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Order of Business (5 Oct 2006)

Tommy Broughan: ——the fact that people who got a telephone connection on the basis that it was for life——

Order of Business (5 Oct 2006)

Tommy Broughan: People who got a telephone connection on the basis it was for life were left stranded. We had the same situation this morning——

Order of Business (5 Oct 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Aer Lingus is another privatisation disaster and we cannot discuss it in this House.

Order of Business (5 Oct 2006)

Tommy Broughan: The Ceann Comhairle turned down my——

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (5 Oct 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Question 47: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the latest efforts being made to address the spread and widespread use of cocaine here; his views on whether cocaine is now the drug of choice for many people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31273/06]

Written Answers — Countryside Recreation: Countryside Recreation (5 Oct 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the latest position regarding the draft strategy of Comhairle na Tuaithe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31287/06]

Green Paper on Energy: Statements. (10 Oct 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Unless we have a Progressive Democrats Taoiseach.

Green Paper on Energy: Statements. (10 Oct 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Since its publication, the Green Paper has been rightly characterised as being high on aspiration and low on action. That characterisation arises from the fact that a lengthy policy vacuum has developed in respect of energy policy. It is only in the past few years that the Government has begun to address the issue, which is the most important facing our country, and give the subject the...

Green Paper on Energy: Statements. (10 Oct 2006)

Tommy Broughan: The Green Paper states technological advances are the key enablers of energy policy but the budget of €3.6 million of Exchequer funding for the energy research technology development innovation, RTDI, programme, in conjunction with third level institutions, seems tiny. The target for the period 2006-13 is €3.8 billion. The Minister might have examined the global allocation for energy...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (10 Oct 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on recent figures produced by the Central Statistics Office showing that expenditure on social protection here at 15.9% of GDP was the fourth lowest in the EU and well below the EU average of27.4%; his plans to increase the amounts spent on social protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31724/06]

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (10 Oct 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the basis on which he believes that figures from the EU and the Central Statistics Office showing that up to one fifth of the population are at risk of poverty are flawed and overstated the extent of poverty here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31723/06]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (10 Oct 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Question 388: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on an application from Irish Ferries for a rebate of statutory redundancy payments made to up to 500 former staff members in 2005; the amount the financial rebates would amount to; his views on whether this redundancy application is genuine in the context of the 500 staff members being replaced by outsourced...

Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2006)

Tommy Broughan: One would not want to rely on the Competition Authority.

Order of Business (11 Oct 2006)

Tommy Broughan: In view of the failure of ComReg in the Smart Telecom debacle and yesterday's enormous increase in electricity prices——-

Order of Business (11 Oct 2006)

Tommy Broughan: I am just building up to it. Finally——

Order of Business (11 Oct 2006)

Tommy Broughan: The issue we discussed earlier this morning was about competition. Yesterday, the Competition Authority missed a deadline, apparently, for the takeover by Topaz so it clearly failed in its duty.

Order of Business (11 Oct 2006)

Tommy Broughan: I just need half a minute. I want to ask the Minister, in view of these failures, whether the Government has thought about legislation on regulators and their failure, when they let us down.

Order of Business (11 Oct 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Deputy Cowen is the Minister.

Sea Pollution (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2003 [Seanad]: Report Stage (11 Oct 2006)

Tommy Broughan: On behalf of the Labour Party, I thank the Minister of State for his contribution and accepting a number of amendments on Committee Stage. I dealt with the Bill for the Labour Party on Second Stage and it has had an amazing history in the House. The major criticism we must make is that it takes so long to add very important international legislation such as the MARPOL and Bunker conventions...

Written Answers — World Trade Negotiations: World Trade Negotiations (11 Oct 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the situation of the World Trade Organisation talks; his expectations for the next developments in relation to the possible resumption of talks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32057/06]