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Written Answers — Third Level Colleges: Third Level Colleges (20 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: Question 447: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of the proposal to move the National College of Art and Design from its existing location to a site on the University College Dublin campus; her views on the strong opposition from students and staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23807/06]

Departmental Staff. (20 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: The Taoiseach is making the statements. It is only about what he is saying and nothing more.

Order of Business. (15 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: On behalf of the Labour Party, I welcome the conclusion of an agreement. However, it is astonishing that an agreement that extends over ten years and covers a swathe of public policy has not at any point been subject to public scrutiny. We still have not seen the agreement. It appears that the media received this information ahead of the public representatives in this House who have been...

Order of Business. (15 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: I wish to raise two items. There are three weeks remaining in the session. According to the legislative programme, 16 Bills were promised for publication during the session. Four have been published. Does the Tánaiste feel like old mother Hubbard and that there is nothing in the legislative cupboard? Is that the problem? Certainly committees are idle. Legislation that is urgently needed...

Order of Business. (15 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: The second point I wish to raise concerns the Barr tribunal report which was promised in March. The unfortunate John Carty was killed in 2000. The tribunal finished its hearings in 2004. Will the Tánaiste explain, since the tribunal was set up by the House, the reason for the delay? It is a mystery to everybody, certainly to those on this side of the House, as to what is causing the delay....

Order of Business. (15 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: I would be grateful if we get some information on this matter because we are not getting answers by way of parliamentary questions.

Order of Business. (15 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: This is the problem we have. The tribunal was established by the House, it may lead to legislation——

Order of Business. (15 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: ——and yet we are not being informed as to the reason for the delay. What is the point of establishing tribunals if we end up with information that is garnered not being made available to the public?

Order of Business. (15 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: Report after report is being delayed.

Order of Business. (15 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: May I ask-——

Order of Business. (15 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: I appreciate that.

Order of Business. (15 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: I did not ask to come in twice. The Ceann Comhairle offered me the opportunity. I appreciate the Tánaiste was not able to answer the question this morning about the report of the Barr tribunal. Would she please furnish the Opposition parties with the information?

Order of Business. (15 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for his co-operation.

Written Answers — Foras na Gaeilge: Foras na Gaeilge (14 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has received proposals that he has asked the board of Foras na Gaeilge to bring forward in relation to the phases of locating a staff complement of 30 Foras na Gaeilge staff posts to Gaoth Dobhair as well as the precise sections and functions to be located there; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Human Rights Issues: Motion (Resumed). (14 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: "Extraordinary rendition" is an invented phrase used to disguise the brutal transfer of prisoners and the defamation of human rights. In its motion, the Labour Party expressly calls on the Government to recognise its legal responsibility to ensure that the national territory is not used to facilitate human rights abuses. We also call for a fully independent investigation into whether any...

Order of Business. (14 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: Ahead of the health and information and quality Bill, reports need to be published. They are long overdue. The Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, established an inquiry into the tragic death of Pat Joe Walsh, and the report was promised within weeks. We are now waiting months and there is still no sign of it.

Order of Business. (14 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: The Ceann Comhairle allowed Deputy Durkan to raise the matter a minute ago. I ask for parity of esteem. With regard to the report on the Leas Cross nursing home, which is also long overdue, I recall that in the past a mechanism was used to publish such reports. An example was in the area of sex abuse in swimming where a report was referred to the committee——

Order of Business. (14 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: Will the Taoiseach consider an appropriate mechanism to ensure that the information which is long promised is made available to us, so that when we work on legislation, we work in an informed way?

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (13 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: Question 84: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he intends to take to increase the social and affordable housing stock in view of the fact that rent supplement, which was designed to be a temporary solution for housing individual families, has become a social housing programme that is clearly not working and is not benefiting those affected by the...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (13 Jun 2006)

Liz McManus: Question 103: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of funding which was allocated to the grant schemes and agencies of the environmental partnership fund, environmental non-governmental organisations, Comhar, ENFO and local authorities to support environmental information and awareness raising in 2004 and in 2005. [22487/06]