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Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

John O'Donoghue: The electronic communications miscellaneous provisions Bill will be in 2006. The energy miscellaneous provisions Bill will be this session.

Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

John O'Donoghue: I do not know when Mr. Dalton will report. The question of whether it can be debated in the House will be discussed by the Whips at that time. I understand the coroners Bill will be this year.

Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

John O'Donoghue: The heads of the animal health Bill have been approved. However, it is not possible to indicate at this stage when the Bill will be completed.

Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

John O'Donoghue: The immigration and residence Bill will be published this year. I must take issue with Deputy Costello. Legislation does not derive its authority from the Government but from the Legislature.

Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

John O'Donoghue: The legal costs Bill is expected in 2007.

Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

John O'Donoghue: If the Deputy can specify the health Bill he means we can discuss it. There are several on the order paper.

Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

John O'Donoghue: The roads miscellaneous provisions Bill is expected this year. It is nice to see Deputy Ring coming closer to the front again.

Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

John O'Donoghue: That is a matter for the committee.

Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

John O'Donoghue: I accept the genuineness of Deputy Lynch's case but as she knows, this is a matter for the committee.

Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

John O'Donoghue: The text of the Bill was approved by the Government approximately two weeks ago and it is anticipated that the Bill will be published in a matter of days.

Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

John O'Donoghue: The best we can do is to ask the Minister to reply directly to the Deputy.

Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

John O'Donoghue: There is no difficulty about the Whips discussing that. On a point raised earlier by Deputy Stagg, regarding faxes, I have a broadcast report which shows that they were sent last night between 6.02 p.m and 6.10 p.m.

Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

John O'Donoghue: They were sent to the Fine Gael Whip, the Labour Whip, Deputy Kehoe, the PD Whip, the Green Party Whip, Sinn Féin and Deputies Gregory and Boyle.

Order of Business. (23 Feb 2006)

John O'Donoghue: I am just trying to be fair to the staff in the Whip's office who are most co-operative, helpful and very efficient.

Presentation of Estimates: Motion. (23 Feb 2006)

John O'Donoghue: I move: That notwithstanding Standing Order 152(1) or (2) of the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to public business, Revised Estimates for the Public Services for the year ending 31 December 2006, be presented to the Dáil and circulated to members on 23 February 2006, being a date later than that prescribed for the presentation of Estimates and that the Revised Estimates be...

Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2006: Referral to Select Committee. (23 Feb 2006)

John O'Donoghue: I move: That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approve the following Order in draft: Finance Act (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2006, copies of which have been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 22 February 2006, be referred to the Select Committee on Finance and the Public Service, in accordance with paragraph (1) of the Orders of Reference of that...

EU Regulations: Referral to Joint Committee. (23 Feb 2006)

John O'Donoghue: I move: That the proposals that Dáil Éireann approve, in accordance with Article 29.4.6° of Bunreacht na hÉireann, the exercise by the State of the option, provided by Article 3 of the fourth Protocol set out in the Treaty of Amsterdam, to notify the President of the Council of the European Union that it wishes to take part in the adoption and application of the following proposed...

Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (28 Feb 2006)

John O'Donoghue: The cost incurred in 2005 by my Department, including the national cultural institutions, for advertising in national newspapers was €108,000. The total costs of newspaper advertising since the establishment of my Department in June 2002 are as follows: June to December 2002, €130,000; 2003, €205,500; and 2004, €107,500. These totals also include a small amount of advertising by the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Feb 2006)

John O'Donoghue: The national lottery-funded sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, allocates funding to sports and community organisations at local, regional and national levels throughout the country. The programme is advertised on an annual basis. The project in question received a grant of €250,000 under the 2003 programme, all of which has been drawn down. Applications for...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (28 Feb 2006)

John O'Donoghue: There are currently four persons on the payroll of my Department who are not working therein. One officer is on long-term sick leave. One is on secondment to another State organisation and the salary paid in respect of this officer is recouped from that organisation. A further officer is employed by the Council of National Cultural Institutions and the fourth officer is paid by this...