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Order of Business. (29 Jun 2010)

Seymour Crawford: -----and lack of clarity or truth from the HSE.

Social Welfare Payments (29 Jun 2010)

Seymour Crawford: Many people are under severe pressure at present. They do not want reports or debates, they want action. Huge amounts of money have been paid into the banking system. What benefits do ordinary punters receive from that major investment which we have made as taxpayers? It does not seem that ordinary people who have a mortgage that is now overdue receive the support to which they should be...

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (24 Jun 2010)

Seymour Crawford: They will shoot them.

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (24 Jun 2010)

Seymour Crawford: I am very angry about this issue. I do not have the experience of the Ward Union Hunt that Deputies Johnny Brady, Mary Wallace and Thomas Byrne have. They spoke from the heart about it, specifically on the hunt. I want to follow up on Deputy Byrne's remarks. People believe the Minister is against the Irish countryside. He has his idea of the countryside and does not mind what happens to...

Tourism Industry: Motion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2010)

Seymour Crawford: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion. The fact that 35,000 jobs were lost last year from the tourism and food industries serves as an example of the impact on this country of 1 million fewer tourists. This downturn clearly was caused by the economic problems in the marketplace. However, to some degree it also was caused by the travel tax and the State's failure to provide...

Road Network (23 Jun 2010)

Seymour Crawford: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress of the dual carriageway from Derry to Aughnacloy which was agreed with the Northern Ireland Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26638/10]

Road Network (23 Jun 2010)

Seymour Crawford: I welcome the assurance from the Minister and I take it he will give an assurance that the funding will be in place and that there will be no hold up in the scheme. It was agreed at the time that there would be a dual carriageway from Derry to Dublin. There is a missing piece and I seek clarification on the situation. In particular, I refer to the road from Aughnacloy to Castleshane, which...

Road Network (23 Jun 2010)

Seymour Crawford: What is the Minister's view on this matter? Does he accept that it is not reasonable or sensible to have a dual carriageway from Derry to Aughnacloy but not have a link up with the two and one road at Castleshane? Development will depend on the Minister and his Department being prepared to fund the NRA. What is the Minister's view on a common sense approach and the urgency of the matter?

Written Answers — Commissions of Investigation: Commissions of Investigation (17 Jun 2010)

Seymour Crawford: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Finance if there are consequences for any persons in leadership positions arising from the two bank inquiry reports that have been published. [25700/10]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (17 Jun 2010)

Seymour Crawford: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will remove the travel tax as a gesture to the industry and to encourage more tourists to visit here in view of the problems encountered by airports and airlines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20431/10]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (16 Jun 2010)

Seymour Crawford: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the specific efforts he, the Industrial Development Authority or Enterprise Ireland have made to encourage or provide jobs in County Monaghan over the past five years; his views on whether it is unfair that so little effort has been made and the fact that there are less than 400 IDA related jobs in County Monaghan; his...

Written Answers — Job Protection: Job Protection (16 Jun 2010)

Seymour Crawford: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the efforts that are being made to retain jobs in existing industries especially in the small indigenous factories; his views on whether some of the structures put in place to support employment are geared towards larger employers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24287/10]

Banking Reports: Motion (16 Jun 2010)

Seymour Crawford: I support the motion proposed by my colleague, Deputy O'Donnell. This important issue needs to be fully clarified and sorted out. Many small businesses and farmers in my constituency are under pressure because they cannot get proper banking facilities. That serious problem is a direct result of the crisis presided over by the current Government, as alluded to in the two reports. The...

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2010)

Seymour Crawford: In light of the fact that an independent report by Teagasc has stated clearly that farm incomes have decreased by 40%, can the Taoiseach ensure time is given for a debate on agriculture?

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2010)

Seymour Crawford: I am asking for a debate on agriculture before the Dáil rises for the summer.

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2010)

Seymour Crawford: We could not have a debate on a parliamentary question.

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2010)

Seymour Crawford: I am asking that time be allocated for a debate. I would also like to ask about the winding down of the hospital in Dundalk-----

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2010)

Seymour Crawford: -----at a time when the hospitals in Drogheda and Cavan cannot deal with the problems in the region.

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2010)

Seymour Crawford: The Ceann Comhairle is well aware of the problems in his constituency. When will the health information Bill-----

Order of Business. (16 Jun 2010)

Seymour Crawford: Sorry, I am asking a direct question.