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Anti-Poverty Strategy. (22 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Minister of State's difficulty is that he is answering too many questions together.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (17 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil to discuss a matter of national importance namely that 30 kg of plutonium which is enough to make eight nuclear bombs has gone missing at Sellafield and that there have been security breaches on 45 occasions last year at British nuclear installations including a case of unauthorised access and the theft of sensitive information.

Order of Business. (17 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: In view of the fact the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Roche, has refused to make a decision on the future of the archaeological site on the M3 motorway in Tara, will the Tánaiste indicate if he will have to wait until the National Monuments Bill is passed before he can come to a conclusion on the matter? Also, when will the Bill come before the House?

Programmes for Government. (16 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Taoiseach referred earlier to the existence of thermal treatment plants in other countries. Does the not agree that the key issue in terms of the Government's policy relates to the health aspects of these plants and people's concerns in that regard? The EPA is refusing to appoint representatives of the World Health Organisation at its oral hearings.

Programmes for Government. (16 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Does the Taoiseach agree that concerns about the health issues involved are genuine, sincere and widely held and that the EPA is not addressing them?

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (15 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Transport the action he intends to take to control the emission of certain fluorinated greenhouse gases as proposed in Directive 70/156/EEC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4081/05]

Written Answers — Health Centres: Health Centres (15 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 183: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to provide the village of Dunleer with a new health centre. [4521/05]

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (15 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 324: To ask the Minister for Transport the situation regarding a new railway station for Dunleer, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4520/05]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (15 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 453: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress in the provision of a new primary school (details supplied) in County Louth. [4522/05]

Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (15 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 509: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of times that each Member of the Cabinet has used the Government jet since June 2002; the nature of each trip; the respective destination; the persons who accompanied them and the cost of each trip. [4605/05]

Domestic Refuse Charges: Motion. (15 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: This is an important debate and I welcome the Labour Party motion. If there is some disagreement, then that is healthy because there are different views on waste management. I was surfing the Internet recently and I went into the Progressive Democrats website for light relief to check its manifesto for the local elections.

Domestic Refuse Charges: Motion. (15 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: No one ever reads the Minister's website except myself. He should change his statistics. I discovered from the Progressive Democrats website that the party had made a promise during the local election that it would introduce a similar national waiver scheme to that outlined by the Labour Party tonight. There is a real need for it. There is much controversy over waste management and there are...

Election Management System. (15 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: I asked for this debate on foot of last week's revelations regarding the variation in cost of storage of electronic voting machines. It costs in excess of €658,000 per annum to store the machines throughout the country. That was all very well, until Deputy McGrath discovered there is a difference in a variety of costing depending on the county in which the ballot box is situated. In some...

Election Management System. (15 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is a waste of money.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (15 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss a matter of national importance, namely, the recent revelations regarding the significant variation in the cost of storage of electronic voting machines throughout the country.

Rail Network. (15 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on whether the reopening of a rail-link between Dunboyne and Dublin's city centre as expressed by Irish Rail cannot go ahead unless Irish Rail develops a third intercity rail station in Dublin, such as that proposed at Spencer Dock in view of the recent support for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4754/05]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (10 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 100: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her Department intends to publish a report on the GMS services; if so, when it will become available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4257/05]

Written Answers — State Property: State Property (9 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 112: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the report of the scientific group set up to examine the issue of hunting on State lands. [3707/05]

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (9 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 275: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress to date of the Private Residential Tenancies Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4060/05]

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (9 Feb 2005)

Fergus O'Dowd: Question 268: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he intends to take to fast track the remaining NDP projects in his Department to ensure completion of the plan as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4023/05]