Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

Will the Taoiseach report on his contacts with the Ministers for Education and Science and Health and Children on the delay in opening the autism unit in Castleknock? I raised this matter with him last week and received a reply.

Has the Taoiseach confirmed the date for the referendum on the EU reform treaty? Will it be held at the end of May or in early June? I ask this because Fine Gael wants to lay out its programme of public meetings and get on with its schedule of supporting the treaty publicly and strongly. I would like to know the date of the referendum as soon as possible in order that we can make those arrangements.

The Electricity (Transfer of Transmission Assets) Bill, No. 38 on the list, concerns the transfer of ownership of the transmission assets from the ESB to EirGrid. Is the Bill still on the cards following the recent announcement by the Minister or is it dead?

In respect of the Human Tissue Bill, No. 59 on the list, the Taoiseach has met parents of children whose organs were confiscated and retained by hospitals without authorisation. Under the Human Tissue Bill, no human tissue can be retained without authorisation. In the light of the ongoing concerns of parents of children whose organs were retained, is it the Government's position that it wishes to discover the truth about this issue and will this be done by way of a public inquiry or other method in order that the people concerned can bring an end to what has been a very sensitive and personal saga for them for 20 years?

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