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Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2005)

Marian Harkin: I support the amendments. Reference has been made to the population shift. If one goes back to the 1920s, one will find that County Kildare had a population of 50,000, the same as County Leitrim. In the intervening years the population of County Kildare has more than doubled while that of County Leitrim has halved. That is an accurate, although extreme, example of what has been occurring. If...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2005)

Marian Harkin: I agree with the Minister; it was absolutely right to depoliticise the issue of constituency boundaries but the guidelines can be changed. While the commission is an independent body, this House is in a position to change the guidelines. I am asking the Minister to do so. Deputy Gilmore spoke about proportionality. I am not an expert on the matter but it seems that it depends on where one is...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2005)

Marian Harkin: The electorate should have——

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed). (28 Jun 2005)

Marian Harkin: The issue of county boundaries came to light when County Leitrim was split. Following the 1977 general election the county did not have a TD resident in it. This caused outrage at the time and a major campaign was begun, as a result of which one of the guidelines about not breaching county boundaries, where practicable, was inserted into the legislation but now in 2005 we are right back where...

School Staffing. (16 Jun 2005)

Marian Harkin: I wish to raise the proposed loss of a second mainstream teacher in Carramore national school in Killasser, Swinford, County Mayo. While I accept there were 45 students on the roll last September, the projected number for the next three years is 50 plus. It is extremely difficult to understand why there are three teachers teaching 45 pupils this year but it is expected that only two teachers...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (14 Jun 2005)

Marian Harkin: Question 281: To ask the Minister for Finance if a licence has been applied for by or granted to a mobile telephone company to erect a mobile telephone mast at the location of the Pension Services Office, College Road, Sligo. [19380/05]

Written Answers — Research Funding: Research Funding (1 Jun 2005)

Marian Harkin: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the spend in research and development involving both public and private funding in the BMW region and the south and east region for 2003 and 2004. [18547/05]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (18 May 2005)

Marian Harkin: Question 250: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the precise changes in the regulations governing the transport of registered equidae as set out in Council Regulation EC No. 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 for journeys of more than 65 km and less than eight hours duration. [16611/05]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (18 May 2005)

Marian Harkin: Question 251: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the precise changes in the regulations governing the transport of registered equidae as set out in Council Regulation EC No. 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 for journeys of less than 65 km. [16612/05]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (18 May 2005)

Marian Harkin: Question 252: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the precise changes in the regulations governing the transport of animals as set out in Council Regulation EC No. 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 for journeys of more than 65 km and less than eight hours duration. [16613/05]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (18 May 2005)

Marian Harkin: Question 253: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the precise changes in the regulations governing the transport of animals as set out in Council Regulation EC No. 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 for journeys of less than 65 km. [16614/05]

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (12 May 2005)

Marian Harkin: Another issue of crucial importance to everybody is that of fair and proportional representation in Dáil Éireann for each citizen in each constituency. Our electoral system is based on PR. It is designed to give the most accurate representation of the wishes of the electorate, such that not only can a voter express her preference for one candidate but she can also vote for a number of...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (12 May 2005)

Marian Harkin: Furthermore, this Bill favours the large parties. How can we say this system is more democratic and equitable than the previous one? How can we expect voters to respect us as politicians when our system disproportionately favours the large parties, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael? Despite all their fine words on this Bill and the concerns of some about the splitting of the Leitrim constituency,...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (12 May 2005)

Marian Harkin: It is quite outrageous that the Minister would misrepresent what I said.

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (12 May 2005)

Marian Harkin: I said their terms of reference should be changed.

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (12 May 2005)

Marian Harkin: If the Minister wants to hear a rant, he should listen to himself. He has no right to misrepresent what I said.

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (12 May 2005)

Marian Harkin: I did not misrepresent the Minister or anyone else. I will not allow him to do it to me.

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (12 May 2005)

Marian Harkin: The Minister can forget about trying to divide and conquer. It will not work on this side of the House.

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (12 May 2005)

Marian Harkin: Hear, hear.

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (12 May 2005)

Marian Harkin: I am pleased to have an opportunity to speak on the Bill. I give my full support to Deputy Cowley who spoke so eloquently of the need for balanced regional development, including further development at Knock Airport, front-loading funding to the western rail corridor and giving a fair share of funds to the regions. The current spending imbalance under the national development plan is a...