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Address by the Prime Minister of Australia: Motions. (18 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: After winning a fourth term in office in 2004, the Prime Minister of Australia, the Right Honourable Mr. John Howard, became the most electorally successful Australian politician of our time. A popular politician in his country, he is the elected representative of a nation of 20 million people. However, his premiership has not been without controversy. In this decade, international concerns...

Written Answers — Avian Influenza: Avian Influenza (18 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to prevent an outbreak of avian flu here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18796/06]

Written Answers — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (18 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the approval of the Environmental Protection Agency to allow the growth of genetically modified potatoes in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18766/06]

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (23 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Finance his expectations for the capacity of the economy to sustain increases in public spending over the coming three years; and the way in which this should relate to the growth of income and the growth of tax revenue in those years. [19409/06]

Written Answers — State Property: State Property (23 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 189: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the arrangements being entered into between the Health Services Executive southern branch and those developing houses at Shanakiel, Cork, regarding access to that scheme from Shanakiel road through health services land and the access which will be made available to the houses when constructed through health services land...

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (23 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 464: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason she has failed to announce the official recognition of a school (details supplied) planned for Glanmire which is due to open in September 2006. [19224/06]

Order of Business. (24 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: Last week, I asked the Tánaiste whether it was Government policy for health service executives to bill patients for overnight——

Order of Business. (24 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: It is under the Health (Hospitals Inspectorate) Bill.

Order of Business. (24 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: At the time, the Tánaiste assured the House that she would take steps to terminate the practice.

Order of Business. (24 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: It is still going on.

Order of Business. (24 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: It is unacceptable that people on trolleys are being charged for the privilege.

Middle East Peace Process. (24 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the level of funding now being allocated to the Palestinian Authority from the European Union and by Ireland; the level of funding which was in place at the start of 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19807/06]

Middle East Peace Process. (24 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: The Minister of State said in his response that he is concerned about the problems in Palestine arising from the cut in aid, yet he stated that €126 million will be taken from the EU aid package in 2006, some of which sum has already been taken. I have tried to establish the facts with the Minister on a few occasions, both in the House on Europe Day and subsequently at a meeting of the...

Middle East Peace Process. (24 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: In the interest of justice and parliamentary transparency, will the Minister of State tell us Ireland's role in that appalling decision? He should not hide behind the cloak of consensus.

Middle East Peace Process. (24 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: Ireland must have given an opinion at a meeting of the Council of Ministers. What is its position on the short-sighted, cruel, counter-productive decision made by the Council of Ministers? No slick talk or crocodile tears will hide the facts. The Minister of State, Deputy Conor Lenihan, should not laugh when I am talking about a serious issue.

Middle East Peace Process. (24 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: No amount of crocodile tears will hide the fact that the decision damaged the reasonable voices within the Hamas movement and the people of the Palestinian territories and ignored totally the awful acts being perpetrated on them by the Israeli Government.

Nuclear Disarmament Initiative. (24 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: Pussycat diplomacy.

Decentralisation Programme. (24 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of principal development specialists, senior development specialists and development specialists working with Irish Aid who have volunteered to decentralise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19809/06]

Decentralisation Programme. (24 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: Can the Minister of State tell me how many of the 123 staff of Development Co-operation Ireland have indicated their willingness to decentralise? I ask him to state the number clearly without trying to mask the problems which exist. According to the Minister of State's figures, 28 of the 123 staff had applied to participate in the decentralisation programme by December 2005. That figure had...

Decentralisation Programme. (24 May 2006)

Bernard Allen: The Minister of State should not give us that rubbish.