Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

This concerns the Labour Services (Amendment) Bill. Yesterday I raised the question of the award to the former director general being outside the guidelines and the Taoiseach referred to the Labour Services Act 1987. I refer to the Labour Services (Amendment) Bill, which the Tánaiste brought before the House. This matter is central to the organisation for which she has responsibility. I am commenting on the exposure by Deputy O'Dowd of another scandal within FÁS that gives everyone associated with the organisation a bad name. There is evidence across the country of brilliant work carried out with the assistance of FÁS in every town.

This morning I listened to Deputy Fahey, who is not in the Chamber, a representative of the Government. I assume he was speaking on behalf of the Government. He made the comment that Anglo Irish Bank will return to solvency and will be in a position to lend money again. I know this is mathematics week-----

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