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Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2008)

Brendan Howlin: As there is limited time for this debate I ask those in the Visitors Gallery to allow the views of the House to be expressed without interruption.

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2008)

Brendan Howlin: People in the Visitors Gallery have strong views on this but this is a House of Parliament and I ask them to allow Members to make their contributions without interruption.

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2008)

Brendan Howlin: I remind Deputies that if they exceed their time somebody's speaking time at the end will be squeezed.

Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2008)

Brendan Howlin: The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Micheál Martin, has three minutes.

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (13 Feb 2008)

Brendan Howlin: Question 425: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the name of each town with an operational metropolitan area network; the number and name of towns to be provided with a MANs network; the number of customers connected to each MANs network at present; the cost of the connection to each MANs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5466/08]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (13 Feb 2008)

Brendan Howlin: Question 426: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when it is intended to provide a MANs network for the towns of Enniscorthy, New Ross and Gorey in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5467/08]

Order of Business (14 Feb 2008)

Brendan Howlin: The first matter I wish to raise relates to secondary legislation, namely the guidelines issued to the boundary commission, which is examining the local boundaries for the 2009 local elections. The commission is precluded from considering the possibility of equalising representation as between counties but a gross inequality now exists in that regard. Has the matter been considered and if...

Order of Business (14 Feb 2008)

Brendan Howlin: The commitment was that it would be done by March of this year. Has that now been abandoned?

Control of Exports Bill 2007 [[i]Seanad[/i]]: Report and Final Stages (14 Feb 2008)

Brendan Howlin: Under Standing Orders no, but of course you can.

Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2008)

Brendan Howlin: The Minister has one minute left. Perhaps the House will allow the Minister to conclude his speech.

Irish Language. (14 Feb 2008)

Brendan Howlin: I believe the Minster is both asking and answering questions but he has less than a minute before I ask Deputy Ring to table his final supplementary question.

Irish Language. (14 Feb 2008)

Brendan Howlin: That question goes well beyond the scope of the Deputy's original question and is more appropriate for the Minister for Education and Science.

Irish Language. (14 Feb 2008)

Brendan Howlin: If the Minister cannot restrain himself he may give an answer.

Staidéar Teangeolaíochta ar Úsáid na Gaeilge. (14 Feb 2008)

Brendan Howlin: Tá súil maith agam go bhfuil ceist ag teacht.

Drug Treatment Programmes. (14 Feb 2008)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy should ask a question.

Voluntary Work. (14 Feb 2008)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy should raise this with the Ceann Comhairle directly.

Leader Programmes. (14 Feb 2008)

Brendan Howlin: It is gratifying to hear that local opinion is so impressive in Mayo.

Adjournment Debate Matters (14 Feb 2008)

Brendan Howlin: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 21 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Pat Breen — the need to provide a train stop on the Ennis to Athenry tail line at Crusheen village in the interests of regional development and that the Minister for Transport would support the case for same; (2) Deputy...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (14 Feb 2008)

Brendan Howlin: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of small scale building works which are required to be undertaken and funded at a school (details supplied) in County Wexford in view of the suspension of the summer works scheme; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that costs have been incurred by this school in preparing projects in expectation that they would...

Departmental Staff. (19 Feb 2008)

Brendan Howlin: That concludes Taoiseach's Questions for today.