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Written Answers — Clamping Industry: Clamping Industry (16 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to introduce legislation to regulate the private clamping industry similar to the existing legislation which regulates the private security industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42742/10]

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (16 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will meet with a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42519/10]

Written Answers — Child Sex Abuse: Child Sex Abuse (16 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when a report (details supplied) will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42779/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (16 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 286: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a breakdown nationally of the amount paid out in rent allowance for the year 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42892/10]

Value Added Tax Consolidation Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (16 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: The Labour Party tabled some amendments that were withdrawn. Perhaps they dealt with more semantic issues, but there is consensus within the House on the issue of consolidation. It would be appropriate, from my party's perspective, to pay tribute to the officials who did the groundwork in respect of this legislation.

EU Sugar Market Reform: Statements (11 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: The Everything But Arms Initiative was something of a fallacy in terms of a justification for the Government's position on the loss of an industry which goes back to the foundation of the State. The Minister, in his justification, weakens his own argument because the Everything But Arms Initiative and the ACP countries have not found the foothold in the European markets that they were...

EU Sugar Market Reform: Statements (11 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: That is factually incorrect.

EU Sugar Market Reform: Statements (11 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: By the end of year two of a three year process, the voluntary approach was not working and it was coming in under quota. It was far below the Commission's target in fact.

EU Sugar Market Reform: Statements (11 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: You are a gas. You will try any trick in the book.

EU Sugar Market Reform: Statements (11 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Who is the Minister quoting?

EU Sugar Market Reform: Statements (11 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Who is the economist?

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (11 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the initiatives in place to tackle depression and isolation amongst members of the farming community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40655/10]

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (11 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if and when the proposed extension to the National Rehabilitation Hospital will go ahead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41881/10]

EU Sugar Market Reform: Statements (11 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: I express solidarity with the workers and growers in north Cork, the area with which I am most familiar, who fought tooth and nail and through thick and thin to try to keep the sugar factory in Mallow operational. They were given a clear indication that the factory had a viable future if efficiencies and changed work practices were introduced. Having agreed to the changes, the workforce was...

EU Sugar Market Reform: Statements (11 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Regarding the night of 20 February 2006, I understand the difficulty for the current Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in needing to account for a decision taken in 2006 at a meeting at which he was not present. Therefore, he is reliant on the officials. Ideally, the then Minister should be in the Chamber so that we could have a full and frank account of what occurred at the...

EU Sugar Market Reform: Statements (11 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: So the Government stitched up the legislation very well in that regard.

EU Sugar Market Reform: Statements (11 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: It was a scattergun approach.

Fifth Report of the Joint Committee on Climate Change and Energy Security: Motion (11 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: We must begin to think more laterally about how to achieve our aims. We must start by ascertaining where we want to go and what is our target. Thereafter, we should look towards achieving that target without fear of being perceived to be too nationalistic. I do not use the word "nationalistic" in the narrow sense by which most people define it. I mean having some pride in our ability to...

Fifth Report of the Joint Committee on Climate Change and Energy Security: Motion (11 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: I suggest taking the Minister of State by the scruff of the neck.

Fifth Report of the Joint Committee on Climate Change and Energy Security: Motion (11 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: I understand that €100 million has been committed over three years by the Taoiseach, Deputy Cowen, to assist poorer countries to tackle climate change. Consequently, either the Minister, when responding to this debate, or someone from the Government side should indicate the current status of this initiative to Members. The content of the Bill has already been anticipated in the joint...