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Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 189: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position in regard to the finding of a replacement industry at Celbridge, County Kildare, to compensate for the closure of a company (details supplied) with a loss of 300 jobs; if she has received any indication in relation to the required replacement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4009/04]

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 190: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has evaluated the impact of the creation of a high wage economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4010/04]

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 192: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs lost through relocation or otherwise in the past 12 months; the number of new jobs created in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4012/04]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 193: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she has provided adequate funding to enable FÁS operate its full programme of activities throughout the country; if she has received indications to the contrary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4013/04]

Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 347: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if domiciliary care allowance is payable to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3691/04]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 419: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if, in view of the funding his Department has made available to Kildare County Council and Newbridge Town Council, it will be possible for the residents of Liffey Terrace, Newbridge, County Kildare to be allowed to purchase outright the leasehold in their houses in view of the fact that this is the normal procedure. [3823/04]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 467: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people likely to be affected by the regulations preventing them from obtaining rent allowance for the first six months of their tenancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4371/04]

Standing Orders: Motion. (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Deputy Carey should be careful. There are uneasy alliances sometimes on that side of the House.

Standing Orders: Motion. (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.

Standing Orders: Motion. (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: I was here too.

Standing Orders: Motion. (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: I am delighted to have an opportunity to speak on the motion and congratulate Fine Gael and my party leader for putting it down. It will help Members to focus on the removal of almost one third of the influence of the House when the Taoiseach is away from the House. While there was never a difficulty in regard to pairing arrangements for official Government business, last year we took a...

Standing Orders: Motion. (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: I would not mind swapping places with the Minister of State just the same.

Standing Orders: Motion. (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: The job of the Opposition Whip is also not easy. Members on this side of the House recognise the problems. It is not in the interests of Government to protect itself and to remain aloof or withdraw into a shell-like cocoon and refuse to answer questions which concern the House. It may well be that it postpones the answer. My final point concerns the fact that a simple parliamentary question...

Standing Orders: Motion. (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: That is not a good move.

Standing Orders: Motion. (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: That is a spin on the spin.

Standing Orders: Motion. (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: That is a dangerous road for the Minster of State to go down.

Standing Orders: Motion. (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: This is unbecoming of the Minister of State.

Standing Orders: Motion. (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: The Minister of State is on a dangerous road.

Standing Orders: Motion. (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: One of the spin doctors must have drafted that for the Minister of State.

Standing Orders: Motion. (10 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: That is what is wrong. The Taoiseach has been rubbing shoulders with too many of the gentry.