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Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (24 Jun 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the operation of the €10 air travel tax in view of the ongoing aviation and travel job losses and the reduction in aviation services which have been announced for winter 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25298/09]

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (24 Jun 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on the availability of ambulances for the north side of Dublin in view of recent reports that ambulances were not available for call-outs in the region as a result of a lack of capacity at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25386/09]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (24 Jun 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a department of ophthalmology at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25388/09]

Written Answers — Public Order Offences: Public Order Offences (24 Jun 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the penalties under public order legislation for alcohol related disorder; his plans to review or increase these penalties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25387/09]

Written Answers — Garda Training: Garda Training (24 Jun 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of training places and courses available to gardaí in Templemore College, County Tipperary and at Garda headquarters, Dublin; the number who have attended courses; the capacity for each year from 2002 to date in 2009; the garda budget allocated to fund ongoing training courses for gardaí for each year since...

Written Answers — Rural Transport Services: Rural Transport Services (24 Jun 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will reverse his decision to end funding in respect of evening transport services in seven rural areas including east and west Cork, Cavan, Sligo, Roscommon, Donegal and Laois from 7 July 2009 in view of the role that transport services play for senior citizens and other vulnerable citizens in rural areas and...

Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister for Finance should be wearing an L plate on his back, as Deputy Lee told us earlier in the week. We are facing totally unnecessary industrial action at Bus Éireann in the coming days.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Tommy Broughan: I asked the Ceann Comhairle whether it was possible to have a Private Notice Question whereby the Minister for Transport would come into the House and tell us-----

Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Tommy Broughan: This matter must be ventilated in the House.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Some 200 jobs were lost yesterday in Coolock and in Rathmore in Kerry. This was partly blamed on the-----

Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Some of these job losses are in the Ceann Comhairle's constituency.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Tommy Broughan: These losses are being blamed partly on the euro-sterling differential. There have been claims that perhaps tens of thousands of Irish jobs have been lost-----

Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Tommy Broughan: I want to ask the Minister fore Finance about the national recovery plan.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Does the Minister intend to include in that plan a provision for companies such as Cadbury Ireland which claim that the strength of the euro is a fundamental cause of our loss of competitiveness and the loss of tens and thousands of jobs?

Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Will the Minister reflect on that?

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (25 Jun 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Question 11: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of additional staff requested for social welfare offices since 1 January 2009; the number received; the number fully deployed; and the source of these extra staff. [23279/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Jun 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans in relation to the means testing of child benefit. [23280/09]

Written Answers — Communication Masts: Communication Masts (25 Jun 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Question 186: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the plan to erect an electromagnetic mast in the vicinity of a house (details supplied) in Dublin 6W; his views on whether the erection of a mast at this location will contravene a recommendation from the Joint Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources that...

Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jun 2009)

Tommy Broughan: I am delighted to have the opportunity to discuss the Aviation (Preclearance) Bill which puts into legislative effect the November 2008 agreement between the Government and the US Government on air transport preclearance. I welcome the introduction of the Bill and strongly support the main objectives which will widen the scope of the provisions established under the Air Navigation and...

Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jun 2009)

Tommy Broughan: We wanted more time.