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Written Answers — Stability and Growth Pact: Stability and Growth Pact (27 Apr 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the repayment of illegally taken pensions for care, and the cost of paying for court actions taken on foot of the pensions for care scandal, will bring Ireland to breaching the parameters of the Stability and Growth Pact in 2005, 2006 and 2007. [13371/05]

Order of Business. (28 Apr 2005)

Dan Boyle: What is the status of the Third Level Student Support Bill, No. 41 on the Government's legislative programme? Its publication is not listed and it is not possible to indicate a date at this stage. It is a Bill to place all student support schemes on a statutory footing. Given that it is unlikely that this Bill will be in place for the academic year starting in September 2005, can the Minister...

Order of Business. (28 Apr 2005)

Dan Boyle: So probably not.

Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (28 Apr 2005)

Dan Boyle: The substance of this Bill will be readily accepted by all Members of the House and by all members of society. Unfortunately the necessity of introducing this Bill is due to political failure on the part of the Government. The circumstances of the introduction of this Bill have been on foot of the damning resignation of the first Chair of the commission, Ms Justice Laffoy. Her resignation was...

Written Answers — Diplomatic Representation: Diplomatic Representation (28 Apr 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 16: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the total revenue foregone in 2004 due to exemptions granted to diplomats here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13678/05]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (28 Apr 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if it was rapid economic growth or an economic downturn that resulted in the Government's decision to renege on its commitment on overseas development aid; if the commitment was unrealistic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13677/05]

Written Answers — Economic Partnership Agreements: Economic Partnership Agreements (28 Apr 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government's views on the UK paper on the economic partnership agreements being negotiated by the European Commission with 77 African, Caribbean and Pacific countries; if, in accordance with the concern expressed by the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Government will join with the UK and other like-minded governments with a...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Apr 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason community employment scheme participants are excluded from access to the family income supplement, when social employment scheme participants and those availing of the part-time job initiative are not; and if he will address this anomaly. [13843/05]

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (28 Apr 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 246: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there are plans for the future roll-out of the services of the Private Residential Tenancies Board, PRTB, to sub-national level due to the large workload facing the board and the difficulties facing those outside Dublin accessing its services. [13841/05]

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (28 Apr 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 247: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department will address the continuing issue of poor sanitary standards in inner city private rented accommodation by increasing resources available to local authorities which are not adequately fulfilling this responsibility. [13842/05]

Land Prices. (4 May 2005)

Dan Boyle: Given the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform purchase of land at Kilsallaghan in north County Dublin on the Meath border at a cost of €200,000 per acre, does the Minister feel the Government is a driver of price inflation with regard to agricultural land? What does the Minister think will be the effect of that price on agricultural land?

Land Prices. (4 May 2005)

Dan Boyle: I intend to.

Leaders' Questions. (4 May 2005)

Dan Boyle: Is the Taoiseach referring to Abbotstown?

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (4 May 2005)

Dan Boyle: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: to allow the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to make statements to the House regarding the refusal of immigration officials at Cork Airport to allow entry to an Australian citizen travelling to this country for the purpose of a...

Written Answers — Farm Safety: Farm Safety (4 May 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the details of planned initiatives on farm safety, in view of relative danger of the farm as a workplace; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14222/05]

Written Answers — Animal Feedstuffs: Animal Feedstuffs (4 May 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if, since the challenge by a company (details supplied), she has revised her Department's testing procedures for animal proteins in feed, in order that they will be legally admissible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14223/05]

Order of Business. (5 May 2005)

Dan Boyle: In the context of the emergency legislation today and other legislation dealing with North-South bodies, can the Minister explain what is the delay with the register of persons who are considered unsafe to work with children Bill? The regulations that would result from the Bill are already in place in Northern Ireland.

Order of Business. (5 May 2005)

Dan Boyle: Can the Minister explain why the legislation exists in Northern Ireland but not here?

British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (5 May 2005)

Dan Boyle: The subterfuge that accompanied this Bill, with phone calls to spokespersons of the different parties on Monday and a briefing yesterday, seems to indicate that there is a degree of discomfort in the Government about this Bill. As spokesperson for my party, I received a phone call on the briefing on Tuesday. As my party divides the brief for the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht...

Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (5 May 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on whether the UK Government believes that Irish salmon drift net fishery is having an unacceptable impact on UK salmon stocks in view of the UK Environment Agency's belief that 10% of salmon returning to English and Welsh rivers are caught in Irish driftnets; and the response he intends to make to the...