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Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (28 Sep 2005)

Tom Hayes: Question 1350: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of water on a county basis which is lost through leaking local authority pipes. [24642/05]

Prison Building Programme: Motion. (28 Sep 2005)

Tom Hayes: What about electronic voting?

Prison Building Programme: Motion. (28 Sep 2005)

Tom Hayes: I propose to share time with Deputies Neville and Perry. I want to bring the Minister to task in regard to the issues he has addressed in this debate. This is a simple debate on the question of why he wasted so much taxpayers' money in buying land for a prison. That is the subject of the motion but the Minister spent the last 20 minutes defending himself and his position in Government and...

Prison Building Programme: Motion. (28 Sep 2005)

Tom Hayes: The Minister's role is to represent and defend the policies of his Government but he has spent 20 minutes criticising RTE, defending himself and criticising the Opposition. All that was required was simply to allow the Committee of Public Accounts or the Comptroller and Auditor General to examine this matter. We were told that because the deal was not finalised, we could not examine it until...

Prison Building Programme: Motion. (28 Sep 2005)

Tom Hayes: The Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Parlon, was doing the same thing at the National Ploughing Championships today.

Community Employment Schemes. (28 Sep 2005)

Tom Hayes: Will the Minister review the situation of people aged between 50 and 55, many of whom cannot get a place on the scheme? Many are aged just over 50 and for one reason or another cannot find employment in their own community.

Economic Competitiveness. (28 Sep 2005)

Tom Hayes: How did he think of that one?

Economic Competitiveness. (28 Sep 2005)

Tom Hayes: It is quite clear.

Consumer Prices. (28 Sep 2005)

Tom Hayes: There are 36 stealth taxes.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Jun 2005)

Tom Hayes: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the progress which has been made on the long-term initiative for rent supplement tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22899/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Jun 2005)

Tom Hayes: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons who have been availing of the rent supplement for 18 months or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22900/05]

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (29 Jun 2005)

Tom Hayes: Question 94: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will consider providing financial assistance to communities to meet the costs of insurance, supervision, heating, lighting and so on, of parochial halls and schools during out of school hours in parishes to provide young persons with a viable social alternative to the public house. [22968/05]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes: Nursing Homes (29 Jun 2005)

Tom Hayes: Question 95: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the measures being put in place to make inspections of nursing homes more frequent and random. [22970/05]

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (29 Jun 2005)

Tom Hayes: Question 249: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when the sports partnership initiative operated by the Irish Sports Council will be rolled out to south Tipperary. [23310/05]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (29 Jun 2005)

Tom Hayes: Question 258: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures being taken to introduce industry and employment to Tipperary town. [23380/05]

Written Answers — Community Relations: Community Relations (29 Jun 2005)

Tom Hayes: Question 370: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will consider providing financial assistance to communities to meet the costs of insurance, supervision, heating and lighting and so on of parochial halls and schools during out of hours in parishes to provide young people with a viable social alternative to the public house. [23285/05]

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (29 Jun 2005)

Tom Hayes: Question 392: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the sections of the Youth Work Act 2001 which have been commenced to date; and when the remaining sections of the Act will be commenced. [22949/05]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (29 Jun 2005)

Tom Hayes: Question 423: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action being taken by her Department to introduce compulsory seat belts to all school buses. [23072/05]

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (29 Jun 2005)

Tom Hayes: Question 417: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the legislation which abolished the dual mandate prevents Members of the Oireachtas from being members of local government, the reason Senators are allowed to be members of vocational education committees. [23066/05]

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (29 Jun 2005)

Tom Hayes: Question 418: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will consider providing financial assistance to communities to meet the costs of insurance, supervision, heating, lighting and so on, of parochial halls and schools during out of school hours in parishes to provide young persons with a viable social alternative to the public house. [23067/05]