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Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Joe Higgins: The country is still reeling from the terrifying image of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell, brandishing a poker as a callow youth.

Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Joe Higgins: I thought he might have used a silver spoon instead. Since he was apparently trying to protect what he regarded as his, was any poker brandished during his recent duels with the Tánaiste? Would she like to share that with us?

Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Joe Higgins: I would like a very specific answer from the Tánaiste regarding the matter raised by Deputy Rabbitte. Next Thursday, 6 July, Bord na gCon is scheduled to appear before the Committee of Public Accounts.

Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Joe Higgins: This is appropriate to the Order of Business.

Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Joe Higgins: The point is that the Dalton report would have been in our hands. Will we have that report for the meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts next Thursday? The Tánaiste has a special insight into this. It was reported in today's newspapers that Gama Construction will receive an additional payment of €15 million to finish off the Ennis bypass, €6 million of which curiously comes under...

Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Joe Higgins: Is Gama now being rewarded on foot of using slave labour?

Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Joe Higgins: Gama had to pay the full rate out of this amount. Is it now being compensated for the additional money it had to pay out?

Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Joe Higgins: Is this what is going on in this State?

Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Joe Higgins: What about Gama?

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings. (4 Jul 2006)

Joe Higgins: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if he has received a further interim report from the MacEntee Commission. [23319/06]

Office of the Attorney General. (4 Jul 2006)

Joe Higgins: Question 9: To ask the Taoiseach if the recommendations implemented following the 1994 report of the review group on the Office of the Attorney General remain in operation. [23320/06]

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (4 Jul 2006)

Joe Higgins: Is the Deputy sharing time?

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (4 Jul 2006)

Joe Higgins: The Defence (Amendment) Bill 2006 represents the logical progression of an Irish Government which has consistently bent the knee to the interests of major imperialist powers around the globe since it came to power. While billions of ordinary people throughout the world understood that the excuse for the invasion of Iraq — that the country had weapons of mass destruction — was a monstrous...

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (4 Jul 2006)

Joe Higgins: The mood of working people within the EU is not towards the creation of battle groups and militarisation. That mood was captured in the massive protests against the Iraq invasion which mobilised millions of ordinary citizens throughout the EU. I assure the Minister and the Government that if the EU moves increasingly, as it intends to do, in the direction of militarisation, it will come up...

Written Answers — Gaelscoileanna agus Naíonraí: Gaelscoileanna agus Naíonraí (4 Jul 2006)

Joe Higgins: Question 289: To ask the Aire Airgeadais cén réiteach atá á dhéanamh aige maidir le fadhbanna maidir le Gaelscoil (sonraí tugtha) i gContae Luimnigh. [26233/06]

Order of Business. (6 Jul 2006)

Joe Higgins: The Government is selling the company to the sharks.

Order of Business. (6 Jul 2006)

Joe Higgins: The Minister should ask the former sugar workers about that.

Disposal of Shares in Aer Lingus Group plc: Motion. (6 Jul 2006)

Joe Higgins: Is this not a new slot of ten minutes before the Minister replies?

Disposal of Shares in Aer Lingus Group plc: Motion. (6 Jul 2006)

Joe Higgins: Is the Minister speaking after that?

Disposal of Shares in Aer Lingus Group plc: Motion. (6 Jul 2006)

Joe Higgins: I come here in haste, as we are very engrossed in the Committee of Public Accounts today. The privatisation of Aer Lingus is an act of gross treachery by the Government against the people, the Aer Lingus workers and the communities that depend on the national airline. This privatisation is not driven by the interest of the welfare of the workers or the national airline but by the right wing...