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Written Answers — Employment Appeals Tribunal: Employment Appeals Tribunal (23 May 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 321: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the time it takes for a case to be heard by the Employment Appeals Tribunal; and the time it took in each of the past five years. [19054/06]

Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (23 May 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 322: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the percentage of the workforce earning not more than the minimum wage entitlement at present and in each year since the introduction of the minimum wage. [19092/06]

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (23 May 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 328: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the average amount it costs to make a worker redundant here. [19469/06]

Written Answers — Education Provision: Education Provision (23 May 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 461: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the basis for her decision in respect of north Drogheda environs local area plan with regard to education provision and protection of lands required for same; her views on whether the provision of lands for education purposes should be provided within the plan area; and the reason children in this plan area will have to cross a busy...

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (24 May 2006)

Arthur Morgan: I wish to share time with Deputies McHugh and Cuffe. My party is opposed to this legislation, the brainchild of those irked by delays resulting from what they regard as annoying democratic input to the planning process. It is designed to facilitate ramming through unwanted infrastructure, such as incinerators, against the democratic wishes of communities and regardless of genuine concerns of...

Drug Abuse: Motion (Resumed). (24 May 2006)

Arthur Morgan: The Minister of State with responsibility for this area has no idea about what is happening. During his contribution, he referred to a changed landscape and the improving situation. He is the only person who does not know the threat of drugs is greater than ever. I refer to my experience in the north east. Recently, I was contacted by two mothers separately. Each had a son locked in a bedroom...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (24 May 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the situation in Afghanistan. [19647/06]

Written Answers — Human Trafficking: Human Trafficking (24 May 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he has taken to date and intends to take to work with other countries in order to combat human trafficking and to support the victims of human trafficking. [19652/06]

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (24 May 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 290: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a two month backlog in the processing of registration applications by the Residential Tenancies Board; the actions he intends to take to redress this situation. [19980/06]

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (24 May 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 291: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Private Residential Tenancies Board public office and telephone line is now only open from 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Monday to Friday; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that the PRTB state that this temporary limitation of service is due to...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (25 May 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 22: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the roll-out of the synthetic phonics method of literacy training in teaching children to read in primary schools; and her plans to widely introduce this method throughout primary schools which could benefit them. [19950/06]

Written Answers — School Commercial Initiatives: School Commercial Initiatives (25 May 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 26: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the campaign for commercial free education. [19949/06]

Written Answers — Exchequer Revenue: Exchequer Revenue (25 May 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Finance the figures for non-tax revenue as a percentage of GDP for each of the past ten years. [20078/06]

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (25 May 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage of people with incomes of over €100,000 who paid tax at an effective rate of 20% of less in 2005. [20156/06]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (30 May 2006)

Arthur Morgan: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss the following matter of urgent public concern, namely, on this, the centenary of the death of Michael Davitt, a decent Mayo man, the necessity for the Taoiseach to make a statement to the House outlining the reason the scourge of landlordism has been allowed to continue to plague the Irish people in the form of ground...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (30 May 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on the low level of broadband availability in many towns here. [20681/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 May 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 226: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when speech therapy and physiotherapy will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Louth as both were deemed necessary in 2004; the reason for the delay in providing treatment to this person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20866/06]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (30 May 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 272: To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage of GDP spent by the State on contributory and non-contributory public pension schemes in each of the past 10 years. [21205/06]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (30 May 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 286: To ask the Minister for Finance the direct expenditure by the State on contributory and non-contributory public pension schemes in each of the past 10 years. [21114/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (30 May 2006)

Arthur Morgan: Question 287: To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of tax relief for private pensions in each of the past 10 years; and the average number of people who availed of such tax relief in each of those years. [21115/06]