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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (1 Jul 2008)

Emmet Stagg: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the second special chair will be provided by the Health Service Executive for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25366/08]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (1 Jul 2008)

Emmet Stagg: Question 587: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount allocated to Kildare County Council in respect of the social housing investment programme in each of the years 2002 to 2008; and the breakdown of the allocation between various schemes and the amount actually spent in each year to 31 December 2007. [25928/08]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (1 Jul 2008)

Emmet Stagg: Question 588: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his Departmental Circular L5/08 of 6 May 2008 has implications for significant pollution risks by delaying a project (details supplied) in County Kildare; if he will reconsider his decision in view of the increasing risk to public health created by his...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (1 Jul 2008)

Emmet Stagg: Question 589: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his Departmental Circular L5/08 of 6 May 2008 has serious implications for the delivery of an augmentation of domestic waste supply by delaying a project (details supplied) in County Kildare; if he will reconsider his decision; and if he will make a statement...

Public Transport. (26 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: I wish to convey my appreciation to the Ceann Comhairle for choosing this matter for the Adjournment debate. Without casting any aspersions on the Minister of State, Deputy Moloney, I wish to convey my disappointment that the Minister for Transport did not attend, given that he does not have a Minister of State in his Department. It is a pity that someone from the Department of Transport...

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (26 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: Question 19: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the response he has received to his call for new rural development groups to hold elections before submitting business plans for funding from his recently announced rural development package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24971/08]

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (26 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made to date in regard to the walks scheme introduced on a pilot basis in four areas of the country; if agreement has been reached with landowners in the areas; if there are plans to extend it to other parts of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24972/08]

Order of Business (26 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: There is agreement on both sides of the House to have a debate on the Morris tribunal reports. We discussed it briefly at the Whips' meeting last night. On 28 May, Deputy Gilmore raised the matter and the Tánaiste indicated the last two reports were expected in mid-June. Can she confirm if they have been received? If so, when will they be published? I understand they are required to be...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (25 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her strategy for dealing with the significant extra demand on social welfare offices as highlighted by the rising numbers on the live register; the way staff are being deployed to areas that have experienced high rises in the number of people signing on; if other services or planned services have been curtailed because of this....

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (25 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action she has taken on foot of the commitments in the programme for Government to urgently examine the introduction of free travel for returning Irish citizens of pension age who live abroad. [24792/08]

Order of Business (25 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: The Law Reform Commission report on management companies was published yesterday. I welcome this report in so far as it goes. It includes draft legislation for the regulation, organisation and operation of management companies where they are required. In addition, we have been told that a high level committee comprising three Departments and including the relevant Ministers and their...

Written Answers — National Stadium: National Stadium (24 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the plans there are to include a 200 meter indoor athletics track in phase one of the national stadium facilities at Abbotstown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24575/08]

Order of Business (24 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: Three Bills are promised.

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (19 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: Question 23: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the legislation in force to give effect to International Labour Organisation Conventions No. 87 — the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention 1948, and No. 98 — the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention 1949; if she is satisfied that rights under both...

Written Answers — Consumer Protection: Consumer Protection (19 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: Question 26: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps being taken to implement the commitment in the Programme for Government that steps would be taken to ensure that consumer codes of conduct are published by businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23967/08]

Order of Business (19 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: I will be brief. The management companies, funded by those who bought houses in these estates, must pay for the jobs the developer is required to carry out. We have been promised three Bills in this matter, one each from the Departments of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and Enterprise, Trade and Employment, respectively. Only one Bill has...

Order of Business (19 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: I do not. The Government Whip is very secretive and does not tell us about legislation.

Order of Business (19 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: Item No. 12 deals with Revised Estimates under 41 different headings. These were first published prior to the budget last year and are now, effectively, redundant. If the money had been there to meet them they would have been dealt with in the budget. We now know there is a great shortfall in the income available to the Government so that these Estimates are a piece of nonsense....

Order of Business (19 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: In the matter of promised legislation, we have nine sitting days left, including the extra week we squeezed out of the Government with our Private Members' motion. We know what will be the legislation programme next week. Thereafter, the House will sit for a further six days. It would be useful for the working of the Dáil and to allow the Opposition to do its job if we could get an...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (18 Jun 2008)

Emmet Stagg: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement in relation to the peace talks between different parties regarding the independence of the Sahara Arab Democratic Republic. [23526/08]