Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

The earlier questions about the national asset management agency, NAMA, and the legislation to facilitate it did not address whether the heads of the Bill have been agreed. One has to presume they are as the body was launched yesterday having been announced in the Supplementary Budget Statement the day before. If so, will the heads of the Bill be circulated to Members? This was a long-stated aspiration of the former Taoiseach but there has been very little evidence of co-operation in that regard. Will the Tánaiste organise to circulate the heads of the Bill immediately on their agreement? Have they been agreed and if so can they be circulated today?

The supplementary budget also indicated a new scheme for early child care support in respect of the year before a child starts primary education. Will there be legislation to facilitate the introduction of this new scheme which will come into effect in January 2010, eight months from now? Has work commenced on the preparation of the scheme which follows the abolition of the existing scheme for child care supports? Will the Tánaiste update us on the position of that legislation?

I tabled a question to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment seeking the identity and remit of the aviation expert she appointed to assess the situation at S. R. Technics. In her response she refused to identify that expert.

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