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Order of Business. (4 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: The heads of the health (nursing homes)(amendment) Bill have been approved by the Government.

Order of Business. (4 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: It is hoped the Bill will be introduced in this session. However, the Tánaiste made it clear last week that it will not be finished in this session.

Order of Business. (4 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: It will drift into the new year.

Order of Business. (4 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: It will be published but we will not have finished it. Regarding the Bill establishing the health information and quality authority, last year the Tánaiste decoupled it, so to speak, from what is now the Health Act 2004 and it is now due next year. Work is under way on this legislation.

Order of Business. (4 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: There is nothing new from what I said last week about the register of persons considered unsafe to work with children. I will ask for an update on the matter but I stated last week that the Department of Education and Science and the Department of Health and Children have discussed the establishment of a pre-employment consultancy service. As for the third level student support Bill,...

Order of Business. (4 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: The Bill has been included in the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government's proposed planning and development Bill, the strategic infrastructure Bill.

Order of Business. (4 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: I am told it is due early next year.

Order of Business. (4 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: It is in the planning and development Bill.

Order of Business. (4 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: No. We already have legislation governing buses.

Order of Business. (4 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: Is the Deputy asking if we will consider providing Government time for a Private Member's motion?

Order of Business. (4 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: If he can get the other Opposition parties to agree to give their time, that is fine by me.

Order of Business. (4 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: The Deputy must go on the list with all the other Members who want time.

Order of Business. (4 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: I used to be accused of spending too much, but now we spend too little. Thankfully, we are spending €6 billion on infrastructural projects.

Order of Business. (4 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: We are delivering many things in many places. We have 50 major infrastructural projects under way. The Deputy is aware of that and wherever such projects are not delivering, he has been supplied with answers to his parliamentary questions. I have answered already that the Bill in question, the infrastructural Bill, is being included in the planning and development Bill, which is due next year.

Order of Business. (4 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: I did not catch all of that. Is it about the British Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill?

Order of Business. (4 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: I will raise the issue. The British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill is already law, but the Deputy claims there is still a loophole.

Leaders' Questions. (5 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: I stated yesterday that the health boards first mooted the idea of a payroll system for the health sector in 1994-95. That is the factual position. However, they did not follow through on that system. To answer Deputy Kenny's first question, discussions took place and the original proposal was broadened out over time from that of a computerised payroll system to one dealing with the recording...

Leaders' Questions. (5 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: In implementing the project a number of major IT issues must be addressed, including the accurate recording of over 25 different staff rosters and employment conditions for staff which are entirely dependent on the relevant health board. As a result, there were wide variations in attendance hours, annual leave and attendances.

Leaders' Questions. (5 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: I am answering Deputy Kenny. A decision was taken to incorporate these variations into the new system, which dramatically increased the complexity of the manual intervention. Of course, considering the current situation, it would have been far better if they stuck to trying to get the payroll system right, but they did not. I am not here to dump on anyone; I am answering questions on what...

Leaders' Questions. (5 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: We are not passing the buck. I do not do that. I will answer——