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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2006
183 Mr. Allen asked the Taoiseach the statutes enacted since 2003 that were drafted in whole or in part by foreign contract drafters without naming the individual drafters involved. [42656/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2006
182 Mr. Allen asked the Taoiseach the number of candidates who applied for the 2006 competition for Advisory Counsel (Grade 3) positions in the Office of the Attorney General; and the number declared qualified. [42655/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2006
181 Mr. Allen asked the Taoiseach his views on whether the 37 lawyers who did not qualify at the 2006 Assistant Parliamentary Counsel (Grade 2) competition organised by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel, deserve to be independently reconsidered before the posts are re-advertised. [42654/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2006
180 Mr. Allen asked the Taoiseach if his attention has been drawn to the fact that offering a place to an Irish lawyer in the 2006 Assistant Parliamentary Counsel (Grade 2) competition was conditional on the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel losing a foreign contract drafter in that office. [42653/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2006
179 Mr. Allen asked the Taoiseach if his attention has been drawn to the position arising from the 2006 Assistant Parliamentary Counsel (Grade 2) Competition where only three Irish lawyers out of 40 were declared qualified by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. [42652/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2006
78 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the expenditure on electronic voting to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42527/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2006
75 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if and when he expects electronic voting will be used in elections here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42528/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2006
194 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Finance his views on a VAT compensation scheme for Irish charities in view of the VAT compensation scheme introduced in Denmark for registered charities there. [41813/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2006
55 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Transport when he will act upon the proposals for reform of the regulations which apply to provisional and inexperienced drivers presented to him by the Road Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41739/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2006
38 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Transport if the route for the joining of the two existing Luas lines has been selected; if this project will begin and be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41746/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2006
225 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a compensation scheme for charities who work in developing countries and who could do much more with fundraised moneys if they did not have to pay VAT on items and services. [41305/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2006
104 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to develop community care units to provide specific care for the elderly with regard to convalescence, respite and high dependence long-term care beds on the grounds of public hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41402/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2006
107 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children her views on primary and secondary screening for preventable diseases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41401/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2006
33 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has decided on the new management and operation arrangements for the National Aquatic Centre following the recent Supreme Court case; if an immediate examination of the structure of the building will be carried by an independent expert; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40876/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
237 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of full-time permanent special needs assistants in schools here. [40728/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
236 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of part-time special needs assistants in schools here. [40727/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
179 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Comhlámh Cork office may close due to shortage of funding; and the action he proposes to take on the matter. [40734/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
102 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to increase land mobility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40479/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
41 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will implement the recommendations of the strategy report for the Irish sheep sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40442/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2006
257 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children further to the failure of the Health Service Executive to respond to this Deputy’s previous question, the amount being spent on security; the location where an external security company is involved; when the first contract was entered into; and the cost of each contract on an annual basis since January 2005 to date in 2006. [40057/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2006
169 Mr. Allen asked the Taoiseach his views on the fact that Ireland is the only country where foreign contract drafters prepare the national legislation of the country. [39912/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2006
168 Mr. Allen asked the Taoiseach if his attention has been drawn to the lack of promotional opportunities for entry level drafters in the Attorney General’s Office and that there has been only one promotional examination since 2001. [39911/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2006
167 Mr. Allen asked the Taoiseach if his attention has been drawn to staffing issues in the drafting section of the Attorney General’s Office due to the presence of a high number of foreign contract drafters and, as a result of these temporary appointments, Irish drafters are not receiving the drafting experience and the opportunity to involve themselves in the important preparation of Bills. [39910/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2006
166 Mr. Allen asked the Taoiseach the statutes since 2003 which have been drafted by foreign contract drafters. [39909/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2006
165 Mr. Allen asked the Taoiseach if his attention has been drawn to the position arising from the 2006 Assistant Parliamentary Council Competition Grade 2 where only three Irish lawyers out of 40 were declared qualified despite the fact that they were sanctioned for the filling of six vacancies. [39908/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2006
138 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools that offer art to leaving certificate level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40183/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2006
151 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Education and Science the amount of time allocated to physical education for each student at post-primary level per day; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40235/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2006
157 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons who have become involved in the childminding scheme since its establishment in December 2005 to date in 2006. [39799/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2006
148 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Finance if, in relation to the child care scheme, in the event of a minder exceeding the €10,000 tax free limit, they are taxed on the whole amount; and if they will be allowed to offset expenses such as heating, lighting and food against the amount earned. [39800/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2006
73 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has undertaken efforts to contact the Government of Libya regarding the imprisonment and scheduled execution of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39509/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2006
197 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps being taken to secure the deployment of a full United Nations force for Darfur, Sudan; the humanitarian and security situation in the region; if an expanded African Union and United Nations force will have the necessary authority and ability to restore order and stop indiscriminate killings in Darfur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39722/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2006
117 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of senior development specialists presently volunteering their efforts to decentralisation within Irish Aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39474/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2006
4 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has expressed to the Israeli Government his condemnation of the recent death of civilians in the Gaza Strip following Israeli military activity; if he has raised the continuing demolition of houses in east Jerusalem with his Israeli counterpart; if he has discussed with his European counterparts the latest statement from Hamas, in which both recognition of Israel and the two-state solution in the Middle East are rejected; if he has communicated the concern of the Irish Government regarding this statement to the Palestinian National Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39721/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2006
1 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, following the United States mid-term elections, his Department has made renewed contact with the relevant authorities in the US to support the Kennedy and McCain immigration reform proposals; the position with regard to these proposals; the steps being taken by his Department to bolster the chances of these proposals coming into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39720/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2006
77 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Finance his views on the heavy reliance of the Exchequer on revenue from the housing sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39130/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2006
257 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Finance his Department has been requested to seek an alternative site for the Garda station at Watercourse Road, Blackpool, County Cork; and if there are plans for the disposal of the building. [38935/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2006
228 Mr. Allen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans for the future of the Garda station at Watercourse Road, Blackpool, County Cork. [38941/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2006
118 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if it is intended in the context of the Broadcasting Bill to provide for subtitling with a view to meeting the requirements of persons with hearing deficiencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38752/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2006
100 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has had discussions with oil, gas or other exploration companies with a view to identification of a new licensing regime that would meet all requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38753/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2006
129 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the outcome of his recent trade trip to Canada; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37934/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2006
543 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of EU directives awaiting transposition in his Department; the date by which these directives are to be, or were to be, transposed into Irish law; the number of such EU directives which are overdue for transposition; when he expects that overdue directives will be transposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37865/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2006
527 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Defence the number of EU directives awaiting transposition in his Department; the date by which these directives are to be, or were to be, transposed into Irish law; the number of such EU directives which are overdue for transposition; when he expects that overdue directives will be transposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37862/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2006
505 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of EU directives awaiting transposition in her Department; the date by which these directives are to be, or were to be, transposed into Irish law; the number of such EU directives which are overdue for transposition; when she expects that overdue directives will be transposed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37863/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2006
455 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of EU directives awaiting transposition in her Department; the date by which these directives are to be, or were to be, transposed into Irish law; the number of such EU directives which are overdue for transposition; when she expects that overdue directives will be transposed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37858/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2006
435 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of EU directives awaiting transposition in his Department; the date by which these directives are to be, or were to be, transposed into Irish law; the number of such EU directives which are overdue for transposition; when he expects that overdue directives will be transposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37861/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2006
427 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Transport the number of EU directives awaiting transposition in his Department; the date by which these directives are to be, or were to be, transposed into Irish law; the number of such EU directives which are overdue for transposition; when he expects that overdue directives will be transposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37872/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2006
403 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of EU directives awaiting transposition in his Department; the date by which these directives are to be, or were to be, transposed into Irish law; the number of such EU directives which are overdue for transposition; when he expects that overdue directives will be transposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37870/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2006
372 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of EU directives awaiting transposition in his Department; the date by which these directives are to be, or were to be, transposed into Irish law; the number of such EU directives which are overdue for transposition; when he expects that overdue directives will be transposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37864/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2006
361 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of EU directives awaiting transposition in his Department; the date by which these directives are to be, or were to be, transposed into Irish law; the number of such EU directives which are overdue for transposition; when he expects that overdue directives will be transposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37859/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2006
357 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of EU directives awaiting transposition in his Department; the date by which these directives are to be, or were to be, transposed into Irish law; the number of such EU directives which are overdue for transposition; when he expects that overdue directives will be transposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37867/06]