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Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Apr 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: I accept the supporting comment from my colleague.

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Apr 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: In many ways, I am in favour of the mechanics of the legislation but this fundamental problem remains. We should work on it now; we cannot wait any longer. This Bill does not provide the answer because we should know at this stage what caused the problems of the past but we have not even started. There has been a report in Iceland, which had an even more spectacular failure. That report is...

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Apr 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: The view was that if anyone made any suggestion that the fundamentals were not 100% sound, he or she was virtually betraying the country. It was unpatriotic even to think of it, never mind to suggest it. This is the reason we do not have such a report or analysis and it is a basic difficulty I have with the Bill. In many ways, we are putting the cart before the horse. We are attempting to...

Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Apr 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: There were instances of sharp practice. People who took no risks and added no value to clients or customers ran off with multi-million bonuses stuffed into their pockets. Will that happen in the future? If not, why not? When I spoke to people about this issue, I was often told it was an international question. The monkeys compared themselves to monkeys in other jurisdictions who were...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (27 Apr 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the development of wind energy here; the progress the ocean energy development unit in Sustainable Energy Ireland has made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16564/10]

Written Answers — Mobile Telephony: Mobile Telephony (27 Apr 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the responsibilities retained by him as opposed to those exercised by ComReg regarding mobile telephones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16563/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Apr 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 370: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason for the continuing delay in issuing REPS 4 payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in Cork South West; and if he will confirm that same will be issued without further delay. [16847/10]

Order of Business (28 Apr 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Let them eat cake.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (28 Apr 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 31 March 2010, if he will now furnish the details required in respect of the amount of expenditure incurred in the period 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009 by his Department and also offices, agencies and any other bodies falling within his remit, on the lease, rental or purchase of car parking spaces...

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (28 Apr 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Finance when the next phase of funding will be made available by the Office of Public Works to local authorities in 2010 for minor works and studies to address localised flood and coastal erosion problems; the amount of funding that will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17099/10]

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (29 Apr 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the extent to which the six day stoppage of all flights into and out of Ireland due to volcanic ash has affected the export of perishable food from this country; the effects which this has had on Irish food producers; the measures which have been put in place to assist those food producers affected; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (29 Apr 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, further to Parliamentary Question No. 14 of 11 March 2010, the progress that has been made in dealing with the problems that have caused delays in processing REP scheme payments; when all outstanding payments will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16716/10]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (5 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if consideration has been given to extending daylight saving here by joining central European time; if an up to date assessment into this matter has been made in view of the fact that this matter is under consideration in the UK. [18168/10]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (5 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 255: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18166/10]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (5 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 410: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the anomaly affecting substitute teachers in relation to deductions in a situation where pension related deduction is zero for those earning less than €15,000 per annum however her Department deducts PRD fortnightly when the pay of a substitute teacher exceeds €750 gross for the...

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (6 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 29: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills her plans in relation to promoting environmentally friendly school transport; her views on whether parents should be encouraged to use public school transport to bring children to schools instead of increasing carbon emissions by personally driving their children to school; if all efforts are made to ensure such...

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (6 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 31: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the procedures that have been put in place to ensure that the incident which occurred during the leaving certificate English examination in 2009, when paper II was accidentally distributed instead of paper I, will not occur again; if contingency plans are in place to ensure that any such incident will lead to minimal...

Leaders' Questions (11 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: He has gone, now.

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (11 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I wish to share time with Deputies Pádraic McCormack, Tom Sheahan and Michael Creed.

Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Fixed Penalty Notice) (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (11 May 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: This is an island nation with more than 2,000 vessels on the sea fishing boat register. About 5,000 fishermen are employed in the fishing fleet with a further 4,000 employed in fish processing and ancillary activities. Our coastal communities are very dependent on the fishing sector. The sea fisheries (amendment) Bill, which I circulated last year, remained on the Order Paper for quite a...