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Road Safety. (17 Dec 2008)

Shane McEntee: I listened to the Minister on the radio last week. He said, rightly, that we have not had road conditions such as we have had in the past few weeks for a number of years. Many new drivers are not experienced in these conditions. I doubt there is a Deputy in this House who has not had many complaints in respect of our smaller roads, particularly those roads that were not maintained over the...

Departmental Review. (17 Dec 2008)

Shane McEntee: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason half the number of business customers who, as reported in the organisation review programme carried out on his Department, made a complaint to his Department in late 2005 and early 2006 have not had their complaint resolved; the nature of those complaints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46472/08]

Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Motion (Resumed) (5 Feb 2009)

Shane McEntee: The 329,000 people who are unemployed are not being treated properly. They must wait in queues every day to get some information on their benefits and weeks to get a few euro to pay their bills and feed their families. The Government did nothing in its announcement on Tuesday to address this situation. It must establish units — be it in a hotel or other location — in every town, such...

Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Motion (Resumed) (5 Feb 2009)

Shane McEntee: There will be roses.

Order of Business (12 Feb 2009)

Shane McEntee: As regards the eligibility for health and social services Bill, there are 600 patients discharged by doctors and still lying in hospitals due to the fact that there are no outsource places for them. This is a waste to the taxpayer of €2.5 million a week.

Order of Business (12 Feb 2009)

Shane McEntee: When will legislation be introduced to deal with this? I have in mind one person in particular, concerning whom I have sent a letter to the Minister for Health and Children. He is a man who had been discharged from hospital ten months ago, but was only let out the other day. In the meantime, he fell within the hospital.

Order of Business (12 Feb 2009)

Shane McEntee: When will be a proper Bill be introduced to deal with such cases?

Written Answers — EU Accession: EU Accession (12 Feb 2009)

Shane McEntee: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the possibility of Turkey joining the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5327/09]

Road Network. (17 Feb 2009)

Shane McEntee: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on new guidelines for road works inspection; if he is satisfied that inspection of roads for safety purposes is adequate; his Department's role in providing the budget for road safety improvement measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6023/09]

Road Network. (17 Feb 2009)

Shane McEntee: In the past 12 or 15 months we have gone from the bottom of the list to near the top in terms of road safety and this has been achieved by the expenditure of a significant amount of money. Is the Minister happy that road safety measures implemented by local authorities are being complied with in a proper fashion? Is the Minister of the opinion that the Road Safety Authority should work in...

Road Network. (17 Feb 2009)

Shane McEntee: Will the same amount of finance be provided to the Road Safety Authority for the next 12 months as it was for the past 12 months or will there be a cut in the finance needed to support the Road Safety Authority in its initiatives to reduce deaths on the roads? Has the Minister's allocation been cut?

Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2009)

Shane McEntee: The banks are bust.

Leaders' Questions (24 Feb 2009)

Shane McEntee: The Government was too slow. It should have acted six months ago.

Written Answers — Retail Sector: Retail Sector (24 Feb 2009)

Shane McEntee: Question 60: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on the National Consumer Agency price survey which showed a 50% differential in retail prices between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland; her further views on whether this is fair to retailers here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7347/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (25 Feb 2009)

Shane McEntee: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made to date on integrating the corporate services of the Equality Authority and the Irish Human Rights Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7731/09]

Written Answers — Olympic Games: Olympic Games (3 Mar 2009)

Shane McEntee: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has read the Irish Sports Council's commissioned review of Ireland's Beijing Olympic performance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8644/09]

Energy Costs. (12 Mar 2009)

Shane McEntee: Question 9: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he proposes to bring about change to the way in which domestic electricity is regulated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10451/09]

Written Answers — Economic Forecasts: Economic Forecasts (26 Mar 2009)

Shane McEntee: Question 13: To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to publish tax forecasts for 2009, 2010 and 2011 before the emergency budget. [12575/09]

Road Safety. (2 Apr 2009)

Shane McEntee: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has satisfied himself that the Government road safety strategy and the Road Safety Authority are adequately resourced to meet set targets and Government objectives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14022/09]

Road Safety. (2 Apr 2009)

Shane McEntee: As Fine Gael spokesperson on road safety issues, I have always supported the Government in respect of measures on road safety. I have no doubt that following the last time Oral Questions on transport issues were taken in the House, there will be no cut in any support for road safety in next week's budget, except for the €20 million allocation to reduce the waiting list for driver licences....