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Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Liz McManus: The IDA has sat on land in Greystones for over a decade. It turned away business.

Order of Business (1 Apr 2009)

Liz McManus: Is that the colour of the Minister now?

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (31 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding being made available to the rape crisis centres nationally; the percentage increases per centre from 2008 to 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13075/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (31 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: Question 397: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of people employed by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland; the cost of running the BCI in 2007 and 2008; the sources of funding for the BCI other than funding from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13007/09]

Hospital Services. (31 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there are plans to close hospitals here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13076/09]

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (26 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: Question 60: To ask the Minister for Finance when the fees charged to institutions under the bank guarantee scheme in respect of that guarantee are next to be reviewed; the stakeholders in this review and the process involved; if he will publish the formula used to generate this fee; if recent increases in Ireland's long-term sovereign borrowing costs will be considered in the context of...

Written Answers — Exchequer Borrowing: Exchequer Borrowing (26 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on recent increases in the cost of raising sovereign debt; the extent to which he attributes this increased funding cost to the deteriorating Exchequer position; the extent to which he attributes it to the contingent liabilities arising from the bank guarantee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12306/09]

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: I have a question on legislation. We are coming up to 1 April and no doubt a few practical jokes will be played. Since they normally add to the gaiety of the nation, which we need, I hope the media might take the opportunity to tell us about them. The national broadcaster had to grovel——

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: No. I have not finished.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: The Ceann Comhairle will not talk me down.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: The Ceann Comhairle will not talk me down.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: I have a legitimate question.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: I have a legitimate question which is in the public interest.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: There is a concern that the public interest will not be served by a national broadcaster bowing to political pressure——

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: I have not finished my sentence. There is a Bill about which I want to ask——

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: ——if the Ceann Comhairle would permit me to do so.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: Thank you. Now we are making some progress.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: The Broadcasting Bill is designed to ensure we have best practice in broadcasting. We live in a democracy where political satire is part and parcel of our culture.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: Will the Tánaiste ensure the Broadcasting Bill——

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Liz McManus: ——will protect broadcasting——