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Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (9 May 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 282: To ask the Minister for Transport if the additional buses on order for Bus Éireann will be wheelchair accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17440/06]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (9 May 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 283: To ask the Minister for Transport if negotiations with the authorities in Northern Ireland in relation to the harmonisation of penalty points have taken place; the progress made in such negotiations; if a timescale is envisaged for penalty points harmonisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17441/06]

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (9 May 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 347: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on increasing Garda civilian support staff from its current level of 10 percent of Garda strength to upwards of 35 percent thereby releasing up to 400 full-time fully trained professional Gardaí for duty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17437/06]

Written Answers — Prison Medical Service: Prison Medical Service (9 May 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 349: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of both counselling and clinical psychologists employed in the Irish Prison Service; if this level is deemed to be adequate; his plans to increase the levels of psychological services available in the prison service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17439/06]

Written Answers — Capitation Grants: Capitation Grants (9 May 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 456: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on whether primary school capitation grants are adequate to meet ever increasing costs of cleaning, maintenance and insurance; if she envisages index-linking of capitation payments to the CPI in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17471/06]

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (9 May 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 457: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her assessment of the success of the leaving certificate applied examination; her views on whether it adequately meets the particular requirements of students with special needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17472/06]

Report of the Joint Committee on European Affairs on Migration: Statements. (10 May 2006)

Paudge Connolly: I wish to share time with Deputies Cuffe and Ó Snodaigh. I welcome the opportunity to contribute on this special day. Ireland was a country of emigration from the Great Famine in the 1840s until the early 1950s when the natural increase in population was offset by the population outflow. This was higher proportionately than in any other European country leading to a continuous decline in...

Energy Sector: Motion (Resumed). (10 May 2006)

Paudge Connolly: I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate. We are now six years into the 21st century and Ireland remains heavily dependent on the fuel that powered us more than 100 years ago. Since that time we have sent rockets into outer space and put men on the moon, yet we are still dependent on this fuel. In recent months President Bush went so far as to state that our dependence on oil is an...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (11 May 2006)

Paudge Connolly: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the problems encountered by people suffering from chronic debilitating illnesses such as MS; the effect of such illnesses on the social lives, emotional stability, financial resources and physical health of the families of those affected if they are deprived of medical cards in their own right;...

Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (11 May 2006)

Paudge Connolly: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill, which will standardise subvention rates throughout the country. The inconsistencies in the various health board areas have been a source of major concern over the years. No uniform system has been in place. The introduction of such a system will be helpful. Too many beds are occupied by elderly people who have been medically discharged but have...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (16 May 2006)

Paudge Connolly: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the difficulties arising from the outbreak of the vancomycin resistant enterococcus, VRE, hospital superbug at Cavan General Hospital which have resulted in the closure to new patients of the special care unit at the hospital and the unavailability of beds elsewhere in the Health Service...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (16 May 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 397: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry was refused permission to remain here despite having provided conclusive supporting evidence of their continuous residence in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17992/06]

Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (17 May 2006)

Paudge Connolly: I support the call made by a number of Deputies to allow Seanad representation to be extended to all third level colleges and ITs. Last week in this Chamber I asked for a debate on the issue, which is only right. If we are considering Seanad reform, such representation is one of the issues that should be debated and I support it. I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Institutes of...

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed). (17 May 2006)

Paudge Connolly: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. Far too many children spend too much of their time in portakabins or other temporary buildings attached to the side of national schools. Some children spend all their school lives in portakabins. It has been mentioned that it is not nice to teach in a portakabin, but one also has to think of the people being taught in these portakabins...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (18 May 2006)

Paudge Connolly: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the proposal of the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, to usher in a new generation of nuclear power in Britain with a vengeance; the attending consequences and increased risks for Ireland of an upgraded and intensified nuclear waste reprocessing plant a short number of miles away at Sellafield...

House Prices. (23 May 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to introduce a more equitable stamp duty regime on house purchase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19451/06]

House Prices. (23 May 2006)

Paudge Connolly: Does the Minister agree that there appears to be no end to the present spiral in house prices with the advent of 100% mortgages which lending agencies are prepared to give us? The rates drawn up do not reflect the market price. The rates for first-time buyers are punitive. If a person wants to bid more than €381,000 for a house, the price will automatically rise by €11,400 before he or...

House Prices. (23 May 2006)

Paudge Connolly: I do not know whether they are quite so bad but sites in the towns are closer to €200,000 and this is reflected around the country. I do not know whether this is a reflection of how well counties are doing or of the money being pumped into them, but that is the reality. Will the Minister consider raising the limit to reflect the way the market has gone? Will he then consider a flat rate, a...

House Prices. (23 May 2006)

Paudge Connolly: To a realistic level.

House Prices. (23 May 2006)

Paudge Connolly: I am concerned about the first-time purchaser, not about the guy who is buying a second house or is investing in property.