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Order of Business (25 Nov 2010)

Alan Shatter: I wish to raise three matters. To come back to the Multi-Unit Developments Bill, that has to come to the House for Report Stage. It is particularly urgent legislation that has been hanging around for a long time. Will the Taoiseach ensure Report Stage happens next week? There should not be any difficulty in taking it up next week. The second matter has been raised many times in the House....

Order of Business (25 Nov 2010)

Alan Shatter: I draw the Taoiseach's attention to the fact his absent Green colleagues in government have indicated they want a general election to be completed by the end of January.

Order of Business (25 Nov 2010)

Alan Shatter: Will he tell the House whether the Minister, Deputy Gormley, has given the Taoiseach a stay of execution? Would he not acknowledge it is in the national interest to bring stability to Government and to have the election the general public is demanding?

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Alan Shatter: Hear, hear.

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Alan Shatter: Hear, hear.

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Alan Shatter: Is the Minister of State suggesting the economic, fiscal and banking collapse was caused by the media?

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Alan Shatter: I did for a while.

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Alan Shatter: I suppose The Irish Times has brought the country down, has it?

Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (25 Nov 2010)

Alan Shatter: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reasons for a delay of up to eight months for an initial appointment with the Health Service Executive hearing services at a location (details supplied) for patients requiring a hearing aid and a further two months delay for a second appointment for the hearing aid to be supplied and fitted. [44552/10]

Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (25 Nov 2010)

Alan Shatter: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform his plans to change the jurisdiction in the District and Civil Court in civil cases. [44447/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (1 Dec 2010)

Alan Shatter: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the suggestions of the Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes which have been implemented by him. [45510/10]

Written Answers — Garda Remuneration: Garda Remuneration (1 Dec 2010)

Alan Shatter: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will provide a breakdown of the Garda pay and allowances cuts that have been made since the publication of the Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes. [45511/10]

Order of Business (2 Dec 2010)

Alan Shatter: If I were the Deputy I would keep my head down.

Order of Business (2 Dec 2010)

Alan Shatter: They have turned politics into a farce.

Order of Business (2 Dec 2010)

Alan Shatter: Last year was the first time.

Order of Business (2 Dec 2010)

Alan Shatter: That was to give double payments at Christmas time.

Order of Business (2 Dec 2010)

Alan Shatter: The Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill addresses a whole series of different areas of law that need to be reformed. I assume there is no reality in that Bill being enacted before the general election. When it was before the House, I invited the Minister for Justice and Law Reform to remove the section that deals with the enforcement of maintenance support orders and to introduce...

Order of Business (2 Dec 2010)

Alan Shatter: This has been the position for 18 months. Will the Tánaiste ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform to find half an hour next week to introduce such emergency legislation? There is no controversy between us about it; it is an urgent measure, which is badly needed. Wives and mothers are very badly affected in the current situation.

Local Government (Mayor and Regional Authority of Dublin) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Dec 2010)

Alan Shatter: We are taking this legislation today instead of the multi-unit development Bill because the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Gormley, is obsessed by this particular provision. It is not merely a vanity project, it is also a token of the Greens' contribution to Government. It is extraordinary that, at a time of economic cataclysm when we should be debating...

Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Dec 2010)

Alan Shatter: As the Taoiseach tries to elude the electorate.