250 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Science if she intends to provide funding for the refurbishment and replacement of windows at a convent (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[28247/04]
249 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education and Science the north Tipperary primary and post-primary schools she proposes to place on the building programme of 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[28246/04]
169 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the progress that has been made in the provision of broadband access; when broadband access will be made available at locations (details supplied); if there are plans to bring broadband to other areas in Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[28234/04]
145 Mr. Lowry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the details of children’s playgrounds funded through the National Children’s Office to date; if she intends to increase funding for children’s playgrounds in 2005; the number of applications; the amounts granted; the areas grant aided in north Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[28253/04]
144 Mr. Lowry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the progress to date on the proposed health centre for Borrisokane, County Tipperary; the funds which have been committed to the project to date; if the necessary resources will be provided to construct the facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[28252/04]
143 Mr. Lowry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the BreastCheck programme on the east coast will reach the rest of the country; the progress which has been made to date in launching a similar BreastCheck programme in the mid-western region; her plans for the women of north Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[28251/04]
142 Mr. Lowry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on whether there is a crisis with orthodontic treatment for children in the mid-western region and in north Tipperary in particular; her strategy for dealing with waiting lists in certain parts of the country for orthodontic treatment for children; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[28250/04]
113 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry whether he and his officials have co-operated fully with the live export trade to resolve the shortage of adequate ferry facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[2831/94]
70 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry whether he has requested the European Commission to remove the concept of eligible land for grain production; whether both grain producers and landowners will have access to IBAs; and the criteria upon which quota will be available from a national reserve.
[2873/94]
113 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry whether he and his officials have co-operated fully with the live export trade to resolve the shortage of adequate ferry facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[2831/94]
48 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for the Environment the results of the project carried out to investigate the feasibility of using recycled newspaper for animal bedding.
[2388/94]
48 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for the Environment the results of the project carried out to investigate the feasibility of using recycled newspaper for animal bedding.
[2388/94]
51 Mr. Lowry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland will support the UN efforts to set up a committee to examine Taiwan's request for membership of the United Nations in accordance with the established model of parallel representation for divided countries.
[1387/94]
51 Mr. Lowry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland will support the UN efforts to set up a committee to examine Taiwan's request for membership of the United Nations in accordance with the established model of parallel representation for divided countries.
[1387/94]
14 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education the level of fees payable by students taking the leaving certificate and junior certificate examinations; the cost of sitting pre-examinations; and the facilities, if any, for low income families to obtain reductions in these fees.
7 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment whether he has achieved the deadlines which he set out for the seven recommendations adopted by Government in response to the Moriarty Task Force recommendations on education and training.
6 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Health whether at any time in the past number of years his Department's attention was drawn to the existence of the hepatitis C virus and the possible danger of transmission through the use of contaminated blood supply; if so, if the implications were investigated to any extent; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
29 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications if he will publish the Coopers & Lybrand Report relating to competition for electricity generation.
29 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications if he will publish the Coopers & Lybrand Report relating to competition for electricity generation.
11 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications his views on competition for the ESB in the generation of electricity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
23 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the names and addresses, qualifications for membership, dates of appointment, terms of office and fees payable to the present members of the board of Bord Fáilte.
16 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for the Environment if funding will be provided to Roscommon County Council for the development of a library at the Dillon House, Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an application is with his Department since June 1991; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the development of a library is part of a major development plan by Roscommon County Council to turn this historic house into a library/museum and heritage house open to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
65 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment whether he has had any response from the Competition Authority to the purchase of Cooley by Irish Distillers; and if he will make a statement on the implications of an adverse finding by the Authority in this case.
65 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment whether he has had any response from the Competition Authority to the purchase of Cooley by Irish Distillers; and if he will make a statement on the implications of an adverse finding by the Authority in this case.
19 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht when he intends to produce a Green Paper on Broadcasting; the timescale for this Green Paper; and the consultation procedures, if any, he intends to develop to ensure that all views are represented.
67 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the reason there is such a continuing excessive delay in signing the commencement order implementing the Irish Land Commission (Dissolution) Act, 1992; and when he will sign the order.
67 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the reason there is such a continuing excessive delay in signing the commencement order implementing the Irish Land Commission (Dissolution) Act, 1992; and when he will sign the order.
44 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for the Environment the role of the statutory Reorganisation Commission he is setting up to consider the functions and role of urban authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
13 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for the Environment if, following his request to County Managers to draw up proposals for the alteration of boundaries of up to 62 towns, he will give the steps, if any, he will take to ensure his commitment that the capacity of County Councils as the primary units of local government will not be adversely affected by the revised town boundaries.
22 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications whether he has made further contact with the British authorities in view of the proposed change in German energy law which will allow, for the first time, the storage of spent nuclear fuel without reprocessing, and in view of the letter from two former United States CIA chiefs to the British Prime Minister, Mr. John Major, warning that THORP could encourage the spread of nuclear weapons.
38 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade his intentions regarding the proposed County Tourism Committee which he announced recently, including their role, composition and relationship with the Regional Tourism Organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
38 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade his intentions regarding the proposed County Tourism Committee which he announced recently, including their role, composition and relationship with the Regional Tourism Organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
14 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for the Environment the plans, if any, he has to establish, under his Department's jurisdiction, an interdepartmental committee to deal with the major issues on water quality on the Shannon System and Lough Derg which a recent study by the ERU and Teagasc highlighted; if so, when he will set it up; the composition of this committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
46 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education if she has satisfied herself with the range of modern European languages available in Irish schools and with the level of language proficiency among students in post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
46 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education if she has satisfied herself with the range of modern European languages available in Irish schools and with the level of language proficiency among students in post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
37 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the proposals, if any, he has in relation to unregistered bed and breakfast accommodation; if he intends to introduce a new category to cater for these; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
37 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade the proposals, if any, he has in relation to unregistered bed and breakfast accommodation; if he intends to introduce a new category to cater for these; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
50 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for the Environment the manner in which the preparation of the National Development Plan 1994-1999 complied with the provisions of EC Council Regulations No. 2081/93 and with Article 8.4, in view of the requirements that these plans shall include an appraisal of the environmental situation of the region concerned and an evaluation of the environmental impact of the strategy and operations referred to above in terms of sustainable development in agreement with the provisions of Community Law in force; and the arrangements made to associate the competent environmental authorities designated by the member state in the preparation and implementation of the operations envisaged in the plan to ensure compliance with Community environmental rules.
28 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the arrangements, if any, he proposes to have made in relation to the allocation of the additional suckler cow quota to priority category producers; the way in which he intends to define those priority categories; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
21 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if the scrapie monitored flocks scheme can be operated on the basis of whole flock identification rather than individual sheep identification; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
42 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the way in which he proposes to introduce a cap on awards for pain and suffering at the courts in light of his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 71 of 19 May 1993; and if this will require legislation or a constitutional amendment.
42 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the way in which he proposes to introduce a cap on awards for pain and suffering at the courts in light of his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 71 of 19 May 1993; and if this will require legislation or a constitutional amendment.
70 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education her views on the fact that there appears to be very little scope in the current post-primary curriculum for the regular usage of daily newspapers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
70 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education her views on the fact that there appears to be very little scope in the current post-primary curriculum for the regular usage of daily newspapers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
12 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Education if, in the light of ongoing reports that schoolchildren's performances in the classroom are being affected by the drinking of alcohol, any survey has been carried out by her Department as to the extent of the problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
11 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Health if he will change the instructions to health boards in respect of the way in which a spouse's earnings of £50 or less are regarded in full from the point of view of an applicant's entitlement to disabled person's maintenance allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
39 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade if he will give details of the measures, if any, he intends to introduce to encourage partnership marketing and to build market skills in firms.
39 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Tourism and Trade if he will give details of the measures, if any, he intends to introduce to encourage partnership marketing and to build market skills in firms.