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Order of Business (12 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: The Criminal Law (Defence of Life and Property) Bill will be introduced later in the year. As I indicated, it is just one of the measures to deal with this issue; it will not cover all aspects.

Order of Business (12 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: It is listed for next year.

Order of Business (12 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: I do not think there is any outstanding legislation but we are trying to meet the May deadline.

Order of Business (12 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: It will be later this year. I do not know the exact date. The draft heads are not yet completed. I am not sure how long that will take but work is under way and it is hoped to have the draft heads of the Bill shortly. It will probably be later in the year.

Order of Business (12 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: It will take some time to put the commission together so I cannot see it being completed before the local elections.

Order of Business (12 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: The heads of the Bill have been approved but I do not have a date for their publication.

Written Answers — Energy Consumption: Energy Consumption (12 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: Electricity and gas supplies to Government Buildings/Leinster House are metered through the Houses of the Oireachtas. The actual quantity of electricity consumed by my Department is unavailable, as until recently the supply was not separately metered. The Office of Public Works are currently in the process of implementing proposals for a new energy centre for the complex, the details of...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (12 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: The information sought by the Deputy concerning appointments made by me to the boards of public bodies during my term of Office as Taoiseach is set out in the schedule. The relevant bodies are the National Statistics Board, the Law Reform Commission, the National Economic and Social Development Office, the National Centre for Partnership and Performance, the National Economic and Social...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (12 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: There are no agency workers employed by my Department. Two agencies for which my Department has responsibility currently employ one agency worker each.

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (12 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: No disks, laptops or memory storage devices containing personal information about members of the public have been lost or stolen from my Department.

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (12 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: No agency attached to my Department has reported the loss or theft of any disks, laptops or memory storage devices.

Written Answers — Cabinet Committees: Cabinet Committees (12 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: The Cabinet Committee on Housing, Infrastructure and PPPs last met on 12 December, 2007. It meets as necessary, which is normally every two to three months. The next meeting is scheduled for 12 March, 2008.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (12 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: No persons from my Department have been dismissed from the Civil Service since the provisions of the Civil Service Regulation Act, 2005 were introduced.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (12 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: I attach a schedule which contains details of travel and subsistence payments to civil servants from 2002 to end of December 2007. The figures include payments for home and foreign travel and mileage. Year Travel and Subsistence â'¬ 2002 69,930.32 2003 46,463.60 2004 51,684.18 2005 62,949.58 2006 77,610.68 2007 86,808.16 Total 395,446.52

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: I acknowledge the meetings of the Joint Committee on Health and Children that have taken place yesterday and today. The committee has done its best to tease out the issues. I should point out that if any community pharmacists decide not to honour their contracts they must give three months notice. No pharmacy in the Republic, to the best of my knowledge, has provided such notice. Thus,...

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: ——and make recommendations to Government on the fees it considers appropriate. Many Members have asked how it would work, but its terms of reference and the timescale for its work are among the matters to be discussed. I can inform the House, because I know all Deputies are interested in this, that the Minister is anxious that the process to enable the development of new contractual...

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: It will happen as soon as possible.

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: A number of points have been made. In respect of the main point made by Deputy Kenny, the HSE had contracts with 1,600 pharmacists. If anybody wishes to break from this contract, he or she must give three months notice. That is the legal fixed position. In respect of interim arrangements, if nobody has declined the contract, that is the position. As Deputy Kenny stated, people should not...

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: The crux of the matter is that the wholesale margin in this country is more than double that found in any other country in Europe, including Northern Ireland. We must work to find a solution, which we have been doing. It is an enormous margin. I will not get into the side issue. This is simply a statement of fact. The Minister wants to agree a contract, which must be done. I said again...

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: I urge the sides to lower the temperature, agree the contract and then allow the Minister to look at the fees element. I am only stating a fact. I am not trying to upset——