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Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (27 Jan 2009)

Tommy Broughan: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, that the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform urgently adopt the key recommendation of the report by Mr. Paul Coffey, senior counsel, into the 1981 Stardust tragedy; that the Government correct the public record by placing on the record of the Dáil and Seanad an...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (18 Dec 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 30: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the failure to implement the 2005 EU Directive on money laundering by the deadline of December 2007; when the required legislation will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46739/08]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (18 Dec 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of EU directives for which his Department has responsibility that remain to be implemented; the directives that are overdue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46738/08]

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (18 Dec 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the stage at which he is planning to introduce new estate management company legislation; the stage at which his proposals are; and when the Bill will be published. [47332/08]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (18 Dec 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 75: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her views on changing the social welfare restrictions which make it impossible for women returning to work from family duties to access community employment schemes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47323/08]

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (18 Dec 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce legislative changes in early 2009 to address the failure of financial regulation here over the past three decades. [47327/08]

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (18 Dec 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Finance the way he will protect the public interest and investment under the proposed bailout fund for six financial institutions; his views on nationalising one or more of the key financial system banks he referred to in a recent interview to protect and advance the public interest; and when significant management changes will be made to address...

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (18 Dec 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a company (details supplied) was included in the banks bailout scheme in view of the mutual nature of the society and its reported exposure by management to very small amounts of construction commercial bad debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47329/08]

Written Answers — Financial Institutions Support Scheme: Financial Institutions Support Scheme (18 Dec 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Finance the key elements of the proposed bailout fund for six financial institutions; the terms on which the fund will operate and disburse necessary funding; and the financial status of each institution which will trigger or justify a response from the new fund. [47330/08]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (18 Dec 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a statement on concerns raised by retired teachers and other pensioners over 70 years who will lose their medical card entitlements in March 2009; her views on whether only 5% of pensioners will be affected by this public policy change and that citizens over 80 years are also losing an earlier entitlement at age 80...

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (18 Dec 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will publish a report (details supplied) on the Shannon Airport rail link; the reason this report has not been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47398/08]

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (18 Dec 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will confirm that major reports have been carried out and completed into the western rail corridor and the Mullingar-Athlone rail line; if these reports were undertaken by outside consultants or by his Department; when he will publish these reports; the reason he has not published them to date; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (18 Dec 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 284: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is planning regulations or legislation regarding the extension of the waste charges waiver (details supplied) or to the operations of public and private residential waste management contracts throughout the rest of Ireland. [47324/08]

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (18 Dec 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 285: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will establish a task force led by himself, the Fingal City Manager and the Dublin City Manager to investigate all aspects of the pyrite infill situation in the construction industry and the failure of building regulations during the Celtic tiger years; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (18 Dec 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 286: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will order a full traceability audit of all materials taken from a quarry (details supplied) in Dublin 15 which was reportedly the source of 2 million tonnes of defective infill material used in housing construction since 2000-01. [47326/08]

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (18 Dec 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 351: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when he will sanction the emergency works grant submitted by a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5 for heating and other repairs. [47322/08]

Departmental Funding. (17 Dec 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Throughout the local development sector there is grave concern at the savage cutbacks that have been imposed on Pobal and its staff with resulting negative impacts on local development companies and partnerships. The establishment of the ADM company under the partnership process was a significant step in delivering necessary centralised and efficient back-up to hundreds of local development...

Departmental Funding. (17 Dec 2008)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister should not damage the services.

Departmental Funding. (17 Dec 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Do not drag Deputy Bannon into it.

Written Answers — Taxi Regulations: Taxi Regulations (17 Dec 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received and reviewed the recent legal opinion (details supplied) prepared for the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport on the taxi sector and the possibility of introducing a cap or moratorium on the issuing of taxi licences; his views on the legal opinion; the deadline for the submission of the report by the Taxi Regulator on the...