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Public Private Partnerships. (4 Oct 2006)

Bertie Ahern: By the end of this decade, the targets will be achieved for the Cork, Limerick and Galway roads. I acknowledge the Waterford road may be behind. The bus capacity and the rail targets are way ahead. They are not way behind. It shows a negative attitude to concentrate on one among many projects. Huge progress is being made in this area. I acknowledge that difficulties exist in some areas,...

Public Private Partnerships. (4 Oct 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I thank the Deputy.

Public Private Partnerships. (4 Oct 2006)

Bertie Ahern: To be helpful to Deputy Durkan, this group is not dealing with this matter. However, a ministerial group dealing with energy is working on the biofuel, biomass and bioenergy issues. In answer to Deputy Rabbitte's question on the M50, there will be three or four phases. I have attended meetings on this issue. Work has commenced on phase one. Phase two is to be a public private partnership...

Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Bertie Ahern: It is proposed to take No. a1, Road Traffic and Transport Bill 2006 [Seanad] — Second and Remaining Stages; No. 17, Patents (Amendment) Bill 1999 — Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; No. 2, Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006 — Second Stage, resumed; and No. 3, Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2006 — Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. It is proposed,...

Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I normally answer questions on the Order of Business on the area of justice, as we are trying to complete Bills. We have introduced an enormous amount of legislation. The legal costs Bill and the property services regulatory authority Bill are due. There are the immigration and residence Bill and the judicial council Bill. In this session, we will have the enforcement of fines Bill....

Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Bertie Ahern: In every session we passed many Bills in the justice area. All the Bills I mentioned are coming through the system in the coming months.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The Bill is ordered for Second Stage in the Seanad.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The Privacy Bill.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Bertie Ahern: It must go through the Seanad first.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Both the Defamation Bill and the Privacy Bill are ordered for discussion in the Seanad. They are unlikely to reach this House before Christmas. However, both Bills are before the Seanad now.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The purpose of the Bill is to change the name of the statutory body from Comhairle to the citizens information board. I understand the legislation is almost ready and is due in the House this session.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The Government approved the heads of the minerals development Bill at the end of June. The legislation has now gone for formal drafting and the Bill is due next year. Regarding the broadcasting Bill, from what the Minister told me yesterday when Deputy Stagg raised the issue, I understand it has gone for e-consultation. He said the closing date was the beginning of December.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The Public Health (Tobacco) Act was enacted some time ago. There is no other legislation.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The Deputy will need to table a question to the Minister. The legislation is passed.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I assure the Deputy the Government is not buckling to the cigarette industry.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Bertie Ahern: If a question is put to the Minister, the Minister will answer.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The heads of the Voluntary Health Insurance Board corporate status Bill have been approved for a considerable period of time. The Bill went for drafting and it is due in the spring session.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Bertie Ahern: It is due in early 2007. The heads of the Adoption — Hague Convention — Bill have also been approved for a considerable period and it is hoped that Bill will be before the House early next year.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The decision was made only yesterday on the case of Ms Cadman versus the UK Health and Safety Executive. The ruling will, of course, be examined in detail by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. The initial information available to me is that the judgment clarifies but does not change the law as it has been understood to date. We have to examine it very carefully because...

Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The answer is that no legislation is promised and the Minister has given the Government's view on it.