Written answers
Tuesday, 7 April 2009
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Departmental Schemes
Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the operation of the cycle to work scheme in his Department; if all agencies under the remit of his Department will be included in the...
- Departmental Staff
Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the payments made to senior officials in his Department under the performance related pay scheme for each of the years 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008; if he will...
- Dáil Reform
Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question No. 120 of 24 February 2009, the number of times the Government Working Group on Dáil Reform has met; when he expects to...
- Active Citizenship
Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach the action he has taken to implement the recommendations of the task force report on active citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14487/09]
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach the cost of providing mobile telephony and PDA services for him in each of the years since 2002, broken down by handset purchase costs, rental and call costs,...
- Departmental Staff
Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff with fewer than two years service on 1 March 2009 who gave notice to terminate their employment before 1 April 2009 under section 5 of the...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Research Funding
Question 8: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the percentage of GDP spent on scientific research; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14612/09]
- FÁS Training Programmes
Question 9: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views in regard to a submission (details supplied); the actions she is proposing to address the matter; and...
- State Agencies
Question 10: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the remuneration package of each of the chief executive officers of State agencies reporting to her Department...
- Pension Provisions
Question 11: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views, in view of the present high unemployment rates in the construction industry, on whether there is a...
- Community Employment Schemes
Question 12: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount set aside for community enterprise schemes in 2008 and 2009; the amount spent on wages; the amount...
- Redundancy Payments
Question 13: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason for the delay in paying redundancy rebate to a company (details supplied). [14105/09]
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 14: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her most recent estimates for receipts and expenditure to the national training fund in 2009; and if she will...
- Work Permits
Question 15: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of Romanian nationals living here; and if Romanian nationals may be fully entitled to work in this...
- Redundancy Payments
Question 16: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when a redundancy payment will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [14163/09]
- Departmental Staff
Question 17: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the payments made to senior officials in her Department under the performance related pay scheme for each of...
- Redundancy Payments
Question 18: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the problems created for small and medium sized enterprises which have been...
- Departmental Statistics
Question 19: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will make a statement on the geographical areas used in the compilation of her Department's statistics....
- Departmental Funding
Question 20: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her Department provides multi-annual funding to community or voluntary sector organisations; and if so, the...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 21: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the cost of providing mobile telephony and PDA services for her in each of the years since 2002, broken down...
- Departmental Staff
Question 22: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of staff with less than two years service on 1 March 2009 who gave notice to terminate their...
- Departmental Funding
Question 23: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of moneys allocated from the €500 million venture capital fund to specific companies; the...
- Research Funding
Question 24: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amounts allocated to Science Foundation Ireland's centres for science and engineering, technology in 2008...
- Competition Acts
Question 25: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the practices from which retailers are prohibited from engaging in under the Competition Acts in their...
- Company Closures
Question 26: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when her attention was first drawn to the impending closure of a company (details supplied) in County Dublin;...
- State Agencies
Question 29: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of people working in the public service under temporary employment contracts on a fixed term basis...
- Department of Finance
- Flood Relief
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Finance if funding has been set aside for flood protection in Bray, County Wicklow; when the scheme will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on...
- State Companies
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Finance the State owned and State partially owned companies here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14893/09]
- Banking Sector
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Finance if he had knowledge, discussions or meetings with persons pertaining to the stockbroking division of a bank (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Tax Code
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on reducing the €250 donation threshold above which charities can claim tax back in an effort to address the shortfall in funding...
- Departmental Funding
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will support a matter (details supplied). [14085/09]
- Pension Provisions
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Finance his proposals to exempt from the pension levy persons who have paid 40 years constant contribution to their pension scheme but because they are not...
- Tax Code
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Finance when the Revenue Commissioners on-line service will provide an on-line facility for payment of the new income levy for businesses and individuals who...
- Credit Ratings
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the recent downgrade of Irish sovereign debt from AAA to AA+ by a company (details supplied); if he will provide an estimate as to the...
- Pension Provisions
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Finance his views in regard to a submission by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if there are plans to address the issue as stated; if so, the...
- Tax Code
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received representations with regard to tax relief for trade union subscriptions in the past three years; the source of the representation;...
- Tax Collection
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 97 of 12 February 2009 if he will estimate the amount that would be raised by an income levy applied as 20% on...
- EU Directives
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Finance the time-line for the transposition of the Payments Services Directive into law here; the person who is the competent authority for the management of...
- Pension Provisions
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Finance if further consideration has been given to the possible transfer to the Exchequer of the assets and liabilities of pension funds from State agencies...
- Tax Collection
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount the income levy has raised in each month since its introduction; the measures that have been taken to track the volume of revenue raised...
- Banking Sector
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Finance if he, as the sole member and shareholder of Anglo Irish Bank, has sought assurances from the bank or from individuals and entities involved in loan...
- Pension Provisions
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that the proposed pension levy for public servants will be paid directly into the National Pension Reserve Fund; the expected...
- Tax Collection
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Finance the Exchequer returns for each of the years 2000 to 2008; the percentage increase or decrease as appropriate; the expenditure for those same years;...
- Departmental Staff
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Finance the payments made to senior officials in his Department under the performance related pay scheme for each of the years 2005 to 2008, if he has...
- Tax Code
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Finance if, with respect to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 143 of 31 March 2009, he will set out the interpretation of the Valuation Act 2001 in...
- Redundancy Payments
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the fact that the 60% statutory redundancy rebates to employers who made staff redundant in the economic downturn are running four...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of providing mobile telephony and PDA services for him in each of the years since 2002, broken down by handset purchase costs, rental and...
- State Agencies
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Finance if the cap on executive pay in the banking sector will apply to the position of chief executive of the National Treasury Management Agency, which is...
- Loan Repayments
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm if any Government Minister has had loans written off by a building society (details supplied); and if a Government Minister has...
- Departmental Staff
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff with fewer than two years service on 1 March 2009 who gave notice to terminate their employment before 1 April 2009 under section...
- Tax Code
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Finance if office holders, including Ministers, who have a State car and drivers at their disposal pay benefit-in-kind as a consequence; and if he will make...
- Pension Provisions
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason public service staff were deducted a days pay in respect of industrial action yet had to pay the pension levy for five days; and if he...
- EU Budget Payments
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance the contribution of payment made by the State to the European Community under the Community own resource provisions in each year from 1993 to date in...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Finance the gross expenditure by the State each year from 1993 to date in 2009 including the proposed expenditure for 2009. [14678/09]
- EU Budget Payments
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Finance the payments by the EC to the State in each year from 1993 to date in 2009 including the proposed payments for 2009, with the breakdown of these...
- Budgetary Proposals
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in the context of correspondence (details supplied), he will ensure that small businesses do not suffer additional burdens in the forthcoming...
- Tobacco Industry
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Finance his views in relation to a submission (details supplied); the actions proposed to address the concerns expressed; and if he will make a statement on...
- Tax Refunds
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare qualifies for a tax refund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14716/09]
- Tax Code
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Finance the full allowances and tax credits in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Health and Children
- Youth Services
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 534 of 5 February 2008, if the review of the Youth Work Development Plan 2003 to 2007 has been...
- Female Genital Mutilation
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that according to UNICEF 8,000 young girls every day are subject to female genital...
- Child Care Services
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will make a decision on funding and if she will provide funding for applications (details supplied). [14539/09]
- Pension Provisions
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon is being subjected to the public service pension levy despite the fact that...
- EU Directives
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position with regard to the introduction of a proper food labelling system within the EU; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Inter-Country Adoptions
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position on the bilateral adoption agreement signed with Vietnam in 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14782/09]
- Health Services
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, with the movement of cancer care services from Sligo to the position at the Galway regional centre, she will reconsider same in view...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be given an appointment for surgery at St. Mary's Orthopaedic Hospital, Cork. [14039/09]
- Eating Disorders
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting lists for St. Columcille's Hospital, Dublin 1; the steps being taken by her to aid St. Columcille's Hospital; the measures...
- Departmental Reports
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will publish the report of the vaccine damage steering group; the reason for the delay in its publication; and if she will make a...
- Health Services
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [14059/09]
- Medical Cards
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason she has chosen to use gross income as the basis of the means test for medical cards in respect of persons aged 70 years and...
- Health Services
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [14088/09]
- Health Services
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the Health Service Executive proposes to publish a report (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14113/09]
- Nursing Education
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made on the introduction of nurse prescribing as provided for in the Irish Medicines Board Act 1995; and if she will make a...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will introduce legislation regarding consent for the retention of human tissue by hospitals and other institutions; and if she...
- Hospital Services
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether the recent decision to postpone the building of new, dedicated cystic fibrosis facilities at St Vincent's Hospital,...
- Youth Services
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when final decisions will be made on the operation of the programme for the funding of youth cafes in 2009; and if she will make a...
- Health Repayment Scheme
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason persons (details supplied) are having problems getting moneys repaid under the Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006, commonly...
- Departmental Staff
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the payments made to senior officials in her Department under the performance related pay scheme for each of the years 2005 to 2008, if...
- Cancer Screening Programme
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the percentage of eligible women who have been screened by BreastCheck as of 31 January 2009, broken down by county; and if she will make...
- Health Service Staff
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Cork who is employed by the Health Service Executive is exempt from the pension levy; and if she...
- Departmental Contracts
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of limited companies, established as sole trader ventures, with agreements for the provision of services on a full-time basis...
- Health Services
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of hospice beds in counties Wicklow, Wexford, Kildare, Carlow, Kilkenny, Meath, Laois and Offaly; the number of palliative...
- Hospital Services
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost of setting up the lung transplant unit at the Mater Hospital, Dublin; the cost of maintaining the unit, on an annual basis; the...
- Health Services
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the commitment that a health campus would be built in Tuam, County Galway, will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on...
- Health Repayment Scheme
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo qualifies for the health repayment scheme. [14292/09]
- Health Services
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the out of hours social worker services available in the Cork area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14470/09]
- Child Care Services
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that three quarters of the 650,000 calls to a help-line (details supplied) in 2008 were made...
- Voluntary Sector Funding
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her Department provides multi-annual funding to community or voluntary sector organisations; and if so, the organisations receiving...
- Ambulance Service
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of proposed new ambulance bases in towns (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the reason for the delay in progressing the...
- Diabetes Incidence
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a numerical county by county permanent residential breakdown of patients with a diagnosis of diabetes who had full...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost of providing mobile telephony and PDA services for her in each of the years since 2002, broken down by handset purchase costs,...
- Health Services
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there are plans in place to move rheumatology services from Our Lady's Hospital, Manorhamilton, County Leitrim to Sligo General...
- Medical Cards
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the Health Service Executive have moved the processing of medical cards from Roselawn Health Centre in Blanchardstown Dublin...
- Child Care Services
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on a proposal (details supplied) in view of its importance to the community; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Health Services
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a psychological and behavioural assessment will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
- Medical Cards
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the saving that will be made from the return of 19,445 over 70 years medical cards; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Health Service Staff
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of the decision not to renew temporary contracts for nursing staff; the way this applies to nurses currently under contract;...
- Health Services
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an application for referral of a person (details supplied) in County Cork was received; if so, if an appointment will be expedited in...
- National Treatment Purchase Fund
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a date for a hip replacement operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare in view of the...
- Medical Cards
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is an offence for anyone over 70 years with gross income over €700 single or €1400 couple to retain their medical card; if so,...
- Health Service Staff
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if new clinical directors are being appointed in the area of psychiatry; if so, the way they will relate to the clinical directors...
- Medical Cards
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the basis on which a person over 70 years who has surrendered their medical card and subsequently re-applies for a card, is means...
- Medical Aids and Appliances
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there has been reconsideration of the practice of not returning aids such as crutches, walking frames and wheelchairs for re-use; if...
- Hospitals Building Programme
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the stage of the planning of a new building for St. Mary's Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath; if the finance to build the project is...
- Nursing Home Subventions
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the primary, community and continuing care here which are not in any circumstances paying enhanced nursing home subvention; and if she...
- Hospital Services
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will intervene in order to prevent the planned closure of 24 hour accident and emergency services at Ennis General Hospital,...
- Medical Cards
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Laois; the card number; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Services for People with Disabilities
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if funding will be put in place for day placement in September 2009 with a service for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare;...
- Medical Cards
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card renewal will issue to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Health Service Staff
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people working in the public service under temporary employment contracts on a fixed-term basis who will lose their jobs...
- Department of Transport
- Road Network
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Transport the contract price tendered for a project (details supplied) in County Mayo; the final outturn and the final cost of the project. [14518/09]
- Departmental Staff
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Transport the payments made to senior officials in his Department under the performance related pay scheme for each of the years 2005 to 2008, if he has...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Transport the cost of providing mobile telephony and PDA services for him in each of the years since 2002, broken down by handset purchase costs, rental and...
- Departmental Staff
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of staff with less than two years service on 1 March 2009 who gave notice to terminate their employment before 1 April 2009 under...
- Company Closures
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Transport when his attention was first drawn to the impending closure of a company (details supplied) in County Dublin; the steps he took to inform the...
- Public Transport
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Transport if he provides funding to Bus Átha Cliath for the provision or subvention of services to meet the requirements of commuters using the rail...
- Departmental Staff
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of people working in the public service under temporary employment contracts on a fixed-term basis who will lose their jobs as a...
- Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Garda Training
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of training places and courses available to gardaí in Templemore and Garda headquarters; the number who have...
- Residency Permits
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for long-term residency by a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary which was lodged on...
- Prison Committals
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of days spent in prison in 2008 for the non-payment of fines. [14058/09]
- Adoption Services
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps necessary to acquire a visa or immigration clearance letter for a non-Irish national child who has been adopted...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to outlaw upward rent review only clauses in contracts for commercial properties; and if he will make a statement...
- Garda Operations
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department has engaged in discussions with the Garda and the Defence Forces with regard to a management plan to deal...
- Firearms Licences
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of handgun licences that have issued nationally each month in 2008 and each month to date in 2009. [14134/09]
- Asylum Applications
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the case of persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath who seek leave to remain here. [14165/09]
- Departmental Staff
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the payments made to senior officials in his Department under the performance related pay scheme for each of the years 2005...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of citizenship applications received each year for each of the past ten years; the number processed in each of...
- Public Service Contracts
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of limited companies, established as sole trader ventures, with agreements for the provision of services on a...
- Voluntary Repatriation
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people who have left Ireland under a scheme (details supplied) in 2007 and in 2008; the countries which they...
- Sexual Offences
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the person who is responsible for monitoring sex offenders here; if the local gardaí are made aware of the number and...
- Asylum Applications
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an Internet site (details supplied) is being used as a source or reference when making decision on asylum applications....
- Missing Persons
Question 165: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the common European Missing Children's Helpline number which is currently...
- Asylum Applications
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the case of persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [14474/09]
- Legislative Programme
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on introducing legislation whereby for certain categories of crimes a convicted person found guilty of...
- Residency Permits
Question 168: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who seeks leave to remain here on...
- Deportation Orders
Question 170: 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...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the cost of providing mobile telephony and PDA services for him in each of the years since 2002, broken down by handset...
- Garda Investigations
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will support a matter (details supplied). [14540/09]
- Legislative Programme
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the timeframe for the examination of the competency legislation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Deportation Orders
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the case of persons (details supplied) in County Cork. [14548/09]
- Garda Strength
Question 176: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of the Garda Síochána who applied for early retirement every month for the past 12 months; the number of...
- Irish Prison Service
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of prisoner officers who applied for early retirement every month for the past 12 months; the number of...
- Departmental Staff
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of staff with less than two years service on 1 March 2009 who gave notice to terminate their employment before 1...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of applications for naturalisation in each of the past four years; the numbers approved in each of the past four...
- Legislative Programme
Question 180: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will revive the Privacy Bill 2006; his plans in respect of its enactment; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Detention Centres
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans for the future of St. Patrick's Institution; and his policy in regard to youth offenders. [14615/09]
- Oaths of Office
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the State positions that require an oath of office to be taken prior to assuming office; if such an oath involves a...
- Criminal Prosecutions
Question 183: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has made representations to the British authorities for a retrial of a person (details supplied); and if he will make...
- Legislative Programme
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has proposals to provide for liability or responsibility on the part of parents for the wrongdoing of their children;...
- Ministerial Councils
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the ministerial council on integration will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14673/09]
- Detention Centres
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the new national child detention facility planned for Lusk, County Dublin will be completed; and if he will make a...
- Asylum Applications
Question 187: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a further appointment with the Refugee Appeals Tribunal will be arranged for a person (details supplied) in County...
- Citizenship Applications
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare;...
- Residency Permits
Question 189: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to the application for residency or family reunification in the case of a person (details...
- Garda Operations
Question 190: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the average time taken to serve a warrant for arrest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14733/09]
- Criminal Assets Bureau
Question 192: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the value of goods and property seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau in each of the past five years to date; and if he will...
- Recidivism Rate
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of sex offenders released from prison having served a sentence during each of the past five years; the number...
- Crime Statistics
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of prisoners serving sentences in respect of serious crime currently on bail; and if he will make a statement on...
- Courts Service
Question 195: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his office receives information from the courts service setting out the number of community service orders made in each...
- Crime Statistics
Question 196: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of so called successful crimes committed in each of the past five years to date where grievous bodily harm,...
- Crime Levels
Question 197: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of reported or recorded incidents of witness intimidation in each of the past five years to date; the action...
- Crime Statistics
Question 198: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of crimes committed by persons in County Kildare while on bail in each of the past five years to date; and if he...
- Garda Operations
Question 201: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action he proposes to take to protect the public from the activities of armed criminal gangs in the future; and if he...
- Crime Statistics
Question 202: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of complaints of anti-social behaviour received by the gardaí from residents of various housing estates...
- Juvenile Offenders
Question 203: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of up and coming young criminals who have come to the attention of the gardaí in the various garda divisions...
- Crime Statistics
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons in each of the garda divisions here who have come to the attention of the gardaí for suspected...
- Criminal Gangs
Question 207: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of recognised criminal gangs currently operating here; the number who are known to have retired, emigrated or...
- Garda Deployment
Question 209: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of community gardaí here; the number of community gardaí deployed in Athlone, Mullingar and Longford, and in...
- Public Service Staff
Question 210: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people working in the public service under temporary employment contracts on a fixed term basis who will lose...
- Department of Foreign Affairs
- International Agreements
Question 211: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to meet the Australian Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. Stephen Smith MP, to help strengthen ties between Australia and Ireland; and...
- Diplomatic Representation
Question 212: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who became ill while on holiday in Turkey and died shortly after...
- Election Monitoring
Question 213: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the process by which election observers are appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14120/09]
- Departmental Staff
Question 214: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the payments made to senior officials in his Department under the performance related pay scheme for each of the years 2005 to 2008, if he...
- Human Rights Issues
Question 215: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that according to UNICEF 8,000 young girls every day are subject to female genital mutilation;...
- Overseas Development Aid
Question 216: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department provides multi-annual funding to community or voluntary sector organisations; and if so, the organisations receiving this...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 217: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the proportion of the corporate entertainment budget spent on formal lunches and dinners, including wines and beverages since the last...
- Departmental Staff
Question 222: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of staff with less than two years service on 1 March 2009 who gave notice to terminate their employment before 1 April 2009 under...
- Overseas Development Aid
Question 223: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action he is taking to ensure that Ireland meets the internationally agreed development goals, including the International Conference on...
- State Airports
Question 224: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 269 of 3 March 2009, if the reply means that there are two officers in total or two administrative and...
- Overseas Development Aid
Question 226: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the percentage of GNP currently spent on overseas development aid; and when the target of 0.7%, continuously being promised, is to be...
- Departmental Staff
Question 229: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of people working in the public service under temporary employment contracts on a fixed term basis who will lose their jobs as a...
- Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
- Sports Funding
Question 230: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views in regard to a submission (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14711/09]
- Departmental Staff
Question 231: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the payments made to senior officials in his Department under the performance related pay scheme for each of the years 2005 to 2008,...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 233: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the cost of providing mobile telephony and PDA services for him in each of the years since 2002, broken down by handset purchase...
- Departmental Staff
Question 235: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of staff with less than two years service on 1 March 2009 who gave notice to terminate their employment before 1 April...
- Sports Funding
Question 236: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will protect the remaining sports budget as outlined in correspondence from an organisation (details supplied); and if he will...
- Departmental Staff
Question 237: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of people working in the public service under temporary employment contracts on a fixed term basis who will lose their...
- Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 238: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when the value for money and policy review by an independent evaluator on the proposed community service scheme will...
- Departmental Staff
Question 239: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the payments made to senior officials in his Department under the performance related pay scheme for each of the...
- Departmental Funding
Question 240: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his Department provides multi-annual funding to community or voluntary sector organisations; and, if so, the...
- Grant Payments
Question 241: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his Department has received an application for grant aid towards the cost of resurfacing a road leading to the...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 243: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the cost of providing mobile telephony and PDA services for him in each of the years since 2002, broken down by...
- Departmental Staff
Question 244: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of staff with less than two years' service on 1 March 2009 who gave notice to terminate their employment...
- Grant Payments
Question 245: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will outline and describe grants for aquaculture activities, including fish farming, which have been allocated...
- Departmental Staff
Question 246: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of people working in the public service under temporary employment contracts on a fixed term basis who...
- Department of Social and Family Affairs
- Employment Support Services
Question 247: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will support a matter (details supplied) [14083/09]
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 248: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if it is her intention to increase the financial ceiling to qualify for rent supplement, in order that individuals who are working...
- State Agencies
Question 251: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the remuneration package of each of the chief executive officers of State agencies reporting to her Department including pay,...
- National Carer's Strategy
Question 253: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views in relation to a submission by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; if she has plans to reassess the decision...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 254: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the way casual work and short-time work are respectfully defined by her Department; and if she will address the anomalous position...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 255: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position with regard to an appeal for jobseeker's benefit by a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and when a...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 257: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the payments made to senior officials in her Department under the performance related pay scheme for each of the years 2005 to...
- Public Service Contracts
Question 258: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of limited companies, established as sole trader ventures, with agreements for the provision of services on a full-time...
- Departmental Funding
Question 259: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if her Department provides multi-annual funding to community or voluntary sector organisations; and if so, the organisations...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 260: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will investigate the length of time it took for an appeal to be heard on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 261: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the cost of providing mobile telephony and PDA services for her in each of the years since 2002, broken down by handset purchase...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 262: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the cost of the early child care supplement to non-Irish nationals who are resident here, but whose children live abroad in 2007...
- Departmental Staff
Question 264: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of staff with fewer than two years service on 1 March 2009 who gave notice to terminate their employment before 1 April...
- Court Proceedings
Question 266: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views in regard to a submission (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14714/09]
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 267: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason for the cessation of weekly payment in the sum of €4.90 in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare;...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 269: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when an appeal hearing will take place in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she will make a...
- Departmental Schemes
Question 270: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will publish the list of third level and other courses that are open to back to education allowance claimants; the changes...
- Departmental Staff
Question 271: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people working in the public service under temporary employment contracts on a fixed term basis who will lose their...
- Department of Defence
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 272: To ask the Minister for Defence the payments made to senior officials in his Department under the performance related pay scheme for each of the years 2005 to 2008, if he has...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 273: To ask the Minister for Defence the cost of providing mobile telephony and PDA services for him in each of the years since 2002, broken down by handset purchase costs, rental and...
- Defence Forces Retirement Scheme
Question 274: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Force personnel who applied for early retirement every month for the past 12 months; the number of applications for early...
- Departmental Staff
Question 275: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of staff with less than two years service on 1 March 2009 who gave notice to terminate their employment before 1 April 2009 under section...
- Defence Forces Recruitment
Question 276: To ask the Minister for Defence if the embargo introduced on promotions in the Defence Forces from 27 March 2009 applies to promotions which had advanced to the final medical...
- Departmental Staff
Question 277: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of people working in the public service under temporary employment contracts on a fixed term basis who will lose their jobs as a...
- Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Private Rented Accommodation
Question 278: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has contacted local authorities who manage the rental accommodation scheme to have them reduce rents...
- Local Authority Funding
Question 280: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of funding which will be allocated to Kerry County Council in order to allow them to meet...
- Special Areas of Conservation
Question 281: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cost of the conservation measures on the Slieve Aughty hills in south Galway regarding the preservation...
- Departmental Staff
Question 282: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide a list of all staff working in the housing section of his Department to include grades of...
- Departmental Funding
Question 283: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if funding is available for a group (details supplied) in County Kildare to provide facilities in its area in...
- Housing Estates
Question 284: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of housing estates taken in charge by Meath County Council, broken down by electoral area, for the...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 285: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his proposals to amend the local government superannuation legislation in order that persons who have...
- Election Management System
Question 286: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, with regard to the plans that he announced recently (details supplied) to prohibit corporate donations to...
- EU Directives
Question 287: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide an estimate of the cost of introducing an inspection regime by local authorities to ensure...
- Local Authority Funding
Question 288: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason some local authorities were allocated more than they sought in 2008 under the disabled person's...
- Rental Accommodation Scheme
Question 289: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of households on the rental accommodation scheme by quarter for 2006, 2007 and 2008; and if he...
- Special Amenity Areas
Question 290: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on extending the area of Liffey Valley in Dublin covered by a special amenity area order (details...
- Local Authority Funding
Question 295: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the changes in the budget, there will be sufficient funding available to carry out the...
- Local Authority Staff
Question 296: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the payments made to senior officials in each local authority under the performance related pay scheme for...
- Departmental Staff
Question 297: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the payments made to senior officials in his Department under the performance related pay scheme for each of...
- Public Service Contracts
Question 298: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of limited companies, established as sole trader ventures, with agreements for the provision of...
- Fire Stations
Question 299: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in relation to the fire stations in Bundoran and Ballyshannon, County Donegal; if it is his...
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 300: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to provide for tenant purchase of voluntary housing scheme houses; and if he will make a statement...
- National Monuments
Question 301: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the planning permission granted to a company (details...
- Planning Issues
Question 302: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he plans to amend the planning regulations with regard to the height exemption afforded to a wind turbine;...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 303: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cost of providing mobile telephony and PDA services for him in each of the years since 2002, broken down...
- Departmental Staff
Question 304: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of staff with fewer than two years service on 1 March 2009 who gave notice to terminate their...
- Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 305: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 241 of 11 February 2009 when funds will be allocated to local...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 308: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if funding has been provided to complete the Ennis-Clarecastle main drainage scheme in County Clare; and if...
- Departmental Staff
Question 309: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of people working in the public service under temporary employment contracts on a fixed term basis...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Fishing Industry Development
Question 310: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the proposed formation of a new fishery authority from 1 August 2009, to be called Inland...
- Telecommunications Services
Question 311: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason broadband is not available to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; when it will be made...
- Departmental Staff
Question 312: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the payments made to senior officials in his Department under the performance related pay scheme for each of...
- Telecommunications Services
Question 313: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he envisages that broadband will be available in Kilmacanogue, County Wicklow; and if he will make a...
- Offshore Exploration
Question 314: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide funding in the form of an EOSG grant to a student (details supplied) in County Dublin; and...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 315: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost of providing mobile telephony and PDA services for him in each of the years since 2002, broken down by...
- Departmental Staff
Question 316: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of staff with less than two years service on 1 March 2009 who gave notice to terminate their...
- Electricity Generation
Question 317: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if, further to his press release of 24 January 2009, he will confirm the expansion of the REFIT scheme to...
- Departmental Staff
Question 319: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of people working in the public service under temporary employment contracts on a fixed term basis...
- Department of Agriculture and Food
- Grant Payments
Question 320: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved and awarded REP scheme four. [14064/09]
- Animal Diseases
Question 321: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the outcome of the analysis by his Department of on-farm deaths in cattle in County Limerick with specific reference to the...
- Grant Payments
Question 322: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the outcome of an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow for single farm payment; and if he will...
- Installation Aid Scheme
Question 323: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, when the young farmers installation aid scheme is reintroduced at some stage in the future, those young farmers who will...
- Bovine Disease Controls
Question 324: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has made an application to the EU Commission to remove brucellosis restrictions in view of the disease free status...
- Live Exports
Question 325: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the discussions he has had with his UK counterpart regarding the killing of Irish live exported cattle in British meat...
- Grant Payments
Question 326: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has not received his or her suckler cow premium. [14101/09]
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 328: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers on a county basis who have applied for REP scheme four; the number who have been issued payment in...
- Grant Payments
Question 329: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received his or her REP scheme four payment; if his or her...
- Departmental Staff
Question 330: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the payments made to senior officials in his Department under the performance-related pay scheme for each of the years 2005...
- Grant Payments
Question 331: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be awarded REP scheme four. [14226/09]
- Milk Prices
Question 336: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his proposals to pursue at EU level a guaranteed floor price per litre for dairy farmers; and if he will make a statement on...
- Grant Payments
Question 337: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive payment under REP scheme four; and if he will make a statement...
- Bovine Disease Controls
Question 338: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when an application to his Department by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick for a herd number will be processed;...
- Grant Payments
Question 339: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will investigate the level of grant aid payable under a farm waste management application for a person (details...
- Food Labelling
Question 340: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on changing EC Regulation 1198/2006 regarding the definition of farmed fish; if he is satisfied that under the...
- Grant Payments
Question 341: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be granted their REP scheme three; and if he will make a statement on...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 343: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the cost of providing mobile telephony and PDA services for him in each of the years since 2002, broken down by handset...
- EU Directives
Question 344: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the changes being proposed by his Department and the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in respect...
- Grant Payments
Question 345: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment will issue for the early farm retirement scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 347: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment for the REP scheme will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [14563/09]
- Departmental Staff
Question 348: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of staff with fewer than two years service on 1 March 2009 who gave notice to terminate their employment before 1...
- Grant Payments
Question 349: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement regarding a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [14593/09]
- Farm Waste Management
Question 352: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 150 of 1 April 2009 when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be granted...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 354: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason for the delay in issuing payment under REP scheme three to a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; when...
- Departmental Staff
Question 355: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of people working in the public service under temporary employment contracts on a fixed term basis who will lose...
- Department of Education and Science
- Schools Building Projects
Question 356: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when he will allocate funding for the redevelopment of a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement...
- Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme
Question 358: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will support a matter (details supplied). [14082/09]
- Departmental Correspondence
Question 359: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will meet persons (details supplied) in County Wicklow. [14091/09]
- School Transport
Question 360: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position of an application by persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14093/09]
- Higher Education Grants
Question 361: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a decision will be reached on the appeal of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford in the matter of the decision by...
- Site Acquisitions
Question 362: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when he will acquire lands for permanent buildings in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 363: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made in providing a new sports hall and extension for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15. [14124/09]
- Site Acquisitions
Question 367: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No's 1472 and 1473 of 27 January 2009, the progress in purchasing this site; and if he will make a...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 368: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a contract has been signed for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14129/09]
- School Staffing
Question 369: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will allow a primary school (details supplied) in County Waterford to retain its third language support teacher; and if he will...
- Departmental Staff
Question 370: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 41 of 26 February 2009, when he will forward on the requested information; and if he will make a...
- University Status
Question 371: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the criteria used to upgrade an institute of education to university status; and the cost involved in this process. [14142/09]
- Disadvantaged Status
Question 372: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will include a school (details supplied) in Dublin 8 in DEIS band 1, as requested by the principal and chairperson of the board...
- School Staffing
Question 373: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of teaching posts that have been withdrawn in schools in areas (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a...
- Schools Recognition
Question 376: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the development of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if his attention has been drawn to the growth...
- Departmental Staff
Question 377: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the payments made to senior officials in his Department under the performance related pay scheme for each of the years 2005 to 2008,...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 378: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will review the situation at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 22 which is to lose its special class as of 31 August 2009,...
- Teachers' Remuneration
Question 380: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the 1% levy and the public service pension levy will be deducted from retrospective payments due to teachers under the Part Time...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 381: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his Department's expenditure on rent for the current building and prefabs for a school (details supplied) in County Cork each year...
- School Curriculum
Question 382: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of opportunities in Irish universities to undertake third level education in dance studies leading to MA qualifications,...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 383: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the moneys allocated for a school building (details supplied) are ringfenced; and if will assure that funds remain available for...
- Schools Refurbishment
Question 384: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Mayo following a report carried out by consultants; if his Department...
- Teachers' Remuneration
Question 385: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the rate applicable for travel and subsistence allowance in respect of teachers who are carrying out oral examinations for junior...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 387: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the cost of providing mobile telephony and PDA services for him in each of the years since 2002, broken down by handset purchase...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 388: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the criteria used in allocating special needs hours in view of his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 19 February 2009. [14545/09]
- Schools Funding
Question 389: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position with regard to funding for a school (details supplied) in County Sligo. [14547/09]
- School Staffing
Question 391: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary and secondary school teachers who applied for early retirement every month for the past 12 months; the number of...
- Departmental Staff
Question 392: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of staff with fewer than two years service on 1 March 2009 who gave notice to terminate their employment before 1 April...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 394: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when invitations for tender are expected to be issued in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Laois; if it is his...
- School Curriculum
Question 396: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has satisfied himself that the one day of in-service training proposed for the new second level maths curriculum is sufficient;...
- State Examinations
Question 397: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his views on an assessment of the leaving certificate involving a large cohort of examinees. [14705/09]
- School Staffing
Question 399: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will confirm that his Department has received correspondence from a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath; if, in this...
- Third Level Fees
Question 400: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if free third level fees apply in all cases to claimants of back to education allowance; and the position in relation to people who...
- Departmental Staff
Question 401: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of people working in the public service under temporary employment contracts on a fixed term basis who will lose their jobs...
