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Order of Business. (17 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: What is the delay in the publication of the building control Bill? We are four weeks from the end of this session and it has been promised for the last two years.

Order of Business. (17 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Is this because of the request that emanated from the tent in Ballybrit that the building industry does not want this legislation?

Order of Business. (17 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: I can only say that in the absence of any other explanation.

Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2005: Order for Second Stage. (17 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: The taxpayers did not want it.

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (17 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 12: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the immediate and long-term timetable for the redevelopment of Lansdowne Road; if a planning application for the stadium's redevelopment has been lodged; if he anticipates any difficulties with the planning process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34902/05]

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (17 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on the €70 million increase in the projected cost for the redevelopment of Lansdowne Road; if any of this estimated increase will be met by the Government or if it will be paid for exclusively by the FAI and IRFU; if he is concerned at the spiralling cost of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Capital Expenditure: Capital Expenditure (17 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 58: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of capital projects within her Department which in 2004 and in 2005 had an estimated cost of between €30 million and €50 million, and which would have been subject to cost benefit analysis had the newly announced criteria for such evaluations then been in force; and the total cost of such projects in each...

Written Answers — Tax Relief: Tax Relief (17 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers who availed of tax relief for trade union membership in 2004; the cost to the Exchequer of this relief; and the estimated cost to the Exchequer if such relief were granted at source. [35053/05]

Written Answers — Tax Relief: Tax Relief (17 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers who availed of tax relief for local authority charges in 2004; the amount awarded against which relief was claimed; the amount received by local authorities in the relevant year for which relief was claimable; and the cost to the Exchequer if all such charges were fully offset against tax. [35054/05]

Written Answers — Tax Relief: Tax Relief (17 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers who availed of tax relief for medical expenses in 2004 and for each of the previous three years; the proportion of persons who received relief at the standard rate of tax and at the higher rate of tax; the cost of such relief to the Exchequer; and the amount saved by the Exchequer by excluding the first €125 of such...

Written Answers — Capital Expenditure: Capital Expenditure (17 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of capital projects which in 2004 and in 2005 had an estimated cost of between €30 million and €50 million, and which would have been subject to cost benefit analysis had the newly announced criteria for such evaluations then been in force; and the total cost of such projects in each year. [35056/05]

Written Answers — Capital Expenditure: Capital Expenditure (17 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the number of capital projects within his Department which in 2004 and in 2005 had an estimated cost of between €30 million and €50 million, and which would have been subject to cost benefit analysis had the newly announced criteria for such evaluations then been in force; and the total cost of such projects...

Written Answers — Capital Expenditure: Capital Expenditure (17 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of capital projects within his Department that, in 2004 and 2005, had an estimated cost of between €30 million and €50 million, and that would have been subject to cost benefit analysis had the newly announced criteria for such evaluations then been in force; and the total cost of such projects in each year. [35258/05]

Written Answers — Capital Expenditure: Capital Expenditure (17 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of capital projects within his Department which in 2004 and in 2005 had an estimated cost of between €30 million and €50 million, and which would have been subject to cost benefit analysis had the newly announced criteria for such evaluations then been in force; and the total cost of such projects in each year. [35259/05]

Written Answers — Capital Expenditure: Capital Expenditure (17 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of capital projects within his Department which in 2004 and in 2005 had an estimated cost of between €30 million and €50 million, and which would have been subject to cost benefit analysis had the newly announced criteria for such evaluations then been in force; and the total cost of such projects in each...

Written Answers — Capital Expenditure: Capital Expenditure (17 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of capital projects within his Department which in 2004 and 2005 had an estimated cost of between €30 million and €50 million, and which would have been subject to cost-benefit analysis if the newly announced criteria for such evaluations had then been in force; and the total cost of such projects in each year....

Written Answers — Capital Expenditure: Capital Expenditure (17 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of capital projects within his Department which in 2004 and in 2005 had an estimated cost of between €30 million and €50 million, and which would have been subject to cost-benefit analysis if the newly announced criteria for such evaluations had then been in force; and the total cost of such projects in each year. [35262/05]

Written Answers — Capital Expenditure: Capital Expenditure (17 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of capital projects within his Department which in 2004 and in 2005 had an estimated cost of between €30million and €50million, and which would have been subject to cost-benefit analysis had the newly announced criteria for such evaluations then been in force; and the total cost of such projects in...

Written Answers — Capital Expenditure: Capital Expenditure (17 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of capital projects within her Department which in 2004 and in 2005 had an estimated cost of between €30million and €50million, and which would have been subject to cost-benefit analysis had the newly announced criteria for such evaluations then been in force; and the total cost of such projects in each year. [35264/05]

Written Answers — Capital Expenditure: Capital Expenditure (17 Nov 2005)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of capital projects within his Department which in 2004 and in 2005 had an estimated cost of between €30 million and €50 million, and which would have been subject to cost benefit analysis had the newly announced criteria for such evaluations then been in force; and the total cost of such projects in each...