Written answers

Wednesday, 5 March 2008

  • Department of Health and Children
    • Departmental Bodies
      Question 88: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the budget that has been made available to the Office for Disability and Mental Health in 2008; the number of staff employed in the...
    • Departmental Reports
      Question 89: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the publication of the Health Information and Quality Authority report on the misdiagnosis of a person (details supplied) has...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 90: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the discussions she has had with the Health Service Executive in relation to its plans for cuts in hospital services in the north east...
    • Infectious Diseases
      Question 92: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, with regard to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre quarterly publication of infection rates in hospitals, these reports will...
    • Departmental Advertising
      Question 93: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the reported Health Service Executive intention to boycott advertising on a radio station (detail supplied) due to the fact...
    • Departmental Reports
      Question 94: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in the publication of two reports (details supplied) on the Portlaoise cancer situation which have been passed...
    • Homeless Persons
      Question 95: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason funding for the development of homeless services has not been provided in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Health Services
      Question 96: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if new budgets have been put in place for home care packages in all Health Service Executive areas; the number of such packages that are...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 97: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has had further negotiations with the Northern Health Minister in relation to bringing a radiotherapy centre to the north-west;...
    • Pharmacy Services
      Question 98: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will direct the Health Service Executive to engage in meaningful dialogue with pharmacist representatives with a view to ensuring...
    • Health Services
      Question 99: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she plans to make new policy proposals for dental services following her visit to the US; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Food Safety
      Question 100: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the hazard analysis and critical control points legislation emanating from the EU Commission; if she...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 101: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the measures she will take to address the queue for assessment and diagnosis of children suspected of having autism which stands at up...
    • Organ Donation
      Question 102: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on an opt out system of organ donation in order to increase the number of organs available to those who need transplants; and...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 104: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the Nursing Home Support Scheme Bill will be published; the reason the Fair Deal for nursing home care was not introduced as...
    • Hospital Staff
      Question 105: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take to address the shortage of cardiac technicians which has resulted in unfilled posts and delays for patients;...
    • Health Services
      Question 106: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she is taking to expand detoxification facilities for drug-addicted people within both public and private healthcare in view...
    • Irish Blood Transfusion Service
      Question 107: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received a report from the Irish Blood Transfusion Service on the reason it allowed data on donors to be sent out of Ireland...
    • Mental Health Services
      Question 108: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the measures in place to ensure that money specifically allocated to implement A Vision for Change since 2006 is spent for that purpose;...
    • Health Services
      Question 109: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she will take to address the early diagnosis and treatment of type two diabetes having opened a conference on the issue on 22...
    • Eating Disorders
      Question 110: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when there will be an increase in dedicated in-patient beds for people with eating disorders; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      Question 111: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the assessment that has been carried out on the staffing implications of co-located private hospitals, including consultants and other...
    • Respiratory Diseases
      Question 112: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will develop a respiratory strategy to address the statistics in the report Ireland Needs Healthier Airways and Lungs — the...
    • Departmental Reports
      Question 113: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the report on breast cancer screening at Barringtons Hospital has been completed; the process and timeframe for its publication; and...
    • Long-Term Illness Scheme
      Question 114: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will classify myasthenia gravis as a long-term illness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9287/08]
    • Hospital Services
      Question 115: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the plans to transfer services from Roscommon County Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8952/08]
    • Organ Retention
      Question 116: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will publish the report of Dunne Inquiry into organ retention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9282/08]
    • Mental Health Services
      Question 117: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will address serious deficits in the provision of forensic mental health services outside of the Dublin area; and if she will...
    • Care of the Elderly
      Question 118: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the Standards for Nursing Home Care recently approved by the board of the Health Information and Equality Authority will be...
    • Clinical Indemnity Scheme
      Question 119: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that indemnity insurance will be withdrawn from independent midwives on 31 March 2008; if...
    • Health Services
      Question 120: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the personal health check promised in the Programme for Government will be rolled out. [9322/08]
    • Healthy Eating Guidelines
      Question 121: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will undertake a review of the food pyramid which leading nutritionists have found to be in need of a major overhaul; and if she...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 122: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the National Office for Suicide Prevention will not receive extra funding in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 124: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the assessments carried out on the number of extra general practitioners that will be needed to address population growth and other...
    • Health Service Budget
      Question 126: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of the overall health budget that currently comes from health insurance; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Constitutional Amendments
      Question 130: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has decided on a date for holding the referendum on amending the Constitution to ensure protection of children; and if she will...
    • Mental Health Services
      Question 131: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on the decision of the Health Service Executive north east to accept only urgent or emergency child and...
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      Question 135: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason it will take 110 months from the awarding of a contract to construct a new national paediatric hospital; and if she will make...
    • Health Services
      Question 137: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will introduce measures to address the needs of people with myasthenia gravis including the appointment of a specialist...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 138: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has had discussions with the Department of Education and Science to address problems in the allocation of staff including speech...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 140: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress in setting up an interim isolation unit for cystic fibrosis patients at St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin; and if she will...
    • Mental Health Services
      Question 142: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people with learning disabilities who have committed criminal offences and are being accommodated outside Ireland for...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 143: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received a report on the progress made by Professor Tom Keane in developing a cancer strategy; if he has had discussions with...
    • Hospital Accommodation
      Question 146: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent and the role she intends public and private hospital beds to play in the delivery of services to the public with particular...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 149: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of Health Service Executive grade VIII and above posts on 31 December 2007; the number of these posts on 29 February 2008;...
    • Child Care Services
      Question 150: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the serious difficulties being caused by the Government's new child care subvention; and if she will...
    • Health Services
      Question 152: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 6 of 31 January 2008 and the Minister of State's comments regarding the development of formal...
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Commemorative Events
      Question 153: To ask the Taoiseach if there are proposals for the establishment of an annual memorial day for the Great Famine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9600/08]
  • Department of Finance
    • Tax Code
      Question 154: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the farm rental income tax exemption scheme applies to a father-son arrangement even when this lease is stamped and approved of by...
    • Tax Collection
      Question 158: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has been deducted the proper taxation for the tax year 2007; if their application for...
    • Theatre Licences
      Question 159: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number and location of drink theatre licences which have been granted by the custom service of his Department for each of the...
    • Tax Code
      Question 160: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will support a proposal (details supplied). [9659/08]
  • Department of Health and Children
    • Nutrition Policy
      Question 161: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action taken by her Department, together with the private sector and consumer groups on the marketing and advertising of products...
    • Food Labelling
      Question 162: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the guidelines that have been established for food and nutrition labelling to ensure that labelling is accurate, consistent,...
    • Funeral Costs
      Question 163: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the cost of repatriation and funerals of tourists or migrant workers who are murdered in this State are paid by her Department or the...
    • Drugs Awareness Campaigns
      Question 164: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the budget allocated to the recently launched anti-drugs campaign The Party's Over, with details of the way this budget will be spent;...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 167: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the services and facilities in place in County Wexford for cystic fibrosis sufferers; the number of cystic fibrosis patients in the...
    • Medicinal Products
      Question 193: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the shortage of a medication drug (details supplied); the reason for same; and if she will make a...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 194: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the hospitals here that have proper facilities to cater for cystic fibrosis patients; the number of these beds in each hospital; and if...
    • Health Services
      Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concern being expressed in respect of the reported decision by the Health Service Executive to...
    • Cystic Fibrosis Incidence
      Question 197: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people who died that were diagnosed with cystic fibrosis in each county in the years 2002 to 2007 and to date in 2008; the...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 198: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of heart and lung transplants that have been carried out here; the number currently on the waiting list; the number who have...
    • Tax Code
      Question 199: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, pending the outcome of the Government's consideration of a scheme to assist voluntary sporting and community groups acquire...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when oncology services will transfer from Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; the part of the service that will be retained at the...
    • Child Care Services
      Question 204: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the important service (details supplied) in Dublin 15 to support families with children under five;...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 205: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a medical officer has not been re-appointed for County Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9549/08]
    • Hospital Staff
      Question 206: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason transfers are not being permitted between hospitals for staff nurses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9550/08]
    • Hospital Services
      Question 208: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of the most recent review of the adequacy of the capacity of the national neurosurgery facility in Beaumont Hospital; the...
    • HIV Infection
      Question 209: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of reported HIV cases from County Wicklow in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9564/08]
    • Health Services
      Question 210: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a service (details supplied) will be provided in an area. [9569/08]
    • Hospital Services
      Question 211: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist persons (details supplied); and if she will make this a priority case. [9571/08]
    • Health Services
      Question 216: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will request the Health Service Executive to provide community health services in Fettercairn, Tallaght, Dublin 24; her views on...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 217: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the discussions her Department has had or is planning to have with the Health Service Executive to investigate and overcome the...
    • National Treatment Purchase Fund
      Question 219: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of patients who received treatment through the treatment purchase scheme in each of the past five years; and if she will make...
    • Health Services
      Question 220: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason home help hours have been restricted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9750/08]
    • Ambulance Service
      Question 223: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied with the strength of the ambulance service; her proposals for increasing staffing levels or vehicles; and if she...
    • Accident and Emergency Services
      Question 224: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if adequate accident and emergency staff are available at all hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9754/08]
    • Hospital Staff
      Question 225: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of agency nurses employed in Naas General Hospital, Naas, County Kildare in each of the past five years; and if she will make...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 228: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she expects the delivery of the full scale of services at Naas Hospital, Naas, County Kildare including the utilisation of all...
    • Community Care
      Question 229: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent to which she expects upgraded community health centres to play a role in the delivery of health services in the future; and...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 230: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of full medical card holders in 1998 and at the present time as a proportion of the general population; and if she will make...
    • School Medical Examinations
      Question 231: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if all school medical examinations here are carried out at a frequency required by international standards; the areas which are not up...
    • Health Services
      Question 232: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children screened for orthodontic treatment in each of the past five years; the number who failed to receive treatment;...
    • Cancer Incidence
      Question 233: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the level of incidence of the various forms of cancer diagnosed here in each of the past 10 years; the way these levels compare with...
    • Heart Disease Incidence
      Question 234: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the research that has been undertaken into the cause or causes of high levels of heart disease here with particular reference to...
    • Respiratory Diseases
      Question 236: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people suffering from respiratory conditions here and in each EU country; the research undertaken to identify the cause or...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 237: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children born with autism or Asperger's spectrum in each of the past 10 years to date in 2008 in each of the EU countries;...
    • Infectious Diseases
      Question 239: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent to which a trend in respect of incidents of MRSA show an increase or decrease on a monthly basis in the past three years; and...
    • Pharmacy Services
      Question 242: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the group, bodies, agencies or representatives for whom she, her Department or the Health Service Executive sought or received advice in...
    • Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
      Question 244: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position of an application under the health repayment scheme by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
  • Department of Transport
    • Road Network
      Question 245: To ask the Minister for Transport the funding allocation from his Department for local improvement scheme road projects in County Clare for the years 2006, 2007 and 2008; and if he...
    • Transport Action Plan
      Question 248: To ask the Minister for Transport the specific targets that have been put in place to encourage the reduction of car use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9503/08]
    • Rural Transport Services
      Question 249: To ask the Minister for Transport the status of the application by a group (details supplied) with their rural transport initiative for the north Irishowen area. [9513/08]
    • Public Transport
      Question 251: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason he did not grant a licence to a company (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9536/08]
    • State Aid
      Question 253: To ask the Minister for Transport if Dublin Bus is converting three year 2000, low-floor vehicles to conduct multilingual Dublin City tours; if the commercial division of Dublin...
    • Public Service Obligations
      Question 255: To ask the Minister for Transport if the costs associated with the public service obligation services are being separated from the costs associated with the commercial services, or...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Work Permits
      Question 256: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when a decision will be made on an application for a work permit on behalf of a person (detail supplied) in County...
    • Redundancy Payments
      Question 257: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is entitled to statutory redundancy. [9596/08]
    • Industrial Development
      Question 258: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of visits the Industrial Department Authority has made to Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim in the past two years; and...
    • Health and Safety Issues
      Question 259: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are plans to review health and safety legislation to place a particular emphasis on healthy eating and active...
    • Industrial Development
      Question 261: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the fact that only one Industrial Development Authority supported company has set up in County Kerry over the...
    • FÁS Training Programmes
      Question 262: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has instructed FÁS to introduce training courses in green energy technology installation in view of its rising...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 263: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline in respect of each unit and agency listed for decentralisation, the property acquisitions that they have...
    • Science and Technology Groups
      Question 264: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason, in view of the Government's commitment to encouraging and promoting sciences throughout all aspects of Irish...
  • Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
    • Swimming Pool Projects
      Question 265: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he plans to reopen the swimming pool programme; and when this might occur. [9597/08]
    • National Museum
      Question 266: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if there are proposals to open a famine museum as part of the National Museum to commemorate the millions of Irish people who died...
  • Department of Social and Family Affairs
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 267: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a swipe card will be introduced for old age contributory and non-contributory pensions in 2008; and the date of same. [9525/08]
  • Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
    • Community Development
      Question 269: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the funding allocation under the CLÁR programme from his Department for local improvement scheme road projects in...
    • National Lottery Funding
      Question 270: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the organisations in the Dublin mid-west area that were granted funds under the current round of national lottery...
    • Community Development
      Question 271: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when he will be making an announcement in regard to contracts for the provision of support services to projects in...
    • Caillteanais Postanna
      Question 272: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cad é líon iomlán na bpost a cailleadh de bharr dúnadh comhlachta [sonraí tugtha] agus méid iomlán na ndeontas a...
  • Department of Agriculture and Food
    • Grant Payments
      Question 274: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a REP scheme farmer must be compulsory purchase ordered in order to provide land to a local authority to improve...
    • Food Industry
      Question 275: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the policies introduced by her Department to promote access to healthy food; her views on introducing positive...
    • Industrial Relations
      Question 276: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position in relation to employees of Coillte; if benchmarking has been awarded to the employees; the pay agreements they...
    • Meat Processing Plants
      Question 277: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps she is taking to ensure that a fair price is offered to sheep farmers at meat processing plants in view of the...
    • Common Agricultural Policy
      Question 278: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her Department has been notified by the EU Commission regarding proposals to review disadvantaged areas here in the...
    • Departmental Documentation
      Question 279: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the way a company (details supplied) has advertising rights in her Department documentation. [9593/08]
    • EU Regulations
      Question 280: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the meaning of EU Regulation 183 of 2005 as it applies to farmers who operate feed businesses; and if she will make a...

    • Question 281: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the regulations that apply for the storage and disposal of poultry manure; if new regulations must be compiled with before...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 282: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there are some elderly farmers who do not have bank facilities which would...
  • Department of Education and Science
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 283: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will re-examine the decision to refuse a special needs assistant for a pupil (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she...
    • International Education Services
      Question 284: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will assist in a case (details supplied); and if she will respond to the issues raised. [9508/08]
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 285: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she expects work to commence on the proposed extension to a school (detail supplied) in Dublin 15; if her attention has been...
    • Teaching Council
      Question 287: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of teachers in respect of the annual subscription paid to the Teaching Council; her...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 288: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will support the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin. [9642/08]
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 289: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding provided by her Department as devolved grants to schools in Waterford city in each of the years 2006 and 2007; the number...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      Question 290: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding provided by her Department under the summer works scheme to schools in Waterford City in each of the years 2006 and 2007;...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 295: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will support a project at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [9652/08]
    • State Examinations
      Question 296: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will support a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [9653/08]
  • Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
    • Maternity Leave
      Question 297: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he will take to address the situation where employers are not obliged to make payment to employees on maternity...
    • Public Order Offences
      Question 298: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to recent reports that fines issued for drinking in public places have in the majority of...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 299: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number, having regard to the exercise of his statutory authority under Section 71 of An Garda Síochána Act 2005, and...
    • Garda Strength
      Question 300: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Gardaí in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9529/08]
    • Funeral Costs
      Question 302: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department covers the cost of repatriation and funerals of tourists or migrant workers who are murdered in this...
    • Crime Prevention
      Question 303: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will work with Dublin City Council and Eircom on an anti-social issue (details supplied). [9540/08]
    • Garda Stations
      Question 304: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 542 of 12 February 2008, the plans for new Garda stations in Miltown Malbay,...
    • Child Abuse
      Question 305: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if in relation to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 256 of 5 December 2007, there was correspondence from the Garda...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 306: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will take steps to expedite an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 307: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when will a decision be made on the immigration status of a person (detail supplied). [9584/08]
    • Theatre Licences
      Question 309: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the monitoring of drink theatre licences that has taken place; the consultation that was held with An Garda Síochána, the...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 310: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will assist in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9781/08]
  • Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
    • Environmental Policy
      Question 311: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1331 of 30 January 2008, if a full health risk evaluation on CFLs will...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 312: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the planning policies developed for urban and rural housing, transport, amenity spaces and workplace settings...
    • Building Regulations
      Question 313: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has conducted an investigation into the use of pyrite in construction here; if a ban has been in place...
    • Heritage Council
      Question 314: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason the Heritage Council felt it was appropriate to give a grant to a gun club (detail supplied) in...
    • Architectural Heritage
      Question 315: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the schemes or programmes open to villages and small towns seeking to have the brand of Heritage Town; if...
    • Special Protection Areas
      Question 316: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the issue of the designation of Wexford harbour and south slob as a special protection...
    • Rural Renewal Incentives
      Question 321: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will ensure that an inspection is carried out by his officials with respect to a rural renewal...
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Fisheries Protection
      Question 322: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of people offered a payment under a scheme (details supplied); and the amount being offered to them....
    • Alternative Energy Projects
      Question 323: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of grants given via the greener home scheme to individuals to install small wood pellet boilers...
    • Telecommunications Services
      Question 326: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when broadband will be available to a company (detail supplied) in County Louth; the measures he is taking to...