Written answers
Tuesday, 24 June 2008
- Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
- National Museum
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the take-up there has been for the pilot scheme for mobility of museum collections; the amount of the €100,000 that has been...
- Sports Capital Programme
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the extent of grant aid awarded by him in 2007 to the various sporting or community groups here from the proceeds of the national...
- National Library
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has had contact with the Office of Public Works regarding the refurbishment work planned at the National Library; and if he...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when it is intended to introduce the necessary legislation to re-establish the Heritage Fund; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Sport and Recreational Development
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the plans he has to adjust his sports policy and funding decisions to reflect the outcome of the ESRI study, Sporting Lives: An...
- Tourism Industry
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on the implications for Irish tourism policy of the outcome of the recent Irish/US Governments meeting on the introduction...
- Local Sports Partnerships
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the function of sports inclusion development officers; the numbers employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24577/08]
- Performing Arts
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the plans he has to set up a working group to investigate the establishment of an Irish academy of theatre arts; and if he will make...
- Stadium Projects
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the implications the withdrawal of a company (details supplied) from FAI ticket sales has for the Government's investment in the...
- Sport and Recreational Development
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his policy priorities in relation to sports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24597/08]
- Sports Capital Programme
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if the Government is supporting a project (details supplied) in Dublin 12; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this is...
- Sports Facilities
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if it is intended to seek funding to upgrade sporting facilities at the University of Limerick and University College Dublin, as...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the plans he has to introduce legislation in respect of Culture Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24581/08]
- National Stadium
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the plans there are to include a 200 meter indoor athletics track in phase one of the national stadium facilities at Abbotstown; and...
- Departmental Agencies
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on the report issued by the Comptroller and Auditor General into Bord na gCon; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Arts Funding
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his plans to support touring; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland has many regional venues which have been...
- Sport and Recreational Development
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the local sports partnerships established in 2008; the number of people employed in these; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Arts Funding
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the extent to which he has provided funding towards the promotion of the arts in its various forms here in 2007 from whatever source;...
- Access to Sporting Facilities
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the way he proposes to make sporting facilities and sports more accessible, particularly for children and those from economically...
- Arts Council
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he remains committed to the target of €100 million funding for the Arts Council as set out in the Partnership for the Arts 2006...
- Arts Plan
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when it is intended to publish the Arts in Education report; the progress that has been made towards implementation; and if he will...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if the heads of the Bill on the review of National Archives legislation will be published in 2008; and if he will make a statement...
- Fáilte Ireland
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the range of capital projects for which Fáilte Ireland has sought approval under the National Development Plan 2007 to 2013; when a...
- Arts Plan
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his policy priorities in relation to the arts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24596/08]
- Sports Funding
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the plans he has to improve regional balance in sports capital funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19802/08]
- Racing Industry
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when he will initiate a complete review of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Arts Funding
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if the review of the guidelines for the per cent for art scheme has been completed; when he expects to publish the new guidelines;...
- Cultural Institutions
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the progress that has been made in relation to the provision of shared off-site storage facilities for the national cultural...
- Department of Finance
- Departmental Properties
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Finance when the boundary will be made secure at the entrance at Killybegs, Sallins, County Kildare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Tax Code
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 4 December 2007, the support mechanisms he will put in place before 31 October 2008 to replace the...
- Official Engagements
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance if, during his meeting on the 5 July 2006 with the Minister for Finance of Jamaica, he raised concerns relating to the human rights situation in...
- National Parks
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Finance if plans exist within his Department to implement quality bus corridors in the Phoenix Park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24318/08]
- Tax Collection
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be furnished with a P21 for 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24322/08]
- Tax Code
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Finance the plans he has to remove the insurance levy which was introduced in the 1980s as a result of the financial difficulties experienced by some...
- Tax Yield
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Finance the value of the tax take that relates to residential property transactions included in the total VAT, capital gains tax and stamp duty tax take for...
- Tax Collection
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Finance when a decision will be given on an application in respect of a refund of VAT on farm buildings by a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and...
- Building Regulations
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of building inspectors employed by the Office of Public Works to carry out inspection works according to the requirements of the EU...
- Flood Relief
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received a report from the Office of Public Works in respect of flooding by the River Pill of the village of Piltown during moderate...
- Banking Sector Regulation
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Finance the meetings, either at ministerial level or at official level, within the EU regarding a move to increase the level of deposit savings protected in...
- Departmental Properties
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in relation to the proposed transfer of the Central Mental Hospital from Dundrum to a site in the district electoral division of Kilsallaghan in...
- Data Protection
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Finance the results of the review of systems and procedures operated by Departments and agencies to protect the confidentiality of personal data announced...
- Departmental Staff
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 125 of 18 June 2008, if he will renew the contract of the temporary operator at the Ennis Civil Service...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the progress made and the future plans on the decentralisation programme in respect of Navan. [24835/08]
- Department of Health and Children
- Services for People with Disabilities
Question 131: 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. [24257/08]
- EU Directives
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the effect the European food supplements directive will have on vitamins and other food supplements; and if she will make a statement on...
- Medical Cards
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the provision of a full medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Cork in view of their medical...
- Official Engagements
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, during her meeting on 27 July 2005 with the Chinese ambassador to Ireland, she raised concerns relating to the human rights...
- Primary Care Strategy
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation regarding the roll-out of primary care teams; the number that were planned; the number that have been put in place; the...
- Cancer Screening Programme
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the financial cost of the cervical screening contract entered into by the National Cancer Screening Service with a US company (details...
- Medical Cards
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether EU nationals are entitled to an over 70s medical card having been long time residents here and having attained the...
- Health Promotion
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the responsibilities the Minster of State with responsibility for children has in tackling youth obesity and levels of physical...
- Services for People with Disabilities
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason no services are in place for school leaving autistic syndrome sufferers despite the fact that it is almost the end of June...
- Hospital Services
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the review of maternity hospitals and maternity services here will be completed; the action she proposes to take in the short term...
- Health Research
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will take on board the recommendation of the Joint Committee for Health and Children to fund the Exon skipping trials in the UK;...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 255 of 4 March 2008, when she expects proposals from her Department to be submitted to the...
- Hospital Services
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be called to Galway for an angiogram; and if the matter will be expedited in view...
- Infectious Diseases
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the research available in relation to the use of probiotics in the treatment of gastrointestinal conditions such as C. difficile within...
- Hospital Services
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made regarding the development of adult cystic fibrosis services at Limerick Regional Hospital both in terms of staff...
- Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made regarding an application for a grant towards the purchase of a light weight wheelchair by a person (details...
- Hospital Services
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 169 of 13 May 2008, if she will provide more detailed information for the years in question...
- Services for People with Disabilities
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a service (details supplied) in County Dublin. [24391/08]
- Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of the overpayment to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24400/08]
- Health Services
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding her Department has provided for screening programmes for sudden adult death syndrome; the amount of funding...
- Mental Health Services
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the proposed cutbacks in the Mayo mental health services; the specific services that will be taken away; and if she will make funding...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average length of time a person in County Mayo must wait to have an angiogram done in Galway; and the action that can be taken to...
- Hospital Services
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an angiogram facility will be provided at a location (details supplied) in County Mayo to ensure that all citizens are given equal...
- Nursing Home Subventions
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, when a person who is eligible for subvention based partly on the value of their property seeks a review after 12 months with a view...
- Health Services
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the plans she has to address the shortage of general practitioners in an area (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make...
- Hospitals Building Programme
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost to date of the proposed new national children's hospital at the Mater Hospital site in Dublin; the expected final cost of the...
- Health Services
Question 165: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting lists for the provision of methadone in areas (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Properties
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amounts raised from the sale of properties (details supplied); the purpose to which the funds raised were put; and if she will make...
- Voluntary Sector Funding
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department will provide funding or assistance to an association (details supplied) in County Limerick; and the assistance...
- Food Safety
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the studies carried out or that are to be undertaken in respect of energy drinks (details supplied) to determine if they have a negative...
- Medical Cards
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the criteria for which people with long-term illnesses are granted medical cards; the basis on which decisions are made as to whether a...
- Health Services
Question 170: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when persons (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24555/08]
- Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Dublin, who is entitled to a repayment under the terms of the health repayment scheme,...
- Health Schemes
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that Huntington's disease is included in the long-term illness scheme in view of the hardship caused by its omission;...
- Hospital Services
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an appointment date for an operation at Tallaght Hospital; and if she...
- Hospitals Building Programme
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress with the planned next phase extension to Naas Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24663/08]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 175: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an outpatient appointment will be arranged for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if her attention has been drawn to the...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 176: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the proposed Health Service Executive's fair deal system regarding nursing home patients will be implemented; and if she will make...
- Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position of a claim under the health repayment scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a...
- Hospital Staff
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a third consultant surgeon has been appointed on a permanent basis to Mallow General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on...
- Health Services
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate the case of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and the steps the Health Service Executive is taking to...
- Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 180: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate the case of a person (details supplied); when this payment will be made; if a patient in long-stay care should...
- Health Services
Question 181: 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. [24716/08]
- Services for People with Disabilities
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the continuing availability of services to a child (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a...
- Hospitals Building Programme
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 419 of 26 September 2007, when the 34-bed unit will be built at St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin,...
- Primary Care Strategy
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the capital cost and the recurring cost associated with the establishment of the primary care teams which have been established to date....
- Mental Health Services
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people with intellectual disabilities who have been transferred out of psychiatric wards and other inappropriate settings...
- Departmental Research
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Office of the Minister for Children has begun a study of the extent to which children undertake inappropriate care roles in order...
- Services for People with Disabilities
Question 189: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress that the working group on rehabilitation services in the Health Service Executive has made in the development of a...
- Hospital Accommodation
Question 190: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a full reply will issue on foot of the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 106 of 5 June 2008; and if she will make a statement on...
- Medical Cards
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will issue to persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24831/08]
- Services for People with Disabilities
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will respond to a matter (details supplied). [24836/08]
- Department of Transport
- State Airports
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will examine a matter (details supplied). [24780/08]
- Public Transport
Question 195: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made in putting in place alternative forms of support for public transport services to replace the excise duty relief which will end...
- Official Engagements
Question 198: To ask the Minister for Transport if, during his meeting on 16 January 2006 with representatives of Singapore Civil Aviation Authority, he raised concerns relating to the human...
- Vessel Inspections
Question 203: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of Irish and foreign registered vessels inspected in Irish waters each year since 2004 to date in 2008; and if he will make a statement...
- Driving Licences
Question 204: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has fulfilled the criteria he set out before the introduction of the order enforcing provisional drivers being accompanied; if a date has...
- Rail Network
Question 208: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will provide details on the feasibility study for phase 2 of the Navan rail line; the expected time-scale for results of the study; and the...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 211: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding progress and future plans on the decentralisation programme in respect of Drogheda. [24937/08]
- Department of Foreign Affairs
- Official Engagements
Question 212: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, during An Taoiseach's meeting of 18 January 2005 with the President, Premier, and Minister of Commerce of China, he raised concerns...
- Foreign Conflicts
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the plans he has to highlight the need for action to be taken at UN level on the crisis in Somalia; and the further steps he will take to...
- Human Rights Issues
Question 222: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a person (details supplied) is being detained in Iraq; the actions being taken on behalf of this person; if representations have been...
- Consular Services
Question 223: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action he and the Irish Consulate in Chicago have taken in connection with the case of a person (details supplied); the details of the...
- Foreign Conflicts
Question 224: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he will take to protect the people of Somalia from displacement, deprivation, widespread human rights abuses and the threat of...
- Middle East Peace Process
Question 225: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of the upgrade in EU-Israel relations that was agreed at the EU-Israel Association Council meeting on 16 June 2008; if he will...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- EU Funding
Question 230: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if applications have been made for funding from the European Globalisation Fund; and if she will make a...
- Departmental Correspondence
Question 232: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will reconcile the apparent contradiction between her reply to Parliamentary Question No. 286 of 20...
- Criminal Prosecutions
Question 233: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she is satisfied with the measures and resources in place to detect and prosecute white collar crime; her...
- Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
- Sport and Recreational Development
Question 234: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on participation in sport here in view of the sporting lives report issued by the ERSI; his further views on the need to...
- Sports Capital Programme
Question 235: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position in relation to the 2008 sports capital programme; the overall financial envelope available; and when it is intended to...
- Swimming Pool Projects
Question 238: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when he will launch a new round of funding under the local authority swimming pool programme; and if he will make a statement on the...
- National Museum
Question 240: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the extent to which available museum space throughout the country is sufficient to accommodate the display of all items of...
- National Gallery
Question 242: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the extent to which paintings or other works of art have been acquired for or by the National Gallery in each of the past five...
- Arts Funding
Question 243: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the extent to which he expects to make funds available to the various relevant bodies or agencies to provide extra display space for...
- Sports Capital Programme
Question 244: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will give favourable consideration to offering grant aid from the proceeds of the national lottery or otherwise to a club...
- Tourism Industry
Question 247: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he is satisfied regarding the future development of the tourism sector with particular reference to the need to compete in the...
- National Sports Campus
Question 248: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding the future of the Campus Stadium Ireland project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24827/08]
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 249: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the extent to which decentralisation proposals for his Department have been achieved to date; the costs involved or pending; and if...
- Department of Social and Family Affairs
- Social Welfare Payments
Question 250: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will continue to maximise the role of post offices by way of all social welfare payments; and if she will make a statement...
- Social Welfare Code
Question 251: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on extending the travel scheme to persons who suffer from medical conditions such as epilepsy, which render it...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 252: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved and awarded jobseeker's allowance in view of the fact that they...
- Social Welfare Code
Question 254: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the proposals she has to amend legislation in order that applicants for State contributory pension can have social welfare...
- Citizens Information Act
Question 255: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the sections and subsections of the Citizens Information Act 2007 that have not been commenced. [24698/08]
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 256: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the status of an application for invalidity pension from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6; and if she will make a statement...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 257: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the social welfare entitlements of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Budgeting Advice
Question 258: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the data from the MABSIS system for the first five months of 2008 in relation to the number of new clients; the number and...
- Departmental Offices
Question 259: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if it is intended to reopen the social welfare branch office in Dunmanway, County Cork; and if so when it will reopen. [24842/08]
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 260: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position in relation to progress and future plans on the decentralisation programme in respect of Drogheda. [24936/08]
- Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Community Development
Question 261: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will report on a company (details supplied); the structures and criteria applied; the composition and criteria...
- Official Engagements
Question 262: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if, during his meeting on 19 September, 2007 with a delegation of government officials of Azerbaijan, he raised...
- National Drugs Strategy
Question 263: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position regarding a service (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [24420/08]
- Rural Social Scheme
Question 264: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if a farmer with a dormant herd number will be allowed to be employed in a rural social scheme; and if he will make a...
- Department of Agriculture and Food
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 265: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position of a REP scheme application by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [24253/08]
- Fishing Industry Development
Question 266: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the introduction of additional quota for the fishing industry or a tie up scheme for fishermen similar to the...
- Grant Payments
Question 269: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary on whose behalf an application has been...
- Departmental Correspondence
Question 272: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a meeting (details supplied) which was promised to take place did not occur; and when this meeting will be...
- Grant Payments
Question 275: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when REP scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if they will receive the full...
- Fisheries Protection
Question 276: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the situation regarding Celtic Sea cod quota and the prospects for an immediate increase of quota for fishermen here in this...
- Fishing Industry Development
Question 279: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the additional funding required to finance the new Irish seafood market initiative and the Irish Fisheries Science Research...
- Departmental Agencies
Question 280: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will examine the circumstances in which the business of persons (details supplied) in County Cork has been brought to...
- Department of Education and Science
- School Curriculum
Question 281: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the role his Department plays in the physical education school curriculum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24326/08]
- Educational Services for Refugees
Question 282: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will support a group (details supplied). [24682/08]
- Special Educational Needs
Question 283: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Official Engagements
Question 284: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, during his meeting on 19 January 2005 with Mr. Zhou Ji of China, he raised concerns relating to the human rights situation in...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 295: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a new school (details supplied) in Dublin 1; if correspondence has been received from the...
- School Curriculum
Question 296: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his Department's guidelines regarding the target time for participation in physical education in schools; the way these targets are...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 303: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to an application from a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if he will provide a firm commitment to...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 306: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Donegal has been refused a special needs assistant; and if he will make a statement...
- School Accommodation
Question 309: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the forward planning that has been carried out in relation to the provision of primary school places in Youghal, County Cork; the...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 310: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) in County Wexford is entitled to be given a copy of the individual education plan for their own...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 311: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress regarding an application to provide an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a...
- School Staffing
Question 315: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on a submission (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24541/08]
- Schools Building Projects
Question 316: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of a school building project (details supplied) in Dublin 12; the band rating of this project; if he will give this project...
- School Services Staff
Question 317: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of school secretaries employed in south Tipperary paid through the system where school boards use grants for their salary;...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 318: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the expenditure for each of the past ten years on the supply of temporary prefabricated buildings for primary schools and to upkeep...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 323: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the primary and post-primary schools in County Galway that have applied for capital funding for major building projects; the priority...
- School Accommodation
Question 348: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24651/08]
- School Curriculum
Question 349: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his Department has plans to introduce cooking as a compulsory subject on the schools curriculum; and if he will make a statement on...
- Schools Refurbishment
Question 350: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) in County Monaghan is in financial crisis due to the lack...
- School Enrolments
Question 351: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 686, 687, 723 and 724 of 17 June 2008, if he will provide this Deputy with the census returns...
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 352: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children in classes of 20 pupils or less and the number of children in classes of 30 pupils or more in the latest year...
- Site Acquisitions
Question 353: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to the purchase of a permanent site for a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
- Schools Refurbishment
Question 354: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary which has applied for emergency funding in respect of repairs...
- Early School Leavers
Question 355: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the tracking systems in place to ensure that students do not fall through the net between primary and secondary schools; and if he...
- Energy Efficiency
Question 357: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will assist in putting in place an energy audit for all primary and post-primary schools in order to assist schools in tackling...
- Youthreach Programme
Question 358: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the location of all Youthreach facilities in County Cork. [24700/08]
- Schools Amalgamation
Question 359: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the amalgamation of schools (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Defence
- Official Engagements
Question 361: To ask the Minister for Defence if, during his meeting on 1 March 2006 with President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of Liberia, he raised concerns relating to the human rights situation in...
- Defence Forces Equipment
Question 362: To ask the Minister for Defence, further to Parliamentary Question No. 775 of 17 June 2008, if he will list all of the weaponry decommissioned and so on during the period referred...
- Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Crime Levels
Question 363: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on recent statistics on white collar crime and the trends in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Asylum Applications
Question 364: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork is being expedited; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Public Order Offences
Question 365: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of anti-social behaviour orders that have been successfully implemented in 2008 by An Garda Síochána; and if...
- Visa Applications
Question 366: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to an application for a visa extension for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford;...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 368: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the naturalisation process will be expedited in exceptional circumstances for persons (details supplied); and if he will...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 369: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will publish the Civil Partnership Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24367/08]
- Residency Permits
Question 370: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for long-term residency by a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [24373/08]
- Asylum Applications
Question 371: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on providing the Refugee Appeals Tribunal with detailed and up to date country reports outlining the political...
- Crime Levels
Question 372: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the crime rate in an area (details supplied) in County Dublin for each year from 2002 to date in 2008; and if he will make...
- Drugs Seizures
Question 373: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of drug seizures in areas (details supplied) in County Dublin; the quantity of these seizures for the years...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 374: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to an application for Irish citizenship through naturalisation by a person (details supplied)....
- Asylum Applications
Question 375: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if he will make a...
- Visa Applications
Question 378: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the current or expected position regarding the family reunification application by persons (details supplied) in County...
- Residency Permits
Question 379: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who has applied for residency. [24602/08]
- Deportation Orders
Question 380: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the average stay by a deportee in prison prior to their deportation from the State; the number detained in the past 12...
- Departmental Bodies
Question 381: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has plans to remove the Irish Prison Service from its current status as part of his Department and to establish it as...
- Passport Applications
Question 382: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 can apply for carer's allowance or benefit from the Department of Social and...
- Residency Permits
Question 383: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork for leave to remain in the State by...
- Prison Building Programme
Question 384: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the projected cost of planting mature trees on part of the boundary of the proposed Thornton Hall prison to a band depth of...
- Asylum Applications
Question 385: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of asylum applications made in each of the past 48 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24685/08]
- Visa Applications
Question 386: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 635 of 19 February 2008 and to previous correspondence, the reason for the delay in...
- Trafficking in Human Beings
Question 387: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he is taking to implement the outstanding recommendations of the Garda Síochána and departmental working group...
- Asylum Applications
Question 388: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason an application for refugee status by a person (details supplied) is taking so long in view of the fact that it...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 389: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to progress and future plans on the decentralisation programme in respect of Navan. [24939/08]
- Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Motor Taxation
Question 390: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cost to the State of retrospectively applying the changes in motor tax charges in respect of hybrid and...
- Archaeological Sites
Question 391: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a report (details supplied) has been received; and if early confirmation will be given for works to...
- Official Engagements
Question 392: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, during his meetings from 13 March to 20 March 2005 with Chinese Vice Minister Zhu Guangyao and Vice...
- Serviced Land Initiative
Question 395: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 278 of 22 May 2008, the cost of each application under the serviced...
- Homeless Persons
Question 396: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of homeless people who are British citizens; the number who are EU citizens from outside Britain...
- Local Authority Housing
Question 397: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the proposed development (details supplied) in Dublin 14 submitted to his Department in...
- Planning Issues
Question 398: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the standards, guidelines and regulations pertaining to roof gardens when planning applications for...
- Architectural Heritage
Question 399: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the scheme of financial assistance administered by local...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 400: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of hybrid engine motor vehicles registered in the State on or before 31 December 2007; the...
- Register of Electors
Question 401: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the circumstances in which persons who hold British passports can obtain the right to vote in a referendum;...
- Building Inspections
Question 402: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there are building inspectors employed by his Department to carry out inspections under the building...
- Remedial Works Programme
Question 403: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of money that has been allocated for the work that is to proceed on the remedial works programme...
- Designated Areas
Question 404: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not been paid for a bog under the designated bog...
- Special Areas of Conservation
Question 405: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number and location of raised bogs in County Kerry that have been diagnosed special areas of conservation...
- Housing Grants
Question 406: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 568 of 20 May 2008, when funding will be made available to Clare...
- Register of Electors
Question 407: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if it is his intention to enable Irish citizens living abroad to vote in future referenda; the number of...
- Local Authority Funding
Question 408: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount allocated in 2008 to each local authority under the grant scheme for older people and people with...
- Planning Issues
Question 409: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 879 of 17 June 2008, the reason his Department collects information on...
- Local Authority Housing
Question 411: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to review the differential rent scheme for local authority accommodation; when the scheme was last...
- Purchase of Lands
Question 412: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 576 of 8 May 2008, when an application will be processed for a person...
- Grant Payments
Question 413: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when payment in respect of a rural renewal application for persons (details supplied) in County Sligo will be...
- Electoral Management System
Question 414: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to ensure that all polling places in future elections and referenda are accessible to people with...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 415: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in relation to progress and future plans on the decentralisation programme in respect of...
