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Question· writtenPQ 1295asked

1396 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if persons wishing to extend their business premises through the erection of mezzanine floors in warehouses must go through the planning process and are liable to pay development levies or extra rates. [25272/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 September 2005

1396 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if persons wishing to extend their business premises through the erection of mezzanine floors in warehouses must go through the planning process and are liable to pay development levies or extra rates. [25272/05]

Question· writtenPQ 1293asked

1394 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he is taking to improve water quality in response to the findings of the three-year water quality in Ireland study published in June 2005 (details supplied). [25270/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 September 2005

1394 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he is taking to improve water quality in response to the findings of the three-year water quality in Ireland study published in June 2005 (details supplied). [25270/05]

Question· writtenPQ 901asked

1004 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will implement the recommendations contained in the 2000 report of the working group set up to review the coroners service. [25274/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 September 2005

1004 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will implement the recommendations contained in the 2000 report of the working group set up to review the coroners service. [25274/05]

Question· writtenPQ 900asked

1003 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will amend the Coroners Act 1962 as a matter of urgency to end the restriction on the number of medical and other witnesses a coroner may call during an inquest in order to ensure that families have proper expert medical representation when attending the coroner’s court. [25273/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 September 2005

1003 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will amend the Coroners Act 1962 as a matter of urgency to end the restriction on the number of medical and other witnesses a coroner may call during an inquest in order to ensure that families have proper expert medical representation when attending the coroner’s court. [25273/05]

Question· writtenPQ 643asked

744 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will increase substantially the amount allowed to be earned by a dependent of an old age contributory pensioner from the current figure of €88.88 (details supplied). [25152/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 September 2005

744 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will increase substantially the amount allowed to be earned by a dependent of an old age contributory pensioner from the current figure of €88.88 (details supplied). [25152/05]

Question· writtenPQ 294asked

382 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps she is taking to implement the recommendations contained in the last annual report of the inspector of mental health services. [25269/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 September 2005

382 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps she is taking to implement the recommendations contained in the last annual report of the inspector of mental health services. [25269/05]

Question· writtenPQ 55asked

208 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has received the annual competitiveness report of the National Competitiveness Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25347/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 September 2005

208 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has received the annual competitiveness report of the National Competitiveness Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25347/05]

Question· oralPQ 49asked

37 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he has received an agenda for the informal meeting of EU heads of state and government to be held on 27 and 28 October 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25349/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 September 2005

37 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he has received an agenda for the informal meeting of EU heads of state and government to be held on 27 and 28 October 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25349/05]

Question· writtenPQ 388asked

379 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will make representations to An Post to reinstate a post office service in Castleknock village, Dublin 15, in view of the hardship that the closure of the post office has caused pensioners. [23540/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 June 2005

379 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will make representations to An Post to reinstate a post office service in Castleknock village, Dublin 15, in view of the hardship that the closure of the post office has caused pensioners. [23540/05]

Question· writtenPQ 800asked

807 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will meet with the Cork Harbour Alliance for a Safe Environment to discuss its concerns on the proposed building of a toxic waste incinerator in Ringaskiddy, County Cork. [22539/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2005

807 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will meet with the Cork Harbour Alliance for a Safe Environment to discuss its concerns on the proposed building of a toxic waste incinerator in Ringaskiddy, County Cork. [22539/05]

Question· writtenPQ 743asked

744 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science the amount of money which was spent by her Department on building projects for private, fee paying secondary schools in the past five years under her Department’s school building programme. [22682/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2005

744 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science the amount of money which was spent by her Department on building projects for private, fee paying secondary schools in the past five years under her Department’s school building programme. [22682/05]

Question· writtenPQ 742asked

743 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of private, fee paying secondary schools which received funding on her Department’s school building programme in the past five years. [22681/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2005

743 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of private, fee paying secondary schools which received funding on her Department’s school building programme in the past five years. [22681/05]

Question· writtenPQ 481asked

483 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the figure of €5,000, as a cut-off point at and beyond which locally based community education groups could only access funding retrospectively, is grossly inadequate to support such groups for any length of time, details supplied. [21872/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2005

483 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the figure of €5,000, as a cut-off point at and beyond which locally based community education groups could only access funding retrospectively, is grossly inadequate to support such groups for any length of time, details supplied. [21872/05]

Question· writtenPQ 480asked

482 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many groups accessing funding through the programme of grants for locally based community education groups are run by volunteers, details supplied. [21871/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2005

482 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many groups accessing funding through the programme of grants for locally based community education groups are run by volunteers, details supplied. [21871/05]

Question· writtenPQ 479asked

481 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the proposal for retrospective funding for amounts of €5,000 and over under the programme of grants for locally based community education groups would mean that instead of funding community groups, the funding would be awarded towards the interest on loans from financial institutions while loans were outstanding. [21870/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2005

481 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the proposal for retrospective funding for amounts of €5,000 and over under the programme of grants for locally based community education groups would mean that instead of funding community groups, the funding would be awarded towards the interest on loans from financial institutions while loans were outstanding. [21870/05]

Question· writtenPQ 478asked

480 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason funding under the programme of grants for locally based community education groups is now to be awarded retrospectively on the basis of vouched expenditure for amounts of €5,000 and over, when locally based community education groups already return receipts for all their expenditure and complete a lengthy application form explaining their structure and organisation. [21869/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2005

480 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason funding under the programme of grants for locally based community education groups is now to be awarded retrospectively on the basis of vouched expenditure for amounts of €5,000 and over, when locally based community education groups already return receipts for all their expenditure and complete a lengthy application form explaining their structure and organisation. [21869/05]

Question· writtenPQ 477asked

479 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will revert to the position whereby funding under the programme of grants for locally based community education groups is awarded upfront instead of retrospectively on the basis of vouched expenditure for amounts of €5,000 and over, as at present, details supplied. [21868/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2005

479 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will revert to the position whereby funding under the programme of grants for locally based community education groups is awarded upfront instead of retrospectively on the basis of vouched expenditure for amounts of €5,000 and over, as at present, details supplied. [21868/05]

Question· writtenPQ 440asked

442 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will change the situation whereby contributory old age pensioners on reduced rate pension who made part of their contributions pre-1953 are not entitled to claim anything on their pre-1953 contributions without relinquishing their post-1953 contributory pension entitlements. [22136/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2005

442 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will change the situation whereby contributory old age pensioners on reduced rate pension who made part of their contributions pre-1953 are not entitled to claim anything on their pre-1953 contributions without relinquishing their post-1953 contributory pension entitlements. [22136/05]

Question· writtenPQ 356asked

358 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, as a matter of urgency, a financial contribution will be made to the Hammersmith and Fulham Irish Centre, London (details supplied), to pay the rent and prevent its closure due to lack of funds. [22195/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2005

358 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, as a matter of urgency, a financial contribution will be made to the Hammersmith and Fulham Irish Centre, London (details supplied), to pay the rent and prevent its closure due to lack of funds. [22195/05]

Question· writtenPQ 255asked

244 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in the interests of public health, she will meet with the Cork Harbour Alliance for a Safe Environment to discuss its concerns regarding the threat to health posed by the proposed building of a toxic waste incinerator in Ringaskiddy, County Cork. [22533/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2005

244 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in the interests of public health, she will meet with the Cork Harbour Alliance for a Safe Environment to discuss its concerns regarding the threat to health posed by the proposed building of a toxic waste incinerator in Ringaskiddy, County Cork. [22533/05]

Question· writtenPQ 371asked

392 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount which the IDA awarded in respect of fee simple interest in industrial lands in Clonshaugh; and the company to which it was awarded. [21177/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2005

392 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount which the IDA awarded in respect of fee simple interest in industrial lands in Clonshaugh; and the company to which it was awarded. [21177/05]

Question· writtenPQ 370asked

391 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding per annum awarded by Enterprise Ireland to the Eurocollege Institute of Education; and the funding committed into the future. [21176/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2005

391 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding per annum awarded by Enterprise Ireland to the Eurocollege Institute of Education; and the funding committed into the future. [21176/05]

Question· writtenPQ 369asked

390 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide the Deputy with all the information to which his attention has been drawn as a result of the investigation leading to the High Court judgment of 14 June 2005 involving Gama Construction Limited. [21175/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2005

390 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide the Deputy with all the information to which his attention has been drawn as a result of the investigation leading to the High Court judgment of 14 June 2005 involving Gama Construction Limited. [21175/05]

Question· writtenPQ 355asked

376 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of persons who have been recruited from the live register since 2000 to work in the National Gallery of Ireland; and if there is a policy of recruiting some workers from the local community. [21156/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2005

376 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of persons who have been recruited from the live register since 2000 to work in the National Gallery of Ireland; and if there is a policy of recruiting some workers from the local community. [21156/05]

Question· writtenPQ 232asked

200 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the date for the commencement of the design process for an in-patient child and adolescent psychiatric unit in Limerick, in view of the fact that it has been five years since the establishment of this unit was recommended. [20649/05]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2005

200 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the date for the commencement of the design process for an in-patient child and adolescent psychiatric unit in Limerick, in view of the fact that it has been five years since the establishment of this unit was recommended. [20649/05]