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Written Answers — Prison Building Programme: Prison Building Programme (16 Dec 2009)

Seán Sherlock: Question 206: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of plans to build a prison in Kilworth, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47700/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (16 Dec 2009)

Seán Sherlock: Question 278: To ask the Minister for Defence the position regarding the transfer of land (details supplied) in his Department's possession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47699/09]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (16 Dec 2009)

Seán Sherlock: Question 410: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of an appeal for capital funding by a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47701/09]

Order of Business (17 Dec 2009)

Seán Sherlock: The Bill allows Coillte to increase its requirement significantly. In that light, the amount of time designated for the Bill is far too short. We need a proper and lengthy debate on the nature and workings of Coillte.

Order of Business (17 Dec 2009)

Seán Sherlock: On the same issue, what credence does this House give to an Ombudsman's report?

Order of Business (17 Dec 2009)

Seán Sherlock: If we do not respond to the Ombudsman's report, it would be a dereliction of duty. It is right and proper that this House give some time to debating the issue at least.

Order of Business (17 Dec 2009)

Seán Sherlock: She is very expensive.

Forestry (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (17 Dec 2009)

Seán Sherlock: I find myself in a ludicrous situation in that I must thank Deputy Creed for allowing me some of his time. If I may, I will allow some of my time to Deputy Ferris, with whom I was to share my time. Why do we find ourselves in circumstances where I have merely two or three minutes to discuss a princely sum that could potentially amount to €400 million? I do not have adequate time to...

Forestry (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Dec 2009)

Seán Sherlock: The Bill seeks the permission of the House to afford to Coillte the opportunity to increase its statutory borrowing requirement from €101.5 million to €400 million. In his Second Stage speech, the Minister of State pointed out that inflation alone would allow an increase in the borrowing limit to €182.5 million. This is based on inflating the €101.5 million limit in 1988 by...

Forestry (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Dec 2009)

Seán Sherlock: I refer back to the issue of inflation, the 1988 Act and the Minister's response to questions put. My understanding of the Forestry Act 1988 is that at any one time the aggregate borrowings of the company should not exceed £80 million or €101.5 million in today's money. The Minister of State stated borrowings had reached €182.5 million in October 2009 and that this is accounted for by...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (19 Jan 2010)

Seán Sherlock: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the current appalling condition of roads in County Cork; and to ask the Minister for Transport to increase funding for the maintenance of county and non-national roads in that county, and to examine why the road network in County Cork is severely under-funded and why funding for...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 Jan 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when she plans to end the cohabitation ban for lone parents. [1804/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 Jan 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason the back to education allowance does not cover participants in the labour market activation programme; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that participants who start a course in receipt of jobseeker's benefit but who subsequently move to jobseeker's allowance at a reduced rate are faced with financial...

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (19 Jan 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Finance when funding will be approved for the second phase of the Fermoy flood relief scheme in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1205/10]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (19 Jan 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 370: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48588/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (19 Jan 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 402: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way a person may avail of the tax relief on health insurance for people aged over 50 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1191/10]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Jan 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 404: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a medical procedure in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork, which was scheduled and subsequently cancelled, could be rescheduled. [1204/10]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (19 Jan 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 1054: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has revised the band rating of a school (details supplied) in County Cork which has requested capital funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1131/10]

Banking Crisis: Motion (Resumed) (20 Jan 2010)

Seán Sherlock: That is extremely disingenuous.

Banking Crisis: Motion (Resumed) (20 Jan 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Where else in the world would a government hide behind a Supreme Court judgment and use it as an excuse for not holding an open and informed inquiry? In no other liberal democracy would a Minister for Finance stand before the legislature and, in addressing his justification for an inquiry behind closed doors, refer in one form or another and on no less than six occasions to the global...