2 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport and the Marine his views on the long-term development of the State airports sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[18286/07]
1 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport and the Marine if he is satisfied with the progress made to date in joining up the existing two Luas lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[18285/07]
128 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of primary care teams established to date in relation to the national primary care strategy; the location of these teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[17713/07]
89 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the number and location of primary care centres established to date in relation to the national primary care strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[17714/07]
675 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will make a decision on an application from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16 for naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[16917/07]
674 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on an application for citizenship by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[16916/07]
547 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the decision that has been made by her Department regarding the extent of subsidy and the level of fees for the graduate medical training programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[17123/07]
529 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science if she will acquire for use as an urgently needed secondary school, lands reserved for that purpose in the Stepaside area action plan to cater as envisaged in the plan for the expanding population in the Stepaside area; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[16915/07]
285 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6 receives an early assessment at a language unit in order that early and intensive treatment can be given; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[17099/07]
250 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children the status of discussions between her Department and the Health Service Executive regarding provision for a health examination and treatment services for pupils attending either national or private primary schools in view of the fact that the Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2006 contains provision for the amendment of Section 66 of the Health Act, 1970 and that the Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2006 contains provisions for the amendment of the Health (Amendment) Act, 1994 to provide dental health services for children attending any primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[16730/07]
47 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason his Department failed to act on the report of the Joint Enterprise Committee published in April 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[15550/07]
222 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the position of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin on her Department’s school building programme; if this school will be progressed over 2007; when this school will be in a position to proceed to construction stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[15535/07]
193 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the concern regarding the apparently retrospective nature of sentences under the Road Traffic Act 2006 resulting from the wording of the order signed by him on 5 March 2007; if he will take action in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[15499/07]
103 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 617 of 20 March 2007, the progress that has been made in developing legislation to introduce a new payment scheme under the lone parent proposals; when he expects to publish same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[15300/07]
84 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if lone parents are included in the National Employment Action Plan; if not, when they will be included; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[15301/07]
1031 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if she will ensure that implementation of the EU directive which requires water metering and charging for non-domestic users exempts non-profit organisations such as sports clubs and schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[14979/07]
997 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the details of all bodies or organisations, public and private, who have access to the national driver file and the reason for such access; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[14410/07]
987 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the alleged irregularities in the Part 8 process for social and affordable housing on a former landfill site (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[14223/07]
836 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the ratio for special needs assistants to pupils in special needs schools for Dublin; her plans to increase this ratio; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[14430/07]
806 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) in Dublin 16 which has 36 Traveller children on the roll, is a designated disadvantaged school, has classes containing 34 pupils, classes with five children with behavioural problems and operating split classes, is losing a teaching post due to the fact that the Traveller pupils are not counted as part of the overall school numbers; and if she will ensure that this disadvantaged school is not further disadvantaged by inflexible and inappropriate ratio rules.
[14192/07]
657 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of the cost of the national roads programme which has been financed by PPPs to date; the percentage of the cost of the roads programme which it is estimated will be funded through PPPs; the estimated cost in monetary terms of the national roads programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[14656/07]
656 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the average cost per kilometre of roads constructed as part of the national roads programme in 2000 and 2006 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[14655/07]
655 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the value for money or cost benefit analysis that has been carried out in relation to the use of PPPs for the national roads programme; if this information has been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[14653/07]
648 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if Irish Rail has confirmed to him that it will open the western rail corridor to Claremorris by 2014 as set out in Transport 21; if this timeline will be met; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[14216/07]
644 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if a post-ante analysis of the cost of the construction of the Dublin Port tunnel has been conducted; if not, when this will be conducted and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[14659/07]
49 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if the rural transport initiative will be expanded to allow for night time rural buses; if so, when this will be introduced; the money to be allocated for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[12679/07]
237 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children her plans to increase the funding to a group (details supplied) in County Cork in view of the valuable work they do in supporting women experiencing domestic violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[13706/07]
119 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the plans that have been made to provide an appropriate and adequate Garda station and an expanded Garda presence to police the increased population of Stepaside and Kiltiernan which is designated for further growth in population; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[13708/07]
114 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that non EU citizens studying at Irish universities have been asked to withdraw their children from State schools; the legislation that governs this decision; the reason established practice has been changed; and his views on whether this is an acceptable way to treat what are in many cases highly qualified post graduate students and researchers attending universities here and paying the full economic cost.
[13275/07]
652 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the poor condition, lack of maintenance and in particular the difficulty in accessing the neolithic portal tomb at Woodtown in south County Dublin; and if he will take steps to ensure its general environs are maintained in a way which facilitates access to interested parties.
[12369/07]
168 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make contact with the Dublin Airport Authority to ensure sufficient space is made available for immigration processing to cope with an increase in new carriers from the United States as a result of the Open Skies deal; and if he will ensure that sufficient immigration resources are allocated to prevent undue delays to passengers.
[12332/07]
102 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if all the rail projects which were timetabled to begin under Transport 21 in 2006 have begun; if not, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[12680/07]
53 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport his views on the capacity of Dublin Airport to cope with increasing passenger numbers at the airport, particularly during the peak summer months over the coming two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[13119/07]
50 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the position on to the establishment of a Dublin transport authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[13118/07]
203 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the principle means by which he will make public transport more accessible for persons with disabilities; the measures he proposes for those who can not access existing public transport services, but may require more specialist transport services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[12146/07]
101 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children if MRSA and other hospital acquired infections are under reported here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[12033/07]
40 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children her view on the fact that seven out of 10 regional hospitals have patients with MRSA related infections; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[12032/07]
85 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when the contract for the National Conference Centre at Spencer Dock will be awarded; the expected timescale for construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[11746/07]
77 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his Department has examined the possibility of establishing a National Institute for Tourist Innovation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[11745/07]
615 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons who have been awarded penalty points to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[11703/07]
603 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that all local authorities are making pension opportunities available to their school wardens who are in regular part-time employment as required by legislation; and if, where such schemes do not exist, he will encourage local authorities to put them in place.
[11374/07]
558 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science when a decision will be made on an appeal for funding under the Easter week scholarship for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 14; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[11302/07]
222 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of speed cameras which will be introduced nationally as a result of the introduction of the new system; the number of speeding infringements it is estimated will be detected annually under the proposed system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[11493/07]
219 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to draw up guidelines or legislation to govern the operation of the free travel area with Britain as operated at airports here; if he will segregate the arrival of passengers from Britain as the British do for Irish passengers at British airports; and if his attention has been drawn to the free travel area implementation difficulties for Gardaí at airport immigration points due to the increased numbers of non-Irish citizens living here and of the difficulties experienced by some Irish citizens due to the lack of a clear implementation policy.
[11386/07]
182 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his proposals for the future ownership of the ESB; if privatisation is his intention; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[11454/07]
147 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the amount of bioethanol and biodiesel currently qualifying for excise free status; the potential production in 2007; his intentions for further incentivisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[11453/07]
208 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the plans she has, when taking into account the current poor teaching and counselling supports available for primary school children with severe dyslexia, to improve supports for this condition; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[10898/07]
143 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children if an additional speech therapists could be provided at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[10905/07]
36 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of post-primary schools without indoor sports halls or similar facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[10793/07]
19 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Education and Science the number of school building projects assessed as being of band four priority awaiting progression by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[10784/07]