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Order of Business (27 Feb 2008)

Tommy Broughan: The Tánaiste has an answer for me.

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (26 Feb 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 29: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if in view of the decision of the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the UK to increase the level of the deposit protection scheme for deposit holders to £50,000, he will take steps to increase the deposit protection scheme here to a similar amount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7714/08]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (26 Feb 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 41: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the receipts for DIRT tax received in the years 2005, 2006 and 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7713/08]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (26 Feb 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Transport the cost of insurance cover for Dublin Bus for each year since 2000 to date in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7639/08]

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (26 Feb 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 424: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of Gardaí currently part of the Garda Traffic Corps; the proposed date for the deployment of 1,200 personnel for the Garda Traffic Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7640/08]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (26 Feb 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 425: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Road Safety Authority's target in the Road Safety Strategy 2007 to 2012 on the implementation of a safety camera network in the region of 6,000 hours enforcement per month will be implemented by the stated completion date of the second quarter of 2008; if not, the reason for same; when this objective will be...

Written Answers — Plant Closures: Plant Closures (21 Feb 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her attention has been drawn to the proposals by a company (details supplied) to close their plant at Athy and that pea growers have made arrangements for the 2008 crop; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7108/08]

Air Services. (21 Feb 2008)

Tommy Broughan: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and the Minister for allowing this Private Notice Question to be taken. Is it not the case that this dispute in a very critical part of Irish industry has been rumbling on for the best part of a year, particularly the past three or four months? Have the Ministers for Transport, and Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the Taoiseach not been very lethargic...

Air Services. (21 Feb 2008)

Tommy Broughan: On a point of information——

Air Services. (21 Feb 2008)

Tommy Broughan: They work an average of 51 hours and there is no contractual agreement on that.

Air Services. (21 Feb 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Given the critical role of these workers, should it not have been a priority for the Minister to ensure the dispute did not reach this stage? We have been aware of the background noise and the complaints in recent months. I looked briefly at the Irish Aviation Authority's corporate safety strategy. It is a fine document in which safety is mentioned in almost every line. There is no...

Written Answers — Departmental Website: Departmental Website (20 Feb 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of hits that have been recorded on her Department's website in relation to the publication of the 65 school inspection reports as indicated in her press release of 17 January 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6066/08]

Written Answers — Educational Projects: Educational Projects (20 Feb 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in view of the widespread and growing use of the Internet in domestic homes, she proposes to take action to ensure that children and their parents or guardians are aware of the potential and the dangers of Internet access; if she has a strategy in place to educate children through the school system about the Internet and the...

Order of Business (20 Feb 2008)

Tommy Broughan: It is good to see a number of our Green Party colleagues in the House this morning.

Order of Business (20 Feb 2008)

Tommy Broughan: We have our leader here beside us. I want to ask the Taoiseach about an issue I raised with him before concerning self-regulation in the building industry. The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government is in the House this morning and I alerted the Taoiseach to the major problems arising due to the failure of self-regulation. The county managers of Dublin City Council and...

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (19 Feb 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of Irish troops currently serving in Kosovo; if he is satisfied with all arrangements for their safety and security having regard to the expected unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6325/08]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (19 Feb 2008)

Tommy Broughan: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the need for the Minister for the Enterprise, Trade and Employment to ensure that the State's industrial relations machinery urgently intervenes to find a resolution to the industrial action taking place at the Novum manufacturing plant in the Clonshaugh industrial estate, Dublin 17,...

Order of Business (19 Feb 2008)

Tommy Broughan: With regard to the Taoiseach's earlier oblique or opaque answers — I am not sure which — on public transport, are we awaiting two Bills, the Dublin transport authority Bill and a separate Bill on transport licensing? A public transport regulation Bill is expected next year. Will the Taoiseach clarify what he said, which is apparently different from what the Minister for Transport has...

Order of Business (19 Feb 2008)

Tommy Broughan: That is not on the clár.

Overseas Missions. (19 Feb 2008)

Tommy Broughan: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Defence if all the required logistical and backup arrangements are in place for the Irish troops due to serve with the EU mission in Chad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6324/08]