5 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reasons he has not published the report commissioned by him on the hoarding of building land in the greater Dublin area; and if he will report on the status of that report which he stated was to be completed by the end of 2003. [16762/04]
2 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the contact he has made with local authorities about the serious lack of planning enforcement by a number of local authorities as set out in a recent television programme (details supplied); if extra resources will be made available to local authorities to ensure that planning enforcement is effective; and if the matter has been discussed with the association of city and county managers.
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43 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Transport the plans he has to put mechanisms in place for cases in which the issuing authority has no record of a driving licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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130 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Finance the levies collected from semi-State bodies such as Bord Gáis, the ESB and others on an annual basis from 1998 to 2004 inclusive.
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354 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if funding will be made available to the National Men’s Council of Ireland which represents married families to allow it prepare a strategy that will enable it to work to protect the status of the married family.
[15257/04]
262 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason there is no dialysis unit for children in the Southern Health Board area; the further reason children from the Southern Health Board area have to travel to Temple Street Hospital or Crumlin children’s hospital in Dublin to have dialysis treatment and have to do so on a weekly basis; the further reason an ambulance service is not offered similar to that offered by the South Eastern Health Board; and when he proposes to sanction the funding for a dialysis unit for children in the Southern Health Board area and to investigate the reasons the Southern Health Board will not provide funding towards the cost of children having to travel to Dublin for treatment due to the treatment not being available in their own catchment area.
[15205/04]
227 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if funding has been made available to carry out a feasibility study for a marina (details supplied) at Schull, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[15183/04]
211 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the integrated housing supports his Department will establish for persons in need.
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165 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork is not receiving a State pension.
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123 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason Scoil Iosagain boys national school, Farranree, Cork has not received sanction to proceed with its school hall despite obtaining sanction for the hall prior to June 2002.
[14913/04]
141 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 421 of 27 January 2004, the position regarding the honours allowance for arts teachers.
[14703/04]
79 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the political and security situation in Burundi; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[14495/04]
53 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the situation in Iraq; if the treatment of prisoners in Iraq has been discussed with any of his European Union counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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206 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Education and Science if he will investigate a situation whereby a person (details supplied) in County Cork who is attending Brooklodge national school and who requires special educational needs support in the school, is unable to obtain that support; and when the special needs support will be available to them.
[14453/04]
154 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will register the English Market in Cork for VAT by concession in order that the lessees of the market be able to reclaim the VAT portion of the service charges being charged to them.
[14188/04]
93 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Education and Science if voice training will be provided to teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[14255/04]
158 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will investigate the situation of a person (details supplied) in County Cork.
[13800/04]
69 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of fish farms which have been inspected to date in 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[13637/04]
60 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position regarding the proposed development of the Corrib gas field; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[13636/04]
397 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has considered issuing to each local authority an instruction under section 18(1) of the Electoral Act 1992 requiring each authority to compile the electoral register in such a manner that it includes geodirectory identifier codes which identify each building in the State; if this matter has been considered within the franchise division of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[13532/04]
68 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Finance his views on the proposal by the French Finance Minister to harmonise corporation taxes among some member states under the enhanced co-operation provision of the EU treaties.
[12866/04]
185 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reasons persons (details supplied) in County Cork had rent subsidy allowance discontinued without notification; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[12777/04]
125 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made on the appointment of a permanent general practitioner under the GMS scheme by the Southern Health Board as the Coachford-Donoughmore area is presently being served by a locum.
[12785/04]
269 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she proposes to amend the rules of behaviour for persons in receipt of disability allowance under the rehabilitative care work scheme that will adjust €240 as the limit in order the keep the original integrity of the scheme for the small numbers involved.
[12581/04]
172 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason Scoil Íosagáin, Farranree, Cork, which was sanctioned for a new sports hall several years ago has not received the final sanction to proceed to tender; the stage the project is at; and when it will be allowed to go to tender.
[12568/04]
169 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason the €634,869.04 allocated to Scoil Mhuire gan Smál secondary school, Blarney, County Cork, in 1997 has not been paid for the development of a school and community sports hall.
[12564/04]
131 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Transport the plans he has to put mechanisms in place for when the issuing authority has no record of a driving licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[10992/04]
158 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has been refused a rent subsidy for rented accommodation in view of the fact that they cannot obtain local authority housing.
[12372/04]
56 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has plans to introduce a grant scheme to upgrade septic tanks, prioritising areas in which group sewerage schemes are not viable; and if he will review the grant scheme for group sewerage schemes to the same levels available to water schemes.
[12184/04]
13 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of houses completed as a result of the promise given by him under the programme for Sustaining Progress that 10,000 social and affordable houses would be constructed.
[12185/04]
862 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork had their rent allowance reduced from €137.50 to €11.50.
[11388/04]
700 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the registered title deeds for the property being purchased by persons (details supplied) will be completed as these deeds were sent to the Land Registry in June 2003 by Cork City Council and have not received same back to date.
[11389/04]
650 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Transport the reasons the position of taxi regulator has not been filled despite the post being advertised in early to mid-2003.
[11387/04]
633 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Transport if he proposes to change the traffic signs indicating end of speed limits when in the case outside the speed limit in the next zone which motorists are entering, in view of the fact that the signs at present are ambiguous as there are speed limits on all roads.
[12000/04]
613 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork is being refused the cost of taxis to and from the warfarin clinic at the Mercy Hospital.
[11976/04]
209 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Defence the reason the amendment of Defence Force Regulations 18(1)(f)(2) was done and the reason it was done at that precise time; and if it was found that the regulation was unconstitutional.
[11386/04]
116 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the changes he intends to make to the boundaries of the Gaeltacht in view of the report of Coimisiún na Gaeltachta; and if these changes will be in place before the next elections to Udaras Na Gaeltachta.
[11935/04]
376 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if funding has been made available to Cork City Council for the development of a new library at Bishopstown, Cork, which is to be located at the Wilton Shopping Centre.
[10597/04]
321 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has been refused a medical card by the SHB despite suffering a heart attack and incurring a drugs bill of €360 per month.
[10831/04]
204 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, as recommended in the Zerflow report of 27 March 2002, a third party audit was put in place to test the electronic voting system in the general election of May 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[10128/04]
203 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the response his Department made to the comments (details supplied) of the Zerflow report of 27 March 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[10127/04]
74 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the political and security situation in Burundi; his views on a recent Amnesty International report on Burundi concerning human rights abuses in the country, in particular the incidence of rape; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[9983/04]
45 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the outcome of the EU spring summit meeting held at Brussels on 25 and 26 March 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[10011/04]
481 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason EU nationals who are not Irish citizens and who are claiming a vote in the local and European elections have to pay a minimum of €10 to claim a vote in Ireland, when they get their statutory declaration signed by a notary.
[9924/04]
442 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason he has not implemented the recommendations outlined in the report reviewing the structure and organisation of the prison health care services.
[9930/04]
400 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health and Children if he will intervene in a situation where a person (details supplied) at the Cork University Hospital, is awaiting an outpatient appointment.
[9939/04]