Jerry Buttimer, TD

Public areas in major Meath towns to be revitalised

Fine Gael TD for Kildare South, Martin Heydon, today welcomed new animal welfare measures announced by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD at the Animal Welfare Conference in Dublin Castle.

Fine Gael TD for Mayo, Michelle Mulherin, has today (Friday) welcomed measures to develop the inshore fisheries sector announced by Simon Coveney TD, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

M2 roundabouts to finally get the make-over they need

To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a recommended daily minimum water usage for adults under European health policy and if so, if he will confirm what that minimum is; and if he will make a statement on the matter?

Fine Gael Senator for Dublin, Catherine Noone, has today (Thursday) called for sugar levels in treats and fizzy drinks to be capped at 20%. Senator Noone proposed the measure following a World Health Organisation recommendation that no more than 6 teaspoons of sugar should be consumed in 24 hours.

A Cheann Comhairle I welcome the opportunity in the House today to give my response to the report by Mr. Seán Guerin of his review of the action taken by An Garda Síochána pertaining to certain allegations.

I thank the Minister of State for remaining in the House for this matter which willbe of interest to her in her job in housing. I raise the matter because I am increasingly alarmed that we are launching into a period of construction with construction strategies, housing programmes and stimulus packages, and todaythere was an announcement of a strategic investment fund of nearly €7 billion,but that it is all happening in the absence of an overarching spatial strategy. Wehad a national spatial strategy from 2002, but it has largely been abandoned. The only one paying any attention to it now is An Bord Pleanála.

To ask the Minister for Health if there has been a policy change to no longer provide residential care for children with intellectual disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter?