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Order of Business. (9 Feb 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Will the Minister of State resign?

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (9 Feb 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 on an important and specific matter of public interest requiring urgent consideration, namely, the announcement that the closest nuclear power station to Dublin, the Wylfa nuclear reactor, may be kept open for a further five years beyond its original design life.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (9 Feb 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: This is a matter of huge concern. Deputy Sargent and I visited the plant during the summer.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (9 Feb 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: This is an important issue. It is not situated in middle England; it is located in Hollyhead, which is just 60 miles away. There should be a debate on the matter.

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (8 Feb 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position regarding the approval and implementation dates for an overarching national strategy for rural development. [4342/06]

Postal Services. (8 Feb 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if decisions have been reached on applications made to his Department in September 2005 for funding to automate a number of island post offices. [4341/06]

Written Answers — Labour Mobility: Labour Mobility (7 Feb 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he intends to seek a change to Ireland's current approach to the seven-year transition period for labour mobility as agreed under the accession treaties. [4125/06]

Written Answers — Wage Levels: Wage Levels (7 Feb 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has evidence of the lowering of average wage levels within certain sectors of the Irish economy due to an increase in new labour supply from new European accession state countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4124/06]

Forensic Testing. (2 Feb 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: The Minister's reply appears to be at odds with his views on the protective role of the State in other spheres. The Law Reform Commission stated specifically that the database should be limited in its scope and that there should be clear and strict time limits on the retention of the data. Does the Minister agree there is real concern that if these samples are held for an indefinite period,...

Written Answers — Missing Persons: Missing Persons (2 Feb 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his plans to reinstate the missing persons helpline which had provided invaluable advice and support for families of missing persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3570/06]

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Feb 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: I wish to share time with Deputy Catherine Murphy.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Feb 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: It is often said that the main legacy of Margaret Thatcher is Tony Blair. That comment encapsulates the move to the right in the UK over the past generation. Sadly, however, another of Margaret Thatcher's main legacies was the death of towns and villages across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales because she encouraged competition and, by doing so, allowed the main players to take...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (1 Feb 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Transport the way in which his Department intends to meet its obligations as of 1 January 2006 under EU directive to open rail freight markets to competition; and if any private interest in the rail freight industry has been received. [3303/06]

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (31 Jan 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 139: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the steps she has taken to date in 2006 to deal with the possibility of an outbreak of bird flu, or worse, a flu pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3089/06]

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (26 Jan 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 11: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of applications which were received under the sports capital programme up to the deadline in January 2006; the number of applications received from Brittas, Clondalkin, Lucan, Newcastle, Palmerstown, Rathcoole and Saggart; the way in which the number of applications in each category compare with the previous five years;...

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (26 Jan 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 21: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the proportion of applications received under the sports capital programme that were related to schools and colleges at primary, second, third and further education levels. [2486/06]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (25 Jan 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 228: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the way in which he intends providing the €20 million in excise relief measures for biofuels as announced in budget 2006. [2186/06]

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (25 Jan 2006)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when he expects the separation of the transmission grid operations from the ESB to occur; if legislative changes would be required to transfer the actual ownership of the transmission grid assets to Eirgrid; and if his Department has considered such a move. [2185/06]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (15 Dec 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding plans to provide a suitable replacement site for a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39583/05]

Written Answers — Education Welfare Service: Education Welfare Service (15 Dec 2005)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason the National Educational Welfare Board has not received the funding it requires to fully carry out its statutory duties. [39582/05]