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Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (5 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Transport the criterion under which funding directly or indirectly is provided by his Department to any bodies or groups under his aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18333/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (5 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Transport the extent of funding by his Department in each of the past four years to date in 2010 to the National Roads Authority; the budgetary heads or sub heads from whence such funds, if any, were drawn; if all such allocations were spent entirely; if any such funds were returned to the Exchequer unspent; if he gave specific instructions as to the...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (5 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Transport the extent of funds in whatever category, allocated by his Department to the various groups, bodies or organisations under his aegis or associated thereto in each of the past four years to date in 2010; the terms and conditions of any such allocations; the budgetary head or sub head from whence such funds were drawn; the precise amounts...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (5 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 222: To ask the Minister for Transport the extent of funds allocated by his Department in each of the past five years to date in 2010 to Iarnród Éireann, Bus Éireann and Bus Átha Cliath; if such funding was in response to any specific request or otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18335/10]

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (5 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 265: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who applied for same in February 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18011/10]

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (5 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Question 266: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will issue in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18012/10]

Order of Business (5 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: As Members of Parliament we are entitled to receive information.

Order of Business (5 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Correct.

Order of Business (5 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: I believed the Government promised to help them before the last election. Apropos the issue of parliamentary questions, which has been referred to by party leaders and others in the House, and as a Member of some considerable service in the House, the Ceann Comhairle knows there is a diminishing number of Ministers who go to great trouble to answer questions accurately. This is to be...

Order of Business (5 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: I would like to finish. This is about the way in which we do our business in the House or, rather, the way we do not do our business, as the case may be.

Order of Business (5 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: There is no other way for a Member of Parliament to get an answer to a parliamentary question unless he or she goes outside the remit of the House and applies under the Freedom of Information Act or by some other means. This is not democracy and we have put up with it for long enough. The Government views this as fun, something for its entertainment.

Order of Business (5 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: I will ask about the legislation in two seconds.

Order of Business (5 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: If Ministers refuse to answer questions and enter the House to be held accountable for the moneys expended by their Departments, something should be done about it. The only person who can do anything is the Taoiseach. The Opposition has one or two methods to assist and they will come to pass if something is not done as a matter of urgency. I am not issuing a threat, but the Ceann Comhairle...

Order of Business (5 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Does the Taoiseach want me to answer the questions or will he do it?

Order of Business (5 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: I would like that last question answered first.

Order of Business (5 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Taoiseach.

Order of Business (5 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: One of many. I have raised it previously and it is close to the Taoiseach's heart, namely, the legal costs-----

Order of Business (5 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: And getting closer. What is the position on the legal costs Bill?

Order of Business (5 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: I can see that, as James Bond said once upon a time. Given the extent to which legal costs are likely to impact on the economy in the not-too-distant future, will the Taoiseach indicate to the House whether it is intended to introduce the Bill into the House with some degree of urgency or, at least, a little more urgency than has been displayed heretofore?

Order of Business (5 May 2010)

Bernard Durkan: Some of it has been on the list for five, six or seven years.