357 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the role his Department will play in supervising and monitoring the disability package announced by the Government on 21 September 2004.
[23799/04]
286 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science if financial assistance promised three years ago will be given to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24 to install new windows and doors.
[23204/04]
250 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the role his Department will play in supervising and monitoring the disability package announced by the Government on 21 September 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[23800/04]
230 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position regarding the status of the Irish language as an official EU language; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[22763/04]
199 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will address the funding difficulties of the regional drugs task forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[22762/04]
4 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the number of staff in his Department, broken down by grade, who have applied to the central applications facility for transfer to locations outside Dublin under the Government’s decentralisation proposals; the likely impact of these transfers on his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[21339/04]
66 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position with regard to the promised regulations concerning end of life vehicles; when the regulations will come into operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[22584/04]
19 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will report on the main features of the plan announced by his Department and the Department of Social and Family Affairs under which local authorities will assume responsibility for meeting the long-term housing needs of persons who currently qualify for the rent supplement scheme; the additional funds or resources which will be provided to local authorities for this programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[22586/04]
1355 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the approval of the Attorney General was sought by her Department in regard to the subcontracting out to private firms of the drafting of legislation; the number of occasions on which such consent was given; if the Attorney General is satisfied with the drafting of legislation outside of her office; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[22727/04]
1296 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if services are provided under the aegis of her Department to persons with mental health difficulties; if for the purposes of any such services persons with mental health difficulties are regarded as children until the age of 16 years and as adults thereafter; if she will ensure that the age of adulthood in all such ages is set at 18 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[21553/04]
1287 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if the approval of the Attorney General was sought by his Department in regard to the subcontracting out to private firms of the drafting of legislation; the number of occasions on which such consent was given; if the Attorney General is satisfied with the drafting of legislation outside of his office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[22681/04]
1261 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the approval of the Attorney General was sought by his Department in regard to the subcontracting out to private firms of the drafting of legislation; the number of occasions on which such consent was given; if the Attorney General is satisfied with the drafting of legislation outside of his office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[22697/04]
1169 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the approval of the Attorney General was sought by his Department in regard to the subcontracting out to private firms of the drafting of legislation; the number of occasions on which such consent was given; if the Attorney General is satisfied with the drafting of legislation outside of his office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[22726/04]
1044 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if services are provided under the aegis of his Department to persons with mental health difficulties; if for the purposes of any such services persons with mental health difficulties are regarded as children until the age of 16 and as adults thereafter; if he will ensure that the age of adulthood in all such ages is set at 18 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[21550/04]
1023 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport if the approval of the Attorney General was sought by his Department in regard to the subcontracting out to private firms of the drafting of legislation; the number of occasions on which such consent was given; if the Attorney General is satisfied with the drafting of legislation outside of his office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[22736/04]
962 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children if the approval of the Attorney General was sought by his Department in regard to the subcontracting out to private firms of the drafting of legislation; the number of occasions on which such consent was given; if the Attorney General is satisfied with the drafting of legislation outside of his office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[22709/04]
775 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Health and Children if services are provided under the aegis of his Department to persons with mental health difficulties; if for the purposes of any such services persons with mental health difficulties are regarded as children until the age of 16 and as adults thereafter; if he will ensure that the age of adulthood in all such ages is set at 18 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[21548/04]
727 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if the approval of the Attorney General was sought by his Department in regard to the subcontracting out to private firms of the drafting of legislation; the number of occasions on which such consent was given; if the Attorney General is satisfied with the drafting of legislation outside of his office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
712 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the approval of the Attorney General was sought by his Department in regard to the subcontracting out to private firms of the drafting of legislation; the number of occasions on which such consent was given; if the Attorney General is satisfied with the drafting of legislation outside of his office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[22680/04]
660 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science if the approval of the Attorney General was sought by his Department in regard to the subcontracting out to private firms of the drafting of legislation; the number of occasions on which such consent was given; if the Attorney General is satisfied with the drafting of legislation outside of his office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[22691/04]
384 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science if services are provided under the aegis of his Department to persons with mental health difficulties; if for the purposes of any such services persons with mental health difficulties are regarded as children until the age of 16 and as adults thereafter; if he will ensure that the age of adulthood in all such ages is set at 18 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[21545/04]
383 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the delays in the provision of home tuition application forms each year, that forms for the 2004-05 school year were only finalised by his Department and sent to parents in mid June 2004, leaving little time for parents to liaise with schools in the context of receiving the necessary confirmations; the reason parents have since been informed that home tuition authorisation is only valid until Christmas 2004; if he will make arrangements to ensure that home tuition is provided and confirmed to parents for the full school year 2004-05; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[21536/04]
349 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the approval of the Attorney General was sought by his Department in regard to the subcontracting out to private firms of the drafting of legislation; the number of occasions on which such consent was given; if the Attorney General is satisfied with the drafting of legislation outside of his office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[22708/04]
323 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Finance if the approval of the Attorney General was sought by his Department in regard to the subcontracting out to private firms of the drafting of legislation; the number of occasions on which such consent was given; if the Attorney General is satisfied with the drafting of legislation outside of his office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[22702/04]
273 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the approval of the Attorney General was sought by his Department in regard to the subcontracting out to private firms of the drafting of legislation; the number of occasions on which such consent was given; if the Attorney General is satisfied with the drafting of legislation outside of his office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[22678/04]
226 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Defence if the approval of the Attorney General was sought by his Department in regard to the subcontracting out to private firms of the drafting of legislation; the number of occasions on which such consent was given; if the Attorney General is satisfied with the drafting of legislation outside of his office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[22685/04]
219 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the approval of the Attorney General was sought by her Department in regard to the subcontracting out to private firms of the drafting of legislation; the number of occasions on which such consent was given; if the Attorney General is satisfied with the drafting of legislation outside of her office; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[22692/04]
193 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of outstanding Employment Appeals Tribunal recommendations that have not yet been implemented by employers; her views on whether this is an acceptable level; the measures her Department has taken to improve this situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
[21374/04]
34 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps being taken to address unacceptably long waiting lists for appointments at Legal Aid centres; the average waiting time for an appointment with a solicitor at the centres; the longest waiting time at any particular centre; his views on whether such waiting times are acceptable; and the additional funding which has been provided to reduce waiting times.
[20721/04]
6 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received the report of the senior Garda officer who has been requested by the Garda Commissioner to examine all matters featured in a television programme (details supplied) of 8 January 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20720/04]
126 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to introduce new toll routes to fund completion of motorways linking Dublin with Cork, Galway and the M50 upgrade.
[20431/04]
117 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Transport the basis on which he approved a €4 charge for commuters using park and ride facilities at Luas stations; the efforts he has taken to establish whether this level of charge will discourage commuters from using the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20430/04]
31 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the main features of the new national pay agreement recently concluded with the main social partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19544/04]
20 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the number of civil servants in his Department who have applied for posts in other Departments based outside of Dublin as part of the Government’s decentralisation programme; the number of persons in his Department who have applied to transfer to other Departments in Dublin under the proposals for a centralised applications system announced by him on 7 June 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20262/04]
19 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if the proposed centralisation application system for Dublin based civil servants, announced by him on 7 June 2004 will be available to civil servants in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[20261/04]
16 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he has proposals to decentralise any sections of his Department or any public bodies for which his Department has overall responsibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[18312/04]
9 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the progress made to date in implementing those areas of the programme for Government for which his Department has responsibility.
[18310/04]
2 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the total number of applications received by his Department under the Freedom of Information Act in the first five months of 2004; the way in which this compares with the same period in 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[18309/04]
49 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the matters discussed at his bilateral meeting with President Bush in County Clare on 26 June 2004; if he raised with the President concerns regarding the treatment of Iraqi prisoners by US forces; if he conveyed to the President the concerns of the Irish people regarding US policy in Iraq; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19542/04]
42 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the steps he intends to take to secure agreement on a new President of the EU Commission prior to the end of the Irish Presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[19072/04]
35 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach the total additional expenditure incurred by his Department arising from the EU Presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[18308/04]
29 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his attendance as EU observer at the G8 summit in the United States from 8 to 11 June 2004.
[17644/04]
22 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if his pre-summit visits to other European countries have now been completed; if, in view of his meetings with EU leaders, he will now give his assessments of the prospects for agreement on the proposed constitution at the forthcoming EU summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[17478/04]
21 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his recent visit to Denmark and his discussions with political leaders there.
[17477/04]
20 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his recent visit to Germany and his discussions with political leaders there.
[17476/04]
19 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his recent visit to Luxembourg and his discussions with political leaders there.
[17475/04]
18 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on the outcome of his recent visit to Belgium and his discussions with political leaders there.
[17474/04]