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Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (26 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will include the statutory provision of a passengers champion within the structure of the new Dublin Transport Authority/National Transport Regulator to make sure that commuters' concerns in all modes of public transport including bus, rail, LUAS and taxis are at the heart of the system of transport regulation; the way passengers and...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (26 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will appoint a new chairman for the Dublin Port Company; if he is considering internal and external candidates for the role; the criteria which has been laid down to select a suitable candidate for the job in view of the challenges facing Dublin and all of the national ports at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. ...

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (26 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 203 of 6 May 2009, if there has been further progress in resolving the issue of inter-country adoption with Vietnam; if she remains committed to her Minister of State for Children travelling to Vietnam to resolve and conclude a further bilateral agreement; and when this will occur. [21744/09]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (26 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: Question 442: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the caretaker of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare is retiring at the end of the 2008-09 school year; the arrangements in place to enable the appointment of a new caretaker in view of the recruitment ban; and if he will ensure that the school can re-open in September 2009....

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (26 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: Question 453: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the shortage of places for pupils intending to commence secondary education in a school (details supplied) in County Offaly, in particular, pupils from north west Kildare; the action he will take to rectify this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21411/09]

Order of Business (27 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: It is proposed to guillotine this short Finance Bill, which is virtually impossible to amend, even though it will probably not need any guillotine. Enough time has been made available to deal with this Bill in its entirety without a guillotine. The application of a guillotine as a kind of safeguard is certainly not what guillotines are intended for during the normal parliamentary process.

Order of Business (27 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: The Minister for Transport, Deputy Dempsey, was flying a kite.

Written Answers — Gangland Crime: Gangland Crime (27 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects that the legislation promised in the crime package announced on 13 May 2009 will be published and enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21497/09]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (27 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is subject to the pension levy despite the fact that they will derive no benefit from a pension. [21741/09]

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (27 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: Question 189: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a 92% non-compliance in relation to the requirement of building energy rating certificates for house sales or lettings; if he has received correspondence in relation to this adherence to the building regulations; and the steps he will take to ensure...

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (27 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: Question 190: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the proposed biomass district heating scheme under the Dundalk 2020 project; when final tender documents will issue to the remaining tendering consortia; when a preferred bidder will be selected; the amount of the concerto funding which has already been spent; and if this money will have to be...

Order of Business (28 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: Is someone telling lies?

Order of Business (28 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: Despite the Ceann Comhairle's heroic efforts to try to kick-start the Dáil reform procedure, nothing has happened in that regard and matters are regressing at a rapid rate. Since the beginning of May 2009, 34 Adjournment debates have been allowed by the Ceann Comhairle. However, on only one occasion did a senior Minister come into the House.

Order of Business (28 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: That was the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Coughlan, who attended because the subject pertained to job losses in her own constituency.

Order of Business (28 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: A total of 15 of the Adjournment debates were taken by one very junior Minister of State, Deputy Áine Brady, and many of the debates did not relate to her area of responsibility. A further seven were taken by another Minister of State, Deputy Calleary. Two thirds of the debates have been taken by two of the most junior Ministers in the House.

Order of Business (28 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: When this matter was raised a short time ago by my party leader, Deputy Gilmore, the Taoiseach responded positively. He stated that every Minister should seek, as a matter of courtesy, to be present in the House when a matter relevant to his or her Department is being taken. However, even though 15 Adjournment debates were on health, the Minister for Health and Children never turned up in...

Order of Business (28 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: When the Ceann Comhairle and others tried to kickstart Dáil reform, they were told that a special committee comprised of Fianna Fáil and Green Party Members would tell them what the Dáil reforms would be.

Order of Business (28 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: Nothing has come of that. May I assume that next week, given that neither Fianna Fáil nor the Green Party is out canvassing-----

Order of Business (28 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: -----the people concerned may do some work on Dáil reform?

Order of Business (28 May 2009)

Emmet Stagg: It is not.