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Written Answers — Fire Service: Fire Service (25 Oct 2005)

Joan Burton: Question 146: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the role he envisages the Irish fire service playing in the proposed European international crisis management force as announced by Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner earlier in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30364/05]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (25 Oct 2005)

Joan Burton: Question 155: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will reassess his plans in relation to waste incineration in view of the Government commissioned report from the HRB which clearly identifies links between incineration and chronic health problems; his views on the advice given to the Government from the HRB, which was endorsed by the EPA director...

Order of Business. (26 Oct 2005)

Joan Burton: It is for clarification.

Order of Business. (26 Oct 2005)

Joan Burton: The Taoiseach is very welcome this weekend in Dublin West. Does he propose to come by bus and how long——

Order of Business. (26 Oct 2005)

Joan Burton: It does because——

Order of Business. (26 Oct 2005)

Joan Burton: The Ceann Comhairle allowed great latitude to the male Deputies on this side of the House.

Order of Business. (26 Oct 2005)

Joan Burton: Could I enjoy a similar consideration from the Ceann Comhairle?

Order of Business. (26 Oct 2005)

Joan Burton: I want to ask about the provision of buses, the public transport commission Bill and the 50 buses that are missing from Dublin West.

Order of Business. (26 Oct 2005)

Joan Burton: Are the buses coming next year?

Order of Business. (26 Oct 2005)

Joan Burton: Perhaps the Taoiseach will come on one of the missing buses.

Order of Business. (26 Oct 2005)

Joan Burton: Are the buses coming next year?

Order of Business. (26 Oct 2005)

Joan Burton: The Bill is coming next year. I thank the Ceann Comhairle for his graciousness.

Health Services: Motion (Resumed). (26 Oct 2005)

Joan Burton: It is now more than 3,000 days since the Fianna Fáil-Progressive Democrats Government took office and the health service is worse. It is now more than one year, 391 days since the Tánaiste, Deputy Mary Harney, was given a mandate to reform the Department of Health and Children. Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown is an indictment of the Minister's year of failure and the Government's 3,000...

Health Services: Motion (Resumed). (26 Oct 2005)

Joan Burton: That was the Minister's answer to me at the end of August.

Health Services: Motion (Resumed). (26 Oct 2005)

Joan Burton: That was her answer to me at the end of August.

Health Services: Motion (Resumed). (26 Oct 2005)

Joan Burton: In her reply to me last week, she confessed to two meetings at the hospital with consultants and with the developer.

Health Services: Motion (Resumed). (26 Oct 2005)

Joan Burton: The Minister should listen.

Health Services: Motion (Resumed). (26 Oct 2005)

Joan Burton: I am told that it will now be at least another year before these units can be relocated to long-promised accommodation in the old hospital buildings. The apparent abandonment and long-fingering of phase two of the hospital is a disgrace and a betrayal, particularly of older people in the hospital's catchment area. The Minister, Deputy Harney's only fresh idea concerning the health services...

Health Services: Motion (Resumed). (26 Oct 2005)

Joan Burton: The matron.

Health Services: Motion (Resumed). (26 Oct 2005)

Joan Burton: Private hospitals will make a small number of investors very rich. Not only will they get public land at Blanchardstown to build on, but they will also be given guarantees of custom from the national treatment purchase fund and their investments can be used to reduce or eliminate their tax bills. This is a sweetheart deal between the Government, the Minister for Health and Children and...