Written answers

Thursday, 20 May 2010

  • Department of Foreign Affairs
    • Democratic Stability
      Question 11: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will indicate the response he proposes to make to the Report of the Permanent Peoples' Tribunal on Sri Lanka. [20929/10]
    • International Agreements
      Question 12: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on proposed economic partnership agreements between the EU and East African Community States. [20937/10]
    • Overseas Visits
      Question 13: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the foreign visits planned for the remainder of 2010. [20864/10]
    • Overseas Missions
      Question 14: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland's permanent mission to the UN is actively pursuing Ireland's participation in further UN peace keeping missions; and if he will...
    • Investigation of Death
      Question 15: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress that has been made into the investigation of a person (details supplied). [20862/10]
    • Missing Persons
      Question 16: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of citizens who are missing abroad; and the length of time they have been missing; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Humanitarian Assistance
      Question 17: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the degree to which he and his EU or UN colleagues continue to engage in follow up support for Haiti and or other locations of recent natural...
    • Northern Ireland Issues
      Question 18: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the findings of the working groups set up by the Houses of the Oireachtas and the Northern Assembly to examine the establishment of a North...
    • Debt Relief
      Question 19: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is concerned at the development consequences of the conditions being imposed by the International Monetary Fund on some of the world's...
    • Emigrant Support Services
      Question 20: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress being made with the political system in Washington DC regarding an amnesty for the many undocumented Irish in the US; and if he...
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 23: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has raised with the Iranian ambassador the continuing incarceration, without charge, of members of the Baha'i community and the...
    • Military Neutrality
      Question 25: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is satisfied that Ireland's foreign policy principles in relation to neutrality are not affected by the presence of Irish military...
    • Middle East Peace Process
      Question 26: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the current situation in the Middle East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20881/10]
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 27: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the present human rights situation in Zimbabwe. [20944/10]
    • Official Engagements
      Question 28: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Foreign Ministers, if any, who are due to visit Ireland during the remainder of 2010. [20867/10]
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 29: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the allegations (details supplied) that human organs are being harvested for sale from executed members of the Fallun Gong and...
    • Democratic Stability
      Question 30: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the elections held in late 2008 in Angola. [20941/10]
    • Rapid Response Corps
      Question 31: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to increase the numbers of those in the Rapid Response Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20875/10]
    • Global Irish Economic Forum
      Question 32: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide a progress report on the Global Irish Economic Forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20883/10]
    • Passport Applications
      Question 33: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the delay in processing passport applications and the disruption to the general public as a result; if...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      Question 34: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress that has been made at the level of the European Union in relation to Somalia. [20942/10]
    • Overseas Development Aid
      Question 35: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will develop and deliver a millennium development goals action plan in the run up to 2015 as recommended by Dóchas members. [20983/10]
    • Diplomatic Relations
      Question 36: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the discussions he has had in recent times with the Venezuelan ambassador to Britain and Ireland. [20950/10]
    • EU Enlargement
      Question 37: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on Turkish membership of the EU; if he agrees that Turkish membership should not be considered until such time as Turkey withdraws...
    • Diplomatic Representation
      Question 38: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to plans to install a plaque on Rockall with the approval of a British local council; if he has made a formal...
    • International Agreements
      Question 39: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will reconsider the signing of free trade agreements with Colombia or Honduras before substantive agreement has been reached on respect...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      Question 40: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the recent advice he has issued to Irish travellers in Thailand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20871/10]
    • EU Relations
      Question 41: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the effect of the formation of a new Government in the UK on the European project; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 43: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has condemned the execution by firing squad of two Palestinians (details supplied) by the Hamas regime in Gaza; and if he condemns this...
    • False Passports
      Question 44: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the full extent, if known, of the unauthorised use of Irish passports by bodies, groups or agencies in this or other jurisdictions for...
    • Overseas Development Aid
      Question 45: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the planned official development assistance spending on tackling HIV and AIDS and other communicable diseases in 2010; the comparable amount...
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 46: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he is taking to address the practice of female genital mutilation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20861/10]
    • International Relations
      Question 47: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will indicate proposals he may have for deepening cooperation between Ireland and Cuba. [20951/10]
    • Overseas Development Aid
      Question 48: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will take the necessary steps to introduce a clear and binding timetable with interim targets for the achievement of commitments made...
    • Passport Applications
      Question 56: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make representations to the airlines serving the UK market to accept driving licences or other means of identity instead of a...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      Question 57: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the position in respect of the prospects of peace in Chad. [20947/10]
    • International Agreements
      Question 60: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will indicate such UN conventions and protocols that Ireland proposes to sign or ratify before in 2010 or in the coming years. [20952/10]
    • Overseas Development Aid
      Question 61: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the planned official development assistance spending in each of the nine programme countries in 2010; the amount spent in each of these...
    • International Agreements
      Question 62: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he favours a new framework programme which would ensure that all EU countries respected Cuba's sovereignty; and whether such a programme...
    • Equality Issues
      Question 63: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is concerned with the slow progress towards establishing equality for women, and in particular, their ability to own land in Zambia....
    • European External Action Service
      Question 66: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the present state of recruitment for the new European Union Diplomatic Instrument; his estimate of the likely Irish involvement; and the...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
    • Redundancy Payments
      Question 67: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1. [21133/10]
    • Work Permits
      Question 68: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has stamp four residency status without the necessity of a work permit in...
  • Department of Finance
    • Tax Code
      Question 70: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the concerns about the impact of a carbon tax on solid fuel in Ireland and the fact that in the United Kingdom...
    • Flood Relief
      Question 72: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 144 of 27 April 2010, if a decision has been made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21124/10]
    • Tax Refunds
      Question 74: To ask the Minister for Finance when a tax refund will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21148/10]
    • Departmental Agencies
      Question 75: To ask the Minister for Finance the payscales that will be applicable to staff who will be employed by the National Asset Management Agency; if the scales will be linked to public...
    • Financial Institutions Support Scheme
      Question 77: To ask the Minister for Finance the precise position regarding the Government guarantee of all bank deposits; the advice he will give to persons holding investments in banks with a...
    • National Pensions Reserve Fund
      Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is his view that the National Pensions Reserve Fund should operate within the guidelines of ethical investment. [21211/10]
    • Overseas Development Aid
      Question 79: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to implement the pledge of €100 million for climate finance; if he will ensure that this fund will not be taken from the overseas aid...
    • Proposed Legislation
      Question 80: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to address the concerns expressed by credit unions and the Credit Union Development Association regarding amendments the...
    • Driving Tests
      Question 81: To ask the Minister for Finance the efforts made to date to secure an alternative driving test centre for Skibbereen, County Cork, in view of the fact that the existing centre has...
    • Tax Collection
      Question 82: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount collected from carbon tax to date in 2010; the total amount expected in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21254/10]
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 83: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 104 of 29 April 2010, if he will clarify whether he did review the specific pension arrangements of top...
    • Financial Institutions Remuneration
      Question 85: To ask the Minister for Finance if all senior management in Anglo Irish Bank are in compliance with the €500,000 salary cap; if none of these individuals are in receipt of pension...
    • State Banking Sector
      Question 86: To ask the Minister for Finance the person who is the accounting officer for Anglo Irish Bank in respect of accountability to Dáil Éireann and the expenditure of public money....
  • Department of Health and Children
    • Child Abuse
      Question 88: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the follow up in the case of support or assistance following alleged child abuse (details supplied) in County...
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme
      Question 89: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation regarding funding when a person (details supplied) ceases their entitlement to nursing home subvention; and if she will...
    • Hospital Information Systems
      Question 92: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the obsolete 20-year old Beaumont Hospital Information System and its reliability, capacity constraints, capability...
    • Children in Care
      Question 93: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 174 of the 2 December 2009, when the Health Service Executive will issue a direct reply; and if she...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      Question 95: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she and or her Department have received correspondence from an association (details supplied) in relation to musculoskelatal disorders...
    • Medical Cards
      Question 96: 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; when this matter is likely to be addressed;...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 97: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when hip surgery procedures and operations will be undertaken at Naas General Hospital, County Kildare; her plans to address this matter...
    • Health Services
      Question 99: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is prepared to have an assessment carried out in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make...
    • Hospital Services
      Question 100: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to have a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath admitted to the ear, nose and throat department of...
    • Hospital Accommodation
      Question 101: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive will provide the necessary resources to ensure the upgrading of the physical infrastructure at St....
    • Medical Cards
      Question 102: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will arrange to have a medical card issued to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [21230/10]
    • Swimming Pool Projects
      Question 103: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there are any funds available in her Department for the refurbishment of swimming pools as in the case of a pool (details supplied)...
    • Hospital Accommodation
      Question 104: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will clarify the position regarding reports of Beaumont Hospital Dublin closing two wards of 60 beds and confirm if this is so;...
    • Health Service Staff
      Question 105: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will clarify the situation regarding the special teams set up in 2009 to deal with swine flu outbreak; the level of staff...
    • Health Services
      Question 106: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of the recent cut backs in dental services to medical card holders; the advice that should be given to persons in urgent...
    • Health Surveys
      Question 108: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 420 of 8 July 2008, if she plans to conduct a baseline health study for the Cork Harbour region;...
    • Inter-Country Adoptions
      Question 109: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the situation regarding inter-country adoptions from Kazakhstan; if adoptions have ceased; if so, the reason for...
    • Health Services
      Question 110: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason back to school allowance was not awarded in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if she will make a...
  • Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
    • Residency Permits
      Question 111: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for family reunification in respect of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 112: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the delay in processing a visa application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Garda Vetting Services
      Question 113: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding a Garda vetting application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he...
    • Garda Reserve
      Question 114: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons who were recruited to the Garda Reserve since the body was set up; the average length of time for...
    • Prison Staff
      Question 115: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 195 of 3 March 2010, when a response will issue; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Garda Vetting Services
      Question 116: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to introduce legislation for the vetting of small public service vehicles licence holders based on the private...
    • Child Abuse
      Question 117: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the follow up in the case of support or assistance following alleged child abuse (details supplied)...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 118: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the current or expected position in regard to applications for citizenship in the case of a persons (details supplied) in...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 119: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if leave to remain and residency will be given in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will make...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 121: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the current or expected position in regard to an application for subsidiary protection in the case of a person (details...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 122: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for residency and leave to remain in the State on humanitarian grounds in the case of...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 123: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for naturalisation in respect of a persons (details supplied) in County Westmeath;...
    • Visa Applications
      Question 125: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will address the situation regarding a visa in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2. [21236/10]
    • Residency Permits
      Question 126: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has stamp four residency status without the necessity of a work permit in...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 128: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for residency or asylum in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork;...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 131: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding residency and Stamp four in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 134: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the historical position in respect of residency status to date in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 136: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 137: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 138: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a...
    • Asylum Applications
      Question 139: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the current or intended status in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 142: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if and when travel documents will issue to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Refugee Status
      Question 144: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will authorise extended residency on compassionate grounds in the case of a person (details supplied) in County...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 145: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the daughter born to a Dutch citizen here is entitled to an Irish passport; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Residency Permits
      Question 146: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make...
    • Citizenship Applications
      Question 147: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made to date in the application for residency or citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 149: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on a matter (details supplied) in view of the fact that the roadmap for the accession of Israel to the OECD...
    • Passport Applications
      Question 150: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will support a matter (details supplied). [21134/10]
    • Visa Applications
      Question 151: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a visitor's visa will be granted in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21147/10]
    • Foreign Conflicts
      Question 152: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views regarding the ongoing situation in Bangkok, Thailand; and if he will report on the efforts being made at EU level to broker a...
    • Passport Validity
      Question 153: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding passport recognition (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21219/10]
    • European External Action Service
      Question 154: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the way he proposes to ensure that the proposed European external action service cannot spend foreign development aid moneys on other areas...
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 155: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the degree to which the international community continues to monitor the situation in Iran with particular reference to the prosecution of...
    • Overseas Development Aid
      Question 158: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the situation affecting the ten African countries most seriously threatened by hunger, war, genocide and human rights...
    • Human Rights Issues
      Question 159: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the degree to which he and his colleagues at EU and UN level continue to monitor the situation in Burma; the extent of any recent positive...
    • Common Foreign and Security Policy
      Question 162: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the extent that he and his EU colleagues continue to observe, monitor and support the situation in the western Balkans; and if he will make...
    • Debt Relief
      Question 163: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the full extent of debt written off by the International Monetary Fund and or developed countries in respect of the poorer countries in the...
    • False Passports
      Question 164: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of Irish passports known to have been used illegally by persons inside or outside this jurisdiction in each of the past five...
  • Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
    • Swimming Pool Projects
      Question 166: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if there are any funds available in her Department for the refurbishment of swimming pools and in the case of a pool (details...
  • Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
    • Legal Costs
      Question 167: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the estimated cost to the State of a Court case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Department of Social and Family Affairs
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 168: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is entitled to rent allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21095/10]
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 169: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in relation to their farm assistance; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 170: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is entitled to financial assistance with their mortgage repayments; and if he will make a...
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 172: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow qualifies for social welfare credits and or State pension in view of the fact that they...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 173: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the established practice of allowing jobseeker's allowance to part-time retained firemen, has been discontinued in the case of...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 174: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be finalised. [21173/10]
    • Pension Provisions
      Question 177: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for contributory pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in view...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 178: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has been taken off disability allowance against the advice of their doctor; if his...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 180: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the assistance that can be offered to provide accommodation to an unemployed person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 183: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will set aside and refer to the appeals officer the decision by the deciding officer to refuse carer's allowance in the case of a...
    • Pensions Provisions
      Question 184: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare qualifies or has an entitlement to contributory pension; and if he will make a statement...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      Question 185: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when rent support will be offered in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      Question 186: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 210 of 12 may 2010, if correspondence (details supplied) from the Health Service Executive was or...
  • Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
    • Planning Issues
      Question 187: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the critical importance attached in the Revised Programme for Government 2009 of the forestry...
    • Climate Change Convention
      Question 188: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will report on the recent United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change climate discussions in...
    • Fire Stations
      Question 189: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the provision of the new fire station for Waterford City; and if he will make a...
    • Housing Aid for the Elderly
      Question 190: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will report on the disabled person grant or housing grants for elderly scheme; the local authorities...
    • Health Surveys
      Question 191: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 159 of 27 November 2008, the action that he has taken in relation to...
    • Local Authority Housing
      Question 192: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the terms and conditions of the various housing schemes currently being promoted throughout the various local...
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Inland Fisheries
      Question 193: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when snap net fishing for salmon will be open on the Rivers Nore and Suir; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Telecommunications Services
      Question 194: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when broadband will be available to the population of Tulla, County Clare under the national broadband scheme;...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 196: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will support the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [21112/10]
    • Natural Gas Grid
      Question 197: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the efforts that are being made to assess demand for natural gas in the town of Kells, County Meath; when...
    • Onshore Exploration
      Question 198: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if any onshore exploration licences have been granted since 2007; if he expects to grant new licences in the...
  • Department of Agriculture and Food
    • Grant Payments
      Question 199: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of applications received in his Department under the scheme for compensation for vegetable growers; if, in view...
    • Afforestation Programme
      Question 200: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the forestry section of his Department is satisfied with the management of private forestry whose planting has been grant...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 201: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the availability of grants from his Department for forestry roads; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Food Labelling
      Question 205: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the measures being taken to address the problems experienced by lobster and crab fishermen in Ireland in view of the fact...
    • Fisheries Protection
      Question 206: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the measures being taken at EU level to protect the Irish lobster and crab fishing industry from an outbreak of parasites...
    • Grant Payments
      Question 207: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a REP scheme payment will be awarded in respect of a person (details supplied). [21227/10]
  • Department of Education and Science
    • FÁS Training Programmes
      Question 208: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the specific training services geared specifically to the needs of lone parents seeking work. [21261/10]
    • Institutes of Technology
      Question 209: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for voluntary early retirement from 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009, on behalf of full-time and...
    • School Staffing
      Question 212: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers currently employed within primary and post primary schools; if she will confirm that an additional...
    • Departmental Staff
      Question 213: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will support a matter (details supplied). [21135/10]
    • School Placement
      Question 214: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if the National Education Welfare Board has sought or obtained a school place in respect of a person (details supplied)...
    • Psychological Service
      Question 215: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will take immediate steps to have detailed psychological assessment carried out in respect of a person (details...
    • Special Educational Needs
      Question 216: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the policy in regard to special education and the provision of resource hours to include Down's...
    • Schools Building Projects
      Question 217: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will make a statement on an application in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Limerick. [21223/10]
    • Swimming Pool Projects
      Question 218: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if there are any funds available in her Department for the refurbishment of swimming pools as in the case of a pool...