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Leaders' Questions (29 Apr 2008)

Liz McManus: This is the man who is looking for a microbiologist.

Leaders' Questions (29 Apr 2008)

Liz McManus: That is nonsense.

Leaders' Questions (29 Apr 2008)

Liz McManus: This is the great debate.

e-Government Projects. (29 Apr 2008)

Liz McManus: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach his views on the recently published report from the Comptroller and Auditor General which found serious issues with e-Government projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10588/08]

e-Government Projects. (29 Apr 2008)

Liz McManus: Deputy Coveney should let the Minister continue. There are questions that must be answered. Will the Minister please continue?

e-Government Projects. (29 Apr 2008)

Liz McManus: Let the Minister keep going.

e-Government Projects. (29 Apr 2008)

Liz McManus: I thank the Minister for his lengthy reply, which I can only describe as a fig leaf to cover his embarrassment. Surely the Minister accepts that the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General shows a shambolic record on e-Government. In the Comptroller and Auditor General's report there are repeated criticisms of the failure of two action plans launched by the Government. I can remember...

e-Government Projects. (29 Apr 2008)

Liz McManus: Who actually is in charge?

e-Government Projects. (29 Apr 2008)

Liz McManus: Who is at the centre of it?

e-Government Projects. (29 Apr 2008)

Liz McManus: Does that mean that the Minister of State is in charge?

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (24 Apr 2008)

Liz McManus: Question 60: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the surplus in the social insurance fund for 2007 and the cumulative surplus at end of 2007; the projected surplus in the social insurance fund for 2008 and the cumulative surplus at end of 2008; the structure of its investment profile and the way this differs from that of the national pension reserve fund; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Company Closures: Company Closures (24 Apr 2008)

Liz McManus: Question 82: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his views on reports that there was a 60% increase in the number of companies collapsing in the first three months of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007; the estimate of the expected impact of this fall in business activity on the Exchequer, in particular on corporation tax receipts; if there are fiscal or other measures under...

Written Answers — Fire Service: Fire Service (24 Apr 2008)

Liz McManus: Question 254: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans, in view of the continued concern surrounding the inadequate fire service in Bray, County Wicklow, to provide a full-time fire service; when he will set up a national fire service authority; his views on calls from the five local Deputies for an independent inquiry in respect of the deaths of two...

Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (EirGrid) Bill 2008: Second Stage (24 Apr 2008)

Liz McManus: ——that recognises the Parliament's integrity. We should not waste time debating something that is illegal and to which the Government has repeatedly displayed its opposition simply to let the Minister off the hook. If he wants a debate, he is in a position to set the conditions and the context. It is self-serving for him to reply to my parliamentary question that he wants a debate, but...

Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (EirGrid) Bill 2008: Second Stage (24 Apr 2008)

Liz McManus: I do not suggest they are. I merely state there has been a change in thinking.

Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (EirGrid) Bill 2008: Second Stage (24 Apr 2008)

Liz McManus: While the Minister can be reluctant, I will cite them.

Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (EirGrid) Bill 2008: Second Stage (24 Apr 2008)

Liz McManus: It is worth including the point in the debate because this is an extremely important issue. When I have raised this point in the past, the Minister has adopted what appears to me to be a highly facile view to the effect that as we have got this far, we may as well finish the job. This underestimates the impact on the ESB of the proposed break up in terms of its capacity to compete. While...

Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (EirGrid) Bill 2008: Second Stage (24 Apr 2008)

Liz McManus: To be fair, the Green Party Members did promise there would be more rain. These issues are becoming more central. I refer to environmental concerns and concerns regarding energy security such as, for example, the recent increase in the cost of oil to a record high of $120 per barrel. This represents a fivefold increase in oil prices since 2002. Obviously, Ireland does not produce its own...

Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (EirGrid) Bill 2008: Second Stage (24 Apr 2008)

Liz McManus: Listening to Deputy Coveney comparing infrastructure construction times in this country and others, I was reminded that the stretch of road between Bray and Greystones in Wicklow took nearly as long to build as the road bridge between Denmark and Sweden. This enabling Bill is not controversial and one we in the Labour Party are happy to support. Some issues arise from it, however, which we...

Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (EirGrid) Bill 2008: Second Stage (24 Apr 2008)

Liz McManus: Somehow, it is the Minister's belief that if he stated something in opposition, it would have the same bearing in government, but it does not. He is in a position to do something.