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Social and Affordable Housing. (8 Nov 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: It is delaying the housing.

Social and Affordable Housing. (8 Nov 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: It is delaying it by three or four years in some cases rather than getting them instantly.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Nov 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 299: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost of the administration and management staff of the Health Service Executive in a full year compared to the last full year when the services were managed by the health boards; the number of administrative and management staff in the HSE compared to when the health boards were administering the service; the number of the former...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (7 Nov 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 307: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she will take to eliminate the discrimination against elderly people in the west of Ireland who are in nursing homes and cannot get the enhanced subvention while similar patients on the east coast can receive the enhanced subvention; if she will make a statement on the discrimination against elderly people in the west of...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (7 Nov 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 479: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her Department intends to carry out a survey of the Office of Public Works site to assess the suitability of this site for the possibility of building a new school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36382/06]

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Nov 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: It is 1.4%.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Nov 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: That is right.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Nov 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: I understand it and I understand how it was changed.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Nov 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: It would only restore what we had in 2000.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Nov 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: From builders.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: What the developers want.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: That is right. We agree with the Minister of State.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: It is not being spent.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: I propose to share time with Deputies O'Dowd and Naughten.

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: I am astonished at the Minister of State's speech. He did his best to deliver it in a manner to prove that everything is in order, but that is far from the case. It was difficult to resist interrupting him but I managed it. Ireland is in the midst of a housing crisis. Official statistics for 2006 indicate first-time buyers are paying, on average, more than €250,000 for their first home,...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: I did not interrupt the Minister of State and I ask him not to get excited. If the local authorities are receiving money or land in lieu, how is it that only 1.4% of completed units are for social and affordable housing? It is obvious that while there is private success, there is gross public failure. This Bill would go some way towards correcting that failure. Developers, because of the...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: There may be some short-term gain for the Government in taking such a populist approach but it is poor policy in the long term. The Government, however, seems unconcerned about the long-term consequences. It is incredible that under the 2002 Act, a local authority can take land in any area under its jurisdiction in lieu of the provision of 20% of units in a new development for social and...

Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (1 Nov 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether the abolition of the health boards may have been premature in view of the setting up of regional fora for councillors and regional meetings for Oireachtas members and having held a national consultative meeting in Kilkenny in October 2006 with stakeholders in the health services. [35527/06]

Written Answers — Health Service Reform: Health Service Reform (1 Nov 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has full confidence in the Health Service Executive in view of the regional meetings and fora set up around the country on the health services. [35528/06]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (26 Oct 2006)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 88: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if and when a decision is expected on a residency application by a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35080/06]