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Veterinary Practice Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (28 Jun 2005)

Denis Naughten: He is well on his way. The Minister of State referred to other secondary legislation. It defies logic that the protection regarding secondary legislation provided for in section 53 is other secondary legislation that can be rubber-stamped through the House. The Minister of State referred to the European Communities (Certification of Animals and Animal Products) Regulation 1999, SI 380/99. In...

Veterinary Practice Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (28 Jun 2005)

Denis Naughten: After the Bill is passed.

Veterinary Practice Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (28 Jun 2005)

Denis Naughten: The Minister for Agriculture and Food has seriously considered amendments Deputies Crawford, Upton and I have tabled. That is why she has tabled so many amendments on Report Stage, all of which are of a technical nature. That reply does not wash. This is secondary legislation. The Oireachtas is criticised in the courts and the tribunals of inquiry because it does not scrutinise legislation...

G8 Summit and Overseas Development Aid: Motion. (28 Jun 2005)

Denis Naughten: That sounds very genuine.

G8 Summit and Overseas Development Aid: Motion. (28 Jun 2005)

Denis Naughten: Keep him abroad.

G8 Summit and Overseas Development Aid: Motion. (28 Jun 2005)

Denis Naughten: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on the Private Members' motion moved by the Green Party. Tabled in the context of the upcoming meeting of the leaders of the G8 countries in Edinburgh and the World Trade Organisation ministerial conference in December, the motion affords Members the opportunity to re-examine the Government's policies in the context of the goal of making poverty...

G8 Summit and Overseas Development Aid: Motion. (28 Jun 2005)

Denis Naughten: ——which currently gain from the high guaranteed prices they receive for the sugar cane they sell into Europe. These countries favour an import system into the EU which ensures predictable and regular import quantities, rather than the race to the bottom in price terms that totally free access would bring.

G8 Summit and Overseas Development Aid: Motion. (28 Jun 2005)

Denis Naughten: The reference in the recent EU sugar reform proposals to the design of an assistance package for less developed countries is an acknowledgement of this fact. Trócaire has called for the maintenance of quotas for less developed African countries. It recognises that there must be room for domestic production of sugar in Europe. The change to subsidies can have a direct negative impact on many...

G8 Summit and Overseas Development Aid: Motion. (28 Jun 2005)

Denis Naughten: He is worried.

G8 Summit and Overseas Development Aid: Motion. (28 Jun 2005)

Denis Naughten: The Minister should read the amendment.

Order of Business. (28 Jun 2005)

Denis Naughten: In light of the fact that An Bord Altranais deals with applications by nurses for registration, when will we see the relevant promised legislation because it now takes up to eight months to process applications for registration? There is a shortage of nurses in this country.

Order of Business. (28 Jun 2005)

Denis Naughten: The situation is crazy.

Order of Business. (28 Jun 2005)

Denis Naughten: I already asked a question but perhaps the Taoiseach will answer it this time.

Planning Issues. (28 Jun 2005)

Denis Naughten: Question 112: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding allocation for the new strategic infrastructure division within An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22304/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (23 Jun 2005)

Denis Naughten: Question 77: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will furnish a reply to correspondence (details supplied) in County Leitrim; the reason for the delay in responding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21777/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (23 Jun 2005)

Denis Naughten: Question 87: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, further to the Adjournment debate of 24 May 2005, the subsequent steps taken by her Department on foot of the commitment to improve audiology services in the west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21850/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (23 Jun 2005)

Denis Naughten: Question 88: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will be called for a lumbar canal decompression; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21851/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (23 Jun 2005)

Denis Naughten: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce tax relief for child care fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21853/05]

Written Answers — Veterinary Inspection Service: Veterinary Inspection Service (23 Jun 2005)

Denis Naughten: Question 162: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the action she is taking to investigate the background to a case (details supplied) in County Waterford; when she intends to conclude the investigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21775/05]

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (23 Jun 2005)

Denis Naughten: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she intends to take to implement the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food report on the farm retirement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21852/05]