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Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (3 Jul 2007)

Bernard Allen: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the political situation in Zimbabwe; the steps being taken at national and European level to protest the suppression of the opposition in that country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18701/07]

Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (3 Jul 2007)

Bernard Allen: Question 183: To ask the Taoiseach the progress made on remedying problems with the on-line Irish Statute Book; the amount expended on this project to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19109/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Appointments: Departmental Appointments (3 Jul 2007)

Bernard Allen: Question 184: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on staffing arrangements in the Attorney General's Office and, in particular, the amounts paid each year to each contract drafter who was utilised by the office in the past five years. [19110/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Appointments: Departmental Appointments (3 Jul 2007)

Bernard Allen: Question 185: To ask the Taoiseach the number of political advisers or assistants appointed by the Attorney General; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19111/07]

Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2007)

Bernard Allen: Where is the Taoiseach?

Leaders' Questions (4 Jul 2007)

Bernard Allen: It is a rerun of 2002.

Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Bernard Allen: Questions will not be taken by the Taoiseach today. Some of us tabled questions to the Taoiseach and now we are being told we must wait until the end of September. Why will the Taoiseach not come in tomorrow to answer questions? Why can he not be back here this afternoon to answer questions? It is a simple question. We have rights too and the Taoiseach is trodding on our rights.

Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Bernard Allen: There is no reference to questions in the Order of Business. It is really a point of order on the absence of Taoiseach's questions. If the Taoiseach is somewhere else this morning, why can he not return here?

Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Bernard Allen: If he was opening a pub or a shop, he would be back here.

Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Bernard Allen: The Taoiseach is treating the Members with disrespect, to say the least, and it is contempt of the House.

Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Bernard Allen: We must wait until the end of September to get an answer to questions.

Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Bernard Allen: The Green Party took the shilling.

Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Bernard Allen: The EU race equality directive should have been implemented by 2003, but the Commission has indicated that the Government has failed to implement it under five headings. When will the Government implement the directive fully?

Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Bernard Allen: Five years have passed.

International Agreements: Motion. (4 Jul 2007)

Bernard Allen: As we all know, the approval of the Oireachtas is required under Article 29.4.6° of the Constitution to participate in the adoption of this agreement. The approach by the Government is yet again a mixture of arrogance and incompetence. As a Member of this House I was unaware of anything being lodged in the Oireachtas Library until I heard of it this morning. I did not see briefing...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (4 Jul 2007)

Bernard Allen: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the interim arrangement regarding access to the labour market of Romanian and Bulgarian citizens will come to an end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18704/07]

Written Answers — Local Development Programme: Local Development Programme (5 Jul 2007)

Bernard Allen: Question 21: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his Department will arrange a feasibility study regarding the development of a major regional conference centre in the Shannon/Limerick area with a minimum capacity of 2000 delegates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19301/07]

Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (5 Jul 2007)

Bernard Allen: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his attention has been drawn to the concern among people involved in the tourist industry in the Shannon region due to the decline in the number of US visitors coming to the region; if he will request Tourism Ireland to launch a marketing drive in the US with particular emphasis on the Shannon region; and if he will make a...

Pension Provisions. (26 Sep 2007)

Bernard Allen: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the position regarding the backlog of pension claims identified earlier in 2007; the reason for this backlog; the average waiting time for a claim to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20775/07]

Communications Unit. (26 Sep 2007)

Bernard Allen: The weather forecast.