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Departmental Bodies. (3 May 2006)

Liz McManus: Does it include the decentralisation programme?

Order of Business. (3 May 2006)

Liz McManus: Two pharmacy Bills were promised. I understand the heads for one of these have been agreed by Cabinet. Will the heads be published and when will the legislation come to the House?

Order of Business. (3 May 2006)

Liz McManus: I understand the Tánaiste is taking the direction of limited consultation. It would be unfortunate if the heads of the Bill were not published.

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (3 May 2006)

Liz McManus: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Transport the way in which he intends to reduce the waiting times for a driving test in view of the ongoing difficulties in increasing the number of driving tests. [16222/06]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (3 May 2006)

Liz McManus: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has satisfied himself with the state of preparedness within his Department for the introduction of the digital tachograph; and the strategy in place to co-ordinate efforts with An Garda Síochána. [16213/06]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (3 May 2006)

Liz McManus: Question 318: To ask the Minister for Transport the Department and section which is responsible for remedying errors where penalty points have been invalidly and incorrectly applied. [15983/06]

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (3 May 2006)

Liz McManus: Question 360: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the acreage of land which has been sold by Coillte in the past two years in the area of Laragh, County Wicklow; if such land sales have been initiated during that time; the persons to whom the land is to be sold; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15975/06]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (4 May 2006)

Liz McManus: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the claim by Judge Harding Clark that the Health Service Executive had failed to implement many of the recommendations contained in her report of the inquiry into the hysterectomies carried out at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, and the need for the Tánaiste and Minister for...

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Liz McManus: I do not know what the Tánaiste is talking about but she should withdraw that remark.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Liz McManus: I was at the Cork conference.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Liz McManus: I have never, ever refused an invitation to debate anything with the Tánaiste.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Liz McManus: My problem is that I cannot get a debate on health. The Tánaiste keeps running away.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Liz McManus: The Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children deliberately closed down any accountability in regard to written questions about the health service. That has created major problems.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Liz McManus: I have. I have questions on two pieces of legislation——

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Liz McManus: ——and I would like the opportunity to ask them. We have a real problem now. We cannot get answers to fundamental questions we are raising.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Liz McManus: I ask the Tánaiste to undo the damage she has done by fast-tracking the establishment of HIQA on a statutory basis, which is part of the health Bill, for which she has said we have to wait until the end of the year. Somebody has to ensure accountability and HIQA is the body to do it——

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Liz McManus: ——because the Minister is doing the opposite to ensure transparency. My second question relates to a decision made at Cabinet level in regard to pharmacy and one of the pharmacy Bills.

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Liz McManus: I did not get the answer. May I ask the Tánaiste, since she will have the answer, if there will still be two Bills? Will the heads of the Bill be published or will there be some limited consultation where certain people will be bought in and the parliamentarians who represent the people will be excluded from the process?

Order of Business. (4 May 2006)

Liz McManus: As the Tánaiste knows well, it has not been established on a statutory basis. Why is she not upfront about these matters.

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (4 May 2006)

Liz McManus: Question 77: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if and when he intends to update the minimum standards for rented accommodation to bring them in line with modern living standards and to ensure that dwellings are suitable for family life; if he intends using the guidelines prepared for the proposed residential accommodation scheme as a blueprint to do same;...