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Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (4 Apr 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of nominations from each gender to State boards for which his Department has responsibility in each of the years 2002 to date in 2007. [13156/07]

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (4 Apr 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of nominations from each gender to State boards for which her Department has responsibility in each of the years 2002 to date in 2007. [13153/07]

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (4 Apr 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Question 239: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of nominations from each gender to State boards for which her Department has responsibility in each of the years 2002 to date in 2007. [13158/07]

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (4 Apr 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Question 266: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of appointments to State boards, State bodies or other like entities which she envisages making or nominating in the period 26 March 2007 to 31 May 2007 while following the guidelines set out in the Cabinet Handbook regarding eligibility, transparency and gender balance; if she will identify any such board, body or entity...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (4 Apr 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Question 275: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of nominations from each gender to State boards for which his Department has responsibility in each of the years 2002 to date in 2007. [13157/07]

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (4 Apr 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Question 278: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of nominations from each gender to State boards for which his Department has responsibility in each of the years 2002 to date in 2007. [13160/07]

Written Answers — Electoral Boundaries: Electoral Boundaries (5 Apr 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Question 11: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if in view of the recent Census of Population he will set up an Electoral Boundary Commission to review Dáil Constituencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13437/07]

Written Answers — Electoral Boundaries: Electoral Boundaries (5 Apr 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Question 29: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if in view of the recent population census results he will review the local electoral boundaries and the number of councillors representing areas which have very high population growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13436/07]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Apr 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position in relation to a person (details supplied); if she will confirm that her Department has responded to this person as outlined in her reply to parliamentary question of 12 December 2006; the position in relation to this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13624/07]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Apr 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the present position on behalf of person (details supplied) in County Offaly; the progress which has been made since the submission of a parliamentary question on 23 January 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13625/07]

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (24 Apr 2007)

Olwyn Enright: We are waiting for the white smoke.

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (24 Apr 2007)

Olwyn Enright: I thank my colleague, Deputy O'Dowd, for tabling this proposal. While I do not expect the Government to support it, I urge it to do so. The Taoiseach may sadly have made his mind up on the issue, but perhaps the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche, has some small degree of influence with him and can persuade him of the arguments. The only question that...

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (24 Apr 2007)

Olwyn Enright: It would be helpful if clarity were provided on the opening and closing times of polling stations. I urge that polling stations be open for as long as possible, as Deputy O'Dowd stated, especially to facilitate commuters. A significant number of commuters live in my constituency. The same is true of Deputy Connaughton's constituency in Galway and Deputy O'Dowd's constituency in Louth.

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (24 Apr 2007)

Olwyn Enright: It could be difficult for people to get to their polling station by 9 p.m. I urge that polling stations would remain open, perhaps until 11 p.m., to facilitate people to cast their ballots. If the election is on 31 May, some students would not be able to travel to vote on the Thursday if they have exams on Friday also, which is very much disenfranchising them. I support what Senator...

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (24 Apr 2007)

Olwyn Enright: In 1999 the local and European elections were held on a Thursday and the turnout was 50.21%.

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (24 Apr 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Yes.

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (24 Apr 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Yes, Minister. In 2004, there was a 58.58% turnout on a Friday. The evidence is that by holding the election on a Friday there was a big increase in voter turnout. It is important that we look at these statistics, which justify the holding of the election on a Friday. The last local and European elections were not Fianna Fáil's finest hour, especially the European elections. At least...

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (24 Apr 2007)

Olwyn Enright: Were I the Minister, I would not talk about being smug.

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (24 Apr 2007)

Olwyn Enright: The Government is disenfranchising young people.

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2007: Second Stage (24 Apr 2007)

Olwyn Enright: The Minister should not lecture on arrogance.