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Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (17 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: Question 148: To ask the Minister for Transport if Dublin Bus services are currently prohibited from using the Dublin Port Tunnel; if so, the reason for the prohibition; the number of routes and services currently licensed to use the Port Tunnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23308/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (17 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: Question 341: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the day care centre in Celbridge Health Centre, Celbridge, County Kildare will reduce its opening days from four days per week in April 2008 to three days per week in May 2008, to two days per week in June 2008 and to one day per week in July 2008; and if same relates to health cutbacks imposed on elderly people. [22976/08]

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: These are cutbacks.

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: That was Deputy Costello.

Order of Business (18 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: Deputy Cullen should step out for a cigarette.

Dáil Sittings: Motion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: What does the Government intend to do about it?

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (18 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement in relation to the peace talks between different parties regarding the independence of the Sahara Arab Democratic Republic. [23526/08]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (18 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the impact Irish owned vessels of an unacceptable size and insufficiently accountable practices are having on the coastal communities of African countries including those to whom Irish Aid has a relationship. [23527/08]

Order of Business (19 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: Item No. 12 deals with Revised Estimates under 41 different headings. These were first published prior to the budget last year and are now, effectively, redundant. If the money had been there to meet them they would have been dealt with in the budget. We now know there is a great shortfall in the income available to the Government so that these Estimates are a piece of nonsense....

Order of Business (19 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: In the matter of promised legislation, we have nine sitting days left, including the extra week we squeezed out of the Government with our Private Members' motion. We know what will be the legislation programme next week. Thereafter, the House will sit for a further six days. It would be useful for the working of the Dáil and to allow the Opposition to do its job if we could get an...

Order of Business (19 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: I will be brief. The management companies, funded by those who bought houses in these estates, must pay for the jobs the developer is required to carry out. We have been promised three Bills in this matter, one each from the Departments of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and Enterprise, Trade and Employment, respectively. Only one Bill has...

Order of Business (19 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: I do not. The Government Whip is very secretive and does not tell us about legislation.

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (19 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: Question 23: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the legislation in force to give effect to International Labour Organisation Conventions No. 87 — the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention 1948, and No. 98 — the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention 1949; if she is satisfied that rights under both...

Written Answers — Consumer Protection: Consumer Protection (19 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: Question 26: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps being taken to implement the commitment in the Programme for Government that steps would be taken to ensure that consumer codes of conduct are published by businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23967/08]

Order of Business (24 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: Three Bills are promised.

Written Answers — National Stadium: National Stadium (24 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the plans there are to include a 200 meter indoor athletics track in phase one of the national stadium facilities at Abbotstown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24575/08]

Order of Business (25 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: The Law Reform Commission report on management companies was published yesterday. I welcome this report in so far as it goes. It includes draft legislation for the regulation, organisation and operation of management companies where they are required. In addition, we have been told that a high level committee comprising three Departments and including the relevant Ministers and their...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (25 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her strategy for dealing with the significant extra demand on social welfare offices as highlighted by the rising numbers on the live register; the way staff are being deployed to areas that have experienced high rises in the number of people signing on; if other services or planned services have been curtailed because of this....

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action she has taken on foot of the commitments in the programme for Government to urgently examine the introduction of free travel for returning Irish citizens of pension age who live abroad. [24792/08]

Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: There is agreement on both sides of the House to have a debate on the Morris tribunal reports. We discussed it briefly at the Whips' meeting last night. On 28 May, Deputy Gilmore raised the matter and the Tánaiste indicated the last two reports were expected in mid-June. Can she confirm if they have been received? If so, when will they be published? I understand they are required to be...