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Written Answers — Credit Union Regulation: Credit Union Regulation (22 Nov 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 231: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received correspondence from the Credit Union Development Association; his views on establishing a task force of key stakeholders with the objective of determining the legislative, regulatory and consumer protection framework required to assure the future of credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39569/06]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (22 Nov 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 382: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if and when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will qualify for installation aid; if consideration will be given due to age issue; if same will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39555/06]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (22 Nov 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 383: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if and when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will qualify for national reserve; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39556/06]

Order of Business (23 Nov 2006)

Bernard Durkan: I wish to raise three issues. The first relates to the continued use of the Internet by those with paedophilic tendencies and those who promote and glamorise other illegal acts. Does the Tánaiste accept there is a need to withdraw the electronic communications Bill and replace it with a Bill that will deal seriously with the issues in that regard?

Order of Business (23 Nov 2006)

Bernard Durkan: I will continue to raise it until we hear a reply.

Order of Business (23 Nov 2006)

Bernard Durkan: The European Commission has indicated that action should be taken at the communications level, apart from in other areas. Electronic means can be used to eliminate that type of material from a website at the initial stages——

Order of Business (23 Nov 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Will the Tánaiste reply?

Order of Business (23 Nov 2006)

Bernard Durkan: I have not finished my question. It is on the Order of Business.

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Bernard Durkan: The Tánaiste wishes to answer the question.

Order of Business (23 Nov 2006)

Bernard Durkan: A Cheann Comhairle, will you please allow the Tánaiste to answer the question? Does the Tánaiste think this is funny? Does he think paedophilia is funny?

Order of Business (23 Nov 2006)

Bernard Durkan: I have a question for the Ceann Comhairle. Last Tuesday, I examined the lottery of parliamentary questions. The Fine Gael and Labour parties tabled 120 questions but only managed to get four or five in the first ten Ordinary Questions. Miraculously, we had ten out of ten in the last ten questions. How did that happen? I put you on notice, a Cheann Comhairle, that I am dissatisfied with...

Order of Business (23 Nov 2006)

Bernard Durkan: I am sorry, Ceann Comhairle.

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Bernard Durkan: Will the Chair take that on board?

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Bernard Durkan: Good.

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Bernard Durkan: I want to also——

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Bernard Durkan: I know all about that.

Order of Business (23 Nov 2006)

Bernard Durkan: The Ceann Comhairle suggests——

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Bernard Durkan: I resent that implication——

Order of Business (23 Nov 2006)

Bernard Durkan: ——and I want to inform the Ceann Comhairle that it is the custom in this House that staff be courteous to Members — and that applies to all staff. If the Ceann Comhairle wants to go that way again, we shall do that. The last question I wanted to ask the Tánaiste was in regard to the fact he has expressed a view on most issues with the exception of electronic voting. Has he expressed...

Order of Business (23 Nov 2006)

Bernard Durkan: The Tánaiste is silent on that issue.