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Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (27 Feb 2007)

Phil Hogan: Question 291: To ask the Minister for Finance when fencing will be erected at Dukesmeadows and Bishopsmeadows, Kilkenny City arising from the flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7315/07]

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (27 Feb 2007)

Phil Hogan: Question 493: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will include a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny under the category of unclusterable disadvantaged status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7317/07]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (27 Feb 2007)

Phil Hogan: Question 543: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the name of each application submitted by Kilkenny County Council in respect of a serviced land initiative; the stage at which each application is at present; the amount of grant required in each case; when sanction will be given to the applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7225/07]

Consumer Protection Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Phil Hogan: Fine Gael will support this Bill on Second Stage, although we will seek to amend it on Committee Stage. The Bill is long overdue and it is surprising that it has come so late in the five-year term of the Government. Its powers are much weaker than they should be. It is weak because the National Consumer Agency has nothing like the powers it needs to have a reliable role to protect...

Consumer Protection Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Phil Hogan: The Minister has been in Government for ten years and has had plenty of opportunity. It is a hotchpotch of proposals, some of which have been foisted on the Minister by EU regulations or closing off loopholes, which could easily have been implemented long before now. To claim the Bill is the most fundamental reform of consumer law in years is nonsense. It transfers some powers that already...

Consumer Protection Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Phil Hogan: The Minister was glad to accept the report.

Consumer Protection Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Phil Hogan: I can understand the reason the Minister accepts a report where there will be a saving of €481 million in domestic household bills. I can understand that as it is good news for him.

Consumer Protection Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Phil Hogan: Unfortunately it did not happen that way. All the matters which have been brought to the Minister's attention by the various economists and academics have blown up in smoke and regrettably the consumer has not got the benefit. The current chairman, Mr. Prasifka, is a more humble and modest person than his predecessor. He does not predict such savings off the wall but does his research...

Consumer Protection Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (28 Feb 2007)

Phil Hogan: I am worried about what the Minister would tie the agency to. What is even more worrying is that the Bill proposes to limit the nature of the interaction the National Consumer Agency will have with the Oireachtas. This is an important point. The Minister is defining the way in which the agency will interact with the Oireachtas. Section 17(1) of the Bill states that the chief executive of...

Consumer Protection Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2007)

Phil Hogan: That is the Minister of State's job.

Consumer Protection Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2007)

Phil Hogan: That is what they call moving the head rack.

Pension Provisions. (1 Mar 2007)

Phil Hogan: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to index link the State pension to both 40% and 50% of the gross average industrial earnings respectively; the cost of same respectively in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7967/07]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Mar 2007)

Phil Hogan: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 14 November 2006, if he will address the matter whereby some women in occupational pension schemes do not accrue benefits while on unpaid maternity leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7968/07]

Ministerial Air Transport Service. (6 Mar 2007)

Phil Hogan: The Minister has other ways of going.

Ministerial Air Transport Service. (6 Mar 2007)

Phil Hogan: Willie should have made sure that did not happen.

Manufacturing Forum. (6 Mar 2007)

Phil Hogan: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the forum on manufacturing will convene a meeting; if there is a timescale for a report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8585/07]

Manufacturing Forum. (6 Mar 2007)

Phil Hogan: I thank the Minister for his reply. Does he agree with the recent statements by the Central Bank and the Department of Finance to the effect that at present, no increase in export growth is taking place in our economy? Moreover, does he agree with Mr. Joe Macri, managing director of Microsoft Ireland, who recently stated the only reason Microsoft was in Ireland was because of its low tax regime?

Manufacturing Forum. (6 Mar 2007)

Phil Hogan: I refer to manufacturing export growth.

Manufacturing Forum. (6 Mar 2007)

Phil Hogan: The Minister does not agree.

Manufacturing Forum. (6 Mar 2007)

Phil Hogan: The Minister does not agree with his own people.