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Consumer Protection Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2007)

Eamon Ryan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill, which I generally support. There is widespread agreement in the House on the need to have strong structures in place to protect consumers from unscrupulous practices and to provide a framework for the protection of consumer rights so as to obviate the need for consumers to go the legal route, which is an expensive, stressful and in many ways...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (28 Feb 2007)

Eamon Ryan: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if all LEADER and partnership groups are working together in integrated bodies under the cohesion process. [7768/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (28 Feb 2007)

Eamon Ryan: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his Department's involvement in relation to the social finance foundation. [7769/07]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (1 Mar 2007)

Eamon Ryan: Question 12: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if will make amendments to current legislation and deliver new guidelines in order to protect existing defined benefit pension schemes and to protect workers from sudden changes in pension arrangements. [2723/07]

Written Answers — Citizens Information: Citizens Information (1 Mar 2007)

Eamon Ryan: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on whether in establishing Comhairle as the 44th Citizens Information Board, further to the earlier establishment of the non-statutory, area-based Citizens Information Boards and the nationwide Citizens Information Phone Service Board, he risks compromising in the public mind the characteristics of independence and...

Economic Competitiveness. (6 Mar 2007)

Eamon Ryan: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the recent National Competitiveness Council's report, Benchmarking Ireland's Performance, which warned that the underlying source of economic growth has shifted from exports towards construction activity and consumer demand, that foreign firms are responsible for 92% of exports in 2006 and that productivity...

Economic Competitiveness. (6 Mar 2007)

Eamon Ryan: I note a similarity in the questions asked. It has become increasingly clear that while no one doubts the economy's success in the past ten to 20 years, there is increasing concern that we have gone through two phases of a boom, the first of which involved genuine growth in productivity, exports and manufacturing, which has been followed in the past five years during the Government's term in...

Economic Competitiveness. (6 Mar 2007)

Eamon Ryan: The Green Party, if it had been in Government, would not have voted for tax breaks for multi-storey carparks, holiday homes or hotels, which have skewed enterprise policy in this country. Having worked in the tourism industry for years, I found it remarkable that the Government knew better than I did, as an operator, what should be built. Unfortunately, the Government got it badly wrong....

Written Answers — Pharmaceutical Industry: Pharmaceutical Industry (6 Mar 2007)

Eamon Ryan: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made on the recruitment of a consultant to stem the loss of jobs from Ireland's pharmaceutical industry; the further communication he has had with the IDA and Pfizer to save the 480 jobs at Pfizer. [8562/07]

Written Answers — Migrant Workers: Migrant Workers (6 Mar 2007)

Eamon Ryan: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the fact that in the first six weeks of 2007, 17 of the 3,164 Romanians who entered Ireland and received personal public service numbers have applied for permission to work here; his further views on whether these figures are indicative of an emerging black economy; and the measure he will take to prevent...

Written Answers — Film Industry Development: Film Industry Development (6 Mar 2007)

Eamon Ryan: Question 346: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on the low level of activity currently taking place in the Irish film industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8760/07]

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (6 Mar 2007)

Eamon Ryan: Question 349: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits issued to non-EEA nationals proposing to operate a business in the State to date in 2007; the number of same that were renewals; the number that were new permits with a breakdown by economic sector of the permits granted. [8711/07]

Rail Freight: Motion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2007)

Eamon Ryan: On behalf of the Green Party, I am happy to support this motion. It is significant and welcome that the Green Party, the Labour Party and Fine Gael have joined together in this respect because it shows a widespread realisation on this side of the House that the Minister, who has just left, is getting it wrong. His head is stuck in the sand with transport planning that belongs in the past....

Rail Freight: Motion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2007)

Eamon Ryan: It is an expanding service but the Minister said it was a failure.

Rail Freight: Motion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2007)

Eamon Ryan: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — EU Battle Groups: EU Battle Groups (7 Mar 2007)

Eamon Ryan: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Defence if Irish troops will be working closely with their EU battle group partners before the end of March 2007, as indicated by the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8930/07]

Written Answers — National Emergency Plan: National Emergency Plan (7 Mar 2007)

Eamon Ryan: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Defence when the inter-departmental working group on emergency planning and the Task Force on Emergency Planning last met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8929/07]

Order of Business (8 Mar 2007)

Eamon Ryan: Another family friendly day.

Order of Business (8 Mar 2007)

Eamon Ryan: I would like to raise an issue on the Order of Business first. The Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources said——

Order of Business (8 Mar 2007)

Eamon Ryan: This is promised legislation.