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Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (26 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the action he has taken or proposes to take to bring to an end the practice of the dumping at sea of surplus catch; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22270/10]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (26 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the species of fish stocks deemed to be most at risk; the measures taken or likely to be taken at national or EU level to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22271/10]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (26 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 244: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the extent to which the Common Fisheries Policy is likely to address the cause or causes of diminishing fish stocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22272/10]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (26 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 245: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the extent to which his Department has monitored or has sought to have monitored the levels of the various species of fish stocks off our coasts; the data arising from areas experiencing intensive fishing activity through the use of large sea-going fish processing vessels; the action taken or proposed to review the Common...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (27 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.

Order of Business. (27 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: There is a serious breakdown.

Order of Business. (27 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: In view of the recent arrests of several persons involved in organised crime arising from co-operation between the Garda and the police forces of certain other countries, when is it intended to transpose the European Union framework decision on the European evidence warrant for obtaining objects, documents and data for use in criminal proceedings, as such instruments may be instrumental in...

Order of Business. (27 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Will it be done in time to meet requirements?

Order of Business. (27 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: The national vetting bureau Bill has been promised for some time. Recent indications were that its publication is imminent. Will the Tánaiste confirm that?

Order of Business. (27 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Will it be here before the end of the current session?

Order of Business. (27 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Surely it will be if it is a priority.

Order of Business. (27 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Under Standing Orders I am entitled to that clarification. Will the Bill be in the House before the end of the present session?

Order of Business. (27 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Before raising my final point, I thank the Ceann Comhairle for his correspondence which I received this morning. I hope I am not the only one with whom he corresponded. Did everybody get the same letter?

Order of Business. (27 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: There are several inaccuracies in it, as the Chair probably knows. One relates to legislation promised inside or outside the House.

Order of Business. (27 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: If I do not bring this to the Ceann Comhairle's attention now, it becomes part of Standing Orders. Since the 1980s it was always part of Standing Orders that legislation promised inside or outside the House falls into the category of promised legislation.

Order of Business. (27 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Green Papers and White Papers are also applicable; one is a discussion document and the other shows intent to introduce legislation.

Order of Business. (27 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Correct. Can I ask-----

Order of Business. (27 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Given that I was not the only person to receive this correspondence, perhaps it might be possible at some early stage to have a debate so that Members can restore their rights under Standing Orders to what they were.

Order of Business. (27 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Like other Members, I have repeatedly put down parliamentary questions to the Minister for Health and Children to which I have received the same answer, namely, that it is not possible to reply at the present time but if the issue remains a problem, I may bring it to the Minister's attention once again. The Ceann Comhairle has advised me to put down parliamentary questions when I could not...

Order of Business. (27 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: -----and which are being denied to them. The Minister more often than not-----