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Written Answers — Export Statistics: Export Statistics (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 186: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent of the growth of Irish exports in each of the past five years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4004/04]

Written Answers — Export Statistics: Export Statistics (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 187: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has satisfied herself that Irish exports remain sufficiently strong to ensure medium and long term stability in the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4007/04]

Written Answers — Insurance Industry: Insurance Industry (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 188: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which insurance premiums, including motor and public liability rates, compare now with those of five years ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4008/04]

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 189: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position in regard to the finding of a replacement industry at Celbridge, County Kildare, to compensate for the closure of a company (details supplied) with a loss of 300 jobs; if she has received any indication in relation to the required replacement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4009/04]

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 190: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has evaluated the impact of the creation of a high wage economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4010/04]

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 192: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs lost through relocation or otherwise in the past 12 months; the number of new jobs created in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4012/04]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 193: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has provided adequate funding to enable FÁS operate its full programme of activities throughout the country; if she has received indications to the contrary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4013/04]

Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 347: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if domiciliary care allowance is payable to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3691/04]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 419: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in view of the funding his Department has made available to Kildare County Council and Newbridge Town Council, it will be possible for the residents of Liffey Terrace, Newbridge, County Kildare to be allowed to purchase outright the leasehold in their houses in view of the fact that this is the normal procedure. [3823/04]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 467: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people likely to be affected by the regulations preventing them from obtaining rent allowance for the first six months of their tenancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4371/04]

Order of Business. (17 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: May we hear the answer again?

Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Bad fencing.

Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: I am honoured to say a few words on this Bill. I have felt for some years that the poor unfortunate motorist is beset by problems such as bad roads, Government, and every single obstacle that one could imagine. This is a far cry from 1977, when the incoming Fianna Fáil Party Government was elected with the largest majority in the history of the State on the basis that it would abolish car...

Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: I would be tempted to answer it.

Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Yes.

Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Its relevance is the degree to which the Government, of which you are a strong supporter, has taken gullible motorists to one side, extracted money from their pockets and given them nothing in return. You should be ashamed of the condition of our roads. A Cheann Comhairle, you are looking at me as if I did not have much time left.

Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: The Minister of State upset me again.

Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: I was afraid the Ceann Comhairle would take my remark personally. At this juncture, it is worthwhile to remind the Government of what it has done to the poor, unfortunate motorist. It has created traffic jams everywhere and charged motorists large sums of money to inhale the exhaust fumes from their cars as they sit in traffic. What else does it have in mind for motorists? The motorist and...

Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: ——and again the motorist who is carrying the €4 billion burden of his annual subscription to this Government, will sit in the tunnel in the gas without a gas mask. That is appalling. The Ceann Comhairle is a medical man and will recognise the dangers.

Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Absolutely. I am not going into detail; I am just making a passing reference to the dangers of motoring and the burden of the tax bill on the motorist.