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- The Economy: Statements (28 Jan 2009)
Emmet Stagg: There is plenty of precedent if the House were to agree to sit for another five minutes.
- The Economy: Statements (28 Jan 2009)
Emmet Stagg: The House has.
- The Economy: Statements (28 Jan 2009)
Emmet Stagg: The Taoiseach is agreeable.
- Order of Business (29 Jan 2009)
Emmet Stagg: Arising from discussions in the House, I raised a number of matters at the Whips' meeting last night. Referring to them now is in order. The first relates to management companies and the legislation promised thereon. According to the Chief Whip, that legislation has been pushed back beyond First Stage. Seemingly, a specialist group is considering the legislation. Four years have passed...
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (29 Jan 2009)
Emmet Stagg: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the proposals it is intended to make to funding provided by his Department to outside organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2598/09]
- Social Welfare Benefits. (3 Feb 2009)
Emmet Stagg: The Minister must be joking.
- Social Welfare Benefits. (3 Feb 2009)
Emmet Stagg: That is nonsense.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Feb 2009)
Emmet Stagg: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will engage with the European Commission to ensure that reduced rate welfare payments made by her Department that are affected by changes in the value of sterling, or more precisely by the average value of sterling over the previous three months as assigned by the Commission, are updated instead on a monthly basis by the...
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Feb 2009)
Emmet Stagg: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will review the rules applying to jobseeker's allowance in relation to the assessment of self-employed people to social assistance payments in view to the sudden drop in income affecting many self-employed people. [3206/09]
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Feb 2009)
Emmet Stagg: Question 433: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will appoint an official to resolve the accommodation problems at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare in view of the fact that the contractor is unable to carry out the work and his Department appear to be still dealing with it. [3177/09]
- Order of Business (4 Feb 2009)
Emmet Stagg: They should be put on the public record.
- Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Motion (Resumed) (4 Feb 2009)
Emmet Stagg: Hear, hear.
- Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)
Emmet Stagg: That side of the House must be well used to bluffing.
- Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Motion (Resumed) (5 Feb 2009)
Emmet Stagg: The media might take note of this.
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (5 Feb 2009)
Emmet Stagg: Question 31: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress his Department has made with regard to producing a legislative framework to enable the sale of local authority flats; if he will bring forward an amendment to the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008 to provide tenants of local authority apartments the right to buy their own homes; and if...
- Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (5 Feb 2009)
Emmet Stagg: Question 41: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 30 of 27 November 2008, that any rental property being let for the first time after 1 February 2009 will have to comply with all the requirements of the new regulations, the way compliance will be established since property being let for the first time is not...
- Written Answers — Energy Costs: Energy Costs (10 Feb 2009)
Emmet Stagg: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views in respect of the Competitiveness Council report which found that energy costs here are the second highest out of 15 countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4540/09]
- Written Answers — Energy Costs: Energy Costs (10 Feb 2009)
Emmet Stagg: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if energy costs will be reduced in view of the recent decrease in oil prices; if he will seek to curb rising ESB and gas prices in order to ease the burden on consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4539/09]
- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (10 Feb 2009)
Emmet Stagg: Question 338: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received correspondence from local residents in relation to concerns over the ownership, operation of, and exemptions from planning permission of a tower (details supplied) in County Mayo; and when he will direct that an official from the Irish Aviation Authority meet with local residents to hear and address their concerns. [4527/09]
- Leaders' Questions (11 Feb 2009)
Emmet Stagg: That is the padding. The Taoiseach should answer the question.