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Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2006)

Emmet Stagg: This is all hot air.

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (18 Oct 2006)

Emmet Stagg: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Finance the Government's response to the final warning issued by the European Commission in July 2006 regarding the treatment of public bodies as non-taxable persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33109/06]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (18 Oct 2006)

Emmet Stagg: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT which was received on petrol in the first nine months of 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33114/06]

Order of Business (19 Oct 2006)

Emmet Stagg: Someone else was in the Chair.

Order of Business (19 Oct 2006)

Emmet Stagg: My question was for the Taoiseach because he sent me a very nice letter arising from a question stating that the Minister, Deputy Noel Dempsey, would be in contact with me about the possibility of taking out the section from the communications Bill that deals with broadcasting to the Irish in Britain. The Minister has not contacted me. Perhaps the Tánaiste will talk to the Minister and he...

Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (19 Oct 2006)

Emmet Stagg: I support the amendment as far as it goes, but I would also like to say something further. I live in a second-hand council house in Straffan, County Kildare, outside the Dublin area, which is valued at approximately €400,000. If any of my neighbours had to go to St. Vincent's in Athy, or the excellent State facility in Maynooth, they would have to sell their house to pay for it. Such is...

Nuclear Test Ban Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Oct 2006)

Emmet Stagg: I wish to share time with Deputy Michael D. Higgins.

Nuclear Test Ban Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Oct 2006)

Emmet Stagg: I welcome the Government's decision to bring this matter before the House. We thank the Minister for providing the history of the treaty and its operations. It is useful to have this information on the record. This is a timely debate. Recent developments internationally on the development and testing of nuclear weapons by a number of countries have received much attention. Only last week...

Written Answers — Exploration Licences: Exploration Licences (19 Oct 2006)

Emmet Stagg: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will provide a detailed report to Dáil Éireann on the gas and oil exploration licences he has issued to date in 2006; the further licences he will issue before the end of 2006; if these will include the Porcupine Round; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33435/06]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (19 Oct 2006)

Emmet Stagg: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when he will bring forward the national bioenergy action plan; the targets and road-map for the development of the industry here he expects to be laid out in this plan; if he will provide details for all Departmental and inter-Departmental groups that are currently working on renewable energy projects; and if...

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (19 Oct 2006)

Emmet Stagg: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Question No. 551 of 27 September 2006, if he will report on the outcome of the meeting and when the study will commence. [33755/06]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (19 Oct 2006)

Emmet Stagg: Question 308: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide the information requested in Parliamentary Question No. 1430 of 27 September 2006. [33753/06]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (19 Oct 2006)

Emmet Stagg: Question 309: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of classrooms in a school (details supplied) in County Kildare which are being used to teach pupils. [33754/06]

Tribunals of Inquiry. (24 Oct 2006)

Emmet Stagg: We will have to have a flag day for them.

Order of Business (24 Oct 2006)

Emmet Stagg: The Taoiseach will recall I raised the issue of the broadcasting and communications Bill with him, including the section that would enable RTE to broadcast to the Irish abroad. He wrote me a nice letter about it and said the Minister would contact me. The Minister was present on the last occasion I wanted to raise the issue. The Ceann Comhairle called me on Thursday when I was not...

Order of Business (24 Oct 2006)

Emmet Stagg: It will not see next year's All-Ireland final.

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (24 Oct 2006)

Emmet Stagg: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will make larger sums of money available to schools under the summer works programme to address the cost of much of the work undertaken under the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34140/06]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (24 Oct 2006)

Emmet Stagg: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of money allocated for spending in 2006 under the school building programme; the amount spent by the end of September 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34141/06]

Written Answers — Nuclear Disarmament Initiative: Nuclear Disarmament Initiative (25 Oct 2006)

Emmet Stagg: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his view of the Nuclear non-Proliferation Treaty of which Ireland was an author in view of the recent reported nuclear test by North Korea; the actions which will now be taken in this regard, in particular actions by the New Agenda group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34500/06]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (25 Oct 2006)

Emmet Stagg: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the current situation in Burma; the position, in particular, of Ms Aung San Suu Kyi; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34501/06]