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Official Engagements. (5 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: The Ceann Comhairle will not have this again until next October. Will he show some leniency from his exalted position in that Chair? What is wrong with him?

Official Engagements. (5 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach knows the answers to these questions anyway and he is only too willing to give that valuable information to the nation.

Order of Business. (5 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: My objection has nothing to do with the Bill itself, but the arrangement to take all Stages together.

Order of Business (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: It is not agreed. This is not the way to do business. We have awaited this Bill for a long time and, on the second last day of the Dáil session, I object to all Stages being taken in this way. The Government Whip is aware of our difficulty in doing business in this way. It has nothing to do with the Bill. This is not the way to order business.

Order of Business (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: I understand that the written judgment on the Mr. A case from the Supreme Court will be published on Monday. The Sullivan report, the internal inquiry into the breakdown in communications between the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Attorney General, is imminent. Both will appear after the Dáil is in summer recess. Some Deputies in the Opposition want the committee being set up, which...

Order of Business (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: I am pleased to hear the Taoiseach state that.

Order of Business (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: I hope the committee will be able to deal with the report.

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (5 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the position held by Ireland in the European league in terms of full availability of broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26552/06]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (5 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the frustration of the business sector in their efforts to obtain broadband services at various locations throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26553/06]

Order of Business. (6 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: The Sullivan report into the failure in communications between the DPPs office and the Attorney General's office in respect of the constitutional crisis whereby a self-confessed child rapist walked free for a temporary period will be published today. Will the Minister for Finance tell the House when it is expected we will discuss that? I raised this matter yesterday with the Taoiseach and he...

Order of Business. (6 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: Perhaps Deputy Fiona O'Malley might like to serve on the committee herself.

Order of Business. (6 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: The Government has made a mistake in not allowing an hour's debate on the matter this evening. Having deliberately suppressed the matter until today, we are now asked to give full sanction to the committee. Before we decide on whether to vote on the proposal, I ask the Minister for Finance to guarantee that the committee will be properly resourced in terms of back-up staff, in view of the...

Order of Business. (6 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: That is not agreed. Deputy Martin Brady informed me that Fianna Fáil backbenchers are not just tired, they are exhausted. They wish to get out of here.

Order of Business. (6 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: I propose an amendment to proposal No. 5, that Dáil Éireann on its rising on Thursday, 13 July shall adjourn until 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 12 September 2006. Fine Gael and the Labour Party published a joint document on Dáil reform calling for longer sitting periods. My amendment would shorten the summer recess by three weeks. We must discuss the Sullivan report, the Barron report, the report...

Order of Business. (6 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: Now that the House has decided to adjourn today and return in September, I wish to take this opportunity to wish you, a Cheann Comhairle, and your staff a relaxed time during the summer. I thank you for your efficiency and courtesy during your time in the Chair, despite the fact that we might have had some altercations. I also wish the staff of the House every good wish during the summer...

Order of Business. (6 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: In particular, I pay tribute to Seán Sheils, one of the longest serving members of the staff, who is retiring. Mr. Sheils has been the senior bar manager here for the last 38 years. With Denis Reid he has formed the longest working coalition within the Houses of the Oireachtas for a great number of years. I wish Seán every success in his retirement. He has assured me that he will not write...

Written Answers — Health Insurance: Health Insurance (6 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 191: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position on the provision of medical cover for Alzheimer's patients and the unit provided for them and for families at an institution (details supplied); and if she will indicate if medical cover exists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27952/06]

Written Answers — Health Insurance: Health Insurance (6 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 208: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the provision of medical cover for Alzheimer's patients and the unit provided for them and for families at an institution (details supplied); the medical cover that exists presently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28023/06]

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (6 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 258: To ask the Minister for Finance if the NDP/CSF evaluation unit located within his Department have or will carry out a cost-benefit analysis in relation to the proposed new runway at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27716/06]

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (6 Jul 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 268: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will comment on the estimated amount of moneys lent by credit unions to banks and other financial institutions in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27909/06]