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Order of Business (26 Jan 2010)

Tommy Broughan: When can we expect the road traffic Bill to come before the House? Does the Government intend to bring it before the House in the next couple of weeks? Earlier, the Tánaiste referred to the EU globalisation fund. I understand that on 9 October she made an application to the European Union for the former SRT workers at Dublin Airport. When does she expect a final decision from the...

Order of Business (26 Jan 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Shortly.

Order of Business (26 Jan 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (21 Jan 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 23: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the funding over and above the funding allocated for 2010 as part of the budget to be provided to local authorities to cover their costs for responding to the recent flooding, snow and freezing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2445/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (21 Jan 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 64: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the moneys that have been sought by local authorities over and above funding already allocated as part of the budget and estimates to cover their costs for responding to the recent flooding, snow and freezing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2446/10]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (20 Jan 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Defence if the steering committee has been established to oversee and manage the value for money review of the Reserve Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1971/10]

Industrial Action. (20 Jan 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Everyone agrees that this is an appalling situation for tens of thousands of travellers, including business people, holiday makers and people coming and going to see their relatives. Some are stranded this afternoon at foreign airports, which is a truly horrendous situation. The first question that will be asked is what exactly the Minister has done to try to prevent this happening....

Industrial Action. (20 Jan 2010)

Tommy Broughan: I know that.

Industrial Action. (20 Jan 2010)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister could have prevented it.

Industrial Action. (20 Jan 2010)

Tommy Broughan: What did the Minister do?

Industrial Action. (20 Jan 2010)

Tommy Broughan: I know that. What did he do?

Industrial Action. (20 Jan 2010)

Tommy Broughan: I am asking what the Minister is doing to get people back to work. What is he doing now?

Industrial Action. (20 Jan 2010)

Tommy Broughan: I also welcome the IAA response. Nobody is disputing that the withdrawal of a service by a small group of critical workers is a disproportionate response, to put it mildly, to the issues involved, particularly in a case that most of the public were completely unaware of. On investigation, it seems quite clear there was an industrial relations process in train and the LRC was involved....

Industrial Action. (20 Jan 2010)

Tommy Broughan: A complicating aspect of this, and a point to which the Minister has not responded, is that we have had 20 years plus of social partnership and we set up structures which should always be utilised. I am sure the Minister would agree that the management of IAA should also use those structures. We seem to be in a strange period now following the collapse of social partnership talks prior to...

Industrial Action. (20 Jan 2010)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister could have fooled me.

Industrial Action. (20 Jan 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question : To ask the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to facilitate an urgent resolution of today's proposed industrial action by more than 300 air traffic controllers at Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports given that it may cause the cancellation of more than 100 flights, severely disrupt thousands of air travellers and have a negative effect on the national and local economies;...

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (19 Jan 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action she is taking to deal with the eight month delaying in processing PRSI refund applications. [1781/10]

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (19 Jan 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 198: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason former employees and pension holders of a company (details supplied) are not covered under the Protection of Employee Rights on Transfer of Undertakings Regulation 2003; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1642/10]

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (19 Jan 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 203: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will report on her application for funding under the European globalisation adjustment fund for former employees at a company (details supplied); when a decision will be made on the application; the structures she is putting into place to disperse funding allocated to former employees under the...

Written Answers — Driving Licences: Driving Licences (19 Jan 2010)

Tommy Broughan: Question 497: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to work with the United States authorities to apply mutual recognition to full drivers licences between our respective States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48347/09]