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Order of Business. (25 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: People have to try their best in these situations and, in particular when adults become involved, to organise and control fireworks.

Order of Business. (25 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: There are no proposals for legislation.

Order of Business. (25 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: I will discuss the Corrib gas issue with the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources.

Order of Business. (25 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: Yes.

Order of Business. (25 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: Next year.

Order of Business. (25 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: In 2006.

Order of Business. (25 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: The coroners Bill is due to be ready in early 2006. I do not have a date as to when the forestry (amendment) Bill will be ready.

Order of Business. (25 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: Which legislation?

Order of Business. (25 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: The Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) Bill was published on 1 July last and it was ordered for Second Stage on 27 October, which is Thursday.

Order of Business. (25 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: As I understand it, the Bill being prepared is the roads (miscellaneous provisions) Bill, which is to amend the legislation relating to the National Roads Authority and traffic. The heads of that Bill are expected to be ready prior to Christmas. Two Road Traffic Acts have been enacted and both have been amended. Some amendments are being made to the Driver Testing and Standards Authority...

Order of Business. (25 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: The Minister confirms that I was right in what I said. He is looking at amendments to the Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill but he has not brought those forward.

Order of Business. (25 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: The Garda inquiry in Killybegs is ongoing.

Order of Business. (25 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: The defamation Bill will include provision for a press council. The second Bill the Deputy raised will brought to Cabinet before Christmas and money will be provided in the Estimates for 2006 to pay the money owed.

Order of Business. (25 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: No, not yet, but I reminded the Departments that the Deputy is constantly asking about it and that I am constantly telling him it is almost ready.

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (25 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: The procurement of consultancy services in my Department is subject to public procurement guidelines from the Department of Finance as set out in the document, Guidelines for engagement of Consultants in the Civil Service — 1999. Procurement of outside expertise in the public relations field is also subject to public procurement guidelines as set out in the 2004 Department of Finance...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (25 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: There have been no cases of reports, consultancies or cases from external commissions in this period where the issue of poor value for money has been highlighted in my Department.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: As part of its commitment to the principles of quality customer service, my Department has always sought to ensure that customers who wish to conduct their business through Irish can do so. Expenditure on providing such services, therefore, cannot be considered as arising exclusively from the provisions of the Official Languages Act, as they also arise from our existing commitments to our...

Leaders' Questions. (26 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: I appreciate that Members of the House only received the report when we were dealing with leaders' questions yesterday. I had a chance to read a very large part of it last night, particularly the accounts of the witnesses; I had obviously read the recommendations prior to the Cabinet meeting. As I said yesterday, the report is a catalogue of serial abuse and gross dereliction of duty in the...

Leaders' Questions. (26 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: I assure the Deputy that we all have to learn from the mistakes of the past and especially but not only the church. The reality is that none of these issues was ever reported within the church authorities and even in the Garda authorities or in the health boards. Until 1990 it was a very different situation. This report, like other reports in other areas, has highlighted this issue. In regard...

Leaders' Questions. (26 Oct 2005)

Bertie Ahern: I note the decision of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions not to accept the invitation to enter talks on an agreement to succeed Sustaining Progress. I note the intention as proposed by SIPTU that clarification should be sought on what was envisaged in my letter to the president of ICTU. It did not, as Deputy Rabbitte said, reject that letter. It wanted clarification on issues of protection...