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Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (12 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: Under the Sports Capital Programme, which is administered by my Department, funding is allocated to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. The 2008 programme was advertised on 13th and 14th of January and the deadline for receipt of applications was 29th February for paper-based applications and 7th March for on-line applications....

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (12 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: I refer the Deputy to my reply to PQ No. 310 on Tuesday 11 March 2008. The position remains the same.

Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: It is proposed to take No. 11b, motion re membership of committees; No. 11a, motion re orders of reference of committee; and No. 15, Student Support Bill 2008 — Second Stage (resumed). It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that business shall be interrupted on the conclusion of questions to the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism until 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 2...

Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: Many events are held before St. Patrick's Day, the reason many of my colleagues have already left for their destinations.

Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: St. Patrick's Day presents an ideal opportunity to tell Ireland's investment and tourism stories. Successive Governments have found it valuable for Ministers to travel abroad and keep engagements to tell Ireland's success story.

Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: It is a bit of both.

Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: The intoxicating liquor Bill will be introduced late this year. The second issue raised by the Deputy will be dealt with in the road traffic Bill which is to deal with a number of road safety and road traffic issues arising from the road safety strategy. This legislation is being drafted and should be published in the course of the year. I will have to make inquiries concerning the final...

Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: I understand the legislation will be published in the next session.

Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: I think the Deputy is talking about the criminal justice miscellaneous provisions Bill, which is due to be published in mid-2008. The heads of the Bill have been approved by the Government. It was necessary to undertake a restructuring of this Bill to make provision for other matters and requirements, many of which the Deputy has mentioned, and to take a broader view.

Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: The health (long-term residential care) services Bill will be published next session. The heads of the Bill have been approved by the Government. As the Deputy is aware, it is complex legislation but it will be ready during the next session.

Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: I take the point the Deputy makes about ratification. The publication date I have is next session, the middle of April. That is the prevention of corruption amendment Bill, with 23 heads. As to the ratification, I will have to get more information from the Deputy on that.

Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: The Deputy is correct. There are two Bills. The first one is the Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill, which completed Committee Stage in the Dáil on 21 January. That is one of the Bills to which the Deputy refers. That Bill will enact certain of these necessary measures. The remaining requirements will be dealt with in the Bill I referred to earlier, the prevention of corruption...

Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: I will have to clarify that. I understand that the passing of both those Bills ratifies the convention but I will have to check that.

Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: It will be facilitated.

Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: There is no legislation promised. Legislation related to ComReg was brought forward earlier last year which dealt with a number of the issues the Deputy raised.

Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: I understand it will be published next session.

Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: The Dublin transport authority Bill will be going to Government in early April and published shortly thereafter.

Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: The property services regulatory authority Bill will be published later this year.

Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: The Whips can discuss it.

Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)

Séamus Brennan: This is secondary legislation concerning EU regulations. I will ask the Minister for Transport to revert to the Deputy.