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Seanad: Appropriation Act 2005: Statements. (26 Jan 2006)

Fergal Browne: Does the Senator favour Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin?

Seanad: Appropriation Act 2005: Statements. (26 Jan 2006)

Fergal Browne: I am deputising.

Seanad: Appropriation Act 2005: Statements. (26 Jan 2006)

Fergal Browne: The Government wants to win back seats because it lost council seats last year.

Seanad: Appropriation Act 2005: Statements. (26 Jan 2006)

Fergal Browne: They did not do so in the local elections.

Seanad: Appropriation Act 2005: Statements. (26 Jan 2006)

Fergal Browne: How well planned was it?

Seanad: Appropriation Act 2005: Statements. (26 Jan 2006)

Fergal Browne: I will send the Minister of State a copy.

Seanad: Appropriation Act 2005: Statements. (26 Jan 2006)

Fergal Browne: It would want to be for €48 million.

Seanad: Appropriation Act 2005: Statements. (26 Jan 2006)

Fergal Browne: Not in this House, but he did on local radio.

Seanad: Appropriation Act 2005: Statements. (26 Jan 2006)

Fergal Browne: Good.

Seanad: Appropriation Act 2005: Statements. (26 Jan 2006)

Fergal Browne: Two years later, though.

Seanad: Appropriation Act 2005: Statements. (26 Jan 2006)

Fergal Browne: If only people had listened.

Seanad: Appropriation Act 2005: Statements. (26 Jan 2006)

Fergal Browne: I was referring to local radio.

Seanad: Appropriation Act 2005: Statements. (26 Jan 2006)

Fergal Browne: It is not.

Seanad: Schools Building Projects. (26 Jan 2006)

Fergal Browne: I welcome the Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Hanafin, to the House. I appreciate her coming here in person to deal with this Adjournment matter. I telephoned the Minister's Department before Christmas to find out about the school building programme and was told that it would be announced on Christmas week. That did not happen, and I telephoned again in January and was told that it...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects. (26 Jan 2006)

Fergal Browne: I thank the Minister for her reply. The problem is that the school has been stuck on the first three stages for some time. It does not seem to be progressing and would like to move ahead. Perhaps the Minister might agree to meet representatives of the school. I will write to her privately on that afterwards. They will be very grateful to put their case to her.

Seanad: Schools Building Projects. (26 Jan 2006)

Fergal Browne: It is in it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Fergal Browne: We should investigate the possibility of scrapping tolls and instead taxing the fuel used, which might make more sense. We must raise money for roads although motorists are already crippled by motor tax. I welcome No. 1 on the Order of Business and I suggest the amount of time for matters on the Adjournment be extended, especially in light of the short sittings we have had recently. Perhaps...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Fergal Browne: We certainly sat for only a short time so far this year.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Fergal Browne: I suggest that if——

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Fergal Browne: That is fine. I have no problem with that. I suggest that when we sit for only two days in the week, we increase the time for matters on the Adjournment to allow Members to raise important issues. On a week in which we sit three days we can revert to three matters.