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Order of Business (10 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: It is a very reasonable request and it is all we are asking.

Order of Business (10 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: I note what the Taoiseach has said about the Ombudsman's Act being silent on the matter. Again, we respectfully ask that the Taoiseach allow the Ombudsman an opportunity to present her findings. I believe that is a reasonable approach. This can be done in a non-partisan way. I am sure this House could facilitate such a process.

Finance Bill 2010: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: I support the amendment on the basis of the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Health and Children report on primary care published last month. There is a view that the primary care strategy will be vital in terms of health care provision in the future. The Labour Party believes primary care centres should be licensed by the HSE and subject to the rules of HIQA. If one adheres to...

Finance Bill 2010: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: It takes a regime change.

Finance Bill 2010: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: May I tease out the figures that the Minister placed before us and seek a clarification on the number of contracts that are under negotiation presently? I may have misheard the Minister. I thought she stated 30 are under negotiation. I want to get a more qualitative analysis of the present state of negotiations. The reason I ask that is because I believe it is pertinent to the amendment....

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Review of Rent in Certain Cases) (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: I listened with interest to the arguments put forward by Government Deputies, particularly from the Green Party Member from Carlow, because I never heard such patronising drivel in all my life. To suggest that we are giving businesses a false hope by bringing forward this Bill reflects the unreality of Green Party Deputies. This legislation tries to find positive solutions to the real...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Review of Rent in Certain Cases) (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Fianna Fáil and the Green Party are aware that we are offering a genuine solution but they will not even entertain our attempt to build a positive outcome. I remind Deputy White that the Bill seeks to address the emergency that has arisen in regard to upward-only rent reviews and the substantial economic havoc that such provisions are wreaking on small and medium-sized enterprises. Rent...

Land and Conveyancing Law Reform (Review of Rent in Certain Cases) (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: The Minister would be better reacting to Deputy Gilmore's proposal.

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (10 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the withdrawal of banks (details supplied) from the retail banking market here; his views on the diminished competition in this sector; if he envisages a new strategic partner for An Post to continue the delivery of basic financial services throughout its extensive branch network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11647/10]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (10 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will estimate the likely 2010 and full year yield from the levy on non-residents for tax purposes, as announced in budget 2010 and set out in the 2010 Finance Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11648/10]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (10 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a medical card application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11830/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 251: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding an application for arrears of jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11743/10]

Alternative Farm Enterprises. (11 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide greater financial incentives for the production of miscanthus; and if he recognises the potential of this crop to add value to the local economy. [12071/10]

Alternative Farm Enterprises. (11 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: The reason I asked the question is because we have an opportunity in this country to phase out such fuels as coal and they can quite easily be replaced by miscanthus. Farmers tell me that the establishment costs are quite high and that the grant could be improved, if possible, to assist in that regard. Did I hear the Minister of State correctly when he stated that he is precluded by...

Alternative Farm Enterprises. (11 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Will the Minister of State agree there are many companies facilitating farmers in establishing the crop in the first instance and that the expertise exists? Will he acknowledge the potential for this crop and that perhaps the Government is under-valuing the potential of this crop in meeting an alternative energy need? Will he also acknowledge that there may be a reluctance on the part of...

Food Industry. (11 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: I was unsure whether the question related to competition policy or food labelling, but I will address both matters while I have the opportunity.

Food Industry. (11 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: I appreciate that. Will the Minster acknowledge in respect of food labelling that there is no willingness on the part of certain EU countries to proceed with a change to the country of origin labelling regime in operation at present, because it would materially affect their trade and the issue of substantial transformation? If there were a real political initiative at EU level in respect of...

Food Industry. (11 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: The dearth of legislation is causing the situation we have at the moment.

Horse Racing Ireland. (11 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Has the Minister of State an opinion on the fact that the committee took a unanimous decision across all of the political party boundaries and across the political spectrum, and that such decision was based on hearing a corpus of evidence from all sides? I respectfully suggest to the Minister of State that he must take cognisance of the fact that it is a unanimous view, which should be taken...

Horse Racing Ireland. (11 Mar 2010)

Seán Sherlock: On a point of order,-----