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Order of Business (11 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: A committee on foreign affairs has not yet been established. In the absence of such a forum, will the Tánaiste indicate if there is a possibility of a debate on the recent events in Myanmar and the failure of the UN to issue an appropriate declaration?

Order of Business (11 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: There are concerns that hundreds, if not thousands, of monks have either been massacred or tortured in Myanmar. The response from Europe has been grossly inadequate. There is a need for a united European response and far more effective action taken at UN level than what has happened to date.

Order of Business (11 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: It is an issue for which time in the House should be made available. There is no alternative forum as a committee on foreign affairs has not yet been established. It is a matter we cannot ignore.

Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (10 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: Question 112: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will commit to making homelessness a thing of the past by 2010 as requested by the Make Room campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22745/07]

Order of Business (10 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: Does the Taoiseach not agree that this is a classical democratic deficit in the way European matters are dealt with in that he will proceed to final discussions on this and essentially sign us up to opting out in the justice and security areas without a detailed debate in this House or a statement from the Government setting out clearly the reason for the approach being taken? Does he also...

Order of Business (10 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: Nobody in this country understands it.

Order of Business (10 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: I agree with the previous speaker. Will the Taoiseach not acknowledge that it is completely unsatisfactory that a private briefing, away from the public gaze, will be provided by a civil servant to a few select Members? Does he agree that in any democratic society with a parliamentary system such as that which obtains here, it is only appropriate that matters of this nature be dealt with...

Appointments to State Boards. (10 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: Will the Taoiseach confirm that neither the Green Party nor the Progressive Democrats will be consulted in advance in respect of appointments by Fianna Fáil Ministers to State boards and that they will have absolutely no say in that matter? Will he tell the House what vacancies currently exist on State boards? Will he also list those vacancies and tell us when it is intended to fill them?...

Appointments to State Boards. (10 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: The Taoiseach did not respond to my question regarding what vacancies currently exist on State boards. I think the Chief Whip is falling for the Taoiseach.

Appointments to State Boards. (10 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: We are anxious not to have a Dublin South constituency accident if by-elections are to be avoided. Will the Taoiseach list what positions are currently vacant on State boards? In the context of the Taoiseach's expression of concern in respect of the difficulty of finding suitable people to sit on boards because of the governance provisions and the time commitment, does the Government plan to...

Appointments to State Boards. (10 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: Does the Taoiseach know what positions are currently vacant on State boards?

Appointments to State Boards. (10 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: No, on boards in general.

Appointments to State Boards. (10 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: The Taoiseach has no idea what vacancies exist even in his own Department.

Appointments to State Boards. (10 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: Which positions are vacant?

Standards in Public Office. (10 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: In the context of ethics and the code of conduct as it stands at present, would the Taoiseach feel comfortable if the Minister for Finance, Deputy Cowen, met a group of people informally either in or outside Ireland to talk to them about the economy, how the State is doing and where he sees the economy going during the next 12 months and at the end of the meeting the group had a whip-around...

Standards in Public Office. (10 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: I am not talking about political donations or funds raised for political purposes. If the Minister for Finance, Deputy Cowen, or any Minister sat down today with a group of people, gave them a briefing on the economy for more than an hour and they had a whip-around — not for his political campaigning or purposes, not a political donation, but because they decided he was a nice guy and...

Standards in Public Office. (10 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: Previously, the Taoiseach stated there is nothing in the law at present to prevent a Minister so behaving.

Standards in Public Office. (10 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: If the group were the Minister, Deputy Cowen's friends and he had met them a couple of times before, would the Taoiseach be comfortable with it? Is he aware and does he accept that former Ministers such as Deputy O'Rourke have stated that if they were offered funds in these circumstances, they would not accept them?

Written Answers — Housing Management Companies: Housing Management Companies (9 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he proposes to publish legislation to govern the operation of property management firms of apartment complexes and other multi unit developments; and his views on whether existing legislation is inadequate to provide to apartment and home owners essential legislation to which they should be entitled. [22162/07]

Written Answers — Witness Intimidation: Witness Intimidation (9 Oct 2007)

Alan Shatter: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the changes he considers appropriate for the witness protection programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22562/07]