Written answers

Wednesday, 4 June 2008

  • Department of Finance
    • Tax Code
      Question 82: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce an exemption on excise duty to make it viable for producers of energy crops for biofuel here to sell their product to the Irish...
    • Household Indebtedness
      Question 83: To ask the Minister for Finance his views regarding the high and rising levels of household debt. [21860/08]
    • Tax Code
      Question 85: To ask the Minister for Finance if he expects legislation to be introduced in 2008 on carbon tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21196/08]
    • Departmental Estimates
      Question 88: To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to alter the process of Estimate formation for 2009. [21919/08]
    • Price Inflation
      Question 89: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has analysed the source of Ireland's faster rate of inflation in recent years and its implications for public policy. [21884/08]
    • Public Private Partnerships
      Question 90: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the concerns expressed by the Comptroller and Auditor General regarding reliance on public private partnerships. [21887/08]
    • Appointments to State Boards
      Question 91: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that all of his appointments to State bodies will be tabled for consideration by the Joint Committee on Finance and the Public...
    • National Development Plan
      Question 92: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the assessment of the National Economic and Social Council that the Exchequer should borrow up to the EU limits in order to finance key...
    • Flood Relief
      Question 93: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to address the summer flooding in the Shannon Callows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19794/08]
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 95: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department will complete an efficiency review and audit of all State agencies and bodies under the responsibility of his Department; if he has...
    • Fiscal Policy
      Question 96: To ask the Minister for Finance his latest estimate for Exchequer borrowing in 2008. [21893/08]
    • Economic Competitiveness
      Question 97: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has had cause to revise the projections for the public finances set out in the run-up to the general election; and if he will make a statement...
    • Programmes for Government
      Question 98: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason he is unwilling to provide a costing of the proposals in the Programme for Government 2007 to 2012. [21868/08]
    • Credit Union Regulation
      Question 99: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the progress being made to find a satisfactory system for deposit protection in credit unions. [21856/08]
    • Tax Yield
      Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the extra VAT raised from oil products to date in 2008 as a result of the rise in international oil prices. [21933/08]
    • Gambling Regulations
      Question 102: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding consultations which have taken place with respect to changes to the gambling legislation; if he will bring forward...
    • Tax Code
      Question 103: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the reported decision of the Commission on Taxation to defer consideration of carbon taxation; if so, if the commitments on this...
    • General Election Expenses
      Question 104: To ask the Minister for Finance the returning officers who still have outstanding claims for expenses in relation to the 2007 general election; and the amount of such claims....
    • Economic Competitiveness
      Question 105: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the fall in the ESRI consumer confidence index to its lowest level since the index was first introduced and by the 2.1% year on year...
    • National Development Plan
      Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to review the National Development Plan to identify priority elements. [21866/08]
    • Public Private Partnerships
      Question 109: To ask the Minister for Finance the public private partnership projects which his Department has identified as being at risk from withdrawal by the private sector contractor; the...
    • Freedom of Information
      Question 110: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has plans to abolish fees for Freedom of Information requests in view of the recent recommendation of the OECD which concluded that such...
    • National Centre for Science and Discovery
      Question 111: To ask the Minister for Finance when the National Centre for Science and Discovery is expected to open; the estimated cost of this project; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Tax Yield
      Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance the average take to the Exchequer from each new house which is built; and if he has proposals to encourage an increase in house building in view of...
    • Pay Awards
      Question 113: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the operation of performance related pay. [21861/08]
    • Revenue Investigations
      Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm recent reports that the Revenue Commissioners intend to carry out an investigation into large cash deposit holders; the details...
    • Tax Yield
      Question 115: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount raised from excise duties on petrol and diesel respectively for the years 2005, 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008; the amount raised from...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 116: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 8 April 2007 the further progress that has been made in decentralisation to Youghal in particular in...
    • Financial Services Regulation
      Question 117: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the turmoil in the international financial markets and consequent concerns about probity in Irish financial markets, he is satisfied...
    • Credit Union Regulation
      Question 118: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has plans to introduce a list of restricted risky investments which credit unions will be advised against purchasing; and if he will make a...
    • Economic Competitiveness
      Question 119: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on reports of significant reductions in the number of high street shoppers around the country and that the Cental Statistics Office has...
    • Data Protection
      Question 120: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce legislation as a matter of urgency to ensure that Irish banks are compelled to come clean about security breaches in relation...
    • Tax Code
      Question 121: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will propose changes in the treatment of people who are non-resident for tax purposes but in effect live in Ireland, assisted in particular by...
    • Departmental Estimates
      Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will bring forward revised spending estimates for 2008 in view of the steeper than expected decline in Exchequer returns, the steeper than...
    • Local Authority Funding
      Question 123: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on sharing general tax revenue with local authorities. [21858/08]
    • Economic Competitiveness
      Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the deterioration of the Exchequer position over the first five months of 2008; if he has plans to present an updated profile...
    • Tax Yield
      Question 127: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 159 of 27 May 2008 the breakdown of moneys accrued by the Exchequer for each month respectively in 2007 and to...
    • Public Transport
      Question 128: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has plans to allow commuter buses to use the Phoenix Park on a regular basis; the plans if they exist; if consultations will be carried out...
    • Social Partnership Agreements
      Question 129: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the ICTU economic outlook for 2008, in particular its assertion that the cost of living will continue to rise in 2008; and his views on...
    • Departmental Expenditure Reviews
      Question 130: To ask the Minister for Finance the purpose and extent of the efficiency reviews of public expenditure as cited in the OECD's 2008 Economic Survey of Ireland; the terms of...
    • Fiscal Policy
      Question 131: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the serious decline in tax receipts which are running €736 million below target for the first four months of 2008; if he anticipates...
    • Tax Evasion
      Question 132: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the recent surge in the number of protective notifications, he sees scope for further enhancing the Revenue Commissioners powers to...
    • Departmental Expenditure Evaluation
      Question 133: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on giving the Oireachtas the power to initiate an evaluation of spending programmes under the value for money initiative. [21863/08]
    • Financial Services Regulation
      Question 134: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that sufficient structures, guidelines and regulations are in place and operational to safeguard the stability of the banking and...
    • International Agreements
      Question 135: To ask the Minister for Finance if he agrees with the Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies of Ireland that unilateral tax credit arrangements with other countries is...
    • Financial Services Regulation
      Question 137: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the strength of the Euro is adequately and accurately reflected in all trans-national transactions, both in the financial...
    • Capital Expenditure Programmes
      Question 138: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has met with Government Departments regarding commitments in respect of proposed new capital spending on projects such as school and hospital...
    • Price Inflation
      Question 140: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that inflation remains persistently high; if he proposes measures to bring down the inflation rate; if he has or intends to...
    • International Monetary Institutions
      Question 141: To ask the Minister for Finance the reforms the Government or the EU favour in relation to affording more accountability on the part of the Bretton Woods institutions. [16848/08]
    • Financial Services Remuneration Policy
      Question 142: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the concerns expressed by a number of European Union Finance Ministers that one of the causes of the difficulties being experienced by...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 143: To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to extend the Freedom of Information Act 1997. [21859/08]
    • Tax Code
      Question 144: To ask the Minister for Finance his view of the French call on the EU to sanction a reduction in VAT on fuel in order to alleviate the increased costs imposed on fishermen and...
    • Public Private Partnerships
      Question 145: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department is concerned or if other Departments have raised concerns with him regarding the future viability of public private partnership...
    • National Development Plan
      Question 146: To ask the Minister for Finance the additional current expenditure required in 2009 to 2012 over and above the cost of maintaining existing services to deliver the commitments of...
    • Tax Yield
      Question 147: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has had discussions with Ministers from other Member States regarding opposition to the common corporate tax base. [21862/08]
    • Tax Collection
      Question 148: To ask the Minister for Finance the change to the Revenue Commissioners approach to collecting tax from businesses in view of the markedly less benign economic climate and recent...
    • Departmental Strategy Statements
      Question 152: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has issued new policy directions since taking up his post as Minister for Finance. [21864/08]
    • Tax Collection
      Question 153: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of letters that have been sent by the Revenue Commissioners to Irish investors seeking information about their overseas property; the...
    • Battle of the Boyne Site
      Question 154: To ask the Minister for Finance his Department's involvement in the purchase by the State of the Battle of the Boyne site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21734/08]
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Official Engagements
      Question 156: To ask the Taoiseach the programme for his recent visit to Cardiff; the date on which this visit was decided upon; the names and titles of each of the persons who accompanied him;...
    • Departmental Projects
      Question 157: To ask the Taoiseach if he will list and number the pilot schemes or projects that are being funded, overseen, or in any way supported by his Department; the purpose of each...
  • Department of Finance
    • Motor Taxation
      Question 158: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on amending the recently announced system in order to permit motorists purchasing new vehicles with low emissions before July 2008 to...
    • Tax Code
      Question 159: To ask the Minister for Finance if there are alternative methods for low income pensioners to claim back on their medical expenses in the same way as tax-payers are allowed to...
    • Ombudsman Report
      Question 160: To ask the Minister for Finance when he will publish the Ombudsman report Lost At Sea; the reason for the delay in doing so as it has been completed for some time; and if he will...
    • Public Private Partnerships
      Question 161: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is reviewing the operation of public private partnership contracts in view of recent developments. [22281/08]
    • Garda Stations
      Question 162: To ask the Minister for Finance the plans for the refurbishment or building of new Garda stations in 2008 in the Garda Division of Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • National Drugs Strategy
      Question 163: To ask the Minister for Finance his proposals to designate moneys seized from drug dealers in a particular area to the provision of services for persons with drug abuse problems in...
    • Tax Collection
      Question 164: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is in receipt of all of their entitlements; if there is a tax rebate due to the applicant; and if...
    • Tax Code
      Question 165: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Laois can obtain the exemptions in respect of stamp duty and mortgage interest relief as a first time buyer...
    • Flood Relief
      Question 166: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding an Office of Public Works project (details supplied) in County Mayo. [21995/08]
    • Public Sector Employment
      Question 167: To ask the Minister for Finance the residency requirements a person must comply with to be considered for employment in the Irish public sector. [22000/08]
    • Departmental Projects
      Question 168: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will list and number the pilot schemes or projects that are being funded, overseen, or in any way supported by his Department; the purpose of...
    • Concert Events
      Question 169: To ask the Minister for Finance the procedures used by the Office of Public Works to give permission to promoters to hold large and small scale music and other commercial events in...
    • Oil Prices
      Question 171: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the high cost of oil and the effect that this continuing hike in prices is having on the economy here; his views on whether the...
    • Departmental Properties
      Question 172: To ask the Minister for Finance the rent arrears for a building (details supplied) in Dublin 5; the procedures in place to follow up on rent arrears owing to the State; and if he...
    • Fiscal Policy
      Question 173: To ask the Minister for Finance if action has been taken or will be taken to ensure that the strength of the euro is reflected in all financial transactions to the advantage of the...
    • Motor Fuels
      Question 176: To ask the Minister for Finance if the cost of diesel oil indicates the need for adjustment in terms of VAT or excise duty having particular regard to the need to encourage the use...
    • Alternative Energy Projects
      Question 179: To ask the Minister for Finance if he proposes further incentives to encourage bio-fuel production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22288/08]
    • Economic Competitiveness
      Question 182: To ask the Minister for Finance if action has been taken or is contemplated to improve the competitiveness of the economy through the financial and banking services; and if he will...
    • Price Inflation
      Question 183: To ask the Minister for Finance the action he has taken or proposes to take to combat inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22292/08]
    • Economic Competitiveness
      Question 184: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that economic growth projections for 2008 are expected to be achieved; the extent to which revenue from taxation is expected to...
    • Disabled Drivers
      Question 185: To ask the Minister for Finance when it is expected to implement the recommendations of the inter-Departmental group dealing with the disabled drivers disabled passengers tax...
    • Garda Stations
      Question 186: To ask the Minister for Finance when the new Garda station at Leixlip, County Kildare is expected to open; the full extent of the accommodation provided; and if he will make a...
    • Decentralisation Programme
      Question 187: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the original proposals in respect of decentralisation have been achieved to date; the costs involved; and if he will make a...
    • Flood Relief
      Question 188: To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to his proposals directly or in conjunction with Kildare County Council for the alleviation of flooding at Leixlip, County...
    • Economic Competitiveness
      Question 189: To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he is putting in place to restore consumer confidence in the Irish economy. [22309/08]
    • House Completions
      Question 190: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of recent predictions on significantly reduced housing completions for 2008 and 2009, he will be revising his current Budget forecasts...
  • Department of Health and Children
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 192: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of behavioural therapists employed by her Department in the Kildare west Wicklow area and the Carlow/Kilkenny area; the...
    • Health Services
      Question 193: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for home help for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [21728/08]
    • Health Services
      Question 198: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if public treatment clinics for hip dysplasia in Dublin and Cork are to be discontinued from the end of May 2008; if this treatment will...
    • Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
      Question 199: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made regarding an application (details supplied) under the health repayment scheme; and if she will make a...
    • Health Service Allowances
      Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford who is paralysed on one side due to a stroke in teenage years has had a...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 201: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason surgery for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has been cancelled for the third time. [21750/08]
    • Medical Aids and Appliances
      Question 202: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) in County Cork who needs a replacement hearing aid has been...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 203: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [21769/08]
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      Question 204: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a project (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [21770/08]
    • Hospital Services
      Question 205: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will sanction the provision of combined decongestive therapy for lymphoedema for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; if...
    • Medical Redress Scheme
      Question 206: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will respond to the communication received from a group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 207: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to appoint a permanent consultant child and adolescent psychologist in the north west region in view of a growing crisis in...
    • Health Service Property
      Question 209: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of Health Service Executive owned buildings in Donegal that are vacant; and the locations of same. [21819/08]
    • Health Services
      Question 210: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21821/08]
    • Hospital Services
      Question 212: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a hip operation will be carried out for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [21825/08]
    • Pharmacy Regulations
      Question 214: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will introduce legislation to recognise UK trained pharmacists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21841/08]
    • Housing Aid for the Elderly
      Question 215: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when an application will be finalised for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Hospital Services
      Question 217: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21990/08]
    • Nursing Home Subventions
      Question 218: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the maximum subvention that can be paid in the area of the Health Service Executive south in relation to the nursing home charges of a...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 219: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of speech therapists available in County Wicklow; the reason children in a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow have...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 220: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if combined decongestive treatment is available for patients with lymphoedema; if it is available for public patients and patients under...
    • Pharmacy Graduates
      Question 222: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied with the number of pharmacists being trained; if she has records of the percentage of graduates who successfully...
    • Health Services
      Question 223: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist a person (details supplied). [22033/08]
    • Consultancy Contracts
      Question 225: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding spent in each of the past five years by her Department on outside consultants; the cost of each project; the plans for the...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 226: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a group (details supplied). [22044/08]
    • Departmental Projects
      Question 227: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will list and number the pilot schemes or projects that are being funded, overseen, or in any way supported by her Department;...
    • Hospital Procedures
      Question 228: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of breast cancer surgical procedures, as recorded by the hospital in-patient enquire database for Sligo Hospital for the...
    • Cancer Treatment Services
      Question 229: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a citation or reference for the three most relevant primary scientific studies from the 250 articles referenced by...
    • Cancer Incidence
      Question 231: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of new breast cancer patients reported to the cancer registry in Cork by Sligo Hospital for the years 2005, 2006 and 2007;...
    • Health Services
      Question 232: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason medical card holders, including old age pensioners, are obliged to pay top-up fees to chiropodists; if it is intended for the...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 233: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will clarify the situation on a case (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [22083/08]
    • Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
      Question 235: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has been refused a refund under the nursing home repayment scheme for their...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 236: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average waiting time for an appointment with each specialist located at a hospital (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she...
    • Health Service Areas
      Question 237: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the boundaries that determined the dispensed old health board areas are still recognised by her, her Department and the Health...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 238: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of Health Service Executive frontline posts vacant in April 2008 in County Wicklow; the type of posts involved; the timeframe...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 239: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the sexual assault unit which was to be in operation by the end of April 2008 at the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar has...
    • General Medical Services Scheme
      Question 240: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if payment can or will be offered through the GMS scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
  • Department of Transport
    • Fishing Vessel Licences
      Question 241: To ask the Minister for Transport if it is possible for a fishing vessel to simultaneously hold a licence to carry passengers while also holding a sea fishing boat licence; and if...
    • Noise Pollution
      Question 242: To ask the Minister for Transport the measures his Department is taking to deal with cars with excessively noisy exhausts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21758/08]
    • Airport Security
      Question 243: To ask the Minister for Transport the level of security audits undertaken to monitor compliance with national and international aviation security standards by airlines, airports...
    • Port Development
      Question 244: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason for the decline in vessel numbers entering Arklow Port (details supplied); the Government policy regarding Arklow harbour; and the...
    • Rural Transport Services
      Question 245: To ask the Minister for Transport the policies the Government is adopting to sustain and develop the rural transport programme including its input into Transport 21; and if he will...
    • Road Network
      Question 246: To ask the Minister for Transport the cost to the State regarding the goodwill payment of €5,000 per acre paid to landowners in respect of compensation regarding roadway projects...
    • Driving Licences
      Question 249: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of occasions an individual can be issued with a provisional driving licence; the length of time each one is in date for; if it is...
    • Road Network
      Question 250: To ask the Minister for Transport the cost of advertising associated with his proposed order for the declaration of motorways with the closing date for submission on 28 March 2008;...
    • Departmental Advertising
      Question 251: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of money that has been spent on the advertising campaign for Transport 21; the purpose of the advertisement; the value for money...
    • Departmental Projects
      Question 252: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will list and number the pilot schemes or projects that are being funded, overseen, or in any way supported by his Department; the purpose...
    • Traffic Management
      Question 253: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on allowing hackneys and other public service vehicles to use bus corridors in Dublin; if previous applications have been made in...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs
    • Judicial Powers
      Question 254: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the European Union Court of Justice has more power than Ireland's Supreme Court. [21702/08]
    • UN Conventions
      Question 255: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland is the only EU State not to ratify the Aarhus Convention on access to information, public participation in decision-making and...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 256: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position in relation to an application for citizenship by a person (details supplied); if in view of the fact that they are here and...
    • Departmental Projects
      Question 257: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will list and number the pilot schemes or projects that are being funded, overseen, or in any way supported by his Department; the...
    • Diplomatic Representation
      Question 258: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in view of the fact that the Ukraine has opened an Embassy here he will reciprocate by opening a fully accredited Irish Embassy in the...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 259: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position in relation to an application for work visas by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who is seeking same to go to...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Fiscal Policy
      Question 260: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures in view of the 16% appreciation of the Euro against Sterling over the past twelve months, she is...
    • Community Employment Schemes
      Question 261: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when a review will be complete on policy regarding the continuation of participants on community employment...
    • County Enterprise Boards
      Question 262: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if any of the county enterprise boards has sought an increase in funding from the annual funding allocated to...
    • Health and Safety Regulations
      Question 263: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspections carried out by the Health and Safety Authority in primary and post-primary schools...
    • Work Permits
      Question 264: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will instruct the work permit section to re-issue a work permit in respect of a person (details...
    • Industrial Relations
      Question 265: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to a previous parliamentary question (details supplied), if she is satisfied that the Association of...
    • FÁS Training Programmes
      Question 266: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has plans to correct the anomaly whereby people on FÁS training courses who had not been in receipt...
    • County Enterprise Boards
      Question 267: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 292 of 20 May 2008, the conditions in place in CEBs to recover grant...
    • Departmental Projects
      Question 268: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will list and number the pilot schemes or projects that are being funded, overseen, or in any way...
    • Work Permits
      Question 269: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will take steps to have a decision regarding an application by a person (details supplied) in County...
  • Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
    • Sports Capital Programme
      Question 270: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount given to a club (details supplied) in County Leitrim under the sports capital programme 2007; and the purpose of this...
    • Departmental Projects
      Question 274: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will list and number the pilot schemes or projects that are being funded, overseen, or in any way supported by his Department;...
  • Department of Social and Family Affairs
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 275: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position of a person (details supplied) on the transfer panel. [21833/08]
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 278: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people refused the back to education allowance for each of the past five years with a breakdown of the reasons...
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 282: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will deal with a matter in relation to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 284: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when the living alone allowance was last increased; the amount of the payment now; if it has been raised in line with inflation...
    • Departmental Projects
      Question 286: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will list and number the pilot schemes or projects that are being funded, overseen, or in any way supported by her...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 287: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her Department will pay one parent allowance retrospectively where a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5 suffered postnatal...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 288: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the delays in providing dates and locations for oral hearings for appeals of social welfare...
  • Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
    • Designated Areas
      Question 290: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when he will extend the RAPID areas within Athlone to include estates (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 291: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when the section of an Act (details supplied) will be implemented. [21785/08]
    • Grant Payments
      Question 292: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the financial supports provided by his Department for community groups to provide community facilities for their...
    • Departmental Projects
      Question 293: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will list and number the pilot schemes or projects that are being funded, overseen, or in any way supported by...
    • Cruthú Fostaíochta
      Question 294: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cad iad na tionscnaimh a fuair tacaíocht ó Údarás na Gaeltachta i nGaeltacht Iardheisceart Dhún na nGall le cúig...
  • Department of Agriculture and Food
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 295: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of field inspectors working for his Department; the number of farmers nationwide registered with his Department...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 296: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a REP scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway in view of the fact that they have...
    • Coastal Protection
      Question 297: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the concerns he has regarding the removal of shore crabs in the Suir Estuary (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 298: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the review of the case of a person (details supplied) has been finalised; the decision reached; and if he will make a...
    • Milk Quota
      Question 299: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if a person (details supplied) in County Cork who received additional milk quota from the tribunal on the basis of a disease...
    • Departmental Projects
      Question 300: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list and number the pilot schemes or projects that are being funded, overseen, or in any way supported by his...
    • Food Safety
      Question 301: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food further to Question No. 205 of 21 May 2008 if under the regulations there are guidelines on where beehives should be sited...
    • On-farm Investment Schemes
      Question 302: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of money available in the 2008 Estimates for each of the on-farm investment schemes operated by his Department;...
    • Fisheries Protection
      Question 304: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will change the regulations to permit the landing of monkfish, with appropriate notification to the Sea Fisheries...
  • Department of Education and Science
    • Site Acquisitions
      Question 305: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the delay in a site acquisition for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; if this issue will be resolved; and...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      Question 306: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a primary school (details supplied) in County Cork has classes with pupil numbers in...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 307: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the deed of partial surrender for a school (details supplied) in County Mayo has been executed. [21704/08]
    • Educational Disadvantage
      Question 308: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his plans to widen and improve access to third level education for marginalised groups including students from low income backgrounds,...
    • School Enrolments
      Question 309: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will support a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [21724/08]
    • School Staffing
      Question 310: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will support schools (details supplied) in Dublin 13. [21725/08]
    • Schools Refurbishment
      Question 312: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a school (details supplied) in County Waterford was refused emergency funding to repair a serious leak in the roof; and if...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 313: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a decision will be made in regard to the application by a school (details supplied) in County Waterford for classroom furniture;...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 314: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 214 of 22 May 2008, the number of the 315 autism classes which have been approved in primary...
    • Teacher Training
      Question 315: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to parliamentary Question No. 214 of 22 May 2008, the details of the training programme for teachers in autism specific...
    • School Enrolments
      Question 316: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will support a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [21771/08]
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 317: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 789 of 2 April 2008, the status of the application; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • School Funding
      Question 319: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will urgently review the start-up grant for a new school (details supplied) in County Kildare in view of the inadequate funding...
    • School Staffing
      Question 320: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the way he can justify the fact that his Department have removed two posts from a school (details supplied); if it is his...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 321: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a communication device will be provided to a special needs child (details supplied) in County Cork. [21838/08]
    • Schools Refurbishment
      Question 322: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when major refurbishment will be carried out on a school (details supplied) in County Kildare. [21849/08]
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 323: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the situation with regard to a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21987/08]
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      Question 326: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his policy in respect of reducing class sizes; the average class size in north Tipperary including the pupil teacher ratio; and if he...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 327: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No 217 of 22 May 2008 (details supplied), if he will reconsider this case as the...
    • School Funding
      Question 328: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount allocated for start up grants for new primary schools; if it is satisfactory that a new school in Greystones, County...
    • Site Acquisitions
      Question 329: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to finalising a new site for the new Gaelscoil at Blacklion, Greystones, County Wicklow; and if he will make...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      Question 330: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if an extension and refurbishment has been sanctioned for a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; if he will provide details of...
    • Higher Education Grants
      Question 331: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if an education grant is available to a person (details supplied) in County Cork who wishes to pursue a one year post-graduate course....
    • Pharmacy Graduates
      Question 332: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he is satisfied with the number of pharmacists being trained; if he has records of the percentage of graduates who successfully...
    • Third Level Qualifications
      Question 333: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of in-service teachers at primary level, second level and further education level who are holders of a masters degree, a...
    • Departmental Projects
      Question 334: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will list and number the pilot schemes or projects that are being funded, overseen, or in any way supported by his Department;...
    • Irish Language
      Question 335: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on whether second level support for Irish will increase the competency levels in Gaeilge labhartha; and if he will make a...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 339: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the plans or programmes in place or planned to assist with the integration of children into mainstream education and the community...
    • Schools Amalgamation
      Question 340: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the proposed amalgamation of schools (details supplied) in County Galway; if a site has been purchased; if his...
    • Teacher Training
      Question 341: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the levels of funding for 2008 for the three part-time teacher education centres in the Gaeltacht; the reason the three part-time...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 342: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the programme training or qualifications a person must adhere to before their qualification is accepted by his Department (details...
    • School Funding
      Question 343: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will provide grant assistance to a school (details supplied) in County Galway for the provision of off-road, set down and...
    • Site Acquisitions
      Question 344: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his Department has ever sought to acquire school sites either directly, through the local authority or through the Office of Public...

    • Question 346: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when, in respect of the proposed primary school at Annfield/Kellystown in Dublin 15, where site works are under way, planning...
    • Teachers' Remuneration
      Question 348: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary teachers employed in either temporary or permanent posts who have served more then seven years outside of the EU...
    • Schools Recognition
      Question 349: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on the application for formal recognition of a proposed new secondary school (details supplied) in County Cork. [22123/08]
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 350: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a school (details supplied) in County Roscommon is on the list of schools in developing areas; when the funding for the school...
    • Educational Projects
      Question 351: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the appeal by Westmeath VEC against a decision of his Department to refuse to formally sanction funding for a...
    • Higher Education Grants
      Question 352: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the level and type of student grants available to a person who is a mature student and who already has secured a primary degree...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      Question 353: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the arrangement that will be made for the refurbishment of science laboratories in view of the fact that no summer works will be done...
  • Department of Defence
    • Defence Forces Strength
      Question 355: To ask the Minister for Defence the official establishment number for the Army Ranger Wing; the number serving in the ARW in 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008 respectively; and if he...
    • Defence Forces Reserve
      Question 356: To ask the Minister for Defence the proposals, in regard to Reserve Defence Force members taking part in overseas operations, he has in regard to those members' income being...
    • Defence Forces Equipment
      Question 358: To ask the Minister for Defence the name of the company which is contracted by his Department to transport the Irish Army's equipment from Cameroon to the EUFOR Base in Chad; and...
    • Departmental Projects
      Question 359: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will list and number the pilot schemes or projects that are being funded, overseen, or in any way supported by his Department; the purpose of...
  • Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
    • Asylum Support Services
      Question 360: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the plans he has to support the Health Service Executive Together We Play, Learn and Understand resource pack on...
    • Immigration Policy
      Question 361: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the additional measures in relation to immigration and asylum seekers that would come about with the ratification of the...
    • Prisoner Transfers
      Question 363: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to his response to Parliamentary Question No. 249 of 22 May 2008, the length of time each of the prisoners...
    • Anti-Social Behaviour
      Question 364: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of anti-social behaviour orders issued to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21717/08]
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 365: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will support the concerns raised in a case (details supplied). [21730/08]
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 366: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of applications for subsidiary protection that have been granted in each of the past ten years; the number to...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 367: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Garda bicycle units in place across the country; the number of Gardaí trained to man such units; his plans...
    • Garda Divisions
      Question 368: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the changes that are planned in the organisation of Garda divisions in County Cork; when these changes are due to come into...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 369: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the legal status of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [21772/08]
    • Garda Strength
      Question 370: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Gardaí from all ranks who have been stationed in the Mayo Garda division in 2006 and 2007; and if he will...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 372: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the communication he has received from the office of the Minister of State for integration regarding the Immigration...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 373: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to the application for naturalisation on humanitarian grounds in relation to a person (details...
    • Criminal Prosecutions
      Question 374: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if individuals can have their legal costs awarded in respect of criminal proceedings taken against them where the...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 378: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will put in a safety and security plan at a location (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [21998/08]
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 379: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in respect of an application for Irish citizenship through naturalisation by persons (details supplied) in...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 381: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a holiday visa will be granted to a person (details supplied). [22047/08]
    • Residency Permits
      Question 382: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin who seeks family reunification for their mother,...
    • Departmental Funding
      Question 383: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount of funding given to each youth diversion project in each year for the past ten years; and if he will make a...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 384: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who seeks subsidiary protection. [22056/08]
    • Departmental Projects
      Question 385: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will list and number the pilot schemes or projects that are being funded, overseen, or in any way supported by his...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 386: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if it is the policy of his Department not to provide funding for men's gender equality groups; his views on whether this is...
    • Criminal Prosecutions
      Question 387: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has instituted a system for monitoring the extent to which warrants taken out against individuals remain unexecuted;...
    • Registration of Title
      Question 388: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will take steps to contact the Land Registry to have an application for the completion of a registration (details...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 389: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of a visa application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22135/08]
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 390: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick to receive Irish citizenship; and if he will...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 393: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if temporary residency status can be awarded while awaiting decision in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1...
    • Crime Statistics
      Question 394: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to his reply to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 587 and 588 of 17 April 2008, when it is expected a full response will...
  • Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 395: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a recent report presented to Kildare County Council (details supplied)...
    • Local Authority Funding
      Question 396: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 622 of 12 February 2008 and No. 551 of 20 May 2008, the reason for the...
    • Environmental Regulations
      Question 397: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has plans to ban the sale of lagarosiphon major also know as African pond weed; and if he will make a...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 398: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Environmental Protection Agency draft guidelines in relation to site suitability will be adopted by...
    • Public Private Partnerships
      Question 399: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans, in relation to the proposed public private partnerships in the Dublin Central constituency of...
    • Departmental Funding
      Question 400: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will grant funding to an organisation (details supplied) in County Roscommon under the civic structure...
    • Environmental Policy
      Question 401: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount raised by the plastic bag levy for each year since its commencement with a detailed description of...
    • Departmental Schemes
      Question 402: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21800/08]
    • Planning Issues
      Question 403: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding An Taisce's role in relation to developments carried out by a local authority or on...
    • World Heritage Status
      Question 404: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will publish the interim report, prepared by UNESCO, on the Skellig Michael, World Heritage Site,...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 405: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the names of the trustees in respect of a group water scheme (details supplied) in County Laois. [21850/08]
    • Housing Grants
      Question 408: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if local authorities should be applying the increased income threshold of €28,001 for mortgage subsidies as...
    • Turbary Rights
      Question 409: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to a previous parliamentary question, when he will meet with the existing recognised representatives...
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 410: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the capital allocation given to North Tipperary County Council in 2007 for housing repair and refurbishment...
    • Housing Grants
      Question 411: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding allocated to South Tipperary County Council to operate the housing aid for the elderly grant and...
    • Motor Taxation
      Question 412: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on introducing a fairer method of motor taxation and amending the recently announced system in...
    • Hunting Licences
      Question 413: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of hunts that have been registered for the coming season for the north Cork area; and if he will...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 414: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1013 of 2 April 2008, when he expects his Department to finalise its...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 415: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the plans submitted for a church (details supplied); when a decision will...
    • Architectural Heritage
      Question 416: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if grant schemes are available for reconstruction work taking place in an effort to conserve listed...
    • Departmental Projects
      Question 417: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will list and number the pilot schemes or projects that are being funded, overseen, or in any way...
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      Question 420: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way the new equity mortgage which is under consideration will make it easier for persons on average...
    • Turbary Rights
      Question 421: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in the context of restrictions being placed on turf cutting and the utilisation of bog by a sufficient...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 422: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of the Liffey valley sewerage scheme; the time-line for the project; and if he will make a...
    • Turbary Rights
      Question 424: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who accepted an offer from his Department in...
    • Election Management System
      Question 426: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on allowing members of enclosed religious orders a postal vote. [22307/08]
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Telecommunications Services
      Question 427: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the 999 service has been put out to tender; if the tender has been awarded; the person to whom it was...
    • Remediation of Mining Sites
      Question 428: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the plans his Department has in relation to the clean up of a site (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if...
    • Departmental Projects
      Question 430: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will list and number the pilot schemes or projects that are being funded, overseen, or in any way...