Written answers
Tuesday, 21 October 2008
- Department of Social and Family Affairs
- Anti-Poverty Strategy
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding the Government's pledge to eliminate consistent poverty; the steps her Department has taken on same; and if...
- Combat Poverty Agency
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the expected saving to the Exchequer from the announcement in Budget 2009 in relation to the Combat Poverty Agency. [35626/08]
- Personal Advocacy Service
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the funding which has been allocated to date to the establishment of the Personal Advocacy Service for persons with disabilities...
- Departmental Advertising
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the expenditure by her Department on advertising and awareness activities since January 2008; the amount spent on same for the...
- Money Advice and Budgeting Service
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her view on the fact that the average debt of people attending the Money Advice and Budgeting Service has increased by 50% in the...
- Fuel Poverty
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will develop and publish a national strategy to address energy poverty; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of applications in respect of child benefit waiting to be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Social Welfare Code
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will reform the rent supplement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34806/08]
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will index the social welfare payments to inflation in Budget 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31346/08]
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on whether there is room in her Department's budget for cuts, that would not affect the most vulnerable in society....
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on whether the back to school clothing and footwear allowance is sufficient to cover the cost of sending children to...
- Pension Provisions
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the assessment she has undertaken of the risk to defined benefit pension schemes of the actuarial funding standard; the...
- Social Welfare Code
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the outcome of the pilot studies in relation to support services and activation measures for lone parents. [34864/08]
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps she will to take by way of rent or income support in respect of families who find themselves in a negative equity and...
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Question 138: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of unauthorised payments made in respect of jobseeker's allowance and jobseeker's benefit in each local area social...
- Departmental Agencies
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the State agencies within her Department's remit which are under review; when same will be completed; and if she will make a...
- Anti-Poverty Strategy
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her view of the Combat Poverty Agency Report entitled, Tackling Health Inequalities — An All-Ireland Approach to Social...
- Departmental Agencies
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the proposals she has made to Government to merge the employment services section of FÁS with her Department. [34859/08]
- Live Register
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the work to improve information on the profile of existing and new entrants to the live register. [34879/08]
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if there has been an increase in the number of families applying for the family income supplement in the past six months; if her...
- Data Protection
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the actions she has taken to ensure that the loss of sensitive data that occurred during an audit of her Department is never...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the instructions given by her or her officials to community welfare officers in respect of refusing mortgage interest supplement...
- Budget Submissions
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the bodies that she has met to discuss their pre-Budget submissions in relation to her Department's expenditure. [34850/08]
- Social Welfare Code
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans to ensure that the definition of an orphan under social welfare legislation is amended in order that it includes the...
- Pension Provisions
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps she will take to facilitate women, forced out of employment due to the marriage rule, to avail of contributory pensions;...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will use her discretion to make a favourable decision on an application for carer's benefit by a person (details supplied)...
- Social Welfare Fraud
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the measures that prevent workers continuing to claim jobseeker's allowance or jobseeker's benefit, despite not being resident...
- Social Welfare Code
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the qualifying criteria and the new payment scheme in respect of jobseeker's benefit; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Pension Provisions
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on the effectiveness of policies in relation to the take-up of supplementary pensions. [34882/08]
- Anti-Poverty Strategy
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans regarding the National Action Plan for Social Inclusion and in particular the high level goals in relation to welfare...
- Social Welfare Code
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way her Department has stress-tested the impact of each of the measures announced in Budget 2009 on individual social welfare...
- Social Insurance
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on a review of the way in which the governing contribution year applies, particularly with regard to C2 workers, many of...
- Employment Action Plan
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps she has taken since becoming Minister to respond to the needs of the growing number of people on the live register....
- Data Protection
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the actions taken by her Department to implement the recommendations of the data protection commissioner following his audit of...
- Child Support
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans to increase child specific welfare payments to reflect the higher cost to low income families of raising teenagers....
- Pension Provisions
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs is she will review the average contribution test for the State contributory pension; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the changes she will make to the household benefits package to allow for the equitable treatment of people with oil-fired central...
- Social Welfare Code
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the extent to which she will extend the qualification guidelines for carers who are benefiting the taxpayer to the extent of...
- Household Surveys
Question 183: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a study has been undertaken since Budget 2008 to ascertain if payments made by that Budget improved the quality of life for the...
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Departmental Appointments
Question 184: To ask the Taoiseach if he will confirm that persons appointed to positions under the National Economic and Social Development Office Act 2006 were appointed in accordance with the...
- Political Agreements
Question 185: To ask the Taoiseach if he will confirm that the deal with Deputy Finian McGrath to vote for and support the Government includes a commitment to abandon and end an attempt by...
- Icelandic Investments
Question 186: To ask the Taoiseach if local authorities or public bodies here have invested funds in Icelandic financial products; the status of such investments; and if he will make a statement...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 187: To ask the Taoiseach the annual costs incurred by his Department in the implementation of the decentralisation scheme for each of the past four years, broken down between property...
- Departmental Staff
Question 189: To ask the Taoiseach the amount that was granted in pensions in each of the past five years to individuals who retired early from his Department; and if he will make a statement on...
- Data Protection
Question 191: To ask the Taoiseach the measures or policies that have been implemented to prevent loss of private data from laptops, blackberries and other hand-held devices in his Department;...
- Departmental Staff
Question 192: To ask the Taoiseach the average level of absenteeism within his Department for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35804/08]
- Departmental Agencies
Question 195: To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff within agencies within the remit of his Department who have availed of early retirement schemes in each of the past three years; the...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 196: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of money spent on capital investment by her Department for each year since 1997 in each of the 26...
- State Property
Question 197: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding a factory (details supplied) in County Mayo; if this property has been sold; if so,...
- FÁS Training Programmes
Question 198: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date in relation to the introduction of training programmes to either Greencastle or...
- Exports Data
Question 199: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will explain the percentage change in invisible exports, using 1997 as a baseline, up until the end of...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 201: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the annual costs incurred by her Department in the implementation of the decentralisation scheme for each of...
- Departmental Staff
Question 203: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount that was granted in pensions in each of the past five years to individuals who retired early from...
- Data Protection
Question 205: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures or policies that have been implemented to prevent loss of private data from laptops,...
- Work Permits
Question 206: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will clarify if an employer can apply for a work permit for a non-EU national who is here under a...
- Departmental Staff
Question 207: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the average level of absenteeism within her Department for each of the past five years; and if she will make...
- Departmental Agencies
Question 210: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of staff within agencies within the remit of her Department who have availed of early retirement...
- Grant Payments
Question 211: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 254 of 13 February 2008, the date and purpose of the funds in question;...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Code
Question 212: To ask the Minister for Finance the criteria he will use to determine those liable to pay the €200 car park charge he has proposed in budget 2009; if this will apply to areas...
- Exchequer Expenditure
Question 214: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money spent by the Exchequer in 1992, broken down by current and capital expenditure; the comparable figures for 2008; the percentage...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 215: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money spent on capital investment by his Department for each year since 1997 in each of the 26 counties. [35393/08]
- State Property
Question 216: To ask the Minister for Finance the position of a property (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35411/08]
- House Prices
Question 217: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will allow the private housing market to take its course without Government intervention; his plans for an initiative in the housing market;...
- Credit Institutions Support Scheme
Question 218: To ask the Minister for Finance the projected income from the banks as a result of the Government guarantee of €400 billion; if the normal commercial rate for insuring debt of...
- Tax Code
Question 220: To ask the Minister for Finance when the deposit interest retention tax refund claim will be approved and awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Laois. [35489/08]
- Flood Relief
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Finance the position in the Office of Public Works in relation to finding a resolution to the flooding problem in south Mayo; the flood prevention works...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 222: To ask the Minister for Finance the income realised each year for the past four years from the disposal of property in Dublin under the decentralisation scheme; and if he will make...
- Departmental Staff
Question 230: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that was granted in pensions in each of the past five years to individuals who retired early from his Department; and if he will make a...
- Data Protection
Question 232: To ask the Minister for Finance the measures or policies that have been implemented to prevent loss of private data from laptops, blackberries and other hand-held devices in his...
- Garda Stations
Question 233: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the transfer of the former Garda station in Ashford, County Wicklow to the local community; his plans to advance this...
- Exchequer Expenditure
Question 234: To ask the Minister for Finance if, further to his statement on 14 October 2008 that the savings of €440 million in 2008 and €1 billion in 2009 announced in July 2008 have been...
- Public Service Appointments
Question 235: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce an embargo on the filling of vacancies in Government Departments at executive officer level; if so, when this embargo will...
- Public Service Contracts
Question 236: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has terminated the Government Construction Contracts Committee in view of recent decisions made in respect of various public contracts. [35764/08]
- Departmental Staff
Question 237: To ask the Minister for Finance the average level of absenteeism within his Department for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35799/08]
- EU Directives
Question 241: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to have Annex III of the EU VAT Directive amended to include road safety products and thereby reduce the rate of VAT applicable on such...
- Tax Code
Question 242: To ask the Minister for Finance if the income levy announced in Budget 2009 will be applied to income from community employment schemes. [36069/08]
- Department of Health and Children
- Health Services
Question 245: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that speech and language therapy services to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 20 will be provided in view of...
- Health Service Allowances
Question 246: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when an arrears payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork in respect of domiciliary care allowance; and if she...
- Health Levy
Question 247: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the categories of pensioner to which the health levy will apply; if a pensioner over 70 without a medical card is subject to this levy;...
- National Rehabilitation Strategy Group
Question 248: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of the membership of the National Rehabilitation Strategy Group established to oversee the development of rehabilitation...
- Health Service Expenditure
Question 249: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will declare the capital investment levels in the health sector building and equipment programme for each year since 1997 for each...
- Health Services
Question 250: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will take action to secure the transfer of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6W with a learning disability from an...
- Genetic Testing
Question 251: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her policy with respect to genetic testing, general chromosome testing to detect downs syndrome, chromosome testing for leukemia...
- Health Services
Question 252: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on a media report (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35401/08]
- Nursing Home Subventions
Question 253: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the decline in the housing market, and in estimates of imputed rental income from house property, she will enter into...
- Health Service Funding
Question 254: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the funding for a special needs assistant in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she...
- Care of the Elderly
Question 255: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) has not been offered a home care package or a suitable nursing home place; if a care package will...
- Services for People with Disabilities
Question 256: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress that has been made to provide adults with intellectual disabilities dental services under general anaesthetic in the Cork...
- Vaccination Programme
Question 257: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will be in a position to provide the BCG vaccination to newborns in the Cork region; the steps that have been taken or will be...
- Hospital Services
Question 258: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the cardiac catheterisation laboratory at Waterford Regional Hospital will be fully funded to allow it to operate on a fulltime...
- Health Services
Question 259: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the provision of the proposed primary healthcare facility due to be developed in Balbriggan, County Dublin; the...
- Infectious Diseases
Question 261: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the measures in place to deal with a potential influenza pandemic; the further steps which are to be taken to cater for such risks; and...
- General Practitioner Co-operatives
Question 262: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the operation of the mid west out of hours Shannondoc general practitioners service in relation to location and...
- Child Care Services
Question 263: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when an organisation (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive approval for a childcare grant. [35527/08]
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 265: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the annual costs incurred by her Department in the implementation of the decentralisation scheme for each of the past four years, broken...
- Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 267: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if assistance will be given to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6W to meet the cost of medical equipment purchased; and if she will...
- Hospital Services
Question 268: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the colposcopy service is to be retained at Letterkenny General Hospital; the timeframe for the service to be made available to the...
- Health Services
Question 269: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the catchment area covered by the Dungloe, County Donegal clinic under the school dental inspection scheme; the number of days on which...
- Accident and Emergency Services
Question 270: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will commit to date deadlines for the completions of the new accident and emergency unit and the new psychiatric unit at...
- Services for People with Disabilities
Question 271: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she expects to receive the report on the strategic review of Health Service Executive funded adult day services with a view to...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 272: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that waiting lists have escalated to over a year for male circumcisions in a number of...
- Departmental Reports
Question 273: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the investigation into the delay in publishing the McCoy Report (details supplied) has been completed; the reason for the delay in...
- Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 274: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a wheelchair replacement will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Health Promotion
Question 275: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans for the continued implementation of health promotion campaigns. [35617/08]
- Hospital Staff
Question 276: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will direct local Health Service Executive management in the HSE south to honour their commitment to psychiatric nurses in County...
- Departmental Staff
Question 277: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount that was granted in pensions in each of the past five years to individuals who retired early from her Department; and if she...
- Data Protection
Question 279: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the measures or policies that have been implemented to prevent loss of private data from laptops, blackberries and other hand-held...
- Care of the Elderly
Question 280: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the draft national quality standards for residential care settings in respect of older people; and if she will...
- Freedom of Information
Question 283: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm if a doctor was available to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford, who has been seeking to have their...
- Services for People with Disabilities
Question 284: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a matter (details supplied). [35739/08]
- Hospital Services
Question 285: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the plans she and the Health Service Executive have to provide long-term surgical services and casualty services on site at Bantry...
- Vaccination Programme
Question 287: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a child (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a BCG immunisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35780/08]
- Care of the Elderly
Question 288: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a home care package will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [35788/08]
- Medical Cards
Question 289: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of EU nationals resident here who are automatically entitled to a medical card irrespective of age or means, pursuant to...
- Departmental Staff
Question 290: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average level of absenteeism within her Department for each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Agencies
Question 291: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average level of staff absenteeism within each of the agencies within her Department's remit for each of the past five years; and if...
- Health Services
Question 294: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 29 April 2008, the position regarding the implementation of the report of the universal...
- Pension Provisions
Question 296: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a review will be undertaken regarding the pension pay and lump sum and if the calculation of same will be finalised in the case of a...
- Health Service Staff
Question 297: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of physiotherapists working in the west region; the locations at which there are plans to recruit new physiotherapists in...
- Cancer Screening Programme
Question 299: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way she is providing BreastCheck programme appointments to women in County Donegal who are not registered with general...
- Department of Transport
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 300: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of money spent on capital investment by his Department for each year since 1997 in each of the 26 counties. [35397/08]
- Port Development
Question 301: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will make a submission to An Bord Pleanála regarding the proposed reclamation of 52 acres in Dublin Bay indicating the Government's...
- State Airports
Question 305: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied) is using Shannon Airport; and if he or other Departments have had...
- Air Services
Question 307: To ask the Minister for Transport if, in view of the 25% share holding the Government holds on behalf of the Irish people in Aer Lingus and the fact that recently published figures...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 308: To ask the Minister for Transport the annual costs incurred by his Department in the implementation of the decentralisation scheme for each of the past four years, broken down...
- Departmental Staff
Question 310: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount that was granted in pensions in each of the past five years to individuals who retired early from his Department; and if he will make a...
- Data Protection
Question 312: To ask the Minister for Transport the measures or policies that have been implemented to prevent loss of private data from laptops, blackberries and other hand-held devices in his...
- Rail Network
Question 313: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding the western rail corridor; if the project to Claremorris will be completed in the time scale as set out in Transport 21;...
- Departmental Staff
Question 314: To ask the Minister for Transport the average level of absenteeism within his Department for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35805/08]
- Departmental Agencies
Question 315: To ask the Minister for Transport the average level of staff absenteeism within each of the agencies within his Department's remit for each of the past five years; and if he will...
- Departmental Staff
Question 316: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of staff within his Department who have availed of early retirement schemes in each of the past three years; the breakdown of such by...
- Departmental Agencies
Question 317: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of staff within agencies within the remit of his Department who have availed of early retirement schemes in each of the past three...
- School Transport
Question 318: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason school transport scheme discriminates between the LUAS light-rail service and other public transport companies under the management of...
- Light Rail Projects
Question 319: To ask the Minister for Transport when a commencement date will be announced for Metro West works. [35901/08]
- Road Network
Question 323: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding the upgrade of the road from Dundalk to Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35925/08]
- Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Data Protection
Question 324: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied that the provisions of the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 are sufficient for ensuring the protection...
- Garda Deployment
Question 325: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of community gardaí allocated to a division (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 327: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount of money spent on capital investment by his Department for each year since 1997 in each of the 26 counties....
- Fireworks Regulations
Question 328: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of licences for the importation of fireworks issued in 2007 and to date in 2008; if he is satisfied with the...
- Fireworks Seizures
Question 329: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of seizures of illegal fireworks made in 2007 and to date in 2008 with the value of each consignment; and if he...
- Public Order Offences
Question 330: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of arrests which took place arising from public order offences during the October bank holiday weekend in 2007;...
- Garda Deployment
Question 332: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will liaise with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to try and bring local authority...
- Garda Operations
Question 333: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the measures he has put in place to deal with illegal fireworks and bonfires during Halloween 2008; and if he will make a...
- Public Order Offences
Question 334: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding a matter (details supplied). [35463/08]
- Citizenship Applications
Question 335: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a person (details supplied) can expect an outcome to their application for citizenship. [35483/08]
- Road Traffic Offences
Question 336: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will confirm whether a road traffic offence, that is, a drink driving conviction, results in a person having a...
- Asylum Applications
Question 337: 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 has applied for leave to remain here on...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 338: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the delay in bringing forward the Enforcement of Fines Bill; and the further reason it does not feature on...
- Garda Training
Question 339: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a statement detailing the progress that has been made on the development of a new state of the art...
- Deportation Orders
Question 340: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the circumstances and sequence of events relating to a recent interview with the immigration section in the case of a...
- Residency Permits
Question 341: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when permission to remain in this State will be extended to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will...
- Garda Stations
Question 342: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when construction of an extension to the garda station at Carlow town will commence; the amount of finance spent on this...
- Garda Investigations
Question 343: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if An Garda Síochána have conducted searches of flights by an airline (details supplied) landing in Shannon Airport. ...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 344: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the annual costs incurred by his Department in the implementation of the decentralisation scheme for each of the past four...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 346: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a speeding offence committed by a person employed by their church should be used as a reason for refusing citizenship...
- Departmental Staff
Question 347: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount that was granted in pensions in each of the past five years to individuals who retired early from his...
- Data Protection
Question 349: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the measures or policies that have been implemented to prevent loss of private data from laptops, blackberries and other...
- Residency Permits
Question 350: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 1217 of 30 January 2008, the status of an application in respect of a person...
- Work Permits
Question 351: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in relation to the application to INIS for temporary permission to remain in the State for the purposes of a work...
- Crime Prevention
Question 352: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make grant aid available from his Department to a person (details supplied) in County Cork in respect of an...
- Garda Stations
Question 353: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the population growth that has taken place in Rathcoole, Saggart and the City West area...
- Visa Applications
Question 354: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application for business permission in respect of a person (details supplied) in view...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 355: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 870 of 17 June 2006 the position regarding an application for citizenship in respect...
- Departmental Staff
Question 356: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the average level of absenteeism within his Department for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on...
- Garda Investigations
Question 360: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will consult with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, with regard to making a request to the Government of Botswana in...
- Forensic Science Laboratory
Question 361: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding a new State laboratory. [35905/08]
- Garda Equipment
Question 362: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the roll-out of secure digital radio for the Gardaí here including a time-frame within which it is...
- Asylum Applications
Question 364: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when an application for leave to remain here on humanitarian grounds will be decided on in the case of a person (details...
- Residency Permits
Question 365: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to a family reunification application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will...
- Asylum Applications
Question 366: 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 24; and if he will make a...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 367: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will expedite an application for naturalisation by persons (details supplied) in County Cork whose parents are...
- Residency Permits
Question 369: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the application to remain in the State in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; when a...
- Department of Foreign Affairs
- US Higher Education Grants
Question 370: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the grants available to Irish students studying in third level colleges in the USA; and the way a person can apply for them. [35410/08]
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 371: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the annual costs incurred by his Department in the implementation of the decentralisation scheme for each of the past four years, broken...
- Departmental Staff
Question 373: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount that was granted in pensions in each of the past five years to individuals who retired early from his Department; and if he will...
- Data Protection
Question 375: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the measures or policies that have been implemented to prevent loss of private data from laptops, blackberries and other hand-held devices...
- Departmental Staff
Question 376: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the average level of absenteeism within his Department for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Diplomatic Representation
Question 380: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will contact appropriate Government officials in Botswana, requesting that the national police force of that country, investigate and...
- Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 381: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount of money spent on capital investment by his Department for each year since 1997 in each of the 26 counties. [35386/08]
- Departmental Correspondence
Question 382: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will respond to correspondence from a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35412/08]
- Sports Funding
Question 383: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will provide funding for a recently opened sports complex (details supplied) in Dublin 20; when he will make a decision on...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 384: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the annual costs incurred by his Department in the implementation of the decentralisation scheme for each of the past four years,...
- Swimming Pool Projects
Question 386: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the status regarding the swimming pool in Stranorlar, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35582/08]
- Sports Funding
Question 387: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if Budget 2009 will affect the funding of the Lansdowne Road redevelopment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35631/08]
- Departmental Staff
Question 388: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount that was granted in pensions in each of the past five years to individuals who retired early from his Department; and if...
- Data Protection
Question 390: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the measures or policies that have been implemented to prevent loss of private data from laptops, blackberries and other hand-held...
- Sports Capital Programme
Question 391: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the reason for the delays in the payment to clubs and organisations after they have been awarded funding under the sports capital...
- Departmental Staff
Question 392: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the average level of absenteeism within his Department for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Agencies
Question 393: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the average level of staff absenteeism within each of the agencies within his Department's remit for each of the past five years;...
- Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 396: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of money spent on capital investment by his Department for each year since 1997 in each of the 26...
- Community Development
Question 397: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the land required by persons applying for the rural social scheme; if it is necessary for them to be in receipt of...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 399: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the annual costs incurred by his Department in the implementation of the decentralisation scheme for each of the past...
- Departmental Staff
Question 401: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount that was granted in pensions in each of the past five years to individuals who retired early from his...
- Data Protection
Question 403: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the measures or policies that have been implemented to prevent loss of private data from laptops, blackberries and...
- Departmental Staff
Question 404: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the average level of absenteeism within his Department for each of the past five years; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Agencies
Question 405: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the average level of staff absenteeism within each of the agencies within his Department's remit for each of the past...
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Question 407: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of staff within agencies within the remit of his Department who have availed of early retirement schemes...
- Department of Social and Family Affairs
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 408: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will report on an appeal for mortgage supplement submitted by a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and the reason...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 409: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the effect of the Budget 2009 statement on the earlier commitment to decentralise a section of her Department to Donegal Town; the...
- Social Welfare Code
Question 410: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on adjusting the eligibility criteria for the back to education allowance in order that clients of residential...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 411: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way a scheme (details supplied) is operated; the number of schools on a county basis which currently benefit form it; the...
- Social Welfare Code
Question 412: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding the recently proposed reforms to assist lone parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 413: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if and when disability allowance will be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a...
- Social Welfare Code
Question 419: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will increase the means test threshold for qualification for means tested payments with a view to alleviating hardship in...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 420: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position in regard to qualification for retirement or old age pension for those who gave up work to care for a person with...
- Social Welfare Code
Question 422: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will ease the qualification criteria for the back to education allowance in view of the current factors; and if she will...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 424: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way the means were derived in the case of application for social welfare payment in the case of a person (details supplied) in...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 425: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount of money spent on capital investment by her Department for each year since 1997 in each of the 26 counties. [35396/08]
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 426: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny in relation to their appeal against the decision...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 429: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position of a claim for jobseeker's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo.[b] [/b] [35431/08]
- Departmental Programmes
Question 434: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a school (details supplied) in County Donegal has made an application for the school meals programme; and if their application...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 435: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the annual costs incurred by her Department in the implementation of the decentralisation scheme for each of the past four years,...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 437: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of the successful claimants of jobseeker's benefit and health and safety benefit in each of the years 2006, 2007 and...
- Departmental Staff
Question 438: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount that was granted in pensions in each of the past five years to individuals who retired early from her Department; and...
- Data Protection
Question 440: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the measures or policies that have been implemented to prevent loss of private data from laptops, blackberries and other hand-held...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 443: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people who are in receipt of a pre-1953 old age contributory pension; if the payments for this pension are less than...
- Departmental Staff
Question 448: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the average level of absenteeism within her Department for each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Agencies
Question 449: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the average level of staff absenteeism within each of the agencies within her Department's remit for each of the past five years;...
- Departmental Staff
Question 450: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of staff within her Department who have availed of early retirement schemes in each of the past three years; the...
- Departmental Agencies
Question 451: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of staff within agencies within the remit of her Department who have availed of early retirement schemes in each of the...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 452: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason self-employed people who have just lost their jobs must wait for up to 12 months for social welfare payments; if this...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 453: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when an appeal for carer's allowance will be dealt with in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [35950/08]
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 454: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the processing time for unemployment benefit applications; the reason for these delays; the steps she is taking to address the...
- Department of Defence
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 455: To ask the Minister for Defence the amount of money spent on capital investment by his Department for each year since 1997 in each of the 26 counties. [35389/08]
- Defence Forces Reports
Question 456: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of reports that he has received from the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces to date; the action that he has taken on foot of these reports;...
- Defence Forces Regulations
Question 457: To ask the Minister for Defence if there are restrictions on the type of work former Defence Force members can engage in or if certain trades or professions are discouraged. [35537/08]
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 460: To ask the Minister for Defence the annual costs incurred by his Department in the implementation of the decentralisation scheme for each of the past four years, broken down...
- National Airspace
Question 462: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will explain the presence of certain flights (details supplied) over the west Dublin area; if these flights have originated or landed at...
- Departmental Staff
Question 463: To ask the Minister for Defence the amount that was granted in pensions in each of the past five years to individuals who retired early from his Department; and if he will make a...
- Data Protection
Question 465: To ask the Minister for Defence the measures or policies that have been implemented to prevent loss of private data from laptops, blackberries and other hand-held devices in his...
- Army Barracks
Question 466: To ask the Minister for Defence the cost of maintaining and providing security at the Military Barracks, Castlebar, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Staff
Question 467: To ask the Minister for Defence the average level of absenteeism within his Department for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35795/08]
- Defence Forces Deployment
Question 471: To ask the Minister for Defence if the Government has views on the possibility of Ireland switching from the Nordic battle group to the German led battle group; and if he will make...
- Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Driving Regulations
Question 472: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will explain the rules and regulations for a driver with trade plates from the Republic of Ireland who...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 473: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of money spent on capital investment by his Department for each year since 1997 in each of the 26...
- Planning Issues
Question 474: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the proposal from an association (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
- House Prices
Question 475: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will allow the private housing market to take its course without Government intervention; his plans for...
- Grant Payments
Question 476: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the policy position on the allocation of payments from the environment fund; the groups and agencies that are...
- Waste Management
Question 477: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position with regard to what has been identified in the National Development Plan 2007-2013 report as the...
- Local Authority Housing
Question 478: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a person seeks to sell a house acquired under shared ownership due to a change of employment, he will...
- Rented Dwellings Register
Question 479: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will support a matter (details supplied). [35499/08]
- Flood Relief
Question 480: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the sites on which building work has occurred on flood plains in County Carlow; and if he will make a...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 481: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the annual costs incurred by his Department in the implementation of the decentralisation scheme for each of...
- Traveller Accommodation
Question 483: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of the implementation of Traveller accommodation plans; the number living in unserviced halting...
- Departmental Staff
Question 484: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount that was granted in pensions in each of the past five years to individuals who retired early from...
- Data Protection
Question 486: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measures or policies that have been implemented to prevent loss of private data from laptops,...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 487: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the sewerage scheme in respect of Bruff, County Limerick; if his Department has...
- Air Pollution
Question 489: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on concerns regarding the smoke pollution in Greystones, County Wicklow; his plans to tackle this...
- Animal Welfare
Question 490: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of dogs and cats put down by wardens in 2007 on a county basis in tabular form; the cost of...
- Departmental Staff
Question 491: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the average level of absenteeism within his Department for each of the past five years; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Agencies
Question 492: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the average level of staff absenteeism within each of the agencies within his Department's remit for each of...
- EU Directives
Question 495: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the procedures in place to ensure that Directive 2006/21/EC on the management of waste from the extractive...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 496: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1809 of 31 January 2007, if he has received the preliminary report on...
- Natural Heritage Areas
Question 497: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 323 of 8 October 2008, the restrictions which are placed on proposed...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- EU Directives
Question 498: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way he will implement the European Communities third postal directive; the timeframe for its...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 499: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount spent on capital investment by his Department for each year since 1997 in each of the 26 counties....
- Electricity Generation
Question 500: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to a previous parliamentary question (details supplied), his views on whether both the 25% and the 28%...
- Fishing Industry Development
Question 503: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will confirm that grants available through the community salmon hardship fund aimed at encouraging salmon...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 504: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the annual costs incurred by his Department in the implementation of the decentralisation scheme for each of...
- Telecommunications Services
Question 506: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when discussions will be completed on the next generation broadband consultation papers; if a decision has been...
- Electricity Generation
Question 507: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the recent EirGrid strategy document entitled Grid 25; his views on...
- Data Protection
Question 508: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the measures or policies he has introduced to protect data stored on laptops, blackberries and other portable...
- Departmental Staff
Question 509: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount that was granted in pensions in each of the past five years to individuals who retired early from...
- Electricity Generation
Question 512: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of electricity generated by fossil fuel generating plants here; the amount of emissions per megawatt...
- Departmental Staff
Question 514: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the average level of absenteeism within his Department for each of the past five years; and if he will make a...
- Department of Agriculture and Food
- Harbours and Piers
Question 519: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will guarantee that the Greencastle harbour development project in County Donegal will receive in 2009 the €12...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 520: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount spent on capital investment by his Department for each year since 1997 in each of the 26 counties. [35385/08]
- Grant Payments
Question 521: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when an area aid payment will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement...
- Departmental Schemes
Question 524: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his Department has supplied all of the information sought by the ombudsman in connection with the ombudsman's...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 526: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the annual costs incurred by his Department in the implementation of the decentralisation scheme for each of the past four...
- Grant Payments
Question 528: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Limerick receives payment for a grant; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Staff
Question 529: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount that was granted in pensions in each of the past five years to individuals who retired early from his Department;...
- Data Protection
Question 531: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the measures or policies that have been implemented to prevent loss of private data from laptops, Blackberries and other...
- Grant Payments
Question 532: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received his or her area based payment or the 50% of the...
- Dumping at Sea
Question 533: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, regarding an application by Iarnród Éireann for disposal at sea of dredge material from maintenance dredging at...
- Nitrates Regulations
Question 534: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of the difficult weather conditions in 2008 and the consequently increased consumption of compound feeds by...
- Farm Waste Management
Question 536: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be awarded a farm waste management grant; and if he will make a...
- Grant Payments
Question 537: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will confirm that payments for REP scheme four will be made in November 2008 as set out in the guidelines; and if he...
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme
Question 538: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers who applied for compensatory area based payments to his Department in 2007 and 2008; the number of...
- Fallen Animal Collection Scheme
Question 539: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the proportion of costs for the fallen animal scheme apportioned to all sectors involved in the scheme in 2007 and 2008; and...
- Suckler Cow Quota
Question 541: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the level of payment envisaged per suckler cow under the suckler cow welfare scheme arising from budget 2009 announcements;...
- Farm Retirement Scheme
Question 542: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his Department will honour all applicants under the farm retirement scheme and installation aid scheme which were...
- Departmental Staff
Question 543: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the average level of absenteeism within his Department for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on...
- Departmental Agencies
Question 544: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the average level of staff absenteeism within each of the agencies within his Department's remit for each of the past five...
- Departmental Staff
Question 545: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of staff within his Department who have availed of early retirement schemes in each of the past three years; the...
- Departmental Agencies
Question 546: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of staff within agencies within the remit of his Department who have availed of early retirement schemes in each...
- Aquaculture Development
Question 547: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of funding that has been set aside for aquaculture under the €42 million operational fund for fisheries; and if...
- Aquaculture Licences
Question 548: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will appoint a principal officer to deal with delays in the processing of aquaculture licences; and if he will make a...
- Aquaculture Development
Question 549: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason he did not sign up to the Sarkozy document on aquaculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35863/08]
- Grant Payments
Question 550: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, further to Parliamentary Question No. 593 of 8 July 2008, the steps being taken to recover this funding; and if he will...
- Sheep Sector
Question 553: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to tackle price reductions for store lambs; his plans to intervene at the factory gate where prices have dropped;...
- Farm Waste Management
Question 554: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will extend the farm waste management scheme beyond its deadline in view of the inability of builders to source...
- Department of Education and Science
- School Transport
Question 555: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will investigate a situation whereby a person (details supplied) in County Cork can no longer access adult education services...
- Schools Refurbishment
Question 556: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if funding will be provided for works in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Mayo. [35593/08]
- School Transport
Question 557: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if new arrangements will be made for persons providing school bus services as a result of section 99 of the Finance Act 1999 ceasing...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 558: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of money spent on capital investment by his Department for each year since 1997 in each of the 26 counties. [35390/08]
- School Staffing
Question 559: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the schools in Kilkenny city and county that received developing status over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on...
- Higher Education Grants
Question 562: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has been denied a third level education grant due to the fact that they took...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 563: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the timetable for the provision of permanent buildings for a school (details supplied) in County Louth; and if...
- Physical Education Facilities
Question 565: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will provide replacement funds to County Dublin VEC in order to allow four sports centres in County Dublin (details supplied) to...
- Site Acquisitions
Question 566: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the results of the survey carried out regarding the suitability of the current site occupied by a school (details supplied) in County...
- School Accommodation
Question 567: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his criteria for designating schools as being in developing areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35474/08]
- Special Educational Needs
Question 568: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the arrangements he has made for special training for children of mild general learning disability in view of the closure of a...
- Higher Education Grants
Question 571: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will respond to a query regarding a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Early Childhood Education
Question 572: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will support a matter (details supplied). [35514/08]
- School Transport
Question 573: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the delay in providing special transport for a pupil (details supplied) in County Kildare. [35517/08]
- Schools Building Projects
Question 574: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of an application for a school building project (details supplied) in Dublin 10; when building work will begin; if he will...
- Higher Education Grants
Question 575: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if persons (details supplied) in Dublin 22 qualify for a higher education grant respectively; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Early Childhood Education
Question 576: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the way he will incorporate the Centre for Early Childhood Development and Education, CECDE, into his Department; the sections of his...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 577: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the annual costs incurred by his Department in the implementation of the decentralisation scheme for each of the past four years,...
- Capitation Grants
Question 579: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of capitation grant made available to ordinary national schools, disadvantaged national schools and gaelscoileanna on a per...
- School Transport
Question 580: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the percentage of the school buses that are privately owned; the number of buses owned by Bus Éireann; if he is satisfied that full...
- Site Acquisitions
Question 581: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress being made towards the extension and restructuring of a school (details supplied) in County Monaghan; if there is a...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 582: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress towards the restructuring of a school (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 587: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be afforded the same level of care when the centre they attend transfers to the...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 588: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 376 of 14 October 2008, the cost to date to his Department in terms of all architectural...
- Departmental Correspondence
Question 589: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on correspondence received in his office from a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement...
- Higher Education Grants
Question 590: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if grant assistance is available from his Department for students attending third level education who suffer from dyslexia and who are...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 591: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will meet the board of management of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 1 with a view to discussing the 25% funding which his...
- Higher Education Grants
Question 593: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will examine an appeal and allow a person (details supplied) in County Kerry to continue their education unhindered; and if he...
- Departmental Staff
Question 594: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount that was granted in pensions in each of the past five years to individuals who retired early from his Department; and if he...
- Data Protection
Question 596: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the measures or policies that have been implemented to prevent loss of private data from laptops, blackberries and other hand-held...
- Schools Amalgamation
Question 597: To ask the Minister for Education and Science whether he will issue guidelines or a circular on the process of amalgamations of primary schools; and if he will make a statement on...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 598: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will confirm that his Department has received the site report and the developed sketch design for the new building at a school...
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Question 605: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether pupil-teacher ratios of 20:1 or less are accepted internationally as best practice and that most of Ireland's EU...
- Capitation Grants
Question 607: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the discrepancies between the ability of primary school communities in middle income areas and...
- Third Level Institutions
Question 608: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the existence of a bogus university (details supplied) in Dublin 18; if, in addition to this bogus...
- Departmental Reports
Question 609: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his Department will co-operate with the Comptroller and Auditor General in any proposed value for money review of the planning and...
- Staff Remuneration
Question 610: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason his Department has tolerated the abuse of allowances paid to senior staff within certain third level institutions as...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 611: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the name, address and roll number of every primary school that is waiting for a visit from design or technical teams in order that its...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 613: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the expenditure on education in 2009, arising from the budget 2009 statement; if he will provide this figure as a percentage of GDP;...
- Departmental Staff
Question 614: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the average level of absenteeism within his Department for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Agencies
Question 617: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of staff within agencies within the remit of his Department who have availed of early retirement schemes in each of the...
- Residential Institutions Redress Board
Question 618: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the level of compensation that has been granted to victims of child abuse by the Residential Institutions Redress Board to date; when...
- School Transport
Question 620: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason school transport scheme discriminates between the Luas light-rail service and other public transport companies under the...
- Modern Language Teaching
Question 621: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of male secondary school teachers who teach foreign language subjects in all-male secondary schools; and if he will make a...
- Psychological Service
Question 623: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary schools in County Carlow that are in receipt of a service from the National Educational Psychological Service;...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 649: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the cost to his Department each year for the past five years respectively, or since the date of their establishment of the Educational...
- School Placement
Question 650: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the location and breakdown of the 2,600 primary and post-primary places which he will deliver in developing areas under the fasttrack...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 651: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the four primary schools due to commence construction before the end of 2008 with reference to his Department's public private...
- Schools Refurbishment
Question 679: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the names of the schools in County Carlow that received funding under the small schools scheme since 1 January 2005; the facilities...
- School Accommodation
Question 705: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the names of the schools in County Carlow that received funding under the permanent accommodation scheme since 1 January 2005; the...
- Schools Refurbishment
Question 731: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the names of the schools in County Carlow that received funding under the summer works scheme since 1 January 2005; the facilities...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 757: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the names of the schools in County Carlow where building projects are currently under construction; and if he will make a statement on...
