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Waste Management: Motion (Resumed). (4 Jul 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Exactly.

Waste Management: Motion (Resumed). (4 Jul 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: We should scrap the policy directive.

Waste Management: Motion (Resumed). (4 Jul 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Exactly.

Waste Management: Motion (Resumed). (4 Jul 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Exactly.

Waste Management: Motion (Resumed). (4 Jul 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: That is correct.

Waste Management: Motion (Resumed). (4 Jul 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Which the Minister denied.

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (4 Jul 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her Department has agreed a definition of heath with the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government (details supplied); and if he will provide this definition, if it has now been agreed. [19193/07]

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (4 Jul 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will confirm, as reported by the December 2006 Woodmark Audit of Coillte Teo for the Forest Stewardship Council's renewal of certification that Coillte Teo is reporting to the Government a broadleaf planting rate based on the number of stems planted rather than the area planted, giving a false picture of the...

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (4 Jul 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress in agreeing regulations to control forestry in areas sensitive for the fresh water pearl mussel, in view of the fact that the period for public consultation ended in December 2006. [19195/07]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (4 Jul 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress in reviewing the Forestry Acts begun in 1999; and if she will reconsider her decision not to include the Forestry Act, 1988 establishing the terms of operation for Coillte Teo in view of widespread public concerns regarding the commercial bias of forestry policy and the sales of State land. [19196/07]

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (4 Jul 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 193: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has agreed a definition of heath with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (details supplied); and if he will provide this definition, if it has now been agreed. [19191/07]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (4 Jul 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 194: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if in preparation for the speedy ratification of the Aarhus Convention as agreed in the Programme for Government, he will indicate the date on which he will finalise the transposition, now overdue by two years, of Directive 2003/35/EC on public participation in environmental decision making. [19192/07]

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (4 Jul 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is satisfied that the Groundwater Survey of Ireland has sufficient resources to provide timely responses to requests for technical backup from local authorities and enquiries from the general public. [19197/07]

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (4 Jul 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 203: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the Goundwater Survey of Ireland detailing outstanding requests, from local authorities; if he will provide a date by which it is proposed to complete the survey; if he will provide a date by which all the data from the survey will be available in digital format for general use. [19198/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (4 Jul 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the additional funding being made available by the Government to the Geological Service of Ireland for permanent and temporary staff to implement the recently announced national geoscience programme; and the other funding that has been sourced for this programme. [19199/07]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (4 Jul 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 205: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the dangers of unregulated drilling of boreholes for private and public water schemes; and his views on producing statutory regulations or comprehensive guidelines concerning the drilling industry and groundwater abstraction which require specific standards of construction...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (4 Jul 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 206: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will review the state of the records of boreholes here and take whatever measures are necessary to ensure drillers and consultants logs are provided to the Geological Service of Ireland for all boreholes completed. [19201/07]

Order of Business (5 Jul 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: In respect of the time allocation for the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Bill 2007, given that this is a short Bill, the House needs more time to debate Committee Stage than to debate Second Stage. The structure of the Second Stage debate does not facilitate discussion of conflicting opinions as to the constitutionality or otherwise of the legislation. I suspect Opposition...

Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (5 Jul 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: It will have instant effect.

Personal Injuries Assessment Board (Amendment) Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (5 Jul 2007)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to share time with Deputies Penrose and Kathleen Lynch. I look forward to Committee Stage when we can engage in dialogue that was not characteristic of the publication and urgent debating of this Bill. I support the concept of the PIAB and argued for it when I was Minister with responsibility for enterprise and employment. I was persuaded of the necessity to reduce the costs of...