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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (6 Jul 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 696: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the budgetary allocation for each of the public bodies, executive agencies, advisory bodies and taskforces operating under her Department. [27791/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (6 Jul 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 697: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of positions in State bodies under the aegis of her Department which are affected by the increase in non-executive chairpersons' fees of State bodies recently sanctioned by the Government. [27805/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Task Forces: Departmental Task Forces (6 Jul 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 698: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of taskforces which have been created by her Department and their function, size, membership, reporting mechanism and period of existence since 1997. [27819/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (6 Jul 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 727: To ask the Minister for Defence the budgetary allocation for each of the public bodies, executive agencies, advisory bodies and taskforces operating under his Department. [27793/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (6 Jul 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 728: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of positions in State bodies under the aegis of his Department which are affected by the increase in non-executive chairpersons' fees of State bodies recently sanctioned by the Government. [27807/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (6 Jul 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 729: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of taskforces which have been created by his Department and their function, size, membership, reporting mechanism and period of existence since 1997. [27817/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (6 Jul 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 802: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the budgetary allocation for each of the public bodies, executive agencies, advisory bodies and task forces operating under his Department. [27787/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (6 Jul 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 803: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of positions in State bodies under the aegis of his Department which are affected by the increase in non-executive chairpersons' fees of State bodies recently sanctioned by the Government. [27801/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (6 Jul 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 804: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of task forces which have been created by his Department and their function, size, membership, reporting mechanism and period of existence since 1997. [27823/06]

National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: From the Seanad. (5 Jul 2006)

Dan Boyle: The amendments are largely technical in nature and there is no reason for the House to divide. They will be widely accepted but they show, as other speakers have said, a continuing flaw that lies at the heart of the Bill and the structure that is being proposed in that the proper involvement of the Members of the Oireachtas in the partnership process is not being properly acknowledged in...

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (5 Jul 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources further to his recent commitment to increase the share of electricity generated from renewable sources to 15 per cent by 2010, the proposed means by which the new target will be achieved; and if he intends to increase the renewable energy feed in tariff programme accordingly. [26591/06]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (5 Jul 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on the recent incidents of successful legal challenges to the regulatory decisions of the Commission for Communications Regulation with regard to the opening up of both the fixed line and mobile phone network; the legal bill for the State in these two legal challenges; and the changes which are...

Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (30 Jun 2006)

Dan Boyle: I appreciate the opportunity to speak on this important Bill. The controversies that have surrounded the transmission of hepatitis C will, in the future, be seen as one of the more significant events and the political system and the administration in this country will be seen to have failed so many of our citizens. The State and its various agencies, through incompetence, inefficiency and,...

Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (30 Jun 2006)

Dan Boyle: If the Government wants to save face on this issue or if it believes it can finally present itself in a morally upright way, these amendments should be accepted. However, that is not likely to happen given that the Minister's amendments as presented to us contain nothing of that type. To return to the central issue of why this Bill is so offensive to many who are suffering from hepatitis C...

Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (30 Jun 2006)

Dan Boyle: ——that this test will prove once and for all whether a person has hepatitis C but this test is more often used for HIV. On those grounds, I cannot understand how this system, given the indignity it will cause people in having to justify their condition, is any better than the current system of having their condition analysed by medical practitioners. It is as if the Government would...

Written Answers — European Council Meetings: European Council Meetings (29 Jun 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 13: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the EU Foreign Ministers' meeting in June 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25207/06]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (29 Jun 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his objections to the criticism levied by the Council of Europe on Ireland regarding CIA extraordinary rendition flights and the use of Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25208/06]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (29 Jun 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of estate cases for each of the years 2000 to 2005 where the Pensions Office raised overpayments and where the next of kin claimed that the assets re-assessed were accrued partly or in total from savings from the non-contributory pensions of the person. [25495/06]

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (28 Jun 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects the ESRI's evaluation of investment priorities for the forthcoming National Development Plan to be made public. [24805/06]

Written Answers — Social Finance: Social Finance (28 Jun 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Finance the banks which have agreed to provide €25 million seed capital for the social finance fund; and the security expected to be required by community and voluntary groups wishing to avail of this financial assistance. [24804/06]