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Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)

Phil Hogan: That is the way it works. The Minister cannot have it every way. Trust is very important. We are taking what the Minister has said on trust, that he will reach agreement with the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on those issues in the autumn. In effect, the Minister is saying to him and to all of the people who have an interest in the matter such as the greyhound industry and...

Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)

Phil Hogan: Thanks to the Minister.

Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)

Phil Hogan: I move amendment No. 2: In page 4, lines 1 and 2, to delete paragraph (b).

Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)

Phil Hogan: I acknowledge that the Minister has made efforts in amendments to safeguard the concerns of people in relation to authorised persons. The concern related to the type of people entering premises in an unstructured disorganised manner, without proper notice, perhaps with a hidden agenda. Such people had sufficient powers of access to property without necessarily evincing the type of concern...

Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2010)

Phil Hogan: God deliver us.

Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)

Phil Hogan: Section 1(3) states: "This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister may appoint by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or provisions." This is something the Minister did not deal with in his speech on Second Stage. Perhaps he will clarify that he...

Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)

Phil Hogan: I am delighted to hear that the Minister is now engaging with the stakeholders. He found it difficult to do so for a while-----

Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)

Phil Hogan: I know he has had various meetings in recent times but he certainly caused a lot of angst to his Government backbenchers by his lack of interest in all sorts of dialogue until the gun was put to his head, effectively, in the last week or two. All of us are interested in the animal welfare issues. We are asking the House to agree in this section, without any reference to the details of what...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Strength: Defence Forces Strength (7 Jul 2010)

Phil Hogan: Question 47: To ask the Minister for Defence the strength of the Defence Forces in overall terms, by Naval Service, Air Corps and Army, and by gender, as of June 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29969/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (7 Jul 2010)

Phil Hogan: Question 86: To ask the Taoiseach the funding that has been made available for training civil servants in 2010 in his Department; the extent to which this sum has been further reduced since the initial allocation in the Estimates for his Department; the extent to which such sums have been spent to the end of June 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31682/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Jul 2010)

Phil Hogan: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the funding that has been made available for training civil servants in 2010 in his Department; the extent to which this sum has been further reduced since the initial allocation in the Estimates for his Department; the extent to which such sums have been spent to the end of June 2010; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Public Sector Staff: Public Sector Staff (7 Jul 2010)

Phil Hogan: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that public servants are encouraged to advance their careers through commitment to a programme of continuing professional development in view of the changes and reforms that the Croke Park agreement will involve for the public sector; his views on whether such a continuing professional development scheme will be beneficial in...

Written Answers — Public Sector Staff: Public Sector Staff (7 Jul 2010)

Phil Hogan: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Finance the measures and initiatives he will be taking in view of the agreement to implement the Croke Park agreement to ensure that public servants are equipped with the skills and perspectives through training and upskilling to adapt to the requirements of the public service reform programme; if he is allocating a specific budget to achieve this...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (7 Jul 2010)

Phil Hogan: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 112 of 29 June, if he will provide the breakdown of taxation on cigarettes including the percentage of ad valorem tax and percentage of specific excise duty on cigarettes; if he will consider introducing measures similar to Sweden (details supplied) where the Minister for Finance has proposed reform of the...

Written Answers — Illicit Trade in Tobacco: Illicit Trade in Tobacco (7 Jul 2010)

Phil Hogan: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Finance his views of whether the illicit cigarette trade here over the past year is out of control; if he will confirm reports that the illicit cigarette trade is now larger than the cocaine trade; if he will consider an inter Departmental review of the tobacco regulatory framework in view of the growing illicit cigarette trade; if he will consider...

Written Answers — Illicit Trade in Tobacco: Illicit Trade in Tobacco (7 Jul 2010)

Phil Hogan: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of cigarette seizures; the number of cigarettes seized; the total revenue value of the cigarettes to date since the introduction of the point of sale display ban one year ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30427/10]

Written Answers — Semi-State Bodies: Semi-State Bodies (7 Jul 2010)

Phil Hogan: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Finance the justification for a public authority, Ianrod Éireann, to charge prospective tenderers up to €930 per annum through a private company (details supplied) in order to register for receipt of relevant documentation for public tenders; the benefit that the tenderers receive for such a charge; his view on whether such a charge is inconsistent...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Jul 2010)

Phil Hogan: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Finance the funding that has been made available for training civil servants in 2010; the extent to which this sum has been further reduced since the initial allocation in the estimates for relevant Departments, the extent to which such sums have been spent to the end of June 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30431/10]

Written Answers — Tobacco Control: Tobacco Control (7 Jul 2010)

Phil Hogan: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Health and Children in view of the increasing number of cigarette seizures and reports of wide availability of counterfeit cigarettes if she will consider conducting a review of the tobacco regulatory framework; if she will consider conducting a review of the impact the point of sale display ban is having on the illicit and counterfeit cigarette trade...

Written Answers — Tobacco Control: Tobacco Control (7 Jul 2010)

Phil Hogan: Question 164: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 121 on 23 June, if she will provide the observations her Department submitted concerning the draft guidelines for the implementation of Articles 9 and 10 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control which are to be presented to the 4th Conference of the Parties in November; if her Department...