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Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (31 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding being made available to the rape crisis centres nationally; the percentage increases per centre from 2008 to 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13075/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (31 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: Question 397: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of people employed by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland; the cost of running the BCI in 2007 and 2008; the sources of funding for the BCI other than funding from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13007/09]

Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Liz McManus: The town of Bray was deeply shocked yesterday at the news that 240 jobs would be lost at Schering Plough. We all believed it was a good company and we knew it had a good workforce.

Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Liz McManus: Conscious of the fact that we have seen a series of major job losses, at AO Smith and Dell, there are now semi-derelict buildings in Bray as a result of such job losses.

Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Liz McManus: Can the Taoiseach ensure the Industrial Development Bill 2008 currently going through the House is amended to deal with the issues relating to the inaction by the IDA, the lack of an enterprise centre in my community——

Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Liz McManus: ——and the lack of support from Enterprise Ireland to ensure people can go back to work?

Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Liz McManus: I asked a question about legislation.

Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Liz McManus: The IDA has sat on land in Greystones for over a decade. It turned away business.

Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Liz McManus: Is that the colour of the Minister now?

Media Mergers. (1 Apr 2009)

Liz McManus: Many people did not know the report was launched.

Written Answers — Consumer Protection: Consumer Protection (1 Apr 2009)

Liz McManus: Question 52: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the Forfás report published in December 2008, which found that while retail costs are higher here, this differential could not account for the significantly higher prices being charged for many key consumer goods here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13355/09]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (1 Apr 2009)

Liz McManus: Question 66: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the legislative or other measures she will take to uphold the right to collective bargaining and in particular the right to a trade union to represent its members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13354/09]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (1 Apr 2009)

Liz McManus: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will ensure that the two special classes at a school (details supplied) are maintained in September 2009 in view of the fact that the special class numbers in this school are not falling but have been increasing steadily over the past few years and the fact that the school is situated in an area designated as disadvantaged;...

Order of Business (2 Apr 2009)

Liz McManus: Today some carers are coming to make their case on the circumstances in which they find themselves. These are the people who look after the elderly, the sick and children.

Order of Business (2 Apr 2009)

Liz McManus: They feel they are under attack and are very concerned that the forthcoming budget may undermine their position further. Will the Tánaiste ensure that the status of carers is recognised in law? The health (miscellaneous provisions) (no. 2) Bill should acknowledge in law the valuable health care and social care that carers provide to those who need it, such that their interests will be...

Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Motion to Recommit (2 Apr 2009)

Liz McManus: I move: "That , pursuant to Standing Order 130 of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, the Broadcasting Bill 2008 be recommitted to the Select Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. It is important that we take seriously the requirement of the Government to ensure that whatever new structures are put in place, they will not be cumbersome, inefficient and...

Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Motion to Recommit (2 Apr 2009)

Liz McManus: I am being brief. It is quite a complex issue, but it is very important. I appreciate that the Leas Ceann Comhairle has given me a moment. The Minister's letter to me on this issue reiterated the old argument. If he is open to today's needs, then I urge him to support this motion. It seems to me that he is trapped in his Department. He has an agile mind and he understands the industries...

Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Motion to Recommit (2 Apr 2009)

Liz McManus: The broadcasting industry does not believe that is the case.

Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (2 Apr 2009)

Liz McManus: I move amendment No. 6: In page 17, line 4, after "Act" to insert the following: "shall be estimated and planned by the Minister on a multi-annual basis and". The amendment raises very important issues in respect of the costs of setting up this quango. I propose that the costs of administration should be estimated and planned by the Minister on a multi-annual basis. It creates some...

Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (2 Apr 2009)

Liz McManus: An bord snip nua.