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Housing Policy. (9 Feb 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: How many reports on housing policy is the Minister of State considering?

Housing Policy. (9 Feb 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Four.

Housing Policy. (9 Feb 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Not while the Minister of State is in power.

EU Directives. (9 Feb 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Does the Minister accept that those buying houses this week and who have bought them are not aware that from 4 January 2006 they will, if selling those houses, be required under European law to produce a certificate on their energy efficiency? Does he accept that since the directive will apply to houses that are to be purchased or let after 4 January next year, houses currently under...

EU Directives. (9 Feb 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: As we are so often told in this House the country is producing record numbers of houses, which we all welcome. It does not make sense that so many houses are being built, and will be, which will fall short of the requirements for energy efficiency labelling. I appreciate that it takes time to put the legislation in place and regulations arising out of it, and so on, but some steps should be...

EU Directives. (9 Feb 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: The Minister might require the vendors, particularly of new houses, to provide an information notice or warning to prospective purchasers that after January next the dwellings will require an energy certificate if they are to be resold. That is only fair. People buying houses should know this.

House Prices. (9 Feb 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Will the Minister of State repeat that please?

House Prices. (9 Feb 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: I invite the Minister back to this planet because whatever planet he is on, it is not the case that houses prices are going down, as he seemed to infer in his——

House Prices. (9 Feb 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: I know what the Minister of State said. He said "The rate of house price increase". I know what he means by this, namely, that it is 10% now, for example, and was a higher percentage last year. However, the message the Minister is trying to communicate every time he refers to this is that house prices are coming down, whereas they are not. I want to focus in particular on Dublin because, as...

House Prices. (9 Feb 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: The Minister of State will be hearing from him again.

House Prices. (9 Feb 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: The Minister of State is living in cloud cuckooland.

House Prices. (9 Feb 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: One quarter of them are holiday homes.

Written Answers — Aquaculture Development: Aquaculture Development (8 Feb 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his plans to tackle cheap Norwegian salmon imports which are contributing to a crisis in the fish farming industry here; his views on whether production of Irish farmed salmon has dropped in recent years; the efforts he will make to revive this important industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (8 Feb 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if it is his intention to enter into any discussions with fishing representatives and unions concerning the issue of drift nets in view of the reduction of Irish stocks of wild Atlantic salmon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3580/05]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (8 Feb 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 372: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received any request from Bus Átha Cliath for approval or for funding for additional buses to serve the rapidly developing areas around Kiltiernan, Stepaside and Sandyford, County Dublin, especially those housing estates which are located off the Enniskerry Road; if he will report on his response to the request; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (3 Feb 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the introduction of standardised testing in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3003/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (3 Feb 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has seen the proposals from the INTO which seek stronger support for newly qualified teachers in schools and the extension of the pilot scheme which helps to prepare them for the classroom; her views on these proposals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3004/05]

Order of Business. (3 Feb 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: When will the electoral Bill to revise the Dáil constituencies be published and when is it expected to be enacted or taken in the House?

Written Answers — Debt Relief: Debt Relief (2 Feb 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had talks with the Department of Finance about Ireland and the European Union's approach to the debts of such countries in which debt service imperils poverty reduction and impedes sustainable development, in particular in countries in which debt service exceeds such countries' combined expenditure on health and education; and if...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (1 Feb 2005)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount in tax relief claimed under the business expansion scheme for the past year for which figures are available; the nature of the cost benefit analysis which is planned of the BES; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2468/05]