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Oireachtas Reform: Motion (Resumed) (25 Mar 2009)

Michael Ring: I will find out about the telephones that were installed in his home, paid for the taxpayers of this country.

Oireachtas Reform: Motion (Resumed) (25 Mar 2009)

Michael Ring: I will check that out.

Oireachtas Reform: Motion (Resumed) (25 Mar 2009)

Michael Ring: I will have a parliamentary question ready next week. I will get all the information.

Oireachtas Reform: Motion (Resumed) (25 Mar 2009)

Michael Ring: I will find out exactly how much he is costing this State.

Oireachtas Reform: Motion (Resumed) (25 Mar 2009)

Michael Ring: However much it is, I do not think he is worth it.

Oireachtas Reform: Motion (Resumed) (25 Mar 2009)

Michael Ring: Every time I try to make a point, I am interrupted by a Minister or a Minister of State.

Oireachtas Reform: Motion (Resumed) (25 Mar 2009)

Michael Ring: I did not interrupt the Minister of State.

Oireachtas Reform: Motion (Resumed) (25 Mar 2009)

Michael Ring: The people of this country are angry. They want change. The public wants us to run our business in a different way. Every day, the media sends out the message that we are closed for business, which is often the case. No matter how hard we work in our offices and constituencies, there is a perception that this House does not sit often enough. Every time we leave this House, we damage the...

Oireachtas Reform: Motion (Resumed) (25 Mar 2009)

Michael Ring: Will the Minister of State go away rather than driving me daft?

Oireachtas Reform: Motion (Resumed) (25 Mar 2009)

Michael Ring: During some Adjournment debates, I would be able to read my own speech and that of the Minister of State. The same speeches are used again and again. They are sometimes rewritten by civil servants for the Minister of State in question. They get up and read the same speech again, and do not answer any questions we ask.

Oireachtas Reform: Motion (Resumed) (25 Mar 2009)

Michael Ring: The Green Party will be eaten by Fianna Fáil, which will have it as green vegetables in the pot. The Greens are on the way out too. They spoke well when they were over here and when they went over there they went with them.

Oireachtas Reform: Motion (Resumed) (25 Mar 2009)

Michael Ring: Come with us. Do the honourable, decent thing. They said they agree with it. If they agree with it they should vote with us and not talk rubbish as they do on many matters. They should come with us and do the decent thing for the Dáil and for Ireland.

REPS Payments. (25 Mar 2009)

Michael Ring: I thank Deputy Calleary for allowing me two minutes of his time. He and I attended a meeting recently in Castlebar and he is quite correct that there was much anger there from farmers about the REPS 4 scheme. As Deputy Calleary said, 1,353 farmers from Mayo are in that scheme and 212 have been paid to date. This is a very important scheme for the west. REPS is a good scheme and it has...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (25 Mar 2009)

Michael Ring: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the cost of each office to his Department in tabular form in respect of a company (details supplied). [12485/09]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (25 Mar 2009)

Michael Ring: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of staff in each office, including the grade of staff, and the cost of those offices to his Department in tabular form in respect of a company (details supplied). [12486/09]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (25 Mar 2009)

Michael Ring: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of offices in operation for a company (details supplied) and the location at which they are placed in the county in tabular form. [12487/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Mar 2009)

Michael Ring: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved jobseeker's benefit. [12408/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 Mar 2009)

Michael Ring: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of people who have yet to be paid in a scheme (details supplied) up until 20 March 2009 in tabular form. [12479/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 Mar 2009)

Michael Ring: Question 192: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason for the delay in payment of a scheme (details supplied). [12480/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 Mar 2009)

Michael Ring: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of people who have applied for a scheme (details supplied) and have been paid with a breakdown by county in tabular form. [12481/09]