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Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (15 Oct 2009)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has consulted with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in relation to the extension of the time for the spreading of slurry following the extension given to farmers in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36082/09]

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (15 Oct 2009)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of additional applications for the farm retirement scheme that have been admitted or are being considered for admission to the scheme following his recent announcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36132/09]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (20 Oct 2009)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason the design team to initiate the architectural planning of an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Cork has not been appointed; and if he will confirm that there will be no further delay. [37114/09]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (20 Oct 2009)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will review the requirements for establishing independent residence in respect of mature students under clause four of the higher education grants scheme; his views on such a review in view of the current economic situation and the need for many young graduates to return to college to upskill for the workforce; and if he will...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (20 Oct 2009)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 171: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if interest will be awarded in respect of the amount outstanding in relation to a redundancy refund of €44,041 due to a company (details supplied) in County Cork in view of continuing delays in dealing with this claim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36679/09]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (20 Oct 2009)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 190: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the proposed Companies (Transitional Accounting Standards) Bill designed to permit merger accounting for companies here; the broad proposals to be included in this Bill; and the prospective timeframe for its enactment. [36949/09]

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (21 Oct 2009)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his attention has been drawn to the concerns relating to an unfair allocation of national lottery funding under the sports capital grants; and if he has any proposals in this regard. [37219/09]

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (21 Oct 2009)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the basis on which decisions have been made in the allocation of national lottery funding for sports capital grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37218/09]

Order of Business (3 Nov 2009)

Jim O'Keeffe: About time.

Order of Business (3 Nov 2009)

Jim O'Keeffe: He is referring to promised jobs.

Order of Business (3 Nov 2009)

Jim O'Keeffe: The Dáil sub-committee should be reformed.

Written Answers — Cigarette Smuggling: Cigarette Smuggling (3 Nov 2009)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance his estimate of the loss to the Exchequer in 2009 arising from cigarette smuggling; and the measures being taken and proposed to deal with this situation. [37616/09]

Written Answers — Cigarette Smuggling: Cigarette Smuggling (3 Nov 2009)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that arrangements have been completed for the acquisition of a second mobile scanner to combat cigarette smuggling; if it is operational; if not, when it will be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37617/09]

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (3 Nov 2009)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 727: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people committed to prison for non payment of fines in the years 2006, 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009. [38536/09]

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (3 Nov 2009)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 787: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if the list of recommended allocations submitted to him following completion of the assessment process is always approved in the allocation of funding under the Sports Capital Programme; if not, the circumstances which have led to non-approval of such list of recommended allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (3 Nov 2009)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 788: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the circumstances in which allocations are approved by him in respect of applications which, following completion of the assessment process, are not on the list of recommended allocations submitted to him for approval; and the list of such applications which have been approved by him for each of the past three years. [38702/09]

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed). (4 Nov 2009)

Jim O'Keeffe: I strongly support amendment No. 2. I have been a Member of the House for many years and during that time I have not come across legislation as important or with such financial implications as that before the House. If one calculated the costs accrued on foot of all the legislation in respect of which I have made contributions during the past 30 years, the aggregate figure would not in any...

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed). (4 Nov 2009)

Jim O'Keeffe: Thankfully, I did not have enough confidence in Anglo Irish Banks to purchase any of its shares.

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed). (4 Nov 2009)

Jim O'Keeffe: Put in a sunset clause.

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed). (4 Nov 2009)

Jim O'Keeffe: It may have been helpful if some of that famous sensitive information had been available to Members of the Oireachtas over the past couple of years. We might have had a different outcome. The outcome now is a huge bill of over €50 billion, huge exposure of the taxpayer and the Minister tells us that he agrees with the principle of parliamentary oversight-----