or more telephone lines have been provided at their home; the number of lines...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 457: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of staff who have transferred to his Department under the decentralisation CAF or DCAF schemes and who have found that...
  • Department of Transport
    • Road Network
      Question 458: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason the N55 which links Mullingar and Athlone has not been included in Transport 21, in view of the importance of this link road, and...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 459: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of civil servants in his Department in receipt of a full salary and by whom no work has been undertaken in the past month; the cost of...
    • Rail Network
      Question 460: To ask the Minister for Transport the way he will accelerate the Interconnector project as announced by An Taoiseach on 24 March, 2007; and the timescale proposed. [12975/07]
    • Departmental Correspondence
      Question 461: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason a response did not issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12309/07]
    • Road Traffic Regulations
      Question 462: To ask the Minister for Transport the legal position for motorists who are forced to drive outside the marked traffic lane due to parked cars or the narrowness of the roadway; if...
    • Motor Insurance
      Question 463: To ask the Minister for Transport the cost of motor insurance here over the past five years; the factors which have assisted in reduced insurance premiums; and if he will make a...
    • Airport Development Projects
      Question 464: To ask the Minister for Transport the Dublin Airport Authority proposals in transforming Dublin Airport; the investment required; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Railway Stations
      Question 465: To ask the Minister for Transport when the Clontarf Fairview DART station opened; the number of commuters that have used this facility; the success of park and ride at this...
    • Rail Network
      Question 466: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the call by an organisation (details supplied) on the Government to invest €15 million to upgrade track and...
    • Light Rail Project
      Question 467: To ask the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of linking the green and red LUAS lines, the extension of the LUAS to Docklands, City West, Cherrywood and from the city centre...
    • Rail Network
      Question 469: To ask the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of re-opening the western rail corridor from Ennis to Claremorris. [12401/07]
    • Road Network
      Question 472: To ask the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of completing the five inter-urban motorways to Waterford, Cork, Limerick, Galway and the border. [12404/07]
    • Road Traffic Regulations
      Question 474: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on whether parking spaces should be provided for elderly persons similar to the mother and baby spaces currently available in many car...
    • Rail Services
      Question 477: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the apparent removal of the potential for freight business in County Mayo (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Harbours and Piers
      Question 479: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding the proposed merger of Tralee and Fenit Harbour Commissioners with Shannon Foynes; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Rail Network
      Question 481: To ask the Minister for Transport if the decision to re-open an infrastructural project (details supplied) in County Galway is conditional on the carrying out of a feasibility...
    • Rail Safety
      Question 483: To ask the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied regarding compliance with health and safety regulations on all commuter trains serving County Kildare; if it is intended to...
    • Rail Services
      Question 487: To ask the Minister for Transport the daily commuter rail capacity in Dublin City and County and the immediately adjoining counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Air Services
      Question 488: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has evaluated the extent of the potential benefit of the open skies policy in respect of air travel to and from Ireland; and if he will make...
    • Rail Services
      Question 491: To ask the Minister for Transport if further action will be taken to increase the frequency and capacity of feeder bus services to the various commuter rail stations throughout the...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 494: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of staff in his Department for whom two or more phone lines have been provided at their home; the number of lines provided in each...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 497: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of staff who have transferred to his Department under the decentralisation CAF or DCAF schemes and who have found that they must make a...
  • Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
    • Care of the Elderly
      Question 498: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he is considering a review of the charge levied on pensioners for a panic button in their homes; and if he will...
    • Fisheries Protection
      Question 499: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position regarding a matter (details supplied); if Údarás na Gaeltachta consulted him before making this...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 500: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of civil servants in his Department in receipt of a full salary and by whom no work has been undertaken in...
    • Rural Development
      Question 501: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on whether the compensation package offered to the farmers in the Keem and Dooagh walkways area is not...
    • Community Development
      Question 502: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if a grant will be approved to persons (details supplied) in County Mayo. [12407/07]
    • Forbairt na n-Oileán
      Question 503: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cad é an seasamh agus an t-aitheantas a thugtar do Chomhdháil Oileáin na hÉireann agus dá bpleananna agus dá moltaí...
    • Community Development
      Question 504: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when a decision will issue in the case of a group (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if the application will...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 507: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of staff in his Department for whom two or more phone lines have been provided at their home; the number...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 510: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of staff who have transferred to his Department under the decentralisation CAF or DCAF schemes and who...
  • Department of Agriculture and Food
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 511: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of civil servants in her Department in receipt of a full salary and by whom no work has been undertaken in the past month;...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 512: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) has not been granted a beef premium which is pending since 1996/1997 when an inspection took...
    • Veterinary Council
      Question 517: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has received a submission from the Veterinary Council regarding its proposed increase in the retirement age for vets; if, under...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 518: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason it is taking over eighteen months to identify if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo is due payments under the...
    • Animal Welfare
      Question 519: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the standards that apply for putting down animals and in particular dogs and cats in County Mayo; the efforts made to find homes for...
    • Bord Bia
      Question 520: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the names of the directors of Bord Bia; the length of service of all members of the board of Bord Bia; the number of appointments to...
    • Bovine Diseases
      Question 521: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the amount of statutory levies paid in 2006 by Irish farmers on the sale of sheep, pigs, cattle and other commodities; and if she will...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 522: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason single farm payment entitlements were not allocated to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if the matter will...
    • Milk Quota
      Question 524: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will review an application to the Milk Quota Appeals Tribunal in view of additional information submitted recently by a person...
    • Forestry Industry
      Question 525: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the hectareage of reforestation that has taken place inside areas designated as acid sensitive since the introduction of the...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 528: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the grants available under the new waste management scheme; and the criteria for eligibility. [12802/07]
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 530: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of civil servants awaiting transfer to Portlaoise and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12544/07]
    • Company Closures
      Question 531: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has met with farmers who are owed money following the collapse of a company (details supplied); if she has considered proposals...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 532: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when issues relating to outstanding payments under the single farm payment scheme will be finalised for a person (details supplied) in...
    • Forestry Industry
      Question 534: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a tree felling licence will be granted to a club (details supplied) in County Carlow; and the position in relation to the...
    • Animal Vaccination
      Question 535: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her understanding of the regulatory impact of recent legal changes that have apparently resulted in all dog vaccines being reclassified...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 536: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of staff in her Department for whom two or more phone lines have been provided at their home; the number of lines provided...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 539: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of staff who have transferred to her Department under the decentralisation CAF or DCAF schemes and who have found that they...
    • Animal Carcase Disposal
      Question 540: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the way she proposes to dispose of the carcasses of poultry ordered to be destroyed due to its possible infection with avian flu; if...
  • Department of Education and Science
    • Departmental Correspondence
      Question 541: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the response given to correspondence (details supplied); if assistance was given; her views on the situation outlined; and if she will...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 542: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of civil servants in her Department in receipt of a full salary and by whom no work has been undertaken in the past month;...
    • School Transport
      Question 543: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) in County Donegal, which has 69 pupils enrolled, is not...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 544: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has been in touch with South Dublin County Council regarding the action plan for the Killinarden parish area in...
    • Teaching Qualifications
      Question 546: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in the spirit of increased all-Ireland co-operation, she will support and facilitate those primary teachers studying for the...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 547: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when adequate facilities will be provided for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Psychological Service
      Question 549: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the National Educational Psychological Service has been extended to all of Clare's primary and post primary schools; and if she...
    • School Staffing
      Question 550: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Carlow has not been registered by the Teaching Council, despite waiting years and...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 551: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when students will be informed of changes in view of the fact that she is currently in negotiation with representatives from Froebel...
    • Psychological Service
      Question 552: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to ensure that the National Educational Psychological Service provides its services to adults. [12371/07]
    • Early Childhood Education
      Question 553: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the estimated cost of ensuring the every child will have access to affordable preschool education by 2012. [12395/07]
    • School Staffing
      Question 554: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the estimated cost of recruiting and training 4,000 additional teachers; and the estimated time this process would take. [12397/07]
    • Teachers' Remuneration
      Question 555: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the annual salary costs for 4,000 primary teachers. [12398/07]
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 556: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if home tuition will be approved for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [12408/07]
    • Irish Language
      Question 557: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the arrangements in place to ensure the discharge by universities of their statutory obligation, under section 12 ([i]e[/i]) of the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 558: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount spent on education in County Mayo in 2004, 2005 and 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12410/07]
    • In-service Training
      Question 560: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of days of in-service training provided for primary school teachers and secondary school teachers by her Department during...
    • Teachers' Remuneration
      Question 561: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will approve incremental credit and pension rights for substitute service undertaken by qualified BEd/NTs prior 2001; and if...
    • Educational Disadvantage
      Question 562: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to extend the early start programme to a school (details supplied) in Cork City; if this school was included in the survey...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 563: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the situation regarding an application by a school (details supplied) in County Galway where pupils are in overcrowded classrooms and...
    • School Staffing
      Question 565: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the proposals she has to meet the job-share need of a person (details supplied) teaching in County Waterford; and if she will make a...
    • Youth Services
      Question 567: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will continue to provide funding for a project (details supplied) in County Mayo, in view of the fact that in less than four...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 568: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to an application by a school (details supplied) in County Mayo under the small schools' scheme; if...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 569: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position of the application by a school (details supplied) in County Monaghan. [12489/07]
    • Adult Education
      Question 570: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her proposals to address the concerns of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 571: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the provision that will be made to provide a person (details supplied) in County Kildare with a secondary school place for September...
    • Vocational Education
      Question 573: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will support and approve additional new courses for a college (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 574: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will make financial provision for the erection of a canopy or roof covering on the proposed new school (details supplied) in...
    • School Transport
      Question 575: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason persons (details supplied) in County Clare are not facilitated with school transport; and if she will make a statement on...
    • School Services Staff
      Question 576: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has proposals to improve the position of school secretaries employed in national schools; if her attention has been drawn to...
    • School Transport
      Question 577: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason parents of children with special needs that are attending a school (details supplied) in North Tipperary are experiencing...
    • School Enrolments
      Question 578: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a school place at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare will be offered to a person; and if she will make a statement on...
    • School Transport
      Question 579: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will be in a position to reply to a parliamentary question as outlined in her reply to Parliamentary Question No. 223 of 11...
    • School Enrolments
      Question 580: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children that are on waiting lists to begin primary school in Dublin 15 in September 2007. [12536/07]
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 581: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a new secondary school will be opened in Ongar, Dublin 15. [12537/07]
    • School Enrolments
      Question 583: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of students who cannot find places to begin secondary school in Dublin 15 in September 2007. [12539/07]
    • Schools Amalgamation
      Question 584: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will expedite a site inspection of the two schools in Callan, County Kilkenny where agreement has been reached with her...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 585: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress in approving the construction of a new vocational school at Kilkenny Road, Carlow; and when a decision is expected in the...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 587: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the special needs of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; if she has taken into...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 588: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the situation in relation to a school (details supplied) in County Galway; if a new school will be provided; if a site has been...
    • Human Rights
      Question 589: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 592 of 27 February 2007, her views on whether the now deceased person has been unfairly treated...
    • School Management
      Question 590: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the basis under which she publishes Rules for National Schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12580/07]
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 592: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of an application for a new gym made by a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will expedite the...
    • School Transport
      Question 593: 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...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      Question 594: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the average class size in a school in County Leitrim for 2007 and 2008 will be 29.6...
    • Capitation Grants
      Question 595: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she has taken to address issues (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12605/07]
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 596: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when facilities will be upgraded at a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      Question 597: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the plans to upgrade facilities at a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; when such improvements will take place; and if she...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      Question 599: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the average size of primary school classes when non-teaching staff are excluded from the calculation; and if she will make a statement...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 600: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of funding she allocated to primary schools and secondary schools in 2006 for temporary accommodation facilities such as...
    • Adult Education
      Question 601: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will reconsider the reduction in the academic year for the back to education adult education programme for Travellers in...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 602: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools currently awaiting technical inspections; the way it is decided which schools are inspected and when the schools...
    • School Transport
      Question 603: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when school transport will be restored for children attending a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 605: 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 for...
    • Third Level Students
      Question 606: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the average annual cost of living for a student at college. [12760/07]
    • Higher Education Grants
      Question 607: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there are changes planned in the rules and guidelines for the special rate of maintenance top-up grant for the forthcoming academic...
    • School Staffing
      Question 608: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a school (details supplied) in County Limerick will be a two teacher school in the school year 2007 to 2008. [12783/07]
    • Schools Recognition
      Question 609: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the estimated yearly cost to her Department of the 14 ABA schools that have been recognised by her Department; the number of such...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 611: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools that have asked for autistic units to be located at their schools; the type of autistic units available at these...
    • Psychological Service
      Question 613: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason no increase has happened with regard to fees paid to psychologists who offer services to schools under the scheme for...
    • Physical Education Facilities
      Question 614: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will sanction a physical education hall and extension for a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow which has been...
    • Irish Language
      Question 615: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will elaborate on her announcement with regard to the support and development unit for the teaching of Irish at a centre...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 616: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the situation with respect to an application by a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow for a new school; the stage this is at;...
    • School Transport
      Question 617: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be considered for school transport. [12849/07]
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 619: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of civil servants awaiting transfer to Athlone and Mullingar; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12544/07]
    • Legal Costs
      Question 620: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the approximate cost to the State of defending the High Court action on behalf of a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 621: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the situation with regard to the proposal for a new school to replace the existing classrooms at a school (details supplied) in County...
    • School Staffing
      Question 622: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will reply to Parliamentary Question No. 582 of 27 March 2007 in the manner in which this Deputy requested it, that is separate...
    • School Management
      Question 623: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the situation whereby a person (details supplied) is allowed to dissolve a board of management for the sole reason that...
    • School Staffing
      Question 626: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will introduce a whistle-blowers' charter for schools when they are aware that interview procedures have not been adhered to;...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 628: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason her Department has refused to sanction the extension for a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath; if approval will...
    • Social Inclusion
      Question 629: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the new contribution her Department will make to the Government's activation strategy for persons most removed from the labour market;...
    • Site Acquisitions
      Question 630: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made in acquiring a site for a school (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Psychological Service
      Question 631: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if psychological assessments will be provided for primary school children who are on long-term waiting lists, under the National...
    • School Staffing
      Question 632: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will further comment on Parliamentary Question No. 235 of 8 February 2007 regarding the number of language resource teachers in...
    • School Transport
      Question 633: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a school bus service will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if she will expedite a...
    • Educational Disadvantage
      Question 634: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the extra educational and student supports and staff granted to a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny on the inclusion of the...
    • Teaching Qualifications
      Question 636: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the situation with respect to the recognition by her Department of an MA degree in relation the a person (details supplied) and any...
    • Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
      Question 637: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to correspondence in 1996 between her Department and the Garda authorities relating to the...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 638: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress with regard to provision of a new building to house a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 639: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of staff in her Department for whom two or more phone lines have been provided at their home; the number of lines provided...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 642: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of staff who have transferred to her Department under the decentralisation CAF or DCAF schemes and who have found that they...
  • Department of Defence
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 643: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of civil servants in his Department in receipt of a full salary and by whom no work has been undertaken in the past month; the cost of...
    • Defence Forces Strength
      Question 645: To ask the Minister for Defence the strength of the Permanent Defence Force; the strength of the Reserve Defence Force; the number of Civil Defence volunteers; and if he will make...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 646: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of staff in his Department for whom two or more phone lines have been provided at their home; the number of lines provided in each case;...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 649: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of staff who have transferred to his Department under the decentralisation CAF or DCAF schemes and who have found that they must make a...
  • Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
    • Departmental Correspondence
      Question 650: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will respond to an e-mail of 22 January 2007 from a person (details supplied) in England; and if he...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 651: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of civil servants in his Department in receipt of a full salary and by whom no work has been...
    • National Monuments
      Question 652: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the poor condition, lack of maintenance and in particular the difficulty...
    • Litter Pollution
      Question 653: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the number of drinking cans and bottles left on the River Dargle in Bray, County Wicklow after...
    • Road Network
      Question 654: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the applications submitted to his Department for consideration under the specific improvement grants scheme...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 655: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the annual income received by the State from third party appeals to An Bórd Pleanala between 2000 and 2006;...
    • Election Management System
      Question 656: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on renaming the electoral wards currently known as Crumlin A and Crumlin B as Drimnagh A and...
    • Water Pollution
      Question 658: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the procedures in place in Mayo to handle a cryptosporidium outbreak in the water sources; and if he will...
    • Housing Grants
      Question 659: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will increase the income limit of €40,000 which applies for the qualification of a person with a...
    • Development Levies
      Question 660: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his policy with regard to the collection, use and distribution of development levies by local authorities;...
    • Public Bodies
      Question 661: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the Government informed the European Commission that Ireland already upholds the rights enshrined in the...
    • Fisheries Protection
      Question 662: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will confirm that the European Commission, after issuing Ireland with a letter of formal notice...
    • Water Quality
      Question 664: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide the Environmental Protection Agency with extra resources to fulfil the role outlined in...
    • Local Authority Staff
      Question 667: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason architectural technologists have not been recognised in the Building Control Bill 2005 as persons...
    • Rail Services
      Question 668: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if further consideration has been given by his Department to the submission from a group (details supplied)...
    • Recycling Policy
      Question 669: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the authorised recycling companies that will be recycling the collections of farm plastic which have been...
    • National Monuments
      Question 670: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the penalties applicable to landowners if a protected monument (details supplied) is destroyed; the persons...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 671: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the guidelines issued by his Department governing the requirement that planning permission be sought by house...
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 672: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will approve the Ballylynch, Carrick-on-Suir regeneration scheme currently being discussed by his...
    • Sport and Recreational Development
      Question 673: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the level of funding made available to provide skate board facilities for young people; and if he will make a...
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 675: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will approve the Wilderness/Carrigeen regeneration scheme in Clonmel, County Tipperary; and if he...
    • Road Network
      Question 676: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason he has reduced the capital allocation for non-national roads to Kildare County Council in 2007...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 677: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of staff in his Department for whom two or more phone lines have been provided at their home; the...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 680: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of staff who have transferred to his Department under the decentralisation CAF or DCAF schemes and...

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