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Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2011)

Gerry Adams: The Taoiseach responded on this, a Cheann Comhairle.

Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2011)

Gerry Adams: A Cheann Comhairle, you cut in on me all the time.

Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2011)

Gerry Adams: Those are smart remarks from Labour Party Ministers. Why has a Minister with responsibility for housing not been appointed? Why has the position not been filled? Does this Government not take the issue of housing seriously? Riddle me this, Deputy Rabbitte with all the smart alec remarks, why was that position not filled since the resignation?

Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2011)

Gerry Adams: There is a crisis and the Government's response to it is not even to appoint a housing Minister. While there are 300,000 empty properties in this State, many of them owned by NAMA, we have this imbalance of 5,000 citizens homeless. What can be done about this? Does the Taoiseach take the homeless and housing crisis seriously? If so, when will he appoint a Minister for housing?

Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2011)

Gerry Adams: Up the Kingdom.

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (13 Dec 2011)

Gerry Adams: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline in detail where the 428 posts which were allocated to schools under legacy programmes prior to the roll-out of the DEIS initiative in 2005 which are due to be phased out are based. [39532/11]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (13 Dec 2011)

Gerry Adams: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a lack of adequate disabled access facilities at a college (details supplied), that there is no lift or escalator for ease of access from the third to fourth floor, that there is no wheelchair friendly toilet facility at the campus; if his attention has been further drawn to...

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (13 Dec 2011)

Gerry Adams: Question 441: To ask the Minister for Health the impact the budget cuts in his Department will have on community nursing homes here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39547/11]

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (13 Dec 2011)

Gerry Adams: Question 442: To ask the Minister for Health the impact the recently announced budget cuts in his Department will have on nursing homes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39548/11]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (13 Dec 2011)

Gerry Adams: Question 516: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is potentially an amount of money available through INTERREG that would allow for the Narrow Water bridge project to move forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39689/11]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (13 Dec 2011)

Gerry Adams: Question 517: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had any contact with INTERREG on the matter of the Narrow Water bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39690/11]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (13 Dec 2011)

Gerry Adams: Question 518: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is prepared to release a small amount of money that would be necessary to facilitate the Narrow Water bridge project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39691/11]

Order of Business (13 Dec 2011)

Gerry Adams: I wish to raise a couple of matters under ord an ghnó and a question under reachtaíocht atá geallta. We wondered whether the Taoiseach would be available to take questions and I am pleased he has committed himself to doing that. I will be even more pleased if he answers the questions. Second, a total of 24 parliamentary questions were taken together by the Taoiseach; 13 of the questions...

Order of Business (13 Dec 2011)

Gerry Adams: Can I ask a brief supplementary question?

Order of Business (13 Dec 2011)

Gerry Adams: The Taoiseach said this Bill will contain parts of the agreement that we have not yet discussed.

Freedom of Information (13 Dec 2011)

Gerry Adams: Question 13: To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update of decisions he has made on freedom of information requests since the issue was last discussed in Dáil Éireann. [35963/11]

Freedom of Information (13 Dec 2011)

Gerry Adams: The Government is committed, or at least it stated a commitment, to restore the Act to its status before 2003 and to extend its remit to other public bodies, and the Taoiseach has just repeated that commitment. Will he update us on the progress that has been made thus far in introducing legislation to broaden the remit of the Act? Will he tell us the bodies to which the remit of the Act...

Programme for Government (13 Dec 2011)

Gerry Adams: Question 16: To ask the Taoiseach the publications he plans to produce regarding the progress that the Government has made in the implementation of the Programme for Government. [38609/11]

Programme for Government (13 Dec 2011)

Gerry Adams: On a number of occasions the Taoiseach has spoken about the need for open government. Years before he became leader of his party, I remember him speaking and writing about the reform of this institution and I listened and read intently what he was saying. On this issue of the programme for Government, the two parties in government stood on separate manifestos which made clear commitments and...

Programme for Government (13 Dec 2011)

Gerry Adams: I reported to the Dáil what the Taoiseach spoke about this morning.