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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (14 Oct 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 51: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application by a school (details supplied) in County Carlow to be included in the 2011 Capital Programme in view of the school's great need and that the planning application for the project expires in June 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36925/10]

Written Answers — Course Certificates: Course Certificates (14 Oct 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 52: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow has not received their results from the college even though they were due in July; the reason these delays have occurred; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36926/10]

Order of Business (14 Oct 2010)

Liz McManus: Yesterday, legislation was published on climate change by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Climate Change and Energy Security. The Bill has been laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas and a request has been made by the joint committee's members and its Chairman, Deputy McGinley, for an early debate in both Houses. I ask the Tánaiste to ensure that an early debate takes place and that...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (13 Oct 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Enterprise; Trade and Innovation his plans to publish anti-victimisation legislation, designed to protect workers who choose to join a trade union and which was promised by March 2009 under the review of Towards 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36392/10]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (13 Oct 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the total number of claims for redundancy payments waiting to be processed at the latest date for which figures are available; the average time taken to process a claim; the steps that are being taken to speed up the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36391/10]

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (13 Oct 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make a commitment that Wicklow hospital will be retained as a residential long stay care facility for the elderly; if she will ensure that the Health Information and Quality Authority report on it is published immediately; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36625/10]

Fuel Poverty: Motion (13 Oct 2010)

Liz McManus: I thank my colleagues in the Labour Party and all the other Members who contributed to this debate. I sensed across the House concern about people at risk of fuel poverty. Winter is setting in. There are people alive today who will die this winter because the conditions they live in are too cold or damp. Winter mortality levels in Ireland are particularly high but we can do something to...

Fuel Poverty: Motion (13 Oct 2010)

Liz McManus: One becomes desensitised, nor does one have direct experience of the circumstances of those who are literally unable to stay warm.

Fuel Poverty: Motion (13 Oct 2010)

Liz McManus: Let us not be emotional about this. The Minister of State should look to the program for Government and consider how she has failed to live up even to her own promise. Every Minister made a direct commitment that there would be a fuel poverty strategy published in 2009. There is nothing more telling of the Government's disdain for those living in fuel poverty or other forms of poverty than...

Fuel Poverty: Motion (13 Oct 2010)

Liz McManus: I am tired waiting. For how long must we wait? That is the whole point.

Fuel Poverty: Motion (13 Oct 2010)

Liz McManus: If the amount of hot air that comes from the Government could be channelled into the poorer households, we would be doing very nicely, but it is not. The issue of the fuel allowance must be dealt with quickly. The Minister for Social Protection talks of his wonderful rambles through Éireann and refers to 4% here and 5% there, and to the fact that some people are uncomfortable in their...

Fuel Poverty: Motion (13 Oct 2010)

Liz McManus: Will Deputies be supplied with a copy of the Minister's speech?

Fuel Poverty: Motion (13 Oct 2010)

Liz McManus: The Minister appears to be holding one.

Fuel Poverty: Motion (13 Oct 2010)

Liz McManus: The Minister is underselling himself.

Written Answers — Millennium Development Goals: Millennium Development Goals (12 Oct 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will explain Ireland's decision to abstain from the UN resolution making water a human right in particular given Ireland's previously stated commitment to millennium development goal seven which pledges to half the proportion of persons without access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation [36103/10]

Written Answers — Millennium Development Goals: Millennium Development Goals (12 Oct 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the contributions Ireland has made towards the progress of the 3rd millennium development goal regarding gender equality, in view of the fact that evidence shows that gender inequality is a driver of poverty [36104/10]

Written Answers — National Lottery: National Lottery (12 Oct 2010)

Liz McManus: Question 238: To ask the Minister for Finance when the licence to operate the national lottery will be put out to tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36366/10]

Fuel Poverty: Motion (12 Oct 2010)

Liz McManus: Will the Minister yield to allow me to ask a question of him?

Fuel Poverty: Motion (12 Oct 2010)

Liz McManus: I asked a specific question on whether the Minister would intervene with the regulator to induce the latter to end its crazy proposal which insists that the big utility companies must change their brand names? As Members are running out of time, I would be grateful were the Minister to respond.

Fuel Poverty: Motion (12 Oct 2010)

Liz McManus: Why get rid of the brand names?

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