Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)

The Government finally recognises that the HSE is suffering because of the failure to restructure the administrative structure before it was established. We now know that a move to try to restructure it was rejected because of the Government's fear that another one of its pet projects, namely, decentralisation, might have been affected. Will a Supplementary Estimate or legislation be introduced so that the Dáil can have a proper debate on this issue?

I put the Tánaiste on notice that Fine Gael is very concerned about a proposal to debate Thornton Hall next week. I understand the Dáil will have a quasi-judicial role in looking at an environmental impact statement and the report of a rapporteur and in making a decision. The Government proposes to have a three-hour debate in the House with a vote at the end of it. A deliberative process of that nature should be conducted by the proper committee which would review the evidence and take a decision on an informed basis. I express our concern about the procedure being——

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