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Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (17 Nov 2009)

Paul Gogarty: Question 410: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding projects to sequester carbon; if he is liaising with the private sector in this regard; if projects are taking place here or are planned in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41366/09]

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (17 Nov 2009)

Paul Gogarty: Question 459: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a decision will be made on whether he will run the postgraduate diploma in primary education at St. Patrick's College, Dublin 9 which is due to commence in February 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41361/09]

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (17 Nov 2009)

Paul Gogarty: Question 460: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the process regarding finalisation of the proposed refurbishment and extension at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 20; if outstanding issues have been resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41362/09]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (17 Nov 2009)

Paul Gogarty: Question 461: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the first second level school site at Clonburris, County Dublin; if a decision has been made regarding its year of opening in view of the difficulty being experienced by parents in the area. [41363/09]

Adoption Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2009)

Paul Gogarty: This debate has been long awaited in this House. It was debated in the Seanad over a considerable period. By that I mean it has been held up for several months. It was dealt with in the early spring and summer. I relish the opportunity to contribute to the debate because like every Member of the House I have been contacted by parents who seek to adopt children from overseas who are being...

Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (24 Nov 2009)

Paul Gogarty: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there is a policy regarding the non-recognition of myasthenia gravis, MG, on the long-term illness card scheme; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that at least 500 people here suffer from this form of muscular dystrophy, which is a chronic disease characterised by fluctuating levels of muscle weakness; her plans to review...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (24 Nov 2009)

Paul Gogarty: Question 203: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the full or partial provision of the medical card to muscular dystrophy sufferers who work on a full or part-time basis, in view of the fact that if they have to give up work due to their condition and inability to cover medical costs this would prove more costly to the Exchequer due to lost tax revenue; and if she will...

Written Answers — Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (24 Nov 2009)

Paul Gogarty: Question 534: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of Travellers enrolled in vocational training opportunities schemes, back to education initiatives and other adult literacy programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42619/09]

Written Answers — Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (24 Nov 2009)

Paul Gogarty: Question 535: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of Travellers that completed awards by name and type for the past five years outside of traveller centres of education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42620/09]

Written Answers — Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (24 Nov 2009)

Paul Gogarty: Question 536: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of Travellers that completed awards by name and type for the past five years in dedicated traveller centres of education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42621/09]

Organic Farming. (26 Nov 2009)

Paul Gogarty: Question 7: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason the levels of organic dairy conversion are low in view of the fact that the price of organic milk is 45 cent per litre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43454/09]

Written Answers — Organic Farming: Organic Farming (26 Nov 2009)

Paul Gogarty: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if farmers wishing to apply for the 2010 organic farming scheme will be required to have completed an approved training course; the action taken to provide approved courses; the potential demand for such courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43455/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Dec 2009)

Paul Gogarty: Question 251: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, further to Parliamentary Question No. 250 of 21 October 2009, if she will clarify that control measures including the issue of certificates, on a quarterly basis, to sub-sets of customers for completion and return to her Department to confirm that they continue to satisfy the conditions for receipt of child benefit do not...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (1 Dec 2009)

Paul Gogarty: Question 289: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the plans by South Dublin County Council to close its green waste facility and not re-open it at a new location; if this is in breach of rules pertaining to recycling of waste materials and diversion away from landfill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44111/09]

Civil Partnership Bill 2009: Second Stage (3 Dec 2009)

Paul Gogarty: I will not admonish Deputy Cuffe, given the integral role he played in the party. I will not repeat what he said about the Civil Partnership Bill. I agree with his comments wholeheartedly and acknowledge the progress that has been made to date and his role as justice spokesperson for the Green Party in pushing this process forward for many years. I also welcome the Minister's key role in...

Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2009)

Paul Gogarty: This is not my area of expertise but I had a strong view on the whether the Irish Glass Bottle Company should have been closed and the site sold in the first place. It was a regressive step. We have no glass recycling facility within the 26 counties and given that oil prices will increase over the next number of years, such an indigenous industry would have served us well. I do not know...

Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2009)

Paul Gogarty: I knew the Acting Chairman would get it in.

Budget Statement 2010 (9 Dec 2009)

Paul Gogarty: We are parents as well.

Budget Statement 2010 (9 Dec 2009)

Paul Gogarty: If the Deputy was playing golf, she would have just scored an albatross.

Financial Resolution No. 2: Excise (Mineral Oil) (9 Dec 2009)

Paul Gogarty: He can go organic. That is the job creating sector.