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Written Answers — EU Battle Groups: EU Battle Groups (22 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the contacts he has had in the past 12 months with other EU states concerning Ireland's proposed participation in EU battle groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7103/06]

Written Answers — EU Battle Groups: EU Battle Groups (22 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the legislation his Department is considering or preparing to allow Irish troops to fully participate in EU battlegroups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7104/06]

Commemorative Events. (23 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: I am glad to hear that the reading of the proclamation will take place. Does the Minister agree that a central part of the preparations and celebrations should be to take the 1916 Proclamation as a yardstick of how we have progressed as a nation? Does the Minister believe that this Government guarantees the equal rights and equal opportunities of all of its citizens? Does he believe this...

Commemorative Events. (23 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: He expects the taxpayer to pay for his vanity. How would those people feel about the movers and shakers——

Commemorative Events. (23 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: I will confine myself to the question.

Commemorative Events. (23 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: The central question is the 1916 Proclamation.

Commemorative Events. (23 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: How would the men and women of 1916 feel about the movers and shakers in the Galway tent who buy access and opportunity? How would they feel about the blatant inequalities——

Commemorative Events. (23 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: ——in our health system?

Commemorative Events. (23 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: How would they feel about the corruption and how would they feel about the fact that the Acting Chairman's constituency colleague, Deputy Wright, goes unpunished for taking sops from developers?

Commemorative Events. (23 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: No, I want to continue. My final question——

Commemorative Events. (23 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: This is relevant.

Commemorative Events. (23 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: I take it from the Minister's reply that he will not march in the parade. That was my question. I am somewhat surprised and relieved, given the Minister's past performance. I expected that he would lead our Defence Forces up O'Connell Street, perhaps brandishing a pistol, pointing it at the cameras——

Commemorative Events. (23 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: ——and using it for a cheap photo opportunity. Will the Minister state why the committee has not met to date, despite many promises? Many of my colleagues were told the committee would meet. There has been no such meeting.

Commemorative Events. (23 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: Returning to my central point, which was taken up by Deputy Gregory, I ask the Minister to confirm to what extent the political idealism outlined in the Proclamation will be celebrated and analysed. How does the Minister feel that the Ireland of today measures up to those ideas? Does the Minister think — this is a genuine question — that the men and women of 1916 would be happy if they...

Commemorative Events. (23 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: That is not the case.

National Emergency Plan. (23 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: Is the Minister aware of Tom Clonan's recent study, which suggested that if a Stardust incident were to recur the city's accident and emergency units would be full within 20 minutes and would find difficulty in coping? Tom Clonan has carried out a number of studies indicating we would be unable to deal with a major emergency. Will the Minister comment on that? For a possible flu pandemic, is...

Written Answers — EU Battle Groups: EU Battle Groups (23 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: Question 33: To ask the Minister for Defence his plans for Ireland to participate in EU battle groups; the likely partners for Ireland in such a battle group; if these partners also require a UN mandate before their forces can be deployed abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7477/06]

Written Answers — EU Battle Groups: EU Battle Groups (23 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Defence the legislation which must come before Dáil Éireann to facilitate Ireland's participation in EU battle groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7478/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (28 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which the Revenue Commissioners have encountered problems with regard to the issue of tax certificates in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7935/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (28 Feb 2006)

John Gormley: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to set a deadline for the receipt of a report on tax residency rules from the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7936/06]