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Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Damien English: With respect, they are being starved of cash. They are not on a sound financial footing at all. The Minister should not mislead the House.

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Damien English: Every county council is in debt——

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Damien English: That is Fianna Fáil speech.

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Damien English: How does he keep a straight face?

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Damien English: The Tánaiste is getting nasty.

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Damien English: We will see.

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Damien English: Is this a lecture?

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (16 Oct 2008)

Damien English: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when an application for a higher education grant will be decided on for a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35224/08]

Written Answers — Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (21 Oct 2008)

Damien English: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her view on the fact that the average debt of people attending the Money Advice and Budgeting Service has increased by 50% in the first eight months of 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34793/08]

Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2008)

Damien English: Not for pupil-teacher ratios.

Active Citizenship. (22 Oct 2008)

Damien English: I will try not to make a Second Stage speech, but I have a couple of questions on this very interesting topic. I am glad the Minister of State, Deputy Carey, is in charge of it because he is one Minister who cares, while many of his colleagues do not. We must endeavour to get some real change in this area. A 2003 initiative on volunteering that gave rise to a Green Paper and a White Paper...

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (22 Oct 2008)

Damien English: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Finance when funding will be released for the Mornington River flood alleviation and surface water drainage scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36287/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Procedures: Hospital Procedures (22 Oct 2008)

Damien English: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the situation that prevents umbilical cord blood collection at the time of a baby's birth at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36283/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Procedures: Hospital Procedures (22 Oct 2008)

Damien English: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the clinical indemnity schemes cover the medical procedure of umbilical cord blood collection at the time of a baby's birth, specifically at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36284/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Procedures: Hospital Procedures (22 Oct 2008)

Damien English: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the hospitals here which carry out the procedure of umbilical cord blood collection at the time of a baby's birth. [36285/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Procedures: Hospital Procedures (22 Oct 2008)

Damien English: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if it is possible for parents to have the collection and storage of a baby's umbilical cord blood and stem cells carried out at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth when they are willing to fully fund this procedure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36286/08]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (23 Oct 2008)

Damien English: Question 250: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the arrangements made to date on the purchasing of a site for a new school building (details supplied) in County Meath; the position regarding the funding for this site acquisition and school building project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36600/08]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (29 Oct 2008)

Damien English: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way he will use Government purchasing power to stimulate demand, create economies of scale and develop better public services in the context of broadband provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37193/08]

Written Answers — Installation Aid Scheme: Installation Aid Scheme (29 Oct 2008)

Damien English: Question 464: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of recipients of the installation aid to young farmers for each of the past three years; the number of outstanding applications for the scheme that need to be processed and granted for those who applied prior to the withdrawal of the scheme as announced recently; his plans to encourage young people to enter...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (30 Oct 2008)

Damien English: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the communications he or his Department has had with the Minister for Finance or with officials in the Department of Finance in the past seven days regarding changes to the 1% income levy that will be charged on gross income earned by farmers up to €100,000 gross; his views on approaching the Minister for Finance with the...