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Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (16 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 507: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of bodies and agencies under his aegis; and his proposals for the rationalisation of same. [8193/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (16 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 543: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of bodies and agencies under his aegis; and his proposals for the rationalisation of same. [8196/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (16 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 551: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of bodies and agencies under his aegis; and his proposals for the rationalisation of same. [8191/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (16 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 577: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of bodies and agencies under his aegis; and his proposals for the rationalisation of same. [8189/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (16 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 630: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of bodies and agencies under his aegis; and his proposals for the rationalisation of same. [8194/10]

Committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Powers of Inquiry) Bill 2010: Second Stage (16 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: If ever I needed to be convinced of the need for a change of Government, I am utterly convinced after the Government's response this evening to the Labour Party Bill. The Government is so satisfied with the status quo that it does not even want to consider any change. In the Minister of State's speech, he refers to the "existing arrangements or a balance, on the one hand, between the rights...

Committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Powers of Inquiry) Bill 2010: Second Stage (16 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: -----take political advantage out of a position. There is no reason a banking inquiry by the Oireachtas should not be conducted in a similar fashion. Where do we stand now as a result of where the Government leads us? The approach, if not in the letter certainly in the spirit, leads to the Constitution being denied, and the Constitution clearly states that the Government shall be...

Committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Powers of Inquiry) Bill 2010: Second Stage (16 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: That €15 billion is half the amount we currently raise in taxes. I would like to see an all-party view emerge from this House that we do not accept the current position and that we should improve it. As a first step we should support the Labour Party Bill. It is only a first step but the notion of rejecting the Labour Party Bill, going back to base as far as the Government is concerned...

Order of Business (Resumed). (16 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Could the Minister send an affidavit instead?

Written Answers — Substance Misuse: Substance Misuse (11 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the recent spread of head shops here and the substances sold therein; the steps she will take by way of legislation and regulation to control this situation; and the measures she proposes to take. [6720/10]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (11 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether, as a matter of policy, it is preferable that children with severe disabilities are looked after in the family home as opposed to an acute children's ward of a hospital and that the average annual cost to the State of such home care provision is a fraction of the cost of hospital maintenance and that in this...

Written Answers — Weather Emergencies: Weather Emergencies (10 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Transport the contingency plans that are in place in the event of damage to our transport infrastructure arising from further extreme weather conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6492/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (10 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of bodies and agencies under his aegis; and his proposals for the rationalisation of same. [6493/10]

Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: It might not turn out to be a burning question at all.

Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Will taxpayers' money be spent on it?

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (9 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 267: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding foreign adoptions and in particular in relation to persons who have been waiting years to complete the adoption process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6650/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 626: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, further to Parliamentary Question No. 319 of 21 January 2010, the queries arising from an application under REPS 4 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if payment will be awarded. [6341/10]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (4 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the legislative and administrative measures he proposes following the recent majority Supreme Court decision granting a judicial review of the decision to deport a failed asylum seeker; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5429/10]

Written Answers — Garda Reserve: Garda Reserve (4 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will report on the Garda Reserve Force; the number involved; and his proposals for the future of same. [5428/10]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Recapitalisation: Banking Sector Recapitalisation (3 Feb 2010)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Finance the impact on the general Government balance of the refusal by the European Commission to approve the payment of interest dividend on the preference shares issued in relation to the recapitalisation of the Irish banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5139/10]