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Written Answers — Broadcasting Legislation: Broadcasting Legislation (30 Jun 2009)

Liz McManus: Question 425: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on correspondence received from the European Commission raising concerns on the copyright issue as outlined in amendment No. 158 to the Broadcasting Bill 2008; the nature of the concerns raised by the European Commission; his response to those concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Commissions of Inquiry: Motion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Liz McManus: I welcome this debate, although I deeply regret that a division will be forced by the Government's refusal to support the joint motion agreed between the Labour Party and Fine Gael. The motion seeks to provide counselling for the victims, to establish a commission of investigation and to ensure proper procedures for the future. I cannot fathom what part of the motion is so offensive to the...

Written Answers — Vaccination Programme: Vaccination Programme (1 Jul 2009)

Liz McManus: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will reconsider her decision to cancel the intended introduction of the HPV vaccine programme in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26325/09]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (1 Jul 2009)

Liz McManus: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she will introduce legislation to ban female genital mutilation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26324/09]

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (2 Jul 2009)

Liz McManus: Question 22: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the matters discussed at his meeting on 4 June 2009 with representatives of the religious orders that ran institutions identified in the Ryan report in which children were abused; if the question of additional payments by the orders was discussed; his plans for further meetings with these orders; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (2 Jul 2009)

Liz McManus: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will adopt the Institutional Child Abuse Bill 2009, a Private Members Bill proposed by the Labour Party; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26675/09]

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (2 Jul 2009)

Liz McManus: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the redress entitlement of a child in a case where they were in an institution providing for mothers and babies, were then fostered with the agreement of the mother and then abused by their foster parent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26873/09]

Order of Business (7 Jul 2009)

Liz McManus: Newspaper reports state that the Cabinet has agreed to proceed with the communications regulation Bill to deal with regulating premium rates services. Concerns have been expressed to me about the inadequacy of this Bill. Will the Taoiseach indicate when it will be published? It is very important to deal with scamming in the area of premium rate operators who are taking advantage of the...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (7 Jul 2009)

Liz McManus: Question 44: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the report of the sales law review group on the proposed consumer rights directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27435/09]

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (7 Jul 2009)

Liz McManus: Question 49: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the mid year statement from the National Competitiveness Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27434/09]

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (7 Jul 2009)

Liz McManus: Question 525: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason for two additional directors on the board of EirGrid plc; the names of the directors; the income or expenses earned for their role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27665/09]

(8 Jul 2009)

Liz McManus: I wish to share time with Deputies Upton, Costello and Kathleen Lynch.

(8 Jul 2009)

Liz McManus: When the Ryan report was published, there was recognition in this House that the terrible abuse, the horrific cruelty, the unpardonable neglect meted out to children, demanded of us an exceptional response. We could not carry on in our usual way. The wording of the agreed motion reflected a united and democratic will across all the parties in the House to rise above political wrangling to...

(8 Jul 2009)

Liz McManus: I welcome particularly the proposal to lift the gagging order in regard to redress board applicants. Like Deputy Quinn, I have lived long enough to remember clearly the worst excesses of censorship in Ireland, but nothing compares to this order. The idea underlying it may have been to construct a non-adversarial, no-blame compensation scheme, but that did not happen. Survivors have given...

(8 Jul 2009)

Liz McManus: Indeed. These issues are not major in terms of general public policy but each one of them is vital to individuals who live with their past every day, people who have had to fight their private demons as well as the public demons of ignorance, prejudice and denial. I know of one survivor who was abused in an institution. Even though he was only a boy at the time, somehow he found the courage...

Written Answers — Economic Outlook: Economic Outlook (8 Jul 2009)

Liz McManus: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the June 2009 Exchequer figures; the way the June 2009 figures compare to profiles forecast; if he is confident that tax revenue will amount to €34.4 billion for 2009; if he expects a significant amount of net emigration over the 2009 to 2010 period; the way he expects emigration trends to impact on tax revenues over this period;...

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

Liz McManus: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Finance the lending by the European Central Bank and by the Irish Central Bank respectively to financial institutions covered by the bank guarantee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27964/09]

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

Liz McManus: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of funding which has been allocated to the Medical Bureau of Road Safety specifically to target drug driving for these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28393/09]

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (9 Jul 2009)

Liz McManus: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will report on the new EU road safety regulations including the requirement for a driver certificate of professional competence which will come into force on 10 September 2009; if the Road Safety Authority will be charged with implementing these new regulations; if additional funding will be allocated for the implementation of the new...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (9 Jul 2009)

Liz McManus: Question 94: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the implementation of the recommendations from the report on media mergers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29607/09]