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Irish Medicines Board (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages. (15 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: Will the Minister give the House an indication on the progress of the Bill? Are the heads of the Bill prepared? Is it still with the Attorney General? What is the present position with regard to the indexing of fines Bill?

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (14 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 205: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position with regard to a complaint from manufacturers of so-called green cement who claim discrimination in the workings of Ireland's carbon emissions trading scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5235/06]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (14 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 198: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason he instructed local authorities to speed up water and sewerage schemes; if he will take a greater leading role on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5234/06]

Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage. (14 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: I wish to comment on this Bill because of a number of representations that have been made to me in recent months regarding the building industry. It is timely that this Bill is before the House on the anniversary of the Stardust tragedy and we must make sure that a tragedy like that never happens again. We will have to wait to see if that will be the case with the enforcement of this...

Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage. (14 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: We are responsible for what happens. The Government takes credit for all the houses being built across the country, it does not say that the local authorities or private industry is building them. If they turn out to be firetraps, who will take responsibility then?

Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage. (14 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: Perhaps they are not doing their jobs because most planning is by retention and not by the proper method. The Minister is right: good builders are being penalised because cowboys are allowed to do what they like. There is a race to the bottom, with pressure on good builders who want to construct safe apartment blocks that comply with the standards but they cannot compete with the cowboys who...

Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage. (14 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: Yes.

Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage. (14 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: We must reconsider this matter. I hope the Minister takes my comments on board and makes this legislation retrospective, so that it will apply to all buildings erected in the past ten years.

Future of Irish Farming: Motion (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: I hope tonight the Minister will lead all those backbenchers who have declared such undying affection for her in singing a bar of "Four Green [but empty] Fields", since that is the way agriculture will go if she continues with the rules that she has implemented since entering office.

Future of Irish Farming: Motion (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: Her mailbag would certainly be full of Oireachtas envelopes next Tuesday, given the rate at which expressions of affection are being thrown in her direction by backbenchers. Unfortunately, Irish farmers do not exactly feel that way about it. She should answer questions regarding what is happening on beet. It is a very important issue, and the deadline for growing beet is drawing near, yet...

Future of Irish Farming: Motion (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: The Minister knows.

Future of Irish Farming: Motion (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: I guarantee that if the Government knew it would be giving out over €100 million, the announcement would have been made four times by now, with or without EU laws. The fact the Minister is saying nothing and is singing dumb means those of us on this side of the House do not believe her. If we are wrong, she should say we are wrong and tell us how much the farmers and Greencore will get. If...

Future of Irish Farming: Motion (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: Fianna Fáil Members would want to get rid of the magic mushrooms. I do not know what they are on.

Future of Irish Farming: Motion (Resumed). (8 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: The Minister will receive many Valentine's cards next week.

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (7 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the events surrounding the closure of a construction site in Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4061/06]

Social Services Inspectorate: Motion (Resumed). (1 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: I thank everyone who contributed to this motion. The health strategy was always the basis for the Government's blueprint for the health services. If one reviews the strategy in respect of care of the elderly, it becomes clear the Government has failed miserably. There is no doubt about this. Earlier on, Deputy Sexton attempted to play the race card in a slightly more subtle fashion than the...

Social Services Inspectorate: Motion (Resumed). (1 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: This money is spent on providing medical treatment for UK citizens living or visiting this country.

Social Services Inspectorate: Motion (Resumed). (1 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: They paid for this service while they were working in the UK. The situation is completely different.

Social Services Inspectorate: Motion (Resumed). (1 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: The two issues are completely different. The people in other jurisdictions who will be paid the €1,000 promised by the Government have not worked here and do not live here.

Social Services Inspectorate: Motion (Resumed). (1 Feb 2006)

Liam Twomey: The contributions of other speakers have been quite informative. The chairman of the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children, Deputy Moloney, stated that many nursing homes in his constituency left much to be desired. This is a very interesting point. It is extremely difficult to close down substandard nursing homes although one Deputy stated that some of these nursing homes have been...