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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2006
413 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the population figures from each Garda district as determined by the 1996 census of population. [7905/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2006
384 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will confirm that the police authorities in the UK and Northern Ireland are refusing to provide security clearance or vetting for people who have worked within their jurisdiction and who have applied for positions dealing with children within the health and education systems; the way in which he proposes to respond to this issue, including guidelines for interview boards in view of the difficulty this causes for interview boards and especially for the protection of children. [7779/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2006
214 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the situation whereby some services provided to people with disabilities are being processed through the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment by means of community employment schemes; and if, due to the views being expressed by groups such as the Irish Wheelchair Association, her views on the transfer of the funding to her Department to process. [8170/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2006
63 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the amount paid to date to the Revenue Commissioners in respect of settlements made in connection with its investigation into the use of life assurance policies for tax evasion; the progress made to date in regard to the second phase of its investigation which commenced on 23 May 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7879/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2006
61 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the number of random audits carried out by the Revenue Commissioners in 2005; the way in which this compares with each year from 2002; the number expected to be undertaken during 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7869/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 February 2006
54 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Defence if he will expand on comments made at the ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of Ireland’s membership of the United Nations that crucial to UN reform is the need to speed up its decision making process; the specific issues relating to international security to which he was referring; his priorities regarding reform of the UN Security Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7184/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 February 2006
167 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had occasion to review the position of the Government with respect to the legality of the current war and occupation in Iraq in view of the views recently published by the former Attorney General of Ireland, Mr. Declan Costello, in an article in a publication (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6977/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 February 2006
71 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had occasion to review the position of the Government with respect to the legality of the current war and occupation in Iraq, in view of the information available regarding the legal position communicated by Lord Goldsmith the Attorney General of the United Kingdom to the British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair by memo on 7 March 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6976/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 February 2006
673 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he proposes to respond to the contents of a letter of 18 November 2005 from a person (details supplied) in County Dublin in which the daughter of an elderly couple was denied an opportunity to apply for a disabled person’s grant in respect of her parents by the local authority; and his views on the rationale for this decision. [6879/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 February 2006
157 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the measures he is proposing to tackle the ongoing broadband deficit in view of the fact that his recent broadband demand report stated that only 17% of the long-term potential broadband market here had signed up for broadband by the end of 2005. [6724/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 February 2006
72 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if measures will be brought forward to establish a buy-out scheme for drift-netting to protect Irish salmon stocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6707/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 February 2006
59 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of submissions received by the 1 February 2006 deadline for receipt of submissions on the report of the working group on the coexistence of GM crops with conventional and organic farming; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5939/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 February 2006
132 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Science the amount of extra money that will be spent to address educational disadvantage in 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5746/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 February 2006
165 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Science her response to the report from the Education Research Centre at a school (details supplied) which indicates that there has been no improvement since 1999 in the statistics for the literacy difficulties of poor children which remain unacceptably high; what precisely she intends to do to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5745/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 February 2006
561 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason a school (details supplied) in County Dublin is on band two of her Department’s building programme; and if in view of justification by the board of management for a band one status in terms of viability, financial provision and health and safety, the school will be reclassified as a band one project. [5100/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 February 2006
560 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Science the situation in respect of permanent recognition of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin and the provision of a permanent school for the children who are being educated at two locations. [5099/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 February 2006
139 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, in view of the European Court of Justice’s preliminary court ruling regarding the State’s legal action against the UK under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, the legal action the State intends to pursue against Sellafield at this stage. [5215/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 February 2006
190 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the commitments given to him by Commissioner Franco Frattini and Commissioner Andris Piebalgs about the action they intend to take against the UK Government regarding the continued operation of Sellafield. [5216/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 February 2006
231 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the Sluice River Marsh, Portmarnock, County Dublin will be designated a natural heritage area or as a nature conservation area and same has the support and recommendation of Dúchas-National Parks and Wildlife Service. [4916/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 February 2006
62 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when he expects to introduce the revised diet supplement payment he promised when he launched the recent report on the cost of healthy eating and the cost of special diets; the way in which the revised payment will differ from the current one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4699/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 February 2006
41 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on the recommendations of the NESF report Care for Older People for which his Department has responsibility and in particular the recommendation of a broad-based group to develop a national strategy for carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4698/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 February 2006
123 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has received a copy of the recent report on cocaine use here by the National Advisory Committee on Drugs; his views on the finding that cocaine use here is almost twice as high as in Northern Ireland; his further views on the report in general; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4435/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 February 2006
149 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress which has been made towards the establishment of a World Trade Organisation working group to examine non-tariff barriers to trade, particularly for electronic, pharmaceutical and chemical products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4097/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 February 2006
54 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of EU directives within the competency of his Department that remain to be transposed into law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3505/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 February 2006
192 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to a recent survey by Dublin Bus where it was found that traffic congestion is costing the company €49 million per year and that average speed had decreased to 12.7 kilometres per hour; the way in which he intends to assist Dublin Bus deal with this problem in the short term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3124/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 February 2006
154 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Transport if he has received the review of Dublin Bus routes from Dublin Bus; the level of public consultation that has been engaged in while considering this review; the plans for consultation with the public following its outcome; the number of buses which will be provided to the company in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3123/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 January 2006
431 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will report on the application under the grant aid for locally-based community and voluntary organisations from a centre (details supplied) in County Dublin and the reason that this application was deemed ineligible. [2907/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 January 2006
259 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the type of problems that are being identified in respect of the inspection of private nursing homes; the action that is being taken to address these problems; the number of court actions pending; and the nursing homes in question. [3325/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 January 2006
179 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on reports that money for cancer care at Beaumont Hospital was used to make up for funding shortfalls in other services; her further views on whether this money was urgently needed for cancer services and expansion; if her attention has been drawn to similar issues in other hospitals here; the steps she plans to take to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3046/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 January 2006
178 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of people covered by medical cards in 1997; the costs of providing medical cards to that number of people today; the costs of providing medical cards to all children under five; the costs of providing medical cards to all under fives added to the numbers at 1997 level of population combined; the cost analysis including and excluding the number of over 70s; the cost of providing medical cards to the population on the basis of median income, including and excluding people entitled to over 70s card. [3039/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 January 2006
27 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on the threat to bed and breakfast facilities here due to competition with hotels; if contact has been made with people from the bed and breakfast sector regarding the issue; the outcome of these meetings; his plans regarding this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2510/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 January 2006
127 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will report on the recent ending of the industrial dispute at An Post; his views on an early imposition of a full liberalisation of the postal market before the 2009 deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2101/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 January 2006
217 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on the often hidden level of charges for add-on and internet features on 3G mobile network options; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2119/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2005
337 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Science in view of the inadequacies in the capacity of the temporary school for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin and in view of the projected enrolment figures for September 2006, the situation regarding the recognition of the school; and if the purchase of a site and the construction of a new school building will be sanctioned. [40014/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2005
64 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Education and Science when the education board which has been established under statute to provide educational opportunities for survivors of child abuse will commence its operations; the way in which survivors will be informed regarding same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39676/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2005
100 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Finance if an estimate has been undertaken of the number of civil or public servants, who do not wish to relocate, who will be surplus to requirements as a result of their jobs being transferred to other locations under the Government’s decentralisation programme; the jobs which will be provided for these personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39011/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2005
85 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the amount repaid by the Revenue Commissioners to individual taxpayers in respect of overpayments of tax for each of the years 2000 to date in 2005; his plans for information campaigns to ensure that taxpayers are made fully aware of all their entitlements and are claiming all credits and allowances provided for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39012/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2005
49 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the level of investment in organic farming here by comparison with conventional farming; the level of support provided by her Department for organic versus conventional farming; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38387/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2005
60 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Defence if the Government task force on emergency planning has met since the 7 July 2005 bombings in London to consider the way in which Ireland will deal with such a terrorist attack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38173/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2005
83 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if the €2.8 million provision for the scheme of community support for older persons in 2005 has been sufficient to meet the funding needs for equipment to improve the security of older persons in their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36942/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
88 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the Government’s plans to mount a campaign against the provision of new nuclear plants in the UK by the British Government. [36558/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
68 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the international legal action taken by the Government with a view to securing the closure of the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36557/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2005
33 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Transport the progress that has been made in completing the new traffic signs manual; when same is expected to be completed; the cost of the consultants engaged in this work; and the principal changes envisaged. [35972/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2005
12 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Transport his Department’s involvement in the sanctioning of fare increases or the setting of maximum fares in respect of annual commuter tickets; the role that his Department has played in the setting of maximum fares and the setting of fare structures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35971/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2005
260 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the support in the form of a grant which is available for an old age person living alone with no means other than their pension, who requires their house to be rewired. [35832/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2005
74 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of personnel who have qualified as full members of the Garda Síochána since June 2002; the number of members who have retired, resigned or otherwise left the force in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35732/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 November 2005
73 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the state of the Garda investigation into the circumstances in which 11 immigrant workers were reported to have been abandoned off an island near Skerries in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35733/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2005
194 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to aid St. Columcille’s Hospital in view of the warning from the hospital, Ireland’s only obesity clinic, that there are 500 persons on waiting lists and that it is estimated that 30 persons will die while on the waiting lists; the measures she is taking to combat obesity here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35487/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2005
191 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the measures being taken to fill the 1,100 nursing vacancies in hospitals and health care facilities; if figures will be provided on the costs involved in filling these vacancies day to day by agency staff and staff nurses working overtime; the steps she intends to take to combat the fact that 1,500 Irish trained nurses leave here every year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35488/05]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2005
148 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the steps taken by his Department to ensure that local authorities deal humanely with the welfare of animals they impound; and if there is a programme in place for neutering, spaying and micro-chipping the animals and ensuring that as many animals as possible are re-homed.