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Written Answers — Departmental Information Services: Departmental Information Services (2 Nov 2010)

Emmet Stagg: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps he is taking to improve information services available to employees and employers on the benefits for unemployed persons moving from welfare to work. [40068/10]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (3 Nov 2010)

Emmet Stagg: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the make up of the new regional forum on integration; if all counties were represented in applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39275/10]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (3 Nov 2010)

Emmet Stagg: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, further to Parliamentary Question No. 190 of 27 May 2009, the status of the proposed biomass district heating scheme under the Dundalk 2020 project; the reason no preferred bidder was appointed; the reason no update has been sent to the final tenderers; the amount that has been spent on consultants and legal...

Issue of Writ: Dublin South By-election (4 Nov 2010)

Emmet Stagg: I move: That the Ceann Comhairle direct the Clerk of the Dáil to issue his writ for the election of a Member to fill the vacancy which has occurred in the membership of the present Dáil consequent on the resignation of George Lee, a Member for the constituency of Dublin South.

Waste Disposal (4 Nov 2010)

Emmet Stagg: I thank the Minister for taking this debate. It is the first time I have seen a senior Minister handling an Adjournment matter for a considerable time. The case I am about to outline demonstrates the need for a review of the powers of the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA. Kerdiffstown dump near Naas in County Kildare is a rotting, stinking disgrace and it is scandalous that a Green...

Written Answers — Health and Safety: Health and Safety (4 Nov 2010)

Emmet Stagg: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the stage at which the implementation process of the new Farm Safety Action Plan 2009 – 2012 stands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40640/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Nov 2010)

Emmet Stagg: Question 164: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in providing speech therapy to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [41006/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Nov 2010)

Emmet Stagg: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in providing an assessment of needs for a person (details supplied). [41007/10]

Written Answers — Control of Firearms: Control of Firearms (4 Nov 2010)

Emmet Stagg: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he has received the statutory annual report of the Garda Commissioner as required by section 31 of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 detailing his review of the operation of the Firearms Acts 1925 to 2009 for the firearms licensing period ending 31 July 2010 and if so when he intends to lay a copy of such...

Written Answers — No Question Heading: No Question Heading (9 Nov 2010)

Emmet Stagg: Question 112: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 53 of 14 October 2010, and given that agreement has been reached with Naas Town Council on the purchase of a site, if she will now approve the appointment of a design team for a school (details supplied) in Naas, County Kildare [41155/10]

Agreements with Members (10 Nov 2010)

Emmet Stagg: There is a question on the Order Paper which relates to this matter.

Agreements with Members (10 Nov 2010)

Emmet Stagg: Deputy Broughan's question is in order. The difference between the party leaders' allowance and the payments made to certain Independent Members - which are the subject of a question on the Order Paper - is that every cent paid out in respect of the former must be audited and accounted for. However, the Independent Members can put the money they are paid in their back pockets and then do...

Agreements with Members (10 Nov 2010)

Emmet Stagg: This is the correct time to seek the information-----

Agreements with Members (10 Nov 2010)

Emmet Stagg: -----because a parliamentary question to the Taoiseach in respect of this matter appears on the Order Paper. We are asking if there is any intention to apply the same audit procedures to the allowance to which Deputy Broughan refers as those which apply in respect of allowances paid to party leaders.

Agreements with Members (10 Nov 2010)

Emmet Stagg: The question is the question.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) (10 Nov 2010)

Emmet Stagg: On the same issue,-----

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) (10 Nov 2010)

Emmet Stagg: The Dáil reform sub-committee of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges met on a number of occasions. The Government, or at least the Government representative, brought forward a proposal, as well as Fine Gael and Labour, but at the point where there might have been agreement the Taoiseach vetoed any further development on that and no further meetings have taken place.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) (10 Nov 2010)

Emmet Stagg: The former Government Whip, who is now a Minister, had to tell us that he could not proceed any further.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) (10 Nov 2010)

Emmet Stagg: I must have been right about that.

Order of Business (10 Nov 2010)

Emmet Stagg: With regard to Dáil reform and the legislation required for it, the Government has tabled an amendment to the Private Member's motion before the House this week which states it has put forward proposals for Dáil reform. It forgot to state the Taoiseach had vetoed the proposals which the Government put forward. On foot of this, perhaps there has been a change of mind at Government level on...