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Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (16 Dec 2009)

Emmet Stagg: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has provided additional funding to the rural areas affected by recent flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47025/09]

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (16 Dec 2009)

Emmet Stagg: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his plans to assist the rural communities affected by the recent flooding; if he has visited the communities affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47026/09]

Order of Business (17 Dec 2009)

Emmet Stagg: There will be four common or garden Bills guillotined today. There is no great emergency with any of them and we could have taken any of them any time since last September.

Order of Business (17 Dec 2009)

Emmet Stagg: However, guillotines have now become a management tool applied by the Government to the work of this Chamber. The purpose of the Chamber is to examine legislation and to hold the Government to account. Large sections of the legislation, especially important legislation, that goes through the Chamber is not debated at all because it is guillotined by the Government. It is not only...

Order of Business (17 Dec 2009)

Emmet Stagg: We should change the rules. The Government sets them aside every morning by stating that regardless of what is in Standing Orders it will do what it wishes because it has a majority.

Order of Business (17 Dec 2009)

Emmet Stagg: We should change the rules to prevent that happening, except for an emergency. That is what the guillotine was intended for and nothing else. However, it is now being used here every morning as a management tool to get the opinions and legislation of the Executive through without debate in this Chamber.

Written Answers — National Concert Hall: National Concert Hall (17 Dec 2009)

Emmet Stagg: Question 22: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if funding will be provided for the National Concert Hall for 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47397/09]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (17 Dec 2009)

Emmet Stagg: Question 371: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has sought tenders in respect of the completion of a project (details supplied) in County Kildare; the closing date for receipt of tenders; if priority will be given to the preparation of the tender report following receipt of the tenders; if the actual tender requires the winning contractor to be on site to complete the...

Banking Crisis: Motion (19 Jan 2010)

Emmet Stagg: Hear, hear.

Banking Crisis: Motion (19 Jan 2010)

Emmet Stagg: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Jan 2010)

Emmet Stagg: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the level of interaction between her Department and the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and local authorities on achieving savings in the cost of rent supplement by switching more tenants to the rental accommodation scheme. [1808/10]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (19 Jan 2010)

Emmet Stagg: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount refunded under section 848A of the Tax Consolidation Act 1997 in 2008; the details of the amounts received, brought down, benefits, charities, overseas aid groups and religious congregations. [48540/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Jan 2010)

Emmet Stagg: Question 365: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in awarding a home care package to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48562/09]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (19 Jan 2010)

Emmet Stagg: Question 533: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when legislation will be published to amend the Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993 with specific reference to name the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General as auditor of ward of court funds. [1115/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 Jan 2010)

Emmet Stagg: Question 736: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason for the delay in awarding jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [48539/09]

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (19 Jan 2010)

Emmet Stagg: Question 844: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has sought information from each local authority in relation to their waiting list for housing adaptation grants for the elderly and mobility grants. [2599/10]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (19 Jan 2010)

Emmet Stagg: Question 1025: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason the priority status promised to a school (details supplied) in County Kildare in respect of the building of an autistic spectrum disorder unit at the school, has been reneged upon; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the school enrolled autistic spectrum disorder students in good faith who are located in the...

Banking Crisis: Motion (Resumed) (20 Jan 2010)

Emmet Stagg: It never wanted to.

Banking Crisis: Motion (Resumed) (20 Jan 2010)

Emmet Stagg: Given that I was a teller in the vote, in accordance with the Standing Orders of the House and given the importance of the matter before us, I think it only appropriate to give an opportunity in particular to the Green Party to take a walk of shame through the lobbies. I call a vote to vote be taken by other than electronic means.

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (20 Jan 2010)

Emmet Stagg: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Defence the amount of money raised by the recent sale of six Air Corps Alouette helicopters; the way this money will be used; if he is satisfied that the sale represents value for money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1999/10]