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Order of Business (8 Jul 2009)

Enda Kenny: Is that looked after?

Order of Business (8 Jul 2009)

Enda Kenny: Is the Taoiseach in a position to indicate the name of the person who will chair the commission dealing with the referendum? Has he had a response from the President of the High Court in respect of that person?

Order of Business (8 Jul 2009)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach must be joking

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (8 Jul 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 108: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1 and 2 of 30 June 2009, in regard to the conditions of the temporary employment subsidy scheme, if a firm is currently manufacturing; if it is a condition that it also be exporting; the conditions of assessment that determine viability in the medium term in the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Jul 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 215: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the level of genetic services provided from the National Centre for Medical Genetics as of June 2009; the reduction in laboratory staff at the NCMG since September 2008; the number of requests for tests that have been placed by doctors; if she will confirm that these tests are being sent to commercial laboratories in the UK, France...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Jul 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 216: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the validity of results of genetic tests from commercial laboratories; the number of tests carried out by some commercial genetic laboratories that have been incorrect and that have had to be repeated in the past two years; if she will confirm that many genetic tests need expert interpretation and that such interpretation...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Jul 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 217: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting time for patients who require a genetic service from genetic consultants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28360/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Jul 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 218: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to expand the genetics service based on current levels of demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28361/09]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Jul 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has carried out a cost benefit analysis on the efficiency of having genetics tests paid for by the Health Service Executive being sent abroad and the consequence of letting trained scientists and technologists who have unique skills in laboratory genetics being made redundant; if she will publish the results of such cost...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 383: To ask the Minister for Defence the costs associated with the running, servicing and administration of Baldonnel Airport, Dublin, for each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28739/09]

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (8 Jul 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 544: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the costs associated with the calling of statutory meetings of each vocational education committee authority for each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28740/09]

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (8 Jul 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 545: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the replacement of two retiring adult education officers in Mayo Vocational Education Committee; if his attention has been drawn to the High Court judgment to the effect that adult education organisers are deemed to be and categorised as being educationalists and are therefore not subject to and outside of a...

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (8 Jul 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 546: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will confirm if replacements for adult education organisers are exempt from a moratorium on public recruitment on the basis that their positions are categorised as educationalist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28742/09]

Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Enda Kenny: I agree with Deputy Gilmore and was going to raise this matter at the end of the Order of Business in connection with item No. 5.

Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Enda Kenny: In any event, this epitomises what is wrong with this Government; it dithers over every issue. The problem the Tánaiste and Government face is whether to publish the report. Publish it and be damned. If the Government did not want to publish the report, it should have asked Mr. McCarthy not to supply it until the end of September.

Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Enda Kenny: There is now no option but to publish it. Deputy Dooley is entitled to his opinion. There are secret deals with Deputies Finian McGrath, Michael Lowry and Jackie Healy-Rae that will not be published either.

Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Enda Kenny: I am not sure whether Deputy O'Rourke, who is not here, will get a copy from her nephew to read over the weekend. I believe the Tánaiste should publish this as soon as it is given to the Minister for Finance because the public has a right to know. If she continues to hold on to it until after the Lisbon referendum, matters will be made worse for the Government. It should be published now...

Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Enda Kenny: Leak the nice bits.

Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Enda Kenny: This is a touchy subject. I have made my point on the principle of guillotines but I want to be clear that because this item refers to Members of this House I will not call a vote. I do not want my intention to be misconstrued.

Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Enda Kenny: I cannot support the guillotine on the Local Government (Charges) Bill. This Bill appears, by fact rather than intent, to focus on the elderly. It looks as if the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government was not fully awake when it was discussed at Cabinet because I do not see any amendments from him clarifying a range of specific circumstances in which elderly people...