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Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (9 Jul 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 367: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the full extent of sewage treatment facilities currently required throughout County Kildare; the number of contracts involved, approved, under review or pending; if these entail small, group or major capital schemes; the extent to which final costs are expected to be in line with original projections; if...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (9 Jul 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 368: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his proposals to financially support or otherwise assist toward the provision of extra domestic water supply here; the extent of such works in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28250/08]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (9 Jul 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 369: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken or will take to address areas sensitive to pollution here; if adequate procedures are in place or are expected to be put in place to address such issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28251/08]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (9 Jul 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 370: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has sought or received a report indicating an expected pollution threat to ground water arising from the inadequacy of sewage treatment facilities at various locations here; his proposals to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28254/08]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (9 Jul 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 371: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of local authority houses expected to be built from foundation to completion in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28255/08]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (9 Jul 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 374: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent to which he provided funding to the public housing programme through the local authorities and excluding voluntary charitable or private housing organisations in 2007; his expectations for expenditure in this regard in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28258/08]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (9 Jul 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 375: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent to which he will fund group water schemes through the various local authorities in 2008; the extent to which this is in line with previous commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28259/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (9 Jul 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 376: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of capital projects for which he has financial responsibility; the extent to which such projects have been advanced to date; the degree to which he expects them to proceed in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28260/08]

Order of Business (10 Jul 2008)

Bernard Durkan: On a point of order, the point raised by Deputies Bruton and Burton has not been addressed. The question was whether certain information would be laid before the House. The answer the Tánaiste gave was that it was on the web.

Order of Business (10 Jul 2008)

Bernard Durkan: With due respect, it is a point of order.

Order of Business (10 Jul 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Putting the information on the web is not putting it before the House, it is showing contempt for the House.

Order of Business (10 Jul 2008)

Bernard Durkan: There can be no doubt but that that is what was intended in the first place.

Order of Business (10 Jul 2008)

Bernard Durkan: The Ceann Comhairle is a long-serving Member of this House and he knows full well that it is showing absolute contempt for the House.

Order of Business (10 Jul 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Putting an item on the web is not laying it before the House.

Order of Business (10 Jul 2008)

Bernard Durkan: The Tánaiste should answer the question.

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Sadly, I have no accolades to throw in the Government's direction. I am sure the Government Deputies will not be surprised at this.

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Bernard Durkan: My colleague, Deputy McHugh will share time with me. What intrigues me is that the Government seems to be surprised at the situation in which it finds itself. The braver dogs in the street have been barking the economic issues for the last five or six years, not the last couple of weeks. The few unembedded, economic journalists spoke out and got little credit for it. They were accused of...

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Bernard Durkan: It has nothing to do with the economy. No corrective measures, good, bad or indifferent have been taken. The amazing thing is that we have not heard in recent days about the high wage economy. Do Members remember the high wage economy about which the former Tánaiste used to boast? We were a special country, international marketeers and competitive. We have not been competitive for the...

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Bernard Durkan: I accuse the Government of total irresponsibility. In the last few days I wrote to the Minister for Transport advising him of the hardship likely to be caused to a poor provisional licence holder who has driven the family, for whom she cares, all of whom have special needs. The Ceann Comhairle will like this one. He wrote back to me and said he had referred it to Mr. Noel Brett, who is...

Air Services. (10 Jul 2008)

Bernard Durkan: I ask the Minister for Transport to carry out an immediate investigation into the chaos at Dublin Airport arising from the failure of the radar system with resultant safety implications, causing the cancellation of numerous flights and major inconvenience to customers; if he will ascertain the reason for the failure of the technology; if he will give an assurance that the issues involved can...