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Order of Business (12 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: The most important element of this will be the question and answer session, but only 20 minutes is being provided for this. Yesterday, despite many questions from the leaders of both the Labour Party and Fine Gael, the Taoiseach still withheld a commitment to confidence in the management of the HSE. As a student of football, the Taoiseach is putting down a signal about the HSE which should...

Order of Business (12 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: The House will soon break for St. Patrick's Day and Easter and this will be the last we see of the Taoiseach. We have only passed three Bills during this session and of 17 Bills only five have been published. There is a growing sense of paralysis on the other side of the House and I do not know its cause, though many will speculate in that regard. This paralysis is manifesting itself in...

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (12 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 146: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of revenue received from the construction industry each year over the past ten years reflecting the amount of VAT, site, labour and profit taxes. [10815/08]

Written Answers — National Service Plan: National Service Plan (12 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 186: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent to which output targets (details supplied) for 2007 were delivered. [11005/08]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (12 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the nature of the legal and constitutional difficulties which have arisen with the nursing home payment legislation to which the Minister for Finance recently referred on the Order of Business; and when she expects to be in a position to present the legislation. [11006/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of inpatient discharges, day case discharges, outpatient attendances and accident and emergency attendances in 2006 and in 2007. [11007/08]

Written Answers — National Treatment Purchase Fund: National Treatment Purchase Fund (12 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of National Treatment Purchase Fund inpatient treatments, day case treatments and consultant appointments in 2006 and 2007. [11008/08]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (12 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of units and the passenger capacity on mainline rail, on Bus Éireann and in private passenger bus fleets with licences to operate scheduled services at the end of 2005, 2006 and 2007. [11010/08]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (12 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Transport the mileage traversed by the fleets on mainline rail, on Bus Éireann and on private licensed bus fleets operating scheduled services in 2005, 2006 and 2007. [11011/08]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (12 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Transport the total passengers carried and fare collected by mainline rail, Bus Éireann and private licensed bus fleets operating scheduled services in 2005, 2006 and 2007. [11012/08]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (12 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 197: To ask the Minister for Transport the operational losses or profits and the cost of interest and depreciation in respect of mainline rail and Bus Éireann in 2005, 2006 and 2007. [11013/08]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (12 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 198: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of units and passenger capacity of each Luas line, the DART system, the Arrow and other suburban rail and the Dublin Bus fleet at the end of 2005, 2006 and 2007. [11014/08]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (12 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Transport the mileage traversed by the fleet on each Luas line, the DART, the Arrow and other suburban rail and the Dublin Bus fleet in 2005, 2006 and 2007. [11015/08]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (12 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Transport the total passengers carried and fares collected by each of the Luas lines, the DART, the Arrow and other suburban rail and by the Dublin Bus fleet in 2005, 2006 and 2007. [11016/08]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (12 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 201: To ask the Minister for Transport the operational losses or profits and the cost of interest and depreciation in respect of each of the Luas lines, the DART, the Arrow and other suburban rail and of Dublin Bus in 2005, 2006 and 2007. [11017/08]

Written Answers — School Evaluations: School Evaluations (12 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 248: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of whole school evaluations of schools at primary level and at secondary level and the number of subject evaluations which have been completed in each of the years 2005, 2006 and 2007. [11002/08]

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (12 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 249: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of individual services delivered by the National Educational Psychological Service and the NEWB in each of the years 2005, 2006 and 2007. [11003/08]

Written Answers — Early School Leavers: Early School Leavers (12 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 250: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of children dropping out of school who were identified with serious literacy problems and failing to achieve any qualifications at the time of leaving school in each of the years 2005, 2006 and 2007. [11004/08]

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (12 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 255: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the targets which his Department and agencies acting under his Department set for 2007 in respect of the overall or crime specific rate of headline offences; the overall or crime specific rate of detection as a percentage of crimes reported; the reductions in the rate of reoffending; and the progress made against targets...

Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: While I do not intend to divide the House on this issue, yesterday 20 Ministers were already abroad on so-called St. Patrick's Day duty and today 27 Ministers are already abroad. This is not a question of taking a brief recess to attend functions. We are now seeing Ministers leaving their Dáil duties for three weeks at a stretch. This is not the way business should be done here. We all...