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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 411: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a single farm payment. [8839/06]

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (7 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 435: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a decision will be made in the Galway regional office of her Department as to whether an estate (details supplied) in County Mayo can be included for REP scheme or not; and if this matter will be expedited. [9354/06]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (7 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 473: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when visa applications will be approved for persons (details supplied). [9291/06]

Written Answers — Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (7 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 496: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the exact guidelines for eligibility for a VTOS course. [9134/06]

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (7 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: Question 508: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a freedom of information request (details supplied) which was sent to her Department was never responded to. [8919/06]

Leaders' Questions. (8 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: That is right.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: At Cheltenham.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: Open up the Dáil. We are elected to represent the people, not to be in Cheltenham or America.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: Does Deputy Carey remember what he told them in the High Court, that we were going to be sitting more——

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: Well we are sitting less since the end of the dual mandate.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: We should open up the Dáil. That is what we were elected for. We should forget about Cheltenham and America. Does Deputy Carey remember what he told them in the High Court? I will get it for him. I will tell him exactly what he told them in the High Court.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: He said he will be sitting more, well we are sitting less since the end of the dual mandate.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: Does Deputy Carey remember what he told them? I will get it for him.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: He said what the Government told him to tell them, that we would be sitting on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: We will not even be sitting on the days we should be sitting.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: I suppose Deputy Davern will be going to Cheltenham.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: Ballinrobe only operates on a Sunday and you would not go on a Sunday. You only go when the Dáil is sitting.

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: The programme for Government agreed by the Progressive Democrats and Fianna Fáil indicated we would have a legal ombudsman. When will legislation be produced and when will the position be established? Two solicitors sitting beside the Tánaiste may not want it, but the public does. When cases are referred to the Law Society, the public does not want it to be a case of solicitors looking...

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: The Minister for Foreign Affairs is here this morning. The Taoiseach and many Ministers will go to America next week, and I ask that they meet a delegation from our Irish citizens abroad who are fighting for a way to allow Irish citizens who are currently illegally in America to remain there. I ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will meet a delegation from these groups. They are Irish...

Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Michael Ring: I would hope the Minister will do this. The least we can do is meet our citizens abroad, even if we cannot do anything else. I ask that the Minister, with the Taoiseach, would make the case on St. Patrick's Day for Irish people who are illegally in America. Australia was treated as a special case, and that country received 10,500 visas last year. We want 30,000 or 40,000 for our Irish illegals.