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Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (29 Oct 2008)

Dara Calleary: Question 312: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the provisions of data protection legislation apply to the issuing of angling licences; and if there is a restriction on the boards charged with issuing such licences sharing the information provided in each licence application. [37255/08]

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (29 Oct 2008)

Dara Calleary: Question 385: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of moneys outstanding from his Department to a local authority (details supplied); the heading under which each amount is outstanding; and the stage the payment process is at. [37253/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (14 Oct 2008)

Dara Calleary: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Transport the amounts granted to local authorities (details supplied) under all relevant transport headings in each of the years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008. [34988/08]

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (14 Oct 2008)

Dara Calleary: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amounts granted from his Department to local authorities (details supplied) in each of the years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008. [34989/08]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (14 Oct 2008)

Dara Calleary: Question 279: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the agreed amount and associated percentage contribution agreed and granted by each local authority on a scheme by scheme basis in 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008 under the requirements of the polluter pays principle. [34986/08]

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (14 Oct 2008)

Dara Calleary: Question 280: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funds granted to local authorities (details supplied) via the local government grant in the years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008. [34987/08]

Written Answers — Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme: Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (14 Oct 2008)

Dara Calleary: Question 380: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has directed vocational education committees to make changes to the contracts or terms and conditions of VTOS coordinators, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that their extra agreed payments for working longer than the standard academic year have been withdrawn, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34985/08]

Written Answers — Regional Fisheries Boards: Regional Fisheries Boards (7 Oct 2008)

Dara Calleary: Question 412: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of salmon angling licences issued in each fishery board region in the years 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008; the number of these licences issued directly by each board; the number issued by agents of each of the boards; if the provisions of data protection legislation or related legislation apply to...

Written Answers — Electricity Sector: Electricity Sector (7 Oct 2008)

Dara Calleary: Question 413: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the incentives the single electricity market can offer to attract new entrants to build technology, for example electricity storage, that would improve the efficiency of fossil fuel generating plants owned by other players; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33854/08]

Written Answers — Electricity Sector: Electricity Sector (7 Oct 2008)

Dara Calleary: Question 414: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the information available to him on available estimates of the amount and value of fuel and emissions that would be saved annually by fossil fuel generating plants here if these plants were able to operate at their design efficiency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33855/08]

Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (2 Oct 2008)

Dara Calleary: I too welcome this Bill, which is a very practical response to an area that has probably evolved more quickly in the past five years than in the previous 50. The advent of digital technology, the Internet and changed and changing ownership regimes have had more impact on the broadcasting sector than on many others. This Bill brings up to date the necessary legislation and the response to...

Energy Poverty: Motion (1 Oct 2008)

Dara Calleary: Everyone in the House is agreed on the implications of fuel poverty. They have been accentuated this year in an era of crazy energy hikes. As well as calling on the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Deputy Mary Hanafin, to consider fuel allowances, I ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Mary Coughlan, to focus the resources of the National...

Irish Economy: Motion (Resumed) (25 Sep 2008)

Dara Calleary: I wish to share time with Deputies Michael Ahern, Chris Andrews and Michael McGrath. The sight, overnight, of an unusually humble President Bush addressing the American people on the parlous state of their economy is a vivid testimony to the extraordinary economic times in which we find ourselves. They are extraordinary times in which pillars of world commerce, such as Lehman Brothers and...

Irish Economy: Motion (Resumed) (25 Sep 2008)

Dara Calleary: I welcome the plans for public service reform initiated by the Taoiseach when Minister for Finance and to be implemented via the OECD implementation report. Again, Members opposite are great at calling for public service reform but they do not offer any specifics in this regard. They keep telling us about quangos and the bloated system but they will not lay down specifics in terms of where...

Irish Economy: Motion (Resumed) (25 Sep 2008)

Dara Calleary: They publish lists of quangos——

Irish Economy: Motion (Resumed) (25 Sep 2008)

Dara Calleary: ——while Deputy Kenny meets with State bodies around the country and tells them they need not worry as they are not on the list. Deputy Varadkar appears to have separate policies to those of his party on many issues.

Irish Economy: Motion (Resumed) (25 Sep 2008)

Dara Calleary: I welcome the call by the Minister for Finance last night for a wider redundancy programme across the public service. This is not a threat and should not be seen as one. Redundancy programmes are modern management techniques in any workforce. I appreciate the remarks made by Deputy Michael D. Higgins. It is unfortunate members of the media were not in the Press Gallery to hear them....

Irish Economy: Motion (Resumed) (25 Sep 2008)

Dara Calleary: Pressure on oil prices during the summer was partially caused by financial speculators.

Irish Economy: Motion (Resumed) (25 Sep 2008)

Dara Calleary: Those same speculators were also responsible in driving food and commodity prices. The decision by the Financial Regulator to suspend short-term selling is welcome and must be maintained for as long as possible. However, the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Lenihan, should spend time, internationally, addressing these issues and should also address through the EU and UN, if possible, these...

Irish Economy: Motion (Resumed) (25 Sep 2008)

Dara Calleary: I have full confidence that the Government can deal with the challenges ahead. Tough decisions will be made and are required to maintain the huge progress we, as an economy, have made in the past 20 years in particular. If the Opposition and, in particular, the main Opposition party, is interested in economic reform and public service reform, as it tells every journalist it is, it is time it...