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Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (7 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 505: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her Department's policy in relation to the circumstances when it is appropriate to provide education for children who suffer from deafness in special schools, and when it is more appropriate to provide education integrated into a mainstream school; and her plans for the development of facilities for the education of deaf children in...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (7 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 506: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has received a submission on the education needs of a special school (details supplied); if consideration has been given to the needs for an occupational therapist, extra hours of music and a reserve teaching resource to cope with serious incidents and the other proposals outlined; and her plans to meet with a representative...

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: I congratulate the Minister on the opportunity to introduce the second Finance Bill. While it contains some positive provisions, which I welcome, it contains some negative ones, which I do not welcome. Given the nature of these debates, the time restriction and others reasons, I will concentrate more on the negative aspects. The Bill provides for a further extension of the various...

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: This was the opportunity to give a serious kick-start to pensions.

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: We need that one-for-one scheme. I would support that. I do not know the position of other parties in the House but the Fine Gael Party would support it. We have advocated that and the Pensions Board has endorsed it. The Finance Bill should contain such a provision. The Minister's scheme is confined to people on the 20% rate of tax so half the tax paying population is automatically ruled out....

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: Perhaps one could also include somebody in the process who could put the consumer's perspective. It is all very well consulting financial institutions but the Minister should also consult people who might have a reasonable view. Perhaps the consumer director in IFSRA would have a view that would uphold the rights of consumers. Much of the compliance headache will be on consumers if this is...

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: I expect the Minister to confirm that such persons will get a full stamp and it is just that the Exchequer is paying it for them. I hope that is what the Minister will state but I do not see a flurry of notes going across from the officials to the Minister to tell us the good news.

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: The Minister's speech contained a self-congratulatory piece on competitiveness. While I welcome his introduction of that issue, Ministers have forgotten some of the hard lessons of the 1980s on the competitiveness challenge. We are a small open economy. Our success depends on being more alert, more agile and more competitive than our competitors. The Government has slipped into the economic...

Leaders' Questions. (7 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: If the Taoiseach read the evaluations he would see the truth.

Written Answers — Joyriding Offences: Joyriding Offences (2 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if funding has been provided to community based initiatives to tackle joy-riding; if initiatives which involve engaging young people at risk in positive programmes with motor cars have proved successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3633/06]

Written Answers — Garda Powers: Garda Powers (2 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 161: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the powers of the Garda Síochána and others to check for papers of persons who are non-nationals here; the protocols which apply in terms of random stopping of persons; and if care is taken to ensure that these procedures are not intrusive in respect of people who have full entitlement to be here. [3667/06]

Order of Business. (2 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: I am sure the Tánaiste, like other Members, received the interesting document, A Challenge for Policy and Partnership, from the NESC in her post today. The current partnership agreement was not debated in the House either before or after it was negotiated and was never sanctioned by the Dáil. The Government is the only party to the partnership process that feels the need to get sanction for...

Order of Business. (2 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: It did not happen on the last occasion even though I raised it several times.

Order of Business. (2 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: The Government decides what we do in this House. It is not a matter for us to approach the Whips. If the Tánaiste has a view that there should be a role for the Oireachtas, let her say as much and amplify on what that role should be. Let us have serious discussion about the big challenges that face us in the future.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (1 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Transport the key proposals contained in the legislation to create a public transport commission; the functions of this body; the way in which this body will interact with the proposed Dublin transport authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3345/06]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (1 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason there is no legislation contained in the Government's legislative programme to allow for the introduction of random breath testing and the privatisation of speed cameras; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3346/06]

Written Answers — Complementary Therapies: Complementary Therapies (1 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 216: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the recognition of homoeopathic medicine; her plans to introduce measures to give effect to recognition. [3437/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 257: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he has satisfied himself that additional payment of €5.50 for contributory widows over and above the most basic rate of social welfare payment is sufficient recognition of the contributions to social insurance over many years to obtain widows cover; his views on introducing a supplement on contributory widow's pension where...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 258: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the cost of extending the free scheme to all widows who do not have an income in excess of €50 per week from secondary sources. [3398/06]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (1 Feb 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 271: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of passengers carried, the fare revenue and the value of the Exchequer subvention in respect of mainline rail, suburban rail, Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann and Luas for the years 1998, 2002 and the latest estimate for 2005. [3484/06]