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- World Trade Organisation Negotiations: Motion (17 Apr 2008)
John McGuinness: ââthe type of analysis that he put before this House this morning which is damaging to both business and agriculture.
- World Trade Organisation Negotiations: Motion (17 Apr 2008)
John McGuinness: What Deputy Creed should do is join in the effort that is being made to protect Ireland, to open the appropriate marketsââ
- World Trade Organisation Negotiations: Motion (17 Apr 2008)
John McGuinness: ââand to ensure that Irish agriculture is protected. At the meeting of Ministers in Brussels I again insisted that we would be going down the road on which the beef industry went and I acknowledge the damage done in that regard. I acknowledged the difficulties in pig and sheep meat and the fact that we are now in a position where our beef industry is being called into question and that...
- World Trade Organisation Negotiations: Motion (17 Apr 2008)
John McGuinness: We are now reaching the critical phase and, suddenly, Fine Gael wakes up.
- World Trade Organisation Negotiations: Motion (17 Apr 2008)
John McGuinness: Where was that party for the past seven years?
- World Trade Organisation Negotiations: Motion (17 Apr 2008)
John McGuinness: Where was it when all of the 133 committee meetings were going onââ
- World Trade Organisation Negotiations: Motion (17 Apr 2008)
John McGuinness: ââand the interests of agriculture and business were being debated?
- World Trade Organisation Negotiations: Motion (17 Apr 2008)
John McGuinness: Fine Gael was in Opposition, asleep.
- World Trade Organisation Negotiations: Motion (17 Apr 2008)
John McGuinness: It was in Opposition in a coma for the past ten years and still has not come out of it.
- World Trade Organisation Negotiations: Motion (17 Apr 2008)
John McGuinness: Deputy Creed still does not understand what is being done out there. I would appeal to him, again, to understand what is being put before him todayââ
- World Trade Organisation Negotiations: Motion (17 Apr 2008)
John McGuinness: ââand to join us, with the IFA and Irish business, in defending the Irish position rather than talking it down.
- Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (17 Apr 2008)
John McGuinness: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a medical card will be issued on medical grounds to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [14249/08]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Apr 2008)
John McGuinness: Question 383: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if rent allowance will be approved in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Carlow in view of the urgent need and the medical circumstances of the case. [14236/08]
- Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (17 Apr 2008)
John McGuinness: Question 400: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her Department will engage with a company (details supplied) in County Cork to assist in the process of obtaining a licence to harvest seaweed; and if she will expedite a pro-active approach from her Department. [13844/08]
- Written Answers — Financial Regulation: Financial Regulation (30 Apr 2008)
John McGuinness: The insider dealing in question took place in 2000, and it is a matter of public record that the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation investigated these events at the time. Any decision to initiate a criminal prosecution arising out of those events is a matter for the Director of Public Prosecutions who is an independent officer of the State. The recent Court proceedings which have now ended...
- Written Answers — World Trade Negotiations: World Trade Negotiations (30 Apr 2008)
John McGuinness: I propose to take Questions Nos. 20, 36, 41, 51 and 74 together. Discussions on the WTO's Doha Development round have been continuing since 2001. The aim of the negotiations is to liberalise trade, that is, improve access to the markets of WTO members in areas such as agriculture, manufactured goods and internationally traded services as well as examining ways of streamlining and...
- Written Answers — World Trade Negotiations: World Trade Negotiations (30 Apr 2008)
John McGuinness: I propose to take Questions Nos. 37, 44, 54, 66, 70, 73 and 75 together. Talks on the WTO Doha Development Round have been making slow progress since they commenced in 2001. The process inevitably extends over a very lengthy timeframe because of the multiple concerns that 151 WTO members bring to the process and where the outcome is based on consensus. Negotiations are exceptionally...
- Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Eirgrid) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 May 2008)
John McGuinness: The support of Members of this House for the provisions of the Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (EirGrid) Bill in respect of electricity interconnection is very welcome. I have listened with interest to the Deputies' points about security of supply, costs and competitiveness and our ambitious renewable targets. The east-west electricity interconnector is a key strategic infrastructural...
- Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (EirGrid) Bill 2008: Referral to Select Committee. (1 May 2008)
John McGuinness: I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, in accordance with Standing Order 120(1) and paragraph 1(a)(i) of the Orders of Reference of that committee.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (1 May 2008)
John McGuinness: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will request the Health Service Executive to restore full paediatric occupational therapy services at a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny without delay. [17062/08]