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Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (9 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss a matter of major national and local importance, namely, the worthwhile initiative announced by Shell to Sea last Monday regarding the setting up of an independent public commission of inquiry to enable investigations into the optimum development concept for the Corrib gas project and providing a reasonable and sensible...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (8 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 136: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a reply to Parliamentary Question No. 68 of 26 October 2006 will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36844/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if additional home help hours will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; the other options that can be made available for this person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36822/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a reply to Parliamentary Question No 236 of 18 October 2006 will be made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36843/06]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (8 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be called for an operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36848/06]

Written Answers — National Car Test: National Car Test (8 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 240: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on awarding persons with specially adapted vehicles the same national car test concessions as elderly persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36857/06]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (8 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Question 340: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the definition of a national road, a regional road, a strategic road and a non-strategic road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36855/06]

National Oil Reserves Agency Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: The Minister spoke about a 25% tax. He can correct me if I am wrong, but 20 years is a long period of time in which to write off operational costs. How long before the Exchequer gets a penny from the Corrib gas field? The Minister mentioned intransigence, but it was indecent of him to compare the intransigence of people in Rossport to that of Dr. Paisley and Mr. Adams. The Minister wrote...

Energy Resources: Motion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: The price of gas is increasing, while older people die of hyperthermia every winter. There is no doubt that more will die because of this increase. According to surveys conducted by the Department and industry experts, oil and gas supplies worth hundreds of billions of euro are located off our coasts. When the Corrib gas comes ashore, it will not result in any reductions in the price of...

National Oil Reserves Agency Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: I agree with everything Deputy Broughan said and I strongly support his proposal. This matter was debated in the context of a private Members' Bill introduced by Independent Members some time ago. At that time, the Minister, Deputy Noel Dempsey, stated that he would conduct a review of the exploration and production terms. I welcomed that development and I understood the review was to be...

National Oil Reserves Agency Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Surely the Minister must do something about this situation. This is a matter we raised on private Members' business and we hope the Minister will have some news fairly soon. We will become the laughing stock of the world and some day there will be a tribunal into how we managed to give away so much for nothing. I hope the Minister will look at this, and particularly revisit the Shell to Sea...

National Oil Reserves Agency Bill 2006: Report Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: The Minister has said nothing about the companies being able to write off the corporation tax due.

National Oil Reserves Agency Bill 2006: Report Stage (8 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: We are now discovering resources with major potential. In the past ten years, nine exploration wells were drilled and two proved positive, namely, the Corrib and Dooish fields. In view of the Langeled pipeline from Norway, is the position on fuel not changing dramatically? By the industry's own reckoning, there are 10 billion barrels of oil to be discovered and these would be worth €500...

National Oil Reserves Agency Bill 2006: Report Stage (8 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: It is in line with what the Minister is saying about exploration potential off our coasts.

National Oil Reserves Agency Bill 2006: Report Stage (8 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: The Minister did not give them a licence.

National Oil Reserves Agency Bill 2006: Report Stage (8 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Amendments Nos. 3, 17, 19 to 25, inclusive, 28, 34, 39, 44, 45, 48, 51, 53 to 59, inclusive, 64 and 68 are cognate and may be discussed together.

Ceisteanna — Questions (8 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: On the issue of why people do not return census of population forms, perhaps the Minister of State would give consideration to the fact that people do not think it worthwhile to return them. On the basis of the census, the National Development Plan 2000-2006 was drawn up, on which there is an underspend of €3.7 billion. This includes an underspend of €500 million on our roads. When...

Ceisteanna — Questions (8 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Since the census has shown a growth of population in my area, including immigrants, as mentioned by the Minister of State, what hope have they got and what hope have we got given that the National Development Plan 2000-2006 is coming to an end at the end of next month?

Ceisteanna — Questions (8 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Can people have any more hope when they return the census of population form that the information gleaned from it will make a difference, given that it has not made a difference so far in view of the underspend of €3.65 billion under the national development plan?

Order of Business (8 Nov 2006)

Jerry Cowley: Will the Minister comment on an independent public commission of inquiry into the proper position for the Corrib gas project? It is clear there is a need for community consent. When I was in Norway last year they said there is no way a project like that could go ahead without community consent. Is there any way the Minister can examine this legislation——