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Order of Business (20 May 2009)

Brian Cowen: The report being published today is to be welcomed. It fulfils the Government's intention in setting up the commission that the story of the residents was told. Inevitably, the report will show up failings of the State and others in providing care and protection to these children. The then Taoiseach's apology in 1999 was an admission of failings on the part of the State, and the report now...

Order of Business (20 May 2009)

Brian Cowen: I must reply to Deputy Shatter. I listened intently to what he had to say but, unfortunately, he went on to make a political charge that is totally unfounded. What he is seeking to portray as a veil of secrecy is not a veil of secrecy. He tries to conjunct an issue which we all agree was appalling - the vista that will emerge with respect to a bygone time which is, thankfully, no longer...

Order of Business (20 May 2009)

Brian Cowen: -----if a person was not being given an opportunity to defend them, where a reputation was being adversely affected on the basis of a non-statutory inquiry in which all the people who were asked contributed and participated fully. I do not believe it is right-----

Order of Business (20 May 2009)

Brian Cowen: I am sorry, Deputy Shatter, but it is not right to portray it in that way. Legal advice was given. We did not write the report. The report had to be tested against those criteria and it was unfortunate that this level of redaction took place. The Minister, Deputy Mary Harney, and the Minister of State, Deputy Barry Andrews, are working on a way to improve that situation without being...

Order of Business (20 May 2009)

Brian Cowen: The question of debates on reports, produced by the Mental Health Commission or otherwise, is a matter for the Whips. I do not have an adverse view on these matters if an appropriate occasion can be agreed between the Whips. I do not believe the mental health (amendment) Bill will be available this year. That is my latest information. With regard to a debate on the report that is to be...

Order of Business (20 May 2009)

Brian Cowen: The management of multi-unit developments Bill will be published in the next couple of days and the detail will be outlined then. It is very detailed legislation. I understand it will be taken in the Seanad in the first instance.

Order of Business (20 May 2009)

Brian Cowen: I am not sure how fond Deputy Ó Snodaigh is of grass. The Deputy may not have been in the Chamber for the beginning of the Order of Business. To clarify, a prison will be built on the Thornton Hall site. An amended proposal will be brought forward by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and, if necessary, legislation will be introduced in the House and enacted to ensure there...

Order of Business (20 May 2009)

Brian Cowen: The heads of the health information Bill are being prepared.

Order of Business (20 May 2009)

Brian Cowen: I understand there is no date for the publication of the other two Bills. If the Deputy is meeting public servants who are complaining about the pension levy, he might remind them that his own party wishes to stop their increments.

Order of Business (20 May 2009)

Brian Cowen: I do not know whether there is any promised legislation on this matter. I will ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to reply to the Deputy.

Order of Business (20 May 2009)

Brian Cowen: I will have to find out the detail. I will get back to the Deputy.

Order of Business (20 May 2009)

Brian Cowen: Not to my knowledge.

Order of Business (20 May 2009)

Brian Cowen: The road traffic Bill will be introduced in this session.

Order of Business (20 May 2009)

Brian Cowen: The public transport regulation Bill will be published later this year.

Order of Business (20 May 2009)

Brian Cowen: The fisheries (consolidation) Bill will be published next year.

Order of Business (20 May 2009)

Brian Cowen: I gave a full and succinct answer. The Bill will be published next year.

Order of Business (20 May 2009)

Brian Cowen: The Deputy addressed me.

Order of Business (20 May 2009)

Brian Cowen: They are an inseparable team.

Finance Bill 2009: Financial Resolutions (20 May 2009)

Brian Cowen: I move the following Financial Resolutions: THAT section 97 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (No. 39 of 1997), which provides for a deduction against rental income of interest on borrowed money employed in the purchase, improvement or repair of a premises, be amended in the manner and to the extent specified in the Act giving effect to this Resolution. THAT Part 22 of the Taxes...

Finance Bill 2009: Allocation of Time Motion (20 May 2009)

Brian Cowen: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders: (1) The proceedings in the Select Committee on Finance and the Public Service on the Finance Bill 2009, on Thursday, 21 May, shall be brought to a conclusion in accordance with the following timetable:- Proceedings: To conclude not later than: Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Part 1 (sections 1 to 10) 1...