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Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (29 Jun 2005)

David Stanton: I fully agree with the Minister of State.

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (29 Jun 2005)

David Stanton: I am pleased to make a contribution on the Bill and that the Minister of State with responsibility for driving standards is present. It is probably one of the most important subjects we can discuss in the House. It is a matter of life and death and absolutely essential that we all work together to ensure regulations are in place to considerably improve the standard of driving. The standard of...

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (29 Jun 2005)

David Stanton: I welcome that news and urge the Minister to use his influence, authority and position to get something done. He only has another year and a half before being turfed out of office.

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (29 Jun 2005)

David Stanton: There is interference from Radio Luxembourg behind me. It is rare for people to be taught how to drive at night, on ice or in bad conditions, which is when most accidents occur. Driving instruction must incorporate driving at night and in the rain. At this time of the year, when days are long, young drivers in particular think everything is fine. However, it is a completely different...

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (29 Jun 2005)

David Stanton: He will probably need instruction when he is no longer in office.

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (29 Jun 2005)

David Stanton: The Bill has been criticised by consultants Farrell Grant Sparks for its limited functional remit in its report to the Department. The report called for centralised responsibility for all aspects of road safety, including vehicle and driver testing enforcement and road planning, within a road safety authority. This wider remit would offer a more focussed approach to limiting the causes of...

Veterinary Practice Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

David Stanton: Amendments Nos. 16, 17 and 18 are related and will be discussed together by agreement.

Veterinary Practice Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

David Stanton: Amendments Nos. 19, 20 and 21 are related and will be discussed together by agreement.

Veterinary Practice Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

David Stanton: Amendments Nos. 22, 23 and 24 are related and may be discussed together.

Veterinary Practice Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

David Stanton: Amendments Nos. 25 and 26 are related and they will be discussed together.

Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (28 Jun 2005)

David Stanton: Question 67: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the details of the LINK system; the length of time this system has been in operation; if this system has been extended to any local authorities outside the Dublin area; if not, the reason therefor; the success of this system in improving data collection, service delivery and services for homeless persons; and...

Written Answers — Rental Accommodation Scheme: Rental Accommodation Scheme (28 Jun 2005)

David Stanton: Question 96: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the details of the progress to date of the rental accommodation scheme; if the first eligible recipients have been housed under this scheme; if not, the reason therefor; when they will be housed; if his Department will meet the target of 5,000 rent supplement recipients to be housed under this scheme by the...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Jun 2005)

David Stanton: Question 332: To ask the Minister for Finance the value of the capital allowances for expenditure on the construction, refurbishment or extension of child care premises which meet the required standards of the Child Care Act 1999 each year since its introduction in the Finance Act 1999; the number of extra child care places created as a result of this initiative; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (28 Jun 2005)

David Stanton: Question 333: To ask the Minister for Finance the value of the benefit in kind exemption for employers providing free or subsidised child care for their employees each year since its introduction in the Finance Act 1999; the number of extra child care places available in the workplace as a result of this initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22855/05]

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (28 Jun 2005)

David Stanton: Question 440: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs further to subhead A7 of his Department's Estimates for 2005, the names of the consultancy companies his Department contracted in 2004 and 2005; the services these companies were contracted to provide; the breakdown of expenditure by his Department to these companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22063/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (28 Jun 2005)

David Stanton: Question 441: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the details of his planned expansion of the school meals scheme to utilise the underspend in 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22064/05]

Written Answers — Youth Services: Youth Services (28 Jun 2005)

David Stanton: Question 530: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, further to Question No. 13 of 14 April 2005, if the capital funding applications have been assessed and allocations made under the YPFSF in LDTF areas in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22827/05]

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (28 Jun 2005)

David Stanton: Question 531: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the funding he will disburse from the dormant accounts fund in 2005 to community and voluntary groups in County Cork; the groups which submitted applications; the groups which were successful in their application; the amount allocated to each group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22828/05]

Written Answers — Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Rights of Persons with Disabilities (28 Jun 2005)

David Stanton: Question 595: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 83 of 1 June 2004, the progress that has been made in relation to the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities; the position of the Government on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22362/05]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (28 Jun 2005)

David Stanton: Question 670: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a request has been made for a dynavox system to be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Cavan; if this system will be provided as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22062/05]