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Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

Enda Kenny: We would have been in the House on Friday.

Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

Enda Kenny: Can the Tánaiste give a more precise date for the introduction of the new ethics legislation in the Dáil? Am I to understand from his comments this morning that the legislation will be passed by the Dáil before it is dissolved? Has the Government fixed a date for the resumption of the Dáil after Easter? In view of comment in the public arena, has the Government sought advice from the...

Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

Enda Kenny: It does arise.

Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

Enda Kenny: It is an important issue and the Tánaiste is the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors has criticised him for interfering directly in the running of the Garda Síochána.

Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

Enda Kenny: It was backbenchers who asked me to put the question.

Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

Enda Kenny: It is not ethical for the Ceann Comhairle to attempt to stifle the leader of Fine Gael.

Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

Enda Kenny: The matter was also raised by backbenchers on the Government side.

Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

Enda Kenny: In that case, the Tánaiste's promise of last October is broken.

Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

Enda Kenny: I raise it now.

Order of Business (5 Apr 2007)

Enda Kenny: In respect of No. 18, Britain is a member of the Schengen group and, as a consequence, so is Ireland. Is the Tánaiste satisfied, on behalf of the Government, that the operation and use of the second generation Schengen information system will give a truly accurate account of the persons entering this country? There has been some discrepancy in this regard in the past.

Order of Business (5 Apr 2007)

Enda Kenny: The debate on this Bill has been constructive up to this point. The Fine Gael spokesperson, Deputy Jim O'Keeffe, and Deputy Howlin on behalf of the Labour Party have engaged in a considered debate. The Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform has taken into account several of the relevant points raised by Deputies from these and other parties. However, we have only...

Order of Business (5 Apr 2007)

Enda Kenny: The Tánaiste speaks today on behalf of the Government. However, he does not know now whether the Taoiseach intends to dissolve the Dáil on 24 April, the day the House is scheduled to resume. Neither he nor anybody else can know that; it is the sole prerogative of the Taoiseach. From that point of view and given normal business including Leaders' Questions, the Order of Business and...

Order of Business (5 Apr 2007)

Enda Kenny: Not the rest of the day, only one hour.

Order of Business (5 Apr 2007)

Enda Kenny: What is the Tánaiste proposing?

Order of Business (5 Apr 2007)

Enda Kenny: Discussion on the Bill will continue when the House resumes on 24 April.

Order of Business (5 Apr 2007)

Enda Kenny: The Tánaiste has not made it clear.

Order of Business (5 Apr 2007)

Enda Kenny: The Tánaiste might as well head up to the park.

Order of Business (5 Apr 2007)

Enda Kenny: I would like to raise a number of matters. The Government published its list of legislation on 30 January and it included 25 Bills to be published before the end of this session. Some 12 or 13 Bills have been published and I ask the Tánaiste to outline for us the number and titles of the remaining Bills to be published up to 24 April, the day the Dáil is due to resume. In other words,...

Order of Business (5 Apr 2007)

Enda Kenny: Looking at legislation under the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, I count 13 Bills which do not seem to have moved far on the list. They include the defence of life and property Bill, the heads of which were to have been published in February; the crimes Bill; the criminal justice (confiscation orders) Bill; the criminal justice (DNA database) Bill; the criminal justice (money...

Order of Business (5 Apr 2007)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach said some time ago in reply to a question I put to him that he did not believe there are serious drug problems in every village, community and locality. In respect of his responsibility for introducing effective legislation in this area, does the Tánaiste share the sense that the——