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Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Denis Naughten: Then, after the fifth page of the reply, I was told it was a matter for the Health Service Executive. This is an insult to the House. No one has ever insulted the House the way the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children has. We want answers now. To think that no Minister of the Department would turn up to take an Adjournment debate and that an answer such as that would be given is a...

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Denis Naughten: On a point of order, numerous Members have asked the Tánaiste why she is not providing answers.

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Denis Naughten: Why do we have Adjournment debates? None of the Ministers is prepared to turn up and the answer I got after five pages was that it was a matter for the Health Service Executive. Why is the Tánaiste not prepared to respond in this House?

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Denis Naughten: Let the Tánaiste answer.

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Denis Naughten: The Tánaiste gave a commitment that questions would be answered in this House.

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Denis Naughten: The Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism can laugh but this is a bad day for the people of Ballinasloe.

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Denis Naughten: On Derby day.

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Denis Naughten: They are less accountable now.

Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Denis Naughten: She shoves another couple of hundred under the carpet.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)

Denis Naughten: I welcome the opportunity to speak on Fifth Stage. What the Minister has done with regard to this legislation is to give a blank cheque to large retailers here, many of them multinational retailers, to wipe out the smaller players within the industry, squeeze the consumer and ensure retailers get even larger returns than they do currently. What are the annual profits of these large...

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)

Denis Naughten: I will be brief. Every other EU country has taken the opposite position to the one we are taking. They are introducing, or have introduced, measures similar to the groceries order. We have seen the retail wastelands that exist in the United Kingdom. This legislation is bad for producers, farmers and suppliers. A survey conducted by Fine Gael last summer highlighted the fact that there is a...

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)

Denis Naughten: The Minister of State should not blame Mr. Albert Reynolds for bringing in the order.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)

Denis Naughten: The Minister of State should listen to Deputy Ned O'Keeffe. He is right.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)

Denis Naughten: I did not say that. My initial point was that the groceries order needs to be reformed. The Minister of State should listen.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)

Denis Naughten: No, the Government is abolishing it, which is a very different thing.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)

Denis Naughten: It is nothing but repetition.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)

Denis Naughten: That will happen once in a blue moon.

Building Control Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Mar 2006)

Denis Naughten: Previously I was making the point that the Garda Síochána should have a role in decisions on major housing developments to ensure that development does not take place in a manner that facilitates anti-social behaviour. Planners in my local authority have jeered and sneered at me for bringing to their attention a number of developments in which anti-social behaviour is facilitated by the...

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (2 Mar 2006)

Denis Naughten: Question 24: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to up-skill ambulance staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8322/06]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (2 Mar 2006)

Denis Naughten: Question 58: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to fill paramedical staff vacancies in the community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8321/06]