Written answers

Thursday, 17 April 2008

  • Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
    • Rural Policing
      Question 8: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the future of rural policing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14114/08]
    • Liquor Licensing Laws
      Question 9: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will use the powers available to him under Section 22 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003 to provide for the...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 10: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals for a judicial council to deal with complaints regarding judicial misbehaviour; and if he will make a...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 11: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of cases of murder in which firearms were used in respect of each year from 1998 to date in 2008; the number of...
    • Drugs in Prisons
      Question 12: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied that sufficient drug free landings are available in prisons here in view of the danger of prisoners...
    • Organised Crime
      Question 13: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the plans he has in place to deal with the unwelcome development in the recent arrests of younger teens for serious crimes...
    • Jury Service
      Question 14: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if in view of the Government's efforts to eradicate discrimination, he has plans to remove the age bar or to give persons...
    • Liquor Licensing Laws
      Question 15: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received the report of the Alcohol Advisory Group; the main recommendations of the report; when it is intended to...
    • Prison Education Service
      Question 16: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will extend the linkage programme to all prisoners prior to their release from prison; and if he will make a statement...
    • Departmental Inquiries
      Question 17: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will publish the report of the Hartnett Inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied); the reason the report...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 18: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects the Government's promised legislation on same sex unions will be published; the reason the heads of the Bill...
    • Garda Equipment
      Question 21: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the development of a secure digital radio system for An Garda Síochána; and the reason for the long...
    • Criminal Prosecutions
      Question 22: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of convictions that have taken place under Part 9, Section 46, of the Criminal Justice Act 2007, which concerns...
    • Garda Operations
      Question 23: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the general approach to policing the situation in Limerick; and if he is satisfied that there are adequate numbers of...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 24: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of community police working in communities here in each county; his plans to expand the number of community...
    • Drugs in Prisons
      Question 25: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps being taken to end the flow of drugs to prisons, in view of the disclosure that inmates have tested positive for...
    • Garda Operations
      Question 26: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the cost of the reportedly elaborate security operation mounted at Shannon Airport on 6 April 2008 in preparation for a...
    • Organised Crime
      Question 27: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the extent to which he will take action against criminal gang bosses living overseas and continuing to organise their...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 28: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of murders since the beginning of 2008 in which firearms were used; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Juvenile Offenders
      Question 29: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of spaces in special residential units for underage juvenile offenders nationally; and if he will make a...
    • Criminal Assets Bureau
      Question 31: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress that has been made in establishing regional branches of the Criminal Assets Bureau as was indicated previously...
    • Criminal Prosecutions
      Question 32: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 has been commenced; the number of prosecutions that have taken place under...
    • Victims Commission
      Question 33: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he will take to enhance the rights of victims, and in the case of murder, their families, within the criminal...
    • Garda Reserve
      Question 34: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the five most common reasons that applications to join the Garda Reserve are unsuccessful; and if he will make a statement...
    • Irish Prison Service
      Question 35: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he has taken following the most recent report of the EU Committee for the Prevention of Torture which documented...
    • Garda Strength
      Question 36: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made with regard to the commitment given in the Programme for Government to increase Garda numbers to 15,000 by...
    • Organised Crime
      Question 37: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on recent reports that children are being groomed by criminal gangs in Limerick; if he plans to introduce...
    • Garda Operations
      Question 38: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress with regard to the establishment of the Garda organised crime unit; the personnel and resources that will be...
    • Refugee Appeals Tribunal
      Question 40: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied with the manner in which the Refugee Appeals Tribunal discharged its functions in the wake of a case...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 41: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of applications for asylum submitted in each of the past five years; the average time being taken to process...
    • Sentencing Policy
      Question 42: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when integrated sentence management will be available to all prisoners; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 44: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the anomaly in the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 resulting in the Mental Health Review Board denying the release of...
    • Civilianisation Programme
      Question 45: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made in terms of civilianising Garda tasks since the publication of the Garda Inspectorate report in August...
    • Garda Operations
      Question 46: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he plans to establish regional Garda support units with trained negotiators and non-lethal weaponry for hostage taking...
    • Garda Equipment
      Question 49: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the PULSE system is capable of processing anti social behaviour orders; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 50: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made in the talks between his Department and representatives of the judiciary regarding the introduction of a...
    • Community Policing
      Question 51: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects to receive the results of the review being undertaken by the Garda Commissioner of arrangements within An...
    • Drug Seizures
      Question 52: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of sniffer dogs which are used to detect drugs in prisons here; if the use of sniffer dogs constitutes best...
    • Sex Offender Treatment Programme
      Question 53: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of places available for sex offenders seeking treatment in Arbour Hill Prison; the number of prisoners...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 54: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí stationed in the Limerick Garda districts, broken down by station and garda rank as at the current...
    • Anti-Social Behaviour
      Question 55: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons given anti-social behaviour warnings since the new system came into operation on 1 January 2007; the...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 57: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the measures he is taking to address the increase in violent crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14116/08]
    • Crime Prevention
      Question 58: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the rationale for the establishment of Operation Encounter; the nature of the initiative; the original budget defined for...
    • Sale of Alcohol
      Question 59: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he has taken to ensure the more effective enforcement of the law in regard to the sale of alcohol and particularly...
    • Anti-Social Behaviour
      Question 60: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps being taken to tackle anti-social behaviour in Carrigaline, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 61: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to increase the visibility of An Garda Síochána in small rural towns and villages; and if he will make a...
    • Drug Seizures
      Question 62: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there has been a decision to roll-out the dial to stop drug dealing scheme that was successfully piloted in...
    • Prison Equipment
      Question 63: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the timeframe for the roll out of mobile phone signal blocking equipment to all prisons; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 64: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of burglaries recorded at each Garda station in County Wexford for 2007; the number of detections which resulted...
    • Garda Vetting Services
      Question 65: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he is taking to speed up the turn around time of Garda vetting checks in view of the fact that delays are...
    • Garda Management
      Question 66: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied with the rate of implementation of recommendations made by the Garda Inspectorate for Garda Reform,...
    • Road Safety
      Question 67: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to the tender process for the provision of speed cameras; the proposed timetable for the installation...
    • Prisoner Escapes
      Question 68: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of prisoners who have escaped or absconded from prisons here in each of the past ten years; the number who were...
    • Prison Education Service
      Question 70: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the CONNECT project was abolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14136/08]
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 71: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will take action to ensure a high visibility Garda presence on the streets of Tallaght, Dublin 24; and if he will make...
    • State Airports
      Question 72: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he discussed the extension of the US customs and border protection facility at Shannon Airport with the US President, Mr....
    • Public Order Offences
      Question 73: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the increase of almost 60% in the number of public order offences between 2003 and 2007; the steps he is taking...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 74: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Gardaí currently operating as juvenile liaison officers; if he has plans to increase the number having regard...
    • Garda Operations
      Question 75: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action taken in regard to the report into the circumstances in which the Gardaí failed to act on information supplied...
    • Juvenile Offenders
      Question 76: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of juveniles who have been held in detention centres here for the years 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007; and if he will...
    • Liquor Licensing Laws
      Question 77: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will introduce emergency legislation closing the current loophole whereby the licence to sell alcohol appears to be...
    • Garda Operations
      Question 78: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his further plans to expand the Garda diversion programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14165/08]
    • Residency Permits
      Question 79: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on the application by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare for a stamp four or long...
    • Garda Divisions
      Question 80: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the implications the establishment of a Garda division for Wexford, separate from Wicklow, will have in terms of manpower...
    • Prison Building Programme
      Question 81: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to the proposed Thornton Hall prison plan; the latest estimate available to his Department of the...
    • Garda Equipment
      Question 82: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received a recommendation from the Garda Commissioner as to whether members of the Force should be supplied with...
    • Garda Retirement Age
      Question 83: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has plans to raise the compulsory retirement age for senior Garda officers from its current level of 60; if he is...
    • Regulation of Legal Profession
      Question 86: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals for the effective regulation of solicitors, having regard to the statement made to Dáil Éireann on 21...
    • Garda Charter
      Question 87: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects to introduce the Garda Charter, promised in the Programme for Government, setting out targeted Garda...
    • Drug Seizures
      Question 88: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the quantity and value of seizures of heroin, cocaine, cannabis, and other drugs here during 2007; the proportion of the...
    • Broadcasting of Court Proceedings
      Question 90: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the proposal by the President of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors that television coverage of...
    • Pre-Nuptial Agreements
      Question 92: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he plans to give legal recognition to pre-nuptial agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14156/08]
    • Sale of Alcohol
      Question 93: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will implement the commitment given in the Programme for Government to increase penalties under the Criminal Justice...
    • EU Directives
      Question 94: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the interest groups with which he has consulted with regard to the implementation of Directive 2006/24/EC of the European...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 95: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has proposals to reform the law on perjury; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14001/08]
  • Department of Finance
    • EU Directives
      Question 96: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will expedite the implementation of the EU flood directive; the timetable for its implementation; and if he will make a statement...
    • Tax Code
      Question 97: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the action he is taking to ensure that defibrillators used by voluntary community groups for non-commercial purpose are exempt from VAT...
    • Driving Tests
      Question 99: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the plans he has to facilitate the relocation of the driving test centre in Roscommon Town; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Flood Relief
      Question 100: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the status of the application for removal of silt from the Shannon Cut to the National Parks and Wildlife Service; and if he will make...
    • Tax Code
      Question 103: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of employers that still use tax deduction cards; the measures he has put in place to facilitate these employers from 1...
    • Garda Stations
      Question 106: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when Portlaoise Garda Station which is out-dated and in a state of disrepair will be upgraded to an adequate standard. [13994/08]
    • Insurance Industry
      Question 107: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a newspaper advertisement (details supplied); the circumstances in which there might be a...
    • Tax Code
      Question 108: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has plans to remove the €10 charge which applies to debit cards for old age pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Golf Club Licensing
      Question 109: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if, under the auspices of the Office of Public Works, a club (details supplied) in County Laois, has been granted permission to engage...
    • Equal Opportunities Employment
      Question 110: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of women forced to retire from the Civil Service on marriage pre-1973 and who were reinstated in the Civil Service as...
    • Tax Code
      Question 111: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on reports that possibly 40% of large land deals are the subject of substantial tax avoidance measures and that these...
    • Tax Yield
      Question 112: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if, in view of the most recent Exchequer returns for the first quarter and the shortfall of these returns as against Budget 2008...
    • Tax Code
      Question 113: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the Revenue Commissioners have decided that from 18 March 2008 penalties will no longer be applied when...
    • Flood Relief
      Question 116: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the concerns regarding the operation of the sluice gates in the Ringabella embankment dam near...
    • Consultancy Contracts
      Question 117: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the consultants who carried out work for his Department or for any body under the auspices of his Department during 2007; if each...
    • Departmental Properties
      Question 118: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will provide this Deputy with more information as to the amount of rental default in relation to a centre (details supplied) in...
    • Tax Code
      Question 119: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the situation regarding the new arrangements introduced in the Finance Act 2008 that allow senior citizens operate deposit interest...
    • EU Directives
      Question 120: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when he last received a review on the operation of the deposit protection account maintained by the Central Bank for the purposes of...
    • Customs Service
      Question 123: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of patrol boats available to the customs authorities for patrolling the Irish coastline; the reason for the withdrawal of...
    • Garda Stations
      Question 130: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if a decision has been taken to rescind the offer of a site and buildings of the old Garda station in Ashford to the local community;...
    • Tax Code
      Question 131: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position in regard to the case of a person (details supplied); if there are exceptions for people in this position; and if he will...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 132: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if rules and regulations with regard to further study for staff in Civil Service positions, particularly in regard to payment of fees...
    • National Monuments
      Question 133: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a monument commemorating 1798 has been removed from the Hill of Tara in County Meath;...
  • Department of Health and Children
    • Research Funding
      Question 134: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has received and studied the recent submission from an organisation (details supplied) with particular reference to the...
    • Community Pharmacy Services
      Question 136: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive's decision to reduce the reimbursement rates paid to pharmacists from 1 March 2008 under the community...
    • Health Service Expenditure
      Question 137: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in regard to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 318 and 319 of 5 February 2008, she will instruct the Health Service Executive to issue a...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 138: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the review of renal services in this State will be published; the number of dialysis patients there are in the State; the number of...
    • Health Services
      Question 139: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive has paid funding towards the medical costs of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 140: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the staff-to-case ratios of social work personnel in child protection; her plans to improve these ratios; and the timeframe...
    • Community Pharmacy Services
      Question 141: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the contingency plans in place for 1 May 2008 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14850/08]
    • Qualifications Recognition
      Question 142: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made in relation to an application for registration by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she...
    • Drug Reclassification
      Question 143: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number and names of countries in the EU which permit cannabis to be used for medical purposes; if she proposes to permit the use of...
    • Health Service Allowances
      Question 144: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will review a decision to discontinue the payment of domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
    • Health Services
      Question 145: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a service (details supplied) in County Dublin will be given maximum support in 2008. [14864/08]
    • Cancer Screening Programme
      Question 148: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the provisions in place to ensure adequate prostate screening for men; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14871/08]
    • National Treatment Purchase Fund
      Question 149: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of hospitals that use the National Treatment Purchase Fund scheme in relation to hip replacement operations; the location of...
    • Health Services
      Question 151: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a seating assessment will be carried out by occupational therapy services for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [14879/08]
    • Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
      Question 155: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application to the Health Service Executive health repayment scheme by a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Health Services
      Question 156: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the full multi-disciplinary team will be put in place at a centre (details supplied) in County Limerick for children over six years...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 159: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to plans to provide dedicated facilities, including a day unit and patient beds, at Cork University Hospital...
    • Medicinal Products
      Question 160: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of any cancer drug reaction studies being carried out in the Dublin north east Health Service Executive area; the reason for...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 161: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive to Parliamentary Question No. 208 of 11 March 2008. [14918/08]
    • Community Care
      Question 162: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason, in view of the positive assessment report by the Health Service Executive into the hospital in the home service, based in...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 163: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an operation for a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • National Treatment Purchase Fund
      Question 164: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied that treatment provided under the National Treatment Purchase Fund provides an equivalent level of specialisation to...
    • Health Services
      Question 166: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if treatment has been prescribed in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 167: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14960/08]
    • Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
      Question 168: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent of a refund due under the residential repayment scheme in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if...
    • Mental Health Services
      Question 169: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the senior officials group will put into action the recommendations of the National Economic and Social Forum report as per the...
    • Health Services
      Question 170: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the outcome of a meeting held on 19 March 2008 (details supplied); when a decision will be made on this issue; and if she will make a...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 171: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if alternative arrangements will be made for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare to allow them to obtain an operation; and if...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances
      Question 172: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 who was just released from hospital and to whom...
    • Nursing Home Accommodation
      Question 173: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the necessary funds will be provided to the Health Service Executive west for the reopening of seven closed beds at a nursing home...
    • Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
      Question 175: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of appeals heard under the health repayment scheme; the number that have been successful; the number that have been...
    • Inter-Country Adoptions
      Question 176: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if additional resources, in the form of extra social worker staff, will be provided in the Dublin area to address and expedite...
    • Health Services
      Question 177: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will take action in relation to a query (details supplied). [13876/08]
    • Child Care Services
      Question 179: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if funding could be made available under the National Childcare Investment Programme for a new purpose built facility (details supplied)...
    • National Treatment Purchase Fund
      Question 180: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive will provide financial support to persons who undergo a specific treatment abroad (details supplied)....
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      Question 181: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost of the location study carried out by The Health Partnership on the proposed location of a hospital in the north east; the...
    • Courts Service
      Question 182: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will direct that every assistance possible, and all necessary information, is supplied to a person (details supplied); and if she...
    • Vaccination Programme
      Question 183: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the lengthy waiting time for the BCG vaccination in the Cork area; her proposals to reduce this waiting time in view of the...
    • Health Services
      Question 184: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the range of health services that will be available at a centre (details supplied); when it is scheduled to open; if there will be...
    • Registration of Nurses
      Question 188: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the delays being experienced by nurses seeking their registration with An Bord Altranais; if...
    • Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
      Question 190: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she received an application for nursing home rebate from a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; when a reference number will...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 191: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be offered a bed in a specific unit in Dublin. [13989/08]
    • Hospital Staff
      Question 192: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the post of biochemist will be filled in a hospital (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 193: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be provided with a long stay bed. [14008/08]
    • Hospital Accommodation
      Question 194: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in respect of adapting an existing ward at St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin to provide isolation units for cystic...
    • Health Services
      Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 will have their respite care terminated as and from May 2008; and if she will make a...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 198: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be called for a MRI scan. [14065/08]
    • Hospital Services
      Question 199: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 198 of 8 April 2008, if the reply means that the radiation oncology capacity at the integrated...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Consultancy Contracts
      Question 201: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the consultants who carried out work for her Department or for any body under the auspices of her Department during 2007; if each...
    • Child Care Services
      Question 202: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether the introduction of the new subvention scheme with regard to the provision of childcare is the best way forward for...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 203: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a dedicated cystic fibrosis treatment facility in Cork University Hospital to cater for the sufferers of cystic...
    • Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
      Question 204: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will take steps to ensure that an application for repayment under the health repayment scheme is made to a person (details...
    • Ambulance Service
      Question 205: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the National Ambulance Service have been recently advised by the chief fire officers in...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 206: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the income guidelines for a full medical card have not increased in the past two years; if her attention has been drawn to...
    • Research Funding
      Question 207: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on Ireland's contribution to funding EU embryonic stem cell research; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14188/08]
    • Departmental Properties
      Question 208: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on Our Lady's Hospital, Lee Road, Cork; and the plans she has in order to eliminate what is considered to...
    • Health Services
      Question 210: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on a recent comment made by the director of stroke services in Tallaght Hospital that at least 400 lives...
    • Food Safety Standards
      Question 211: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the initiatives she proposes to take to deal with the problems of gastroenteritis in the community which is a preventable disease and...
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      Question 212: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on plans for a new hospital at the site of St. Mary's Orthopaedic Hospital, Cork, to provide services for...
    • Hospital Accommodation
      Question 213: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she expects the new 100 bed community nursing unit in Ballincollig to be opened for use. [14195/08]
    • Mental Health Services
      Question 214: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on the recent report which stated that up to 90% of asylum seekers experienced depression and feelings of...
    • Cancer Screening Programme
      Question 215: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on the situation where at least 60% of cervical smear tests carried out at Health Service Executive...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 216: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on the new Health Service Executive report which suggests that the number of patients on hospital waiting...
    • Disability Allowance
      Question 217: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a breakdown of the payments made under subheading II F1 Payments in respect of disablement caused by thalidomide, to...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 218: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to a recent UK study presented recently at the Irish Medical Organisation conference which found a 1%...
    • Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
      Question 219: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has not received their payment under the health repayment scheme. [14212/08]
    • Research Funding
      Question 220: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will fulfil a commitment to an organisation (details supplied) to provide funding for Exon skipping trials in the UK; and if she...
    • Primary Care Strategy
      Question 221: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on the slow roll-out of the Health Service Executive's primary care teams and the fact that meetings have...
    • Cancer Treatment Services
      Question 222: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she proposes to commission a patient impact assessment by consulting with doctors and patients before changes are made in the...
    • Health Services
      Question 223: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will direct the Health Service Executive to make its board meetings public and accountable in the interest of transparency in...
    • Accident and Emergency Services
      Question 224: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on the situation whereby a new fully equipped accident and emergency unit at the Mercy Hospital, Cork, is...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 226: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department audits the level of private practice in all specialties in public hospitals; and if it is done on a consultant basis....
    • National Treatment Purchase Fund
      Question 228: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she audits the National Treatment Purchase Fund referrals; and, if so, if she proposes to publish the outcomes of the patients it...
    • Vaccination Programme
      Question 229: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on recent comments made in a publication (details supplied) that shortages of the BCG vaccine since October...
    • Infectious Diseases
      Question 230: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of cases of tuberculosis reported here from 2002 to 2007 inclusive and to date in 2008. [14230/08]
    • General Medical Services Scheme
      Question 231: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is planning to deregulate general practitioner GMS lists before the end of 2008; and the rationale behind those plans. [14231/08]
    • Medical Cards
      Question 232: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a medical card will be issued on medical grounds to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [14249/08]
    • Hospital Services
      Question 233: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to the dentist in Baltinglass Hospital who was attending on two days per week but whose attendance has been...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 234: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the discussions that have taken place with the Irish Medical Organisation with regard to future initiatives on nurses prescribing....
    • Nursing Home Subventions
      Question 235: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist in having a nursing home subvention application prioritised for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [14257/08]
    • Medical Aids and Appliances
      Question 236: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will arrange to have a motorised wheelchair provided to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [14259/08]
    • Nursing Home Subventions
      Question 237: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive is taking the same action towards senior management salaries as they are doing towards subvention for...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 238: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of hours per week the theatre in Monaghan General Hospital is in use; if she is satisfied that the theatre which cost so much...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 239: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the remaining sections of the Public Health Tobacco Act 2002 will be implemented and specifically legislation covering in store...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 240: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a child (details supplied) in County Kildare, one of three autistic children enrolled in the same school at the same time,...
    • Child Care Services
      Question 241: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the capital and other funding available to Montessori schools from her Department; the way such funding is allocated and distributed;...
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      Question 242: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive has requested capital funding for the construction of a specialist cancer unit at Waterford Regional...
    • Health Services
      Question 244: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the primary care centre promised for Letterkenny will be purpose built on its own site, or if the Health Service Executive will enter...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 245: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position as regards bed availability for those people awaiting procedures in Cork University Hospital. [14306/08]
    • Palliative Care Services
      Question 246: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the terms of reference of Professor Tom Keane include the provision of palliative care across the country; and if she will make a...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 247: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the Health Service Executive will publish its formal guidance document on residential facilities for adults with a disability; when...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 248: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of outpatients and accident and emergency attendees for each acute hospital in the north east for each year since 2000 to...
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      Question 249: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on the proposed new regional hospital for the Dublin north east Health Service Executive area. [14418/08]
    • Hospital Services
      Question 251: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is an eight year waiting list for the dermatology outpatients clinic in the...
    • Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
      Question 253: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo received payment under the health repayment scheme. [14424/08]
    • Health Services
      Question 254: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the measures being taken to ensure that the youth homelessness strategy is being implemented in County Wexford; and if she will make a...
    • Community Pharmacy Services
      Question 255: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the contingency plans in place by her Department and the Health Service Executive to deal with the probability that pharmacists will...
    • Health Services
      Question 256: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Health Service Executive operated drug treatment clinic at Portlaoise, County Laois...
    • Care of the Elderly
      Question 257: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of respite beds that have been or are about to be closed throughout the country arising from budget constraints; the number...
    • Health Services
      Question 258: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied with the fact that ophthalmology and dental services are not available to asylum seekers until they receive a...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 259: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the stage at which an asylum seeker becomes eligible for a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14503/08]
    • Cosmetic Surgery Clinics
      Question 261: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the plans in place to introduce legislation governing the regulation of private plastic surgery clinics here; the regulations that exist...
    • Medicinal Products
      Question 264: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the present legalisation and licensing system governing the importation, processing retailing and distribution of St John's Worth; if...
    • Irish Medicines Board
      Question 265: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the terms of reference for the Irish Medicines Board; the way members are appointed; the persons who are the appointed members and when...
    • Accident and Emergency Services
      Question 266: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to he fact that a new accident and emergency unit at the Mercy Hospital, Cork is not operational; when...
    • Departmental Funding
      Question 267: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding given by her Department or the Health Service Executive for the years 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 to an institute...
    • Community Pharmacy Services
      Question 268: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department has considered the impact on rural pharmacies of the 8% cut in payment to pharmacists under the community drug...
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      Question 269: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the latest costing associated with the proposed new national paediatric hospital; the proposed costing for the four satellite units; and...
    • Health Service Inquiry
      Question 270: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she expects the Health Service Executive inquiry which is being held into the circumstances surrounding the death of a person...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 271: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in providing extra kidney dialysis facilities for the mid-west region; if planning permission has been procured for...
    • Palliative Care Services
      Question 272: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action being taken to ensure that a palliative care service exists in County Wicklow. [14586/08]
    • Consultancy Contracts
      Question 273: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the budget for consultancy services with a firm (details supplied) on integration of the health services; the brief given to the...
    • Health Services
      Question 274: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will arrange to have respite care approved in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Cork; and if her attention has been...
    • Hospital Accommodation
      Question 275: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of inpatient psychiatric hospital beds in each year from 2000 to date in 2008. [14607/08]
    • Mental Health Services
      Question 276: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will extend the remit of the Health Information and Quality Authority which was established under the Health Act 2007 to cater...
    • Health Services
      Question 277: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if the person will be seen as a matter of urgency; and if she...
    • Child Care Services
      Question 278: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a child care facility that has closed down can be held to account for lapses of care while it was operational; and if she will make a...
    • Health Services
      Question 281: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there is legislation currently in place governing laser eye treatment in public and private facilities; if not, her views on such...
    • Cancer Screening Programme
      Question 282: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the cytology laboratories which will carry out testing for the roll-out of cervical cancer screening are all outside of Ireland; if...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 283: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal who is on a waiting list for a triple bypass and heart valve replacement will again...
    • Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
      Question 284: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will intercede with Health Service Executive officials to ensure that long-term stay patient repayments are made as soon as...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 285: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there has been a vacancy for a schools orthodontist in Dungarvan, County Waterford...
    • EU Directives
      Question 286: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way the food supplement Directive, 2002/46/EC, will be implemented; if she will prevent the sale of vitamins and supplements at...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 287: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to improve the present situation governing orthodontic treatment waiting lists in St. Camillus' Hospital, Limerick, in view of...
    • Hospital Staff
      Question 288: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if non-Irish national nurses working in public hospitals are paid on the official pay scale agreed by her Department for all nursing...
    • Community Pharmacy Services
      Question 289: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the right of pharmacists to representation by their union, the Irish Pharmacy Union is not recognised; the reason the Health...
    • Hospital Staff
      Question 290: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason graduate nurses are unlikely to be offered pre-registration nursing experience in 2008 in the approximate four month period...
    • Infectious Diseases
      Question 291: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will meet a delegation of the four Houses of the Oireachtas Members from County Clare to discuss the recent findings of the...
    • Ambulance Service
      Question 292: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the provision of an ambulance base at Shannon, County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Nursing Home Subventions
      Question 293: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the basis for payment of the different levels of nursing home subvention; the different rates of payment; when it is expected that the...
    • Homeless Persons
      Question 294: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that voluntary homeless groups believe there to be over a thousand children homeless in the...
  • Department of Transport
    • Marine Qualifications
      Question 295: To ask the Minister for Transport the estimate of the number of deck hands, engineers, mates and qualified skippers who have qualifications in their respective fields; and if he...
    • Road Network
      Question 296: To ask the Minister for Transport the average cost to the State per kilometre of road resurfacing works on regional routes for each of the years 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007; and if...
    • State Airports
      Question 298: To ask the Minister for Transport if aircraft companies are licensed to carry hazardous material using Shannon Airport; the procedures and facilities in place to deal with same;...
    • Taxi Regulations
      Question 299: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will respond to a query from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 on taxi licences. [14863/08]
    • State Airports
      Question 300: To ask the Minister for Transport the way the establishment of an independent airport authority at Cork Airport under the State Airport Acts 2004 will affect the employment rights...
    • Marine Accidents
      Question 301: To ask the Minister for Transport when an investigation will be completed into a boating accident (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13938/08]
    • Public Transport
      Question 302: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of buses currently in operation in the Dublin Bus fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13883/08]
    • Road Traffic Accidents
      Question 303: To ask the Minister for Transport the contact he has had with CIE in relation to the causes of the Wellington Quay bus crash of 2004; if he is in possession of a report into the...
    • Taxi Regulations
      Question 305: To ask the Minister for Transport the options available when a taxi operator is not satisfied with a decision made by the taxi regulator; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Advertising
      Question 306: To ask the Minister for Transport the cost of media advertising on Transport 21 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13943/08]
    • Noise Pollution
      Question 307: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will clarify whether powers vested under Section 77 of the Roads Act 1993 are within his remit, or remain within the remit of the Minister...
    • Consultancy Contracts
      Question 308: To ask the Minister for Transport the consultants who carried out work for his Department or for any body under the auspices of his Department during 2007; if each consultant was...
    • Public Transport
      Question 309: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of wheelchair accessible buses run by Bus Éireann that are attached to routes that service County Kildare; the number of proposed new...
    • State Airports
      Question 310: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will make a decision on the independence of the Shannon Airport Authority under the State Airports Act 2004; his views on the business...
    • Consultancy Contracts
      Question 312: To ask the Minister for Transport the cost to his Department of the original branding for Transport 21; the name of the consultants engaged by his Department for same; and if he...
    • Taxi Regulations
      Question 314: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will undertake an evaluation of the implementation of the Taxi Regulation Act 2003; if he will consider the present level of service, the...
    • Rail Network
      Question 315: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that all manually operated railway crossings are appropriately signed, particularly for people of reduced ability in hearing,...
    • Cycling Facilities
      Question 316: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will publish the draft national cycling policy; the action envisaged on foot of its recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs
    • Military Neutrality
      Question 317: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the protections that will exist for Irish neutrality within the Lisbon reform treaty and the associated constitutional amendment; and if he...
    • Overseas Development Aid
      Question 318: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, apart from funding earmarked for Cuban Government agencies, UN agencies or Trócaire, his attention has been drawn to the planned...
    • Passport Applications
      Question 319: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason the recently issued passport of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 18, has the place of birth specified as Israel, when...
    • Diplomatic Relations
      Question 320: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will list those members of the United Nations with whom Ireland does not have diplomatic relations; if he has discouraged any of those...
    • Consular Services
      Question 321: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will support a case (details supplied). [13878/08]
    • Arts Funding
      Question 322: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has provided public moneys, capital or current, to an organisation (details supplied) in any of the years 2005, 2006, 2007 and to date...
    • Northern Ireland Issues
      Question 323: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the present legal status of the Good Friday Agreement and its relationship to the St. Andrews Agreement. [13979/08]
    • Consultancy Contracts
      Question 324: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the consultants who carried out work for his Department or for any body under the auspices of his Department during 2007; if each consultant...
    • Overseas Development Aid
      Question 325: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if pension protection is to be offered to encourage volunteers for overseas aid development programmes. [14189/08]
    • EU Treaties
      Question 326: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the measures in the Lisbon treaty that will affect Ireland's ability to maintain the corporate tax rate and general tax rates here; and if...
    • Olympic Games
      Question 327: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if an invitation has been issued to the Government to attend the opening or closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in August 2008; if so, if...
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 328: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has contacted a political party in order to seek its help with a group to encourage the release of a person (details supplied); and if...
    • European Council
      Question 329: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs when Ireland last used a veto at the European Council or at the Council of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Diplomatic Relations
      Question 330: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the diplomatic relations Ireland has with Burma; when these were established; if there are none, if Ireland ever had diplomatic relations...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Economic Statistics
      Question 334: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide data showing the contribution to gross domestic product of the small and medium enterprises sector to...
    • Job Losses
      Question 335: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of job losses anticipated by his Department arising from the World Trade Organisation talks; and if he will make...
    • Departmental Schemes
      Question 336: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in view of the existence of the export guarantee scheme as it applied to beef exporters here for some time, he will...
    • Departmental Lands
      Question 337: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Industrial Development Authority has obtained a purchaser for lands within their remit (details supplied), if not,...
    • Health and Safety Regulations
      Question 339: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason workers must be examined every three years for the FÁS skills card and health and safety card. [13981/08]
    • Work Permits
      Question 340: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will assist a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15, in obtaining a work permit; and if he will make a statement on...
    • FÁS Training Programmes
      Question 342: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties in accrediting trainers for construction skills certification scheme...
    • Consultancy Contracts
      Question 344: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the consultants who carried out work for his Department or for any body under the auspices of his Department during 2007;...
    • Work Permits
      Question 345: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department put in place the operation of work in Ireland programmes; if all issues in relation thereto have been...
    • Job Creation
      Question 347: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of new jobs created in the Tallaght, Dublin 24 area with the aid of State support for the years 2002 to 2007....
    • Job Losses
      Question 349: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will have his officials contact a business (details supplied) in Dublin 24 where proposed job losses were announced...
    • Employment Rights
      Question 350: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will introduce regulations to ensure that employers are compelled to attend hearings of rights commissioners rather...
    • Bullying in the Workplace
      Question 351: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will introduce regulations to ensure that victims of serious workplace bullying have recourse to the courts; and if...
    • Community Employment Schemes
      Question 352: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when changes will be made to the present guidelines governing community employment schemes to ensure that participants who...
    • Unemployment Levels
      Question 353: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the rapid increase in unemployment in County Waterford in the past year has been drawn to his attention and the fact...
    • Employment Rights
      Question 354: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has an official checking system in place to ensure that non-Irish national nurses working in public...
    • Job Creation
      Question 355: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the announcement by himself of 140 new jobs for Longford on 9 April 2008 represents a solution to the...
    • Science and Technology Groups
      Question 356: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 115 of 10 April 2008, the amount of money made available by Science Foundation...
  • Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
    • Sports Funding
      Question 357: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he plans to provide additional funding to the Community Games organisation which has announced plans to move the Health Service...
    • Arts Funding
      Question 358: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his meeting with a group (details supplied) has been arranged; when same will take place; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Consultancy Contracts
      Question 360: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the consultants who carried out work for his Department or for any body under the auspices of his Department during 2007; if each...
    • Sports Capital Programme
      Question 361: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding an application for funding under the sports capital programme by a group (details supplied) in County Galway;...
    • Sports Funding
      Question 362: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism further to a previous parliamentary question (details supplied), the documentation that is outstanding in view of the fact that the...
    • Sports Capital Programme
      Question 363: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will confirm receipt of an application under the sports capital grants from an organisation (details supplied) in County Cork;...
  • Department of Social and Family Affairs
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 365: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason the Health Service Executive has withdrawn a heating and footwear allowance from a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 368: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the expenditure reviews completed by his Department in the past 10 years; and if he will provide details of those currently being...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 369: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the basis on which the community welfare officer came to the conclusion that an exceptional needs payment is not warranted at this...
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 376: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding the qualification of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare for a combined Irish/UK pension on foot...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 377: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if rent supplement allowance will be increased in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 378: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a one parent family allowance appeal will be heard in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he...
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 379: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, in view of the weakening currency, in particular the sterling and the US dollar and the number of recipients of pensions from...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 382: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to amend the fuel allowance scheme to ensure that it covers twelve month periods rather than a section of the year as at...
    • Social Welfare Code
      Question 384: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the proposals he has to extend entitlement to child benefit to second and third level students who are over 18 years of age; and...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 385: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will reconsider the level of supplementary welfare allowance payable to persons seeking assistance with rent payments in the...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 386: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when an appeal was received in his Department for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; the reason it is taking an...
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 389: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a person (details supplied) in County Meath is entitled to a contributory pension; if not, the options available for this...
  • Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
    • Community Development
      Question 390: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if there is a scheme of funding under his Department's auspices which could be accessed in respect of the provision...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 391: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position regarding relocating his Department to a location (details supplied) in County Mayo; and the time-scale...
    • Departmental Funding
      Question 392: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has provided public moneys, capital or current, to an organisation (details supplied) in any of the years 2005,...
    • Community Development
      Question 393: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will make a statement on his recent decision not to continue funding support agencies after 31 April 2008 with...
    • Consultancy Contracts
      Question 394: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the consultants who carried out work for his Department or for any body under the auspices of his Department during...
    • Scéimeanna Feabhsúcháin
      Question 395: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil iarratas faighte ag a Roinn ar dheontas do thionscnamh (sonraí tugtha), cén uair a fuarthas an t-iarratas,...
    • Community Development
      Question 397: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if there are plans to expand the RAPID programme to include new areas; if there has been consideration that other...
  • Department of Agriculture and Food
    • World Trade Negotiations
      Question 398: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her Department has conducted an analysis of the impact of the proposals at the World Trade Organisation on the economy...
    • Coastal Protection
      Question 399: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if a coastal erosion programme is operational; the funding available in 2008 for the programme; and if allocations have been...
    • Foreshore Licences
      Question 400: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her Department will engage with a company (details supplied) in County Cork to assist in the process of obtaining a...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 401: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if a person (details supplied) in County Carlow is entitled to entitlements under the national reserve for the years 2000,...
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
      Question 403: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the estimated carbon offsets to be reflected in the National Climate Change Strategy 2008 to 2012...
    • Fisheries Protection
      Question 404: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her Department is examining the possibility of providing for administrative sanctions against those who are found to be...
    • Fishing Industry Development
      Question 405: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if Ireland has applied for Axis four funding under the European Fisheries Fund; if not, the reason for same; if Ireland will...
    • Seafood Sector
      Question 406: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the value, in monetary terms, of foreign fish imported into Ireland in each of the past five years; the value, in monetary...
    • Fish Quota
      Question 407: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food her views on whether the allocation of quota to fishermen on a monthly basis is a fair system; if there is a more flexible...
    • Marine Fuel Costs
      Question 408: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food her views on establishing a task force to examine measures to address the crippling cost of fuel for fishermen; if her...
    • Seafood Sector
      Question 409: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the measures being taken to promote awareness of Irish seafood to the public and the benefits of eating fish; the amount...
    • Fishing Industry Development
      Question 410: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the Government has plans to implement a decommissioning scheme for fishing vessels under 18 metres in length as per the...
    • Registration of Title
      Question 411: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her Department or the Land Commission or any other agency of her Department have ever had, or now have, any interest, or...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 412: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will review a decision for income supplement for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will make...
    • Milk Quota
      Question 413: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the application of a person (details supplied) in County Cork for extra milk quota under the hardship scheme has been...
    • Consultancy Contracts
      Question 414: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the consultants who carried out work for her Department or for any body under the auspices of her Department during 2007; if...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 415: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the single farm payment case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be investigated. [14130/08]
    • Fur Farming
      Question 419: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she has plans to regulate or ban fur farming here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14490/08]
    • Farm Waste Management
      Question 420: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a decision will be made on the application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry for farm waste management;...
    • Installation Aid Scheme
      Question 421: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will clarify the entitlement of persons on long-term leases to participate in the installation aid scheme; and if she...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 422: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will reconsider the circumstances in a REP scheme appeal where the family of the late applicant (details supplied)...
    • Coastal Erosion
      Question 425: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her attention has been drawn to the worsening coastal erosion crisis at the Murrough in Wicklow Town; the emergency plans...
  • Department of Education and Science
    • Home Tuition
      Question 426: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the provision of home tuition in July 2008 for children attending a special needs school (details...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 427: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7 is waiting for a permanent building since 1996; the length of time they will have...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      Question 429: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on correspondence regarding a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 430: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the situation in relation to a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; her views on the...
    • Home Tuition
      Question 431: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will ensure that qualified special needs assistants will be accepted as providers of home tuition; and if she will make a...
    • School Services Staff
      Question 433: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of special needs assistants appointed to primary schools, broken down by county, for the years 2002 to 2007; and if she...
    • Schools Recognition
      Question 434: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received an application for recognition of a new school (details supplied); and the way the application will be...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 435: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding planned refurbishment work and a new building for a school (details supplied) in County Cork. [14907/08]
    • Site Acquisitions
      Question 436: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the acquisition of a site for a new primary school (details supplied) in County Cork. [14908/08]
    • Schools Recognition
      Question 437: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department will sanction a new school (details supplied) in County Cork to commence in September 2008. [14909/08]
    • School Staffing
      Question 439: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary schools in County Mayo which have 30 or more children in classes; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 440: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a report submitted to the planning section of her Department for a post-primary school (details supplied) in County Offaly will...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 441: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the support services available to second level students with autism, specifically with regard to speech and language therapy; and if...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 442: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the proposed extension to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; when the school is expected to...
    • Institutes of Technology
      Question 445: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the application made by the governing body of Cork Institute of Technology for designation as a university in...
    • School Services Staff
      Question 446: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the IMPACT campaign on behalf of school secretaries to achieve basic standards in pay and conditions of employment; and...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 447: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the application for devolved funding by a school (details supplied) in County Monaghan to replace the existing...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 448: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the expenditure spent in 2006 and 2007 on the primary school building programme with a break down of the expenditure on the different...
    • School Curriculum
      Question 449: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a book (details supplied) was not regarded as a suitable book to be distributed by her Department to schools throughout the...
    • Home Tuition
      Question 450: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of her very positive response to Parliamentary Question No. 413 of 11 March 2008 on the issue of her Department...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 451: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide a progress report on the negotiations between her Department and the authorities of a school (details supplied) in...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 452: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 230 of 12 March 2008, the reason the commitment given that the local special education needs...
    • School Transport
      Question 453: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Dublin, has been refused school transport; if she will give permission for the...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 454: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of the board of management of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15, that the...
    • Institutes of Technology
      Question 455: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she is in receipt of an application from Cork Institute of Technology to acquire university status; her views on this application;...
    • Educational Disadvantage
      Question 456: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if proposals made to the Limerick Northside Regeneration Agency in relation to a school (details supplied) have been considered by her...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 458: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will give the final approval for a building project at a school (details supplied) in County Mayo to proceed. [14061/08]
    • School Transport
      Question 459: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will approve the alteration of a school bus route to facilitate children (details supplied) in County Mayo. [14063/08]
    • Consultancy Contracts
      Question 460: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the consultants who carried out work for her Department or for any body under the auspices of her Department during 2007; if each...
    • Higher Education Grants
      Question 461: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a disability grant for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has not been awarded to date; if she will take steps...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 462: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the building projects she is releasing to proceed to construction. [14182/08]
    • Schools Amalgamation
      Question 464: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the parents, teachers and pupils of schools (details supplied) can expect amalgamation in a new school in Kenmare to take place;...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 465: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has appointed a design team to a school (details supplied) in County Cork. [14207/08]
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 468: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department will examine the needs of a child (details supplied) in County Kildare with autism, who has yet to receive approval...
    • School Staffing
      Question 469: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will support a case in relation to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 13. [14281/08]
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 470: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will have their special needs assistant hours reinstated with...
    • School Transport
      Question 471: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason no public school bus service is provided to the pupils of a school (details supplied) in County Monaghan; if she will take...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 472: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the promised extension and refurbishment works for a school (details supplied) in County Galway has been included in the list of...
    • Third Level Education
      Question 473: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 will qualify for a place in Trinity College as a disadvantaged student. [14515/08]
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 474: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14516/08]
    • School Accommodation
      Question 475: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the situation regarding a school (details supplied) in County Laois which has been awaiting a classroom extension for three years; and...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 476: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of an application for a new school (details supplied) in County Laois. [14551/08]
    • Site Acquisitions
      Question 477: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a site will be selected by her Department for a new school (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a statement...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      Question 478: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the small school grant will be available to schools in the academic year 2008/2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 479: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when her Department will give final approval to a school building project (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a...
    • Site Acquisitions
      Question 480: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding her Department's efforts to secure a new site for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will...
    • Cóiríocht Scoile
      Question 481: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta cén uair a dhéanfar cinneadh maidir le hiarratas Ghaelscoil Inse Chór ar sheomra ranga nua a fháil ar cíos. [14562/08]
    • Psychological Service
      Question 482: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties faced by Polish educational psychologists in obtaining employment here; and the...
    • School Services Staff
      Question 484: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will support an issue (details supplied). [14574/08]
    • Site Acquisitions
      Question 485: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the timescale for the provision of a permanent site for Wicklow gaelscoil; and if she will explain the suitability of site when it has...
    • School Transport
      Question 486: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason persons (details supplied) in County Clare have not been facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 487: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a new primary school at Kilfinane, County Limerick. [14601/08]
    • School Staffing
      Question 488: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the number of special needs teaching posts and resources provided through the general allocation model are determined on the basis...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 489: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 90 of 9 April, 2008, the original application date; the stages this project has completed and...
    • Water Conservation
      Question 490: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the plans in place to introduce grant aid for water harvesting in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14615/08]
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      Question 491: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of classes of 30 or more children under the age of nine years in primary schools in Longford and Westmeath; and if she will...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      Question 492: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools, primary and secondary, awaiting refurbishment works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14671/08]
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 493: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason the boards of management of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 16 have been instructed by her Department not to proceed...
  • Department of Defence
    • EU Treaties
      Question 494: To ask the Minister for Defence if, in view of the forthcoming constitutional referendum on the Lisbon reform treaty, the treaty will require that Ireland increase its military...
    • European Defence Agency
      Question 495: To ask the Minister for Defence the nature and role of the European Defence Agency when Ireland joined, in view of the forthcoming Constitutional referendum on the Lisbon Reform...
    • Consultancy Contracts
      Question 497: To ask the Minister for Defence the consultants who carried out work for his Department or for any body under the auspices of his Department during 2007; if each consultant was an...
  • Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
    • Schengen Convention
      Question 498: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there are proposals for Ireland to reconsider its position on joining the Schengen Convention; and if he will make a...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 499: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will take steps to deal with an application for permission to remain in the State by a person (details supplied) in...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 500: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will take steps to have an application for citizenship by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath proceed...
    • Asylum Support Services
      Question 501: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No.175 of 10 April 2008, the plans he has to extend the deadline for the asylum seeker...
    • Crime Prevention
      Question 502: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a safety and security plan will be put in place at a location (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [14866/08]
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 503: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon for leave to remain; if he will expedite...
    • Garda Investigations
      Question 504: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will advise on the case of a person (details supplied). [14882/08]
    • Offensive Weapons
      Question 505: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether it is appropriate to introduce new legislation such as the random power to stop and search and new...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 506: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if it is possible for a non-EU national to marry an Irish national here while in the country on a holiday visa of three...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 507: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the decentralisation of the Irish Prison Service to Longford; if the post of coordinator of...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 508: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to an application for a re-entry visa by a person (details supplied). [14905/08]
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 509: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide additional resources to Tallaght Garda station to allow for an effective response to problems identified...
    • National Drugs Strategy
      Question 511: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make the necessary arrangements and secure funding for the dial to stop during drug dealing confidential...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 512: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when an application for a certificate of naturalisation by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be finally...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 513: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he or his Department have received the documentation resubmitted on 14 March 2008; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 514: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the current or expected residency status in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 515: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department will provide a copy of a letter dated 5 April 2007 referred to in the reply to Parliamentary Question No....
    • Residency Permits
      Question 516: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the current or expected position in the case of an application for family reunification in the case of a person (details...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 531: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the granting of extended leave to remain in the State for a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan...
    • Refugee Status
      Question 532: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 will receive their Garda National Immigration Bureau card; and if he will make...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 534: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to a stamp four visa in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will make a...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 535: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2; and if he will make a...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 539: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to an application for asylum in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 540: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2; and if he will make a...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 541: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to an asylum seeker application in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if...
    • Asylum Support Services
      Question 542: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to review the asylum direct provision system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14217/08]
    • Legislative Programme
      Question 543: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the rule against perpetuities will be repealed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13842/08]
    • Road Traffic Offences
      Question 544: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will supply this Deputy with the information sought in Parliamentary Question No. 527 of 12 February 2008 relating to...
    • Deportation Orders
      Question 545: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; the stage their application is at;...
    • Criminal Prosecutions
      Question 546: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will respond to a query (details supplied). [13879/08]
    • Crime Levels
      Question 547: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the headline offences, classified by headline offence group, which led to convictions by Garda district, for the year 2000...
    • Garda Investigations
      Question 549: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if she will direct that every assistance possible, and all necessary information, is supplied to a person (details...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 551: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of cases of murder in which knives or sharp implements were used in respect of each year from 1998 to date in...
    • Garda Investigations
      Question 552: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will release details of the Garda investigation into the Wellington Quay bus crash of 2004, specifically what the...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 553: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the case of persons (details supplied) who have requested an extension on their visas to allow them...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 554: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who has applied for residency...
    • Garda Stations
      Question 556: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the Garda stations in south Tipperary which are manned on a 24 hour basis. [13980/08]
    • Residency Permits
      Question 557: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on a long-term residency application by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [13985/08]
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 558: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the stage an application for naturalisation is at for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11. [14006/08]
    • Garda Investigations
      Question 559: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if situations exist whereby top-level Garda informers are made immune from prosecution or investigation in respect of...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 560: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14017/08]
    • Criminal Offences
      Question 561: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason the Garda does not prosecute offenders who continue to develop under an Act (details supplied); if they are...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 562: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 408 to 410, inclusive, of 8 April 2008, the number of family members of these...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 563: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a multi-entry visa will be arranged for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Consultancy Contracts
      Question 565: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the consultants who carried out work for his Department or for any body under the auspices of his Department during 2007;...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 566: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry can expect to receive their stamp four status. [14131/08]
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 568: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 176 of 4 March 2008, the further progress that has been made with regard to...
    • Closed Circuit Television Systems
      Question 569: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the support his Department will provide to introduce closed circuit television cameras on the public roads around...
    • Garda Vetting Services
      Question 571: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position of a Garda clearance certificate application for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 572: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the delays in processing Irish citizenship applications which can run to upwards of three years; if the...
    • Forensic Medical Examiner Service
      Question 573: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a statement on the recent findings that the lack of a forensic medical examiner service here is failing...
    • Liquor Licensing Laws
      Question 574: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a statement on reports that a considerable number of licensed premises and nightclubs in County Donegal are...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 575: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of appeal for a person (details supplied) in County Sligo. [14279/08]
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 576: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the guidelines used in his Department in deciding on applications for asylum where there is a well-founded fear that female...
    • Organised Crime
      Question 577: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the efforts being made to target the suppliers of arms, including heavy-calibre weapons, to criminal gangs; the number of...
    • Anti-Social Behaviour
      Question 578: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he proposes to take to combat anti-social behaviour in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Garda Stations
      Question 579: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when it is expected that the reconfiguration of the Garda district and divisions within County Kildare are likely to become...
    • Witness Intimidation
      Question 584: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action taken to prevent witness intimidation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14437/08]
    • Prisoner Releases
      Question 585: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of prisoners released prior to serving their full sentence in each of the past five years; and if he will make a...
    • Criminal Assets Bureau
      Question 586: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the value of property currently under investigation by the Criminal Assets Bureau; the number of such cases stalled; and if...
    • Crime Statistics
      Question 587: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of crimes committed by prisoners on bail in each of the past five years; the number of such incidents deemed to...
    • Prisoner Statistics
      Question 589: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of prisoners currently in the various prisons here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14457/08]
    • Garda Strength
      Question 590: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the strength of the Garda Force as at 1 June 2007, 1 December 2007 and at present; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Extradition of Criminals
      Question 592: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Irish crime bosses currently living overseas and conducting their operations from there; the efforts being...
    • Garda Communications
      Question 593: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied that each Garda station and member of the Force throughout the country has adequate access to modern...
    • Organised Crime
      Question 594: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if it is intended to increase Garda resources in line with the growth in organised crime, with particular reference to the...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 598: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a GNIB card will be renewed and a provision for work permit in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 600: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the extent to which an application for naturalisation has been progressed in the case of persons (details supplied) in...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 601: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the residency status or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 603: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to an application under refugee or asylum in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 604: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the current or expected residency status in the case of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 609: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the areas and functions where responsibility has been devolved from him to a State or statutory agency; the agencies...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 610: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will again stress to the Garda Commissioner the need for additional Gardaí to be assigned to Tallaght Garda Station,...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 611: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on a long term residency application by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [14555/08]
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 613: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will give careful consideration to the firearms issues related to the running of the shooting phase of the youth B...
    • Legal Aid Service
      Question 614: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a person (details supplied) in County Limerick cannot qualify for free legal aid; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
      Question 615: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way the carbon trading system operates as a balance sheet item for certain businesses; his views on...
    • Housing Grants
      Question 616: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is financial assistance or grants available for elderly residents who wish to replace septic tanks...
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      Question 617: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, with the downturn in the price of property, there will be a corresponding decrease in the cost of...
    • Local Authority Funding
      Question 618: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans he or his Department has to make local authority development charges and rates for business more...
    • Flood Relief
      Question 619: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the National Parks and Wildlife Service have approved an application by the Office of Public Works for...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 621: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the expected time schedule for his Department to commission the extension to Gorey waste water treatment...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 622: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent to which planning guidelines and regulations allow a planning officer, when considering a planning...
    • Water Charges
      Question 623: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is an exemption clause within the EU Water Framework Directive which allows the status quo regarding...
    • Archaeological Sites
      Question 624: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is considering proposals for future land use planning and development in the area of the world heritage...
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 625: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the Social Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, will be published this term; if the complex legal...
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      Question 627: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he plans to facilitate persons who purchased houses under the affordable housing scheme to re-mortgage...
    • Special Areas of Conservation
      Question 628: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will commence the review of turf cutting on bogs designated prior to 2002 in line with an agreement...
    • Wildlife Conservation
      Question 629: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there are regulations governing the control and culling of cormorants to protect fish stocks; and if he...
    • Waste Management
      Question 630: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his policy in relation to incineration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13835/08]
    • Registration of Architects
      Question 631: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will review the Building Control Act 2007 to remove anomalies regarding membership of the Royal...
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      Question 632: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if instructions have been sent from his Department to Galway City Council to build houses on the green space...
    • Water Pollution
      Question 633: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will amend the law to make it a requirement for people who are planning to discharge treated effluent...
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
      Question 634: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the estimated carbon offsets to be reflected in the National Climate Change Strategy...
    • Fire Stations
      Question 635: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to plans to equip the fire service with defibrillators; if funding will be...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 636: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to a previous parliamentary question, if he has received the preliminary reports from Monaghan County...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 637: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the provision of an upgraded sewerage scheme at Drumcollogher, County Limerick; and if...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 638: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to correspondence forwarded on by this Deputy to his office (details supplied), if he has power to...
    • Archaeological Sites
      Question 639: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1147 and 1148 of 26 September 2007, the progress to date in relation...
    • Local Authority Funding
      Question 640: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the provision of funding by his Department to a local authority for the purchase of...
    • Consultancy Contracts
      Question 641: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the consultants who carried out work for his Department or for any body under the auspices of his Department...
    • Wildlife Conservation
      Question 642: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will extend areas of conservation in County Limerick to protect the habitat of the hen harrier bird;...
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 644: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the housing capital allocation for 2008 to Galway City Council; if the council has been notified of the...
    • Rights of Way
      Question 646: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a register of public rights of way exists; if so, the way such a register can be accessed; and if he will...
    • Local Authority Correspondence
      Question 647: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he will take to ensure that Members of the Oireachtas receive replies within a maximum two to three...
    • Special Areas of Conservation
      Question 648: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the Cloonelt Bog and Cloonsuck Bog in the Cloonbonniffe area in north County Roscommon is included in the...
    • Housing Aid for the Elderly
      Question 650: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is a scheme for the insulation of homes; if there is a scheme to help the elderly replace windows in...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 651: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is a request for funding presently with his Department for a sewerage scheme in Drinagh, County...
    • Strategic Drainage Study
      Question 652: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the Greater Dublin Strategic Drainage Study; if he plans to take steps to have this...
    • Control of Dogs Act
      Question 653: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to introduce new measures under the Control of Dogs Act 1986; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Voluntary Housing Schemes
      Question 654: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when finance will be transmitted from his Department to Limerick County Council in respect of a voluntary...
    • Waste Management
      Question 655: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of incinerators that will be required to deal with municipal waste; the locations of these...
    • Sport and Recreational Development
      Question 656: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the meetings he or his officials have had or are proposing to have with the Department of Arts, Sport and...
    • Strategy on Homelessness
      Question 660: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the agencies his Department is working with to develop services and implement the Government Strategy to end...
    • Environmental Policy
      Question 661: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if all incandescent bulbs will be banned from January 2009, as announced by him as part of his Carbon Report...
    • Waste Management
      Question 662: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views in respect of the implementation of the waste tyre regulations; if his attention has been drawn to...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 663: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the first comprehensive preliminary report and the original first costings were received by his...
    • Local Authority Staff
      Question 664: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason his Department is preventing Fingal County Council from employing additional housing maintenance...
    • Electoral Boundary Review
      Question 665: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when is it intended to publish the report of the local electoral boundary review being carried out by the...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 666: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when Longford County Council will be allowed to proceed to the contract document stage to enable them to...
    • Housing Aid for the Elderly
      Question 668: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the grant available to people over the age of 65 years for the provision of pumped cavity insulation to make...
    • Toghcháin Údarás na Gaeltachta
      Question 669: To ask the Aire Comhshaoil, Oidhreachta agus Rialtais Áitiúil an bhfuil sé i gceist amach anseo toghcháin Údarás na Gaeltachta a chur ar an lá céanna le toghcháin...
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Housing Grants
      Question 670: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if grant aid is available to convert solid fuel heating to an oil fired system; and if he will make a...
    • River Weirs
      Question 671: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will clarify plans for the proposed lowering of the weir in Fermoy, County Cork; if a timetable has been...
    • Departmental Funding
      Question 672: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there will be funding available to Sustainable Energy Ireland to continue to provide support to community...
    • Salmon Fishing Licences
      Question 673: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of licences for the fishing of salmon by draft net which issued relevant to County Mayo in the...
    • Alternative Energy Projects
      Question 674: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding payments or credits to private individuals who supply electricity produced from...
    • Consultancy Contracts
      Question 675: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the consultants who carried out work for his Department or for any body under the auspices of his Department...
    • Telecommunications Services
      Question 676: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the provision of broadband to an area (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he...
    • Postal Codes
      Question 677: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the stage that has been reached in the introduction of postal codes; if these codes will be alpha-numeric or...
    • Alternative Energy Projects
      Question 678: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is familiar with the Stein gasification process; and his views on whether he believes whether it might...

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