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Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (3 Feb 2004)

Phil Hogan: Question 277: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will allocate funds in 2004 under the arterial drainage scheme to alleviate flooding at Piltown County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3041/04]

Consumer Protection. (10 Feb 2004)

Phil Hogan: Question 108: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the precise role of the new consumer panel that she proposes to establish in respect of measures dealing with consumer protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4177/04]

Consumer Protection. (10 Feb 2004)

Phil Hogan: Following the Tánaiste's seven years in office, she has now discovered that consumers require a stronger voice and will seek advice, from another quango that she is about to establish, on what should be done in respect of consumer issues and consumer protection before the reshuffle given that she has already announced her desire to move from her present Department. She proposes to put...

Consumer Protection. (10 Feb 2004)

Phil Hogan: I submit that the Tánaiste would have a stronger Consumers Association of Ireland if more resources were given to that body. We will not have an effective consumer voice unless there is a properly resourced Consumers Association of Ireland. The Tánaiste could do more to further the interests of consumers through that organisation if it were properly resourced. Some of the powers taken from...

Price Controls. (10 Feb 2004)

Phil Hogan: The Tánaiste is out of touch because airline ticket outlets are certainly not as numerous as pubs. Progressive Democrats members like café-style bars and even spoke some years ago about the deregulation of pub licences, although we have not heard much about that lately. In rural areas, however, there would be great difficulty shopping around. On New Year's Eve people want a drink and are...

Price Controls. (10 Feb 2004)

Phil Hogan: I am sure Progressive Democrats supporters travel from pub to pub to find out the price of drink.

Price Controls. (10 Feb 2004)

Phil Hogan: We should get real about what people do. What mechanism does the Tánaiste propose to establish within the new quango, the consumer panel, to allow people to complain about prices and products with which they are unhappy?

Price Controls. (10 Feb 2004)

Phil Hogan: I know every one of them.

Price Controls. (10 Feb 2004)

Phil Hogan: They are not café-style bars.

Price Controls. (10 Feb 2004)

Phil Hogan: That is happening in Dublin 4.

Price Controls. (10 Feb 2004)

Phil Hogan: The Minister needs to travel beyond Newlands Cross.

Price Controls. (10 Feb 2004)

Phil Hogan: I have not been in them in a while.

Job Losses. (10 Feb 2004)

Phil Hogan: No problem.

Written Answers — Special Needs Assistants: Special Needs Assistants (10 Feb 2004)

Phil Hogan: Question 286: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason special needs assistants appointed after 1 September 2003 do not receive the same remuneration as assistants appointed prior to this date, even though there was a huge backlog of applicants with his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4055/04]

Written Answers — Insurance Industry: Insurance Industry (17 Feb 2004)

Phil Hogan: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has taken an initiative in the context of the Irish Presidency of the European Union to implement a Single Market regime in respect of insurance products in the interest of cross-frontier trading and the consequential benefit to consumers arising from the increased competition in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (17 Feb 2004)

Phil Hogan: Question 197: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of claims occurring from the collapse of a company (details supplied); the impact that these claims are having on jobs; if she will provide a portion of the insurance levy to compensate some of these claimants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4671/04]

Written Answers — Companies Legislation: Companies Legislation (17 Feb 2004)

Phil Hogan: Question 198: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the new exemption threshold in respect of the Companies (Auditing and Accountancy) Act 2003 will come into effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4672/04]

Written Answers — Competition Authority: Competition Authority (17 Feb 2004)

Phil Hogan: Question 205: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of documents that have been delivered to the Competition Authority arising from a summons to each financial institution; and when a report in respect of charges, fees and so on will be published. [5175/04]

Written Answers — Potato Disease: Potato Disease (17 Feb 2004)

Phil Hogan: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if his attention has been drawn to the disease in seed potatoes similar to foot and mouth disease in animals; and the action he is taking to ensure that the spread of this disease is contained and eradicated in due course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4605/04]

Written Answers — Inland Fisheries: Inland Fisheries (17 Feb 2004)

Phil Hogan: Question 343: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will extend the snap net season in the River Suir from mid-April to the end of August 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4606/04]