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Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (14 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 609: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, following the publication of the most recent three yearly assessment of social housing needs, which showed that there were 43,600 households on social housing waiting lists, he will, as committed to in reply to Parliamentary Question No. 95 of 25 October 2005, be announcing a new statement of housing...

Rent Supplement: Motion (Resumed). (15 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: I support the motion before the House and commend the Labour Party and Deputy Gilmore on giving us the opportunity to debate it because it is an important issue which concerns many of my constituents from across the social spectrum. As the sometimes technical nature of our debates can cause us to lose sight of these issues, I want to briefly outline one of the eight to ten representations on...

Rent Supplement: Motion (Resumed). (15 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: It is waffle. The Government has no answers on this. I accept that we need to change the current system because the €400 million paid each year is going down the drain. The landlords who receive that money are taking advantage of people who would otherwise be in social housing. The ninth progress report of the All-Party Committee on the Constitution presented one aspect of the solution when...

Written Answers — Literacy Levels: Literacy Levels (15 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the multi-generational nature of learning and literacy difficulties here, the accompanying problems of low computer literacy, persistent early school leaving and literacy problems at primary level she is satisfied with her Department's response to these issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5793/06]

Written Answers — Literacy Levels: Literacy Levels (15 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the recent report on literacy by the Education Research Centre at a school (details supplied). [5792/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, under the requirement that in order to qualify for the unemployment benefit or assistance a person must be willing and able to accept a suitable offer of full-time work immediately, certain employment can be deemed unsuitable where the hours of employment include night time hours and the person is a parent of young children....

Labour Affairs: Motion. (21 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: I move: That Dáil Éireann, affirming the responsibility of the State to uphold the rights of workers and, in particular, to ensure, protect and uphold the realisation of the following workers' rights: —the right to be free from exploitation; —the right to a fair remuneration sufficient for a decent standard of living for themselves and their families and to equal pay for equal work;...

Labour Affairs: Motion. (21 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Sinn Féin has tabled this motion because we seek an end to the current regime of weak regulation and poor enforcement of workers' rights. The current configuration of employment as a secondary responsibility within the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, while its primary focus is on enterprise and competition policy, is a major cause of the failure to give appropriate priority...

Labour Affairs: Motion. (21 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: It was disgraceful.

Labour Affairs: Motion. (21 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: The Minister should be sacked.

Labour Affairs: Motion. (21 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: That is a scandal.

Labour Affairs: Motion. (21 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: The Judiciary should be criticised, especially in this House.

Labour Affairs: Motion. (21 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: The Deputy should mention Tallaght.

Labour Affairs: Motion. (21 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: It would be better were the Deputy to sit down.

Labour Affairs: Motion. (21 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: The Minister of State should not need to negotiate.

Labour Affairs: Motion. (21 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: The workers should have rights.

Labour Affairs: Motion. (21 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: It did the Deputy no harm.

Written Answers — Mobile Telephony: Mobile Telephony (21 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the measures which have been devised to encourage other Irish operators into following a company's (details supplied) lead regarding the positive moves on roaming charges from April 2006. [6700/06]

Written Answers — Mobile Telephony: Mobile Telephony (21 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 161: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if, due to the fact that EU pressure is being put on unscrupulous mobile phone operators to reduce or even remove their roaming costs, the pressure being put on Irish operators by the Government, following a company's (details supplied) recent announcement. [6701/06]

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (21 Feb 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 328: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when he will roll out the promised grants for householders with regard to the €65 million made available in budget 2006 for renewable energy schemes; the details of such grants; and if certain projects will be given greater priority. [6457/06]