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Written Answers — Electricity and Gas Disconnections: Electricity and Gas Disconnections (20 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the numbers of gas and electricity disconnections that have taken place to date in 2010; his further views on a zero disconnection policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37804/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide figures for the numbers on waiting lists for the home energy saving scheme and the warmer homes scheme; if he will provide numbers for homes in both schemes in 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37805/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if and when an application will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37926/10]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that under recent procedural changes, introduced on the grounds of economy, persons availing of the psychiatric service are required to present prescriptions for medication, provided by that service, to their local general practitioner prior to presentation to a pharmacist in contrast to the...

Order of Business (21 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: It is not agreed. The Dáil is going away for the weekend, as is much of the rest of the country. However, there is absolutely no reason the Dáil should not return at 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday and have a normal day's business. At a time when the way out of our current economic difficulties is to work harder and provide better value, the onus is on the Dáil and the Government to ensure we take...

Order of Business (21 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: On the Order of Business, in regard to the proposals for the debate next week, will the Tánaiste indicate if the Government intends to give the Government's indicative growth figures because it is not possible to construct an economic plan without the Government's indicative growth figures?

Order of Business (21 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: This is about next week.

Order of Business (21 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: With respect, a Cheann Comhairle, this is about the arrangements for next week. The Government put in place a mechanism for briefing the Opposition. I spent two and half hours on Monday in the Department of Finance, for which I thank the Minister. However, the Department of Finance later took me and Deputy Noonan through a set of scenarios, which it presented as the Department's scenarios....

Order of Business (21 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: Just bear with me. It has come out today with a different set of scenarios.

Order of Business (21 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: I am asking the Government that if it is going-----

Order of Business (21 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: The Tánaiste just said that the Government is meeting on Monday and Tuesday-----

Order of Business (21 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: -----to set out its figures.

Order of Business (21 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: Yes.

Order of Business (21 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: No. The Tánaiste said that the Government is meeting on Monday and Tuesday to finalise the figures. I am asking if, in the course of the debate, the Government can confirm now that either before or during the debate it will give us its indicative figures. Second, can I ask the Tánaiste if before the debate commences the Minister for Finance, who is present, will publicly indicate whether...

Order of Business (21 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: No, these are important ground rules.

Order of Business (21 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: Will the Government make an arrangement-----

Order of Business (21 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: -----then for the Opposition-----

Order of Business (21 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: -----finance spokespeople to meet the Minister for Finance before the debate so that we can get this information supplied to us?

Order of Business (21 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: Remember that consensus is about sharing information so that we can make reasonable decisions.

Order of Business (21 Oct 2010)

Joan Burton: The Government and the Minister, Deputy Gormley, wanted consensus.