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Written Answers — Fair Trade Promotion: Fair Trade Promotion (6 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps being taken to promote fair trade fortnight both within and outside his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8352/07]

Written Answers — Employment Rights Protection: Employment Rights Protection (6 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 162: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the practice of false contracting being used across a wide range of industries in order that employers can avoid many of their duties towards employees; if he will engage in a public information campaign to highlight the legal situation surrounding false contracting and the methods...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (6 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the child dependance allowance portions of social welfare payments are assessable for income tax, particularly in view of the fact that maintenance payments for child dependants are not liable for tax; if he will remove CDAs from tax liability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8416/07]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (6 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 272: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to implement the European Working Time Directive for Doctors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8467/07]

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (6 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 347: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the consideration being given to a National Lottery application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8414/07]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (6 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 466: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason she has not included a proposed school (details supplied) in County Dublin in the permanent school building programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8415/07]

Order of Business (7 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: At present, local authorities throughout the country are transferring hundreds of tenants in private rented accommodation onto a scheme known as the rental accommodation scheme, RAS. Legislation to provide for that scheme has not yet been published, however. When will the social housing Bill be published? Can the Taoiseach tell the House on what authority or what legislative basis are...

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (7 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on his recent three day visit to the Irish troops serving in the Lebanon; the purpose of his visit; the circumstances in which the troops are living and working; the duties in which the troops are engaged; if he had talks with the Lebanese or Israeli authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8766/07]

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (7 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Defence the outcome of his discussions with the Lebanese authorities regarding the investigation into the disappearance of Private Kevin Joyce in 1981 in south Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8767/07]

Written Answers — College Closures: College Closures (7 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 281: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard to a college (details supplied) in County Donegal which is threatened with closure this season; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9055/07]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (7 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 282: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in the interests of road safety, it is proposed to develop space for off road parking at a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9056/07]

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (8 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Ní thógfaidh mé 30 nóiméad, is dócha, mar beidh sé deacair an méid sin ama a chaitheamh ar Bhille chomh beag leis seo. This is the legislation the House must enact to clear the way to hold the general election. It is to rectify the flaw in the provision in the existing Electoral Act relating to the nomination of Independent or non-party candidates in a general election. I welcome...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (8 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: We are on death watch in the House with regard to this Dáil.

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (8 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: I hope the Government is in its final days. Certainly, the 29th Dáil is in its final days. This democracy is not served by prolonging its life. It appears that the Government has an agenda. Whatever it is, it is not in the people's interests or those of the country. It is the Government's own partisan interests to prolong the life of this Dáil to get as much out of it as possible and...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (8 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government does not want to present the Ministers who were responsible for the debacle, the waste of public money and the threat to our democracy to account for themselves. Let us repeat what they attempted to do. Let us look at what is contained in the report of the commission on electronic voting. It concluded that if the Labour Party and Fine Gael, in particular, had not challenged...

Written Answers — Agricultural Prices: Agricultural Prices (8 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 31: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the fact that the reported 5% rise in the prices paid to farmers in 2006 has been all but wiped out by rising energy, fuel and fertilizer costs; and the steps she is taking to address this issue. [9105/07]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (8 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if, in view of the fact that she is prepared to administer ex-gratia payments to a number of organisations directly involved in the delivery of non-farm animal care and welfare services, she will accept, albeit non-statutory, responsibility for steering Ireland towards ratification of the European Convention for the Protection of Pet...

Written Answers — Social Finance Foundation: Social Finance Foundation (20 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Finance when the social finance fund announced in budget 2006 will start to issue loans to voluntary projects; the person who will be in charge of the fund; the number of staff members it will have; the responsibilities they will have; their salaries; the criteria they will use for assessing loan applications; the penalties that will be imposed on...

Written Answers — Family Law Act: Family Law Act (20 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 544: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason a letter of freedom has been refused to a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will reconsider the application in view of this Deputy's representations. [10013/07]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (20 Mar 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 757: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the planned redevelopment of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9447/07]