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Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: Both Bills are ready, but there are some outstanding issues with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. The Minister is ready to bring both Bills forward in this session.

Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: It is already laid out in legislation. A business plan must be put in place before matters can be taken forward.

Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: The report will be published as soon as it is available.

Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: I hope it will be self-evident.

Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: In early 2008.

Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: I will get the information for the Deputy.

Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: The employment agency regulation Bill, to regulate the employment agency sector and put it on a statutory basis, is due this session.

Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: Yes, it will provide for measures to enforce the EU chemicals-related legislation. It is due next year.

Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: The Deputy should put down a parliamentary question to the Minister on the matter.

Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: It is due before Christmas.

Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: The legislation is due in 2008.

European Council Meetings: Statements (24 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: I attended the Intergovernmental Conference, IGC, and the informal European Council meeting on 18 and 19 October in Lisbon. I was accompanied by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Dermot Ahern, and the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs with responsibility for European Affairs, Deputy Roche. While the purpose of this statement is to inform the House of developments...

Leaders' Questions (31 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: I am not sure what question was asked other than the last one.

Leaders' Questions (31 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: No. I am going to let him get on with the job. That is the important thing.

Leaders' Questions (31 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: He will not do what he likes. He will try to do his job to the best of his ability and he is doing that.

Leaders' Questions (31 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: The Road Safety Authority's plan for 2007 to 2012 was approved by Cabinet and was launched by the Minister, other colleagues and me last week. The primary target of that strategy is to reduce road deaths to no greater than 60 fatalities per million population by the end of 2012. This would equate to an average of 21 road deaths per month or 252 per year. The average number of road deaths...

Leaders' Questions (31 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: No, I do not agree with any of the Deputy's points. The Road Safety Authority brought forward the comprehensive proposals, as it has done for some time. The authority is doing excellent work. The range of measures and the resources we have allocated to them, including the traffic corps, have achieved an enormous advance from the previous position, where there was carnage on the roads. As...

Leaders' Questions (31 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: We are clearing the backlog.

Leaders' Questions (31 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: That position could not be changed over two or three days. For that reason, more time had to be given.

Leaders' Questions (31 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: Deputy Gilmore has used his time to ask questions on Aer Lingus, the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Sector, pensions and transport but I am only allowed to answer one. Which one would the Ceann Comhairle like me to answer?