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Public-Private Partnerships. (18 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: There are only a few minutes left, so I will ask these questions directly. Last year in the budget the exemption threshold for stamp duty was set at €315,000. Recent statistics indicate that the average cost of a new house in Dublin is €346,000 and nationally, the price of a second-hand house is €332,000, both of which are above the stamp duty threshold. Is it the Taoiseach's belief...

Public-Private Partnerships. (18 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: Forty-two people have been killed by articulated trucks on the roads this year.

Public-Private Partnerships. (18 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: Dublin Port tunnel is a major piece of infrastructure.

Public-Private Partnerships. (18 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: The problem is that the trucks cannot get inside, never mind outside, the tunnel.

Public-Private Partnerships. (18 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: Is it the view of the Government that supertrucks should not be allowed here?

Public-Private Partnerships. (18 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: Does the Taoiseach take into account comments by the chief of the Irish Road Haulage Association in respect of additional trucks, increased pollution, more costs and so forth? Is it true that €4.6 million has been spent solely on Luas smart cards which cannot be used under any other system?

Public-Private Partnerships. (18 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: The cross-departmental team on infrastructure and public-private partnerships, which was involved in the Luas project, should have taken into account a fundamental issue, namely, the use of smart cards on the Luas system on which a sum of €4.6 million of our money was spent. I want to know whether the cross-departmental team ever considered this issue.

Public-Private Partnerships. (18 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: I am not sure what point the Ceann Comhairle is coming from but these issues are directly related to the cross-departmental team function.

Public-Private Partnerships. (18 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: I am not responsible for that.

Public-Private Partnerships. (18 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: I am more entitled to ask questions than any other party leader who has tabled questions. I have asked five questions and will probably not get answers to any of them.

Public-Private Partnerships. (18 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: The thrust of my questions related to cross-departmental teams on infrastructure and public-private partnerships.

Public-Private Partnerships. (18 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: Did the cross-departmental team consider the new public-private partnerships for schools in the context of the Comptroller and Auditor General's report?

Leaders' Questions. (18 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: I am sure the House will agree that we should express our condolences and sincere sympathies with the family of the late Pat Joe Walsh who died in Monaghan General Hospital on Friday last. Mr. Walsh's death was the latest in a number of tragic incidents in the north-eastern health area. Difficulties with health and hospital services are not new. The Taoiseach will be aware in recent years of...

Leaders' Questions. (18 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: The late Mr. Walsh was not released from the hospital in Drogheda, he was transferred to Monaghan Hospital. The Tánaiste's revelation that an intensive care bed existed in Cavan Hospital makes this even worse. The Taoiseach should make a public statement on why this intensive care bed in Cavan was not used, as the public has an interest. Political responsibility for the chaotic services...

Leaders' Questions. (18 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: Why was the bed not used?

Leaders' Questions. (18 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: Why was it not used?

Order of Business. (18 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: Will the Taoiseach state when will the regulations governing the regulatory authority announced by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform for estate agents and auctioneers be published? As all Members of this House are supposed to be equal, when will regulations governing the allocation of unvouched for payments from the Exchequer to Independent Deputies be published?

Written Answers — Compensation Schemes: Compensation Schemes (18 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 104: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to bring in a no fault compensation for babies who are brain damaged at birth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28921/05]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (18 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 169: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the alternative funding for care which is available to parents of babies who were brain damaged at birth besides going to the courts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28922/05]

Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (18 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 301: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the contract with iSoft for HIS was signed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29144/05]