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Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (10 Oct 2007)

Michael D Higgins: Question 125: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the costs to date of the development, roll-out, and promotion of the electronic voting and counting system; the costs to date of storage and maintenance of the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22811/07]

Written Answers — Fire Service: Fire Service (10 Oct 2007)

Michael D Higgins: Question 154: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made to date with regard to implementation of the recommendations made in the Farrell Grant report on the fire service; if it is intended to establish the National Authority for Fire and Civil Protection/Emergency Services as recommended in the report; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (10 Oct 2007)

Michael D Higgins: Question 284: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will intervene to ensure the safe delivery of a person (details supplied); and the situation with the Dutch authorities. [22906/07]

Order of Business (10 Oct 2007)

Michael D Higgins: Apart from the issues of QMV, the advantage of having a Dáil debate would be to address further fundamental issues of accountability. For example, the House would benefit from knowing the role of the Dáil and Seanad in light of the treaty in terms of accountability and the deficit which exists, for example, on common foreign and security policy. The Taoiseach referenced the European...

Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2007)

Michael D Higgins: That is what was said.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (9 Oct 2007)

Michael D Higgins: Question 301: To ask the Minister for Transport and the Marine further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 490 of 26 September 2007 which acknowledges the obligations of CIE in relation to their social role, the procedures by which CIE has calculated such assets as it considers surplus to public transport requirements in general; and the procedures in particular that were used to...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (9 Oct 2007)

Michael D Higgins: Question 374: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will make a statement on the fact that children of foreign nationals on a student visa are being told that they do not have the right to enrol their children, even when the children have been given a place in a national school; and her views on whether this prohibition is in contravention of the internationally accepted...

Written Answers — Natural Heritage Areas: Natural Heritage Areas (9 Oct 2007)

Michael D Higgins: Question 508: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the river basin districts which have been identified and the river basin studies which have been undertaken in the context of implementing the Water Framework Directive includes fens and if in addition to such, all of the areas that are priority habitats for conservation and which depend on ground water,...

Written Answers — Natural Heritage Areas: Natural Heritage Areas (9 Oct 2007)

Michael D Higgins: Question 509: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will have the maps prepared by the western river basin district amended to include habitats listed as special areas of conservation such as Cregganna Marsh special protection area and those portions of the special areas of conservation which lie to the north on either side of the N6 in view of their...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (4 Oct 2007)

Michael D Higgins: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Defence the success of the regular and targeted recruitment campaigns in regard to recruitment to the Reserve Defence Forces. [21982/07]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Medical Corps: Defence Forces Medical Corps (4 Oct 2007)

Michael D Higgins: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Defence the progress made to date in regard to the development of the role and contribution of the Medical Corps and the expansion of its capacity to deliver a range of medical facilities on UN mandated missions; and his further proposals in this regard. [21983/07]

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (4 Oct 2007)

Michael D Higgins: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the difficulties being experienced by Irish citizens abroad anxious to renew their passports due to the closing down for long periods of the website for the Irish Embassy Offices in Ottawa; his further views on that fact that Irish citizens abroad have expressed annoyance at the inconvenience caused by what they suggest was...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Oct 2007)

Michael D Higgins: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when the arrears due to a person (details supplied) in County Galway since January 2006 will be awarded; the amount of the current supplementary welfare payment towards their rent; if his attention has been drawn to the hardship accorded to the person who is seeking to access further education; and if he will expedite a...

Control of Exports Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (4 Oct 2007)

Michael D Higgins: I welcome the opportunity of speaking on this topic. The first point I want to make concerns the structure of the debate but before I proceed, I congratulate the Minister of State and wish him every success in his appointment. It has always intrigued me that international arms are discussed within the ambit of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. The issues that arise...

Control of Exports Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (4 Oct 2007)

Michael D Higgins: I may share my time with Deputy Ó Snodaigh, if he arrives.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2007)

Michael D Higgins: The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy Brian Lenihan, is preparing the compliance at Government level across different Departments and I have no problem with the Taoiseach answering my question as it is a question to Government. The White Paper is not the possession of any single Minister; it is published by the Government and it is a Government commitment to ratify the UN...

Order of Business (4 Oct 2007)

Michael D Higgins: Willie O'Dea's fight for Irish freedom.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2007)

Michael D Higgins: The White Paper on Overseas Development Aid committed the Government to ratify the United Nations Convention against Corruption. No. 15 on the list of proposed legislation, the prevention of corruption (amendment) Bill, is different legislation altogether. It seriously limits the scope of the UN convention — it is confined to the bribery of public officials abroad — particularly in view...

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2007)

Michael D Higgins: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion. In terms of general principles, it is in everybody's interests that clear accountability be established in health policy. We have all suffered from a lack of definition in the transfer of responsibilities from Parliament to the Health Service Executive. I recall a paper delivered by former EU Commissioner with responsibility for health,...

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2007)

Michael D Higgins: Without seeking to make a party political point, when I raised this issue at the last such meeting during the previous Dáil most Deputies agreed that the meetings were nonsense. It is also nonsense to suggest that the issue at stake is anything more than the presentation of the HSE's image to elected representatives. It is important to establish principles of policy provision which will...