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Energy Sector: Motion (Resumed). (10 May 2006)

Enda Kenny: It is chilling to think that within a decade and a half, all the gas imported into Ireland will come from one field in the Russian Arctic, which will also supply China and the United States. This will leave us in a very vulnerable position at the end of a 3,000 km pipeline. Later this year the Government is to produce a Green Paper on energy, which is to be welcomed. This motion is timely in...

Written Answers — Third Level Grants: Third Level Grants (10 May 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the proposed closing date for acceptance of applications for third level grants for 2006/2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17598/06]

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (10 May 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the date of receipt in her Department in respect of the Harris Report on competence in spoken Irish in primary schools; the date the report was transferred for translation into Irish; if the report is being translated inhouse by her Department; if so, the number of persons working on the translating; if not, if an agency has been...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (10 May 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of pupils who have been deemed ineligible for transport due to lack of seats and safety belts on schools buses for the current school year following a review of the school transport system; the arrangements that have been made in such cases for the Easter to summer transport requirement period; and if she will make a...

Order of Business. (11 May 2006)

Enda Kenny: I have received correspondence from the Lord Mayor of Dublin in respect of the Children Act. No facilities have been provided in the Dublin 10 area for the vetting of community employment child care workers, whether national or non-national. Something needs to be done about this. The Minister of State with responsibility for children, Deputy Brian Lenihan, promised the provision of additional...

Order of Business. (11 May 2006)

Enda Kenny: This has to do with the Children Act.

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Enda Kenny: The query is that the Minister of State with responsibility for children gave a commitment that extra facilities——

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Enda Kenny: I want to explain the query.

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Enda Kenny: That has to do with part of the Children Act which is not implemented by the Government.

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Enda Kenny: It is not promised legislation, it is being implemented. The Minister of State with responsibility for children promised extra staff for the Garda central vetting unit.

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Enda Kenny: I want to inform the Minister that there are community employment schemes in the Dublin 10 area——

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Enda Kenny: ——brought to my attention by the Lord Mayor of Dublin, with no facilities for vetting children.

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Enda Kenny: I have two other queries.

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Enda Kenny: I know the Ceann Comhairle comes in here on Thursday deliberately to stymie debate, which his other——

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Enda Kenny: All right, but the Ceann Comhairle is much more restrictive than, shall we say, the Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Order of Business. (11 May 2006)

Enda Kenny: I want to ask the Minister, Deputy O'Donoghue, when it dawned on the Department of Finance that it was not practical to move probation officers to Navan.

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Enda Kenny: Is it going to dawn on the Department that there are 50 valuers in Dublin who are supposed to move to Youghal, of which one has applied——

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Enda Kenny: I assume they all——

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Enda Kenny: The Chair's interpretation of Standing Orders——

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Enda Kenny: When will Fáilte Ireland move to Mallow?