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Written Answers — Public Sector Recruitment: Public Sector Recruitment (25 Oct 2005)

Pat Breen: Question 317: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will lift the ban on public sector recruitment for health and ambulance personnel in the forthcoming budget in the interests of public safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30129/05]

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (20 Oct 2005)

Pat Breen: Question 74: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the status of the €20 million upgrade project of Ennis General Hospital; when the project will go to the next phase; the timeframe for the overall project; when tendering for the project will commence; when it is expected that building will commence if given an expeditious planning process; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Commemorative Stamp: Commemorative Stamp (20 Oct 2005)

Pat Breen: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the plans that are in place to issue a stamp in 2006 commemorating Michael Cusack, the founder of the GAA, on the centenary of his death; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29914/05]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (20 Oct 2005)

Pat Breen: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Education and Science where the responsibility lies for safety of children and parents outside primary schools; the responsibility that her Department or the local authority has to provide car parking in the interest of safety; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29850/05]

Water and Sewerage Schemes. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Breen: I am delighted the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, is present for this debate. I wish to focus attention on a serious issue affecting the people of Ennis. One takes for granted the quality of one's drinking water if issues regarding that quality do not arise. The Minister of State may be aware through coverage by the...

Water and Sewerage Schemes. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Breen: What happens in the meantime?

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Breen: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Transport if, further to negotiations ongoing at EU level and with the US on the implementation of an open skies policy, he will commission an impact study on the effect such a policy will have on Shannon and Cork airports, in view of the experience of other states which have implemented a similar policy. [29497/05]

Public Transport. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Breen: Eight years.

State Airports. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Breen: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Transport the transition period he envisages for Shannon Airport maintaining its stopover arrangement following the introduction of any open skies agreement between the EU and the US. [29498/05]

State Airports. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Breen: The Minister spoke about speculation. There is speculation that he has already done a deal for a three-year lead-in period. Will that be the lead-in period? Why has the Minister decided to sell out on Shannon? He is going against the EU and the US because they were happy to have an agreement in place. What advantage would it be to Shannon to have an open skies policy? Experience has shown...

State Airports. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Breen: The national carrier is dropping routes, including Orlando.

State Airports. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Breen: Did that include the UK?

State Airports. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Breen: The Minister is moving away from the issue.

State Airports. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Breen: We are not sticking our heads in the sand.

State Airports. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Breen: The Minister is selling out on Shannon.

State Airports. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Breen: That is a European issue.

State Airports. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Breen: Where do all the flights go?

State Airports. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Breen: Aer Lingus cannot last. It has already dropped the Orlando route.

State Airports. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Breen: Yesterday Delta Airlines announced more seats on its US routes to Dublin and Shannon in the summer. Many US carriers have noted their domestic market is slack and are examining transatlantic routes. More US carriers will come into Dublin Airport and Aer Lingus, because it is a small airline, will be gobbled up by them. Orlando has been dropped as a route by Aer Lingus. The international...

State Airports. (19 Oct 2005)

Pat Breen: I do not doubt that.