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Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (14 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: Question 138: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the proposed enforcement plans will be formulated in respect of targeted efforts to deal with the dumping of construction waste, which was cited late in 2005 by the Office of Environmental Enforcement's report, The Nature and Extent of Unauthorised Waste Activity in Ireland. [5315/06]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (14 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: Question 173: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress he has made in his consideration as to the way in which the waste collection market might be best regulated in the future, following the conclusions of the Competition Authority in October 2005 that the present system is not working well for consumers nationally. [5314/06]

Written Answers — Motor Vehicle Registration: Motor Vehicle Registration (14 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: Question 337: To ask the Minister for Finance the situation regarding foreign vehicles imported into Ireland by people working here on a temporary basis of less than six months or more than six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5014/06]

Written Answers — Motor Vehicle Registration: Motor Vehicle Registration (14 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: Question 347: To ask the Minister for Finance the circumstances in which a person coming to work here may import a vehicle and yet not be required to register the vehicle for vehicle registration tax, road tax, car insurance here, national car test and driver testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5017/06]

Written Answers — Motor Vehicle Registration: Motor Vehicle Registration (14 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: Question 345: To ask the Minister for Finance the figures or an estimate regarding the number of foreign cars being imported into Ireland by people working here paying vehicle registration tax and not paying vehicle registration tax; the liabilities each class of owner and vehicle has to vehicle registration tax, road tax, car insurance here, national car test and driver testing; the number...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (14 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: Question 346: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of checks which have been carried out by Revenue and Customs and Excise in respect of foreign vehicles imported here; if they are fully compliant with Irish vehicle registration tax, road tax and insurance obligations; the number of such checks which have identified non-compliant vehicles; the figures for each year from 1998 to date in...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (14 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: Question 424: To ask the Minister for Transport if foreign registered vehicles are required to have national car tests; if so, the number of tests which have been carried out in each year from 1998 to date in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5014/06]

Written Answers — Vehicle Registration: Vehicle Registration (14 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: Question 493: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of checks which have been carried out by the Garda Síochána in respect of foreign vehicles imported here; if they are fully compliant with Irish vehicle registration tax, road tax and insurance obligations; the number of such checks which have identified non-compliant vehicles; the figures for each year from...

Order of Business. (14 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: That is not true.

Hospital Services. (9 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: The Government has failed to honour commitments made to provide funding for dedicated medical services for victims of rape and sexual assault. It has emerged this week from a report carried out on behalf of the Government — the Minister for State at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy Fahey, may have been involved in its production — that despite the fact that 95%...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (9 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action he intends to take arising from the recent report from the European Commission which claimed that the Government was not doing enough to deal with the imbalance in pension coverage here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4702/06]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (9 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the total number of persons who have taken out PRSAs at the latest date for which figures are available; the overall proportion of the eligible workforce this represents; his plans to review the scheme in view of the low take up rate to date in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4703/06]

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (8 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the details of the €24 million package of funding for economic and social disadvantage projects that was raised from money from the dormant accounts fund; the projects that are being funded and their location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4427/06]

Written Answers — Voluntary Sector: Voluntary Sector (8 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the support measures for volunteering he intends to introduce in 2006, including measures directed at promoting volunteering in second and third level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4440/06]

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: Like Gama.

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: It is not being invested in Ireland. We have the mess on the M50 that the Government cannot address.

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: I am not embarrassed at all.

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: The Deputy should visit the M50 and see what motorists have to suffer.

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: That mess was designed by the Government.

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: The Deputy should go and see the M50.