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Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: The Minister released ownership to the public bodies, yet day after day we hear criticism here of the work of An Bord Pleanála, an independent body which interprets the planning decisions coming before it and upholds the decisions of local planners.

Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: We, and the Minister, in particular, should not undermine confidence in local planners by issuing further guidelines. These people are charged at local authority level with bringing forward and implementing the local authority members' plan. The issuing of guidelines suggests there is a difficulty. The local planners have a difficult task and we, as local authority members, support them and...

Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: That is a rich statement from the Minister. When he was a member of the Progressive Democrats he criticised Fianna Fáil, but he is now a member of that party. Let him look in the mirror.

Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: One third of the population lives in rural Ireland and the greater proportion of them are on the western seaboard. It is in these areas that we have our greatest problems with regard to planning. Can the Minister stand over what he has presented as other than a pre-election gimmick and say that these guidelines will make a change and make it easier for people in rural Ireland to get planning...

Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: If the Minister can tell us there is something in the guidelines which is not already in the county plans, we will say it is a job well done. The Minister has failed. This reminds me of what has happened with regard to the smoking ban. Last Thursday the Minister said his guidelines would have immediate effect but now it has changed to 30 April. We will then have the final draft and...

Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: When the Minister thought the demise of the Progressive Democrats was on the way, he jumped ship.

Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: If they apply for planning permission, they will be confused.

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (9 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: It is proposed to introduce a register of tobacco retailers. Will the Minister consider giving guidelines to the health boards regarding the practice established by them over many years of using minors to attempt to purchase tobacco products in shops in order to find out how effective is the legislation? I spoke on this on Second Stage. As a member of a health board, I have objected...

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages. (9 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: I am fully aware of the determination of the Minister in respect of this matter. However, if we cannot incorporate in the legislation some method other than the use of minors to deliver on its provisions, we will have failed. It is important that the Minister, as a matter of urgency, contacts the bodies to which I referred, particularly the health boards. I do not know if the Minister can...

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (4 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: I welcome and support the legislation. However, the Government must take responsibility for much of the uncertainty about the legislation because of the extension of dates and mistakes made when drafting the Bill initially which resulted in loopholes that could be contested. All of this led to uncertainty. If there is a difficulty in implementing the legislation, surely it is as a result of...

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (4 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: The Minister of State is at the bottom of the can now. It is totally unbecoming and unfair to the Minister involved. I do not know what provoked that response.

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (4 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: Has the Minister of State ever visited an accident and emergency department?

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (4 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: What has gone wrong?

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (4 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: It is taking a long time.

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (4 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: That is electioneering talk.

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (4 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: It will be a long time before the other member states get it in order if they take as long as us.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: We have been warned that the ESB is to introduce another increase in domestic and industrial electricity charges, from 15% to 30%, as a result of the additional generation of wind power. It seems unbelievable that the Minister has not——

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: I am asking the Leader to request the Minister to attend the House to discuss his indecision concerning wind energy. It is time for somebody to make a decision on wind energy if it will add 15% to 30% to domestic and industrial electricity bills. The Minister should attend the House as a matter of urgency. The national grid regulator is now dictating electricity prices and that is not fair to...

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: He said there was enough relief already.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)

Ulick Burke: The Ard-Fheis is on this week.