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Finance Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (9 Feb 2005)

Barry Andrews: However, here we are in the middle of the term of this Parliament with no election in the course of the next 24 months at the very earliest.

Finance Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (9 Feb 2005)

Barry Andrews: I hear no comment from the other side about buying votes. That rings a little hollow. Fine Gael should forget the auction politics it tried to use at the last general election. I think it learnt a very hard lesson when the people did not buy all the baubles and delights it offered them at the last general election. This is not an election budget, but one borne out of the passion of the...

Finance Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (9 Feb 2005)

Barry Andrews: This is especially true for young people throughout County Kildare who would thank him if he had made the change.

Finance Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (9 Feb 2005)

Barry Andrews: It should not have surprised people that the Minister made such radical and generous proposals on disability funding. While the disability consultative group still has concerns about the legislation to accompany this package, nobody is arguing about the funding. This is a clear indication of the commitment of the Government to that sector. I wish to follow up a small point made by Deputy...

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (10 Feb 2005)

Barry Andrews: There appears to be a broad welcome for the general reforms to the Garda force. There has been a long consultation period in this regard. The Minister has allowed all interest groups to make submissions. He invited groups to come to see him. The Fianna Fáil parliamentary party had a meeting on the issue. It has allowed the Bill to develop in the Seanad and I hope it will develop again as a...

Domestic Refuse Charges: Motion. (15 Feb 2005)

Barry Andrews: I wish to share my time with Deputy Kelleher. The waiver is a good idea. Nobody argues with that and I have a proposal the House might consider appropriate involving a typical situation. Perhaps Members could comment on it.

Domestic Refuse Charges: Motion. (15 Feb 2005)

Barry Andrews: A 50% waiver might be considered for householders living alone or with dependants, in receipt of one of the following payments: a non-contributory old age pension; blind pension; unemployment assistance. The following persons could qualify for a 50% waiver: householders in receipt of family income supplement; householders who possess a medical card; or householders in receipt of a small...

Domestic Refuse Charges: Motion. (15 Feb 2005)

Barry Andrews: I challenge anybody in the Labour Party to tell me that this is not a fair scheme or that it was a waiver scheme in the context——

Domestic Refuse Charges: Motion. (15 Feb 2005)

Barry Andrews: The Deputy should hang on a second. I have a short period in which to make my points. If they do not suit the Deputy, he can reply to them tomorrow when he is winding up the debate. This was a waiver scheme in the context of a publicly delivered waste management scheme by the staff of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, in the context of an overall charge of £150 at the time. The Labour...

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2005)

Barry Andrews: The Minister made the point that for a lot of the time, this is about striking a balance to ensure fairness to the suspect but also to ensure that this does not go overly in favour of the accused. That is a common debate which takes place and we are always concerned to strike the right balance, which is delicate. I will comment on Part 3 of the Bill but, in passing, I am glad to see that the...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (22 Feb 2005)

Barry Andrews: Question 90: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has recently met the Coeliac Society of Ireland; and the funding arrangements planned for its work. [5670/05]

Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (22 Feb 2005)

Barry Andrews: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on the failure of An Post management to allow the same pension increase to former employees as is being negotiated for existing staff. [5590/05]

Written Answers — Parent-Teacher Meetings: Parent-Teacher Meetings (12 Apr 2005)

Barry Andrews: Question 824: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will furnish Department guidelines for parent-teacher meetings in schools in the State. [10084/05]

Written Answers — Parent-Teacher Meetings: Parent-Teacher Meetings (12 Apr 2005)

Barry Andrews: Question 934: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide guidelines for parent-teacher meetings for schools in the State. [10723/05]

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (19 Apr 2005)

Barry Andrews: Question 344: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason all works on the south side of Dublin city associated with the DASH project were not completed in one tranche in 2004. [11659/05]

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (19 Apr 2005)

Barry Andrews: Question 345: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will make a statement on three outstanding planning permissions appealed to An Bord Pleanála by An Taisce which threaten to delay the mobility access works due to take place over the summer of 2005 on the south side of Dublin city; if such closures will not have to be extended in duration or repeated. [11660/05]

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (19 Apr 2005)

Barry Andrews: Question 346: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will make a statement on future closures of DART stations associated with signalling improvements. [11661/05]

Public Transport. (21 Apr 2005)

Barry Andrews: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for allowing me to raise the matter of the DASH project, which relates to the mobility access works being carried out at DART stations throughout Dublin. Initially, the contractors working for Iarnród Éireann promised that the work on the south side of Dublin would be carried out in one tranche within a nine to ten-month period. We were told that following...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (26 Apr 2005)

Barry Andrews: Question 237: To ask the Minister for Finance the revenues accruing to the Exchequer from value added tax on renewable energies; the likely impact on Exchequer revenues of halving the VAT rate on renewable energies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12919/05]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (26 Apr 2005)

Barry Andrews: Question 500: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cost incurred by his Department by waste awareness campaigns in 2004. [12915/05]