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Order of Business (5 Nov 2009)

Tom Sheahan: We are making headway with that in 2009. That is good going.

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (5 Nov 2009)

Tom Sheahan: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide funding to protect an area (details supplied) from further devastation and to protect residents from further flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39801/09]

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (5 Nov 2009)

Tom Sheahan: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that the engineers who will carry out an investigation into flooding at Glenflesk and Sneem in County Kerry will meet with the landowners along the flooding lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39802/09]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (5 Nov 2009)

Tom Sheahan: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will provide school transport for children (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39807/09]

Order of Business (10 Nov 2009)

Tom Sheahan: Following the promise of €200,000 in 2007 and €300,000 in 2008, will the Taoiseach use his high office to get somebody in the National Roads Authority to get his or her finger out and get work carried out on Laune Bridge because it has dropped 11 inches since that money was allocated? We do not want what happened in Malahide to happen there.

Order of Business (10 Nov 2009)

Tom Sheahan: The money was promised. We do not want anything to happen to Laune Bridge because it will cut off the whole peninsula of Iveragh. Will the Taoiseach use his high office to contact somebody in the National Roads Authority? There should be no more surveys; let us get some work done on the bridge.

School Accommodation. (10 Nov 2009)

Tom Sheahan: I welcome the common sense approach that was adopted by the Minister for Education and Science in his recent press release on prefabricated classrooms. The construction of permanent classrooms makes sense in terms of immediate and long-term planning. The Minister, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, said in the press release, which was issued on 19 October last, that he has "allowed schools to use grant...

Written Answers — Anti-Social Behaviour: Anti-Social Behaviour (10 Nov 2009)

Tom Sheahan: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the additional supports he will put in place for the gardaí to deal with anti-social behaviour in public and private housing estates due to the failure of the anti-social behaviour order legislation. [40359/09]

Written Answers — National Parks: National Parks (10 Nov 2009)

Tom Sheahan: Question 358: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason he has not supported advice given by a judge regarding the dispute between the National Parks and Wildlife Service and Killarney jarveys; if he will explain the correspondence (details supplied) to NPWS on 1 November 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40066/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (10 Nov 2009)

Tom Sheahan: Question 411: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) will be awarded their REP scheme payment; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40065/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Nov 2009)

Tom Sheahan: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her plans for carers following the decision not to publish the National Carer's Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40661/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Nov 2009)

Tom Sheahan: Question 250: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding a REP scheme 3 payment due to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry since August 2009; when payment will be awarded to this person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40872/09]

Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Tom Sheahan: Was it intended that the €200 levy on second homes introduced in the budget would be tax deductible? On communications legislation, is it fair and equitable that a small operator of a holiday home village must pay television licence fees——

Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Tom Sheahan: The issue arises under the communications Bill. A small operator who did not build up his business through the business expansion scheme or Government tax incentives must pay——

Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Tom Sheahan: I am coming to the point. The operator in question, who must purchase a television licence for each of his holiday homes, is competing with 100 bedroomed hotels which have one television licence. Is that fair and equitable?

Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Tom Sheahan: Will the Tánaiste reply to my question on whether the second home levy was intended to be tax deductible?

Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Tom Sheahan: The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Law Reform indicated in the House that the levy would be tax deductible.

Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Tom Sheahan: The Tánaiste had no Weetabix this morning.

Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Tom Sheahan: The Ceann Comhairle is protecting the Tánaiste like a gladiator.

Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Tom Sheahan: That is right.