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Written Answers — Crop Spraying: Crop Spraying (9 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: Question 594: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his proposals to ban crop spraying except before sunrise and after sunset as is the case in England, France and Germany in the interest of protecting the bee population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22944/09]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (9 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: Question 597: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the national fish stocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22970/09]

Written Answers — Student Support Schemes: Student Support Schemes (9 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: Question 702: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his proposals to provide additional assistance to third level students who have to leave home to attend college; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22991/09]

Message from Select Committee (10 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: The Select Committee on the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has concluded its consideration of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008 and has made amendments thereto.

Revised Estimates for Public Services 2009: Messages from Select Committees (10 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: The Select Committee on Arts, Sport, Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs has completed its consideration of Votes 33 and 35 for the year ending 31 December 2009; the Select Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has completed its consideration of Vote 31 for the year ending 31 December 2009; the Select Committee on Finance and the Public Service has completed its...

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (10 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of foreshore licences outstanding in regard to the Waterford grouped towns and village sewerage schemes; when it is proposed to issue these licences (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23185/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (11 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the situation of confining mortgage interest tax relief to the first seven years of a mortgage in view of the number of families whose mortgages are falling behind in repayment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23363/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (11 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will abandon his proposal to either tax or means test child benefit from 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23364/09]

Written Answers — Court Accommodation: Court Accommodation (11 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: Question 7: To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the proposed extension to Waterford Courthouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23417/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (11 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her proposals in regard to the guidelines used by her Department in policy documents to prescribe disabilities (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23432/09]

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: The following motion has been on the Order Paper since November last year: "That Dáil Éireann approves the report of the Minister for Defence regarding the services by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2007." When is it proposed to give Government time to debating this motion approving the services given by our Defence Forces to the UN in 2007?

Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (16 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if dedicated funding is being provided from his Department towards promoting cultural tourism in 2009 and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23605/09]

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (16 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: Question 265: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the application of Waterford Institute of Technology for upgrading to the university of the south east; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23729/09]

Ministerial Travel. (17 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach his plans, in view of the cutbacks being imposed within the Defence Forces, to restrict the use of Air Corps aircraft by Ministers, particularly for travel within Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17774/09]

Official Languages Act. (17 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: Question 27: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will inform all of the bodies which come within the remit of the Official Languages Act 2003 that an electronic copy of the Irish version of the various documents which come within the remit of the Act is sufficient to meet the statutory obligation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23140/09]

Official Languages Act. (17 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: I thank the Minister for his reply. I would like to give an example of my concerns in this regard. I was contacted in connection with the recently published report of the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces. I am the Labour Party's spokesperson on such matters. The person who contacted me, who could not be said to be unfavourably disposed to the Irish language, told me they threw the Irish...

Official Languages Act. (17 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: Go raibh maith agat. It is not good enough for the Minister to say he has given advice - he needs to take stronger action to make sure this sort of thing stops before it gets any worse.

Official Languages Act. (17 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: As usual, the Minister has gone all around the shop. We need to get down to the basic point. We want to promote the use of the Irish language. We are not helping the language by publishing a pile of stuff that very few people read. The point I am making is that money which could be better spent on other aspects of the Irish language is being wasted. The Minister needs to have a good look...

Official Languages Act. (17 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: The law can be changed.

Official Languages Act. (17 Jun 2009)

Brian O'Shea: It is obvious that the Minister does not have any proposals of his own.