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Written Answers — Agriculture Sector: Agriculture Sector (8 Jul 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 457: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the distribution of Irish agrifood exports by sector for the past ten years; the destination of these exports relative to each sector; the overall export contribution of the agrifood sector in 2009 and in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28188/09]

Written Answers — Agriculture Sector: Agriculture Sector (8 Jul 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 458: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the markets to which Irish exports are going by volume; the efforts made to develop further markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28189/09]

Written Answers — Agriculture Sector: Agriculture Sector (8 Jul 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 459: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the average annual farm gate price for each of the main farm products in each of the past five years; the average annual wholesale price for each of the main farm products in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28190/09]

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (8 Jul 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 460: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the initiatives he is taking to work with the agrifood industry; the efforts he is making directly or in conjunction with his EU colleagues to promote the agri-food sector here; the correspondence he has had with these organisations to address their concerns on the future of the sector; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Agriculture Sector: Agriculture Sector (8 Jul 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 467: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the geographical concentration of agrifood employment here; the geographical concentration of agrifood employment by sector, for example primary agriculture, processing and ancillary services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28333/09]

Written Answers — Graduate Retention: Graduate Retention (8 Jul 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 497: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps he has taken to solve the problem of graduate retention in the western region; the partnerships that are in place between his Department, third level institutions and enterprise groups to promote graduate retention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28334/09]

Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Arthur Morgan: A Cheann Comhairle, on the same point-----

Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Arthur Morgan: There is genuine and deep public concern regarding the content of this Bill. Rather than being a case of backing down, it would be courageous of the Government to agree to give more time through the summer, as the two previous speakers have suggested, to consider this Bill. Were Members to be brought back a few days earlier in September or whenever to conclude its passage, so be it....

Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Arthur Morgan: The Minister.

Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Arthur Morgan: I welcome the opportunity to make a contribution on the Bill. Under its terms, ministerial pensions paid to serving Deputies, Senators and MEPs will be cut by 25% and will then be abolished completely after the next general election. For the rest of this Dáil term, instead of getting 50% as a pension, serving Members will get 37.5% - the poor things, we should really feel sorry for them....

Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Arthur Morgan: I want to acknowledge that there is legal provision for the pension and, therefore, those Deputies who are getting it are legally entitled to do so - I have no qualms about that whatsoever. I also highly commend those who have handed it back. However, those others who have not yet handed it back have a brass neck, in my view. It is totally ironic that we are here, in the last week of this...

Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (9 Jul 2009)

Arthur Morgan: I was only asking for the Minister to summarise. I accept that he has done so.

Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee Stage and Remaining Stages (9 Jul 2009)

Arthur Morgan: I strongly support Deputy Bruton's amendment; this is a question of accountability and levelling the playing field. If party leaders are required to prepare a statement of expenditure there is no reason Independents should not also do so, provided there is no clause, such as a Cinderella clause, that excuses them from doing so.

Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee Stage and Remaining Stages (9 Jul 2009)

Arthur Morgan: I will not oppose the Minister's amendments because, like the pension issue, they go some way to improving matters but they do not go far enough. There is a requirement that expenses will be verified I would have preferred the word "vouched". The issue of expenses is part of the view of politics as a contaminated profession. We all know that does not concern only expenses, but includes...

Proposed Legislation. (9 Jul 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Transport when legislation will come into effect to reduce the drink driving limit. [28344/09]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (9 Jul 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of recommendations of the road safety strategy 2007 to 2012 which have been implemented to date; and the status of the remaining recommendations. [28345/09]

Written Answers — Employment Levels: Employment Levels (9 Jul 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 75: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the breakdown of employment in each county on a full-time and part-time basis for 2009; the breakdown of employment in each county on a full-time and part-time basis for each of the past ten years; the breakdown of employment for each county by sector and in relation to the type of employment for 2009; the...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (9 Jul 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 197: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if social workers have acted appropriately and in accordance with the Children First guidelines in the case of allegations against a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28838/09]

Written Answers — Third Level Courses: Third Level Courses (9 Jul 2009)

Arthur Morgan: Question 1250: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of people enlisted in third level courses in agriculture, fisheries and food for 2009; the number of people enlisted in third level courses in agriculture, fisheries and food in each year for the past ten years; the funding and subsidies available to colleges for the provision of these courses; and if he will make a...

Business of Dáil (16 Sep 2009)

Arthur Morgan: On a point of order-----