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Order of Business (24 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: It is a constitutional appointment.

Written Answers — Postal Services: Postal Services (23 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the report from ComReg that shows the quality of service for 2007 for An Post on next day delivery was 77% and that the target is for 94%; the steps he will take to ensure standards in the post industry are maintained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14673/08]

Written Answers — Theatre Licences: Theatre Licences (23 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 129: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the procedure and circumstances in which the Revenue Commissioners have the power to grant a theatre licence in respect of licensed premises which in effect permits late bars to open; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Revenue Commissioners recently granted a theatre licence to a company (details supplied) in...

Written Answers — Consumer Protection: Consumer Protection (23 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether retailers, particularly those who price goods in both euro and sterling, are not passing on to consumers the benefits of the strong euro exchange rate [i]vis-À-vis[/i] sterling; if he proposes measures to ensure that these savings are passed on to consumers; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the proposed extension of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15493/08]

Written Answers — Mobile Telephony: Mobile Telephony (23 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has plans to introduce a cap on roaming charges, similar to the EU roaming charge cap, on mobile phone use in airplanes in Irish airspace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15492/08]

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (22 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 99: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make dwellings which are the subject of a lease between landlord and tenant liable for registration with the Private Residential Tenancies Board and subject to inspection by local authorities. [14443/08]

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (22 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 100: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that accommodation provided to a tenant by way of lease agreement is not subject to inspection by the local authority; and if he will legislate to correct this anomaly. [14442/08]

Written Answers — Pub Licences: Pub Licences (22 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 136: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of pub licences issued nationally and in the Dublin 15 area in the years 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007; and the number of pub licences held by premises nationally and in the Dublin 15 area as at end 2007. [15101/08]

Written Answers — Pub Licences: Pub Licences (22 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 137: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of off-licences issued nationally and in the Dublin 15 area in each of the years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008 for beer, wine and spirits; the number of premises issued with off-licences nationally and in the Dublin 15 area in each of the years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008; the number of...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (22 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 250: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on introducing changes to the Registered Employment Agreement (Construction Industry Pensions Assurance and Sick Pay) 1946 in order to make contributions voluntary or to replace fixed rate contributions with [i]pro rata[/i] contributions on the basis of a percentage of wage earned; if he proposes an alternative...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (22 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 399: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will set out an analysis of local authority pension liabilities for each local authority here at end 2006 and at end 2007 in accordance with IAS 19/FRS 17 including the mortality assumptions used in the preparation of the estimates and the discount rate used in the calculations. [15099/08]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (22 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Question 400: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has plans to create a fund similar to the National Pensions Reserve Fund to fund existing local authority pension liabilities and the expected further increases in liabilities arising from improvements in life expectancy. [15100/08]

Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: How much time remains to me?

Twenty-eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Increasingly, I find people to be highly sceptical about the Lisbon treaty. In part this is because they have no sense that the Government is seriously engaged in explaining the treaty's terms to them, with the possible exception of one or two Ministers. It is understandable that people who have a deep antipathy towards Europe and the various European treaties should be highly critical. On...

Appointments to State Boards. (22 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Does the Taoiseach agree with the comments of his colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Sargent, that we need to clean up the process by which people are appointed to public office and to end the possibility of putting friends in high places? Does the Government plan to review the process or is this another instance of the Green Party not pursuing what it stated while in opposition? The...

Appointments to State Boards. (22 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: The Taoiseach should elaborate a little in respect of the Comptroller and Auditor General because this constitutes a good example of a very important appointment. Is this appointment, which carries highly significant remuneration, subject to advertising? Is canvassing under way or are headhunters seeking candidates to put their names forward for the job? It is an important appointment and...

Appointments to State Boards. (22 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: It is astonishing that we do not know the process for appointing the Comptroller and Auditor General. Approximately 15% of our population now comprises immigrants, yet I do not see any names which might belong to immigrants in the list supplied by the Taoiseach of appointments to boards under the remit of his Department. How can immigrants who have lived in Ireland for the past ten or 18...

Appointments to State Boards. (22 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Absolutely.

Appointments to State Boards. (22 Apr 2008)

Joan Burton: Will the Taoiseach send us a note on the process?