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Dublin Bay Development Plan. (23 Apr 2008)

Richard Bruton: I am glad of the opportunity to raise this serious issue. An Bord Pleanála recently decided to designate the infill of 52 acres in Dublin Bay as a strategic infrastructure. This means that it can proceed to planning permission without going to Dublin City Council. It will go straight to the board for a decision, so it cuts out the entire democratic element of the decision process. This...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (23 Apr 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 126: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the respective cost to the Exchequer, in terms of tax receipts foregone, on the basis of projected 2008 activity levels, of cutting the 7% rate of stamp duty on residential property to 6%, 5% and 4%, while leaving the existing exemptions and thresholds unchanged. [15489/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (23 Apr 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 127: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the respective costs to the Exchequer, in terms of tax receipts foregone, on the basis of projected 2008 activity levels, of cutting the 9% rate of stamp duty on residential property to 8%, 7% and 6%, while leaving the existing exemptions thresholds unchanged. [15490/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (23 Apr 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if it is possible to have job seeker's allowance paid by electronic transfer; and if not, the reason this means should not be available to qualified recipients. [15520/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (22 Apr 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 268: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on extending the free schemes to persons who are long-term unemployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15013/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (22 Apr 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 270: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if pensioners will be forced to operate an exclusively card based-system for collecting payments of social welfare from the post office; and if he will ensure that persons who wish to retain the traditional book based system, where a physical record of payments due and received is maintained, can be allowed to do so. [15067/08]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Apr 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 322: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will publish the list of schools which are being allowed to proceed to construction; and if she will insure that all Deputies are circulated with the list in a timely matter. [15144/08]

Order of Business (22 Apr 2008)

Richard Bruton: I had hoped that the Ceann Comhairle would have allowed a Private Notice Question on the issue of the laptops containing financial information, as Financial Regulator consolidation legislation is due before the House. It is extraordinary that five weeks were lost before the situation was reported and that there was not even chip and pin technology protecting the information. When will the...

Order of Business (22 Apr 2008)

Richard Bruton: Some 37 items of legislation have been promised by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, but there is still no effective strategy for dealing with gangland activities. We need high-level input from the Taoiseach and senior Ministers if they are to get their act together.

Order of Business (22 Apr 2008)

Richard Bruton: Detection rates in respect of knife and gun crimes are falling. We must address this issue in some shape or form.

Written Answers — Equal Opportunities Employment: Equal Opportunities Employment (17 Apr 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 110: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of women forced to retire from the Civil Service on marriage pre-1973 and who were reinstated in the Civil Service as widows between January 2004 and June 2006. [13942/08]

Written Answers — Fur Farming: Fur Farming (17 Apr 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 419: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she has plans to regulate or ban fur farming here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14490/08]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (17 Apr 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 462: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the building projects she is releasing to proceed to construction. [14182/08]

Written Answers — Offensive Weapons: Offensive Weapons (17 Apr 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 505: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether it is appropriate to introduce new legislation such as the random power to stop and search and new restriction on the sale of potential weapons in view of the growth in the possession of knives and other dangerous pointed weapons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14888/08]

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (17 Apr 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 547: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the headline offences, classified by headline offence group, which led to convictions by Garda district, for the year 2000 for the Dublin metropolitan region. [13880/08]

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (17 Apr 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 548: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the headline offences, recorded and detected, classified by headline offence groups for the years 2006 and 2007 for the Dublin metropolitan region. [13881/08]

Order of Business (17 Apr 2008)

Richard Bruton: The Tánaiste will have read earlier this week that Dublin City Council closed its affordable housing waiting list with 8,313 people still on it. At the current rate of affordable housing delivery, it would take 32 years to accommodate them while less than one third of the NDP commitment to affordable housing is being delivered. Does the Tánaiste accept public housing policy is in tatters?...

Order of Business (17 Apr 2008)

Richard Bruton: Affordable housing is falling.

Order of Business (17 Apr 2008)

Richard Bruton: It will take a generation to accommodate the people on the current waiting list.

Written Answers — Criminal Prosecutions: Criminal Prosecutions (10 Apr 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the enforcement success the gardaí are having in the way of prosecutions of boy racers and drivers who are using cars without insurance and who are not compliant with car test requirements in the most recent year for which statistics are available; if he is satisfied with the level of compliance; and if he will make a...