Written answers
Tuesday, 2 October 2007
- Department of Education and Science
- Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount paid out to date in regard to compensation payments and legal fees by the Residential Institutions Redress Board; if an...
- Teaching Qualifications
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she proposes to take to advance the mutual recognition of primary school teaching qualifications on the island of Ireland in...
- Computerisation Programme
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the roll out of information communication technology in schools. [21480/07]
- Literacy Levels
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to accelerate programmes to deal with adult illiteracy in view of the fact that the Government's current target would leave...
- Third Level Fees
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the cost of third level registration fees which has jumped from €190 in 1995 to €800 in 2007; the steps she will take...
- School Placement
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she is taking to deal with the situation experienced in north County Dublin in 2007 in which children from immigrant...
- Languages Programme
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the support that exists from her Department for the parents of children from non-Irish backgrounds who can not speak or read English;...
- Departmental Properties
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of post-primary schools in the State owned directly or indirectly by the State; the number of those that having received...
- Third Level Fees
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will reject calls from university presidents for the reintroduction of third level fees; her views on whether the...
- State Examinations
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the proposals she has for reform of the leaving certificate timetable in order to ease pressure on students who have had to take a...
- Education Schemes
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the proposals she has to assist families, especially those on low incomes, with the escalating cost of school books; her plans to...
- School Curriculum
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she is satisfied with the general level of awareness students have regarding mental health illnesses, in view of the fact that as...
- Schools Amalgamation
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of national schools that report to her Department; the number engaged in amalgamation discussions with other schools; and...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether by international comparisons there is serious under-funding of universities and third level colleges here; and...
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has analysed data from the recent census for the purpose of planning school places in accordance with population...
- School Allowances
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the details of the commitment given in the Programme for Government to examine the provision of waste and water allowances to schools...
- School Curriculum
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action she will take to ensure that sex education is available to all school children; her views on a recent survey which...
- Educational Projects
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of Irish students who have participated in the Erasmus third level programme that enables Irish based students along with...
- School Curriculum
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to prioritise high quality in career professional development for teachers and principals in view of the ending in 2006 of...
- School Discipline
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the reported increase in homosexuals being bullied in secondary schools and on a promotional campaign to combat...
- Higher Education Grants
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reasons for denying parents of Irish born children access to third level educational grants in contravention of the European...
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the recent measures that have been taken to reduce class sizes here. [21478/07]
- School Transport
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the results of the recent survey showing that three quarters of secondary school pupils were not wearing seat belts when...
- Computerisation Programme
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to conduct a safety audit of WiFi in schools in view of the concerns regarding the wireless connectivity that are emerging...
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on figures published by her Department in August 2007 showing that almost 110,000 children remain in primary classes of 30...
- School Curriculum
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her proposals for the introduction of standardised testing for reading and maths in primary schools; if she will ensure the allocation...
- School Accommodation
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made in securing a green field site to relocate a school (details supplied) in Dublin 18 in order to satisfy a growing...
- School Enrolments
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the numbers, in respect of all primary schools reporting to her Department which are exclusively boys schools, exclusively girls...
- School Funding
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount private fee paying schools will be subsidised by the State in the 2007/2008 school year. [21481/07]
- Special Educational Needs
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of the parents of children with autism with particular reference to their ongoing...
- Third Level Education
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to a recently published study (details supplied) which indicates that Ireland ranks seventh in...
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the long delay in publishing figures on class sizes for 2006/2007, which were published in August 2007, in view of the...
- School Accommodation
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps she is taking to deal with the acute shortage of class places for children entering primary school, particularly in the...
- Multi-Denominational Schools
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the warning from the chief executive of Educate Together that Ireland is facing an unacceptable and...
- School Enrolments
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action she will take to address the situation whereby Catholic ethos schools are turning away students on religious grounds....
- Schools Building Projects
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the exceptionally high cost of sites acquired by the State for primary and secondary schools; her plans to ensure better...
- School Staffing
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the full complement of 300 welfare officers will be sanctioned for the Education Welfare Board in order that it can fulfil its...
- School Management
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will make a statement on the dispute of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7. [21515/07]
- School Staffing
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of qualified national school teachers and the number of unqualified national school teachers working in the primary school...
- Higher Education Grants
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will introduce the long promised Student Support Bill. [21477/07]
- School Curriculum
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will request the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment to consider the cost of school books when drawing up new or...
- Adult Literacy
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the comments made by the justice department of the Conference of Religious of Ireland in respect of...
- State Examinations
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the continuing high failure rate of maths and science in the leaving certificate, particularly in view of the importance...
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 164: To ask the Taoiseach the boards, bodies, authorities, agencies and quangos under the remit of his Department; the date of establishment; the number of members, staff and budget for...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Code
Question 167: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to regulate or license betting exchanges to ensure that users are being treated fairly and that operators are suitable...
- Garda Stations
Question 168: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the progress on the provision of a new Garda headquarters for Swords, County Dublin; and if he will provide a new court house for...
- Public Transport
Question 169: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the legal process that will be followed by the Office of Public Works in providing bus lanes in the Phoenix Park for example planning...
- Road Network
Question 172: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when works on the bridge and road at the main entrance to the Swiss Cottage in Cahir, County Tipperary will be completed. [21385/07]
- Community Parks
Question 173: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on liaising with a local community in providing a park on ground adjoining a local Garda station; and if he will make a...
- Tax Code
Question 174: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary, for a tax refund on the grounds that they had been in...
- Flood Relief
Question 176: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if officials from the Office of Public Works will meet with persons (details supplied) in County Mayo in relation to a serious and...
- Bridge Repairs
Question 177: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if, following completion of bridge repairs, Swiss Cottage, Cahir, County Tipperary, will re-open to the public next season; and, if...
- Tax Code
Question 178: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that live poultry attract a VAT rate of 13.5% in the Republic of Ireland whereas in...
- Pension Provisions
Question 180: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the terms on which national years of service are available for purchase by public service workers; if his attention has been drawn to...
- Garda Stations
Question 181: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when the new divisional headquarters of An Garda Síochána will commence construction in Wexford; and if he will make a statement on...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 183: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position in relation to decentralising the Wicklow district of the Revenue Commissioners to Wicklow; and if he will make a...
- Tax Code
Question 184: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of stamp duty refunds greater than €50,000 and greater than €100,000 that were made as a consequence of the stamp duty...
- Departmental Bodies
Question 187: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the boards, bodies, authorities, agencies and quangos under the remit of his Department; the date of establishment; the number of...
- Ministerial Appointments
Question 189: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the appointments he has made to State boards, agencies, quangos, bodies and authorities since 1 July 2007; and if he will make a...
- Department of Health and Children
- Foreign Adoptions
Question 190: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the procedures for Irish people who wish to adopt children outside of the EU jurisdiction; if, in this context, the adoption by Irish...
- Hospital Services
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when St. Luke's Hospital, Rathgar will transfer its cancer treatment services to St. James's Hospital; if this transfer of services will...
- Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 192: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that backdated payments to January 1997 regarding nursing home costs, promised by the HSE, are awarded to a person...
- Health Service Staff
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the delays being experienced by people on the national transfer list, launched by the Health Service...
- Health Services
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if persons (details supplied) in Dublin 6W will be assisted. [21384/07]
- Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 195: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in rolling out the public long-stay patients repayment scheme; the time frame for payment; the measures in...
- Hospitals Building Programme
Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the opening date for a hospital (details supplied) in County Offaly; the reason for the delay in its opening; and if she will make a...
- Medical Cards
Question 197: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork was refused a medical card when they have a long term illness; and if their...
- Pharmacy Regulations
Question 198: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will direct the HSE to re-enter the Shipsey process to address outstanding issues with pharmacies operating under the GMS system;...
- Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 199: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary in relation to the refund of nursing home charges. [21414/07]
- Health Services
Question 201: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if home help will be made available for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [21439/07]
- Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 203: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way the national repayment scheme applies to patients in private nursing home accommodation who applied for public beds but these...
- Health Services
Question 204: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21472/07]
- Hospital Services
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be called for an orthopaedic procedure on their knee. [21491/07]
- Mental Health Services
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views in relation to a submission (details supplied); the proposals that are to take place in relation to this matter; and if she...
- Cancer Screening Programme
Question 208: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of mobile BreastCheck units in the west and north west of Ireland; the cost of operating these units; the number of patients...
- Health Services
Question 210: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to improve the orthodontic service in the south east region, and in particular the waiting times. [21512/07]
- Services for People with Disabilities
Question 211: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she expects to offer core funding to a centre (details supplied) in County Kildare having particular regard to the essential day...
- Health Services
Question 212: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to provide speech and language therapy and upgraded physiotherapy services for children and adults in County Kildare; and if...
- Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 215: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when persons (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive payment under the health repayment scheme. [21552/07]
- Hospital Accommodation
Question 216: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a bed will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in order that they can commence the treatment that they vitally...
- Health Services
Question 217: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the increase of 174% in child care orders within two years, from 411 care orders in 2004 to 1,125 in 2006; her further...
- Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 219: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork was refused a claim under the health repayment scheme. [21631/07]
- Health Services
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of an application for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21644/07]
- Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 223: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive payment under the health repayment scheme. [21690/07]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 224: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be given a dermatology appointment. [21691/07]
- Medicinal Products
Question 225: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has completed her consideration of whether or not to ban the sale of herbal ecstasy; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Hospital Accommodation
Question 226: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of drugs detox beds currently available here; her plans to increase the number of such beds; if a timetable has been set for...
- Health Services
Question 227: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the two cocaine specific treatment centres promised in the Programme for Government will be established and operational; the number...
- Drug Related Deaths
Question 229: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of cocaine related deaths reported in each year from 2002 to date in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Cancer Screening Programme
Question 230: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the plans in place to roll out a national cervical screening programme; if there will be pilot areas; if so, the location of these...
- Hospital Services
Question 237: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when heart surgery will be offered to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21711/07]
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 238: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the boards, bodies, authorities, agencies and quangos under the remit of her Department; the date of establishment; the number of...
- Health Services
Question 241: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the services that will, and will not, be available at the newly refurbished Irishtown Health Centre; and if she will make a statement on...
- Hospital Accommodation
Question 242: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on relocating a person (details supplied). [21809/07]
- Health Services
Question 243: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a full time care assistant will be provided for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 244: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate the delayed repayment under the Health Service Executive health repayments scheme for persons (details...
- Health Services
Question 245: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that insurance companies who require detailed health assessments can currently obtain...
- Pharmacy Regulations
Question 246: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the recent directive from the Health Service Executive to pharmacies in relation to the reduction of...
- Health Services
Question 248: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average length of time a patient has to wait for an assessment appointment with an occupational therapist; the number of people in...
- Mental Health Services
Question 249: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether €25 million per annum is the maximum resources that the system could absorb; and if so if this is the maximum...
- Child Care Services
Question 252: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will introduce a quality mark for crèches following worried patients complaints to the Health Service Executive revealing a...
- Cancer Screening Programme
Question 253: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the fact that tens of thousands of cancer and smear tests are being carried out at hospital laboratories here which are not...
- Suicide Prevention
Question 254: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the savings in the instruction by the Health Service Executive to the suicide resource officers to cancel all meetings, training...
- Mental Health Services
Question 255: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there are barriers to adequately resourcing the mental health service beyond those detailed in A Vision for Change. [21863/07]
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 256: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way capital allocations for 2007 are proceeding. [21864/07]
- Mental Health Services
Question 258: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a plan and timetable for closure of mental hospitals and release of funds has been produced. [21866/07]
- Child Care Services
Question 261: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way the additional funding designated for the development of child and adolescent services is being expended to date. [21870/07]
- Cancer Screening Programme
Question 268: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to the re-examination of breast cancer test records at Barringtons Hospital in Limerick; and if she will make a...
- Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 273: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the nursing home payments will be repaid to a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and the reason for the long delay....
- Services for People with Disabilities
Question 274: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 will be admitted to the National Rehabilitation Centre; and if she will make a statement...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 275: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average waiting time for each of the specialties within Cork University Hospital; the number of patients on the outpatient waiting...
- Services for People with Disabilities
Question 276: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 344 of 27 March 2007, if her Department has completed its development of a rehabilitative action...
- Health Service Staff
Question 278: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of consultants in rehabilitation medicine in each of the Health Service Executive areas; and if she will make a statement on...
- Services for People with Disabilities
Question 279: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people with acquired brain injury on the waiting list for the National Rehabilitation Centre; the average waiting time for...
- Department of Transport
- Port Development
Question 281: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine the envisaged capacity of the proposed development of Bremore Port; and the extent to which it will fulfil the need for expansion...
- Air Services
Question 285: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine the amount spent by his Department on public service obligation in services in 2006; the services that benefitted; the amount of...
- Road Network
Question 287: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine the position regarding the collapsed culvert (details supplied) in Dublin 12; the plans in place to repair same and re-open the...
- Public Transport
Question 288: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine when the application by the private bus operator for a new service from Swords to Dublin city via the Dublin Port tunnel will be...
- Rail Network
Question 290: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine if he will report on progress on the metro rail transport system to Swords, County Dublin; and the various procedures and...
- Rural Transport Services
Question 292: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine his proposals, in regard to the commitment given in the programme for Government, to enhance and extend the rural transport...
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 293: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine the boards, bodies, authorities, agencies and quangos under the remit of his Department; the date of establishment; the number of...
- Departmental Bodies
Question 294: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine the boards, bodies, authorities, agencies and quangos under the remit of his Department that have been abolished in the past ten...
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 295: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine the appointments he has made to State boards, agencies, quangos, bodies and authorities since 1 July 2007; and if he will make a...
- Railway Stations
Question 296: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine if his Department will accept the contents of the recent feasibility study which strongly advocates the re-opening of the railway...
- Departmental Programmes
Question 297: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine if he will confirm recent reports that thousands of euro are to be spent in promoting the Transport 21 programme again; the reason...
- Light Rail Project
Question 298: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine when he will begin the public consultation process to select a preferred route for the new LUAS line to Lucan, Co. Dublin. [21925/07]
- Department of Foreign Affairs
- Foreign Conflicts
Question 299: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs Ireland's position on the crisis in Burma. [22079/07]
- EU Summits
Question 300: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on not attending the planned European Union, African Union summit meeting in Portugal scheduled for December 2007, if Mr Mugabe...
- International Agreements
Question 302: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will ensure that Rockall Island comes under Irish jurisdiction; and the position regarding Ireland's case at the UN. [21590/07]
- Crime Levels
Question 303: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of reported homicides or suspected homicides of Irish citizens abroad each year. [21591/07]
- Emigrant Support Services
Question 304: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his recent discussions with the United States Government in relation to undocumented Irish immigrants; the position regarding the issue; and...
- Passport Applications
Question 305: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a decision will be made on an application for a passport by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Bodies
Question 306: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the boards, bodies, authorities, agencies and quangos under the remit of his Department; the date of establishment; the number of members,...
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 308: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the appointments he has made to State boards, agencies, quangos, bodies and authorities since 1 July 2007; and if he will make a statement...
- Diplomatic Representation
Question 310: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to establish new embassies abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21937/07]
- Northern Ireland Issues
Question 311: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his dealings with the new power sharing administration in the North; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Community Employment Schemes
Question 312: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will abolish the six year regulation for people over the age of 55 years who are employed on community employment...
- Fire Service
Question 313: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has guidelines in relation to part-time fire brigade members seeking time release from full time employment to meet...
- Community Employment Schemes
Question 314: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if persons over 66 will be allowed to continue working under the community employment scheme particularly people who have...
- Work Permits
Question 315: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is satisfied with the operation of the spousal work permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21721/07]
- Departmental Bodies
Question 317: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the boards, bodies, authorities, agencies and quangos under the remit of his Department; the date of establishment; the...
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 319: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the appointments he has made to State boards, agencies, quangos, bodies and authorities since 1 July 2007; and if he will...
- Employment Support Services
Question 320: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for business for the provision of employment in business and industry at the business park, Askeaton, County...
- Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
- Arts Funding
Question 321: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will increase the Arts Councils budgetary allocation to bring it into line with the average per capita spending on the arts in...
- Special Olympics World Games
Question 324: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the preparations his Department will make during the next year to ensure that Ireland improves its performance in the 2008 Summer...
- National Library
Question 325: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the advice he has received from the board of the National Library of Ireland in respect of its recent decision to suspend its...
- Departmental Bodies
Question 328: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the boards, bodies, authorities, agencies and quangos under the remit of his Department; the date of establishment; the number of...
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 330: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the appointments he has made to State boards, agencies, quangos, bodies and authorities since 1 July 2007; and if he will make a...
- Arts Funding
Question 331: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when funding will be provided for a theatre (details supplied) in County Monaghan; his views on whether this is an important cross...
- Sports Funding
Question 332: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding representations from a club (details supplied) in Dublin 6W in respect of commercial rates for sports bodies;...
- Department of Social and Family Affairs
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 333: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the payments paid in respect of rental subsidies to tenants for private rented accommodation in each of the years 1997 to 2006....
- Social Welfare Code
Question 336: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on the liberalisation of the means test for the carers allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21533/07]
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 337: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if he will review their case and the...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 339: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason social welfare appellants from County Mayo have to travel to Castlerea to attend oral hearings in respect of their...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 341: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason for the anomaly in the back to school clothing and footwear allowance scheme which bars a lone parent from receiving...
- Departmental Bodies
Question 342: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the cross-Departmental or inter-agency groups, committees, or bodies on which his Department is currently represented indicating...
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 345: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the appointments he has made to State boards, agencies, quangos, bodies and authorities since 1 July 2007; and if he will make a...
- Anti-Poverty Strategy
Question 346: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on the fact that a total of 290,000 people here including one child in every ten are living in consistent poverty; and...
- Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Community Development
Question 347: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of funds spent under the last Leader programme on self catering tourist accommodation; the estimated...
- Departmental Bodies
Question 350: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the boards, bodies, authorities, agencies and quangos under the remit of his Department; the date of establishment;...
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 352: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the appointments he has made to State boards, agencies, quangos, bodies and authorities since 1 July 2007; and if he...
- Irish Language
Question 353: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when, given that it is 12 months since he published the draft regulations under Section 9.1 of the Official Languages...
- Department of Agriculture and Food
- Animal Welfare
Question 354: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the legislative changes proposed with reference to dog fighting and related matters following recent discussions with Dr....
- Grant Payments
Question 356: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason for the delay in payment of a disadvantaged area based payment to a person (details supplied) in Cork south west;...
- Animal Welfare
Question 357: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the funding that was made available in 2006 for animal welfare. [21416/07]
- Bovine Diseases
Question 358: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the legal standing of her Department's approved test for bovine tuberculosis; if there is a confirmatory test that has legal...
- Bovine Disease Controls
Question 359: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her Department's bovine tuberculosis eradication scheme is in compliance with annex B (31) of Council Directive...
- Grant Payments
Question 361: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when she will issue farmers with a copy of her Department's inspection checklist on cross compliance; and if she will make a...
- EU Directives
Question 362: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will ensure that the new EU sugar restructuring regulation supersedes the current regulation; and if she will make a...
- Northern Ireland Issues
Question 363: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her Department has conducted an audit of agriculture policy across all enterprises relative to policy in Northern...
- Food Labelling
Question 364: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will introduce comprehensive and effective regulations regarding an area (details supplied) and ensure full...
- Animal Diseases
Question 365: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the discussions that have taken place between the Government and the European Union on the threat of foot and mouth disease...
- Grant Payments
Question 366: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow who is waiting for his consolidation payment for some...
- Departmental Bodies
Question 367: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the boards, bodies, authorities, agencies and quangos under the remit of her Department; the date of establishment; the...
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 369: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the appointments she has made to State boards, agencies, quangos, bodies and authorities since 1 July 2007; and if she will...
- Grant Payments
Question 370: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason for delay in approval of grants and approval to complete work under the farm improvement scheme in County...
- Food Labelling
Question 371: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she is satisfied regarding the adequacy of food labelling with particular reference to the identification of the country...
- Genetically Modified Organisms
Question 372: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she is satisfied that there is no risk of crop contamination arising from importation of genetically modified food...
- Alternative Farm Enterprises
Question 373: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the acreage dedicated to the production of biofuels in 2007; her projections for the future; and if she will make a...
- Food Exports
Question 374: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the extent to which she expects Irish produce to compete on worldwide export markets in the aftermath of the WTO; and if she...
- Common Agricultural Policy
Question 375: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the final breakdown of compensation in respect of Greencore and producers in the aftermath of the CAP reform; and if she...
- Sugar Industry
Question 376: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the areas within the EU where sugar beet is currently grown; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21910/07]
- Food Imports
Question 377: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she is satisfied that all food and food products imported here from other EU countries have satisfied the EU production,...
- Bovine Diseases
Question 379: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the measures she has taken or proposes to take to isolate the possibility of an outbreak of foot and mouth or bluetongue...
- Common Agricultural Policy
Question 380: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her attention has been drawn to concerns within the farming sector regarding the future viability of agriculture here in...
- Food Industry
Question 381: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food her plans to ensure the future development of the agricultural industry with particular reference to the meat and dairy...
- Departmental Staff
Question 383: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if a transfer will be offered or arranged for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare from the Department of Social...
- Department of Education and Science
- Special Educational Needs
Question 385: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will assist a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [21388/07]
- School Transport
Question 386: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has to travel two miles to obtain the bus when in fact the bus passes their...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 387: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason the resource teaching hours and special needs assistance support to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was reduced;...
- School Accommodation
Question 388: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the plans that exist to provide alternative school premises for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7 in view of their pending...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 389: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will confirm that a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7 will be able to move into the Grangegorman Dublin Institute of...
- Site Acquisitions
Question 390: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans for the acquisition of new school sites in Balbriggan; and the discussions taking place with Finglas County Council and land...
- School Accommodation
Question 391: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if it is possible to request schools in the Dublin-North region to publish their lists of pupil intake before 28 February each year in...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 393: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will report on progress on the proposed new secondary school in Donabate; and when applications for enrolment will be available...
- School Accommodation
Question 395: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress for the provision of additional accommodation for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin in view of the fact that...
- Schools Recognition
Question 396: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the permanent recognition for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin will be notified; and her plans for a new permanent...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 397: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans for a permanent extension to a school (details supplied) in view of the growth in population in Balrothery village. [21463/07]
- School Accommodation
Question 399: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will request primary schools in the Balbriggan area to forward to her Department a list of the names and addresses of all...
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 400: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 4 July 2007, the schools in County Mayo where class sizes are in excess of 30 pupils...
- School Curriculum
Question 401: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if remedial teaching in Irish is provided in gaelscoileanna; her proposals in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the...
- School Accommodation
Question 402: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will continue to provide educational services from the existing buildings at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if...
- Site Acquisitions
Question 403: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will acquire a site to accommodate a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; if this will be the same site as has been...
- School Placement
Question 405: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the formula used for assessing the need for schools and school places for the Hansfield SDZ in Dublin 15; and if she will make a...
- School Accommodation
Question 406: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason her Department advised Fingal County Council that the Castleknock area in Dublin 15 did not require an additional secondary...
- School Placement
Question 408: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department monitors residential planning applications in areas where there is a known shortfall in school places; and if she...
- Planning Issues
Question 409: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the planning objections or submissions she made to local authorities in 2006 and 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Properties
Question 410: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide a map showing the property boundary between lands owned by her Department in Littlepace, Dublin 15 and the private...
- Site Acquisitions
Question 411: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the negotiations she has had with a company (details supplied) with regard to the acquisition of primary and secondary school sites at...
- Higher Education Grants
Question 413: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason students attending private, fee-paying colleges are not considered for the higher education grant; and if she will make a...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 414: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the size of the secondary school site at Phibblestown in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21670/07]
- Rental Costs
Question 415: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has paid rent to a company (details supplied) for the use of land in their ownership to accommodate temporary school buildings...
- Site Acquisitions
Question 418: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will acquire the reserved school site (details supplied) in Dublin 15, which was reserved by the council for future school use...
- School Admissions
Question 419: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the admissions policy that will be used by the new VEC national schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21675/07]
- Site Acquisitions
Question 420: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if it is still intended to establish a VEC national school in Dublin 15 by September 2008; the location of that school; and if she...
- Teaching Qualifications
Question 426: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in respect of a teacher (details supplied) who qualified in the Northern Ireland in secondary school training where this...
- School Opening Hours
Question 427: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her plans to review the finishing times for primary school students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21694/07]
- Site Acquisitions
Question 428: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received the contracts for the acquisition of a site in Ballinamore, County Leitrim for a new post-primary school; and if...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 430: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the process whereby design teams are appointed for schools; if this is only done at intervals; if so, the plans in place to facilitate...
- School Staffing
Question 431: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if it is her intention to provide laboratory technicians in all second level schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Higher Education Grants
Question 432: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of the appeal for a higher education grant for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; when a decision will be made;...
- Teaching Qualifications
Question 434: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her Department's plans to address an anomaly (details supplied) that exists within the postgraduate programme in primary teaching; and...
- Departmental Agencies
Question 435: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the boards, bodies, authorities, agencies and quangos under the remit of her Department; the date of establishment; the number of...
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 437: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the appointments she has made to State boards, agencies, quangos, bodies and authorities since 1 July 2007; and if she will make a...
- School Accommodation
Question 438: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath which is accommodated in an old building not able to sustain current needs,...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 439: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress to date regarding the provision of a new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry to replace the...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 440: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when an application by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick for the provision of home tuition will be processed and granted....
- Schools Building Projects
Question 441: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of the application by a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath for necessary additional accommodation; when the...
- Educational Planning
Question 442: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has liaised with Westmeath County Council in order to ensure that there is adequate land zoned in the context of the...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 443: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of funding allocated to enable additional accommodation to be provided at a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath;...
- School Transport
Question 444: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the situation regarding the provision of school transport for a person (details supplied) in County...
- Schools Amalgamation
Question 445: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress to date on the plans to re-organise schools (details supplied) to form a junior and senior school on a single site in...
- Department of Defence
- Irish Red Cross
Question 446: To ask the Minister for Defence the reason for the recent resignation of the secretary general of the Irish Red Cross; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21507/07]
- Departmental Agencies
Question 447: To ask the Minister for Defence the boards, bodies, authorities, agencies and quangos under the remit of his Department; the date of establishment; the number of members, staff and...
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 449: To ask the Minister for Defence appointments he has made to State boards, agencies, quangos, bodies and authorities since 1 July 2007; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Army Barracks
Question 450: To ask the Minister for Defence if there are proposals or commitments to change the number of army barracks in the border region; if so, when and the location of same; his views on...
- Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Housing Management Companies
Question 451: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will introduce legislation to regulate estate management companies, particularly in view of the level of fees being...
- Visa Applications
Question 452: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status a family reunification visa application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Anti-Social Behaviour
Question 453: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will respond to a query (details supplied). [21387/07]
- Visa Applications
Question 454: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application for family reunification for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick;...
- Residency Permits
Question 455: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the considerations taken into account when deciding on applications for residence permits made by non-EU or EEA nationals...
- Garda Transport
Question 456: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied that Gardaí in Kilkenny City are adequately supplied with vehicles both marked and unmarked; the number...
- Visa Applications
Question 457: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be reached in the family reunification application of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7. [21496/07]
- Garda Deployment
Question 458: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to bring about a Fingal Garda division responsible for all Garda activity in the area administered by Fingal...
- Garda Strength
Question 459: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Gardaí in a town (details supplied) in County Mayo at present. [21553/07]
- Residency Permits
Question 462: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when long-term residency will be granted to persons (details supplied) in County Mayo. [21558/07]
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- Registration of Title
As the Deputy will be aware, under the provisions of the Registration of Deeds and Title Act 2006, the Property Registration Authority was established as and from 4 November, 2006. The Property...
- Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Deportation Orders
Question 464: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a decision to permit a person (details supplied) in County Louth to remain in the State until the birth of...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 465: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the citizenship application of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6 with a view to having it processed...
- Garda Stations
Question 467: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide a list of all the Garda stations in the State; the population of the areas which they cover; the number...
- Departmental Agencies
Question 468: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people employed by the Equality Authority; the percentage of those who are women or have a disability; and if...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 469: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will regularise the status of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Deportation Orders
Question 470: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the application of a person (details supplied) in County Galway to remain in the State on humanitarian...
- Departmental Bodies
Question 471: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the boards, bodies, authorities, agencies and quangos under the remit of his Department; the date of establishment; the...
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 473: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the appointments he has made to State boards, agencies, quangos, bodies and authorities since 1 July 2007; and if he will...
- Garda Deployment
Question 474: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will request the Garda authorities to increase the number of Garda personnel allocated to Kinnegad Garda station,...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 475: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who has applied for citizenship. [21853/07]
- Human Trafficking
Question 476: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will respond to the official report from the Welsh Assembly Government specifically naming Ireland as a route for...
- Residency Permits
Question 477: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for leave to remain by a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [21922/07]
- Civil Unions Bill 2006
Question 482: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will confirm his plans to deal with the Civil Unions Bill 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21936/07]
- Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Housing Grants
Question 483: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in relation to an essential repairs grant application for persons (details supplied) in County...
- Serviced Land Initiative
Question 485: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of projects on a local authority basis that have been approved since 2002 under the serviced land...
- Outdoor Events
Question 486: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if it is time, that Ireland began the process of banning all blood sports including stag hunting and fox...
- Archaeological Sites
Question 488: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason he has decided to sanction the location of the Turoe Stone from its environment at Turoe to a...
- Noise Pollution
Question 489: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to deal with the noise pollution impact of house alarms on residences in high density urban housing...
- Local Authority Housing
Question 490: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has received a request from Dublin City Council for a special tenant purchase scheme for...
- Fire Stations
Question 491: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the major fires (details supplied), he will ensure that the EPA and the fire authorities...
- Planning Issues
Question 492: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on reviewing the planning regulations regarding the provision of carparking facilities for long...
- Local Authority Housing
Question 493: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received an application for funding to carry out further refurbishment work of houses at an estate...
- Archaeological Sites
Question 494: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to conservation issues surrounding the proposed route for a by-pass (details...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 495: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in relation to an extension to a water scheme (details supplied) in County Mayo; the stage the...
- Local Authority Housing
Question 496: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has been deemed as being not eligible to be considered...
- Housing Grants
Question 497: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the provisions in place in respect of people under the shared ownership housing scheme whose monthly...
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 499: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the statistics available from local authority assessments of social housing needs for the year 2006 in...
- Architectural Heritage
Question 507: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on affording official recondition and funding to an organisation (details supplied). [21638/07]
- Election Management System
Question 508: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will appoint a commission to review the local election boundaries in advance of the 2009 local...
- Planning Issues
Question 511: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce legislation to give rights to homeowners where views, prospects and natural light have...
- Local Authority Staff
Question 512: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will lift the public sector recruitment embargo for rapidly expanding local authorities such as Fingal;...
- Tree Protection Orders
Question 514: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of fines levied and prosecutions taken for the violation of tree protection orders in each of the...
- Planning Issues
Question 516: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason for his Department's rationale in proposing to construct another 32 houses at a location (details...
- International Agreements
Question 517: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Aarhus Convention will be transposed into law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21696/07]
- Planning Issues
Question 518: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans in place to ensure builders will have to supply energy efficiency certificates for houses completed...
- Departmental Bodies
Question 519: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the boards, bodies, authorities, agencies and quangos under the remit of his Department; the date of...
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 521: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the appointments he has made to State boards, agencies, quangos, bodies and authorities since 1 July 2007;...
- Planning Issues
Question 522: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of registered developments (details supplied) in County Mayo; the number of unregistered...
- Local Authority Staff
Question 524: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will respond to the request from Galway City Council for the approval of the appointment of temporary...
- Local Authority Housing
Question 526: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made regarding the housing remedial work scheme for an estate (details supplied) in County...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 527: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will re-examine the fact that the Donaghmoyne group water scheme has not been granted support towards...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Renewable Energy
Question 528: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on introducing a grant scheme for individual domestic uptake of renewable energy, similar to the...
- Broadband Services
Question 529: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way broadband services can be enhanced for residents living in rural areas of north Dublin; and his plans...
- Departmental Agencies
Question 530: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the boards, bodies, authorities, agencies and quangos under the remit of his Department; the date of...
- Appointments to State Boards
Question 532: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the appointments he has made to State boards, agencies, quangos, bodies and authorities since 1 July 2007; and...
- Grant Payments
Question 533: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when a grant will be awarded to a group (details supplied) in County Galway as has been promised. [21926/07]
