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Order of Business. (16 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: I have two questions on the Government's legislative programme. I believe the Government has appointed a former member of the Dáil press gallery to the chair of Comhairle. Should the Government not also put the Comhairle (Amendment) Bill 2004 before the House, given that we need to process it in advance of such an appointment? With regard to the Planning and Development (Strategic...

Order of Business. (16 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: Can the Tánaiste explain why this Bill is being published, given that it will allow a second domestic waste incinerator to be fast-tracked in Ringaskiddy in my constituency, while the legislation seems to exclude a delay but not a stopping of a similar facility in her colleague's constituency?

Order of Business. (16 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: I support the call for more time to be made available on Committee Stage for consideration of the Finance Bill, especially in light of the three volume review on tax reliefs this year. The time is needed, along with Report Stage in the House, to examine a variety of issues, including the evasion of responsibility by the Government of large areas of public expenditure. One of these was...

Order of Business. (16 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: Can we have the advice of the Attorney General? The Government is making up its own rules.

Written Answers — Commercial Marketing in Schools: Commercial Marketing in Schools (15 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the levels of commercial sponsorship in schools such as highlighted by the commercial free education campaign; if there are plans to ban such schemes; the steps she will take to ensure that schools do not feel obliged to participate in such schemes out of financial necessity; and if she will make a statement on the...

Rent Supplement: Motion (Resumed). (15 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: I strongly support the motion tabled by the Labour Party. It has been a long-standing policy of my party to replace supplementary welfare allowance with a direct housing benefit payment and it is good to see that others are thinking along the same lines. In the 30 years that supplementary welfare allowance has been in existence, its inequities have been apparent and it has given rise to...

Order of Business. (15 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: With the building societies amendment Bill, which would allow one of the two remaining mutual building societies to become a limited company, on the priority list of legislation, is the Government planning parallel legislation to amend the Credit Union Act given that credit unions will be the only remaining form of community banking left in our financial services sector?

Order of Business. (15 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: It has never happened this way before. That is not precedent.

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (14 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 125: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he intends to implement Directive 2003/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 providing for public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment and amending with regard to public participation and access to justice...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (14 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 149: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on introducing a more standardised waste charges waiver scheme. [5344/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 419: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that former Irish Ferries employees are having to wait eight to 12 weeks before they receive their entitlements as their redundancy is being classed as voluntary in view of the circumstances surrounding the Irish Ferries dispute; and if this is justifiable. [5439/06]

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (14 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 635: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the potential financial implications of a climate change agreement arising from talks in Montreal, the consultations his Department has had with regard to Ireland's position at the summit in Montreal; the content of those consultations; the agreements arising from those consultations; and if he...

Order of Business. (14 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: On today's Order Paper a motion has been laid before the House by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on the Hague Convention on adoption. Can we take it as an indication that legislation on the same matter is soon to follow? Can the Taoiseach give an indication when that legislation will be before the House?

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (9 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his Department has statistics on the level of child care entitlements similar to the new child care supplement for under sixes being claimed by Irish nationals in other EU member states. [4678/06]

Written Answers — Third Level Funding: Third Level Funding (9 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the options that are being pursued in relation to the development of a college (details supplied) in County Cork; if development of the architecturally important building at Sharman Crawford Street will be pursued or if it will be relocated to a new greenfield site. [4879/06]

Pension Provisions. (9 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to establish a national forum to debate the issues raised in the recent national pensions review report; and the parties which will be included in such a forum. [4762/06]

Pension Provisions. (9 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: Where stands the Government's pension policy? The report of the Pensions Board made recommendations that the Minister did not want to hear. Some of the recommendations, bizarrely, seem to increase inequality in pension entitlements. The forum, which might have a value in itself, will meet and report while at the same time the Pensions Board is being reconstituted and going through the same...

Pension Provisions. (9 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: Will the Minister accept that following the budget measures the situation is now more confused with the Government taking short-term measures that may cause problems in the long term? There is no certainty about the long-term decisions to be made by him and the Government.

Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (9 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: I apologise for the absence of our spokesperson on transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan, who must attend the Select Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources. I admit to being somewhat bemused when legislation is presented by the Department of Transport as a priority. Although the last revision of the convention was in 1997 and Ireland signed it, nine years later we are being asked to...

Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 2) Bill 2006: First Stage. (9 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: Tairgim: Go gceadófar go dtabharfar isteach Bille dá ngairtear Acht chun an Bunreacht a leasú. I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Constitution.