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Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: In the past ten years, the Government has pursued a Thatcherite policy of establishing quangos for all sorts of purposes that were previously within the remit of the Dáil and the Ministers serving in it. Each quango has a chief executive officer, chairman, board and, usually, a public relations officer at a considerable cost to the Exchequer. Quangos remove authority from this elected...

Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: The Government has promised to introduce legislation this parliamentary session to abolish quangos, but the only thing that has happened so far is that the Equality Authority has been starved of funding. It has been effectively abolished because it has not received enough funding to act properly.

Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: When will the legislation be introduced and will there be several Bills to deal with the approximately 600 quangos? What Ministers will introduce the Bills? Will it be all of those with quangos under their remits or will just one Minister handle it all?

Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: I will ask a short supplementary question. Is it intended that, as well as abolishing some of the authorities, the other bodies will be returned to the remit of the Dáil and the Ministers who serve here?

Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: The Minister for Finance is on record as saying that a quango is no way to rule. I presume that he will be bringing back a few.

Written Answers — Naval Service Vessels: Naval Service Vessels (6 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Defence if he intends to proceed with plans for the replacement of the [i]Asgard II[/i] with a new steel hulled vessel; if estimates are available as to the potential cost; when tenders will be sought; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17778/09]

Written Answers — Naval Service Vessels: Naval Service Vessels (6 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Defence the position in regard to the refurbishment programme for the [i]Creidne[/i]; if he will confirm that the vessel will be available in May 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17779/09]

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (6 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: Question 203: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the actions she will take to resolve the issue of inter-country adoption with Vietnam; her views on visiting the country herself to resolve issues which remain outstanding. [18402/09]

Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: It has taken the Government four years to get this far.

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (7 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the circumstances regarding a document, he will at a minimum ensure that a temporary C2 tax clearance certificate will issue to a person (details supplied). [18356/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (7 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Finance, further to Parliamentary Question No. 79 of 30 April 2009, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the person's employer will not provide documentation to enable the returns to be submitted; and if a revenue audit has commenced in relation to the person's employer. [18401/09]

Leaders' Questions (12 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: We would get rid of the Fianna Fáil cronies, that is the first thing we would do.

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (12 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: Question 135: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 13 of 7 April 2009, the reason the redundancy rebate has not issued. [18934/09]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (12 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: Question 441: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 732 of 22 April 2009, if the requested documentation has been received from the main contractor; if the documents meet with his Departments requirements; if a formal letter of acceptance has issued to the contractor; when the contract will be signed; and when construction work will commence....

Order of Business (13 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: On promised legislation, I was in a housing estate last night that does not include any flats or apartments, yet the management charge for the estate is €1,200 per household. Householders have just received a further bill for a sinking fund for €500, which they are legally obliged to pay. The only service provided is that the grass is cut, but not very well. I ask the Taoiseach to...

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (13 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is envisaged that the national asset management agency will become, in effect, a development company, raising or providing capital for the purposes of completing development projects for the purposes of maximising return; if, in these cases, defaulting developers will be allowed to retain an equity stake in the projects; if NAMA has a...

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (13 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether resolving the pricing problem is the key variable in determining the final cost to the taxpayer of the bank rescue plan; his further views on the establishment of an independent valuation board to oversee the pricing of assets transferred to the national asset management agency, similar to the Swedish model in the early...

Order of Business (14 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: It is not agreed to. I do not propose to seek a division on this matter but I cannot understand why the Government has proposed to guillotine debate on a Bill which has only one amendment. There is no emergency and the debate could be finished long before the guillotine time. The Bill could be dealt with effectively in half an hour. The use of a guillotine is outrageous. I ask the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason for the delay in awarding jobseeker's allowance to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [19433/09]

Leaders' Questions (19 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: Did the Minister say something? We could not hear him.