Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I note the publication of the legislative programme by the Chief Whip for the forthcoming session. The Taoiseach will recall that on the priority list of legislation for the autumn session of 2005 there were 14 Bills and between November and December we repeatedly asked the Taoiseach when certain of these Bills would be published. The stock response was that they would be published before the House would resume today, before the commencement of the new session. Yet, on the new list produced by the Chief Whip five of the Bills are ones that were due to be published before the start of this session. In other words, they were to be published before yesterday. Does this mean the Taoiseach is being taken for a sucker in terms of his having repeatedly inquired as to when Bills would be published and being told they would be published before the House would commence? Five of the 14 Bills that were on the previous priority list for the autumn session of 2005 are on the new list. I also note that another Bill, the Foyle and Carlingford fisheries Bill has disappeared from the list. The Taoiseach might indicate the reason, within the legislative production process, he was given repeated guarantees to the House that legislation would be published when those targets had not been achieved. He might also indicate where the Foyle and Carlingford fisheries Bill has gone.

When is it proposed to fill the vacant seat across the House which was occupied until very recently by Deputy Callely? There is a vacancy within the Minister of State ranks. Perhaps the Taoiseach might take some people out of their anxiety by indicating when he will he intends to fill the vacancy.

Bhí mé thíos in Ollscoil na Gaillimhe leis anAire, an Teachta Ó Cuív, oíche amháin le déanaí. Bhí raic ar siúl idir iar-ollamh agus ollamh san ollscoil faoi leasúó thaobh Bhille an Choláiste Ollscoile, Gaillimh (Leasú) 2005 de. Tá an Bille imithe tríd an Seanad. Tá a fhios ag an Taoiseach gur chuir bord na hollscoile leasú os comhair an Rialtais agus gur chuir an Rialtas an leasú sin os comhair an Ard-Aighne, a thug comhairle don Rialtas a bhí níos láidre ná an chéad leasú a tháinig isteach. An bhfuil an Taoiseach sásta go bhfuil sé sin an chás? Cathain a tiocfaidh an Bille sin os comhair na Dála?

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