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Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (4 Nov 2008)

Paul Kehoe: Question 394: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on extending the time planning permission remains on a site from five to eight years in view of the serious economic climate, particularly in relation to building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38262/08]

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (4 Nov 2008)

Paul Kehoe: Question 432: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason when a farmer is in the REP scheme and in the event of their death that their spouse cannot continue to farm and continue to receive the REP payment under the scheme that the late occupier had entered into in the first instance; the reason the REP scheme, which is meant for environmental protection of the farm,...

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (4 Nov 2008)

Paul Kehoe: Question 433: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position, in view of the suspension of the farm retirement and the installation aid scheme, with regard to a farmer over 55 years who had made all the necessary arrangements to enter the scheme, such as the disposal of livestock, the creation of a lease or transfer but had not lodged the application form with his...

Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2008)

Paul Kehoe: Sack him.

Training Programmes: Motion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2008)

Paul Kehoe: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion and thank Deputy Varadkar for proposing it. Even though this issue is becoming increasingly important, the most obvious feature of the Government's response is a lack of imagination. The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment is working to the same plans it devised ten years ago. It has no sense of urgency in regard to what is...

Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (5 Nov 2008)

Paul Kehoe: Prior to the introduction of budget 2009, Members on this side of the House, and I have no doubt Members on the other side, had great expectations. We all knew tough decisions needed to be made but what we did not know was that those decisions would affect the young, the vulnerable and the elderly. The Government's budget, introduced two weeks ago, is a missed opportunity. Many of the cuts...

Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (5 Nov 2008)

Paul Kehoe: The Green Party has a role in Cabinet responsibility, as it has two senior Ministers in Deputies Gormley and Ryan. They sat around the Cabinet table as these decisions were made. Fine Gael has offered alternatives through our finance spokesperson, Deputy Richard Bruton. Such alternatives are worth listening to and implementing. Over the past number of years the Government was able to throw...

Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (5 Nov 2008)

Paul Kehoe: It served the Deputy well.

Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (5 Nov 2008)

Paul Kehoe: They are all Fianna Fáil.

Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (5 Nov 2008)

Paul Kehoe: The Deputy is not saying it outside the Chamber.

Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (5 Nov 2008)

Paul Kehoe: The Deputy ran away.

Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (5 Nov 2008)

Paul Kehoe: He was missing from a couple of votes.

Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (5 Nov 2008)

Paul Kehoe: He was not here for a number of votes. He must have been afraid.

Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (5 Nov 2008)

Paul Kehoe: The Deputy must have been in the bar before coming in.

Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (5 Nov 2008)

Paul Kehoe: What was bad about the budget?

Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (5 Nov 2008)

Paul Kehoe: There is no "we"; there is "ye".

Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (5 Nov 2008)

Paul Kehoe: Including the beet factory that Fianna Fáil closed down.

Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (5 Nov 2008)

Paul Kehoe: It did.

Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (5 Nov 2008)

Paul Kehoe: So is installation aid and the disadvantaged areas scheme.

Financial Resolution No. 15: General (Resumed) (5 Nov 2008)

Paul Kehoe: It is small money to Deputy O'Keeffe.