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Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (30 Nov 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Rhubarb.

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (30 Nov 2005)

Paul Gogarty: I am sitting on the Government benches, as I did when speaking on planning issues, to see if I can keep a straight face while talking about climate change and transport policy.

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (30 Nov 2005)

Paul Gogarty: I am sorry that I cannot do so. The hot air from this side of the House is certainly circulating around the Chamber and not doing the country's future any good. I will talk about transport because the transport sector, at 31%, accounts for the largest share of energy consumption and also contributes to emissions, global warming, acid rain and respiratory diseases, thus putting pressure on our...

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (30 Nov 2005)

Paul Gogarty: ——living off the resources of today's children and those of future generations to satisfy their selfish electoral ambitions——

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (30 Nov 2005)

Paul Gogarty: ——built on a web of untruths or, at least, a collective incompetence of staggering proportions. There has been much hot air throughout this debate but it has been coming from that side of the House. The debate has shown that Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats have no clothes on in terms of the issues of climate change and energy security. We need greater debate. It is a pity all...

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (30 Nov 2005)

Paul Gogarty: I am getting out of here as quickly as possible, a Cheann Comhairle.

Climate Change Targets Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (30 Nov 2005)

Paul Gogarty: He is moving to higher ground.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Nov 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has ensured that past grant applications to Údarás na Gaeltachta have been rechecked, in view of the failure of Údarás na Gaeltachta to notice that one such application made in 1998 contained an incorrect address which placed the company in question inside a Gaeltacht area; the steps he has taken to ensure...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (30 Nov 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will provide a breakdown of projects that were allocated funding in the first six months of 2005 from dormant accounts in the RAPID region Togher-Mahon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36771/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Nov 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 116: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 20; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37028/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Nov 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 117: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the policy which exists in relation to the provision of incontinence pads by the Health Service Executive; the criteria used for assessing same; the position regarding persons who urinate more than the prescribed amount of times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37029/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Nov 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 118: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will ensure that a situation regarding a person (details supplied) in Dublin 20, where severely disabled persons primarily cared for in the community by their families and whose medication leads to more frequent urination never have to suffer the indignity of being told there is a quota of pads available, never...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (1 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his Department will be consulting with groups representing the elderly and employers when considering the Pension Board's proposal that older persons should be entitled to defer their State pensions until 70 years of age. [37125/05]

Written Answers — Trade Liberalisation: Trade Liberalisation (6 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on proposals to ban energy efficiency, recycling and other eco-labels on the grounds of non-tariff-barriers that are to be discussed as part of the non-agricultural market access talks at the sixth WTO ministerial meeting in Hong Kong from 13 to 18 December 2005. [37928/05]

Written Answers — Industrial Disputes: Industrial Disputes (6 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the legislative changes he may consider in response to the dispute at Irish Ferries and the practice of companies operating in the market here being able to flout minimum wage and other employment laws; the communications he has had with the European Commission to examine the way in which such compliance might be enforced...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (6 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 486: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the accommodation crisis currently being experienced by a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow and that the numbers of children attending the school in September 2006 will be sufficient to allow for the appointment of another teacher; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (6 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 501: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the compulsory purchase of public and private lands by the local authority to facilitate the restoration of the harbour at Greystones through a PPP with a company (details supplied) is an inappropriate use of the compulsory purchase order process in view of the fact that the cost of the required works has...

Good Samaritan Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (7 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: I propose to share time with Deputies Ó Caoláin, Connolly, McHugh and Catherine Murphy.

Good Samaritan Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (7 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: I pay tribute to Deputy Timmins for bringing forward this draft legislation. I understand his primary motivation relates to the issue of sudden cardiac arrest. I am very much aware of his work in trying to provide defibrillators in the community. My mother is trying to set up a charity in the Lucan area and has spoken to a number of individuals who praise Deputy Timmins's contribution in this...

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (7 Dec 2005)

Paul Gogarty: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Defence his views on his recent assertion that the number of Defence Forces officers serving overseas is unsustainable in view of the Defence Forces domestic commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38204/05]