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Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Yes, subject to agreement of the Whips.

Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Róisín Shortall: This is not an acceptable way of conducting Dáil business. Late last night Opposition spokespersons were provided with a one and a half page briefing document. We still have not seen the agreement and I ask the Tánaiste to clarify whether it is available. It is not acceptable to expect Members to debate and vote on an agreement that has not been seen. I remind the Green Party members of...

Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Does the motion and the manner of its proposal have the agreement of the entire Cabinet? It is a motion which has serious implications for air travellers. It is not acceptable to be bounced into this or for Members to find the document and have to read and consider it and make a decision within a short time. The Labour Party is utterly opposed to dealing with the matter in this manner and...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (3 Jul 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the ongoing civil war in Iraq. [18670/07]

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

Róisín Shortall: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position in Zimbabwe; if officials of his Department or of the Government met Mr. Morgan Tsvangarai, leader of the main opposition party in that country during his recent visit to the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18671/07]

Written Answers — Home Tuition: Home Tuition (3 Jul 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 434: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will arrange to have payment issued in respect of a special home tutor approved for a child (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18889/07]

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (3 Jul 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 463: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position of the application for capital funding from a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11; if the original application submitted in June 2006 which was submitted on the advice of her Department has been accepted by her Department; if her attention has been drawn to the cramped conditions in the school for pupils, staff,...

Written Answers — Child Protection: Child Protection (3 Jul 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 539: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the action that is being taken to tackle the practice among some parents of some ethnic groups to use their children for the purpose of begging; the way the recent decision in the courts in respect of begging impacts on Garda enforcement of the problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18976/07]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (28 Jun 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 16: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine the action he will take to complete the integrated ticketing project; the projected total cost; and the time-scale he is working to. [17892/07]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (28 Jun 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine when he will introduce legislation to provide for the Dublin transport authority. [17893/07]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (28 Jun 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a procedure (details supplied) associated with the treatment of Parkinson's disease is not available in the public hospital system here when it is in many other developed countries; and her plans to offer same as a service. [18274/07]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (28 Jun 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 192: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to an application from a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11 for a concessionary teaching post in view of the particular class groupings which exist in the school and in view of the fact that this school is included in the DEIS initiative. [18295/07]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (28 Jun 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Question 248: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will clarify the position regarding representations from public representatives to planning authorities in respect of planning applications when these representations are received outside the statutory time limit; if these are taken into consideration in deciding on the planning application; if they...

Taxi Regulations. (28 Jun 2007)

Róisín Shortall: I said the percentage was decreasing. The overall number of taxis has gone up but the percentage that are wheelchair-accessible is decreasing. While the numbers in the Dublin area appear to be okay, it is extremely difficult for people outside Dublin to book a wheelchair-accessible taxi. I welcome the Minister's proposals in respect of accessibility under Transport 21 but, again, there...

Taxi Regulations. (28 Jun 2007)

Róisín Shortall: I am simply pointing out that a very robust case has been made to the Minister. He probably has not had a chance to look at it and I ask him to undertake to examine it within the next few weeks.

Light Rail Project. (28 Jun 2007)

Róisín Shortall: When does the Minister expect to have the final report from the traffic management review being carried out by Dublin City Council? What timescale is proposed for the joining up of the two Luas lines?

Public Transport. (28 Jun 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Does the Minister intend the proposed Dublin transport authority to regulate bus transport in Dublin city? The former Minister for Transport, Deputy Cullen, promised 100 additional private sector buses. Will these only come into the market when the Dublin transport authority is in place and the bus licensing system is updated? Private operators are applying for licences and, as the system...

Public Transport. (28 Jun 2007)

Róisín Shortall: What about the 128 and 41X routes?

Public Transport. (28 Jun 2007)

Róisín Shortall: Dublin Bus needs approval for new routes. That is what it is waiting for.

Public Transport. (28 Jun 2007)

Róisín Shortall: There is the 128 and 41X.