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Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (7 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Defence his views on the wide variation in the assessment of the level of the military threat in Lebanon to UNIFIL troops between himself and a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8880/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Estimates: Departmental Estimates (7 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the rate of inflation has now reached 5.2% and that the increase in the Estimates for his Department was only 4.6% and that this represents a reduction in real terms on the 2006 estimates; his plans to ensure that cutbacks in defence spending do not occur; and if he will make a statement on the...

Order of Business (8 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: We do not know that.

Order of Business (8 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Does the Deputy find this funny?

Order of Business (8 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Surely some Ministers will be present next week.

Order of Business (8 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: That is always a dangerous thing to do.

Order of Business (8 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: I want to return to an issue in the Tánaiste's Department, as raised by Deputy Bruton. A new criminal justice Bill has been promised, the debate on which will be guillotined on Second Stage the week the Dáil resumes. As this Bill has not yet been published, I have questions for the Ceann Comhairle and the Tánaiste. I understand the Ceann Comhairle has made a determination, if not a...

Order of Business (8 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Bad legislation is worse than delayed legislation.

Order of Business (8 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: That is a disgraceful suggestion.

Order of Business (8 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: On a point of order, the Tánaiste possibly inadvertently misled the House. The schedule issued to us for the week after next indicates that two Bills will be taken on the Thursday, the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2006, which is important in the context of the discussion we just had, and the criminal justice Bill. On the following half-day, it is proposed to guillotine the pharmacy Bill...

Order of Business (8 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: I would like the Tánaiste to acknowledge that he inadvertently misled the House.

Order of Business (8 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: The Tánaiste said there would be two days of debate but there will not be two days. A bit of Thursday and Friday is proposed.

Order of Business (8 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: We have not seen the legislation.

Order of Business (8 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: This is about electioneering on the part of the Tánaiste, who has failed for ten years.

Order of Business (8 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Single party Government, no difference.

Order of Business (8 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: When will it be published?

Prisons Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: I move amendment No. 19: In page 18, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: "(a) An Bord Pleanála,". This is an amendment to Part 4, which sets out new requirements relating to the construction and extension of prisons. We had a detailed debate on these matters on Committee Stage and the Minister explained that neither of the channels available, that is, going through normal local...

Prisons Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Will that be done by statute rather than a motion?

Prisons Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: I regret the Minister read his briefing note because he normally listens to arguments from the Opposition and does not read such notes. I do not disagree that the framework he has identified and set out is an improvement on the current framework. However, he has not answered my question. Perhaps my proposal to refer such plans to An Bord Pleanála is not ideal and I am happy to concede it...

Prisons Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: I raised this point on Committee Stage. There is no criteria in the Bill in regard to the rapporteur. The Tánaiste could appoint me as rapporteur under the Bill. What class of individual does he envisage as rapporteur?