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Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (12 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 363: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits which are currently outstanding and their distribution across the main sectors of economic activity; and if there are sectors in respect of which his Department is unwilling to issue work permits currently. [42274/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 378: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason persons in receipt of disability benefit payments from his Department are not entitled to the Christmas bonus payment from his Department, as is the case for other social welfare recipients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42453/06]

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (12 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 469: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has conducted an audit of the level of youth facilities and youth organisations across the country; if she has put initiatives in place that would seek to develop activities where there are significant gaps in existence and in particular where there is not an established nucleus of people to organise and develop programmes...

Written Answers — Teacher Training: Teacher Training (12 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 491: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on introducing an allowance to support trainee primary teachers in undertaking the six week placement which is a part of their course, in view of the fact that under present arrangements these student teachers have to incur all the cost of the materials for the classroom activities themselves; and if she plans to meet the...

Written Answers — Property Purchases: Property Purchases (12 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 510: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the large number of people who buy homes off plans and pay a deposit at this early stage; if he is satisfied there is adequate protections for consumers in terms of the development being as described, the completion of the house being to a proper standards, the commitment...

Written Answers — Property Purchases: Property Purchases (12 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 517: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied persons who buy homes from plans published by developers are sufficiently protected in law and in practice from the home turning out to be different than described in view of a cavalier attitude by builders to the snag list and concealed conditions in terms of the cost of management...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (13 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason funding in 2007 to the RAPID programme will not keep pace with inflation growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42872/06]

Order of Business. (14 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: I do not agree to the Order of Business or the Adjournment motion.

Order of Business. (14 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: We are entitled to comment on some of the very important issues that have arisen.

Order of Business. (14 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: When will that opportunity arise?

Order of Business. (14 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: I am addressing No. 22(a).

Order of Business. (14 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: I am not satisfied with that proposal or any of the other proposals and I want an opportunity to say why. Can the Ceann Comhairle tell me when I will get the opportunity and I will wait until then?

Order of Business. (14 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: This is a proposal.

Order of Business. (14 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: There is a proposal here. The first proposal concerns No. 22(a).

Order of Business. (14 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: That is No. 2 but I could make my comments as easily on No. 1 if the Ceann Comhairle will allow it.

Order of Business. (14 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: Fine Gael will not accept the proposal to accept these motions without debate. The Ceann Comhairle knows that we have witnessed in recent days an alarming escalation in criminal activity on our streets, with murder, drug offences, firearms offences, assault and false imprisonment exploding on the Government's watch. The Tánaiste and the Government will be judged not by good intentions or...

Order of Business. (14 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: Attempts to curtail business by taking all these items without debate, including a motion related to drug trafficking, are not acceptable to this party. I am perfectly entitled to outline my reasons for not accepting this. When the Government members hear the reasons, perhaps they will change their view and we will have an opportunity for debate.

Order of Business. (14 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: I welcome that. I would like to outline why the Ceann Comhairle ought not only to accept that but also to allow us to reject many of the motions it is proposed to take without debate. The reasons are straightforward. The Tánaiste and his Government promised there would be zero tolerance on crime, yet murders are up 46%; homicide, 115%; assault, 131%; gun crime, 300%——

Order of Business. (14 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: That was a brief comment. The Government must be judged on results, which in the context of crime, is the capacity to detect criminals and bring them to book. Under various crime headings, detection rates have fallen. Murder detection is down 36% and homicide detection is down 18% while the rates for assault, possession of firearms——

Order of Business. (14 Dec 2006)

Richard Bruton: I would probably be finished if I had been given an opportunity. When Donna Cleary, an innocent woman from my constituency, was killed, the Tánaiste said that represented a watershed and there would be huge changes.