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Leaders' Questions (3 Dec 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Those on the Government benches have gone mad.

Proposed Legislation. (3 Dec 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Not even slightly.

Proposed Legislation. (3 Dec 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32. (3 Dec 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2008)

Bernard Durkan: That should be beforehand.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2008)

Bernard Durkan: The Tánaiste could answer "yes" or "no".

Order of Business (3 Dec 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2008)

Bernard Durkan: I ask the Tánaiste for an update on the promised legislation in respect of estate management companies, whether the Government finally has concluded its format, whether final and full discussions have taken place with the Attorney General and whether agreement has been reached. I wish to raise two further matters.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2008)

Bernard Durkan: I presume that means before Christmas.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Have the heads of the electricity (transfer of transmission assets) Bill been cleared by the Government yet? If not, when are they likely to be cleared? Finally, since the hairshirts are being handed out liberally to the public, will it be possible to send out a collective hairshirt to the criminal fraternity? I do not wish to go through the entire list of legislation.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2008)

Bernard Durkan: However, as Deputy Gilmore already has noted this morning, a plethora of legislation has been promised for a long time in respect of the criminal justice area. The Tánaiste should indicate to the House whether it is intended ever to move forward any such legislation in a meaningful way that would give a clear message to the criminal fraternity outside this House.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2008)

Bernard Durkan: There also is a list of such Bills on the C list.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Such items also can be converted by expediting selected Bills.

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) (3 Dec 2008)

Bernard Durkan: I concur with the sentiments expressed by the previous speakers. Appeals, supplementary welfare and qualification criteria for payments, whether they be supplementary welfare payments or social welfare payments, are sensitive areas. We must remember that circumstances are vastly different from two or three years ago. Many people are between a rock and a hard place and find themselves in a...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (3 Dec 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has received communications from the various representative bodies regarding the expected negative impact of budget 2009 cutbacks and their implications for the farming and food producing sector; his views on the hardship expected to be caused by his imposition of reductions in funding in areas likely to affect sheep...

Written Answers — Common Agricultural Policy: Common Agricultural Policy (3 Dec 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has investigated the potential impact on the food and agriculture sector of recent decisions by the EU Commissioner to rearrange and refocus support for the sector; if due regard has been had for the food deficiency within the European Union and the failure of national and EU institutions to address this issue; his...

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (3 Dec 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 235: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the full extent of savings proposed in Budget 2009 arising from the abolition of the farm retirement scheme; the number of farmers to be affected; if he has quantified the full extent of the negative impact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44298/08]

Written Answers — Sheep Sector: Sheep Sector (3 Dec 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 236: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to the hardship to sheep farmers arising from budget 2009 cutbacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44299/08]

Written Answers — Agriculture Policy: Agriculture Policy (3 Dec 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 237: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plan for the future of agriculture with particular reference to ongoing discussions at EU level; if he and his colleagues intend to ensure self sufficiency and security of supply of food throughout this country and the EU in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44300/08]