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Written Answers — Farm Safety: Farm Safety (4 May 2005)

Emmet Stagg: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps being taken to address the serious problems of death and injuries through farm accidents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14173/05]

Written Answers — Farm Safety: Farm Safety (4 May 2005)

Emmet Stagg: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps being taken to address the problem of death and injury to children in farm accidents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14174/05]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (4 May 2005)

Emmet Stagg: Question 308: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason for the delay in supplying additional buses to Dublin Bus under the national development plan; if he is aware that the non-provision of same is preventing Dublin Bus from providing 15 additional buses to serve the Maynooth, Leixlip, Celbridge and Lucan areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14046/05]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (4 May 2005)

Emmet Stagg: Question 474: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Question No. 835 of 12 April 2005, if there has been further progress with the case. [14303/05]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (4 May 2005)

Emmet Stagg: Question 511: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will approve the selected tender for the Straffan sewerage scheme in County Kildare to enable work to commence on same (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14340/05]

Order of Business. (4 May 2005)

Emmet Stagg: Will he lift the road block?

Written Answers — Emigrant Support Services: Emigrant Support Services (28 Apr 2005)

Emmet Stagg: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the Luton Irish Forum which provides services to the Irish community in the Luton area; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that the premises from which it operates and which is owned by the local council is in the process of being removed from it and that it is not in a position to...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Apr 2005)

Emmet Stagg: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his examination of the proposal of this Deputy to provide free travel to Irish pensioners who live abroad while they are visiting Ireland has been completed; and when he expects to make a decision on the matter. [13763/05]

Written Answers — Wildlife Acts: Wildlife Acts (28 Apr 2005)

Emmet Stagg: Question 209: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 321 of 20 April 2005, the number of firearm certificates or licences that were endorsed in the terms specified in section 2(d) of the Wildlife Acts 1976 and 2000 in each of the years between 2000 and 2004; the number of forearm certificates, and the gun categories involved, that were...

Order of Business. (28 Apr 2005)

Emmet Stagg: He kept interrupting very rudely.

Order of Business. (28 Apr 2005)

Emmet Stagg: If the Ceann Comhairle were quiet this would have been over long ago.

Order of Business. (28 Apr 2005)

Emmet Stagg: The Ceann Comhairle should speak to his own Whip.

Order of Business. (28 Apr 2005)

Emmet Stagg: On a point of order, the ordering of debates in this House is not a matter for the Whips in the first instance but is a matter for the Government and the Government Whip get instructions——

Care of the Elderly. (27 Apr 2005)

Emmet Stagg: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this important matter. A society can be judged by how it treats its older and infirm members. On that basis this Government stands condemned for its cruel, callous and uncaring actions and attitudes towards our elderly and infirm citizens and particularly by its withdrawal of home help workers. The home help scheme was intended for and used...

Care of the Elderly. (27 Apr 2005)

Emmet Stagg: On a point of order, the Minister of State may be inadvertently misleading the House because what he is saying is not true.

Care of the Elderly. (27 Apr 2005)

Emmet Stagg: I was given the figures by the Minister of State's Department.

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (27 Apr 2005)

Emmet Stagg: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Finance the position with a claim for a refund of tax for medical expenses in the name of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13719/05]

Class Sizes: Motion (Resumed). (27 Apr 2005)

Emmet Stagg: I wish to share time with Deputies Sean Ryan, Burton and Enright.

Class Sizes: Motion (Resumed). (27 Apr 2005)

Emmet Stagg: I thank our spokesperson, Deputy O'Sullivan, for focusing on this important issue and for presenting us with an opportunity to debate it in the House. What could be more important than the education and future of our children? The higher pupil-teacher ratio in this State arises directly from a shameful neglect by the Fianna Fáil-Progressive Democrats Government of this most basic aspect of...

Class Sizes: Motion (Resumed). (27 Apr 2005)

Emmet Stagg: She did so during the by-election. The Minister saw the pupil-teacher ratios. Scoil na Mainistreach in Celbridge has a ratio of 27.7:1, Scoil Bríd in Celbridge is 26.5:1, Scoil Bhríde in Leixlip is 27:1, Scoil Choca Naofa in Kilcock is 29:1, Scoil Mochua in Celbridge is 28.5:1 and the Holy Child national school in Naas is 30:1. All these schools have yards full of prefabs and waiting lists...