Written answers

Wednesday, 25 February 2009

  • Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
    • Appointments to State Boards
      Question 48: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the criteria being used to select a new chief executive officer of the Equality Authority; and if he will make a statement...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 49: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if officials of his Department have identified the impact of funding cuts on the core functions of the Irish Human Rights...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 50: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects to publish legislation based on his justice for victims initiative; if his attention has been drawn to the...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 51: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the value for money audit on the Equality Authority commissioned by his Department in 2008 will be published; and if he...
    • Organised Crime
      Question 52: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals to combat the ongoing threat of drug related criminality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7768/09]
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 53: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on introducing legislation to regulate debt collection here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7695/09]
    • Departmental Reports
      Question 54: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made to date with regard to the implementation of the recommendations of the Report of the Commission of...
    • Appointments to State Boards
      Question 55: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether all public appointments for which he has ministerial responsibility should involve a transparent, open...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 56: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the way in respect of the announcement of 3 February 2009, it is intended to effect the 8% reduction in professional fees in...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 57: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to increase the number of community gardaí here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7739/09]
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 59: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the Privacy Bill 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7716/09]
    • Tribunals of Inquiry
      Question 60: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he will take arising from the seven reports of the Morris tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 61: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if arising from his interview (details supplied) he will state when he will introduce legislation to provide for a major...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 62: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on offences committed by persons on bail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7698/09]
    • Tribunals of Inquiry
      Question 64: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied that the Smithwick tribunal is progressing satisfactorily; the amount the tribunal has cost to date; when...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 65: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the increasing number of robberies, including kidnapping, that have occurred in County...
    • Garda Reserve
      Question 66: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of members of the Garda Reserve recruited to date; the stations to which they have been allocated; the number of...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 67: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has had discussions with officials of the Department of Finance or with the Garda Commissioner with a view to making...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 68: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the extent to which the announcement of 3 February 2009 of expenditure savings of €2.1 billion will have an impact on...
    • Garda Investigations
      Question 69: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received communication from the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission regarding a possible public interest inquiry...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 70: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to the establishment of a DNA database and the forensic science laboratory; and the legislation...
    • Social Welfare Payments
      Question 71: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he co-operates with the Department of Social and Family Affairs when the latter is processing social welfare applications...
    • Crime Prevention
      Question 72: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the main provisions of the policing priorities for the Garda published by him on 2 December 2008; the way it is intended...
    • Fingerprints Records
      Question 73: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the reports that the decision to outsource to the United States the transposition of all...
    • EU Directives
      Question 74: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the failure to implement the 2005 EU directive on money laundering by the deadline of December 2007; when the...
    • Detention Centres
      Question 75: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position with regard to the development of the new national child detention facility for young offenders at Lusk, County...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 76: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he will take to address the increase in knife crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7742/09]
    • Ministerial Appointments
      Question 77: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the criteria he is using when considering appointments to the Equality Authority; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 78: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number in respect of each year from 1998 to date in 2009, of cases of murder in which firearms were used; the number of...
    • Juvenile Offenders
      Question 79: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 326, 327 and 328 of 16 December 2008, if he has reached a decision on which of the...
    • Criminal Legal Aid
      Question 80: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether it is satisfactory that suspects, whose assets have been designated proceeds of crime by the courts are...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 81: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will bring the promised legislative reforms before Dáil Éireann to deal with the increase in knife crime; and if...
    • International Agreements
      Question 82: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the delay in the ratification of the UN Convention of the Rights of People with Disabilities; if, further to...
    • Garda Recruitment
      Question 83: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if An Garda Síochána recruits are serving members of the police force in the UK; the way an interested applicant and...
    • Organised Crime
      Question 84: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he proposes to combat organised crime in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7767/09]
    • Departmental Reports
      Question 90: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he has taken or plans to take arising from the report of the Hartnett inquiry into the death of Brian Rossiter,...
    • Road Safety
      Question 91: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide a full update on the roll-out of the national speed camera programme; when the first cameras will be in...
    • National Disability Strategy
      Question 92: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 17 of 18 December 2008, if the strategic document outlining the vision, mission and...
    • Garda Complaints Procedures
      Question 93: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps that have been taken in respect of the report of the Garda Ombudsman Commission following the death of a person...
    • Garda Recruitment
      Question 94: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has plans to facilitate the transfer of, or otherwise recruit serving police officers from the London Metropolitan...
    • Garda Investigations
      Question 95: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made to date with regard to the murder of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Data Protection
      Question 97: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, arising from the recent judgment of the European Court of Justice, he will introduce the legislation required to bring...
    • Programme for Government
      Question 98: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made to date with regard to the implementation of those sections of the programme for Government under the...
    • Garda Strength
      Question 100: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the strength of An Garda Síochána at the latest date for which figures are available broken down by full members, those...
    • Crime Prevention
      Question 101: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the statement made by the head of the Garda Inspectorate, Kathleen O'Toole, that the...
    • EU Directives
      Question 103: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in respect of EU directives for which his Department has responsibility, the number of directives remaining to be...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 104: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if arising from his interview (details supplied) he will state when he will introduce legislation to end prison terms for...
    • Gun Control
      Question 106: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number in respect of each year from 2002 to date in 2009 of licensed handguns; the number of licensed handguns that...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 107: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will publish the Covert Surveillance Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7594/09]
    • Crime Levels
      Question 108: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the Central Statistics Office crime figures for 2008; his views on the continued increase in the number of...
    • Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
      Question 109: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the procedures used in selecting a new chairperson of the Garda Ombudsman Commission; the reason the post was not...
    • Garda Stations
      Question 111: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if plans for an appropriate Garda headquarters to serve the Garda divisional area of Tallaght have been shelved; and if he...
    • Prison Building Programme
      Question 114: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied in relation to the capacity of the preferred bidder to deliver the Thornton Hall prison project; the...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Redundancy Payments
      Question 115: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when a person (details supplied) will have their application for a redundancy payment processed and granted....
    • Health and Safety Inspections
      Question 116: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of meat plants inspected by the legal metrology service in the years 2006 to 2008; the date each...
    • Job Losses
      Question 117: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of her discussions with the unions that she met from a company (details supplied) on 19 February...
    • Departmental Reports
      Question 118: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 2 December 2008, the Departments which have responded to the...
    • Industrial Development
      Question 119: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of offices the Industrial Development Authority has leased or operates from in the Kildare area;...
    • Redundancy Payments
      Question 120: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position in relation to staff at a company (details supplied) who have requested that she meet with them...
    • Job Creation
      Question 121: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of people currently working in animation studios here; the steps being taken to create job...
  • Department of Finance
    • Financial Institutions Support Scheme
      Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance if a category of saving product (details supplied) is covered by the State guarantee. [7765/09]
    • Tax Code
      Question 123: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person selling their home (details supplied) is liable for capital gains tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7778/09]
    • Tax Collection
      Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will support a matter (details supplied). [7781/09]
    • Banking Sector Regulation
      Question 126: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will amend the regulations on fixed interest rates whereby people are being penalised for breaking out of them in order to change to lowering...
    • Tax Code
      Question 127: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of office holders availing of the terms of section 836 of the Taxes Consolidated Act 1997 which allows tax deductions in regard to the...
    • Financial Services Regulation
      Question 129: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will amend section 35 of the Credit Union Act 1997 as it relates to existing lending restrictions on credit unions; if his attention has been...
    • Tax Collection
      Question 130: To ask the Minister for Finance if home carer's tax credit will be applied to the income of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if so, the way this can be secured; and if...
    • Public Works Projects
      Question 131: To ask the Minister for Finance when the public walkway (details supplied) which had been closed for safety reasons by the Office of Public Works while they completed works in the...
    • Tax Code
      Question 132: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 139 of 18 February 2009, the reason a tenant's tax credits are automatically restricted even in circumstances...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 136: To ask the Minister for Finance the printed material from his Department which has been printed abroad (details supplied). [7951/09]
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 137: To ask the Minister for Finance if principal officers in the Civil Service are to receive the 1.1% pay increase recommended under the second report of the Public Service...
  • Department of Health and Children
    • Health Services
      Question 138: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to provide telephone translation services for community welfare officers to assist in dealing with clients with poor or...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 139: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Meath is awaiting allocation of funding requested by the physical and sensory team in...
    • Cancer Screening Programme
      Question 141: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the age group of women who are screened for breast cancer here; the cost of operating this programme; if she will reduce the screening...
    • Health Services
      Question 142: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [7780/09]
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 143: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made on an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; the reason for the delay...
    • Health Services
      Question 144: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to provide interpretation services to enable persons with poor or non-existent English language skills to communicate with...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 145: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will seek an explanation from St. James's Hospital, Dublin as to its inability to plan its appointments to take consideration of...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances
      Question 147: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will assist in having a hearing aid provided for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [7796/09]
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 148: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon is on a waiting list; and if she will...
    • Mental Health Services
      Question 149: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the heating system in St. Ita's adult psychiatric assessment unit, Portrane, County Dublin is not working; and if she will...
    • Health Services
      Question 150: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite an orthodontic appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork who has been waiting for some...
    • Care of the Elderly
      Question 151: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [7945/09]
  • Department of Transport
    • Public Transport
      Question 152: To ask the Minister for Transport the current and capital spending on public transport in each of the past five years; the proposed current and capital spending in 2009; if he will...
    • Taxi Regulations
      Question 153: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will meet with a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7788/09]
  • Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
    • Registration of Title
      Question 155: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application lodged with the Land Registry relating to title of property in respect of a person...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 156: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, further to a previous parliamentary question, he will identify the companies or bodies awarded each contract; the value...
    • Crime Prevention
      Question 157: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of community alert schemes in County Kildare; if the number has increased over the past number of years; the...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 159: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an application for funding was received from Meath County Council under the community graffiti reduction programme 2008;...
    • Garda Training
      Question 161: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the training in operation to refresh procedures, law, and regulations to members of An Garda Síochána; and if he will...
    • Garda Disciplinary Proceedings
      Question 162: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps taken internally in An Garda Síochána when a member of An Garda Síochána is in clear breach of procedure to...
    • Garda Complaints Procedures
      Question 163: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the case of a person (details supplied) relating to the person's unlawful detention as an Irish citizen; his...
    • Organised Crime
      Question 164: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has plans to put organised criminal groups off the street; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7874/09]
    • Crime Prevention
      Question 165: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals to halt the rise in drug related crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7875/09]
    • Recidivism Rate
      Question 167: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he proposes to take to combat recidivism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7877/09]
    • Crime Prevention
      Question 168: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he will take to prevent further serious crime including homicide by those on bail; and if he will make a...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 170: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of crimes committed by persons using legally held hand guns and the number committed by those using illegally...
    • Public Order Offences
      Question 175: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he proposes to take to combat anti-social behaviour in each town in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 177: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to his commitment to the Oireachtas committee on 4 June 2008, if he will furnish the staffing figures for each...
    • Court Staff
      Question 178: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding his comments to the Oireachtas committee on 4 June 2008 regarding the feasibility in law of...
    • Vetting of Personnel
      Question 179: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made in regard to an investigation of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in view of the...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 180: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will explain the way a minor traffic offence can be considered a criminal offence for the purposes of assessing the...
    • Drug Treatment Programme
      Question 181: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made on the reopening of Harristown House alcohol and drug treatment centre, County Roscommon; and if he will...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 182: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts made to secure the release of persons (details supplied) and all other political prisoners in Zimbabwe including women...
    • Official Engagements
      Question 184: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding his visit to Cuba; and if he met the families of the Miami five. [7837/09]
  • Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
    • Sports Funding
      Question 185: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will support a matter (details supplied). [7779/09]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 186: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the printed material from his Department which has been printed abroad (details supplied). [7947/09]
  • Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
    • Rural Transport Scheme
      Question 187: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if a review of the pilot evening rural transport scheme in County Roscommon has taken place; the funding decisions...
    • National Drugs Strategy
      Question 188: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his Department funds for the operation of the dial-to-stop drug dealing phone line service; if he will confirm that...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 189: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the printed material from his Department which has been printed abroad (details supplied). [7949/09]
  • Department of Social and Family Affairs
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 190: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the assessment which she carried out of a scheme that would provide mutual insurance among pension funds in order to cover the...
    • Social Welfare Fraud
      Question 191: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number, in view of a newspaper report (details supplied), of schools that have made a complaint to her Department in...
    • Social Welfare Code
      Question 192: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will implement a similar arrangement with Bord Gáis as her Department has with the ESB to allow social welfare recipients...
  • Department of Defence
    • Defence Forces Equipment
      Question 193: To ask the Minister for Defence the military equipment Ireland purchases from Israel; the value of these contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7820/09]
  • Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
    • Health and Safety Issues
      Question 194: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to encourage and promote the introduction of a device (details supplied) into every household....
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 196: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will support proposals (details supplied) in the housing Bill. [7794/09]
    • Housing Grants
      Question 197: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the dissatisfaction of an organisation (details supplied) in County Cork;...
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Fisheries Protection
      Question 199: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the hardship fund. [7799/09]
    • Telecommunications Services
      Question 200: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the roll out of MANs broadband in Boyle and Castlerea, County Roscommon will be implemented and funding...
    • Energy Conservation
      Question 201: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason window replacement is not a part of the home energy saving scheme; if this had been part of the...
    • Telecommunications Services
      Question 202: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Kilmovee, County Mayo is part of the national broadband scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the fact...
    • Alternative Energy Projects
      Question 203: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the details of the ocean energy prototype fund as referred to in Parliamentary Question No. 362 of 3 February...
    • Electricity Generation
      Question 206: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the Commission for Energy Regulation refused permission to the ESB to reduce prices; his views on whether...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 207: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the printed material from his Department which has been printed abroad (details supplied). [7948/09]
  • Department of Agriculture and Food
    • Grant Payments
      Question 208: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a REPS 4 grant will be awarded to persons (details supplied) in County Mayo; and the reason for difficulties with the...
    • Farm Waste Management
      Question 213: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in the context of the significant number of farmers who have the farm waste management grants which are duly payable to...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 214: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the status of the application under the farm waste management scheme for a person (details supplied); when payment will be...
    • Fertiliser Prices
      Question 217: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason fertiliser prices are so expensive in 2009 in view of the fact that the price of crude oil is much lower than the...
  • Department of Education and Science
    • School Curriculum
      Question 218: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his plans to provide an updated mathematics syllabus for the second level senior cycle; the timetable for its implementation; and if...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 219: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will investigate the cut back in special needs support in respect of a person (details supplied) from 27 hours to 12.5; if he...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 220: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of plans for a permanent building for a school (details supplied) in County Waterford; when it is planned to have a...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 222: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount spent within his Department for 2006, 2007 and 2008 in respect of the rental costs of temporary accommodation for schools;...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 223: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will confirm that the teacher education section of his Department has recently decided to amalgamate all science subject...
    • Schools Funding
      Question 224: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will support a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5 in 2009. [7838/09]
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 225: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has proposals to restore classes for those mild general learning disability students who would be affected by his recent...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 226: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the consideration given to the condition of a school (details supplied) in County Galway; his plans for a new building for this...
    • Post-Leaving Certificate Courses
      Question 227: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the cap on post-leaving certificate places in colleges of further education; his plans in view of the need for...
    • Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme
      Question 230: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the large number of people being made unemployed, consideration will be given to increasing the number of places on...
    • Post-Leaving Certificate Courses
      Question 231: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason courses in animation at Ballyfermot College of Further Education, Dublin have not been validated, despite being done under...
    • School Transport
      Question 232: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will investigate a situation whereby a person (details supplied) in County Cork has been denied access to school transport...
    • Scéimeanna Tógála Scoile
      Question 233: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta cad é an dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le bunscoil úr a chur ar fáil i nGort an Choirce; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina...
    • Comhairle Múinteoireachta
      Question 234: To ask the Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta cén socrú atá ann maidir le ball amháin ar a laghad a bhfuil saineolas aige/aici ar riachtanais na Gaelscolaíochta a cheapadh ar an...
    • Departmental Procurement
      Question 235: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the printed material from his Department which has been printed abroad (details supplied). [7950/09]