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Written Answers — Job Protection: Job Protection (12 Nov 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Question 101: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action she is taking to protect and maintain a critical aviation engineering industry for air transport here; if he will report on the status of all expressions of interest in establishing a successor business for a company (details supplied) at the Dublin operation; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (12 Nov 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Question 186: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to introduce legislation to create a central registrar of wills similar to the one that exists in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41194/09]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (12 Nov 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the introduction of a new dedicated official registrar of deeds of property to ensure that the transfer of deeds held by solicitors and financial institutions are tracked when a mortgage is paid off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41195/09]

Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Hear, hear.

Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Tommy Broughan: I want to ask the Taoiseach a brief question but I first warmly support the issue raised by Deputy Durkan, the lack of accountability of Ministers to the House.

Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Tommy Broughan: On behalf of the Department of Transport, the Ceann Comhairle turned down ten questions last Thursday from the Labour Party and I would like to look at that closely without going to sub-committees or sub-committees of sub-committees. With regard to the rural transport network, has a decision been taken on small-----

Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Tommy Broughan: We have had some discussion this morning about funding for next year. The Taoiseach knows about the brilliant service-----

Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Tommy Broughan: -----in his own constituency.

Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Tommy Broughan: I tried to do that. For 2010, will the 40 or so small companies which provide a rural transport service be safe?

Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Tommy Broughan: I have done that. Will the Taoiseach enlighten us on the matter and give those companies guidance?

Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Tommy Broughan: It is a big issue and the Taoiseach knows the matter very well.

Order of Business (11 Nov 2009)

Tommy Broughan: The Taoiseach will answer.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Fraud: Social Welfare Fraud (11 Nov 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she is satisfied with the arrangements for recording and calculating control savings and pursuing perpetrators of social welfare fraud. [40703/09]

Written Answers — Aviation Industry: Aviation Industry (11 Nov 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Transport if he is preparing a White Paper on the future of Irish Aviation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41133/09]

Written Answers — Prison Accommodation: Prison Accommodation (10 Nov 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the recent comments made by the chairman of the Mountjoy Visiting Committee that prisons have become overcrowded and that the rate of drug taking is high; the steps he is taking to deal with this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40138/09]

Written Answers — Prison Population: Prison Population (10 Nov 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of prisoners in jails at the latest date in 2009 for which figures are available; if he will confirm that the prison population recently exceeded 4,000; the steps that are being taken to deal with prison overcrowding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40137/09]

Accountability of Government Agencies and Companies: Motion (10 Nov 2009)

Tommy Broughan: I wish to share time with Deputy Morgan. This Fine Gael Party motion is timely as there is an ongoing, serious and dangerous lack of accountability to the Dáil and people we represent in many areas of Government administration. This problem has grown since 1997 when this Government, in a different form, took office. I have strong concerns about parts of the motion. The organisations to...

Accountability of Government Agencies and Companies: Motion (10 Nov 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Parliamentary questions to the Minister for Health and Children have always been batted away. Many Opposition Deputies - I pay tribute to Deputy Durkan in this regard - have been upset by the practice of precluding Members from asking questions about policy, not to speak of the detailed issues of administration to which the Minister alluded. The Minister for Transport is another serious...

Accountability of Government Agencies and Companies: Motion (10 Nov 2009)

Tommy Broughan: If the Labour Party ever returns to Government, I will answer questions put to me by the Minister in his role as an Opposition Deputy.

Accountability of Government Agencies and Companies: Motion (10 Nov 2009)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister will not answer questions on agencies under his remit on the ground that he is not responsible for them. Let us contrast his position with that obtaining in the House of Commons. I have a copy of Hansard, the record of proceedings of the House of Commons, which includes questions on issues such as additional road links to Exeter Airport. I asked a question on a similar issue...