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Order of Business. (1 Mar 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Will he meet them before that?

Further and Higher Education: Statements. (1 Mar 2006)

Tommy Broughan: It is often rightly said that the education system has been the keystone of the Celtic tiger economy and our economic success in the past decade and a half. While that is the case, another characteristic of the economy and society is the remaining high level of educational disadvantage, especially in low income and deprived urban areas. The Labour Party's policy document of December 2004,...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (1 Mar 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Question 47: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on whether it is desirable that the chairperson of Bord na gCon should be appointed for an indefinite period; if there is any other board or body within the remit of his Department in respect of which the chairman is appointed for an indefinite period; if he intends to introduce an amendment to the legislation to deal with...

Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (1 Mar 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has received a copy of the findings of a recent Tourism Ireland survey, Marketing Insights — Image of the Island of Ireland; his views on its conclusion that Ireland's cities are becoming indistinguishable from other European destinations for holidaymakers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8200/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Mar 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Question 148: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the rules and conditions applying to the award of rent supplement; if these regulations include actions which the Health Service Executive may take where an allegation is submitted that a recipient may be engaged in serious anti-social behaviour; and his views on the introduction of amending legislation if there is no such...

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (1 Mar 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Question 253: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the regulations applying to the award of rent supplement to people in need of housing; if those regulations include actions which the Health Service Executive and local authorities may take where an allegation is submitted that a recipient may be engaged in serious anti-social behaviour; and his views on the...

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (1 Mar 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Question 254: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the system of providing private rented accommodation through rent supplement will be brought within the housing function of the local authorities under the Housing Acts so that the public provision and proper estate management of housing accommodation will be regulated under the Housing Acts. [8485/06]

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Tommy Broughan: We are reduced to a position where we must mark our letters to the Tánaiste to read "This is a political matter for political answer" because other issues are not being dealt with and are being referred to Professor Drumm. Professor Drumm seems to be the Minister for Health and Children.

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Tommy Broughan: There is no accountability from the Minister with regard to health. That is the issue. Everybody on these benches has this problem with this Minister.

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Tommy Broughan: We get the occasional late answer from the other Ministers present, the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, but we do not get answers on health. That is the issue.

Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Mar 2006)

Tommy Broughan: We need a new inquiry.

Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Mar 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Fair play to the Deputy.

Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Mar 2006)

Tommy Broughan: I welcome the belated appearance of the Building Control Bill 2005. If I am not mistaken, it was listed on the 1997 programme for Government among all the other papers presented by the Deputies who were in Opposition at the time. In the last year of this Dáil, the Government has finally got around to it. I commend my colleague, Deputy Quinn, who raised the issue of this Bill with the...

Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Mar 2006)

Tommy Broughan: I do not.

Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Mar 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Not me.

Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Mar 2006)

Tommy Broughan: It was not me. If one looks at the history, in most city and county councils there was an iron alliance between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. There has been talk about the coalition Governments this country might have, but the real coalition is in local development where Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have worked hand in hand together. It was an iron alliance. The end result is that young people...

Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Mar 2006)

Tommy Broughan: The Government has had nine years. I am weary of this, as are other Members. The Minister, Deputy O'Donoghue, said that by the time Opposition gets a crack at running the country, it will be too tired. That is a truism because it has been nine long years——

Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Mar 2006)

Tommy Broughan: The Deputy's party is trying to snuggle over to this side of the House.

Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Mar 2006)

Tommy Broughan: I have listened to my colleague, Deputy Gilmore, year after year giving the figures for affordable houses. There were practically none until last year. There are approximately 3,500 this year. In fact, up to the start of last year a total of 250,000 houses were built but only 1% of them were affordable houses. That is an appalling statistic. There is a need for huge reform of how we plan and...

Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Mar 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Deputy McDowell is in Government.