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Garda Deployment. (8 Jun 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Did the Minister discover that?

Garda Deployment. (8 Jun 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Or did not keep.

Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (8 Jun 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Then an alternative arrangement should have been made to dispose of justice matters, especially since two Ministers of State are assigned to the Department. The legislation is important because we live in a globalised world. The main plank of the European Union is the free movement of goods, services, people and capital, and this impacts increasingly on the way we live. We no longer think in...

Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (8 Jun 2006)

Brendan Howlin: The Minister of State, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, does not seem to be keen to hear the Opposition because he is leaving the Chamber.

Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (8 Jun 2006)

Brendan Howlin: I accept the Government's view that this Bill is important. It is certainly large legislation and, for that reason, I regret the manner in which it was introduced. To be blunt, it was introduced by a Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government who read a script and then left immediately. He was replaced by a Minister of State at the Department of...

Order of Business. (8 Jun 2006)

Brendan Howlin: That was a snarl.

Order of Business. (8 Jun 2006)

Brendan Howlin: The Government said that last week.

Order of Business. (8 Jun 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Copies of the Defence of Life and Property Bill 2006, No. 30 of 2006, were circulated to Deputies this morning. The Bill has been proposed in the names of the Progressive Democrats Senators. Can I ask whether it is a Government Bill? Will it be taken in Government time? Has it been endorsed by the Government?

Order of Business. (8 Jun 2006)

Brendan Howlin: It is unusual for Deputies to be given a Bill that has been produced by one party in what purports to be a coalition Government. Is it a Government Bill or is a separate party within the Government producing its own legislation as an alternative to Government policy?

Order of Business. (8 Jun 2006)

Brendan Howlin: It is not before either House. It has just been published.

Order of Business. (8 Jun 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Is it proposed to take the Bill in this House?

Order of Business. (8 Jun 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Can I ask whether it has been considered by the Cabinet?

Order of Business. (8 Jun 2006)

Brendan Howlin: It is not before the Seanad.

Order of Business. (8 Jun 2006)

Brendan Howlin: I am inquiring about the status of a Bill that has been published. Is it a Government Bill or a part-Government Bill?

Order of Business. (8 Jun 2006)

Brendan Howlin: They will be sending Michael a sweet.

Order of Business. (8 Jun 2006)

Brendan Howlin: I think the Labour Party asserted itself well in government.

Order of Business. (8 Jun 2006)

Brendan Howlin: We will tell the teacher.

Written Answers — Airport Development Projects: Airport Development Projects (7 Jun 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on the need for another airport in Leinster to act as a counter-balance in terms of environmental concerns, traffic, competition and so on to Dublin Airport. [21989/06]

Written Answers — Road Accidents: Road Accidents (7 Jun 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Transport the input his Department has into the improvement of Garda road collision report data; if better information will be collected on foreign drivers, left-hand drive vehicles, novice drivers and so on; and the reason there is no continuous data available on the number of provisional drivers involved in collisions when such information is collected...

Written Answers — Sugar Beet Industry: Sugar Beet Industry (7 Jun 2006)

Brendan Howlin: Question 312: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if an adequate compensation package is available to sugar beet farmers forced out of beet production; the measures she has taken to provide for farmers affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21788/06]