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Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: When will the Tánaiste be in a position to make a statement on SR Technics?

Order of Business (26 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Does the Tánaiste have a deadline?

Company Closure. (25 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: I wish to share time with Deputy Shortall. The Minister for Transport must come clean on when his Department was informed that SR Technics planned to pull out of its Dublin Airport operation. On the basis of meetings held between the Oireachtas transport committee, the SR Technics workforce and local management and the Dublin Airport Authority, DAA, in recent days, it is clear the Department...

Company Closure. (25 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister of State is misleading this House.

Company Closure. (25 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister of State is washing his hands of it.

Company Closure. (25 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: There are 1,200 people involved.

Company Closure. (25 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: This is an incredible speech. This is misleading the House.

Company Closure. (25 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: He is not giving us the facts.

Company Closure. (25 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister of State knew that before we did.

Company Closure. (25 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: The Government did nothing.

Company Closure. (25 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: This is grotesque incompetence.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: As the Taoiseach probably knows, the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport has meet many of the stakeholders in Dublin Airport to discuss the SR Technics issue. One of the issues that has emerged is that the Minister for Transport, who is beside the Taoiseach, and his Department seemed to know of the closure of SR Technics early last November.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Did the Minister, Deputy Dempsey, inform the Taoiseach and the Cabinet. Will the Taoiseach now ask him to make a statement to the House? We had five months——

Order of Business (25 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: ——either to get ready for a succession industry or to try to prevent the closure.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: We have not heard from the Minister who is sitting beside the Taoiseach.

Order of Business (25 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Would he make a statement to the House? Somebody did not do his job, not for the first time.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason for the delays in REP scheme four payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11984/09]

Written Answers — Common Agricultural Policy: Common Agricultural Policy (24 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will make an announcement regarding the details of the allocation of National Reserve funds of €7 million and unused single payment funds of €29 million to the sheep sector in view of the fact that these funds became available in November 2008 from the CAP health check negotiations and following extensive...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (24 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Question 210: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on permitting citizens carrying out small refurbishments or extensions on their homes to claim back VAT, or to enable them to register temporarily for VAT in order that they could discharge this function as a mechanism to discourage the black economy in construction, to encourage small builders to obtain work in the recession and as a...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (24 Mar 2009)

Tommy Broughan: Question 495: To ask the Minister for Transport if the re-opening of the railway line to Loughrea, County Galway has been considered; if there have been costings done on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10825/09]