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Confidence in the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government: Motion. (30 Mar 2004)

Eamon Ryan: As our party's leader said, carbon emissions and Ireland's failure to meet its Kyoto obligations is one of the most serious areas in which Deputy Cullen has failed to deliver on what is required from a Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. The climate change problems include some of the biggest issues facing this country and the world. In reality, the only thing that...

Confidence in the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government: Motion. (30 Mar 2004)

Eamon Ryan: It is in the Minister's submission to the Department of Finance, if he would care to look at it. The Minister, in his early days in office famously appeared not to know, on RTE radio, the difference between the problems of the hole in the ozone layer and issues surrounding climate change strategy. I do not know whether he knows the difference now, but I do not think this matters because he...

Confidence in the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government: Motion. (30 Mar 2004)

Eamon Ryan: At least the Minister turned up tonight — he did not turn up for our last Private Members' debate.

Confidence in the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government: Motion. (30 Mar 2004)

Eamon Ryan: What about Fianna Fáil and its fascist friends?

Commissions of Investigation Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (5 Mar 2004)

Eamon Ryan: I am nervous following a speaker who has had such experience of various Dáil committee investigations in the past, and facing a Minister with an extensive legal background. As someone who has been a Member of the Oireachtas for only two years, I am a little shy about speaking on such weighty issues as to how we should investigate the affairs of State. I will attempt to do my best, however,...

Commissions of Investigation Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (5 Mar 2004)

Eamon Ryan: It is a system which allows, to a certain extent, leaders of the Opposition parties to make the occasional point or raise an issue on the Order of Business but if a backbencher has a serious concern it is almost impossible to determine where it can be raised during the day. It is almost impossible to raise it on the Order of Business. In my experience from my time in this House, there is...

Commissions of Investigation Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (5 Mar 2004)

Eamon Ryan: Perhaps the Minister will let me explain. I tabled a question to the Minister for Transport to ask when the Government decided, as reported in the newspapers, to proceed with this project and I received a letter from the Minister for Transport stating that it is not his responsibility but that of the National Roads Authority. In other words, it is not a Government responsibility, which I find...

Commissions of Investigation Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (5 Mar 2004)

Eamon Ryan: Yes. Given that we already have the facilities——

Commissions of Investigation Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (5 Mar 2004)

Eamon Ryan: I remember as an illegal immigrant in the United States when working nights in restaurants, one of the sad joys I had during the day was watching Congressional meetings as the minutiae of US society was investigated. It was a hugely educational and entertaining pastime. Maybe I am a political trainspotter in enjoying it but a significant number of Irish people would relish a similar service....

Commissions of Investigation Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (5 Mar 2004)

Eamon Ryan: I agree with Deputy Rabbitte's earlier argument. If there is a concern about this Bill, it is about the initiation process of a commission inquiry. The Bill as currently arranged is coming from the Government with the approval of the Minister for Finance and that is of incredible significance in that ultimately like so much else in the running of our society it is the Minister for Finance who...

Written Answers — Budget Statement: Budget Statement (17 Feb 2004)

Eamon Ryan: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance the consideration he is giving to changing the way the annual budget is presented and is considered by Dáil Éireann. [4801/04]

Written Answers — Economic and Monetary Union: Economic and Monetary Union (17 Feb 2004)

Eamon Ryan: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the most recent meeting of eurozone Finance Ministers with the European Central Bank. [4800/04]

Order of Business. (17 Feb 2004)

Eamon Ryan: The Minister told us she did not intend to proceed with it.

Written Answers — EU Presidency: EU Presidency (10 Feb 2004)

Eamon Ryan: Question 165: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the information which will be publicly available from the Agenda 133 meetings which are to be held under the Irish Presidency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3811/04]

National Minimum Wage. (10 Feb 2004)

Eamon Ryan: It will not be a surprise to anyone who watched the recent RTE television programme, which is highly commendable, that the hotel, bar and restaurant sectors are mentioned in this regard. In that programme a young man worked for low wages in various establishments and reported to the public on his experiences. It was shocking to note that his wage slip for a week's work following various...

National Minimum Wage. (10 Feb 2004)

Eamon Ryan: If I am reading the regulations correctly, I note it is an offence for an employee to provide incorrect details of his or her working hours. It is of particular concern that the detail and reporting of the working conditions of migrant workers could be easily amended to suit the legislation, when they might not be earning the €7 per hour minimum wage, apropos of what happened in the case of...

National Minimum Wage. (10 Feb 2004)

Eamon Ryan: Clearly, the Minister of State has evidence in regard to the industry to which he referred, otherwise he would not have mentioned it. Has an investigation of that industry led to any of the convictions to which he referred?

National Minimum Wage. (10 Feb 2004)

Eamon Ryan: Question 126: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the percentage level of compliance reported by the Labour inspectorate of minimum wage regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3810/04]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (3 Feb 2004)

Eamon Ryan: Question 155: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the legal actions and actions of instances being taken against his Department for failure to implement EU directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2977/04]

Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (3 Feb 2004)

Eamon Ryan: Question 218: To ask the Taoiseach the amount his Department paid out in 2003 for car mileage expenses; and the separate amount paid to cover rail or bus ticket expenses. [3171/04]