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Written Answers — Illegal Immigrants: Illegal Immigrants (7 Dec 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 84: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 121 of 23 November 2006, if he will review the issue of compensation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42187/06]

Written Answers — Health Service Funding: Health Service Funding (7 Dec 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the proposals she has to ensure adequate funding for an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42185/06]

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (7 Dec 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 243 of 29 November 2006, the deadline she has set for completion of the preliminary assessment of the submission made by the governing body of Waterford Institute of Technology under section 9 of the Universities Act 1997; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42163/06]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (7 Dec 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 190: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the proposals he has to ensure adequate funding for an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42186/06]

Public Transport: Motion. (12 Dec 2006)

Brian O'Shea: I ask the Deputies to address their remarks through the Chair.

Public Transport: Motion. (12 Dec 2006)

Brian O'Shea: I will protect the Deputy if he does not encourage interruptions.

Social Welfare Bill 2006: Second Stage (12 Dec 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Written Answers — Electoral Spending Limits: Electoral Spending Limits (12 Dec 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 62: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will make regulations increasing the spending limits for the 2007 General Election; the amounts to which spending limits will be increased; the persons he intends to consult regarding this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42598/06]

Written Answers — Property Management Fees: Property Management Fees (12 Dec 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 135: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he has taken to implement the recommendations of the National Consumer Agency relating to management fees and service charges levied on owners of property on multi-unit dwellings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42599/06]

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (12 Dec 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 233 of 5 December 2006 the number of visits the Flood Policy Review Group made to the Tramore Road while the road was flooded; the dates of these visits; if he will publish the reports of these visits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42819/06]

Irish Language. (13 Dec 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if the recent funding of €17,000 to the Dublin City Business Association to display Irish language Christmas lights will be extended to cities and towns throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42867/06]

Irish Language. (13 Dec 2006)

Brian O'Shea: I thank the Minister for his reply. I have seldom read a more enthusiastic or euphoric press statement from any Minister than the statement that was issued on 21 November last by the Minister, Deputy Ó Cuív, about this lighting scheme. He said at the lighting-up ceremony that the lights represent much more than simply "Nollaig Shona". He said that they stand for the increasing...

Community Development. (13 Dec 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Will the Minister agree that a major problem exists and is concentrated in a number of areas, where there is inter-generational poverty? The parents of the children of the poor were themselves poor and all the indications are that their children will be poor because no effective initiatives are being taken. I am not saying it is widespread, but there are areas around the country in which...

Community Development. (13 Dec 2006)

Brian O'Shea: The Minister has stated that no €2 billion was promised on the record. If that is the case, how much money was promised? It was disingenuous of him to suggest that I was proposing that the RAPID programme should be done away with. Labour Party policy is to go for €3.5 billion with special emphasis being put on those regions within the RAPID areas in which the problems are particularly...

Community Development. (13 Dec 2006)

Brian O'Shea: The Minister should include the qualification that this would be in the context of fully financing the entire programme.

Community Development. (13 Dec 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Proper co-ordination is required.

Dormant Accounts Fund. (13 Dec 2006)

Brian O'Shea: He should tell us.

Written Answers — Institutes of Technology: Institutes of Technology (13 Dec 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 308: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 171 of 7 December 2006, if she will confirm that a person (details supplied) will complete their work on the preliminary assessment of the submission made by the governing body of Waterford Institute of Technology under section 9 of the Universities Act 1997 before the next general election; and...

Official Languages Act 2003: Motion (14 Dec 2006)

Brian O'Shea: The motion is opposed by the Labour Party on the grounds that regulation No. 1, instead of helping to promote the language, will have the opposite effect.

Irish Film Board (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Dec 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Does the Irish Film Board have a comprehensive list of the people here who have skills appropriate to the film industry? There was a project some time ago to set up local film boards but that does not appear to have been followed up. It was before the setting up of the board proper. Does the Minister know the number of people here who can become involved in film making and are we picking...