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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Jul 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 820: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be awarded their REP scheme four payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29794/09]

Order of Business (10 Jul 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Understanding.

Order of Business (10 Jul 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Obviously, the Government has it in the nose for the farming community when they voted so much against the Tánaiste's party last month.

Order of Business (10 Jul 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: I will be in order in an minute. The Ceann Comhairle need not worry.

Order of Business (10 Jul 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: I will make it as fast as the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries took the €10,000 out of every farmer's pocket yesterday. That is how fast I will be.

Order of Business (10 Jul 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: It is an outrageous decision.

Order of Business (10 Jul 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has left also and he has done his level best-----

Order of Business (10 Jul 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: -----to run every turf cutter off the bogs of Ireland over the summer.

Order of Business (10 Jul 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: I can assure the House that neither a Fianna Fáil Minister nor a Green Minister-----

Public Health (Tobacco)(Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Jul 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: I concur with all I have heard in this debate. It would be difficult to oppose the Bill in that I consider it to be correct in principle. As Deputy Breen was speaking, it occurred to me that it is necessary for the State to intervene, in so far as it can, to protect people from themselves. While it is a shocking state of affairs that this must be done, I recall a time, perhaps seven or...

Public Health (Tobacco)(Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Jul 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: We are two Galway people, and neighbours to boot. How much time remains?

Public Health (Tobacco)(Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Jul 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: The Acting Chairman was always nice.

Public Health (Tobacco)(Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Jul 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: The Minister of State should be able to give a good reason for the Government changing tack on this matter. Deputy Reilly is a medical doctor and knows more about the effects of tobacco than I do but one does not need to be a medical doctor to know what nicotine has done to thousands of people Members know so well. I had to smile at Deputy Wallace, who put much work into this in the past,...

Leaders' Questions (16 Sep 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: It is flawed.

Leaders' Questions (16 Sep 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: The horse has bolted.

Written Answers — Health Service Allowances: Health Service Allowances (16 Sep 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 436: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made on an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30938/09]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (16 Sep 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 513: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be made on an over 70s medical card review in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31672/09]

Written Answers — Rural Transport Services: Rural Transport Services (16 Sep 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 528: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason the rural transport programme is being abolished; if his attention has been drawn to the valuable service it provides to many elderly people living in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31671/09]

Written Answers — Garda Retirement: Garda Retirement (16 Sep 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 718: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the level of retirements notified to An Garda Síochána for the period 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31209/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (16 Sep 2009)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 837: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason that there are not more social welfare inspectors employed in the Tuam area of County Galway in view of the backlog of files that are waiting to be looked at; the further reason it is not possible to increase the social welfare inspectorate in places such as Tuam and many other areas around the country in view of the...