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Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (18 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the voluntary code for country of origin labelling within the catering trade has been successful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18819/06]

Consumer Price Index. (23 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on recent trends in consumer prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19698/06]

Consumer Price Index. (23 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Does the Minister agree the trend is particularly worrying when one compares Ireland with the rest of Europe? In December our inflation rate was below the European average, but we have swung the other way, with a rate 0.7% above it on the latest CSO figures. While inflation affects all European countries, it is far worse here than anywhere else. Against that background, is the Minister for...

Consumer Price Index. (23 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: If one looks at transport, telecommunications and even oil, our inflation rates are growing much more rapidly than those in Europe. There is no reason our transport and telecommunications costs should rise more rapidly than those in Europe. In the past 12 months, there has been a 15 cent increase in the price of a litre of petrol whereas there has been only a 9 cent increase elsewhere in...

Decentralisation Programme. (23 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: The Minister has not taken a hands-on interest in this if he only met the decentralisation implementation group once against a background in which the programme is falling asunder. Over 90% of the programme will not be delivered by the date at end of the year he has set. Since he took office, he has only bothered to meet the decentralisation implementation group once. Why has the Minister not...

Decentralisation Programme. (23 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Is it not the case that the Minister is corralling them only to meet the specific executives within their agencies although he acknowledges there has been no tradition of State agencies having these other opportunities to move on? He is corralling the trade unions into a negotiating position where they cannot break into the wider solutions the Minister says he seeks.

Decentralisation Programme. (23 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: The Department has not put forward any proposal.

Decentralisation Programme. (23 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: I have met the union.

Decentralisation Programme. (23 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: No. Perhaps the Minister could tell the House what he is putting forward.

Decentralisation Programme. (23 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: We should go back to the core issue. This is a voluntary programme.

Decentralisation Programme. (23 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: The Minister is expecting the trade unions, which are being corralled to deal with just one agency, to contemplate issues which have not been put on the table. If their members are told the decentralisation programme is voluntary and they have the right to remain in Dublin and continue to do their jobs there, how can these issues be resolved by the trade unions? The Minister is putting them...

Decentralisation Programme. (23 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: The Opposition is supposed to be asking the questions.

Decentralisation Programme. (23 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: The Government said it would have delivered all these jobs by the end of this year.

Decentralisation Programme. (23 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: It is supposed to have it all done in six months' time.

Decentralisation Programme. (23 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: That is what the Minister's predecessor said.

Decentralisation Programme. (23 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: He said the Government's reputation would be on the line if it did not do it.

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (23 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Finance the consultative procedures planned in connection with the National Development Plan 2007-2013; the way in which it is planned to undertake the selection of projects; and if criteria and project ranking against these criteria will be published. [19088/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (23 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 249: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has sought a review of the evaluation of tax relief for private hospital investment in view of the decision to permit these hospitals to use public lands adjoining public hospitals; and the way in which this alters the benefit to cost ratios of such projects. [19700/06]

Written Answers — National Health Strategy: National Health Strategy (23 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 229: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the target guidelines for maximum waiting times of the National Health Strategy; and when she last received a report from the Health Service Executive on performance against these targets. [19527/06]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (23 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 230: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when she last received a report from the Health Service Executive on the waiting period from referral to a consultant appointment. [19528/06]