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Regional Fisheries Boards. (29 Oct 2008)

Liz McManus: This is the Minister of State's responsibility.

Regional Fisheries Boards. (29 Oct 2008)

Liz McManus: In that event, the Minister of State should get on with it.

Regional Fisheries Boards. (29 Oct 2008)

Liz McManus: When were the Irish translations commissioned?

Regional Fisheries Boards. (29 Oct 2008)

Liz McManus: Does the Minister of State accept that it is his responsibility to ensure that this information is laid before the House? How does he intend to address the problem of long delays? Restructuring the fisheries boards in their entirety will take a long time.

Regional Fisheries Boards. (29 Oct 2008)

Liz McManus: So the Minister of State is breaking the law.

Regional Fisheries Boards. (29 Oct 2008)

Liz McManus: Perhaps the Ministers should be rationalised.

Health and Safety Issues. (29 Oct 2008)

Liz McManus: We understand that there is no statutory responsibility in this regard. That is our concern. We are talking about a small number of people, as Deputy Coveney said, primarily because many of them died prematurely, having suffered grave ill health. The number of people in this category who are still alive is not large. It is generally recognised that those to whom I refer have suffered...

Television Licence Fee. (29 Oct 2008)

Liz McManus: Does the Minister not consider that it is inadequate to respond by mentioning that a forum was established in 2007? Does he agree it is strange that the extent of evasion has not yet been determined in that context? I would have thought that the forum would have come up with some kind of figure, in relation to the extent of evasion, by now. Of the 260,000 new homes which were built over...

Television Licence Fee. (29 Oct 2008)

Liz McManus: Radio advertisements appear to have dropped the claim that 18,000 inspections are carried out each month. That decision is to be welcomed because nobody believed that was the case. Does the Minister accept it is important to draw on this source of revenue, particularly since it has become evident that broadcasters like RTE and TV3 are experiencing a decrease in advertising levels? Does the...

Television Licence Fee. (29 Oct 2008)

Liz McManus: I referred to the number of houses which were built over the last five years.

Television Licence Fee. (29 Oct 2008)

Liz McManus: Okay.

Television Licence Fee. (29 Oct 2008)

Liz McManus: It is generally accepted that the level of evasion is approximately 15%. Perhaps the Minister will say whether he thinks that figure is correct. Would he consider abandoning the forum? After existing for well over a year it has not come up with the figure for evasion or the proposal on how to update the licence fee collection. Would the Minister accept that Germany has bitten the bullet...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (23 Oct 2008)

Liz McManus: Question 31: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his position on the cap and share scheme; his preference for a cap and share scheme or for a carbon tax; the reason for his preference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28025/08]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (23 Oct 2008)

Liz McManus: Question 56: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person on a local authority waiver scheme is unable to choose an alternative refuse collection service provider in the absence of a national scheme; and if he will introduce a national waiver scheme. [36403/08]

Written Answers — Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team: Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team (22 Oct 2008)

Liz McManus: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of occasions during 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008, on which the Army bomb squad has been called out to deal with suspected explosive devices; the number of instances in each year in which the devices were hoaxes and authentic explosive devices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35886/08]

Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Liz McManus: I thank Fine Gael for tabling this important motion and for giving me a few minutes to set the record straight. During my time in the House, I have become used to Fianna Fáil spinning the truth out of recognition but the deputy leader of the Green Party sank to new lows earlier.

Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Liz McManus: I now understand that the Green Party is craven, dishonest and despicable in its politics.

Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Liz McManus: I have stood, as the Labour Party has stood, for universal values and for free access to primary care. The Minister could stand over that. I have been highly critical of the deal done with the doctors but my stand for many years has been for free access to primary care. I remind the Green Party that the Labour Party stands for universal values. We opened the doors of the universities——

Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Liz McManus: ——through Niamh Bhreathnach's decisions and contributions in Cabinet. We opened the doors to hospitals. We will ensure that the elderly have the security of free primary care, as will younger people who need that peace of mind. That is what we stand for. We had to listen to the distortion voiced by the deputy leader of the Green Party, Deputy White.

Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Liz McManus: I will tell the House what an obscenity is. An obscenity is to see a man with an oxygen tank outside the doors of his Parliament, pleading to get some protection in his old age. It is a woman on a zimmerframe, as we all saw today. That is what a real obscenity is and that is what Fianna Fáil, the Green Party and the Progressive Democrats are presiding over. I condemn them and urge anyone...