346 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will immediately cease all boat movement between Lough Swilly and Lough Foyle in order that bonamia disease will not spread into Lough Swilly and thus destroy a valuable natural resource in the Lough; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that if the disease enters Lough Swilly, it cannot be taken out again, thus eradicating the oyster industry in Lough Swilly for ever; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20612/05]
345 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if ferry operators will be granted radio licences without sitting the necessary exams due to their level of experience, and if he will follow through on such plans; if it is still mandatory for all persons to sit the necessary exams prior to obtaining a radio licence; his plans to give out licences solely on the basis of experience; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20589/05]
344 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the provisions he has in place to deal with the African weed in Lough Corrib (details supplied); the provisions in place to stop this weed developing in other lakes and risking valuable fish life; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20588/05]
343 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on a report presented by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea to a meeting of the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation which demonstrates that Irish drift nets are intercepting 10% to 12% of salmon from rivers in Wales and southern England; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20587/05]
342 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has received any communication regarding a review (details supplied) and the person who would participate from an Irish perspective in same; his views on whether such a review would put pressure on the Government to change its current policy towards drift-netting.
[20586/05]
156 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of additional cases for the repayment of illegal nursing home charges that have been taken against her Department or the HSE since the Supreme Court decision of 16 February 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[20918/05]
69 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason the 850 beds in CNUs have not been delivered; if this is no longer a Government commitment; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[20919/05]
20 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of new swimming pools, constructed since 2002, aided by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20229/05]
170 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the action he will take to compensate the Irish traditional fleet which is being forced to watch on from the shore while a foreign fleet, licensed through the back door in Northern Ireland, exploits the mussel seed resource in Irish territorial waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20265/05]
169 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if it is Government policy to see the valuable mussel seed resource being taken by a foreign fleet out of the hands of those who have invested so much in the Irish fleet and the Irish processing industry.
[20264/05]
168 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the measures in place to ensure that the mussel seed fished by foreign vessels is not immediately exported for ongrowing in Holland.
[20263/05]
167 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of vessels from Holland and Germany to which his attention has been drawn and which will be licensed by the Northern Ireland authorities; if these vessels comply with the same safety standards required by his Department of the Irish fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20262/05]
166 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of boats to be licensed by the Northern Ireland authorities to fish for mussel seed in the Irish Sea in 2005; if he has received the names of these vessels licensed in Northern Ireland, their registration documentation and proof that they are wholly owned and operated in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20261/05]
165 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of traditional mussel vessels which will not be allowed fish seed in 2005 due to new safety restrictions imposed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20260/05]
164 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the total investment by the industry and the Government under the NDP programme in new vessels to fish for mussel seed and ongrow them in aquaculture areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20259/05]
163 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of vessels owned and operated here which will be licensed to fish for mussel seed in the Irish Sea in 2005.
[20258/05]
162 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans to introduce initiatives to encourage persons to enter seaweed aquaculture; if he has any strategy in place to examine the potential of seaweed and its possible economic viability; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20257/05]
161 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans to help ease the rising cost of diesel for fishermen; if help will be given to fishing organisations to liaise with financial institutions to ascertain whether schemes utilised in other EU member states can be applied here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20256/05]
96 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason the statistics regarding the level of penalties imposed for fishery offences here were not included in a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19888/05]
6 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will re-open the lost at sea scheme in view of the Ombudsman’s office recently describing it as seriously deficient and flawed due to the way in which it was advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19887/05]
1 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans to deal with the problems facing the scallop industry in the south east (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20111/05]
873 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether the Environmental Protection Agency is fulfilling its role as originally set-up; if he proposes to carry out an evaluation of the agency in relation to original aims and objectives; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19556/05]
872 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has a supervisory or statutory role in relation to the operation of the Environmental Protection Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19555/05]
871 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his Department’s views on whether 0.5 parts per million of formaldehyde is an acceptable level; if he proposes to carry out independent research to examine possibly contaminated lakes and rivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19554/05]
870 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his Department’s views on an acceptable level of formaldehyde in lakes and rivers; if baseline figures exist; if not, the mechanisms he proposes to put in place in view of the dangers posed by contaminated water supplies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19553/05]
661 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to ensure that recognition be given to the tireless work of volunteers nationwide by giving the community alert organisation a key role in the proposed new community policing committees, with regard to the Garda Síochána Bill 2004; his views on whether it is nonsense to put a new structure in place when a network is already working successfully albeit operating on a shoestring (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19853/05]
597 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the details of the headline offences recorded and detailed for each of the division of the Garda districts within County Sligo and north Leitrim for the years 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19168/05]
569 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the permanent residency application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19863/05]
559 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will not sign the EU directive on veterinary medicine (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[19854/05]
518 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will address the various concerns highlighted in the attached submission on the subject of the early retirement scheme for farmers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[18938/05]
395 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if funding will be allocated for Community Games; when funding will be granted in order that a suitable venue will be provided (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19501/05]
375 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will provide a realistic package for the decommissioning of whitefish vessels (details supplied) with a budget of up to the €30 million required to make a significant impact; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19909/05]
374 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if, in view of the safety and quality issues involved, small vessels targeting mackerel and herring off the Mayo coast this coming winter will be permitted to land their catches in Achill as was traditionally the case, rather than having to steam to either Killybegs or Rossaveal as is the case under present regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19908/05]
373 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the status regarding landing times at pelagic ports here; if he has resolved the industrial relations issues which seem to be at the heart of this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19907/05]
372 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if procedures for dealing with infringements (details supplied) will be simplified and streamlined to be more speedy and effective and more cost effective for the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19906/05]
371 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason the burden of penalties here (details supplied) is so high, thus placing Irish fishermen at a considerable disadvantage; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19905/05]
370 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the reason the statistics regarding the level of penalties imposed for fishery offences here were not included in a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19904/05]
354 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his Department’s plans to carry out an investigation into the activities of a company (details supplied); if so, if he intends to publish the findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19565/05]
353 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the mechanisms in place in order that glass eels entering the estuary will safely reach the upper reaches of the Shannon system; if he proposes to introduce a restocking programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19564/05]
352 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the ESB conservation division is involved directly or through third parties in the commercial extraction of eels from its weirs on the Shannon; the financial arrangements of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19563/05]
351 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the ESB conservation division is involved directly or indirectly in the commercial extraction of eels from its weirs on the Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19562/05]
340 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the Lough Foyle oyster beds are protected under the Irish fisheries legislation.
[19299/05]
331 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if, in the event of the sale of the Atlantic Dawn fishing trawler with the quota of 14,000 tonnage, it will revert back to the State; and, if not, will the State be compensated for it; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19169/05]
317 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Finance his plans to include tax incentives with particular references to thatched premises in the tourism sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19510/05]
253 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will intervene with a hospital (details supplied) on a person’s behalf; if he will be called for treatment in view of the major need following an accident; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[19545/05]
251 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that plans are in place to close Caltragh House, the mental health services unit in Sligo; if her attention has further been drawn to the growing concern regarding this closure; if she will ensure that it remains open; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[19527/05]
250 Mr. Perry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a decision has been made regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo.
[19526/05]
144 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if unclaimed tonnage under the lost at sea scheme has been assigned to other fishing vessels; if so, the names of the vessels in question and the names and addresses of the owners of same.
[18777/05]
65 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if it is planned that he will address the UN on any topic before the end of 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[18611/05]
22 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the Referendum Commission will be established in respect of the Twenty-eighth amendment of the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[18585/05]