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Leaders' Questions (20 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: Last year, we witnessed the scandal of misdiagnoses of cancer in women in Portlaoise. Following the unearthing of that scandal we had the usual reports from the Minister for chaos in health that this matter would be rectified and that lessons had been learned. We were told management and governance would be improved and that communications failures would be ended. We were promised that new...

Leaders' Questions (20 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: It is unfortunate the new Taoiseach must be required to continue where his predecessor finished in apologising continually for a litany of mismanagement affecting people's lives and the sensitivities of their families. The Government accepted the Harding Clark findings to the effect that a new system should be put in place to deal with this issue. While the Taoiseach states it is a question...

Leaders' Questions (20 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: Consultant after consultant tells us that patients die on waiting lists because they are not seen or assessed. Early intervention and action saves lives. While the people in the north east must wait eight weeks, the people in the midlands had clinics that weekend because the Minister's political head was on the line. Those in the north east are not waiting eight weeks. Rather, they are...

Leaders' Questions (20 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: Neither the Taoiseach nor any other Deputy would await a scan's analysis for eight weeks. Will the Taoiseach call in the absent Minister for chaos and health and tell her to make the same arrangement for the people of the north east as applied in the midlands——

Leaders' Questions (20 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: ——to have those scans assessed in the next week and to have the matter finalised, which he is authorised to do and as occurred in respect of Portlaoise? If he does it now, he will take some credit from another shambles in health. People are becoming desensitised to the Government's litany of failures. Despite presiding over an expenditure of €15 billion in 2008, the situation has...

Leaders' Questions (20 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: Anne Kealy is deceased.

Leaders' Questions (20 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: The woman is deceased.

Leaders' Questions (20 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: I have no wish to be derogatory towards the Minister for Health and Children.

Leaders' Questions (20 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: However, it is the case that she is presiding over failure, chaos and mismanagement.

Leaders' Questions (20 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: I will take the Ceann Comhairle's advice on this occasion.

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: I raised a number of questions with the Taoiseach earlier today regarding freedom of information and the supply of files to tribunals. I wish to clarify the position for him in that regard. The Taoiseach's predecessor answered a question——

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: I am merely bringing some information to the attention of the Taoiseach. His predecessor stated on 16 October 2007: "To the best of my knowledge all the files and records relating to the Battle of the Boyne were handed over to the tribunal in 1998 or 1999."

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: A request was, therefore, made and the files were submitted.

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: I am merely clarifying the matter for the Taoiseach.

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: I wish to give credit to the new Government Chief Whip and Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach, Deputy Pat Carey, who has arranged to extend the time allocated — from 50 minutes to two hours — in respect of Thursday's debate on the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse. The Minister of State has got over the first hurdle and I thank him for arranging to extend the...

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: The Minister of State at the Department of Education and Science, Deputy McGuinness, stated that the Garda is inefficient——

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: ——and unable to do its job in respect of tracing missing persons. Will the Taoiseach comment on this matter?

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: When will the Bill relating to long-stay institutions be forthcoming? Is it still on track for production in the near future? If I recall correctly the comments of the previous Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, the sale of alcohol Bill, which has been promised for some time, was to have been introduced by the end of March. When is the Bill likely to be published?

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: The shorter Bill to which the Taoiseach refers is that which the former Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy Brian Lenihan, stated would be introduced by the end of March. Is the Taoiseach stating that it will be introduced before the end of the summer?

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: When will that be forthcoming?