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Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (21 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: on International Day against Racism, the need for the Government to address the role it is playing in encouraging racism by failing to deliver adequate resources for health, housing, education and social security, resulting in the wrongful scapegoating of immigrants and ethnic minorities.

National Drugs Strategy. (21 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: I wish to inform the Minister of State that crack cocaine is in my area in Tallaght so there is a problem in that regard. I welcome the fact the Minister of State has visited other centres. There is a need to erect a firewall to stop the spread of this drug, which has the added danger of the violence that is associated with it. A number of pilot drug treatment schemes have been launched in...

National Drugs Strategy. (21 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on whether the methadone programme is not a panacea in the fight to tackle drug addiction; and if so, the other measures which are being implemented or considered to combat heroin use. [10774/06]

National Drugs Strategy. (21 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: I asked this question because I am aware of the increase in the number of people on the methadone programme from 1,861 in 1997 to 8,962 in 2005 and that many people believe addicts are individuals and while methadone may work for one individual, it may not work for everyone. What is the alternative? Addicts seem to be pushed down the methadone route. However, many people believe that it...

National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Second Stage. (9 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: In his reply to a priority question last week from my colleague, Deputy Ferris, the Minister stated that in regard to the possible difficulties affecting the development of Lansdowne Road there was no "plan B" at the present time. However, if the redevelopment runs into difficulties as has been widely predicted, an alternative might be needed. The question is, therefore, whether this Bill is...

National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Second Stage. (9 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: Will this relatively modest capacity be another reason an alternative facility based at Abbotstown is required. My party has no ideological objections to the development of such a facility. We certainly support the development of a state of the art sports facility to cater for other sports. However, we believe that more transparency is required, particularly in regard to precisely what is...

Written Answers — Equality Issues: Equality Issues (9 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 11: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has had discussions with the Equality Authority regarding the recommendations of its report Equivalence in Promoting Equality since the issue was raised with him on the 2 of February 2006. [9766/06]

Written Answers — Prison Education Service: Prison Education Service (9 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he has taken since the agreement on new working arrangements with the Prison Officers' Association was reached to date in order to get Cloverhill Prison's educational facility up and running; and the discussions he has had with the Prison Service on the matter. [9767/06]

Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: The Deputy will be a rich man.

Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: In regard to Deputy Penrose's example, what would the Minister suggest a family do in such a situation? The family income supplement is supposed to benefit a family but if the family in the example Deputy Penrose gave avails of it, it will not benefit and its income will be reduced. That is an anomaly and a large number of people do not avail of the family income supplement. Is this one of...

Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (9 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: I wish to raise a few points in support of the amendment. Carers are not invisible even though some think of their work as done in the background. We all know family members or neighbours who are carers. Although they are a part of the community the amount of work they do is underestimated because it takes place in people's homes and is so great it makes it difficult for them to be active in...

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (8 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 103: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the standard of accommodation in the private rented sector. [9432/06]

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (8 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 83: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the recommendations contained in the Indecon report on local government financing, published on 1 March 2006, which he intends to implement. [9437/06]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (8 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss the following urgent matter, namely, that the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children address the continuing crisis in Tallaght hospital's accident and emergency department, the most overcrowded in the State, where on Monday night a patient with a serious heart complaint, who was identified and marked urgent, waited...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (7 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Transport the waiting time per area for people wishing to sit their driving test; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties this is creating for drivers particularly in areas of high unemployment and poor public transport; and the new steps or measures he proposes to introduce in particular relevance to these areas of social and economic...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (7 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Transport if there have been North-South meetings or discussions involving him and his northern counterpart or his Department officials regarding harmonising road safety guidelines and particularly for outside of schools. [9161/06]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (7 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 172: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who has been on a waiting list for six months for a badly needed high chair after a hip operation; and if so, when they will be granted same as they are in urgent need. [8810/06]

Written Answers — State Assets: State Assets (7 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 364: To ask the Minister for Transport if, in view of the ongoing success and prosperity of Aer Lingus and its strategic importance to the State, he will agree to put a halt to his plans to privatise this company. [9567/06]

Road Traffic Offences. (7 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: The Minister said that the law in the North is not compatible with England, Scotland or Wales. Is that part of the problem?

Road Traffic Offences. (7 Mar 2006)

Seán Crowe: That suggests that the EU offers the way forward. Is compatibility being pushed at European level?