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Order of Business (Resumed). (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: Those are the standards I expect from a person when an error is made.

Order of Business (Resumed). (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: He is admitting to it and is attempting to solve the problem and deal with it to the satisfaction of the aggrieved person.

Order of Business (Resumed). (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: That is what I expect.

Order of Business (Resumed). (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: When the long hand is at 11 and the short hand is at 7.

Order of Business (Resumed) (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: There are no decisions on the second matter raised by the Deputy. The first matter is one for the Whips. If Members want to have statements on that issue, that is a matter for the Whips to organise. Third, I expect the Moriarty report will be published perhaps in mid-March.

Order of Business (Resumed) (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: I presume the Minister was asked to give an idea or an opinion and she gave her opinion. Presumably she was talking about the second half rather than the first half of the year.

Order of Business (Resumed) (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: No, the normal Julian calendar with which we deal. I do not know what former Communist international Deputy Gilmore was involved in that he had to know all these different dates.

Order of Business (Resumed) (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: There is no big deal for us, we will keep it simple.

Order of Business (Resumed) (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: It is obviously an old habit of which the Deputy is finding it difficult to get rid. From our point of view it is the normal year. On the question of the children's rights report, I first congratulate the chairperson, Deputy O'Rourke, and the committee on its excellent work, which has been ongoing for some time. This is the third interim report. The committee has spent two years working...

Order of Business (Resumed) (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: There is no date available for the Bill mentioned by Deputy Ó Caoláin. I heard an interview given by a clinician from Beaumont on this matter and he set out the situation reasonably fairly. Three organs were sent to the UK for transplant to enable patients elsewhere to use the organs because it was judged that Irish patients' safety could have been compromised as a result of highly...

Order of Business (Resumed) (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: There is a particular circumstance of the development of radiation oncology in Beaumont, which is much needed. It is adjacent to the transplant recipient unit and an interim unit has been provided because of the particular environment that has to be arranged for them. I have some knowledge in this area and the best thing we can do is continue to facilitate donations and ask more people to...

Order of Business (Resumed) (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: Not at the moment.

Order of Business (Resumed) (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: A voluntary code of conduct is being brought forward on the matter referred to by the Deputy which requires legislation. It will be put on a statutory footing when the amalgamation of the Competition Authority and the National Consumer Agency is provided for in legislation during the course of this year.

Order of Business (Resumed) (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: I understand the Seanad is dealing with it this week.

Order of Business (Resumed) (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: I do not think so.

Order of Business (Resumed) (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: Whatever the Deputy thinks himself.

Order of Business (Resumed) (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: The Taoiseach may certainly say it to me as leader of Fianna Fáil. On the granting of recognition to new schools and associated patronage, it is a matter for the Minister under the Education Act. He had to make a decision on which patrons should be recognised in each location. The interim arrangements for the recognition of new primary schools while the review of procedures in this area is...

Order of Business (Resumed) (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: There are interim arrangements, which were followed. The recommendations which came from the commission informed the decisions that were taken on these matters. There is an interim procedure in place and the VEC schools are a very democratic means of providing patronage.

Order of Business (Resumed) (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: We are working on the issue currently, although we have not legislative proposals to hand. There is ongoing work on the matter.

Order of Business (Resumed) (16 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: I am not aware of the detailed arrangements put in place regarding any work to rule or industrial action being taken by a trade or Civil Service union. The matter should be taken up with the unions. We are anxious to see if there is a basis on which engagement can occur. I welcome that the public services committee decided not to escalate the current industrial action at this point. I...