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Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 808: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number charged and the number convicted for drunk driving in each year since 2005 to date in 2008; the number of people breathalysed since the introduction of mandatory breath testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29075/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Statistics: Departmental Statistics (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 926: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of house completions each year since 2002 to date in 2008; the estimate of the number of house completions for 2009 and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29027/08]

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 927: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the illegal dump on the Industrial Development Authority lands (details supplied); when a full remediation of the contaminated site will be completed; his views on whether there are grounds for a criminal investigation of the dumping of dangerous materials at this site; and if he will...

Written Answers — Mining Licences: Mining Licences (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 942: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of mining licences issued in the Fingal local authority area; the duration, and terms and conditions of each mining licence issued; the way the mining licences are monitored and invigilated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29028/08]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 960: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the percentage of the vehicle fleet here that is run on bio-fuels or other alternative energy sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29063/08]

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: That is terrible. It is shocking.

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Then the Minister should not have touched it. Why did he touch it?

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: It led us into recession.

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Hear, hear.

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Hear, hear.

Air Services. (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: I ask the Minister for Transport to request urgently a comprehensive report from the Irish Aviation Authority regarding the re-occurrence of malfunctions with the radar system at Dublin Airport, the SSR system, and to give a full report to Dáil Éireann on the operation of all safety systems in Dublin Airport; and to make an urgent statement.

Air Services. (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: I thank the Minister for his reply. However, it is not true that this was the first serious malfunction. A malfunction with the secondary surveillance radar, SSR, system also occurred on 5 and 6 June. Today the Irish Independent and The Irish Times report we have had five spectacular failures in as many weeks. The secondary surveillance radar system was supposed to be space-age technology...

Air Services. (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Not for the passengers.

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: I am pleased to have an opportunity to speak on this important motion. I am also pleased to see the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Mansergh, who should be retitled the "Minister for Cutbacks", in the Chamber. I understand he will have a central role in the paring back of many projects throughout the public service. If we are serious about cutting out flab and waste,...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (9 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 79: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the warnings and opinions Ireland has received from the European Commission in respect of lack of compliance with the Landfill Directive 1999; the matters on which the European Commission has sought rectification in these warnings; his response to these warnings; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (9 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 91: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to respond to the final warning sent by the European Commission in respect of Ireland's failure to properly transpose the Landfill Directive 1999; if he sent a reply by the deadline of the 1 May 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27568/08]

Written Answers — Clinical Indemnity: Clinical Indemnity (9 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received a report from the State Claims Agency and the National Treasury Management Agency regarding the expected volume and estimates of possible costs of claims for patients who contracted MRSA in hospitals here; if the clinical indemnity scheme is the mechanism by which MRSA claims will be discharged; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Clinical Indemnity: Clinical Indemnity (9 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has contacted and received a report from the State Claims Agency and National Treasury Management Agency regarding possible claims by persons whose homes have been damaged by defective pyrite infill and following the failure of national and local government to implement the building regulations before September 2007; if his attention has...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (9 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 347: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the construction industry resulting from the failure of his Department and the local authorities to implement and invigilate the building regulations before September 2007 and in view of the estimates of up to 60,000 homes which are affected by the defective pyrite infill situation;...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (9 Jul 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 348: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will establish and lead a taskforce with the Fingal County and Dublin city managers to investigate all aspects of the pyrite infill problem in the construction industry and to set in place a full remediation repair and compensation process for all the affected purchasers of defective homes; and if he...