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- Standing Orders: Motion. (10 Feb 2004)
Bernard Durkan: That is a spin on the spin.
- Standing Orders: Motion. (10 Feb 2004)
Bernard Durkan: That is a dangerous road for the Minster of State to go down.
- Standing Orders: Motion. (10 Feb 2004)
Bernard Durkan: This is unbecoming of the Minister of State.
- Standing Orders: Motion. (10 Feb 2004)
Bernard Durkan: The Minister of State is on a dangerous road.
- Standing Orders: Motion. (10 Feb 2004)
Bernard Durkan: One of the spin doctors must have drafted that for the Minister of State.
- Standing Orders: Motion. (10 Feb 2004)
Bernard Durkan: That is what is wrong. The Taoiseach has been rubbing shoulders with too many of the gentry.
- Standing Orders: Motion. (10 Feb 2004)
Bernard Durkan: This is irrelevant.
- Standing Orders: Motion. (10 Feb 2004)
Bernard Durkan: If the Deputies opposite think they will copy that practice and plant it on us here, they have another think coming. We will wipe the smiles of their faces very quickly, mark my words.
- Standing Orders: Motion. (10 Feb 2004)
Bernard Durkan: I apologise. The smirking of the Deputies sitting behind the Minister of State annoyed me.
- Standing Orders: Motion. (10 Feb 2004)
Bernard Durkan: Collaborating is not a word we are used to.
- Standing Orders: Motion. (10 Feb 2004)
Bernard Durkan: Many of them were not answered.
- Standing Orders: Motion. (10 Feb 2004)
Bernard Durkan: Deputy Carey should be careful. There are uneasy alliances sometimes on that side of the House.
- Standing Orders: Motion. (10 Feb 2004)
Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.
- Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (10 Feb 2004)
Bernard Durkan: Question 191: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she or her Department has identified the most serious obstacles to Irish competitiveness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4011/04]
- Written Answers — Insurance Industry: Insurance Industry (10 Feb 2004)
Bernard Durkan: Question 138: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans to bring insurance costs here into line with competitors with particular reference to motor, fire and public liability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3808/04]
- Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (10 Feb 2004)
Bernard Durkan: Question 152: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has undertaken an investigation into the lack of competitiveness in the Irish economy which seems to originate with goods or services not contained in the CPI and consequently not reflected in inflation rates; if a scientific evaluation can or will be undertaken on these issues; and if she will make a...
- Written Answers — Trade Statistics: Trade Statistics (10 Feb 2004)
Bernard Durkan: Question 171: To ask the Taoiseach the extent to which imports and exports between this country and low wage economies have developed in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3994/04]
- Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (10 Feb 2004)
Bernard Durkan: Question 183: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permit applications processed by her office in the past 12 months; the number which were new and repeats; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3996/04]
- Written Answers — Export Statistics: Export Statistics (10 Feb 2004)
Bernard Durkan: Question 184: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of new markets for Irish goods and services which have opened up in the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4001/04]
- Written Answers — Export Statistics: Export Statistics (10 Feb 2004)
Bernard Durkan: Question 185: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the growth in imports to this country in each of the past five years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4003/04]