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Computerisation Programme. (30 Jan 2008)

Richard Bruton: Was that the driving licences?

Computerisation Programme. (30 Jan 2008)

Richard Bruton: The public service broker was two and a half times over budget. How does the Minister explain that?

Computerisation Programme. (30 Jan 2008)

Richard Bruton: The first independent evaluation showed all the planning was deficient.

Computerisation Programme. (30 Jan 2008)

Richard Bruton: The Minister should read the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, not just his brief.

Computerisation Programme. (30 Jan 2008)

Richard Bruton: I am not misrepresenting it.

Anti-Poverty Strategy. (30 Jan 2008)

Richard Bruton: Would the Minister not agree that families cannot simply focus on the HICP and pretend they do not have mortgages to pay? It is not a fair comparison. According to the CSO, the cost of mortgages has increased by 80%, food costs have increased by 30% and the cost of child care and health has increased by 20% in the past two years. Young families are obliged to shoulder a huge,...

Banking Sector Regulation. (30 Jan 2008)

Richard Bruton: The Minister will recall that the Financial Ombudsman made a ruling in respect of overcharging by a financial institution, but it was found that under the legislation he was not empowered to make a class award which would allow others affected by the same problem to receive an award. I understand from a previous reply to a parliamentary question that the Minister is considering extending to...

Renewable Energy Resources. (30 Jan 2008)

Richard Bruton: I know the Minister has seen an in-house report by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission which raised considerable scepticism about the general EU thrust towards bio-fuels as a solution. It made a number of points. One point was that the use of biomass to generate power was more effective than its use in transport and that some technologies for creating bio-fuels produce more...

Renewable Energy Resources. (30 Jan 2008)

Richard Bruton: Is the Minister aware that one of the impacts of the emphasis on bio-fuels in its current form is a large projected increase in food prices worldwide, a shortage of grains for food use and the impact this will have on some of the poorest people in the developing world and poor families in the EU and Ireland? The Minister is a member of the Cabinet sub-committee on climate change. Has that...

Tribunals of Inquiry: Motion (30 Jan 2008)

Richard Bruton: What about the provision of evidence?

Tribunals of Inquiry: Motion (30 Jan 2008)

Richard Bruton: Why then could the Government not agree that the tribunal was working without bias? It could not agree to that statement in the motion.

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (30 Jan 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 195: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will extend to the Standards in Public Office the power to investigate breaches of standards on its own initiative. [2573/08]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (30 Jan 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 197: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if, arising from a legal settlement (details supplied) there are implications for other groups or agencies who have the coordinated pension scheme; and if he plans changes in the terms of coordinated pensions where they have operated to the disadvantage of some workers, particularly those on lower pay. [36098/07]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (30 Jan 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 729: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 17 who has lost out on entitlement to widow's pension, because their marriage ceremony was conducted in a church and was not accompanied by a civil ceremony; if there is any evidence which he would accept as evidence of the bona fide nature of this marriage; and if...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (30 Jan 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 1278: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has data on the number of fines issued or prosecutions taken in respect of cyclists riding on the footpath or motorists parking on footpaths or on cycle lanes; and if he will provide the details that are available. [2488/08]

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (30 Jan 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 1303: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his assessment of the climate change targets set by the EU for Ireland and their impact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2572/08]

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (30 Jan 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 1326: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the anomaly in the proposed tax regime for motor vehicles whereby persons who go out now and buy a high emission vehicle will avoid the new VRT, whereas persons who have on grounds of social responsibility bought low emission cars ahead of the Government move on VRT will...

Order of Business (31 Jan 2008)

Richard Bruton: The House will have seen the tragic case of the Ó Cuanacháin family who now face a legal bill of €5 million following their attempt to pursue the rights of their child through the courts. Eight years on after the idea of a Bill to provide education provision based on the needs of an individual was introduced in the Dáil, we still do not have an appeals mechanisms through which parents...

Order of Business (31 Jan 2008)

Richard Bruton: Has the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance decided to foreshorten any proper debate on tax options? Confusion has been created as to whether the provision of a tax clearance certificate is the same as an application for one. Will the Tánaiste clarify, or make provision in the Finance Bill in order that it is clarified, that individuals who apply for a tax clearance certificate have not...

Order of Business (31 Jan 2008)

Richard Bruton: On secondary legislation we are entitled to know whether section 36 of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 has an appeals mechanisms in place. Surely that is an issue of secondary legislation that we are entitled to know about.