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Diversification of Primary School Provision: Statements (20 May 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: On 8 April RTE broadcast a "Prime Time" programme about the new community primary school model that operates in Dublin. It featured footage from Scoil Choilm community national school in Porterstown. After it was broadcast a number of complaints about the programme were made to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. I watched the programme. It had footage of the pupils and teachers in the...

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (20 May 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 12: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on proposed economic partnership agreements between the EU and East African Community States. [20937/10]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (20 May 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on proposed economic partnership agreements between the EU and the Southern African Development Community states. [20936/10]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (20 May 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the concerns about the impact of a carbon tax on solid fuel in Ireland and the fact that in the United Kingdom exemptions have been made regarding this tax on solid fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21214/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 May 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting time for the processing of applications across each social welfare payment; the way this compares with 2010 targets; and the action he is taking to reduce waiting times. [21607/10]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (25 May 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 251: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21541/10]

Order of Business (Resumed) (26 May 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Ms Kathleen O'Toole, the head of the Garda Síochána Inspectorate, was reported in the newspaper the other day as saying that the role of Garda Reserve members needed to be expanded. It appears that many members of the Garda Reserve are applying for jobs with the PSNI because of the recruitment embargo in the Garda Síochána. That is one of her suggestions. Does the Minister for Justice,...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (26 May 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on proposals by the Health and Safety Authority that farm safety be made a requirement of cross-compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21998/10]

Departmental Agencies (27 May 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 2: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Heritage and Local Government the dates on which he received the two reports commissioned into the Dublin Docklands Authority Report; when he plans to publish these reports; the reason for the delay in publishing these having regard to statements from his spokesperson in February 2010 that they were expected to be published within a...

Departmental Agencies (27 May 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: My question relates to the advice the Minister says he received from the Attorney General that the Dublin Docklands Development Authority could be brought under the remit of the Comptroller and Auditor General by way of ministerial order. However, the Minister wrote to Deputy Allen, Chairman of the Committee of Public Accounts, last September indicating that amendment of primary legislation...

Departmental Agencies (27 May 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: We are seeing a total turnaround by the Minister, Deputy Gormley, and the Minister for Finance. In September 2009, the Minister, Deputy Gormley, indicated that legislation would be required and that a ministerial order would not be sufficient. Last July, the Minister for Finance said that amending legislation would be required. In the case of the DIRT inquiry, special legislation was...

Departmental Agencies (27 May 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: I refer again to the use of a ministerial order to bring the authority within the control of the Comptroller and Auditor General. If we are going to do this, it must be done right. Will the Minister consider publishing the Attorney General's advice, setting out why the latter considers that only a ministerial order is required, presumably in contradiction to the advice the Minister must...

Local Government Elections (27 May 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: According to a front page article in the Irish Independent, Fianna Fáil have proposals for a shake up of local government, including changing the role of local authorities and replacing town councils.

Local Government Elections (27 May 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Has the Minister received a copy of that document or is Fianna Fáil keeping it to itself?

European Court Rulings (27 May 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: When the Minister of State, Deputy Cuffe, was in Opposition he often raised this country's failure to comply with European Union judgments. I would have thought he would be very specific about what needs to be done for us to comply with the three rulings concerned. Even though the Green Party has been in government for the past three years we are still being hauled over the coals by the...

European Court Rulings (27 May 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: What about the five rulings?

Local Government Reform (27 May 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Is the local government expenditure group another version of the bord snip report? Local authorities are very hard pressed. They have lost many staff and many of them are struggling financially. It would be worrying if the intention were to have a similar type of exercise to the earlier McCarthy report.

Local Government Reform (27 May 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: The Minister needs to be careful that he does not wipe them out of existence entirely. They have had to cut their budgets so much that they are really stretched as they try to do important work. I wanted to make that point.

Foreshore Licences (27 May 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Can the Minister give the House an update on the Poolbeg incinerator report that he commissioned in March of this year? When might it be due?

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (27 May 2010)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 14: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the statement in the Water Services Investment Programme 2010 - 2012 that a number of contracts and schemes in the programme address the requirement for capacity increases particularly in gateways and hubs and other developing areas; if these contracts have been reviewed in view of the...