Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

The final figure with regard to Anglo Irish Bank is to be made known by the Government tomorrow. Will the Taoiseach see to it that adequate time is provided in the House next week to discuss the implications of this issue? Second, will the Taoiseach confirm again the date of the budget? Third, in February of this year, the committee dealing with children's rights agreed a wording for a children's rights referendum. This wording has been with the Attorney General for quite some time. I note that the referendum Bill is not in the legislative programme. Does the Taoiseach expect the Attorney General to complete his analysis of the wording in the foreseeable future and is it still the intention to hold a referendum on children's rights in 2011? Finally, on a number of occasions this week, the Taoiseach spoke about parliamentary democracy and how a Government majority is maintained by parliamentary democracy. Will he save himself having to vote on three separate motions regarding the pending by-elections? If he is so convinced of the importance of parliamentary democracy and the maintenance of his majority in the House will he not tell us he will hold the three by-elections and get on with it?

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