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Leaders' Questions. (10 May 2005)

Enda Kenny: The hallmark of this Government appears to be paralysis, incompetence and lack of responsibility. Every day that passes, it becomes more apparent that the Cabinet has an inability to make decisions and to accept responsibility for decisions. Nobody has accepted responsibility for the nursing homes debacle with a price tag of €2 billion. Nobody accepted responsibility for spending €60...

Leaders' Questions. (10 May 2005)

Enda Kenny: The public, business, travellers and the future of the country are in many ways dependent on the outcome. What is the position regarding access to capital for Aer Lingus and the Cabinet decision in respect of a second terminal?

Leaders' Questions. (10 May 2005)

Enda Kenny: What about the terminal at Dublin Airport and Aer Lingus?

Leaders' Questions. (10 May 2005)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach has been very glib in his response in saying yes, we will have a second terminal at Dublin Airport. As leader of the Government, can the Taoiseach outline the position regarding the second terminal? Is it to be owned and operated by the Dublin Airport Authority? Is it to be put out for public tender on a free-for-all basis? Will the Taoiseach accommodate the wishes of the...

Order of Business. (10 May 2005)

Enda Kenny: When can we expect to see legislation in respect of the codification and updating of the liquor licensing laws? The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform has been debating this issue on radio in recent days without providing information to anybody else. Second, will there be legislation for the privatisation of escorts for prisoners in view of the recent comments of the Minister for...

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (10 May 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 158: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of persons who attended accident and emergency departments in 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15191/05]

Leaders' Questions. (11 May 2005)

Enda Kenny: I welcome the delegation from New South Wales, whose colleagues from Tasmania were here yesterday. I would like to raise the issue of today's announcement of the repayment by the Government of illegal charges taken from thousands of patients in public nursing homes in long-stay beds over a long number of years. I seek assurances from the Taoiseach. First, as this matter was discovered in this...

Leaders' Questions. (11 May 2005)

Enda Kenny: How much does the Taoiseach expect the Supplementary Estimate to be for —€500 million, €1 billion or more? Second, does the Statute of Limitations apply to those in psychiatric institutions or those who have been in long-stay beds who suffer from intellectual disabilities? Third, why is it necessary to introduce a specific statute for this type of claim, which is quite unusual, in that...

Leaders' Questions. (11 May 2005)

Enda Kenny: The Ceann Comhairle is not being drawn into the debate. When he was Minister for Health, the Ceann Comhairle was part of an Administration that dropped proposals from a previous Government which had dealt with this matter and would have put in on a legal basis. How can the Government introduce a Statute of Limitations for six years back when the Government of 1987 knew these charges were...

Leaders' Questions. (11 May 2005)

Enda Kenny: ——that the Act introduced by the Tánaiste was constitutional but the Supreme Court shot that down. How certain is he, based on the advice of the Attorney General, that what he is now doing will stand up? How is it that the Cabinet could last week approve money for two State drivers for the Fianna Fáil Leader of the Seanad——

Leaders' Questions. (11 May 2005)

Enda Kenny: ——but refuses to deal with these cases? Finally, in the case of many patients——

Leaders' Questions. (11 May 2005)

Enda Kenny: ——their probate was not taken out. Will the Government force people to take out probates before they apply for compensation in respect of these charges?

Leaders' Questions. (11 May 2005)

Enda Kenny: The issue was dealt with in 1987 and approved by the then Cabinet.

Leaders' Questions. (11 May 2005)

Enda Kenny: The Members on the other side of the House should beware.

Active Citizenship. (11 May 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach the role of the new task force on active citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14070/05]

Active Citizenship. (11 May 2005)

Enda Kenny: I read the Taoiseach's speech at The Wheel, which was well-written. In it, he said "Happy the society that has people who act rather than lament, who organise rather than complain, who accept a personal responsibility rather than walk by on the other side". This a very deep sentiment. In that context, I wish to raise three issues with him. It appears that one of the consequences of the...

Commissions of Investigation. (11 May 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach when he next expects to receive a report from the Barron inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14069/05]

Commissions of Investigation. (11 May 2005)

Enda Kenny: I note from the Questions Paper that Question No. 7 is in the name of Deputy Ó Caoláin but the Chair had him put out.

Commissions of Investigation. (11 May 2005)

Enda Kenny: He is unavailable. I understand that the Justice for the Forgotten group is unhappy with the range and remit of the investigation which has been approved with Mr. MacEntee, Senior Counsel, to investigate the Garda inquiry into the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings. Is the Taoiseach happy that this commission of investigation, which is essentially a private inquiry, will be able to deal with...

Order of Business. (11 May 2005)

Enda Kenny: When will we have the third level students support Bill and the University College Galway amendment Bill? Is the Taoiseach happy that, in respect of the University College Galway Bill, the status of the Irish language will be maintained as Galway must give preference to the language? When will the national roads infrastructure Bill be produced and will that reform include the absorption into...