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Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Tom Sheahan: Consistency is not futile.

Order of Business (29 May 2008)

Tom Sheahan: Only 11 days remain in this session. Will the social housing miscellaneous provisions Bill be brought before the House to give local authorities powers to deal with anti-social behaviour? Good law-abiding citizens witness drug dealing and so on taking place in their housing estates.

Order of Business (29 May 2008)

Tom Sheahan: No. 25, the designated land (housing development) Bill is brought by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government under the heading of "use it or lose it" in respect of lands that have been zoned. Could section 47 of the Planning and Development Act be removed from that Act and brought in as part of the Designated Land (Housing Development) Bill?

Written Answers — Missing Persons: Missing Persons (28 May 2008)

Tom Sheahan: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on recent comments that the gardaí had refused to use new technology in respect of missing persons cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21152/08]

Written Answers — Missing Persons: Missing Persons (28 May 2008)

Tom Sheahan: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied that the gardaí are adequately resourced and have sufficient access to modern technologies to address missing persons cases including cold case files; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21153/08]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (27 May 2008)

Tom Sheahan: Question 397: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will extend the visa of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry for six months in order that they can go home to have medical treatment or alternatively provide them with a ticket home. [20612/08]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (27 May 2008)

Tom Sheahan: I will get to the point. I thank and commend my colleague, Deputy Brian Hayes, on bringing forward this motion. I represent Kerry South and wish tonight to speak on behalf of Scoil Mhuire in Killorglin which has 378 pupils and 14 teachers, a ratio of 27:1. Like my colleagues, I too was out canvassing during the last general election when we were told that the Government would, during the...

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (27 May 2008)

Tom Sheahan: I do not think any school principal can predict how many extra children will come into the community.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (27 May 2008)

Tom Sheahan: Come September when these extra children have enrolled, Scoil Mhuire will be seeking three additional teachers. I question my colleague's decision not to lay the blame for this at the current Minister's door.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (27 May 2008)

Tom Sheahan: The Minister has been in his new position for a number of weeks. I plead with him to take into consideration the new people moving to the Killorglin area following the announcement of these 140 new jobs.

Fisheries Protection. (21 May 2008)

Tom Sheahan: I thank the Minister for being here to respond. My matter relates to fisheries in the Cromane Bay, particularly Castlemaine Harbour. On Tuesday of last week, the draft netsmen had a licence to go fishing. At 5 p.m. on Monday of last week, they received notification that they could proceed to fish. However, the South Western Regional Fisheries Board received an e-mail from the Minister at...

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (20 May 2008)

Tom Sheahan: Question 361: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will introduce a labelling system that will enable consumers to distinguish between high quality Irish fish and imported produce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19568/08]

Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (20 May 2008)

Tom Sheahan: Question 362: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will set up a task force to address the short, medium and long-term options for fishermen to negate the effect of record fuel prices. [19569/08]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (20 May 2008)

Tom Sheahan: Question 363: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will examine the vital issue of administrative sanctions for minor fishery offences and reform the 2006 fisheries legislation accordingly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19570/08]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (20 May 2008)

Tom Sheahan: Question 526: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on extending the visa of a person (details supplied) for nine months to allow them go back to Bangladesh to receive much needed medical care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19572/08]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (20 May 2008)

Tom Sheahan: Question 592: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason the former salmon drift net licence holders who availed of the hardship payments did not get a tax break from the Government unlike other schemes, that is, the decommissioning of the white fish fleet, where serious tax exemptions have been afforded to applicants; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (20 May 2008)

Tom Sheahan: Question 593: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if it is intended to repeal, review or in any way revise the Fisheries Acts 1959 to 2006 in light of the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who was penalised in an arbitrary fashion when they and their family were preoccupied with family ill health and having particular regard to the concern...

Grant Payments. (20 May 2008)

Tom Sheahan: There is €25 million in mixed grazing.

Fishing Industry Development. (20 May 2008)

Tom Sheahan: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the measures, in view the European Commission's concerns regarding Ireland's operational programme for fisheries application, he is taking to ensure the programme is salvaged; the discussions he has had with other Departments to ensure any action necessary is taken without further delay; and if he will make a statement on...

Fishing Industry Development. (20 May 2008)

Tom Sheahan: On 22 April the Department was made aware that the operational programme was rejected. I tabled a parliamentary question recently and the response suggested it was not so aware. The former Minister stated that we face a bigger problem in that the operational programme for the fishing industry was rejected by the Commission. It was rejected on 22 April, a month ago. The Minister of State...