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Order of Business. (5 Oct 2005)

Bernard Allen: Shifting the chairs.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Oct 2005)

Bernard Allen: Question 188: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate the situation of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [27007/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Oct 2005)

Bernard Allen: Question 189: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate the situation of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [27008/05]

Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)

Bernard Allen: They have money to burn and they are burning it.

Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)

Bernard Allen: Will the Tánaiste indicate when we will have a debate in the House on the UN summit that was held last month? We must discuss issues such as the failure of the countries involved to deal with the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.

Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)

Bernard Allen: It is important that we would have a debate in the House on the summit.

Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)

Bernard Allen: On a related matter, which I raised yesterday, it is important——

Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)

Bernard Allen: It is important as it affects the rights of Members of this House.

Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)

Bernard Allen: I hope I am being orderly. If the Chair listens to what I have to say, I am sure he will agree.

Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)

Bernard Allen: It does.

Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)

Bernard Allen: It is similar to the point made by Deputy Michael Higgins——

Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)

Bernard Allen: Can I just explain it? I submitted a question to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on 29 August for written reply on the first day of this session. I received a reply to the effect that the information could not be compiled in the time allowed and that I would receive a letter subsequently. The Minister had one month to prepare a reply but I have not yet received the...

Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)

Bernard Allen: That is an abuse of the rights of the Members of this House. The question related to the expenditure of taxpayers' money in respect of refugee centres.

Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)

Bernard Allen: I should get the information I sought. The matter should be raised by the Chair as a matter for the Committee on Procedure and Privileges.

Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)

Bernard Allen: Ministers are acting in an arrogant, dismissive way.

Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)

Bernard Allen: It must not be tolerated. I have been treated in a dismissive, arrogant way.

Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)

Bernard Allen: I asked the question on 29 August and I have yet to receive the information I sought.

Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)

Bernard Allen: On a point of order, it is not good enough for Ministers to laugh at these contributions. It shows their arrogance and dismissive attitude.

Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)

Bernard Allen: The public will make them pay for their arrogance and pigheadedness. The Minister, Deputy Dempsey was a disgrace on the radio yesterday. They are wasting taxpayers' money. He said that €65 million of taxpayers money was unimportant.

Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)

Bernard Allen: Members of the Government will laugh on the other sides of their faces.