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Order of Business. (22 Jun 2006)

Eamon Gilmore: The Building Societies (Amendment) Bill was published a little more than a week ago. It had been in preparation for approximately three years. Is it true that the Government intends to pass all Stages of this Bill through the Oireachtas in the course of the next two weeks?

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2006)

Eamon Gilmore: On the manner in which the House orders its business, if that is the intention, how is it proposed to do so? The Bill has not yet come before the House for its Second Stage debate and another Bill from the relevant Department is before the committee which will consider it. Only a quarter of the amendments for the latter were considered yesterday. Can the Tánaiste explain how, in terms of...

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2006)

Eamon Gilmore: No, it is not. This pertains to the ordering of the business of the House and this is important business.

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2006)

Eamon Gilmore: I am asking a question which is perfectly in order.

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2006)

Eamon Gilmore: Does that mean it will be passed within a week?

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2006)

Eamon Gilmore: So much for parliamentary scrutiny. No wonder the lawyers are making a fortune.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (21 Jun 2006)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in view of the recent agreements in relation to the proposed decentralisation of FÁS to Birr, he will introduce similar protocols for those employees of Enterprise Ireland who do not wish to transfer to Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23499/06]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (21 Jun 2006)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 234: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if further to his comments during replies to Parliamentary Question Nos. 53 and 55 of 13 June 2006 in the Houses of the Oireachtas, he will identify five developments in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford where affordable houses below the figure of €200,000 are currently available; and if he will...

Waste Management: Motion (Resumed). (21 Jun 2006)

Eamon Gilmore: I support my colleague, Deputy Quinn, in his devastating critique of the proposal to locate an incinerator in the Poolbeg Peninsula. In recent years we were led to believe that the issue of this incinerator in Poolbeg was the subject of a titanic struggle at Cabinet and that the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform was blocking the publication of the Planning and Development...

Price Inflation. (21 Jun 2006)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his Department's view on the recent increases in the NCB purchasing managers index, which rose to 66.2% in May 2006, and the consequent pressures that are being put on small enterprises due to rising costs; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that costs for small businesses in the service sector are rising at their...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Fraud: Social Welfare Fraud (20 Jun 2006)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to concerns expressed by the Comptroller and Auditor General regarding the rapid rise in the cost of rent supplement; his views on the replacement of the rent supplement with a new housing benefit scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22981/06]

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (15 Jun 2006)

Eamon Gilmore: I am heartbroken.

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (15 Jun 2006)

Eamon Gilmore: The Minister should examine the EIS system.

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (15 Jun 2006)

Eamon Gilmore: If Deputy Roche were Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, he would send every case to the Central Criminal Court.

Written Answers — Aonad Náisiúnta Oideachais Gaeilge: Aonad Náisiúnta Oideachais Gaeilge (14 Jun 2006)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 50: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta an raibh agallamh aige leis an Roinn Oideachais agus Eolaíochta ó 16/5/2006 faoi Aonad Náisiúnta Oideachais Gaeilge a bhunú i mBaile Bhúirne; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina leith. [22760/06]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (14 Jun 2006)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 241: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of plastic bags liable for the 15 cent plastic bag levy which were bought in each of the years 2003, 2004, 2005 and to date in 2006; his views on whether a trend is emerging whereby the numbers of these bags in circulation is rising; if the Government is considering increasing the 15 cent levy to...

Written Answers — House Prices: House Prices (13 Jun 2006)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 142: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the rise in house prices here is contributing to a new type of poverty whereby those struggling to accumulate a deposit for a home often find that they are unable to furnish it; his views on the recent findings of the Permanent TSB House Price Index that house...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (13 Jun 2006)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 101: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the effectiveness of the new limits on greenhouse gas production will be in helping to meet Ireland's Kyoto targets; his views on whether the new limits are stringent enough to act as an incentive to business to reduce emissions; and if his Department or any other State body carried out research to ascertain...

Human Rights Issues: Motion. (13 Jun 2006)

Eamon Gilmore: I currently have the honour of representing the Labour Party and, indeed, this House, on the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe. Last week, that assembly published the report of Senator Dick Marty, the Council's official rapporteur, on the issue of renditions and secret detention centres. In recent days, I was disappointed to hear the Minister for Foreign Affairs effectively...

Seanad Elections. (13 Jun 2006)

Eamon Gilmore: Will the Government explain to graduates of the University of Limerick, Dublin City University, Dublin Institute of Technology and all other institutes of technology why they, unlike their counterparts in Trinity College Dublin and the colleges of the National University of Ireland, are not entitled to vote in Seanad elections? Given his responsibility for electoral matters, will the Minister...