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Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (5 Jul 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will report on the recent establishment of the Irish Energy Council; the amount of money which will be designated to the IEC for its establishment and maintenance; the way Sustainable Energy Ireland will be affected by the new institute; if the level of funding to SEI's will be reduced; if the Irish...

Written Answers — School Evaluations: School Evaluations (4 Jul 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of whole school evaluation reports she expects her Department to publish in 2006 and in a full school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25905/06]

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (4 Jul 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on the decision of the Equality Authority in a recent case which held a school responsible for not providing a psychological assessment for a student despite the fact that the school had a much larger number of students in need of assessment than the number they were entitled to receive under her Department's guidelines; and...

Written Answers — Arms Trade: Arms Trade (29 Jun 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has raised with the Chinese Government the Amnesty Report suggesting that China has sold weapons to conflicts in Sudan, Burma and Nepal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25236/06]

Written Answers — Diplomatic Representation: Diplomatic Representation (29 Jun 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position pertaining to the ongoing incarceration of a person (details supplied); and the Government's views on this ongoing situation. [25270/06]

Written Answers — National Pensions Reserve Fund: National Pensions Reserve Fund (28 Jun 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Question 39: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated value of the National Pensions Reserve Fund investments as at close of business on 31 May and 21 June 2006; the comparative figures for 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24967/06]

Written Answers — Revenue Commissioners' Audits: Revenue Commissioners' Audits (28 Jun 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of random audits carried out by the Revenue Commissioners in each year from 2000 to date in 2006; the number of tax defaulters that were identified by these audits; the number of prosecutions that resulted from the audits; the value of the money collected on the basis of these audits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24942/06]

Written Answers — Energy Crops Scheme: Energy Crops Scheme (27 Jun 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the bond for 2005 growers of oilseed rape crop grown for bio-fuels will be repaid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24624/06]

Written Answers — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (27 Jun 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when she expects to receive the final report of the World Trade Organisation Disputes Panel on the claims by the US, Canada, and others that the de facto moratorium on the approval of new genetically modified products within the EU constituted an economic barrier to trade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24587/06]

Order of Business. (27 Jun 2006)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources promised a review of exploration terms in respect of the minerals development Bill. Will that review be carried out before the next budget?

Order of Business. (27 Jun 2006)

Tommy Broughan: I am referring to the minerals development Bill 2005. This review was promised before the Bill.

National Oil Reserves Agency Bill 2006: Second Stage. (22 Jun 2006)

Tommy Broughan: And the railways.

National Oil Reserves Agency Bill 2006: Second Stage. (22 Jun 2006)

Tommy Broughan: It is the biggest car park inwestern Europe.

National Oil Reserves Agency Bill 2006: Second Stage. (22 Jun 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Deputy Brennan had a solution, but he was shafted.

National Oil Reserves Agency Bill 2006: Second Stage. (22 Jun 2006)

Tommy Broughan: On behalf of the Labour Party, I welcome the long-delayed appearance of the National Oil Reserves Agency Bill 2006. I am glad the senior Minister for the Department has now turned up for this debate. There were gaps in the Minister of State's presentation. My understanding was that the target for national reserves is 120 days by January 2007. That is what the National Oil Reserves Agency...

National Oil Reserves Agency Bill 2006: Second Stage. (22 Jun 2006)

Tommy Broughan: When the representatives of the National Oil Reserves Agency, NORA, attended a meeting of the Joint Committee on Communications Marine and National Resources, they outlined the status of the reserves. The oil companies, the major consumers of oil, held approximately 33% of the reserves at that time and NORA held 33% of them, consisting of wholly owned stocks and 7% in rented stock tickets....

National Oil Reserves Agency Bill 2006: Second Stage. (22 Jun 2006)

Tommy Broughan: In the past five years most of our EU colleagues have establish landmark energy policies. As I said to the Minister when we debated the previous energy Bill, two reviews were produced in the past three years by Prime Minister Blair, and we are still waiting for this Administration to act in this area. The energy policy here contrasts badly with that of most of our neighbouring responsible...

National Oil Reserves Agency Bill 2006: Second Stage. (22 Jun 2006)

Tommy Broughan: As we approach the summer recess, the Government has only got around to bringing forward the Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill. It appears that neither that Bill nor this Bill will be completed by the time the Dáil goes into recess, which is a shocking scenario. In both of these Bills the Minister will be given emergency powers, which we in the Opposition consider are essential. Under...

National Oil Reserves Agency Bill 2006: Second Stage. (22 Jun 2006)

Tommy Broughan: We need only contrast the Government's position with that of the Swedish Government. Sweden has put in place an ambitious target for that state to be free of oil imports by 2020. Although many Swedish commentators have questioned the achievability of this target, it is admirable to have such a bold and ambitious vision for that state's energy future and for it to have recognised the dangerous...

National Oil Reserves Agency Bill 2006: Second Stage. (22 Jun 2006)

Tommy Broughan: I was amazed recently when an executive in a well known energy company referred to the competitive nature of the liquid fuels market — he was contrasting the liquid fuels market with the electricity market. Consumers would be entitled to ask the question, to what competitive market was that gentleman referring. When I travelled from Dublin to the Donegal South-West constituency and to a...