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Written Answers — Bord na Móna Rail Network: Bord na Móna Rail Network (9 Dec 2008)

James Bannon: Question 372: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will intervene in the proposed decision to close the Clonmacnoise and West Offaly Railway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44753/08]

Written Answers — Bord na Móna Rail Network: Bord na Móna Rail Network (9 Dec 2008)

James Bannon: Question 373: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to Bord na Móna's plan to close the Clonmacnoise and West Offaly Railway, which has attracted over 750,000 visitors in the past 18 years on tours of the Blackwater bog, and the adverse impact such a closure will have on tourism in the area; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Bord na Móna Rail Network: Bord na Móna Rail Network (9 Dec 2008)

James Bannon: Question 374: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the closure of the Clonmacnoise and West Offaly Railway which is based at Bord na Móna's Blackwater works. [44756/08]

Written Answers — Bord na Móna Rail Network: Bord na Móna Rail Network (9 Dec 2008)

James Bannon: Question 375: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the adverse effect on job creation and current jobs posed by the planned closure of the Clonmacnoise and West Offaly Railway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44757/08]

Written Answers — Bord na Móna Rail Network: Bord na Móna Rail Network (9 Dec 2008)

James Bannon: Question 381: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has given his support to Bord na Móna's decision to close the Clonmacnoise and West Offaly Railway; if so, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44754/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Dec 2008)

James Bannon: Question 415: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, on behalf of a school (details supplied) in County Longford he will reverse the cutbacks outlined in budget 2009, which will impact adversely on the weakest in their community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44758/08]

Recall of Irish Pork and Bacon Products: Statements (9 Dec 2008)

James Bannon: Was the Government or anyone in the Department aware of the problem with pork products in late September and early October? Does the Government now acknowledge the need for a full ministerial position with responsibility for food to safeguard producers and consumers alike?

Financial Services Regulation. (4 Dec 2008)

James Bannon: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for affording me the opportunity to raise this important matter, namely, the need for the Minister for Finance to establish a mortgage rescue scheme to minimise the number of mortgage repossessions, which is a potentially major cause of homelessness. The current economic climate and the persistent increases in mortgage possession action have made this an area that...

Order of Business (4 Dec 2008)

James Bannon: New Garda divisional headquarters have been established in various parts of the country. My own county of Longford has been subsumed with County Roscommon into a new regional division based in Mullingar. When can we expect the publication of the Garda Síochána (amendment) Bill?

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (4 Dec 2008)

James Bannon: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the fact that one in six people was at risk of poverty last year according to the annual survey of income and living conditions; and the rise, as reported by the Central Statistics Office, in the proportion of older people and working poor in this category.

Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2008)

James Bannon: The people of Meath will give Deputy Brady his answer in the next election.

Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2008)

James Bannon: Hear, hear.

Afforestation Programme. (3 Dec 2008)

James Bannon: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views, as a matter of urgency, on the necessity to introduce a revised forest road scheme to assist farmers to build the required forest roads infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43883/08]

Afforestation Programme. (3 Dec 2008)

James Bannon: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will launch the tending and first thinnings of broadleafs scheme as announced by his Department earlier in 2008 but never launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43884/08]

Order of Business (3 Dec 2008)

James Bannon: Given the recent assault on the elderly by the Government, I ask the Tánaiste to defer the National Council on Age and Older People (abolition) Bill indefinitely, as the elderly need every possible protection.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32. (3 Dec 2008)

James Bannon: I wish to seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of extreme national importance, namely, the risk to the economy posed by the Government's mismanagement of public finances, which has led to a deficit of €7.9 billion so far this year, in stark contrast to the €1.5 billion surplus this time last year.

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (2 Dec 2008)

James Bannon: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress made to the roll out smart metering in homes and business across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43659/08]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (2 Dec 2008)

James Bannon: Question 192: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath did not receive part of superannuation payments in respect of additional hours work as a psychiatric nurse, which were not accounted for in calculations for both their pension and lump sum; when their pension will be altered as appropriate to rectify this omission; and if she...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (2 Dec 2008)

James Bannon: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath did not receive part of superannuation payments in respect of additional hours work as a psychiatric nurse, which were not accounted for in calculations for both their pension and lump sum; when their pension will be altered as appropriate to rectify this omission; and if she...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Dec 2008)

James Bannon: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason dental services have been withdrawn in an area adjacent to a primary school (details supplied) in County Westmeath, the pupils of which have been treated for many years in the local health centre; when such services will be restored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43468/08]