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British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (5 Dec 2006)

Bernard Allen: I wish to share time with Deputy Crawford. The purpose of the British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2006 is to amend the provisions of the original Act relating to the special European Union programmes body which was set up in 1999. This body was established with the specific purpose of putting into action for communities in Northern Ireland the international support that was offered by...

Written Answers — Screening Programmes: Screening Programmes (5 Dec 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on primary and secondary screening for preventable diseases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41401/06]

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (5 Dec 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to develop community care units to provide specific care for the elderly with regard to convalescence, respite and high dependence long-term care beds on the grounds of public hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41402/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (5 Dec 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a compensation scheme for charities who work in developing countries and who could do much more with fundraised moneys if they did not have to pay VAT on items and services. [41305/06]

Leaders' Questions (6 Dec 2006)

Bernard Allen: There is always next year.

Leaders' Questions (6 Dec 2006)

Bernard Allen: Smugness himself.

Leaders' Questions (6 Dec 2006)

Bernard Allen: Because the Taoiseach should be accountable, that is why.

Budget Statement 2006 (6 Dec 2006)

Bernard Allen: Why did the Minister not get rid of stamp duty?

Budget Statement 2006 (6 Dec 2006)

Bernard Allen: What about stamp duty?

Written Answers — Light Rail Project: Light Rail Project (6 Dec 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Transport if the route for the joining of the two existing Luas lines has been selected; if this project will begin and be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41746/06]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (6 Dec 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will act upon the proposals for reform of the regulations which apply to provisional and inexperienced drivers presented to him by the Road Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41739/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (6 Dec 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a VAT compensation scheme for Irish charities in view of the VAT compensation scheme introduced in Denmark for registered charities there. [41813/06]

Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2006)

Bernard Allen: They will have no right of appeal.

Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2006)

Bernard Allen: He is a failure in every way, including on stamp duty.

Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2006)

Bernard Allen: The gazumping Bill from this side of the House was rejected by the Government.

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (12 Dec 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 75: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if and when he expects electronic voting will be used in elections here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42528/06]

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (12 Dec 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 78: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the expenditure on electronic voting to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42527/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (12 Dec 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 179: To ask the Taoiseach if his attention has been drawn to the position arising from the 2006 Assistant Parliamentary Counsel (Grade 2) Competition where only three Irish lawyers out of 40 were declared qualified by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. [42652/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (12 Dec 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 180: To ask the Taoiseach if his attention has been drawn to the fact that offering a place to an Irish lawyer in the 2006 Assistant Parliamentary Counsel (Grade 2) competition was conditional on the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel losing a foreign contract drafter in that office. [42653/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (12 Dec 2006)

Bernard Allen: Question 181: To ask the Taoiseach his views on whether the 37 lawyers who did not qualify at the 2006 Assistant Parliamentary Counsel (Grade 2) competition organised by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel, deserve to be independently reconsidered before the posts are re-advertised. [42654/06]