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Leaders' Questions. (5 Oct 2005)

Liz McManus: What about the estimates——

Report of Comptroller and Auditor General: Motion (Resumed). (5 Oct 2005)

Liz McManus: I thank all those who contributed to this debate over the past two nights. In particular, I thank our spokesperson, Deputy Burton, and the Fine Gael Party for co-sponsoring the motion. It has been an important and valuable debate. Indeed, it is regrettable that the annual report of the Comptroller and Auditor General is not debated as a matter of course in the House each year. I know that the...

Report of Comptroller and Auditor General: Motion (Resumed). (5 Oct 2005)

Liz McManus: Instead, it appears that this money has been allowed to disappear into a financial black hole or, more accurately, into the bank accounts of the Government's favourite consultants. When a story like the PPARS fiasco emerges taxpayers expect three actions. They expect the Taoiseach, as head of Government, to acknowledge that a problem exists and that errors have been made, they expect that...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (5 Oct 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of civil servants and other public servants who will have been decentralised from Dublin to other locations by the original deadline for the completion of the plan of December 2006; if, in view of the very poor response to the scheme so far, his plans to review the scale or scope of the proposal; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (5 Oct 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Finance the anticipated costs, in terms of acquiring and equipping premises and other related costs at the latest date for which figures are available of the original decentralisation programme announced in budget 2004 and the slimmed down version announced in December 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26634/05]

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

Liz McManus: Question 196: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the decision by the Health Service Executive to remove six residents with intellectual disability from the care of Pilgrim Foundation has been made without the agreement of the parents of these residents, some of whom have lived there for 16 years; the reasons for this...

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

Liz McManus: Question 200: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of home help hours provided to older persons for years 2003, 2004, 2005 by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27143/05]

Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)

Liz McManus: We feel we cannot agree to this or any other part of the Order of Business until we have a commitment from the Tánaiste regarding a very important matter to be dealt with today by the Health Service Executive.

Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)

Liz McManus: I am sorry, but the Minister of State has made a charge and my good name is being impugned.

Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)

Liz McManus: I ask him to withdraw it now.

Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)

Liz McManus: The Minister of State said that I did not declare my interest this morning on the radio. That is impugning my good name and I ask him to withdraw that charge now.

Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)

Liz McManus: I thank the Minister of State for withdrawing the charge. Will the Tánaiste agree to come into the House so that we can debate the issue surrounding the money wasted on two computer systems in the health service? The decision to be made today will have great significance in the management of the health service and we need to debate it in this Parliament. If it is not possible to debate the...

Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)

Liz McManus: I want to point out to the Tánaiste that we are talking about today's decision.

Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)

Liz McManus: I appreciate that but we could not debate a decision being made today over the past 48 hours. I am talking about a debate flowing from a decision that will be made by the HSE today. The Government is again avoiding responsibility by refusing my request.

Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)

Liz McManus: I have been waiting for a while to speak.

Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)

Liz McManus: I did not say it was. I congratulate the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and thank him for the impartiality and fairness he shows to all Members when he is in the Chair. That is much appreciated. It is quite shameful that the Minister is refusing to take a legitimate question.

Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)

Liz McManus: It is not a matter that we intend to let lie. It is a great pity, considering that requests are coming from both sides of the House, that he would do so and that the Tánaiste appears paralysed in terms of determining this matter. Last night, the Tánaiste said the amount of money going to consultants was excessive. When it comes to awarding contracts to consultants, does the Government pay...

Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)

Liz McManus: Legislation will be required to address the matter. With regard to Deloitte & Touche, is the Tánaiste aware that this company was censured by its own professional institute, the Institute for Chartered Accountants, consequent to the McCracken tribunal——

Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)

Liz McManus: ——where it was found to have been remiss in its activities? Surely that is a matter the Government should take into account when awarding contracts to consultants.

Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)

Liz McManus: I have a second question.