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Leaders' Questions. (29 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Much short of the promised amount.

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (28 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 128: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on the recent report which stated that Ireland was the sixth worst performer in the EU regarding its failure to achieve set targets under the Kyoto Protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22315/05]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (28 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 192: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the extreme difficulty being experienced by applicants for medical card services whereby general practitioners are refusing to sign medical card applications due to their ongoing difficulties with her Department; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that this is now making...

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (28 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 193: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps she is taking to eliminate the surge of the MRSA bug in hospitals throughout the country resulting in many patients contracting the MRSA bug; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22090/05]

Order of Business. (28 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: It will be third time lucky.

Planning Issues. (28 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 34: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on his plans for the restructuring of An Bord Pleanála and for changes to planning legislation. [22317/05]

Planning Issues. (28 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: With regard to Question No. 34, what is the status of the transformation of An Bord Pleanála? How much of the work has been done? How far advanced is the appointments process? Is the funding yet in place? Can the Minister estimate how quickly a major infrastructure project will go through the planning process under the new system?

Planning Issues. (28 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Will the process be complete before the next election?

Planning Issues. (28 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: The Minister raised objections.

Local Authority Housing. (28 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 27: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether the recent announcement on social housing will eliminate local authority housing waiting lists; the date by which he expects the elimination to have taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22751/05]

Local Authority Housing. (28 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Will we be able to use the time saved on other questions for this question?

Local Authority Housing. (28 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: I will therefore only use the time available to me. How many individuals and families are on local authority housing waiting lists? Does the Minister of State concede that the deficit of data in this area is very strange? Is it not true that the housing needs assessment is published once every three years? How can the Minister of State make policy in this area in these circumstances? How can...

Local Authority Housing. (28 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: It was the third fall back made by the Government.

Local Authority Housing. (28 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: What happened to the 10,000 houses that the Minister of State promised but never delivered?

Local Authority Housing. (28 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: What was the value of the houses he gave away last week?

Register of Electors. (28 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: How it is abused even.

Register of Electors. (28 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: We will leave it for years.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (23 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of additional accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the current progress on the provision of this extension as five teachers out of a staff of 11 are teaching in temporary accommodation such as prefabs and portacabins. [21742/05]

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (23 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: I wish it would do so.

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (23 Jun 2005)

Pádraic McCormack: Is that system working?