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Tribunals of Inquiry. (27 Mar 2007)

Joe Higgins: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach the action he will take following the publication of the first report of the Tribunal of Inquiry into Payments to Politicians and Related Matters. [4437/07]

Tribunals of Inquiry. (27 Mar 2007)

Joe Higgins: Question 9: To ask the Taoiseach the cost to his Department during 2006 in respect of the Moriarty tribunal. [4438/07]

Order of Business (27 Mar 2007)

Joe Higgins: When will No. 92 on the Government programme, the Water Services Bill 2005, move to Report Stage? This will enable us to act practically to the situation, for example, that has arisen in Galway and other places where filtration has been inadequate.

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (27 Mar 2007)

Joe Higgins: Question 226: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received representations regarding the investigation into the murder of a person (details supplied); and his views in relation to same. [11536/07]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (27 Mar 2007)

Joe Higgins: Question 355: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the action he is taking in regard to the fears of anglers that fish stocks in many rivers here are under threat due to flouting of the rules and laws governing the number and size of fish caught. [11500/07]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (27 Mar 2007)

Joe Higgins: Question 571: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the provision she will make for 59 pupils who cannot find a place to start their second level education in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 in September 2007. [11606/07]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (27 Mar 2007)

Joe Higgins: Question 572: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will immediately sanction new second level schools in Dublin 15. [11607/07]

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (27 Mar 2007)

Joe Higgins: Question 573: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the way the amount of funding to vocational education committees is determined; if it is by a fixed amount for each student in VEC schools; if so, the proportion of this sum spent on schools; and the amount spent on administration. [11608/07]

Official Engagements. (28 Mar 2007)

Joe Higgins: Question 13: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the Northern Ireland Secretary, Mr. Peter Hain. [8935/07]

Official Engagements. (28 Mar 2007)

Joe Higgins: Question 14: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent contacts with the political parties in Northern Ireland. [8936/07]

Official Engagements. (28 Mar 2007)

Joe Higgins: Question 15: To ask the Taoiseach his priorities for his visit to the United States over the St. Patrick's Day period. [8937/07]

Official Engagements. (28 Mar 2007)

Joe Higgins: When the Taoiseach met President Bush in Washington recently, he presented him with a bowl of green shamrock. Does he agree that it might have been more appropriate to present Mr. Bush with a bunch of red clover to symbolise the blood-drenched cataclysm that he and the rest of the US Administration have visited on the unfortunate people of Iraq? The fourth anniversary of the invasion of...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (28 Mar 2007)

Joe Higgins: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil to discuss the decision by the Government not to reduce the fees paid to lawyers at the planning tribunal; the implications of this decision for the taxpayers of the State in terms of exorbitant costs into the future; and to afford the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform an opportunity to apologise to Dáil Éireann for his criticism...

Appointments to Public Bodies Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Mar 2007)

Joe Higgins: I welcome the Green Party's decision to raise the issue of the manner of the appointment of individuals to public bodies. I have often raised this issue in the House during my ten years as a Deputy. The State's system of public appointments is rife with patronage; it is anti-democratic and open to mass abuse. Fianna Fáil has been a past master in this regard, but only because it is the...

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)

Joe Higgins: What other cock-ups will we have that nobody has seen yet?

Criminal Justice Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2007)

Joe Higgins: The Tánaiste is oozing arrogance from every pore of his privileged body. I spoke on Second Stage so he should withdraw that remark and eat a little humble pie for a change.

Written Answers — Garda Insurance: Garda Insurance (29 Mar 2007)

Joe Higgins: Question 141: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if serving members of An Garda Síochána are working for or in receipt of fees from insurance companies arising from investigations into road traffic accidents; if this is authorised by senior management; and if it is legal and ethical. [12279/07]

Written Answers — Garda Insurance: Garda Insurance (29 Mar 2007)

Joe Higgins: Question 142: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the agreements entered into between An Garda Síochána and individual insurance companies over the past ten years in respect of road traffic accidents and any other areas covered; the nature of such agreements; the terms and conditions; the names of the senior members of the Garda with responsibility for...

National Security Committee. (3 Apr 2007)

Joe Higgins: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent work of the National Security Committee. [8940/07]

Programmes for Government. (3 Apr 2007)

Joe Higgins: Question 13: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the progress to date in implementing An Agreed Programme for Government. [8941/07]