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Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (15 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 614: To ask the Minister for Defence the exemptions from EU directives or regulations that his Department is seeking; the reason his Department is requesting each exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33864/05]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (15 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 627: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of proposals that his Department is opposing at European Council at any stage; the names of such proposals; the reason his Department is taking this position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33835/05]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (15 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 628: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the exemptions from EU directives or regulations that Ireland has achieved in his Department's competency area; the reason his Department requested each exemption; if it is intended to give up any of these exemptions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33850/05]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (15 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 629: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the exemptions from EU directives or regulations that his Department is seeking; the reason his Department is requesting each exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33865/05]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (15 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 658: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if EU Directive 2004/101/EC will be implemented before 13 November 2005; if the directive will not be implemented by 13 November 2005 the reason Ireland will not meet its obligations to implement this directive before the deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34252/05]

Housing Policy: Statements (Resumed). (16 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: There are a great many elephants in different rooms.

Housing Policy: Statements (Resumed). (16 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Every political problem has an elephant in the room.

Housing Policy: Statements (Resumed). (16 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: If they are decentralised.

Housing Policy: Statements (Resumed). (16 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: I am glad the Minister of State with responsibility for housing is present because I wish to ask him to do something that he can do, namely, make home owners of 6,000 people who want to be home owners by addressing the memorandum sent to him by Dublin City Council on 13 June in respect of the sale of flats scheme for the 12,000 flats the council owns. I suspect that the Members present either...

Housing Policy: Statements (Resumed). (16 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: They have signed on for housing. The Minister of State cannot apply the ten-year rule and the 2% or 3% discount for people who applied——

Housing Policy: Statements (Resumed). (16 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: It was done in the past. It might be cheaper in some respects. It is certain that we cannot simply use the existing system which does not take into account the market value of the houses or the income of many of the people in them. By definition, people who earned higher incomes and wanted to own their own houses gave up on buying their flats many years ago and moved on. Therefore, a...

Housing Policy: Statements (Resumed). (16 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Maintenance will be undertaken by the local authority on a fee basis.

Housing Policy: Statements (Resumed). (16 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Maintenance is already dealt with. These are the questions that the local authority is eager to answer if the Minister of State would only pose them, put them in an envelope and send them to the local authority.

Housing Policy: Statements (Resumed). (16 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Yes, they do.

Housing Policy: Statements (Resumed). (16 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: I do not know of any Labour Party councillor who wants to tell a person that he or she cannot own his or her own house. If they do, they are offside in terms of policy. I own my house, as do most Members. I would not deny that right to anybody else. Anybody wearing my party label who says that I can own my house but others cannot is not on my side.

Written Answers — Natural Gas Grid: Natural Gas Grid (16 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the consequences of the EU Seveso directive for the Corrib gas pipeline; if the transposition of this directive will require the production of maps and images; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34369/05]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (16 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the Government's position on the current negotiations for the future of Internet governance and the existence of ICANN; if he will be attending the world summit on the information society in Tunis in November 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34353/05]

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (16 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 319: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs, further to Question No. 184 of 27 October 2005, if more information has been made available by the Government of the USA on an Irish citizen or citizens being held in Iraq; if the USA has confirmed that it is holding an Irish citizen or citizens in Iraq; if consular contact has been possible with this person or persons; if he has...

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (16 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 340: To ask the Minister for Transport if aircraft (details supplied) which are alleged to have been used by the CIA in the process of extraordinary renditions have ever landed at any airport here or at Casement Aerodrome; if those aircraft were examined by the State's security forces to determine if the UN Convention on Torture or Article 3 of section 1 of the European Convention on...

Written Answers — Modern Language Teaching: Modern Language Teaching (16 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 393: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the efforts being made by a group (details supplied) to have a memorial centre built in memory of a person who founded the Irish Naval Service; if an application has been received for funding towards the construction of a building and related interpretative material; if her attention has further...