Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)

I will try to be as in line as possible. On a number of occasions in this House we discussed the issue of the attachment of fines and were promised that a Bill would be introduced to deal with that issue. I notice that debt collectors have been appointed instead. Can the Minister assure us that some effort will be made to bring in an attachment of fines Bill to sort out the problem?

In light of all of the problems with cross-Border businesses, as well as those relating to FÁS and job creation, when can the Industrial Development Bill that was promised for this session be expected? The situation is extremely serious from the perspective of job losses, especially in the Border region.

The Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, will want to advise us on how to save money in light of what has happened recently but how can she justify patients being treated under private structures when she has actually closed wards in the public system?

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