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Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (16 Feb 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 549: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will direct State agencies and Departments to use both a lo-call number and local number for members of the public in view of the fact that many persons with mobile phones are charged higher tariffs by calling the lo-call number; the cost of calling a lo-call number during the day from a mobile phone;...

Written Answers — Cross-Border Programmes: Cross-Border Programmes (16 Feb 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 553: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the cross border programmes, initiatives, areas of co-operation and so on which his Department is engaging in or about to engage in with its counterparts in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7614/10]

Written Answers — Cross-Border Co-operation: Cross-Border Co-operation (16 Feb 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 584: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the cross border programmes, initiatives, areas of cooperation and so on which his Department is engaging in or about to engage in with its counterparts in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7615/10]

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Liz McManus: He thought he would get away with it.

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Liz McManus: The Minister thought he would get away with it.

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Liz McManus: The Minister is free to answer questions.

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Liz McManus: I have a question.

Confidence in Minister for Defence: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

Liz McManus: Why did the Minister not talk to the journalists?

Written Answers — National Archives: National Archives (17 Feb 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the action he will take to resolve the storage problems that are occurring at the National Archives; the progress made to date on a new purpose built building for the State's archives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7895/10]

Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Liz McManus: The Ministers are at fault.

Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Liz McManus: He is at it again. Is he the Ceann Comhairle?

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (18 Feb 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will make a statement on the opening hours of head shops; if there is legislation regarding their opening hours; and if an age limit will be enforced on entry to such shops. [8400/10]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (18 Feb 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will make a statement on the issue of head shops. [8401/10]

Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (23 Feb 2010)

Liz McManus: I welcome the opportunity to discuss legislation to ensure a modern and transparent safety regime for petroleum and gas exploration. It is an area that attracts great controversy, or has done. Local communities also express genuine fears about safety issues. It is not the only area where those kinds of concerns are expressed but in the Corrib dispute they were especially acute. Regardless...

Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (23 Feb 2010)

Liz McManus: That is all very fine as long as the controls are in place to ensure that it is not seen as an unlimited cash cow to which we can return and build up a little empire, making sure that whatever the authority may be it will live up to its brief. I do not have a problem with the CER taking on this role but I urge caution about what can happen so easily. In this regard one might look at the...

Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (23 Feb 2010)

Liz McManus: I hope progress in this area will be exponential. When this legislation is in place I hope the Minister, when he is representing the State at the European Union or in a broader international forum, will be in a stronger position to argue for safety standards globally in regard to oil and gas exploration. We are well aware that there are countries with no proper regulation where people's...

Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (23 Feb 2010)

Liz McManus: I do not have the faintest idea what the Minister of State means by that.

Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (23 Feb 2010)

Liz McManus: I apologise for being late but I want to ask the Minister of State about the oil stocks.

Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (23 Feb 2010)

Liz McManus: I wanted to know what we were doing about it.

Written Answers — Employment Subsidy Scheme: Employment Subsidy Scheme (23 Feb 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 146: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans to expand the employment subsidy scheme in view of the fact that the expansion of the scheme was announced in mid-December 2009 and the closing date was 23 December 2009 and many businesses were not in a position to apply during the lead up to Christmas 2009; and if she will make a statement on the...