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Order of Business. (20 May 2010)

Alan Shatter: The implementation plan promised 270.

Order of Business. (20 May 2010)

Alan Shatter: We will get the wildlife Bill quicker than the vetting Bill. Clearly the Government is more concerned about animals than children, which is a very strange priority.

Order of Business. (20 May 2010)

Alan Shatter: The head of the Bill were being worked on this time last year as well. It is taking a lot of time for the heads to develop.

Order of Business. (20 May 2010)

Alan Shatter: I wish to raise two matters, because today marks the first anniversary of the publication of the Ryan commission report. I intend to ask specifically about legislation in this regard but the 36th promise in the implementation plan published by the Government stated that the HSE and the youth justice service would develop a panel of appropriately skilled professionals to undertake investigations.

Order of Business. (20 May 2010)

Alan Shatter: This was to be done by December 2009. The panel referred to here comprises the 15 individuals out of whom three people must be selected to facilitate the inquiry that the Minister announced on the Adjournment debate on Tuesday evening would take place into the death of Daniel McAnaspie. This panel should have been in place five months ago.

Order of Business. (20 May 2010)

Alan Shatter: First, I ask the Tánaiste whether legislation will be published to provide a statutory role to the persons appointed to that panel? Second, if such legislation is to be published, when will Members have sight of it? Third, if no legislation is to be published, why is the appointment of individuals to the aforementioned panel now five months behind time? The failure to create the panel...

Order of Business. (20 May 2010)

Alan Shatter: No, but there is provision to ask about legislation arising directly from a Government promise.

Order of Business. (20 May 2010)

Alan Shatter: The final point I wish to make that issue is that the HIQA report on the conducting of inquiries into the death of children in care recommends that within four weeks of a child in care dying, three people should be empanelled to commence the inquiry. I simply ask when will the 15 persons be put in place, out of whom three people may be selected? Will they be selected by the Minister or by...

Order of Business. (20 May 2010)

Alan Shatter: The panel was supposed to be established by last December. When will it be established?

Order of Business. (20 May 2010)

Alan Shatter: When will the panel be established?

Order of Business. (20 May 2010)

Alan Shatter: It should have been established five months ago. It is like everything this Government-----

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (20 May 2010)

Alan Shatter: Question 14: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland's permanent mission to the UN is actively pursuing Ireland's participation in further UN peace keeping missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20973/10]

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2010)

Alan Shatter: On 5 March 2009, the Minister of State, Deputy John Moloney, promised me that information.

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2010)

Alan Shatter: Last Thursday, the Tánaiste said no amending legislation would be required when I asked her about it.

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2010)

Alan Shatter: The Taoiseach has been in Government for ten years while this has been happening.

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2010)

Alan Shatter: The Taoiseach has not suddenly landed in here from outer space.

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2010)

Alan Shatter: They were only appointed last Friday.

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2010)

Alan Shatter: He did so but he did not establish it until last Friday after Daniel McAnaspie's body was found.

Order of Business. (25 May 2010)

Alan Shatter: Is there any chance it will sit in perpetuity? It goes on and on.

Order of Business (Resumed) (26 May 2010)

Alan Shatter: On the issue that was previously raised and the legislation to facilitate the Health Service Executive to provide documentation to the review group, what consideration has been taken to ensure the matter is finally addressed correctly? What consideration is being given in the context of the promised legislation to giving a statutory function to the review group that has been formed to...