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Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (13 Dec 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Finance if two additional board members have been appointed to strengthen the National Development Finance Agency's new role in managing the procurement of PPP projects and bringing them through to completion; and if so the appointees names. [38914/05]

Written Answers — House Prices: House Prices (13 Dec 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 472: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the findings of the latest edition of the permanent TSB-ESRI house price index which shows that the rate of house price growth has risen faster in the four months July-October 2005, 4.2%, than in the first half of 2005,2.6%. [38913/05]

Social Welfare Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (13 Dec 2005)

Dan Boyle: I wish to share time with Deputies Ferris, McHugh and Cowley.

Social Welfare Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (13 Dec 2005)

Dan Boyle: As a member of a party with six Members in this House, I have the invidious role of responding to both the budget speech of the Minister for Finance and to the Social Welfare Bill. It is often thought the budget day speech is the hardest to make given it is a more theatrical event, but it is probably harder for a member of the Opposition to address the Social Welfare Bill as it involves...

Chief Executive of Centre for Public Inquiry: Statement by Minister. (13 Dec 2005)

Dan Boyle: The Minister usually knows everything.

Chief Executive of Centre for Public Inquiry: Statement by Minister. (13 Dec 2005)

Dan Boyle: Is there a file on it somewhere?

Chief Executive of Centre for Public Inquiry: Statement by Minister. (13 Dec 2005)

Dan Boyle: The Minister has denied himself.

Requests to Move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (13 Dec 2005)

Dan Boyle: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, that the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Martin, come before the House and state whether his Department has any plans to review safety and emergency procedures at all Seveso listed facilities in this country in the light of the major explosion that has occurred...

Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)

Dan Boyle: If the Taoiseach will not reply, the Ceann Comhairle should let the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform reply.

Leaders' Questions. (13 Dec 2005)

Dan Boyle: What the Minister says are facts are facts.

Written Answers — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (8 Dec 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the report she received from the committee she set up in 2004 to look into co-existence issues relating to genetically modified crops growing alongside non-genetically modified crops; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38447/05]

Written Answers — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (8 Dec 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she intends to set up a fund to compensate farmers for the expected economic loss if genetically modified crops are cultivated here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38448/05]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (8 Dec 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will issue guidelines ensuring that all existing and new public transport, in particular trains, are adaptable for use by cyclists transferring from transport modes. [38653/05]

Written Answers — Legal Representation: Legal Representation (8 Dec 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the measures that exist for citizens who do not qualify for free legal aid to be properly represented in court actions as per constitutional entitlement, where solicitors refuse to represent them. [38652/05]

Budget Statement 2005. (7 Dec 2005)

Dan Boyle: I would like to praise the Minister for Finance before I seek to bury his budget. Last year's Cabinet reshuffle happened too late in the day for the budget for 2005 to be truly considered as the full property of the Minister, Deputy Cowen, although he succeeded in making his mark on it. He has been involved in budget 2006 since the start of the process, up to today's announcement, and he...

Ministerial Meetings. (7 Dec 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on his attendance at the EU's General Affairs and External Relations Council meeting in November 2005; his views on the agreement reached between all 25 EU Defence Ministers at the GAERC on the completion of the EU's military requirements catalogue; the 18 battle groups involving 26 nations which have been formed and were...

Ministerial Meetings. (7 Dec 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Defence if the completion of the EU's military requirements catalogue will result in increased armaments expenditure by Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38200/05]

Order of Business. (7 Dec 2005)

Dan Boyle: I am concerned about the time being given to the opening contributions for the Minister of Finance, which is indeterminate, and the balancing statements of subsequent speakers. The Budget Statement took 45 minutes in each of the past three years. Live television coverage on RTE of this set piece occasion in the life of the House, which gives Opposition Members one of the few opportunities...

Order of Business. (7 Dec 2005)

Dan Boyle: The Taoiseach stated 75 minutes for each of the speakers

Order of Business. (7 Dec 2005)

Dan Boyle: No, but the television coverage of the budget debate concludes at 6.30 p.m. This is the sole opportunity for many of us to articulate an alternative vision to the Government.