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

Tommy Broughan: The Minister can return to that in his response. The Government still has six or eight months left to achieve it. Ireland's IEA oil stock holding for 2006 is 2,278,800 tonnes of crude oil equivalent. According to the Department, this is higher than the EU obligation because of "differing methods of calculation and different times for changing the year that the data is based on". We are also...

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

Tommy Broughan: Yes.

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

Tommy Broughan: What about hot air? I almost called the Deputy "Minister". That will be next year.

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

Tommy Broughan: They ended up in the courts.

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

Tommy Broughan: Hear, hear.

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2006)

Tommy Broughan: The Deputy was also a distinguished former member of the Labour Party.

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Will the proposed single electricity market Bill now appear or is it intended to incorporate it as an amendment to the Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill? Is it true that a group of important positions within the Health Service Executive, namely, the capital or facilities programme managers, are not being appointed by——

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Are they being appointed by open competition?

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Or is it simply Buggins' turn?

Gangland Killings. (21 Jun 2006)

Tommy Broughan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to raise the horrific murder of James Purdue, aged 22, at Grattan Wood, Donaghmede, last Sunday night. This brutal assassination was the sixth horrific murder in the Dublin North-East area in the past five months. On 2 June, Keith Fitzsimons, aged 23, was savagely murdered in a garden at Millbrook Road. On 29 May, Patrick Harte was shot dead in...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (21 Jun 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he intends to take to create new jobs specifically targeted at reducing the number of persons in long-term unemployment and those who have left the workforce for a period of time and now wish to return to it; his views on the rise in unemployment recently; the action he intends to take to prevent same from...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (21 Jun 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the proposal to build a €400 million liquified natural gas storage terminal in North Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20632/06]

Order of Business. (21 Jun 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Is it intended to bring forward legislation on the proposed transport authority for Dublin? Has the Taoiseach made any submission on the route of the metro? The postal miscellaneous provisions Bill disappeared about two years ago. Will that Bill be brought forward in the lifetime of this Government given that we heard yesterday about our postal pensioners and workers not receiving salaries?

Order of Business. (21 Jun 2006)

Tommy Broughan: I am asking the Taoiseach about legislation that might——

Order of Business. (21 Jun 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Regarding the series of assassinations in our region——

Order of Business. (21 Jun 2006)

Tommy Broughan: It does arise. I am asking the Taoiseach if it would be possible to provide time to allow the grossly incompetent Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform come into the House——

Order of Business. (21 Jun 2006)

Tommy Broughan: ——and discuss what can be done about this problem.

Order of Business. (21 Jun 2006)

Tommy Broughan: The Taoiseach wants to answer all three questions.

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (20 Jun 2006)

Tommy Broughan: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plan to reform Irish pensions; if this new system will include a form of mandatory saving; when he plans to launch and implement this plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22979/06]

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

Tommy Broughan: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the changes recently announced to benefits designed for carers including the respite care grant; his views on whether these changes are sufficient to cater for the needs of the more than 100,000 carers here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22997/06]