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Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Enda Kenny: Yesterday the Taoiseach wrote to me in respect of the numbers of persons who were charged under section 1(1) and section 2(1) of the Criminal Law (Amendment Act) 1935. That followed on repeated requests, on seven different occasions, for the information, which really only came to light when myself and Deputy Rabbitte sent a joint letter to the Director of Public Prosecutions. Does the...

Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Enda Kenny: ——that her party rejected the Taoiseach's proposal. It was clear that the all-party recommendations were predicated on cross-community participation which is not possible at present.

Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Enda Kenny: When is it expected that the defamation Bill will be published?

Foreign Conflicts. (29 Jun 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position with regard to the establishment of a UN force for Darfur, Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25163/06]

Written Answers — Middle East Peace Process: Middle East Peace Process (29 Jun 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the quartet partners have held recent negotiations with regard to the Middle East Peace Process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25134/06]

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings. (4 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach if he has received a further report from the MacEntee Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25546/06]

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings. (4 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach has dealt comprehensively with the MacEntee commission. When will the Barron report be published? It was expected this week.

Office of the Attorney General. (4 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 11: To ask the Taoiseach the remit of the internal review into the procedures within the Office of the Attorney General; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25544/06]

Office of the Attorney General. (4 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: It is enough to give one a heart attack.

Office of the Attorney General. (4 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach gets palpitations about it.

Leaders' Questions. (4 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: I have been presented, as other Members have, with the second report of the Commission on Electronic Voting on the secrecy, accuracy and testing of the chosen electronic voting system. This is another nail in the coffin of the Government's claim to competence, good judgment and ministerial capability. Just over two years ago, the Government tried to foist a dud electronic voting system on the...

Leaders' Questions. (4 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: I know Deputy Johnny Brady is warming up. He is a modest man with modest ideas, but he should keep them to himself. On the basis of today's report, arising from a €60 million expenditure, I would not be inclined to trust the words of a large number of Ministers. The software system that the Government wants to use to count votes is a dud. This report clarifies that beyond "yea" or "nay". It...

Leaders' Questions. (4 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach should check the record or ask his people in the communications area to check it. I did not say the software cost €60 million. I said the software was dud software and that it was the cause of the problem. I agree the hardware is recommended as being of sound structure but it is like building a house of blocks and putting in an inferior heating system or having a shell of a...

Leaders' Questions. (4 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: I did not say it was acceptable. I said it was of sound structure.

Order of Business. (4 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: This is not agreed. We have pointed out on a number of occasions in the past that ample opportunity was available to have more discussion on this critical legislation and we have made the point about bundling Stages of Bills together. From that perspective, I object to No. 19 being taken as proposed.

Order of Business. (4 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: It is not agreed. Deputy Timmins has spoken on this matter. While we support the principle of the Bill, I do not agree that it should be rushed through all Stages as proposed. The Taoiseach is aware of our views on the matter. The Bill should be discussed properly and thoroughly, and I will vote against the proposal on that basis.

Order of Business. (4 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: As Deputy Rabbitte has indicated, the Dalton report has been published. The Committee of Public Accounts will meet this week and the former chairman of Bord na gCon will appear before the committee. How will this be dealt with, given that the report has been published but the order of Dáil business is such that there is no opportunity to discuss the report in the House? The instrument that...

Order of Business. (4 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: One of these appointments should be representative of the students. It would be in their interests. I know that the Taoiseach will take that on board. Will the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill to give effect to the Law Reform Commission report on the modernisation of land law and conveyancing law be published in 2006?

Government Record: Motion. (4 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Labour Party for tabling this joint motion and I thank Deputy Rabbitte for sharing time. The Taoiseach is not present, though he will speak later. His comment yesterday that the Opposition would suffer a heart attack if he called a general election indicated he is confused, and confusion is one of the symptoms of heart failure. I looked up a number of medical journals earlier and...

Government Record: Motion. (4 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: That is dangerous because while the Government implodes and is at war with and between itself, in the real world serious problems have now become intractable, such as those in health. Nothing defines this Government like the health crisis. The Tánaiste asked that she and the Government would be judged on this——