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Written Answers — Workplace Accidents: Workplace Accidents (7 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the fact that according to the Health and Safety Authority 23 people were killed in workplace accidents in the construction sector in 2005, compared to 16 in that sector in 2004. [4110/06]

Written Answers — Industrial Disputes: Industrial Disputes (7 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the sacking of a shop steward with the union, Mandate, from their position in a company (details supplied) for wearing a union badge on their store uniform and the company's subsequent refusal to attend a meeting regarding the disciplinary action with the worker in question due to the fact that they...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (7 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 447: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on the application by a person (details supplied) for leave to remain here under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999. [4152/06]

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: I propose to share time with Deputies Healy, McHugh and Sargent. This legislation fails to fulfill what should be the primary objective of tax policy, that is, to make the tax system equitable and progressive and redistribute wealth in favour of the less well-off. Under a progressive tax regime, those who have more pay more, while those who have less pay less. The system is regressive as the...

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: ——at a time when in excess of 43,000 households remained on social housing waiting lists and young couples across the State struggled and over-borrowed to secure over-priced housing. We also pointed to the adverse effect which these reliefs and exemptions were having on property prices. The Indecon review confirmed that they had led to "an increase in site prices, financial returns to...

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (8 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 218: To ask the Minister for Finance his position on the possible inclusion of a separate stand-alone article on the protection and improvement of the environment in the Structural Funds regulations, currently under negotiation, along the lines of existing article 14 on equality between men and women and non-discrimination as supported by the European Parliament in its first reading...

Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (8 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 258: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in view of the fact that provision of board and lodgings has been connected with many cases of exploitation of migrant workers, the minimum wage legislation will be amended to remove the provision whereby if an employer provides an employee with full board and lodgings, or lodgings only, or full board only, a monetary...

Waste Management. (14 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 104: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce legislation to ban incineration. [5471/06]

Waste Management. (14 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Does the Minister accept that many scientists reject incineration as a flawed process which results in the emission of some of the most dangerous, toxic dioxins known to humankind? Does he agree the incineration industry has been given an easy ride here because the Minister crumbles to its every whim? I asked him a specific question about Indaver Ireland to which he has given permission to...

Waste Management. (14 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Would it not be preferable to take the "reduce, reuse, recycle" approach, which involves educating the wider community to move away from the poisonous incineration process?

Waste Management. (14 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: That is not the statement which has been attributed to the Minister.

Waste Management. (14 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: The cat is out of the bag.

Waste Management. (14 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Will the Minister at least accept a moratorium on the development of incinerators, pending a further investigation into the scientific, environmental and health consequences of such a disastrous, poisonous process?

Waste Management. (14 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Such as.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (14 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, to afford the Taoiseach an opportunity to explain to the House his reasons for refusing to meet the family of British murder squad victim Seamus Ludlow, an explanation which the family urgently needs and deserves, given the Taoiseach has met the McCartney family and the family of...

Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage. (14 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: I wish to share time with Deputies Catherine Murphy, McHugh and Cuffe.

Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage. (14 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: I welcome this legislation, which is long overdue. The transposition into Irish law of the EU directive on the energy performance of buildings, adopted on 16 December 2002, has been the subject of inexplicable and unwarranted delays. The directive was to have been legally transposed into State law and given practical effect by 4 January 2006. As with other EU directives with an...

Written Answers — House Prices: House Prices (14 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 123: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has carried out an assessment to ascertain whether the policies of his or any other Department are contributing to the ongoing excessive increases in house prices. [5331/06]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (14 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 186: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce a requirement to oblige local authorities to replace every unit of social housing sold under the tenant purchase scheme with a new additional unit of social housing. [5330/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (14 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 291: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to provide special educational and occupational needs for a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5201/06]