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Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (18 Oct 2007)

Seán Sherlock: Question 31: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made on the mutual recognition of penalty points between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland; the reason for the ongoing delay; when he will bring the full list of penalty point categories into force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24272/07]

Written Answers — Marine Accidents: Marine Accidents (18 Oct 2007)

Seán Sherlock: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made to date with regard to plans to recover the fishing vessels, the [i]Pere Charles[/i] and the [i]Maggie B[/i], which sank off the south-east coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21786/07]

Agrifood Industry: Motion (23 Oct 2007)

Seán Sherlock: Congratulations, Deputy.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (23 Oct 2007)

Seán Sherlock: I wish to share time with Deputies Martin Ferris and Mary Upton. If Deputies Doyle and Connaughton are selling those calves, they might give me a shout because I am thinking of increasing my herd by 200%. I speak in support of the Fine Gael motion. Between 2005 and 2006, the agrifood sector accounted for 163,400 jobs, or 8.1% of the working population. Irish agrifood exports accounted for...

Agrifood Industry: Motion (23 Oct 2007)

Seán Sherlock: On 29 September last, the Irish Farmers Journal reported that Reox Holdings, a subsidiary of Dairygold, was in the process of selling Breeo Foods. Breeo Foods carries top brands such as Dairygold, Shaws, Galtee Meats, Roscrea, Mitchelstown, Calvita and Sno. These brands are long-established in the minds of consumers and are perceived to be Irish in origin and content. The truth is...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (23 Oct 2007)

Seán Sherlock: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in view of the very serious, extensive and fundamental breaches of human rights involved he will indicate his view on the request to the Federal Government of India to address the continued impunity which it is suggested is maintained by those involved in massacres, rapes and other widespread violations in Gujarat in 2002. [24993/07]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (23 Oct 2007)

Seán Sherlock: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if, in view of the need to promote and protect human rights internationally by controlling more effectively the conditions under which military and security transfers take place, particularly in the context of armed conflict, he will support calls for measures to unequivocally prohibit mercenary activity of any kind by Irish citizens in...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (23 Oct 2007)

Seán Sherlock: Question 430: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will pass the necessary legislation to facilitate the transfer of responsibility for the administration of the higher education grants from local authorities to the vocational educational committees in order that the transfer of the function can take place in advance of the 2008/2009 academic year; if additional funding is to...

Job Creation. (24 Oct 2007)

Seán Sherlock: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of grants, aids or other financial assistance provided by the Exchequer to a company (details supplied); if these moneys have been recovered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25374/07]

Job Creation. (24 Oct 2007)

Seán Sherlock: Members on this side of the House are not seeking to play politics with this issue but we question, as is our right, the decision by Amgen and the Government's response to it. The company has had two postponements. On 15 October, the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Micheál Martin met with Amgen. The people of Carrigtwohill and the region want to find out what the...

Job Creation. (24 Oct 2007)

Seán Sherlock: What about the €4 million?

Job Creation. (24 Oct 2007)

Seán Sherlock: We all accept the vagaries of the international market, that negotiations are delicate and that landmark projects of this nature sometimes do not proceed. If Amgen is retaining ownership of the site, the people of the region will want to know why it is doing so when they have postponed the project twice. Is the Minister continuing negotiations with Amgen? Will Amgen make a final decision...

Job Creation. (24 Oct 2007)

Seán Sherlock: When did Deputy O'Keeffe meet them?

Public Holidays. (24 Oct 2007)

Seán Sherlock: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that workers here have fewer public holidays than workers in most EU countries; if he will increase the number of public holidays from nine to 11 to bring Irish workers up to the EU average and particularly in view of recent statistics showing that workers here are the second...

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Seán Sherlock: What does that have to do with food labelling?

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Seán Sherlock: This is a weather report.

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (25 Oct 2007)

Seán Sherlock: Question 64: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when work on the Fermoy flood plan is scheduled to commence; the estimated duration of the works; the cost of the works with a detailed breakdown of when phase 2 and 3 are expected to follow; and the effect the works will have on traffic flow in the town. [25799/07]

Road Safety: Statements (31 Oct 2007)

Seán Sherlock: I wish to share time with Deputy Broughan. I will speak for approximately two minutes.

Road Safety: Statements (31 Oct 2007)

Seán Sherlock: I thank Deputy Broughan for sharing his time.

Road Safety: Statements (31 Oct 2007)

Seán Sherlock: He would have given me more time but I am sure he will address the salient points in the argument. There is a gross disparity resulting from the outsourcing of driver testing to private companies. The list of centres on the on-line driving application form on the Road Safety Authority, RSA, website does not include every centre to which drivers may apply. I know of people who waited months...