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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (18 Nov 2008)

Seán Barrett: Question 515: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if funding will be made available to a centre (details supplied) to assist with the hosting of the seventh quadrennial European Conference of the International Council for the Education of People with Visual Impairment at Trinity College, Dublin from 5 to 10 July 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40659/08]

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Seán Barrett: When is it proposed to resume the debate on statements on Transport 21? This would give us an opportunity to comment on the proposal I read yesterday to increase public transport costs by 10% at a time when the Environmental Protection Agency——

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Seán Barrett: I will just finish. The Environmental Protection Agency has reported an enormous increase in CO2 emissions in the transport area.

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Seán Barrett: Here we are endeavouring to transfer people to public transport and the Government is proposing to increase the cost by 10%, which is twice the rate of inflation.

Written Answers — Driver Licences: Driver Licences (12 Nov 2008)

Seán Barrett: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding the proposed graduated driving licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39892/08]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (11 Nov 2008)

Seán Barrett: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will take the necessary steps to bring to the notice of members of the public, who may be unaware of their rights, to deferred pensions from previous employment under pension funds of previous employers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39479/08]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (11 Nov 2008)

Seán Barrett: Question 246: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the rationale for the 1% cut in disability funding in both 2008 and 2009, along with the withdrawal of €53 million and €17 million in 2007 and 2008 respectively from the multi-annual disability funding voted in Dáil Éireann; if she will restore these cuts to disability and mental health; and if she will make a statement on the...

Departmental Expenditure. (11 Nov 2008)

Seán Barrett: The Taoiseach should spend a couple of years on this side of the House and see what it is like to have newspaper monitoring.

Departmental Expenditure. (11 Nov 2008)

Seán Barrett: The Taoiseach is the chairman of the Cabinet sub-committee on climate change and energy security. What is the role of the communications unit in communicating the message about what will be needed in the future to deal with the targets set for this country and the proposals the Government has to deal with these two major issues? This is where a communications unit should exercise itself....

Departmental Expenditure. (11 Nov 2008)

Seán Barrett: I am talking about the communications. The Taoiseach is chairperson of the Cabinet sub-committee.

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (6 Nov 2008)

Seán Barrett: Question 11: To ask the Minister for Finance if new inter-agency management structures have been put in place to handle the banking crisis; and if clear lines of accountability have been put in place in respect of the responsibilities of respective agencies. [38728/08]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (6 Nov 2008)

Seán Barrett: Question 197: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has satisfied himself with progress in the various EU-Israeli partnership agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39085/08]

Order of Business (6 Nov 2008)

Seán Barrett: We have plenty of experience.

Order of Business (6 Nov 2008)

Seán Barrett: It is showing promise.

Charities Bill 2007: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Nov 2008)

Seán Barrett: I support the Minister's amendment in relation to these activities involving the collection of clothes etc. We are very fortunate to have people in our community who give their time voluntarily working in cancer support shops and other places without reward and who collect clothes from households and so on. Anybody who is doing things that damage such charities needs to be put off the road...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (4 Nov 2008)

Seán Barrett: Question 190: To ask the Minister for Finance if the proposed travel tax provisions of budget 2009 accords with case law of the European Court of Justice, which routinely condemns any member states' measures that render the exercise of citizens' rights less advantageous; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38420/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (4 Nov 2008)

Seán Barrett: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Finance if the proposed €10 travel tax is compatible with EU laws, in particular, Articles 39 and 49, which guarantee the rights of free movement of workers and freedom to receive services in another member state and Article 18, which accords EU citizens the right to move freely within the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38421/08]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (4 Nov 2008)

Seán Barrett: Question 272: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of the savings that are expected to be realised by the removal of the automatic entitlement to a medical card for persons over 70 years; the way the figure of 5% of older people losing their cards was arrived at; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38422/08]

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (29 Oct 2008)

Seán Barrett: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there is a pricing tariff available for a person who wants to sell energy back to the national grid as a result of microgeneration and smart metering technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37159/08]

Written Answers — Debt Relief: Debt Relief (29 Oct 2008)

Seán Barrett: Question 342: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will commit to the points made in a declaration (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37311/08]