Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

Does the Government intend to introduce legislation to deal with the position of the taxpayer continuing to guarantee Anglo Irish Bank? As the leader of the Labour Party pointed out, the Government surely must have some sense of what it has got the country into, in view of the fact that Anglo Irish Bank has had loses twice as big as the US Citigroup bank, despite the fact that the Irish economy is 100 times smaller than that of the US. Is it intended to save the Irish taxpayer money by introducing legislation to make those who invested and speculated in Anglo Irish Bank share some of the pain?

With regard to NAMA, is it intended that the Dáil will have an opportunity next week to discuss the quarterly report submitted to the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Lenihan, and the changes to the NAMA business plan that have been introduced? We now know that developers have been looking for €1.5 billion in working capital from NAMA, loan covenants have been waived by NAMA and developers have sought to transfer assets outside the jurisdiction. We need to discuss these and many other issues of critical importance so the people know exactly what is going on. Will we have an opportunity next week to hear what are the changes in the revised NAMA business plan and to have a discussion on the quarterly report that was submitted?

I understand the Dáil may not meet again until mid-September. That seems to be the proposed resumption time. This means it is most likely that legislation yet to be published on the Dublin mayoral election will not be passed in 2010, despite the fact that only last week a spokesman for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government stated the election would take place in October. What is the position on this? Is the legislation to be published during the summer recess? Is it to be debated and passed prior to October? Are we to have mayoral elections this year?

With regard to the mission statement of the Health Service Executive, it has now transpired, as a result of forensic analysis by Deputy Shatter, that the HSE never intended to publish the reports into the deaths of David Foley and Tracey Fay, go ndéana Dia trócaire orthu. It did launch an urgent investigation into how the report was laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas, including an analysis of computers held by the HSE. What is the position of the Government in view of the fact that there was a deliberate intent never to publish those two reports, which in the public interest Deputy Shatter dealt with? Recently, the CEO of the HSE stated it would be better off and much more efficient had it not to deal with the issue of children in the first place. What is the Government's response to this?

Will the Tánaiste respond to the question on the position on cystic fibrosis, which she stated would be responded to today?

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