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Order of Business (24 Oct 2006)

Bernard Allen: They are a dynamic duo.

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (24 Oct 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the most up to date figures regarding the number of children in primary classes of 35 to 39 children inclusive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34184/06]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (24 Oct 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 217: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of schools that offer chemistry to leaving certificate level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34183/06]

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (24 Oct 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 462: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he has taken to stop the displacement of jobs within an organisation (details supplied) in County Cork. [33889/06]

EU Enlargement. (25 Oct 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has discussed the upcoming accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union with his European counterpart Ministers, with particular regard to the question of opening access to labour markets for the citizens of these States; if consultations between his Department and other Departments have taken place with regard to this...

EU Enlargement. (25 Oct 2006)

Bernard Allen: Why was the House treated with such disrespect when this important decision was being taken? The Minister said the social partners were consulted. The Joint Committee on European Affairs wanted to discuss this matter with the Department of the Taoiseach, but no such session took place. The importance of that committee was ignored. A decision was made without any consultation with the...

EU Enlargement. (25 Oct 2006)

Bernard Allen: What discussions took place with our other EU partners about the opening of their borders? The decisions which have been made — I accept the Government's decision may have been forced on it — are contrary to the EU principle of mobility of labour. Can the Minister give the House details of the pressures which are being placed on other Governments to open their labour markets, so the...

EU Enlargement. (25 Oct 2006)

Bernard Allen: What about the other countries?

EU Enlargement. (25 Oct 2006)

Bernard Allen: I presume we will try not to use the seven years in question.

Nuclear Disarmament Initiative. (25 Oct 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps being taken by his Department to convey Ireland's condemnation of recent nuclear testing to the North Korean regime; the further steps being taken to press for reform of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34715/06]

Nuclear Disarmament Initiative. (25 Oct 2006)

Bernard Allen: Almost 60 countries now have nuclear reactors for research or power generation and 40 have the industrial and scientific infrastructure to build a nuclear weapon at short notice. The US has entered an agreement to pass on nuclear technology to India, which is not a signatory to the NPT, and Iran, Israel and Pakistan have nuclear weapons. Does the Minister agree that we are reaching a point...

Nuclear Disarmament Initiative. (25 Oct 2006)

Bernard Allen: Does the Minister agree that there has been an erosion of the main tenets of the non-proliferation treaty which could lead to a cascade of proliferation? These are not my words but those of a United Nations report published in 2004. Double standards and sickening hypocrisy are evident with regard to the non-proliferation treaty. Different standards are applied to Iran as are applied to...

Nuclear Disarmament Initiative. (25 Oct 2006)

Bernard Allen: India is not a signatory.

Nuclear Disarmament Initiative. (25 Oct 2006)

Bernard Allen: That is where the double standards and hypocrisy are evident.

Nuclear Disarmament Initiative. (25 Oct 2006)

Bernard Allen: The Minister's comment that it is simplistic to argue that Ireland should lead the way is disingenuous. Ireland has a role to play. The United States deals with India, which has not signed the non-proliferation treaty.

Northern Ireland Issues. (25 Oct 2006)

Bernard Allen: Remember the Anglo-Irish Agreement.

Northern Ireland Issues. (25 Oct 2006)

Bernard Allen: The Deputy protests too much.

Official Engagements. (25 Oct 2006)

Bernard Allen: In his speech at the United Nations, the Minister stated that he shared the Secretary General's outrage at the failure to make any reference to nuclear disarmament in the summit statement. In view of his outrage, what is the Minister's attitude to the deal between the United States and India — which has not signed the treaty — to which I referred earlier, particularly as, in the context...

Official Engagements. (25 Oct 2006)

Bernard Allen: As of now, what is the Minister's opinion?

Emigrant Support Services. (25 Oct 2006)

Bernard Allen: Does the Minister share my disappointment at the fact that proposed legislation in the US to help our emigrants has run into the sand? What is his view of the stalemate that has arisen there due to the impending elections? Does he think the legislation will be resuscitated after the election?