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Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: It might not turn out to be a burning question at all.

Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Will taxpayers' money be spent on it?

Written Answers — Weather Emergencies: Weather Emergencies (10 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Transport the contingency plans that are in place in the event of damage to our transport infrastructure arising from further extreme weather conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6492/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (10 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of bodies and agencies under his aegis; and his proposals for the rationalisation of same. [6493/10]

Written Answers — Substance Misuse: Substance Misuse (11 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the recent spread of head shops here and the substances sold therein; the steps she will take by way of legislation and regulation to control this situation; and the measures she proposes to take. [6720/10]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (11 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether, as a matter of policy, it is preferable that children with severe disabilities are looked after in the family home as opposed to an acute children's ward of a hospital and that the average annual cost to the State of such home care provision is a fraction of the cost of hospital maintenance and that in this...

Order of Business (Resumed). (16 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Could the Minister send an affidavit instead?

Committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Powers of Inquiry) Bill 2010: Second Stage (16 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: If ever I needed to be convinced of the need for a change of Government, I am utterly convinced after the Government's response this evening to the Labour Party Bill. The Government is so satisfied with the status quo that it does not even want to consider any change. In the Minister of State's speech, he refers to the "existing arrangements or a balance, on the one hand, between the rights...

Committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Powers of Inquiry) Bill 2010: Second Stage (16 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: -----take political advantage out of a position. There is no reason a banking inquiry by the Oireachtas should not be conducted in a similar fashion. Where do we stand now as a result of where the Government leads us? The approach, if not in the letter certainly in the spirit, leads to the Constitution being denied, and the Constitution clearly states that the Government shall be...

Committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Powers of Inquiry) Bill 2010: Second Stage (16 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: That €15 billion is half the amount we currently raise in taxes. I would like to see an all-party view emerge from this House that we do not accept the current position and that we should improve it. As a first step we should support the Labour Party Bill. It is only a first step but the notion of rejecting the Labour Party Bill, going back to base as far as the Government is concerned...

Written Answers — Haiti Earthquake: Haiti Earthquake (16 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if additional support will be made available from official aid as opposed to from voluntary subscriptions to the non-governmental organisations to assist in the recovery and reconstruction of Haiti. [7138/10]

Written Answers — EU Matters: EU Matters (16 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps taken, since the ratification of the Lisbon treaty in October 2009, to keep the general public informed and fully aware of all aspects of the operations on the EU and especially those affecting Ireland. [7137/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (16 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 155: To ask the Taoiseach the number of bodies and agencies under his aegis; and his proposals for the rationalisation of same. [8202/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (16 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 181: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of bodies and agencies under her aegis; and her proposals for the rationalisation of same. [8195/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (16 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 216: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of bodies and agencies under his aegis; and his proposals for the rationalisation of same. [8197/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (16 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 294: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of bodies and agencies under her aegis; and her proposals for the rationalisation of same. [8199/10]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (16 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 332: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason there is a two year wait for naturalisation applications to be processed; and if a more efficient process will be introduced to alleviate this waiting time. [7808/10]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (16 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 333: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of applications awaiting naturalisation as of 31 December 2007, 2008 and 2009. [7809/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (16 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 350: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of bodies and agencies under his aegis; and his proposals for the rationalisation of same. [8200/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (16 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 374: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of bodies and agencies under his aegis; and his proposals for the rationalisation of same. [8198/10]