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Written Answers — Vacant Dwellings: Vacant Dwellings (12 Feb 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 588: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has assessed the extent of vacant housing property in the Irish market; and the implications for public policy. [4554/08]

Written Answers — National Spatial Strategy: National Spatial Strategy (12 Feb 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 626: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the projects that have been completed in the two national development plans to date in respect of each hub and gateway of the national spatial strategy; and the projects listed for completion by 2013. [5086/08]

Written Answers — National Spatial Strategy: National Spatial Strategy (12 Feb 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 627: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when his Department's national spatial strategy monitoring committee last met; the regularity with which it meets; the headings under which progress is reported to the committee in respect of the strategy; the numerical performance indicators used; if the strategy is ahead or behind schedule in its...

Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (7 Feb 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Dublin Port has been granted the right to apply to An Bord Pleanála to infill 52 acres as a strategic infrastructure; and if he will issue a request to the Port board to refrain from applying for permission until key strategic studies on port capacity under the National Development Plan and on...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (7 Feb 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a decision will be made to approve construction by a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4281/08]

Order of Business (7 Feb 2008)

Richard Bruton: We will not need a speed camera to find the Minister.

Written Answers — Garda Communications: Garda Communications (6 Feb 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 297: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if gardaí on the beat have a dedicated system for contact and co-ordination with their command centres; the official policy on the use of mobile phones when on patrol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3954/08]

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (5 Feb 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 297: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the incidences of hospital infections of different kinds in the major Dublin hospitals; if she will provide an indication of the trend in these infection incidences since reporting began; and the extent to which she is satisfied with the progress to date in meeting the targets for containing this problem. [3656/08]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Feb 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 570: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if decisions have been issued to schools regarding approval to proceed to tender on capital projects for 2008; and if she has given approval to a school (details supplied) in Dublin 3. [3655/08]

Order of Business (5 Feb 2008)

Richard Bruton: Is the Taoiseach satisfied that we are entering into a debate on the Finance Bill 2008 two working days after it was published? This side of the House has called for a proper tax statement outlining how we spend what is now, according to the Revenue Commissioners, €9 billion in tax expenditures, tax reliefs, for which the Dáil receives no report or evaluation. Effectively, only three...

Order of Business (5 Feb 2008)

Richard Bruton: Last week, the Taoiseach said we should have two weeks before a Bill is debated. In this case, we have two working days and we are straight into it. Two working days does not even allow anything like the semblance of the level of scrutiny the Dáil should exact over huge amounts of public money. It is up to the Taoiseach, as leader of the Government, to start to drive a bit of reform in...

Finance Bill 2008: Second Stage (5 Feb 2008)

Richard Bruton: Later this year the Minister will award himself a salary of €270,000, which will give him more than twice what the US Treasury Secretary, Mr. Paulson, earns. We will need to apply strict performance rules if the Minister takes that pay increase. I would look to his record and ask a serious question on the extent to which he has addressed the economy's needs in the series of budgets he has...

Written Answers — Health Service Expenditure: Health Service Expenditure (31 Jan 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she is satisfied with the effectiveness of spending in the health area; and if he has plans to improve scrutiny. [2123/08]

Written Answers — Rental Accommodation Scheme: Rental Accommodation Scheme (31 Jan 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 258: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the contrast in the treatment of extra income earned by a low paid person on a differential rent compared to a person on rent supplement, whereby on differential rent, a contribution of 15% of the extra income is made, whereas on rent supplement 100% of the extra income is...

Order of Business (31 Jan 2008)

Richard Bruton: The House will have seen the tragic case of the Ó Cuanacháin family who now face a legal bill of €5 million following their attempt to pursue the rights of their child through the courts. Eight years on after the idea of a Bill to provide education provision based on the needs of an individual was introduced in the Dáil, we still do not have an appeals mechanisms through which parents...

Order of Business (31 Jan 2008)

Richard Bruton: Has the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance decided to foreshorten any proper debate on tax options? Confusion has been created as to whether the provision of a tax clearance certificate is the same as an application for one. Will the Tánaiste clarify, or make provision in the Finance Bill in order that it is clarified, that individuals who apply for a tax clearance certificate have not...

Order of Business (31 Jan 2008)

Richard Bruton: On secondary legislation we are entitled to know whether section 36 of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 has an appeals mechanisms in place. Surely that is an issue of secondary legislation that we are entitled to know about.

Order of Business (31 Jan 2008)

Richard Bruton: The tradition has been that secondary legislation has been raised on the Order of Business——

Order of Business (31 Jan 2008)

Richard Bruton: ——and we have received replies on it. If the Minister is unable to reply, the tradition has been that one would be provided later under separate cover.

Order of Business (31 Jan 2008)

Richard Bruton: It has been promised.