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Migrant Workers. (21 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: I would not dream of doing that. There is no point in doing so.

Migrant Workers. (21 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: This is an important issue and every effort must be made to have an integrated and multicultural society. The Minister has informed us that no one is answerable to him or that he has no control over measures that are being drawn up for planning processes and good practices for migrant workers. Is that not an admission that he is doing nothing in the area? The issue of the integration and the...

Migrant Workers. (21 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Yes, I have a problem with legislation for slush funds.

Migrant Workers. (21 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: I am not accusing the Minister of creating a slush fund. I am accusing him of doing very little.

National Drugs Strategy. (21 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: I thank the Minister of State for his reply but one sentence in it gave me cause for concern. That was a reference to a study of one drug to the exclusion of others. On the last occasion we debated these matters, I tabled a Priority Question on crack cocaine. We went through the various issues pertaining to the use of crack cocaine, which make it a much more dangerous drug than any of the...

Departmental Funding. (9 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 7: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his Department's budget for implementing the major new provisions of the Garda Síochána Act 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9683/06]

Written Answers — Salmon Management Report: Salmon Management Report (9 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when a decision will be made on the recommendations of the National Salmon Commission regarding commercial drift net salmon fishing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9926/06]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (9 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his proposals to introduce a voluntary buy-out scheme for commercial drift net salmon fishermen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10008/06]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (9 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has knowledge or evidence of subversive involvement in salmon poaching; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10009/06]

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (9 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 148: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if, further to the dormant accounts fund, an estimate has been made of the number of dormant accounts and the amount of money involved which relate to Irish emigrants who had opened bank accounts here but never returned to collect their money (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9927/06]

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (9 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the case of persons (details supplied) in County Waterford who are being called to the Garda National Immigration Bureau in Dublin to facilitate their deportation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9929/06]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (9 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 198: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the evidence he has that the supply of crack cocaine here is increasing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10006/06]

Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: As it is now 1.30 p.m., I am required to put the following question in accordance with an order of the Dáil of this day: "That Report Stage is hereby completed and the Bill is hereby passed."

Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Amendment No. 6 is in the name of Deputies Penrose and Seán Ryan and it arises out of Committee Stage proceedings. Amendment No. 7 is related, and both amendments may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (8 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 37: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he is taking to make more affordable houses available in order that vulnerable people will not have to revert to potentially exploitative home reversion schemes to help their children onto the property ladder. [9586/06]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (8 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 62: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to conduct research into the reason 21% of the population do not avail of a waste collection service; if he will examine this problem to ascertain the way in which many of these people cannot access a waste collection service due to genuine difficulties with the cost of the scheme; and his views...

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (8 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his proposals to introduce credited contributions for class S contributors who become disabled and unable to continue in self-employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9652/06]

Whistleblowers Protection Bill 1999: Motion (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Tá áthas orm páirt a ghlacadh sa díospóireacht tábhachtach seo ar an mBille um Chosaint Sceithirí 1999. Cúis bhróin í go raibh ar cheannaire Pháirtí an Lucht Oibre, an Teachta Rabbitte, an Bille seo a thabhairt os comhair na Dála don dara huair. Tá achtú an Bille seo chomh tábhachtach anois, nó níos tábhachtaí, agus a bhí nuair a aontaíodh an Dara Céim den Bhille sa...

Whistleblowers Protection Bill 1999: Motion (Resumed). (8 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: They are now playing ducks and drakes with this issue in raising spurious reasons, such as the four I outlined, for not proceeding with the Bill. The substance of the position is that if the legislation presented in the House on two occasions by Deputy Rabbitte was passed into law, perhaps incorporating the more than 40 amendments the Government originally produced, all reasonable people...

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (7 Mar 2006)

Brian O'Shea: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason for the excessive delay in the production of business plans by the Dublin Airport Authority, the Shannon Airport Authority and the Cork Airport Authority; and the outstanding issues to be resolved in his proposal to establish each of these authorities as independent entities. [9057/06]