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Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2007)

Arthur Morgan: ——because he has not been listening all evening to the points we have made. He has continued to repeat that the Minister for Finance has given him his budget, that he is working within it and that he is not prepared to be creative or handle the matter differently. He is going along merrily on his own way. This is most unfortunate because many of the points made by Deputies would have...

Social Welfare Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2007)

Arthur Morgan: It is much broader.

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (12 Dec 2007)

Arthur Morgan: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of home help support workers employed by the Health Service Executive in each of the HSE areas. [34494/07]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (12 Dec 2007)

Arthur Morgan: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of home help support workers who have signed or are expected to sign contracts in each of the Health Service Executive areas. [34495/07]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (12 Dec 2007)

Arthur Morgan: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of agency staff providing extra care in the community; and the number of hours per week in each of the Health Service Executive areas. [34496/07]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (13 Dec 2007)

Arthur Morgan: Question 19: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí who were allocated to the national and local Garda drugs units for each of the past ten years. [34628/07]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (13 Dec 2007)

Arthur Morgan: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason funding to the Irish naturalisation and immigration service is being decreased by 4% when according to his parliamentary question responses the numbers of applications being processed have increased dramatically in recent years. [34627/07]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (18 Dec 2007)

Arthur Morgan: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss the following matter of urgent national importance, namely, the ridiculous situation whereby the Minister for Education and Science is refusing to fund schools adequately while the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government is imposing massive water charges on already hard-pressed schools; and the need to...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (18 Dec 2007)

Arthur Morgan: Question 117: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the targets that have been set for reducing carbon emissions from electricity generating stations; and if they will be met. [34763/07]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (18 Dec 2007)

Arthur Morgan: Question 119: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the impact the proposed North-South interconnector will have on the local environment in the areas through which it passes. [34764/07]

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (18 Dec 2007)

Arthur Morgan: Question 138: To ask the Taoiseach when he will meet with the family of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35077/07]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (19 Dec 2007)

Arthur Morgan: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department have conducted research into the likely revenue that would accrue to the Exchequer if oil and gas exploration companies were subject to the same taxation and royalties as in Norway. [35174/07]

Anti-Poverty Strategy. (30 Jan 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Does the Tánaiste agree that his ability to take steps to combat increases in inflation is constrained by the cession of more fiscal sovereignty to the European Union? Does he accept that the ability of the State to reduce the burden of inflation on those on low and medium-sized incomes, for example by reducing the regressive VAT burden, is constrained by EU directives?

Anti-Poverty Strategy. (30 Jan 2008)

Arthur Morgan: We cannot shift the tax burden.

Anti-Poverty Strategy. (30 Jan 2008)

Arthur Morgan: No one is advocating that.

Anti-Poverty Strategy. (30 Jan 2008)

Arthur Morgan: The Tánaiste knows no one is advocating that.

Anti-Poverty Strategy. (30 Jan 2008)

Arthur Morgan: This country's Minister for Finance cannot shift the VAT burden.

Anti-Poverty Strategy. (30 Jan 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Nobody is saying we should not be in the EU.

Banking Sector Regulation. (30 Jan 2008)

Arthur Morgan: Given the regularity of these indiscretions by banks and financial institutions, will the Minister consider giving the Financial Regulator the option of applying a fixed penalty to the various institutions at its discretion? For example, overcharging of up to €500 would attract a penalty of €500 multiplied by a certain amount, resulting in a sliding-scale penalty system. Has the...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (30 Jan 2008)

Arthur Morgan: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to debate the following matter of national importance, namely, the disgraceful HSE and Government plans to close many vital health services in the north east, including a reduction in elective surgical services at Louth County Hospital, Dundalk, and a reduction of the already overcrowded outpatients' clinics at Our Lady of Lourdes...