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Order of Business (13 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: It will come before the House in the middle of the year.

Order of Business (13 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: We passed a Pharmacy Bill last year.

Order of Business (13 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: We do not have a date for the other one.

Order of Business (13 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: The social housing (miscellaneous provisions) Bill will come before the House in the middle of 2008. Preparation of the heads of the George Mitchell scholarship fund Act 1998 (amendment) Bill is ongoing. The heads of the alcohol products Bill, which seeks to protect children and adolescents from over-exposure to alcohol advertising, have been approved. The Minister has received the first...

Order of Business (13 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: The dental Bill will come before the House later this year and the health (long-term residential care services) Bill will be dealt with during this session. The Health and Social Care Professionals Bill was passed last year.

Order of Business (13 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: That is a different Bill and work has commenced on a draft and discussion document. Preparation of a regulatory impact analysis and public consultation of all proposals should be later this year.

Order of Business (13 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: I could go through the Bills individually but work is ongoing on all of them. The nurses and midwives Bill has gone for consultation. Following advice from the Attorney General, the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2007 was enacted as a matter of urgency to confirm the existing bodies established under the Health (Corporate Bodies) Act 1961. Consideration is now being given to the...

Order of Business (13 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: It will come before the House during this session.

Order of Business (13 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: The electricity (transfer of transmission assets) Bill is to provide for the transfer of ownership of electricity transmission assets from the ESB to EirGrid. Analysis and discussion is under way on all dimensions, including legal and financial aspects, to ensure optimum outcomes on foot of the transfer process for both the ESB and EirGrid.

Order of Business (13 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: The Government is anxious to move on this issue, as is the Ceann Comhairle. The Minister of State is anxious to reform the committee in question. I think Deputy Kenny and I could get a lot of agreement on the issues.

Order of Business (13 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: It would be more effective to do this in the Dáil reform committee because we have to get agreement. If the issue went to the Committee on Procedure and Privileges, it would go on and on.

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (13 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: The establishment of the Ireland America Economic Advisory Board was approved by the then Government in late 1992 and was a recognition by the Government of the Irish-American presence in leadership positions of many top US corporations. The purpose of the Board is to engage with corporate leaders in America to promote Ireland as an investment location. The Board has provided a structure...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (13 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: The Deputy will be aware that there are no proposals to decentralise my Department or any of the bodies under its aegis and accordingly the information sought regarding offices does not apply.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (13 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: There have been no full-time specialists procured through open recruitment in the area of information technology procurement and capital project evaluation and management in my Department.

Commissions of Investigation. (19 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 7, inclusive, together. I reported to the House on 10 October on actions taken arising from the final report by the Commission of Investigation into the Dublin and Monaghan Bombings 1974 and, as promised, a debate on the report was held in the House. I last had a formal meeting with the full Justice for the Forgotten group on 25 November 2004. I met...

Commissions of Investigation. (19 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: Subject to checking I think that all of the reports of the late Mr. Justice Hamilton and Mr. Justice Barron have been provided. I will check whether they have been given to the present incumbent, the Prime Minister, Mr. Brown. If not, I will have a look at doing that. In the follow up on the third Barron report, which deals with the murder of Seamus Ludlow, there are a number of...

Commissions of Investigation. (19 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: On the first question, I will follow up on the reports. I have no problem giving a full set of the reports to the Prime Minister. We promised in the autumn to give time for a Dáil debate on the issue of collusion. We ran out of time before Christmas, at which point I said the debate would take place immediately after Christmas. As soon as we came back to do that, however, it was stated...

Commissions of Investigation. (19 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: The position on the first case has not changed. Is the Deputy referring to the O'Neill case?

Commissions of Investigation. (19 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: There is no change in the State's position on this but a new defence has been lodged based on the undertakings of confidentiality that have been given by third parties. However, for any public inquiry to succeed, it is clear the co-operation of the British authorities is essential and the Oireachtas committee has acknowledged that. We have used all the appropriate means to ensure such...

Commissions of Investigation. (19 Feb 2008)

Bertie Ahern: Subsequent to the Barron report on the Dublin and Monaghan bombings and the Oireachtas joint committee's report, the Garda re-examined all the recommendations made therein. I am not certain whether that was completed or if the Garda made a report but I will check that with the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. The Garda revisited the matter because, as Deputy Ó Caoláin said...