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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2006
470 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will sanction the construction of a new secondary school for the Castleknock area, Dublin 15 as a matter of urgency. [42422/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2006
7 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the communications unit in his Department. [42770/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2006
145 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the process by which a company (details supplied) was able to acquire the site on which the Irish Glass Bottle Company was located and enter into an arrangement with the Dublin Port Company to sell this asset. [42135/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2006
144 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the way the proceeds of the sale of the site of the Irish Glass Bottle Company will be divided between the Dublin Port Company, the directors of a company (details supplied) and the shareholders of that company. [42134/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2006
134 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the legislative situation which allowed a company or its successor (details supplied) to hive off its main asset, the site on which the company was located, and plead that there were no assets to make redundancy payments to the workforce. [42137/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2006
133 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the workers made redundant from the Irish Glass Bottle Company are to receive moneys from the sale of the site on which the company was located. [42136/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2006
485 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will change the regulations governing higher education grants in order that students granted permission to remain in the State on the basis of having an Irish born sibling may be eligible for grant assistance. [41334/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2006
465 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will make funding available to a group (details supplied). [41194/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2006
464 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will meet a group (details supplied). [41193/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2006
419 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Transport if and when he will re-open the disused Mullingar to Athlone rail line. [41572/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2006
305 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will introduce a vaccination against pneumococcal meningitis onto the childhood immunisation schedule as a matter of urgency. [41563/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 December 2006
3 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the matters discussed and conclusions reached at the recent EU summit in Finland. [35936/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2006
152 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will take urgent measures to reduce class sizes at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 as some classes have over 33 students. [40936/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2006
320 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way a company (details supplied) was able to plead inability to pay redundancy to its workers but was able to hive off its main asset, the site on which the company was situated. [40054/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2006
311 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has been given the name of a civil servant who is alleged to have accepted corporate hospitality during the World Cup 2006 from a party associated with the consortium which holds the licence to develop the Corrib gas field. [40537/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2006
2 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department in October 2006. [35934/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2006
15 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach when he next plans to meet the British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair. [35933/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2006
14 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the talks in St. Andrews in Scotland regarding Northern Ireland. [35932/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2006
13 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent contacts with the parties in Northern Ireland. [35931/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2006
3 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will hold further Cabinet meetings outside of Dublin in the coming months. [35935/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2006
223 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the persons who fund the operation of The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal. [38705/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2006
217 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an invitation was extended to a person (details supplied) at a meeting in January 2006 to meet with him; and when such a meeting will take place. [38671/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2006
216 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in the interests of accountability, he will introduce an ombudsman to regulate the law industry. [38670/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2006
215 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if training will be made available to the Gardaí to specifically address the problem of domestic violence against men. [38669/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2006
214 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will substantially increase the resources available to the Legal Aid Board in view of the fact that individuals are currently waiting for periods of between three to six months for legal aid services. [38668/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2006
213 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he is taking to reform family law to ensure equality for all parties in the family law process. [38667/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2006
14 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he plans to hold constitutional referenda before the dissolution of the current Dáil. [35930/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2006
13 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the recommendations of the Oireachtas All-Party Committee on the Constitution. [35929/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 November 2006
5 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach if there are plans to make changes to the operation of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. [35928/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2006
10 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach the progress made to date in relation to structured dialogue between the Government, the churches and faith communities. [35927/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2006
5 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the responsibilities of Ministers of State within his Department. [35926/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2006
350 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will raise at all appropriate forums as a matter of urgency the need to revoke the death penalty on Mumia Abu-Jamal, a former Black Panther spokesperson and journalist currently in prison in the United States, noting that the appeals procedure is nearing its end and the widespread view that he is innocent of the killing of a policeman for which he was convicted. [37413/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2006
12 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach the Government’s plans for commemorative events in 2007. [35925/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2006
2 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach when the new task force on active citizenship last met; and when he expects the next meeting to take place. [29225/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2006
377 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the contract for a Bord Gáis network upgrade moves from a company to another company (details supplied), he will ensure that the existing terms and conditions of the 400 construction workers currently employed on the contract, which are governed by the registered employment agreement for the construction industry and include a mandatory pension scheme, are protected under the transfer of undertakings or protection of employment legislation. [36703/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2006
15 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach the actions he will take following the latest report from Mr. Justice Barron. [35924/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2006
8 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet sub-committee on drugs and social inclusion last met. [29231/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2006
3 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach his legislative priorities for the current Dáil session. [29212/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 November 2006
486 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Transport if an investigation was conducted by his Department into an incident whereby a foreign flagged tanker (details supplied) was involved in a collision with potentially serious consequences while in the process of transporting hazardous oil products in early 2006; and if he will publish details of this investigation. [35642/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 November 2006
485 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the status of vessels servicing oil platforms on the Corrib Field as regards holding Irish loadline certificates as required by law. [35641/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 November 2006
484 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the reason a foreign flagged tanker (details supplied) which in early 2006 was involved in a collision with potentially serious consequences while in the process of transporting hazardous oil products does not hold an Irish loadline certificate as required by law. [35640/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 November 2006
234 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason he has not considered submissions made under Part 9 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 in relation to the prison development at Thornton Hall. [35305/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 November 2006
8 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the recommendations made in the Sullivan report. [35923/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2006
11 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the progress to date in implementing An Agreed Programme for Government. [29221/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2006
2 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the decentralisation programme as it affects his Department. [29222/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2006
15 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach when the National Security Committee last met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29230/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2006
5 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach when he expects to receive the final report of the commission of investigation into the Dublin and Monaghan bombings of 1974. [29233/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2006
293 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will increase the income level for eligibility for third level grants in order that a couple who each earn the average industrial wage or less would qualify for a grant to send their child to third level education. [33582/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2006
234 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will allocate extra funds to the Health Service Executive to enable it to give the necessary financial support to the Coeliac Society of Ireland to continue its work and meet the future needs of their community, in view of the fact that the HSE has stated on this issue that it did not receive additional resources in 2006 sufficient to deal with the many worthwhile developments which the voluntary and other sectors within the health service have actively sought to introduce in order to bring about key improvements. [33595/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2006
209 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if he will amend Section 469 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 in order to allow the cost of specific tuition for children with dyslexia to qualify for tax relief under the heading of health expenses.. [33589/06]