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Written Answers — State Visits: State Visits (4 Apr 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his official visit to the United States over the St. Patrick's holiday; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13098/06]

Written Answers — Nuclear Disarmament: Nuclear Disarmament (4 Apr 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government's position concerning the Iran nuclear crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13099/06]

Written Answers — Regional Fisheries Boards: Regional Fisheries Boards (4 Apr 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 258: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the amount of fishery rates demanded of salmon fishery owners; the amount of fishery rates awarded; and the unpaid arrears of fishery rates in respect of each of the years 2003, 2004 and 2005 and in respect of each of the seven regional fisheries boards. [12859/06]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (4 Apr 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 272: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he supports the proposal made by the African Caribbean and Pacific group of countries, formally submitted to the WTO seeking to introduce development aspects and special and differential treatment into GATT Article XXIV in order to allow greater flexibility in economic partnership agreements and negotiations; and if he will make a...

Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2006)

Eamon Ryan: I support the points made by Deputies Shortall and Olivia Mitchell. The final point made by Deputy Shortall is important. According to the Bill, the authority's functions include centrally managing the licensing system and, as a secondary responsibility, the information systems in respect of road safety, the public campaigns and so on. Section 7 of the Bill contains the concept of road safety...

Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2006)

Eamon Ryan: I agree with the Deputies because the strategy should be the central function and there should be programmes to implement it. The Minister appears to be saying the strategy is within the programmes as outlined in section 7. It would give a much stronger sense of direction, purpose and function to the authority if it was given the central function of setting out a road safety strategy,...

Road Safety. (5 Apr 2006)

Eamon Ryan: On behalf of the Green Party, I extend our deepest sympathy and condolences to the White family and to all the other families involved in the accident. The report published in 1999 by the Joint Committee on Education and Science stated that a number of operators were providing services to schools outside the current school scheme and that Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local...

Road Safety. (5 Apr 2006)

Eamon Ryan: I have a brief question.

Written Answers — State Claims Agency: State Claims Agency (5 Apr 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will report on her plans regarding the pursuance of costs following the recent High Court decision on the O'Keeffe case. [13449/06]

Written Answers — Inquiry into Child Abuse: Inquiry into Child Abuse (5 Apr 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the next review of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse will take place; the submissions which will be sought from survivor groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13448/06]

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (6 Apr 2006)

Eamon Ryan: I wish to share time with Deputies Crowe, Catherine Murphy and Finian McGrath.

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (6 Apr 2006)

Eamon Ryan: I concur with Deputy Broughan. I would be happy to join him and our Fine Gael colleagues in lambasting the Government for the utter failure of its energy policy. Yesterday, I was on radio with our beloved Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche, who told us how all things were going green and swimmingly in the energy area with renewable this, that and the...

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (6 Apr 2006)

Eamon Ryan: We need policy directions from the CER and the Department which recognise the crisis we are in. Section 7 concerns interconnection and there could be no better example of the incompetence and delay that has occurred in this regard. Just about everyone agrees that we need an interconnector. We have gone around the houses as regards whether it should be a merger or built project but no one...

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (6 Apr 2006)

Eamon Ryan: That was ridiculous. This is the most important Council meeting we have had, yet the Minister was drinking shamrock drinks somewhere on the west coast of America.

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (6 Apr 2006)

Eamon Ryan: That shows how much the Government lacks a sense of urgency about this crucial issue. The Bill contains a proposal concerning the ESB's shareholding. I will table an amendment in this regard. I have many things to say about the ESB but, first and foremost, the obvious one and the one of which the European Commissioner will probably inform the Minister shortly by way of a legal notice is that...

Offshore Exploration. (6 Apr 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Is it possible to include a condition in the licensing arrangement that any oil or gas found would be landed and processed in Ireland, or is it possible that someone could discover oil or gas in our waters and process and land it elsewhere?

Radio Broadcasting. (6 Apr 2006)

Eamon Ryan: I want to speak on the Minister of State's last point. The country could benefit from a station such as NewsTalk broadcasting elsewhere.

Radio Broadcasting. (6 Apr 2006)

Eamon Ryan: I am not sure. Perhaps my colleagues across the country could hear the wisdom of Deputies in Dublin. NewsTalk has added to public debate. It was a significant risk and endeavour to try to set up a talk radio station of high standard and NewsTalk should be recognised for doing so. I would be concerned if it went national and lost some of its Dublin impetus but, at the same time, there is room...

Telecommunications Services. (6 Apr 2006)

Eamon Ryan: As Eircom has been scrutinised by so many groups, I am unsure whether there are many with which Members are unfamiliar. Does the Minister of State not agree that while he has stated that the State would not buy Eircom, no one has suggested that it should. Babcock & Brown appears to propose splitting the company in two. Hence, while Eircom would continue to act as a supply and mobile telephone...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (6 Apr 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the role his Department will play in assisting to kick-start the renewable energy sector by establishing plants to produce ethanol from sugar beet due to the closure of both Mallow and Carlow sugar factories. [13967/06]