Written answers

Tuesday, 7 July 2009

  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Companies Registration Office
      Question 40: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she is satisfied with the processing times achieved by the Companies Registration Office; and if she will...
    • Banking Sector
      Question 41: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the continuing difficulties being faced by small and medium sized companies...
    • Comptroller and Auditor General Report
      Question 42: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when she will publish the Comptroller and Auditor General report on misappropriation and misuse of public...
    • Job Losses
      Question 43: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has caused an estimate to be made of loss of jobs and damage to the economy arising from the activities...
    • EU Directives
      Question 44: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the report of the sales law review group on the proposed consumer rights directive; and if she...
    • Job Losses
      Question 45: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date by the mid west task force established following the announcement of major job...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 46: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made with regard to preparation of the promised legislation to ban cross directorships and to...
    • Codes of Conduct
      Question 47: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on proposals for a statutory imposed code of conduct governing the relationship between supermarkets...
    • Bilateral Agreements
      Question 48: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will reconcile references in the 2006 bilateral agreement on an all-island economy (details supplied)...
    • Economic Competitiveness
      Question 49: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the mid year statement from the National Competitiveness Council; and if she will make a...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 50: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when it is intended to publish anti-victimisation legislation, designed to protect those workers who choose to...
    • Export Credit Insurance
      Question 51: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has discussions with officials from other Departments with regard to introducing export credit...
    • Job Losses
      Question 52: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent of job losses over the past six months; the number of replacement jobs created in the same period;...
    • Smart Economy
      Question 53: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans to appoint an advisory council of business leaders as outlined in the Government's smart economy...
    • Departmental Schemes
      Question 54: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of people currently participating on the graduate placement and short term work schemes which were...
    • Labour Inspectorate
      Question 55: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of labour inspectors currently employed by the National Employment Rights Authority; the number of...
    • Export Credit Insurance
      Question 56: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the other options, in addition to a State supported credit insurance scheme, she is considering to support...
    • Economic Competitiveness
      Question 57: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will make a statement on the assertion of the Competition Authority that the problem of the Republic of...
    • Enterprise Stabilisation Fund
      Question 58: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of companies which have applied for funding from the enterprise stabilisation fund; the number of...
    • Job Initiative
      Question 60: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the introduction of a social economy or job initiative schemes to help deal with the unemployment...
    • Job Creation
      Question 61: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the terms of reference of the high level action group on green enterprise; when she expects to receive this...
    • Departmental Schemes
      Question 62: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans to extend the number of places on the pilot short time working training programme; and if she will...
    • EU Directives
      Question 63: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of EU directives for which she has responsibility that remain to be implemented; the directives...
    • Banking Sector
      Question 64: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures she has put in place to increase the credit available to small and medium-sized enterprises; and...
    • FÁS Training Programmes
      Question 66: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if training courses for unemployed persons are to be concentrated in economic black spots; if these economic...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 67: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will report on moves to facilitate continuing growth and development of the co-operative sector by...
    • Health and Safety Regulations
      Question 68: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of workplace accidents and workplace deaths recorded in each year from 2002 to 2008 and to date in...
    • Job Losses
      Question 69: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the announcement of the loss of 107 jobs at a company (details supplied) in...
    • Job Creation
      Question 70: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she will take to promote, incentivise or generate job creation and retention with particular...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 71: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when it is intended to publish legislation to address employee representation at work which was promised by...
    • Job Creation
      Question 72: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if employment opportunities will exist after re-training programmes have finished; if these upcoming sectors...
    • County Enterprise Boards
      Question 73: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she is taking to support the role of county enterprise boards; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Job Creation
      Question 74: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will make a statement on the proposed job subsidy scheme which is proposed to form part of the national...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 75: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of vacancies expected to arise by end of 2009 which will remain unfilled as a result of the...
    • Job Losses
      Question 76: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the announcement of the loss of 200 jobs at plants in Coolock, Dublin and...
    • Labour Inspectorate
      Question 77: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the cross-departmental joint labour investigation teams will be operational; the current number of labour...
    • Community Employment Schemes
      Question 78: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a drug specific community employment have been introduced on foot of the report of the working group on...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 79: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when it is intended to publish the legislation to amend the Competition Acts to uphold the rights of certain...
    • Competition Authority Report
      Question 81: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the publication of the Competition Authority report on the retail related import and distribution...
    • EU Directives
      Question 82: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made with regard to the implementation of the Temporary Agency Workers Directive, agreed at the...
    • Job Creation
      Question 83: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the economic black spots of unemployment here; if she is working in co-operation with regional groups to...
    • Labour Inspectorate
      Question 85: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of workplace inspections carried out by the labour inspectorate to date in 2009; the way this...
    • Job Losses
      Question 86: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps she is taking to stem the number of job losses in view of the further increase in the number of...
    • Social Inclusion
      Question 87: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the employment rate of people with disabilities; the progress being made in meeting the goal nine target of...
    • FÁS Training Programmes
      Question 88: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the training programmes she is introducing to upskill persons left unemployed; the number of places there will...
    • Departmental Payments
      Question 89: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps being taken to ensue compliance by Departments with the new arrangements announced on 20 May 2009 to...
    • Departmental Schemes
      Question 90: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on whether the work placement programme and the pilot short time working training programme are...
    • Job Creation
      Question 92: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures she will introduce to create employment at this time; her plans in this regard; and if she will...
    • Departmental Schemes
      Question 93: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the scheme to retrain workers in certain employment sectors; the person who will administer the...
    • Redundancy Payments
      Question 94: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of redundancies notified to her in respect of each year from 2002 to 2008 and to date in 2009; the...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 95: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons working on temporary contracts, and the number of such contracts that are due to expire...
    • Job Losses
      Question 96: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the announcement of the loss of 177 jobs at a company (details supplied) in...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 97: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when it is intended to publish the Employment Agency Regulation Bill which was promised under the review of...
    • Retail Sector
      Question 98: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the evidence of the removal of some Irish products and the downgrading of other Irish products...
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Unemployment Levels
      Question 99: To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons registered as unemployed in County Kildare on a monthly basis in each of the past five years to date in 2009; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 100: To ask the Taoiseach the amount of mobile telephone bills paid in relation to the departmental mobile telephone assigned to him by his Department in each of the years 2007, 2008...
    • Unemployment Levels
      Question 102: To ask the Taoiseach the latest social welfare figures in respect of a social welfare office (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27413/09]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 103: To ask the Taoiseach the number of properties his Department has paid rent on in the past three years; if the rent on such properties is fixed; if such rents have been reviewed in...
    • Departmental Contracts
      Question 105: To ask the Taoiseach the print jobs carried out for his Department and being provided by companies based outside the Republic of Ireland; the dates of the awarding of these...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Departmental Schemes
      Question 106: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the mechanism which has been put in place to enable graduates who are unemployed to gain professional...
    • FÁS Training Programmes
      Question 107: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans for apprentices who have been unable to complete their training due to the unavailability of work...
    • State Agencies
      Question 108: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are plans for redundancies at the injuries board; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • FÁS Training Programmes
      Question 109: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the training and other programmes available to people who have recently become unemployed. [28146/09]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 110: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of mobile telephone bills paid in relation to the departmental mobile telephone assigned to her by...
    • Job Creation
      Question 112: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will support investment and jobs on the north side of Dublin, particularly Dublin 3, 5, 9 and 17....
    • Job Initiative
      Question 115: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties facing professional researchers both in terms of securing...
    • Job Creation
      Question 116: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs clubs here; the number of clients they have dealt with individually for each of the past...
    • Redundancy Payments
      Question 118: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when applications by persons (details supplied) for redundancy payment will be decided on; the reason for the...
    • Disability Act
      Question 119: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the statutory three year review of the Disability Act 2005 sectoral plan pertaining to her Department...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 120: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of properties her Department has paid rent on in the past three years; if the rent on such...
    • Community Employment Schemes
      Question 121: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs which have been lost due to the curtailment of the community employment schemes in 2006,...
    • Departmental Schemes
      Question 122: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans to extend the duration of the work placement programme scheme; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Redundancy Payments
      Question 124: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will provide a copy of the original RP50 form signed by a person (details supplied) in County Laois in...
    • Community Employment Schemes
      Question 125: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 124 of 30 June 2009, the Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas who...
    • Labour Inspectorate
      Question 126: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of inspectors employed by the National Employment Rights Authority; if this number will be...
    • Redundancy Payments
      Question 127: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her preferential claim against a company (details supplied) under the Redundancy Payments Acts will be...
    • Job Losses
      Question 128: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the full extent of job losses and job creation throughout County Kildare in each of the past five years to...
    • Economic Competitiveness
      Question 130: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs in the manufacturing and service areas which have relocated from Ireland to more...
    • Job Creation
      Question 138: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs created or lost here on a monthly basis for each of the past 12 months to date; and if she...
    • Job Creation
      Question 140: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent of the incentives available to employers who might be in a position to increase their workforce...
    • Job Losses
      Question 141: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which she has monitored the number of jobs lost or created on a county or regional basis in...
    • Job Creation
      Question 142: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent of her job creation proposals for the future; if emphasis on the knowledge based economy is likely...
    • State Agencies
      Question 143: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the restructuring which will take place within Enterprise Ireland in 2009 and 2010; and the new initiatives...
    • Redundancy Payments
      Question 144: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in Cork city and county waiting on redundancy payments from her; the length of time...
    • State Agencies
      Question 145: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 159 of 4 November 2008, the progress to date; and if she will make a...
  • Department of Finance
    • Motor Industry
      Question 146: To ask the Minister for Finance the consideration given to a scrappage scheme for cars older than ten years similar to that introduced in the UK in recent months; if an estimate of...
    • Tax Code
      Question 147: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will grant an exemption to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [27066/09]
    • Consumer Debt
      Question 148: To ask the Minister for Finance the level of consumer debt here; if he will indicated by sector, the extent of debt of house mortgages, hire-purchase loans, credit cards, and other...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 149: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of mobile telephone bills paid in relation to the Departmental mobile telephone assigned to him by his Department in each of the years...
    • Tax Code
      Question 150: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is intended to apply Irish income tax as a top-up on salaries and allowances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 151: To ask the Minister for Finance the accumulated cost of court cases taken by his Department in the past five years; the cost of each individual case; the nature of each case; and...
    • Property Valuations
      Question 152: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will postpone an increase in the rateable valuation of commercial properties or postpone the application of the increase in the rateable...
    • Tax Code
      Question 153: To ask the Minister for Finance the self employed income tax, and self employed PRSI contributions paid for the years 1992-93 and 1993-94 and previous years in respect of a person...
    • Tax Code
      Question 154: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will explain a matter (details supplied). [27347/09]
    • Departmental Contracts
      Question 155: To ask the Minister for Finance the value of contracts for printing and stationary issued each year by the centralised procurement facility; the number and value of each individual...
    • Disabled Drivers
      Question 156: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will expand the disabled drivers scheme to take account of other forms of disability not eligible under the scheme; the reason for not...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 157: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of properties his Department has paid rent on in the past three years; if the rent on such properties is fixed; if such rents have been...
    • Banking Sector
      Question 158: To ask the Minister for Finance if an assessor has been appointed in respect of compensation for shareholders in Anglo Irish Bank; the basis on which the selection was made; the...
    • Departmental Property
      Question 159: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of Office of Public Works owned buildings at a complex (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [27646/09]
    • Financial Services
      Question 161: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 187 of 6 May 2009, if the Financial Regulator has advised in relation to the position of persons on fixed rate...
    • Departmental Funding
      Question 162: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ascertain from the Office of Public Works the funding it will provide for a project (details supplied) in County Mayo. [27717/09]
    • Architectural Heritage
      Question 163: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 5 of 8 April 2009, if he will report on the progress regarding a site (details supplied); and if he will make...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 164: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money spent on paying delegates allowance to officials for each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Contracts
      Question 165: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps being taken to allow companies tender for Government business, taking into account the fact that the €3,000,000 turnover requirement is...
    • Tax Code
      Question 166: To ask the Minister for Finance the status of a review of tax paid on maternity benefit for a person (details supplied); when the person can expect to received a reply from the...
    • Tax Collection
      Question 167: To ask the Minister for Finance the status of a refund of emergency tax in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27785/09]
    • National Monuments
      Question 168: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 31 of 2 December 1987 and 106 of 27 January 1988, the full extent of national monuments, listed sites,...
    • Public Service Contracts
      Question 169: To ask the Minister for Finance the value of an individual public contract that must go to tender under EU procurement rules; if pre-selection criteria are relevant in all such...
    • House Repossessions
      Question 170: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of homes which have been repossessed during the past 12 months in Cork City and County in tabular form. [28026/09]
    • Banking Sector
      Question 171: To ask the Minister for Finance the value of the deposit base in Anglo Irish Bank at present compared to pre-nationalisation. [28027/09]
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 172: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of people who have availed of the early retirement scheme as announced by him in budget 2009 in tabular form; the sections of the public...
    • Civil Service Confined Competitions
      Question 174: To ask the Minister for Finance the position in relation to the panel created as a result of a Public Service Commission confined executive officer competition 2006 which expired...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 175: To ask the Minister for Finance the vacancies which have been filled and promotions sanctioned at all grades in all Government Departments and offices by him since the announcement...
    • Tax Code
      Question 176: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to tax child benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28053/09]
    • Tax Collection
      Question 177: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the VAT rate on defibrillators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27638/09]
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      Question 178: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of private hospitals which have been constructed and which are under construction with the assistance of tax incentives since such...
    • Tax Code
      Question 179: To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the parking space at work levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25069/09]
    • Departmental Reports
      Question 180: To ask the Minister for Finance the terms of reference of the credit supply steering group; when it is expected that the steering group will report; and if he will make a statement...
  • Department of Health and Children
    • Inter-Country Adoptions
      Question 181: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of negotiations with Vietnam in relation to the interim agreement on inter-country adoption and the new bi-lateral agreement...
    • Departmental Schemes
      Question 184: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the arrangements being put in pace to enable families who wish to apply for the back to school clothing and footwear allowance in 2009;...
    • Youth Services
      Question 185: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if consideration will be given to an application for funding by an organisation (details supplied) for the appointment of a youth...
    • Health Services
      Question 186: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the appeal against a decision to disallow domiciliary care allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be...
    • Pre-School Services
      Question 187: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of pre-school places she expects to provide by December 2009. [28030/09]
    • Medical Cards
      Question 192: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will...
    • Health Services
      Question 193: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan. [27090/09]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 195: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of mobile telephone bills paid in respect of the departmental mobile telephone assigned to her by her Department in each of...
    • Child Care Services
      Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the level of funding being provided to a company (details supplied) to operate the Emergency Place of Safety Service; and if she will...
    • Health Services
      Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the aspects of the Health Service Executive national inter-cultural health strategy which have not been implemented; and if she will...
    • Children in Care
      Question 201: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has consulted with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform on developing an appropriate inspection scheme for the...
    • Health Service Executive Reports
      Question 202: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of reports which have been conducted by either the Health Service Executive or former health boards during the past 20 years...
    • Departmental Investigations
      Question 203: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will instruct the Health Service Executive to publish the recommendations of the reports into the deaths of persons (details...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 204: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an early date for an operation at Crumlin Children's Hospital, Dublin, will be arranged in the case of a person (details supplied) in...
    • Inter-Country Adoptions
      Question 206: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason that an agency (details supplied) has had its licence revoked; if this is a permanent measure; the actions that are being...
    • Pre-School Services
      Question 207: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 127 and 128 of 27 May 2009, if in view of the fact that most children commence school at around...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 208: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the accumulated cost of court cases taken by her Department in the past five years; the cost of each individual case; the nature of each...
    • Health Services
      Question 209: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a matter (details supplied). [27193/09]
    • Care of the Elderly
      Question 210: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a proposed closure or reduction in bed capacity at a nursing home (details supplied) in County Laois; and if she...
    • Cystic Fibrosis Screening Programme
      Question 211: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the national screening programme for cystic fibrosis in new-born infants will be implemented; the money that has been allocated to...
    • Medical Training Programmes
      Question 212: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there is a scheme in place which provides for Health Service Executive staff to train or retrain as nurses while in receipt of salary...
    • Departmental Schemes
      Question 213: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if personnel employed by the Health Service Executive are eligible to participate in the recently announced cycle to work scheme; if so,...
    • Care of the Elderly
      Question 214: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will review and reverse the planned closure of a six bed acute psychiatric unit for older people in Offaly-Laois; the provisions...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances
      Question 215: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 has not been provided with an electric wheelchair as promised by the Health Service...
    • Hospital Staff
      Question 216: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of beds in the Mater Hospital, Dublin, which are occupied by people whose treatment is completed for each day throughout the...
    • Health Service Executive Investigations
      Question 217: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a person (details supplied) has been completed; and if she will...
    • Pharmacy Regulations
      Question 219: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a matter (details supplied). [27243/09]
    • Health Services
      Question 220: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Dublin will be supported. [27244/09]
    • Pharmacy Regulations
      Question 221: To ask the Minister for Health and Children how her recent decision to decrease by an average of 34% the payments pharmacists receive from the Health Service Executive was arrived...
    • Health Services
      Question 222: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of proposals within the Health Service Executive relative to new procurement processes; and if agreement has been reached to...
    • Tobacco Regulation
      Question 223: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the protocols and checklists devised by the Health Service Executive, the Office of Tobacco Control...
    • Ambulance Services
      Question 225: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the efficiency of operating two ambulance services in Dublin City; if both services have integrated communications; if...
    • Health Service Allowances
      Question 227: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the home improvement scheme for the elderly which was administered by the Health Service Executive but was then...
    • Child Care Services
      Question 229: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will make a statement on the case of a school (details supplied) in County Limerick. [27311/09]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 230: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the print jobs carried out for her Department and being provided by companies based outside the Republic of Ireland; the dates of the...
    • Health Services
      Question 231: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will review the decision to close respite wards at Cherry Orchard Hospital, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Long-term Illness Scheme (1 comment)
      Question 232: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason auto-immune Crohn's disease is not on the long term illness list of the Health Act 1970 particularly in view of the increase...
    • Health Services
      Question 233: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will respond to a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27328/09]
    • Hospital Accommodation
      Question 235: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons who are occupying beds for over 100 days in the Mater Hospital, Dublin, whose treatment has been completed; the...
    • Health Services
      Question 236: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children who have been assessed and have received orthodontic treatment in the Health Service Executive south area from 1...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances
      Question 240: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of all medical appliances and equipment that are being rented or leased by the Health Service Executive; the actual cost to...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 241: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has to travel to St. Vincent's Hospital, County Dublin by ambulance, when they...
    • Hospitals Building Programme
      Question 242: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will submit a planning application for the national paediatric hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27364/09]
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 243: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of radiation therapists employed directly by the Health Service Executive in the respective HSE regions; the amount spent on...
    • Hospital Accommodation
      Question 244: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a facility (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if she will indicate when this project will be advanced to the...
    • Sheltered Housing
      Question 245: To ask the Minister for Health and Children how the budgetary allocation for sheltered housing was allocated in 2008 and 2009 by organisation, location and amount; and if she will...
    • Suicide Incidence
      Question 246: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons who died by suicide by gender and county in 2008. [27454/09]
    • Pharmacy Regulations
      Question 247: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of pharmacists who have issued notices of resignation from the general medical scheme and drugs payment scheme; and if she...
    • Health Insurance
      Question 248: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when extra relief for older subscribers to the VHI will be implemented consequent on the Supreme Court ruling on risk equalisation; and...
    • Disability Act
      Question 250: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the statutory three year review of the Disability Act 2005 sectoral plan pertaining to her Department and required under the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 251: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of properties her Department has paid rent on in the past three years; if the rent on such properties is fixed; if such...
    • Health Services
      Question 252: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when orthodontic treatment will be resumed for a person. [27622/09]
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      Question 254: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when early intervention services will be made available to a child (details supplied) in County Dublin; when an assessment under the...
    • Dormant Accounts Fund
      Question 255: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 102 of 24 June 2009, when will a reply be issued; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      Question 256: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Longford will get an operation at Tullamore orthopaedic hospital, County Offaly; and if she...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 258: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of full medical cards which have been removed from persons over 70 years of age in the past six months up to 1 July 2009;...
    • Health Services
      Question 259: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is not entitled to chiropody treatment in view of their health circumstances;...
    • Ambulance Service
      Question 260: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason funding for an advanced paramedic programme for three members of the Kildare ambulance service has not been used for the...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances
      Question 268: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite a decision on an application for hearing aids by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a...
    • Health Services
      Question 269: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will review and reconsider the purported closure of Cherry Orchard respite centre, Dublin, whether it is a temporary closure or...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 270: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of money spent on paying delegates' allowance to officials for each of the past three years; and if she will make a statement...
    • Health Services
      Question 271: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will support a matter (details supplied). [27755/09]
    • Long-Term Illness Scheme
      Question 272: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to include a long-term illness (details supplied) for either medical card or drugs card entitlement. [27762/09]
    • Drugs Payment Scheme
      Question 273: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Financial Emergency Measures Services in the Public Interest Act 2009 will be used to set the price of goods supplied by pharmacy...
    • Health Services
      Question 274: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be called for a specified test. [27778/09]
    • Hospital Staff
      Question 277: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if all surgical non-consultant hospital doctors working in the mid-west network of acute hospitals are registered with the Medical...
    • National Treatment Purchase Fund
      Question 278: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will receive an appointment; and if same will be expedited. [27804/09]
    • Dormant Accounts Fund
      Question 279: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 158 of 28 April 2009 and 167 of 30 June 2009, the number of applications received by Pobal for...
    • National Treatment Purchase Fund
      Question 280: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 202 of 23 June 2009, if the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 281: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a medical card will be approved for persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if she will expedite the matter. [27820/09]
    • Hospital Services
      Question 282: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average waiting time for an appointment in each speciality in each acute hospital; the corresponding figure for outpatient...
    • Health Services
      Question 285: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the Carrigaline health centre, County Cork; the stage the development of the centre is at; the funding available...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 286: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the moving of the breast cancer treatment unit from the South Infirmary Hospital Cork to the Cork University Hospital; the impact the...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 288: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the bonuses paid to members of the Health Service Executive management for each of the years 2006, 2007 and 2008; the number and grade...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 289: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Health Services
      Question 291: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will support the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [28021/09]
    • Medical Cards
      Question 292: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 1 July 2009, if a direct contact person will be made available for the public to the new...
    • Complementary Therapies
      Question 294: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 264 of 17 February 2009, the action taken to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Reports
      Question 295: 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 Service Executive Reports
      Question 296: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 142 of 16 June 2009, if the report has been finalised; if a decision has been made on the...
    • Health Repayment Scheme
      Question 297: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an application for funding under the health repayment scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick will be processed as...
    • Health Services
      Question 298: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her general policy on the provision of orthodontic treatment for young people here; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
  • Department of Transport
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 304: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of mobile telephone bills paid for the departmental mobile telephone assigned to him by his Department in each of the years 2007, 2008...
    • Parking Regulations
      Question 306: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to increase the fine for people who illegally use designated disabled parking spaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Driving Tests
      Question 307: To ask the Minister for Transport the pass and failure rates in driving tests in all centres nationally, including north Tipperary; and if he will compare these rates to the...
    • Airport Development Projects
      Question 308: To ask the Minister for Transport when he expects preclearance for the USA facilities to be available at Dublin airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27414/09]
    • Public Transport
      Question 309: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding an application by Bus Éireann for a licence to extend a bus service (details supplied). [27468/09]
    • Disability Act
      Question 310: To ask the Minister for Transport when the statutory three-year review of the Disability Act 2005 sectorial plan pertaining to his Department and required under the Disability Act...
    • Departmental Property
      Question 311: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of properties his Department has paid rent on in the past three years; if the rent on such properties is fixed; if such rents have been...
    • Airport Development Projects
      Question 312: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on an application by Ireland West Airport at Knock, County Mayo for operational support of €500,000 from the Government's core airport...
    • Harbours and Piers
      Question 313: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of non-tidal ports in counties Donegal and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27680/09]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 314: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of money spent on paying delegates' allowance to officials for each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
    • Immigration System
      Question 317: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the criticisms of his Department expressed in the Crosscare migrant project report, Invisible Pathways: A...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      Question 318: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of drivers who have been charged with driving unaccompanied in each of the past three years; the number that...
    • Drug Abuse
      Question 319: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the extent to which heroin use is a factor in crime here; his policy regarding heroin use and addiction treatment; the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 320: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount of mobile telephone bills paid in relation to the Departmental mobile telephone assigned to him by his...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 321: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that one of the objectives of the national children's strategy is to end...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 322: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who is seven years here and has applied...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 323: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to deal with the increased number of robberies and violent robberies; the number of robberies recorded to date in...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 324: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when, in view of the fact that the information referred to in Parliamentary Question No. 94 of 9 April 2009 was supplied...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 325: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the accumulated cost of court cases taken by his Department in the past five years; the cost of each individual case; the...
    • Prison Staff
      Question 326: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the competition for position of recruit prison officer which closed on 9 October 2008; when...
    • Departmental Programmes
      Question 327: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if members of the Garda Síochána will be eligible to participate in the recently announced cycle to work scheme; if so,...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 329: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if they will be allowed to remain in the...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 330: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 4 will have an adjudication on their application for long term residency; and if...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 331: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for asylum by persons (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a...
    • Court Procedures
      Question 334: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there is a growing trend for persons who are fined in the courts to commit themselves to prison rather than pay fines;...
    • Criminal Prosecutions
      Question 335: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps taken to investigate an allegation of abuse by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 336: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to the application for residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 338: 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 to remain here on...
    • Drugs Seizures
      Question 341: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views regarding the recent upsurge in the level of heroin seizures in Cork City and County; and the action taken in...
    • Garda Deployment
      Question 342: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the yearly cost of supplying cars, fuel and Garda drivers to former Taoisigh since 1997 in tabular form; the estimated cost...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 344: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; when this application will be processed; and if...
    • Drug Seizures
      Question 345: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of drug seizures in County Meath over the past two years. [27361/09]
    • Road Traffic Offences
      Question 346: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of arrests for drink driving in County Meath during the past two years. [27362/09]
    • Prisoner Transfers
      Question 347: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will facilitate the repatriation of a person (details supplied) to a prison here; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Public Order Offences
      Question 348: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will confirm that he is reviewing the operation of anti-social behaviour orders; if he appreciates the continued need...
    • Garda Investigations
      Question 349: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Wexford has been investigated; the course of action taken; and...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 350: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will support an organisation (details supplied). [27412/09]
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 351: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when it is intended to establish a judicial council to invigilate the performance of judges and assess complaints about...
    • Remembrance Commission
      Question 352: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will support the case of a person (details supplied). [27455/09]
    • Drugs Seizures
      Question 353: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the quantity and value of heroin seized by the Garda Síochána in Cork city and county for 2006, 2007, 2008 and to date in...
    • Garda Investigations
      Question 354: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of suspected and proven instances respectively of jury intimidation and tampering as opposed to that of...
    • Anti-Racism Measures
      Question 355: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will publish the final report of the steering committee on the implementation of the national action plan against...
    • Criminal Prosecutions
      Question 356: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of prosecutions commenced and convictions obtained respectively in for the offence laid down by section 72 of...
    • Departmental Property
      Question 359: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of properties his Department has paid rent on in the past three years; if the rent on such properties is fixed;...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 360: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in respect of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 361: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a working visa or alternative will be arranged for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 362: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24, has had their approval for temporary permission to remain in the State...
    • Garda Strength
      Question 363: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí who have voluntarily retired to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27706/09]
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 365: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the approximate two month delay between the time a naturalisation application is referred to him for a...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 366: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amount of money spent on paying delegates' allowance to officials for each of the past three years; and if he will make...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      Question 367: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will support a matter (details supplied). [27757/09]
    • Garda Recruitment
      Question 368: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will support a matter (details supplied). [27758/09]
    • Garda Strength
      Question 369: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number in each rank of the Garda Síochána who have retired in each of the past three years; the number of promotions...
    • Illegal Activities
      Question 370: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he has taken to implement the recommendations of the Council of Europe Nos. 1178/92 and 1412/99 on the illegal...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 372: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of section two and section three assaults which have occurred in Athlone over the past 12 months; and the way...
    • Departmental Contracts
      Question 373: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the print jobs carried out for his Department and being provided by companies based outside the Republic of Ireland; the...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 374: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will confirm he has received correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; if in this context...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 376: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 25 June 2009, the various procedures which have been used in the case of a...
    • Crime Levels
      Question 377: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the crime figures for Cork city and county for 2008 and the first six months of 2009 in tabular form; and the types and...
    • Registration of Title
      Question 378: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the average waiting times for processing land registry dealings on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Passport Forgeries
      Question 379: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of forged Irish passports seized at ports and airports here in 2008 and to date in 2009; and if he will make a...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 380: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 324 of 6 May 2009, the progress made on the drafting of the legal costs Bill and the...
    • Sexual Offences
      Question 381: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Questions No. 48 of 27 May 2009, if he has received a report from the anti-human trafficking unit...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 382: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of student visa applications granted in the past 12 months; the number which were for third level full time...
    • Garda Operations
      Question 384: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied that the abuse highlighted in a report (details supplied) is no longer taking place; the type of...
    • Garda Investigations
      Question 385: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Garda National Immigration Bureau has completed its investigations as outlined in an article (details supplied); the...
    • Deportation Orders
      Question 387: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if it is his policy to offer convicted prisoners here, who are citizens of other states, voluntary deportation before their...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 388: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of asylum applications made in each of the past 14 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28088/09]
    • Deportation Orders
      Question 389: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the average stay by a deportee in prison prior to their deportation from the State; the number detained in the past 12...
    • Prison Building Programmes
      Question 390: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the projected cost of planting mature trees on part of the boundary of the proposed Thornton Hall prison to a band depth of...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 392: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of mobile telephone bills paid in relation to the departmental mobile telephone assigned to him by his Department in each of the...
    • Emigrant Support Services
      Question 394: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress on the undocumented Irish issue particularly after the visit of the Friends of Ireland chairman, US Congressman Richard E...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      Question 395: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress in dealing with the difficulties in Zimbabwe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27411/09]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 396: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of properties his Department has paid rent on in the past three years; if the rent on such properties is fixed; if such rents...
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 397: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will support a matter (details supplied). [27712/09]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 398: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of money spent on paying delegates' allowance to officials for each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Departmental Contracts
      Question 399: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the print jobs carried out for his Department and being provided by companies based outside the Republic of Ireland; the dates of the...
    • Passport Applications
      Question 400: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of Irish passports which were reported lost or stolen here and outside the country in 2008 and to date in 2009; the number in...
  • Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 401: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount of mobile telephone bills paid in relation to the departmental mobile telephone assigned to him by his Department in...
    • Sports Capital Programme (3 comments)
      Question 403: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when he will make a decision in relation to releasing funding approved to a centre (details supplied) in County Cavan under the...
    • Arts Funding
      Question 405: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the funding that will be allocated to a facility (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if he will outline the funding that was...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 406: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of properties his Department has paid rent on in the past three years; if the rent on such properties is fixed; if such...
    • Sports Capital Programme
      Question 408: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the delay in the completion of a deed of covenant which would enable work to proceed on the re-development of a facility (details...
    • Departmental Contracts
      Question 409: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the print jobs carried out for his Department and being provided by companies based outside the Republic of Ireland; the dates of...
    • Sports Funding
      Question 410: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the location where the money raised by the National Lottery will be spent in 2009; the amount which has been given to each county;...
    • Sports Capital Programme
      Question 411: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when the sports capital grant programme will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28054/09]
  • Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
    • Departmental Schemes
      Question 412: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if carbon monoxide alarms can be included in the scheme of community support for older people. [27094/09]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 413: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of mobile telephone bills paid in relation to the departmental mobile telephone assigned to him by his...
    • Dormant Account Funds
      Question 415: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has received an update from the interdepartmental committee on the Dormant Accounts Fund suicide prevention...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 416: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of properties his Department has paid rent on in the past three years; if the rent on such properties is...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 417: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of money spent on paying delegates' allowance to officials for each of the past three years; and if he...
    • Job Creation
      Question 418: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the plans in place to attract new industries to Belmullet, County Mayo following the announcement of the closure of...
    • Rural Transport
      Question 419: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will make funding available to continue the evening transport in an area (details supplied) in County...
    • Community Development
      Question 420: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of funding an organisation (details supplied) has received in each of the past four years; and if he will...
    • Dormant Accounts Fund
      Question 421: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 28 April 2009, and 167 of 30 June 2009, the number of applications...
    • Care of the Elderly
      Question 422: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if there is funding towards personal alarms for the elderly. [27807/09]
    • Departmental Funding
      Question 423: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will make available the balance of funding to a centre (details supplied) in Dublin 22, to which a grant was...
    • Departmental Contracts
      Question 424: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the print jobs carried out for his Department and being provided by companies based outside the Republic of Ireland;...
    • National Drugs Strategy
      Question 425: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties facing local drugs task forces as a result of the lack of...
  • Department of Social and Family Affairs
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 426: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when farm assist payment will issue to persons (details supplied) in County Kildare who applied for same in February 2009; and if...
    • Family Support Services
      Question 427: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans to provide sufficient finance to continue the provision of area co-ordinators in the family mediation service in the...
    • Private Rented Accommodation
      Question 428: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of inspections carried out by the Health Service Executive on private rented dwellings in the years 2006, 2007, 2008...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 429: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if urgent and immediate rent assistance will be offered to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...
    • Live Register
      Question 431: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the categories of social welfare recipients that are counted in the live register figures with a breakdown of the number for each...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 433: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount of mobile telephone bills paid in relation to the Departmental mobile telephone assigned to her by her Department in...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 436: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans to introduce compensation for people suffering health problems as a consequence of working in underground mines...
    • Departmental Property
      Question 438: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of properties her Department has paid rent on in the past three years; if the rent on such properties is fixed; if...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 439: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the amount of money spent on paying delegates' allowance to officials for each of the past three years; and if she will make a...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 440: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason for the delay in processing an application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin...
    • Departmental Contracts
      Question 441: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the print jobs carried out for her Department and being provided by companies based outside the Republic of Ireland; the dates of...
    • Public Service Card
      Question 442: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress made on the concept of a single public service card to streamline access to different entitlements and services; and...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 443: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons in County Kildare currently in receipt of rent support; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Social Welfare Code
      Question 444: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on the affects the rent allowance reduction has had on people with special needs living in group accommodation, who are...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 445: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will continue to maximise the role of post offices by way of all social welfare payments; and if she will make a statement...
  • Department of Defence
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 446: To ask the Minister for Defence the amount of mobile telephone bills paid in relation to the departmental mobile telephone assigned to him by his Department in each of the years...
    • Departmental Schemes
      Question 447: To ask the Minister for Defence if Defence Force personnel will be able to participate in the recently announced cycle to work scheme; if so, the measurers taken by his Department...
    • Defence Forces Staff
      Question 448: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of members of the Defence Forces allocated to Áras an Uachtaráin and their duties and role. [27356/09]
    • Defence Forces Property
      Question 449: To ask the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 178 of 25 June 2009, his views on handing over a hall (details supplied) in County Cork to the local community...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 451: To ask the Minister for Defence the amount of money spent on paying delegates' allowance to officials for each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Defence Forces Strength
      Question 452: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of applicants for the Permanent Defence Force for the 2008 and 2009 recruitment years; the number accepted; the number which were...
    • Departmental Contracts
      Question 454: To ask the Minister for Defence the print jobs carried out for his Department and being provided by companies based outside the Republic of Ireland; the dates of the awarding of...
  • Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
    • Constitutional Amendments
      Question 455: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to change the Constitution which states that a citizen may vote from 18 years old but may not be a...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 456: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when a hen harrier payment will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will...
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 457: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide the necessary permanent housing to meet the housing needs of persons on housing waiting...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 458: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of mobile telephone bills paid in relation to the departmental mobile telephone assigned to him by...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 459: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the accumulated cost of court cases taken by his Department in the past five years; the cost of each...
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 460: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in formulating housing policy, he has undertaken an inventory of the number and profile of empty...
    • Local Authority Staff
      Question 461: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of senior posts filled in Sligo County Council and Sligo Borough Council in each of the years from...
    • House Building Guarantee Scheme
      Question 462: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will request a company (details supplied) to extend their insurance guarantee to five years in respect...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 463: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will respond to a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27330/09]
    • Architectural Heritage
      Question 464: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason a property (details supplied) in County Mayo was included in a scheme. [27371/09]
    • Fire Stations
      Question 465: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when an application for funding in respect of a new fire station facility (details supplied) in County...
    • EU Funding
      Question 466: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he has taken to ensure the implementation of the new article 7 of the European Regional...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 467: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of financial assistance provided to the homeless agency on an annual basis and the number of staff...
    • Legislative Programme
      Question 469: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will introduce regulations to implement the recommendations of the working group to review the...
    • Foreshore Licences
      Question 470: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the co-ordination of the foreshore licensing regime and the planning code in addition...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 471: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the fact that a planning proposal application for a biofuel facility lodged with Cork County...
    • Disability Act
      Question 472: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the statutory three year review of the Disability Act 2005 sectoral plan pertaining to his Department...
    • Departmental Property
      Question 473: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of properties his Department has paid rent on in the past three years; if the rent on such...
    • Housing Grants
      Question 474: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if Kildare County Council has applied for further funding to renew or revive DP Grants; and if he will make a...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 475: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of normal planning appeals lodged to An Bord Pleanála for each of the years 2006, 2007 and 2008...
    • Docklands Development
      Question 477: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the details of the membership of the inter-departmental group established to consider the analysis and...
    • Waste Management
      Question 479: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to encourage businesses to compost their waste; the incentives he will make available; and if he...
    • Job Creation
      Question 480: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to introduce rates remission for new businesses to encourage job creation; and if he will make a...
    • Charters of Rights
      Question 481: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on introducing a charter of rights for mobile home owners. [27716/09]
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      Question 482: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if an application for funding toward a housing project (details supplied) in County Cork has been received by...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 484: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of money spent on paying delegates' allowance to officials for each of the past three years; and...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 485: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 392 and 417 of 23 June 2009, the amount of moneys held from each local...
    • Noise Pollution
      Question 486: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will support a matter (details supplied). [27756/09]
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 487: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding to the sewerage schemes (details supplied) in County Donegal;; and if he will make a...
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      Question 489: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the national average turnaround time for houses which have been handed back to the relevant local authority...
    • Planning Issues
      Question 490: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the proposed community centre for an area (details supplied)...
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      Question 491: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the history of the proposed refurbishment scheme for the council houses in an area (details supplied) in...
    • Local Authority Funding
      Question 493: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the issues raised in correspondence from a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 494: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in relation to a project (details supplied) in County Laois; and when it is expected contracts...
    • Departmental Contracts
      Question 495: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the print jobs carried out for his Department and being provided by companies based outside the Republic of...
    • Water and Sewerage Schemes
      Question 496: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the capital projects which will proceed to contract in Counties Kilkenny and Carlow in 2009; the commencement...
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 497: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will respond to a request under the Comptroller and Auditor General Amendment Act 1993 for an order to...
    • Environmental Policy
      Question 498: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received replies from the management of South Dublin County Council and Kildare County Council in...
    • Waste Management
      Question 500: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in relation to Haulbowline Island County Cork; if the report has been brought before Cabinet;...
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 501: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the length of the waiting list in Cork city and county for local authority housing; the number of unoccupied...
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      Question 504: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the role and the action taken by him in the past two years in monitoring and regulating the management of...
    • Property Transfers
      Question 515: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide details of properties and land which have been transferred from religious orders under the...
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Energy Resources
      Question 516: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has met with the stakeholders or companies involved in the Corrib gas project in the past six months....
    • Offshore Exploration
      Question 517: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will respond to a query (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27087/09]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 518: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of mobile telephone bills paid in relation to the departmental mobile telephone assigned to him by...
    • Telecommunications Services
      Question 519: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of funding granted to the ESB to provide a broadband network using the company's infrastructure; if...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 520: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the accumulated cost of court cases taken by his Department in the past five years; the cost of each individual...
    • Fishing Licences
      Question 521: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford has been refused renewal of their commercial eel...
    • Fisheries Protection
      Question 522: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost of providing a fish counter at a bridge on a river (details supplied); the reason that this location...
    • Disability Act
      Question 523: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the statutory three year review of the Disability Act 2005 sectoral plan pertaining to his Department and...
    • Departmental Property
      Question 524: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of properties his Department has paid rent on in the past three years; if the rent on such...
    • Appointments to State Boards
      Question 525: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason for two additional directors on the board of EirGrid plc; the names of the directors; the income or...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 526: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of money spent on paying delegates allowance to officials for each of the past three years; and if...
    • Television Licence Fee
      Question 527: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the cost of operating the free television licence scheme is paid from the Exchequer to An Post or to RTÉ;...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 528: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the print jobs carried out for his Department and being provided by companies based outside the Republic of...
    • Telecommunications Services
      Question 529: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the broadband for schools project; when he expects this project to be fully rolled out;...
    • Departmental Reports
      Question 531: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of reports he has compiled in the past 18 months; the reports complied; and the cost of these...
    • Fishing Licences
      Question 532: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason the Central Fisheries Board introduced a new compulsory licence on the River Suck more than four...
  • Department of Agriculture and Food
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 533: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of mobile telephone bills paid in relation to the departmental mobile telephone assigned to him by his Department...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 535: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a payment under the farm waste management scheme was not awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo;...
    • Farm Retirement Scheme
      Question 537: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the payment of the early retirement scheme in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 538: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved and awarded REP scheme three. [27196/09]
    • Departmental Correspondence
      Question 542: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will respond to correspondence from a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27320/09]
    • Grant Payments
      Question 543: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not been awarded payment. [27336/09]
    • Foreshore Licences
      Question 546: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason the information sought in Parliamentary Question No. 200 of 25 June 2008 has not been furnished; and if he will...
    • Departmental Property
      Question 547: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of properties his Department has paid rent on in the past three years; if the rent on such properties is fixed;...
    • EU Funding
      Question 548: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views, in view of the delays surrounding the introduction of the operational programme for fisheries, on whether there...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 549: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of money spent on paying delegates' allowance to officials for each of the past three years; and if he will make...
    • Pet Passport System
      Question 550: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding travel arrangements for an animal (details supplied). [27749/09]
    • Grant Payments
      Question 551: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will take steps to have all of the suckler cow welfare scheme payment awarded to a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Veterinary Services
      Question 552: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is not a veterinary service available to deal with livestock welfare...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 553: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a farm waste management grant will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Contracts
      Question 554: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the print jobs carried out for his Department and being provided by companies based outside the Republic of Ireland; the...
  • Department of Education and Science
    • Higher Education Grants
      Question 555: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his policy regarding students studying at third level under graduate through distance learning; the maintenance grants schemes for...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 556: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason he requires companies who tender for the rapid construction design and build schools and framework 2009-11 contract to have...
    • Higher Education Grants
      Question 557: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the grant aid or funding which is available for a student who wishes to pursue postgraduate studies in the University of Limerick; and...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 558: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of mobile telephone bills paid in relation to the departmental mobile telephone assigned to him by his Department in each...
    • School Staffing
      Question 559: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27151/09]
    • Schools Recognition
      Question 560: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his plans to withdraw recognition of a school (details supplied) in Dublin 7 under section 11 of the Education Act 1998; and if he...
    • School Patronage
      Question 561: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the procedures available to him to replace the patron of a school and to end the involvement of a patron who has mismanaged the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 563: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the accumulated cost of court cases taken by his Department in the past five years; the cost of each individual case; the nature of...
    • School Enrolments
      Question 564: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will assist a person (details supplied) in County Limerick in obtaining a place in a school; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 565: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 447 of 1 July 2008, the status of an application for a school (details supplied) in County...
    • Official Engagements
      Question 566: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he attended a sod turning ceremony at a college (details supplied) in County Mayo with the purpose of announcing the commencement...
    • Departmental Schemes
      Question 567: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if teachers will be eligible to participate in the cycle to work scheme which was recently announced by the Government; if so, the...
    • School Staffing
      Question 568: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a school (details supplied) in County Dublin will lose two teachers in the 2009-10 school year; if his attention has been...
    • School Transport
      Question 569: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if school bus transport will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • School Staffing
      Question 570: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will provide a copy of the staffing schedule governing the appointment and retention of mainstream class teachers in all types...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 571: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when building will commence on a school (details supplied) in County Dublin, in view of the fact that this school was granted planning...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 572: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason special needs assistant care was refused to a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; if he will ensure this service...
    • School Enrolments
      Question 573: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the obligation of secondary schools to enrol a student (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27287/09]
    • Research Funding
      Question 574: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties facing professional researchers both in terms of securing permanent employment and...
    • Home Tuition Scheme
      Question 575: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a home tuition grant was refused for a child (details supplied) in Dublin 20; and if he will reconsider the matter. [27316/09]
    • School Transport
      Question 576: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo can avail of the school transport fee waiver. [27369/09]
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 577: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a school (details supplied) in County Kerry will retain the resource teachers for the 2009/2010 school term; and if he will make a...
    • School Transport
      Question 578: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if transport will be provided for children attending a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if not, the reason for same; if...
    • School Staffing
      Question 579: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will confirm that a full complement of language teachers will be made available in September 2009 to a school (details supplied)...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 580: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made in finalising a new site for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Residential Institutions Redress Board
      Question 581: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will consider re-opening the application process to the Residential Institutions Redress Board in view of the level of awareness...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 582: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 168 of 4 March 2009, he will report on the status of a school building project (details...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 583: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will support the case of a person (details supplied). [27456/09]
    • School Staffing
      Question 584: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will support a matter (details supplied). [27457/09]
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 585: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 514 of 23 June 2009, the name, address and roll number of each school at each stage of the...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 586: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the numerical strength of the schools inspectorate at each rank from inspector to chief inspector at primary level in each of the past...
    • School Staffing
      Question 588: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of primary teachers who retired compulsorily each year during the years 2000 to 2009 inclusive. [27486/09]
    • Special Educations Needs
      Question 606: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his proposals to provide a full-time special needs assistant to a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a...
    • Department Property
      Question 607: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of properties his Department has paid rent on in the past three years; if the rent on such properties is fixed; if such...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 608: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of a school (details supplied) in County Cork on the school building programme; the stage the process is at; when he...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 615: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding additional accommodation in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; when the project will...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      Question 616: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding a refurbishment project at a school (details supplied) in north County Tipperary; when the project will proceed...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 619: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding a school building project (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the reason for the delay in processing this...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 629: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress to date on a proposal for a Gaelcholáiste for Carrigaline, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Home Tuition Grants
      Question 630: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will review an application for home tuition grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will...
    • Higher Education Grants
      Question 631: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) is entitled to a State funding while they pursues a Masters degree; and if he will make a statement on...
    • School Curriculum
      Question 632: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of second level students who took the subjects of physics, chemistry and biology in 2006, 2007 and 2008; and if he will...
    • State Examinations
      Question 633: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the numbers of second level schoolchildren who failed to complete the leaving certificate examination in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 for...
    • Third Level Fees
      Question 634: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his plans to reintroduce third level fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27662/09]
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 635: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a new primary school for Stonepark, County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 638: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding a person (details supplied) in County Cork in relation to the application of parental leave in his Department....
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 639: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position with regard to discussions between himself and the authorities of a school (details supplied) in County Longford for the...
    • Site Acquisitions
      Question 640: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will ensure that a payment due to a person (details supplied) in County Sligo as a result of a land acquisition by his...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 641: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if assistance will be given in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [27729/09]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      Question 642: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of money spent on paying delegates' allowance to officials for each of the past three years; and if he will make a...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 643: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the delay in the completion of a deed of covenant which would enable work to proceed on the re-development of a facility (details...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 644: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the way the two year moratorium announced in summer 2008 is applied to growth areas such as a town (details supplied) in County Meath;...
    • School Management
      Question 648: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the sections of the 1930 Act and the 2001 VEC Amendment Act required to be amended in order to enable vocational educational...
    • School Enrolments
      Question 649: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his proposals to meet the enrolment requirement for children and their parents for September 2010 and 2011 in view of the existing...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 650: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the proposed extension and alterations to a school (details supplied) in County Laois. [27812/09]
    • Departmental Contracts
      Question 651: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the print jobs carried out for his Department and being provided by companies based outside the Republic of Ireland; the dates of the...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 652: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will ensure that a special needs assistant remains in a school for a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; if he will...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 653: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath is entitled to a mature student grant; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Early Childhood Education
      Question 654: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there is a minimum age laid down by him for enrolment of a child in a primary school; if it is a matter for each school to set...
    • Higher Education Funding
      Question 655: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has decided upon proposals on the funding of third level; if he has evaluated the implications this will have on participation...
    • Foreign Students
      Question 656: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of non-EU students enrolled in full-time courses at the main universities and institutes of technology here in the 2008-09...
    • Language Schools
      Question 657: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of language schools recognised by him for 2009; the number that have had their recognition withdrawn in each of the past...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 658: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of a building project at a school (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Student Visas
      Question 662: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has received complaints from persons refused study visas by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform who have failed...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 663: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when it is proposed to progress the provision of an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if he will make a...
    • School Accommodation
      Question 664: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of the forward planning section review of the additional accommodation which will be required at primary and post primary...
    • Teachers' Remuneration
      Question 666: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the payment of a pension and lump sum to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [28098/09]