Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)

It has been before this House on two occasions, but was withdrawn. In the meantime an office was established in Navan, County Meath, which is another quango. To date, that office has incurred costs of €2 million, yet apartment owners have nobody to turn to concerning the problems they are experiencing on a daily basis, given the rip-off fees they are charged for management services. The Bill is currently before the Seanad and is interlinked with the Multi-Unit Development Bill. As Deputy Rabbitte said last week, however, it seems to be buried in the Seanad. Can the Tánaiste provide an update on when Committee Stage will be taken in the Seanad and when it will come before the Dáil?

The second issue concerns Cadbury Ireland, which was raised on the Order of Business last week by Deputy Bruton. Can the Tánaiste say when she will be meeting the Kraft management in order to save the 1,200 jobs which are now under threat in Cadbury Ireland?

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