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Written Answers — Third Level Fees: Third Level Fees (24 Sep 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 1860: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the practice of universities waiving fees for postgraduate courses in respect of the children of lecturers and professors from the universities concerned; if his Department has a role in approving such waivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30825/08]

Consumer Codes of Conduct. (24 Sep 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 119: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps being taken to implement the commitment in the programme for Government to ensure that consumer codes of conduct are published by businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30936/08]

Order of Business (24 Sep 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: I want to ask the Taoiseach about the Property Services Regulatory Bill. It is listed to be published before the beginning of the next session, which could be up to February 2009. Is there a timescale for this Bill? As of next month the Government will have spent €600,000 on keeping open the offices of the National Property Services Regulatory Authority but the authority has no legal...

Written Answers — Energy Efficiency: Energy Efficiency (10 Jul 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 31: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the commitment contained under the environment heading in the Programme for Government to require the public sector to lead the way on energy efficiency with a mandatory programme of efficiency measures including the sole use of energy efficient lighting and heating in offices, schools...

Written Answers — Departmental Reviews: Departmental Reviews (10 Jul 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of studies and reviews carried out in his Department in the past year; the cost of these studies and reviews; the number that are ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28024/08]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (10 Jul 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 572: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the matter of recouping from Coillte Teoranta, circa €8 million of forestry premium grants awarded to it but subsequently excluded from community financing under the guarantee section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund and subsequently confirmed by the European Court of...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (10 Jul 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 773: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the negotiations between his Department and the European Commission regarding Ireland's transposition of the directive prohibiting gender discrimination in the access to an supply of goods and services which should have been enacted into Irish law by 21 December 2007. [28490/08]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (10 Jul 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 902: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of the negotiations between his Department and the European Commission over the Commission's investigation regarding the failure to carry out a strategic environmental assessment for the national development plan in accordance with Directive 2001/42/EC. [28486/08]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (10 Jul 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 903: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of the negotiations between his Department and the European Commission over the transportation into Irish Law of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Directive. [28487/08]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (10 Jul 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 904: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of the negotiations between his Department and the European Commission's ongoing concerns regarding micro-biological breaches of the Drinking Water Directive. [28488/08]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (10 Jul 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 905: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of the negotiations between his Department and the European Commission regarding the Government's compliance with the European Court of Justice ruling in case C-494-01 on Ireland's application of the waste Framework Directive, specifically with regard to the Commission's requests for further...

Written Answers — Archaeological Sites: Archaeological Sites (9 Jul 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 78: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has taken steps to establish or investigate if the necessary archeological information was available when the decision to approve the M3 Motorway route was made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27565/08]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (9 Jul 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 344: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he met with a company (details supplied) or any company or agents on their behalf to discuss a proposal for an incinerator at Rathcoole, County Dublin; when this meeting occurred; the purpose of the meeting; the outcome of same; if his attention has been drawn to the widespread public concern that an...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (9 Jul 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 389: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his policy on the promotion of biofuels; if this policy takes account of the impact of biofuels on the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27567/08]

Public Private Partnerships: Motion (Resumed). (9 Jul 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: I wish to focus on the general issues related to the Government's housing policy during the past ten years. We debated this issue a number of times in this House and it was the subject of a number of debates when I was a Member of the Seanad. The Minister at the time, Deputy Noel Ahern, used to come in and give statistics such as the fact that there were 50,000 completions this year and...

Public Private Partnerships: Motion (Resumed). (9 Jul 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: That was when the Labour Party was in Government. That was the right policy. In places such as Crumlin and Sarsfield Park in Lucan, where I live, those people went on to buy their houses and their children eventually went to university. They were given a good chance in life and housing policy was good then. Since this Government has got in it has fallen apart and has been totally...

Services for People with Disabilities. (9 Jul 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Local authorities are still allowing buildings to be constructed that do not have proper access for the disabled. An example relates to affordable housing. I dealt with a constituent who was offered affordable housing by a particular council but when she went to examine it, she found that she could not move her wheelchair around the building. Apparently, the apartments were built in...

Social and Affordable Housing. (9 Jul 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Why is the assessment of housing need so old? Surely this should be updated at least yearly. I am sure there are more than the 43,600 to which the Minister of State refers. The reply referred to 9,000 housing starts in 2007. From my experience as a councillor, I know this to be a meaningless statistic because it has no relationship to the houses built and allocated to people on the...

Social and Affordable Housing. (9 Jul 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Will the Government do anything to fast-track the building and delivery of social housing? Now is the chance, when there are problems in the construction industry, to put construction workers building social housing in order to provide people with homes and the security that goes with it.

Social and Affordable Housing. (9 Jul 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: We have approximately 5% social housing and not too long ago, perhaps 30 years ago, we had approximately 30%. Last year, we had approximately 9,000 houses but we needed 10,000 year on year for the previous five years. We need front-loaded social housing construction. Will the Minister of State ensure construction workers build these houses now so people can get roofs over their heads? It...