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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2004
7 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent contacts with the political parties in Northern Ireland. [30197/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2004
216 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will reverse the decision to close a college (details supplied) in County Dublin considering that this decision was made contrary to the advice of the consultant and her officials. [31635/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2004
172 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will take immediate measures to assist persons in receipt of rent allowance who are refused accommodation in the private rented sector due to the fact that some landlords are failing to declare their investment properties in order to evade tax. [31633/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2004
176 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on the abolition of the means test for the carer’s allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31673/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2004
175 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the status of the review of the carer’s allowance and carer’s benefit schemes; the likely date of its completion and publication of recommendations. [31672/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2004
171 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will make provision for the abolition of the means testing of the carer’s allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31619/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2004
139 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the number of landlords in the private rented sector identified as failing to declare their investment properties in the past five years to date. [31630/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2004
138 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if there are plans to investigate landlords in the private rented sector who refuse to accept rent allowance from tenants in order to ascertain if they are declaring their investment properties. [31629/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2004
137 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the efforts that are being made to identify landlords in the private rented sector who fail to declare their investment properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31628/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2004
136 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if he will abolish income tax on maintenance payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31627/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2004
111 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the timescale for the building, completion and opening of the new hospital in Dingle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31595/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2004
27 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach the matters discussed and conclusions reached at his meeting with the Chinese Premier, Mr. Huang Ju; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30198/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2004
26 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the Chief Secretary for Administration of the Hong Kong special administrative region, Mr. Donald Tsang. [30196/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2004
25 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will report on bilateral meetings that he held on the margins of the November 2004 European Council meeting in Brussels. [30195/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2004
24 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach the matters discussed and conclusions reached at the November 2004 European Council in Brussels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30194/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2004
17 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to Rome to attend the signing of the EU’s constitutional treaty. [28632/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2004
16 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach the meetings he had on the margins of the ceremony to sign the EU’s constitutional treaty in Rome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28631/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2004
15 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his contacts with President George W. Bush since his re-election as President of the United States. [28629/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2004
477 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will make funding available to provide adequate physical education facilities for a school (details supplied). [31307/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2004
375 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the status of the review of the community development programme; the persons or bodies which have been consulted during the review; the persons or bodies which have made submissions regarding the review; and the likely date of the reviews conclusion and publication of recommendations. [31356/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2004
300 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make funding available to CEART to enable it to carry out its work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31369/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2004
237 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if he will make funding available for the VAT refund on the sales of the Live Aid DVD from a source other than the fixed overseas development aid budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31357/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2004
217 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has received a copy of the Mulhuddart primary health research report from the primary health care group, Mulhuddart, County Dublin; and if she will respond positively to the recommendations contained in this report. [31371/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2004
10 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach the role and responsibilities of each of his Ministers of State. [30193/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2004
4 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department in 2004 to date; and the number of such requests acceded to. [30192/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2004
161 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits granted in each of the past five years for workers from outside the EU to work here in the area of domestic service. [30571/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2004
139 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason temporary sea fishery officers receive 23 days annual leave when they are banded with higher executive officers for the purpose of annual leave whereas appendix 1 to the Department of Finance circular 27/03 on the subject of annual leave states that higher executive officers are entitled to 27 days, rising to 28 days after five years’ service. [30560/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2004
460 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools which have been and are in the process of having their provision of special needs assistants reviewed; the purpose of this review of provision of special needs assistants; if this review is being conducted on the basis of the number of hours allocated to schools or on the basis of each child; if this review is being conducted by the same qualified personnel that originally allocated the special needs support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30010/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2004
436 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science her plans regarding the provision of representation for parents on the boards of management of comprehensive schools; and the timetable for her proposals. [29801/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2004
412 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science if efforts will be made to inform former residents of industrial schools who were victims of abuse and are now living in the UK that they may be entitled to seek compensation through the Residential Institutions Redress Board. [29718/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2004
411 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason there is a cut off date for claims to the Residential Institutions Redress Board in view of the difficulty faced by many former residents of such institutions who suffered abuse in coming forward and in view of the fact that many such victims who are now living in the UK might not even had their attention drawn to their entitlement to seek compensation. [29717/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2004
304 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Transport if consideration has been given to bringing the Luas from Benburb Street, through Stoneybatter, the Navan Road and up to Blanchardstown and Clonee and beyond, with park and ride facilities being available for motorists in Clonee to facilitate commuters living in this significant catchment area. [29716/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2004
164 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason the report of the project team for the transfer of FÁS community employment schemes to health boards set up by the Health Boards Executive in June 2002 has not yet been acted upon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29715/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2004
7 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach when the high-level group established by his Department in the aftermath of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks last met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24150/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2004
3 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach if approval was given by the Attorney General to the subcontracting out to private firms of the drafting of legislation. [30191/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2004
13 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach the total cost to his Department relating to the Moriarty tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24149/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2004
14 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the progress to date in implementing the recommendations of the OECD report on regulatory reform. [24148/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2004
5 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach the responsibilities of the special political advisers appointed by him; the total cost of these appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24147/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 November 2004
242 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a school (details supplied) was not covered by the Residential Institutions Redress Board Act 2002; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28284/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2004
367 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if city and county councils are obliged to take the carer’s allowance into account when assessing the amount of rent payable from their tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28104/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2004
221 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the question of adequate funding for the Irish Commission for Prisoners Overseas will be raised in the context of the task force on emigrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28042/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2004
219 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether the Irish Commission for Prisoners Overseas should be given more resources to enable it to carry out its work in Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28040/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2004
220 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the question of Irish deaths in Brixton Prison, south London, will be raised in the context of the task force on emigrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28041/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2004
218 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason there was no representative from the Irish Embassy at the recent inquest into the death of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28039/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2004
217 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the findings of the recent inquest into the death of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28038/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2004
223 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the way in which he intends achieving the target of spending 0.7% of gross national product, GNP, on overseas development aid by 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28078/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2004
10 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach the progress made by the cross-departmental team on infrastructure and public private partnerships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22391/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2004
9 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he has discussed the Government’s proposed commission of investigation into the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings with the British Prime Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22381/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2004
22 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach when he next expects to meet the British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22388/04]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2004
21 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent contacts with the US Administration. [22387/04]