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Adult Education. (15 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: There is collective responsibility.

Adult Education. (15 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: If it is not dead, it is on life support.

Educational Disadvantage. (15 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: I asked this question to use the example of the northern part of my constituency, which is a type of microcosm of what is happening in the country. I had access to some of the information which showed that in the Clondalkin village or Lucan areas, there were relatively high levels of access to third level institutions from second level schools but in north Clondalkin, which is a RAPID area,...

Education Policy. (15 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: The Minister could dip into and extract best practices from this report, which is distinct from the McIver report. Has the Department set out a timeframe within the lifetime of the current Government for the implementation of a number of key proposals in the report once it is published?

Written Answers — European Council Meetings: European Council Meetings (14 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on 7 December 2005 emergency meeting of EU Foreign Ministers to discuss the EU budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39312/05]

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (14 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the continuing unrest in Uganda; the efforts the Government has made to highlight the plight of children in Uganda who are being kidnapped to fight in the Lord's Resistance Army; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39311/05]

Social Welfare Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (14 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: I have only six minutes, so I am going to try to talk very quickly. I have much else to say but I cannot, because of time constraints. A couple of years ago I was castigated for describing the Government's treatment in terms of social welfare and pension payments for people living in disadvantaged areas as a "urination", for which I got a rap on the knuckles. Having looked at matters over the...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (13 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether it is inequitable that earnings from capital are effectively taxed at a lower rate than earnings from income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38907/05]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (13 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is reassessing the so-called decentralisation process in view of recent figures regarding numbers of persons willing to relocate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38906/05]

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (13 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 306: To ask the Minister for Transport if, in view of the interconnector along with the provision of the DART on the Maynooth and Kildare lines which will be prepared for electrification by 2010 which will provide the greatest public transport capacity improvement in the Transport 21 plan; the reason same has been scheduled to be completed last in 2015. [38770/05]

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (13 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 307: To ask the Minister for Transport if, in view of the Government's statement that Transport 21 must deliver value for money, the way in which same is consistent with the waste of public money in digging Stephen's Green up twice in a three year period first for the metro north station and then for the interconnector station and purchasing additional Arrow rolling stock for the...

Beef Imports. (8 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason an estimated 16,000 to 20,000 tonnes of Brazilian beef is imported here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38451/05]

EU Directives. (8 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 10: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the views raised that pig and poultry farmers will be put out of business by the nitrates directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38452/05]

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (7 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Defence his views on his recent assertion that the number of Defence Forces officers serving overseas is unsustainable in view of the Defence Forces domestic commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38204/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Estimates: Departmental Estimates (7 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on the 2006 Estimate for his Department. [38203/05]

Good Samaritan Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (7 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: I propose to share time with Deputies Ó Caoláin, Connolly, McHugh and Catherine Murphy.

Good Samaritan Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (7 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: I pay tribute to Deputy Timmins for bringing forward this draft legislation. I understand his primary motivation relates to the issue of sudden cardiac arrest. I am very much aware of his work in trying to provide defibrillators in the community. My mother is trying to set up a charity in the Lucan area and has spoken to a number of individuals who praise Deputy Timmins's contribution in this...

Written Answers — Trade Liberalisation: Trade Liberalisation (6 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on proposals to ban energy efficiency, recycling and other eco-labels on the grounds of non-tariff-barriers that are to be discussed as part of the non-agricultural market access talks at the sixth WTO ministerial meeting in Hong Kong from 13 to 18 December 2005. [37928/05]

Written Answers — Industrial Disputes: Industrial Disputes (6 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the legislative changes he may consider in response to the dispute at Irish Ferries and the practice of companies operating in the market here being able to flout minimum wage and other employment laws; the communications he has had with the European Commission to examine the way in which such compliance might be enforced...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (6 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 486: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the accommodation crisis currently being experienced by a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow and that the numbers of children attending the school in September 2006 will be sufficient to allow for the appointment of another teacher; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that...