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Written Answers — Broadcasting Services: Broadcasting Services (21 Nov 2006)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his preferred options for the development of digital television; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38764/06]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (21 Nov 2006)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 310: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the outcome of an appeal for nursing home subvention for a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38939/06]

Written Answers — Direct Payment Schemes: Direct Payment Schemes (21 Nov 2006)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 504: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to the low qualification threshold for young farmers who want to purchase entitlements, particularly the qualifying criteria for new entrants in view of the low off farm income limit that currently exists; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that the single payment 2006 EU regulations...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (21 Nov 2006)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 541: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding an application by a school (details supplied) in County Galway for funding for replacement windows and internal piping as part of the 2007 summer works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38976/06]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (21 Nov 2006)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 572: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the stage the proposed extension of the Tuam town sewerage scheme to include Bermingham Road is at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38586/06]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (22 Nov 2006)

Paul Connaughton Snr: I wish to seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the decision by the Minister for Education and Science to withdraw the home-school-community liaison scheme from Athenry and Loughrea vocational schools in County Galway and many other schools nationwide; whether the Minister is aware of the bridge that the scheme has built...

Housing Policy: Motion (Resumed). (22 Nov 2006)

Paul Connaughton Snr: I thank the Labour Party for this motion and Deputy Gilmore, in particular, for his lifelong interest in this issue. It is a human right for every person to have access to a good quality house at a price that is affordable to them. This is something we tend to forget. The Government has been boasting since the publication of the Book of Estimates that between 70,000 and 90,000 houses were...

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (22 Nov 2006)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Finance the latest returns he has received in respect of progress in the expenditure profile and the profile in delivery of planned outputs from the various sub-programmes within the National Development Plan 2000 to 2006; and if he will publish a review of the performance of that plan. [39133/06]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (22 Nov 2006)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 204: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that speed limits on the outskirts in towns and villages situated mostly on secondary roads in County Galway are constantly being broken mainly by young drivers who appear to have little regard for the safety of other road users; the extra financial resources he...

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (22 Nov 2006)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 401: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will restore the disadvantage status to a school (details supplied) in County Galway; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the school is not listed in her Department's new scheme for social inclusion, delivering equality of opportunity in schools; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that the school...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (22 Nov 2006)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 402: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the necessity to replace existing prefab classrooms at a school (details supplied) in County Galway; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that this progressive 600 student school is situated in the centre of a fast growing population base and can expect its student numbers to grow in...

Citizens Information Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2006)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Like every other Member, I welcome the Citizens Information Bill 2006. I concur entirely with Deputy Keaveney's views on medical cards for people with disabilities they will have for life. I see no reason for assessing such people continually and forcing them to lodge appeals. I am sure the Minister will do what he can about this. All Members have been very closely associated with matters...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (23 Nov 2006)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of aid moneys to be allocated to the countries of the Middle East for 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39480/06]

Written Answers — Prison Staff: Prison Staff (23 Nov 2006)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 126: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the next competition will be held for the employment of prison officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39777/06]

Noise Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Nov 2006)

Paul Connaughton Snr: The ink is the wrong colour.

Noise Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Nov 2006)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Deputy McCormack has been long enough in the House to know that this has been side-tracked.

Noise Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Nov 2006)

Paul Connaughton Snr: I congratulate the Green Party and Deputy Cuffe on bringing forward this Bill. Many people around the country will have more than a passing interest in its contents. A person's home is his or her castle. With all the activity and hustle and bustle of modern living, everybody to some degree experiences an encroachment on their private space, but the line has to be drawn on the degree of...

Noise Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Nov 2006)

Paul Connaughton Snr: That is true. I refer to anti-social behaviour and louts who make noise at 3 a.m. or 4 a.m. This has been discussed in this House in various guises down through the years but there are more louts on the streets on Saturday and Sunday nights than ever before. They are making more noise and they seem to be getting away with it. If the Green Party Bill can put a silencer on those fellows, I...

Noise Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Nov 2006)

Paul Connaughton Snr: ——with all the bonfires which his colleagues will have for him, he will feel hot on every side.

Noise Bill 2006: Second Stage (28 Nov 2006)

Paul Connaughton Snr: On a more serious note, I can never understand the level of noise at a disco. I am far past the disco stage but I note the outrageous decibel level at weddings. This cannot be good for young people's eardrums. The Army deafness controversy would pale into insignificance compared to the damage being done to young people's ears. It seems nothing can be done about this. Planning regulations...