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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Finance the length of time it took for the Office of Public Works to identify a suitable site for a new school development in Ballygarvan, County Cork. [9067/05]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Finance the length of time it took for the Office of Public Works, having identified a suitable site for a new school development in Ballygarvan, County Cork, to have subsequently inspected it. [9068/05]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 179: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason an alternative site for a new school development was deemed unsuitable by the Office of Public Works. [9069/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (22 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the policy on the payment of members of statutory boards in the non-commercial area; the rates of payment; the degree of delegation to line Departments; if the sanction of his Department is required in each case; and the statutory boards which do not make payments to its members. [9074/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (22 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 299: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the reason refugee and asylum seekers granted residency status are required to serve a further period of at least six months before they can avail of other benefits such as the back to education scheme, despite the length of time they have already spent in the country being prohibited from gaining employment. [9212/05]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (22 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 341: To ask the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to meet the Aer Lingus and the Aer Rianta pensioners' claim for restructuring of the airlines pension fund to include the consumer price index and salary related indexation. [9075/05]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (22 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 586: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the length of time it will take to produce a new school development in Ballygarvan, County Cork should a site be immediately available. [9070/05]

Written Answers — Free Fees Initiative: Free Fees Initiative (22 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 602: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has satisfied herself that refugee and asylum seekers who have been granted residency status are gaining appropriate access to education, in view of the existence of restrictive criteria that hinder such access. [9213/05]

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (22 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 669: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason local authorities will levy and have levied waste charges against community and voluntary groups; and if he will have such charges re-examined as being counterproductive and against the public interest. [9214/05]

Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (22 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: Private Members' time performs an important function in the House. It gives the Opposition an opportunity to do many things. Mainly, it is used to keep the Government in check by raising motions of concern and making the Government answer for the policies it pursues. However, it has a secondary and more important aspect in that it allows Opposition Members to present legislation which they...

National Development Plan: Statements. (22 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: "BMW" has always been an unfortunate acronym for the less advantaged part of the country we were forced to designate when Ireland as a whole lost its category 1 status within the European Union. "BMW" is the logo of a very flash motor car which is a status symbol for those most favoured by the Celtic tiger and hardly reflects progress for communities in the Border, midlands and western...

Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (22 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." This is an Act to prohibit the keeping of animals solely or primarily for slaughter for the value of their fur. I wish to share time with Deputies Eamon Ryan, Cuffe, Ferris, Finian McGrath and Cowley.

Order of Business. (22 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: When will legislation related to employment permits come before the House? There is uncertainty regarding work permits coming to an end and those which have run out.

Order of Business. (22 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: It is not agreed. The Rotterdam Convention should be discussed by the House in full session. It relates to two Departments. It refers to dangerous and toxic chemicals that can or cannot be accepted by third countries and this has implications for this country's policy on the incineration of waste. A motion of this type should not be nodded through on the Order of Business to be sent to a...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (10 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if, in view of the proposed closure of the Carlow sugar factory and the failure to develop a new biofuel production industry from such facilities, his Department has commissioned research to investigate the potential for new industrial development and employment from such renewable indigenous fuel sources; and...

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (10 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: I move amendment No. 21: In page 16, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: "10.—Tax relief shall be extended in respect of all monthly travel passes related to travelling to and from work." On Committee Stage the Minister introduced an amendment, which was accepted and on which there was largely agreement, providing for the extension of this relief in terms of employers granting...

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (10 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: I thank the Minister for that clarification which I am sure will be helpful for people who need to access this relief in the future. However, I am disappointed with the second part of his reply. I encourage him to examine the costings that might be involved in such an extension of the relief. If such a cost benefit analysis were done, although it has not been done in regard to other tax...

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (10 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: The size of the bus fleet has not increased.

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (10 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: The bus fleet is the same size as it was when the Government came to power.

Finance Bill 2005: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (10 Mar 2005)

Dan Boyle: The proportion of the funds being spent on the road network is too big.