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Road Network. (18 Oct 2007)

Liz McManus: I appreciate that, but I urge the Minister to keep dealing with that issue which is so fundamentally important. I ask him not to exclude the last leg of the outer orbital on the basis that the Wicklow mountains are in the way. It has been proposed that the road could skirt the southern end of the mountains, but if that does not happen, the south east of Ireland will be at a great...

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (18 Oct 2007)

Liz McManus: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding preparations for the final implementation of the EU-US open skies agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24265/07]

Written Answers — International Conventions: International Conventions (23 Oct 2007)

Liz McManus: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government's position in relation to enacting universal jurisdiction; and if it accepts that it is the duty of every State to exercise its criminal jurisdiction over those responsible for international crimes in order to ensure that their national courts are able to investigate and prosecute anyone suspected of committing the crimes of...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (23 Oct 2007)

Liz McManus: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is willing to call on the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Mr. Luis Moreno Ocampo, to prioritise the investigation and prosecution of gross and systematic incidents of sexual violence in the eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo, as part of the ICC's ongoing investigation into the situation in the...

Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (23 Oct 2007)

Liz McManus: Question 518: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of ministerial cars converted to environmentally friendly and fuel efficient alternatives; the Departments they belong to; the number of Ministerial cars that are diesel; the number that are hybrid; the number powered by biofuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25367/07]

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (23 Oct 2007)

Liz McManus: Question 624: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has received representations from the Italian based environmental organisation, OPEN, asking that he would support the inclusion in the new EU Treaty, an article that would include the objectives of the Trans-European Network on Renewable Energy Sources in regard to the reduction of greenhouse gas...

Pre-Budget Outlook: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Liz McManus: It is clear that this year's budget is being prepared in quite different circumstances from preceding budgets. The pattern follows that of the general election of 2002, when a Government was elected on the basis of a raft of promises that very rapidly morphed into a plethora of cutbacks. Again we see the same pattern emerge, of an economic downturn and a health service — notwithstanding...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (24 Oct 2007)

Liz McManus: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he plans to take to establish the number of people from other countries working illegally here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25391/07]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (24 Oct 2007)

Liz McManus: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps being taken to implement the commitment in the Programme for Government to expand the role of FÁS and Enterprise Ireland to increase the employer commitment to training, particularly in the SME sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25390/07]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (24 Oct 2007)

Liz McManus: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will consider reviewing the NCIP scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25533/07]

Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (24 Oct 2007)

Liz McManus: Question 269: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on difficulties faced by television owners in Roundwood, County Wicklow to receive a reception of Irish television channels while at the same time getting a reception from BBC Wales; if his attention has been drawn to other areas in the country that experience similar difficulties; the details of...

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (25 Oct 2007)

Liz McManus: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will increase the funding given to Culture Ireland; if he will enable the establishment of a support structure to help the marketing of the arts abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25658/07]

Civil Unions Bill 2006: Restoration to Order Paper (31 Oct 2007)

Liz McManus: I thank Deputy Howlin for introducing this Bill in Private Members' time. I am a public representative like everybody else in this Parliament and I have a simple conviction and belief that what we do here, generally speaking, changes things for the better. If I did not have that belief I am not sure I could do the job. I believe in a political dynamic and there is a dynamic when Governments...

Civil Unions Bill 2006: Restoration to Order Paper (31 Oct 2007)

Liz McManus: For all his faults he could be embarrassed on occasion whereas this new Government, led by Fianna Fáil and the Green Party, appears utterly without shame and beyond embarrassment. To present an amendment of such cynicism is the act of a Government that is bankrupt of any principles. The argument for reform of the law is as cogent as ever. This is an issue of fundamental importance to many...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (31 Oct 2007)

Liz McManus: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his strategy in relation to eradicating poverty and welfare dependancy among lone parents; when he will formally reform the restrictive rules on cohabitation; the reasons for the delay in fully implementing the proposals for reform contained in Proposals for Supporting Lone Parents. [26274/07]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (31 Oct 2007)

Liz McManus: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progression rate of long-term recipients of disability payments off welfare and back into the workforce; and his Department's targets in this regard. [26275/07]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (31 Oct 2007)

Liz McManus: Question 148: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he plans to extend the tax saver scheme in Budget 2008 to include the purchase by employers of bicycles and electric bicycles for the transportation of their employees to work, especially in rural areas where public transport does not exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26482/07]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (31 Oct 2007)

Liz McManus: Question 165: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on extending the tax saver scheme in Budget 2008 to include the purchase by employers of bicycles and electric bicycles for the transportation of their employees to work, especially in rural areas where public transport does not exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26483/07]

Written Answers — Voluntary Activity: Voluntary Activity (1 Nov 2007)

Liz McManus: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the level of volunteerism here; if he is satisfied that the recent trend of a drop in such in relation to community, charity work and so on is checked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26514/07]

Written Answers — Inland Waterways: Inland Waterways (1 Nov 2007)

Liz McManus: Question 17: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he is satisfied with the level of recreational activities on waterways here, that is canals, lakes and rivers; the funding his Department has allocated towards improving such facilities; the areas where such funding was allocated; the number of events funded; the number of applications with his Department for...