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Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 231: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation regarding the ban on admissions at the National Rehabilitation Centre, Dún Laoghaire and the closure of two wards at the centre; if the embargo on the recruitment of staff is responsible for the situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23392/07]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (11 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 26: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has received and reviewed the National Council for the Blind of Ireland's general election manifesto for 2007; if he will bring forward measures to implement the NCBI's recommendations to improve access to communications and information technology for persons who are blind or vision impaired; and if he...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (11 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 39: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the Broadcasting Bill; when it will be published; his views on abolishing the RTÉ authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23083/07]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (11 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding advertisements placed on behalf of her Department by the Office of Public Works calling for proposals from landowners for sites for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin ; if proposals were received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23255/07]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (11 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department has considered making a request to South Dublin County Council to initiate compulsory purchase procedures in respect of a site for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23256/07]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (11 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress to date with regard to an application for visa extension in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23210/07]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (11 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress to date in the application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23211/07]

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (10 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 130: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if an assessment has been done by his Department of the expected additional cost of each new dwelling unit arising from the Draft Building Regulations, dealing with energy efficiency for homes published by him on 21 September 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22799/07]

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (10 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 141: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of his decision to increase on-the-spot fines for litter offences, he will provide resources to local authorities for the employment of additional litter wardens to ensure that litter laws are enforced; the number of litter wardens employed nationally in each of the five years; if all local...

Fire Services: Motion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: I, too, sympathise with the Murray and O'Shaughnessy families. It is very important that immediate action by the Government be the outcome of this debate. The action should be as outlined in the Labour Party motion and include the implementation of the recommendations of the Farrell Grant Sparks review. A national fire authority and full-time fire services should be established and there...

Radon Gas Levels. (10 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 90: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the continued threat to the health of families from radon gas and the expert medical view that this gas causes many deaths each year, he has plans for the introduction of a grants scheme that would assist householders to take remedial steps to safeguard their homes and install detectors that...

Radon Gas Levels. (10 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: It is interesting the Minister of State, Deputy Killeen, is now responsible for answering questions about radon. This time last year, the former Minister, Deputy Roche, would have responded to a question about the matter. When the Green Party was in opposition, it joined the Labour Party in calling for the introduction of radon remediation grants. The answer that has just been given by the...

Radon Gas Levels. (10 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: I would like to hear the views of the Minister, Deputy Gormley, on this issue. Given that his party has consistently called for the reintroduction of the radon remediation grant scheme, I would like to know if that remains his position now that he is Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. The Minister of State mentioned that smokers are at risk, but radon does not...

Political Donations. (10 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Will the Minister answer the question I asked, which is what changes he plans to make in the law governing financial donations to politicians or political parties? Will the Minister ban corporate donations, for example? The Green Party, in its election manifesto, promised to ensure adequate State funding of political parties based on electoral results and to ban corporate, institutional and...

Political Donations. (10 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: I do not object to an electoral commission. The Standards in Public Office Commission does a fine job and if it were given the teeth to do more it could be very effective. However, the electoral commission is not a Minister, and only the Minister can introduce legislation. The banning of corporate donations is a core principle of his party. What legislation will he introduce in the area...

Waste Disposal. (10 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: The Minister is aware of the statistics which are referred to in the question but he has not stated the steps he intends taking. Many of the companies involved in sending as much as 60% of waste to landfill are the big waste companies such as Oxygen, Thornton and Panda. There is big money to be made by waste recycling companies who are enjoying huge profit margins as private companies are...

Waste Disposal. (10 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: This means that our targets for climate change are being obstructed because we continue to send waste to landfill and produce methane gas. How can a Green Party Minister stand over a policy which is basically paying private companies to pollute, especially when residents are doing the opposite?

Waste Disposal. (10 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Some of the Minister's councillors voted against waste charges.

Waste Disposal. (10 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: The Minister has given the House a rose-tinted version of what is being sent to landfill. He probably would not give this version if he were not the Minister. The newspapers were reporting on the report of the EPA about this issue. Both the Minister and I know what goes into black bins and much of this is waste that could be recycled. In some counties, 93% of the municipal waste is sent...

Written Answers — Prison Staff: Prison Staff (9 Oct 2007)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 176: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on concerns raised by the Comptroller and Auditor General regarding the continued high level of sick leave in the Prison Service; the steps being taken to deal with this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22507/07]