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Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (26 Jun 2008)

Seán Sherlock: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss the following specific and important matter of public interest requiring urgent attention, namely, the urgent need for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to make a comprehensive statement to the House on the threat to health and safety posed by the estimated half a million tonnes of hazardous...

Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Jun 2008)

Seán Sherlock: I wish to share my time with Deputy Ó Snodaigh. I echo the sentiments of our spokesperson, Deputy Rabbitte, on this Bill. The legislation, as it is put to us, and the subsequent statements by the Minister, would leave one wondering what is the purpose and content of this legislation. There are few meaningful sections in the Bill. The culture and sale of alcohol in this country would...

Toxic Waste. (26 Jun 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Will the Minister of State acknowledge that the projected cost of fully cleaning up the site is estimated to be in the region of €300 million and that this was a determining factor in the Government's decision to send a letter to the contractors on 18 April, as reported in today's Irish Examiner, stating that the required course of action would be to "cap the lagoon with inert slag material...

Toxic Waste. (26 Jun 2008)

Seán Sherlock: The local authority has washed its hands of the matter.

Toxic Waste. (26 Jun 2008)

Seán Sherlock: It says it is with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (26 Jun 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the main provisions of the rural development package announced by him on 20 May 2008; the amount of funding available; the estimated number of jobs expected to be created; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24970/08]

Written Answers — Tourism Industry: Tourism Industry (26 Jun 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 39: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the supports in place to encourage the development of agritourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19639/08]

Written Answers — Marine Safety: Marine Safety (26 Jun 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will retain the status and operation of the marine rescue co-ordination centres at Valentia and Malin Head; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25080/08]

Written Answers — Poultry Sector: Poultry Sector (1 Jul 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the situation which has arisen at a poultry producer (details supplied) which has been placed in interim examinership which management claim has largely come about due to lax laws in relation to food labelling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25578/08]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (1 Jul 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 324: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the existence of the National Roads Authority report titled National Roads Needs Study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25808/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Jul 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 361: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the status of an application for carers allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25878/08]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (1 Jul 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 463: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of the scheme for the award of incremental credit to special needs assistants in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork who was employed as a house parent at a residential centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25574/08]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (1 Jul 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 538: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application to his Department by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25807/08]

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (1 Jul 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 539: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for leave to remain in the State by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25829/08]

Overseas Missions. (2 Jul 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Defence the proposed role of the two Ukrainian crewed helicopters hired to support Irish troops serving with EUFOR in Chad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26030/08]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Strength: Defence Forces Strength (2 Jul 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of serving commissioned officers in respect of the Army, Air Corps and the Naval Service; the number of such officers who have been commissioned from the ranks in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26019/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Jul 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an application for a tuberculosis vaccination by a person (details supplied) in County Cork is being expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26097/08]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (3 Jul 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 19: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the recommendations of the general analysis and conclusions of the Cromien report 2000 by reference to specific paragraph numbers which have been accepted and implemented in full or in part; the way the decentralisation programme is impacting on the changes that are taking place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26063/08]

Written Answers — School Text Books: School Text Books (3 Jul 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps he has taken to encourage secondary schools to develop and promote a second hand market for standard text books in the junior and senior cycle especially when there has been no change in the syllabus, in order to reduce the cost of a range of school books which can be as high as €250 in first year of secondary school; and...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (8 Jul 2008)

Seán Sherlock: I wish to seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the need for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to confirm if material, which was removed from slag heaps at Haulbowline, was used in road construction or for other uses; the need for him to indicate the quantity of material removed, whether the...