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Ministerial Air Transport Service. (6 Mar 2007)

Bertie Ahern: Others were, so I declined my use of helicopters and have not resumed it, except on rare occasions. With regard to the British example, it is not a fair comparison. When the British go to the European Council on Thursday, they will bring two full jets with 500 staff. We will bring one jet with a dozen staff. With regard to our energy efficiency plans, we are not doing anything other than...

Ministerial Air Transport Service. (6 Mar 2007)

Bertie Ahern: They travel a lot, however.

Ministerial Air Transport Service. (6 Mar 2007)

Bertie Ahern: If I did so, the Deputy would probably accuse me of being in his constituency again.

Ministerial Air Transport Service. (6 Mar 2007)

Bertie Ahern: I do come into Dublin Airport — there is no doubt about that. I am not a great user of the Government jet. As the Deputy knows, some of my colleagues have far more reason to do so. Most of my use is in regard to the European Council meetings. The wear and tear issue came up a number of years ago. The Air Corps advised me that the wear and tear on the aircraft as a consequence of...

Ministerial Air Transport Service. (6 Mar 2007)

Bertie Ahern: Yes. When I was in Galway recently, I drove back, so I did not have any effect on the carbon footprint. It does not create any great difficulty for the Air Corps to fly across to Dublin Airport.

Ministerial Air Transport Service. (6 Mar 2007)

Bertie Ahern: I do not have the figure but can get it for the Deputy. I think it was given in the House last week.

Ministerial Air Transport Service. (6 Mar 2007)

Bertie Ahern: The Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Deputy O'Donoghue, extensively uses Aer Arann, as do a number of my colleagues.

Ministerial Air Transport Service. (6 Mar 2007)

Bertie Ahern: I do not know the figures involved. If he was returning from abroad to Kerry in the middle of the night then the Minister might use the jet.

Ministerial Air Transport Service. (6 Mar 2007)

Bertie Ahern: He would not be entitled to use the jet for normal domestic flights. He would not request nor, under the procedures, be allowed the use of the jet, or the Lear jet, for going to Farranfore.

Northern Ireland Issues. (6 Mar 2007)

Bertie Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 3 to 11, inclusive, together. Mr. Patrick MacEntee SC, QC, was appointed as sole member of a commission of investigation to examine specific matters relating to the Dublin and Monaghan bombings of 1974, including aspects of the Garda investigation and missing documentation. On 12 February last Mr. MacEntee wrote to my Department to inform me that he required...

Northern Ireland Issues. (6 Mar 2007)

Bertie Ahern: Some of the earlier extensions related to the fact that Mr. MacEntee sought additional information which, in many cases, he obtained. The position relating to the most recent interim report is different because he stated that the commission of investigation has completed its investigative task and that the further period is required to deal with the final mandatory statutory stages of the...

Order of Business (28 Feb 2007)

Bertie Ahern: The pharmacy No. 1 Bill will be ready shortly. The Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2006 is listed for early summer.

Order of Business (28 Feb 2007)

Bertie Ahern: The heads of the animal health Bill were drafted some time ago. Its purpose is to consolidate and update the legislation dealing with animal health and welfare. I do not have a date for when it will be ready. The nursing homes support Bill will be brought forward this year but I do not have a date. It is in the process of being drafted and will be introduced some time in 2007.

Order of Business (28 Feb 2007)

Bertie Ahern: No legislation is planned in respect of broadband enablement.

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2007)

Bertie Ahern: As I said yesterday, all these issues will be dealt with in the White Paper. We published a Green Paper and there has been a good, wide consultation process. The White Paper will be published shortly. We have engaged with the wider market on all the issues mentioned by the Deputy. Obviously, we have had discussions with Airtricity, the ESB and others. They have a view and input on this...

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2007)

Bertie Ahern: The Deputy disagrees but it is.

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2007)

Bertie Ahern: It is an independent transmission system operator. It is independent in law and independent of the ESB. It makes its decisions independently. We do not direct it. There was another meeting yesterday and we hope to wrap this process up shortly and put both documents I mentioned into the public domain.

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2007)

Bertie Ahern: I have made our position clear about nuclear energy and it is well understood both in this country and outside it. We do not need to do anything to prove our position in that regard.

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2007)

Bertie Ahern: We favour smart metering whereby domestic renewable energy can be fed back into the grid. We are examining it closely.

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2007)

Bertie Ahern: Yes, we are looking closely at it.