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Order of Business. (10 Mar 2005)

John Gormley: I understand the civil servant who negotiated the residential abuse settlement moved to the Higher Education Authority. Now Mr. Kelly has gone there. It seems to be some sort of purgatory for civil servants.

Order of Business. (10 Mar 2005)

John Gormley: Many civil servants feel very aggrieved this morning——

Order of Business. (10 Mar 2005)

John Gormley: ——particularly in the Department of Health and Children.

Order of Business. (10 Mar 2005)

John Gormley: The question I have is——

Order of Business. (10 Mar 2005)

John Gormley: It is. On the statements, I believe——

Order of Business. (10 Mar 2005)

John Gormley: No, I am not because we need clarity on the legislative proposals that will flow from the conclusions of the Travers report. Clearly, the special relationship that has existed until now between civil servants and Ministers has been broken.

Order of Business. (10 Mar 2005)

John Gormley: A tradition dating back to the enactment of the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 has been broken.

Order of Business. (10 Mar 2005)

John Gormley: Why do Ministers no longer accept responsibility for their Departments?

Order of Business. (10 Mar 2005)

John Gormley: That needs to be clarified now.

Order of Business. (10 Mar 2005)

John Gormley: It needs to be clarified before we begin the debate.

Order of Business. (10 Mar 2005)

John Gormley: The Green Party opposes this proposal. Most people will get one day off for the bank holiday while we are proposing to get three days off. It is clear that this is the laziest most unproductive Parliament in Europe, thanks to this lazy unproductive Government.

Order of Business. (10 Mar 2005)

John Gormley: It is an indulgence that people do not like.

Order of Business. (10 Mar 2005)

John Gormley: For that reason, we are opposing the proposal.

Order of Business. (10 Mar 2005)

John Gormley: The Tánaiste said earlier she was not sure if legislation was required to amend section 3 of the Public Service Management Act 1997. When will she be in a position to let the House know if such legislation is required?

Order of Business. (10 Mar 2005)

John Gormley: Will the Tánaiste seek the advice of the Attorney General? Will somebody write the letter or what will happen?

Order of Business. (10 Mar 2005)

John Gormley: Will there be any ducking?

Report on Long-Stay Care Charges: Motion. (10 Mar 2005)

John Gormley: The Travers report is an indictment of the administrative and political culture in the Department of Health and Children. It exposes a litany of poor decisions, fudges and errors as well as "extreme maladministration" as the Tánaiste put it. By using that phrase she nicely prepared the way for this report. As I said at the time, it was preparing the way for civil servants to get it in the...

Report on Long-Stay Care Charges: Motion. (10 Mar 2005)

John Gormley: It seems this is the pattern we now associate with the Government, with a series of Ministers brazening it out. Let us be clear, the Tánaiste has supported the former Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Martin. She has said she does not want to adjudicate on a conflict of evidence. However, this is entirely disingenuous because she has adjudicated. She has made it clear as to what side...

Report on Long-Stay Care Charges: Motion. (10 Mar 2005)

John Gormley: ——and the Ministers of State, Deputies Callely and Tim O'Malley. Did the Tánaiste try to dissuade Mr. Kelly from going elsewhere? While she may smile about the matter, she accepted it because she wants to accept the version given to us by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Martin. I ask the Tánaiste to admit this is the truth today, as we need to have clarity on...

Report on Long-Stay Care Charges: Motion. (10 Mar 2005)

John Gormley: Clearly she has full confidence in the former Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Martin. The Tánaiste should no longer ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to climb up lampposts with posters saying "One-party Government — no thanks." It seems we now have one-party Government. The Progressive Democrats is indistinguishable from Fianna Fáil and I no longer know its...