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Investment of the National Pensions Reserve Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Mar 2009)

Brendan Howlin: I have a copy in front of me. Does the Minister have a copy?

Investment of the National Pensions Reserve Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Mar 2009)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy might make her contribution and the House could catch up with her.

Investment of the National Pensions Reserve Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Mar 2009)

Brendan Howlin: It is.

Investment of the National Pensions Reserve Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Mar 2009)

Brendan Howlin: It is on a separate list. There is not a consolidated list of amendments. It is a similar amendment to this amendment.

Investment of the National Pensions Reserve Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Mar 2009)

Brendan Howlin: We are taking amendment No. a1 in the names of Deputies Burton, Bruton and O'Donnell.

Investment of the National Pensions Reserve Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Mar 2009)

Brendan Howlin: For clarity, similar amendments being discussed with amendment No. a1 are amendments Nos. a1c, a1d, a1f, a1g and a1j.

Investment of the National Pensions Reserve Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (4 Mar 2009)

Brendan Howlin: Yes.

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2009)

Brendan Howlin: That was just a general statement.

Ceisteanna — Questions (4 Mar 2009)

Brendan Howlin: I do not think so. He is semi-detached.

Ceisteanna — Questions (4 Mar 2009)

Brendan Howlin: The question from this side of the House is not who chooses to support the Government on any particular vote; it is the price to be paid by the taxpayer for that vote. That is the issue we are trying to get to the heart of. The Minister for Finance last night invited the Opposition parties to open the books and look at them, to make decisions for the economic well-being and future of our...

Ceisteanna — Questions (4 Mar 2009)

Brendan Howlin: Are we allowed to know what they are when we are overviewing everything?

Ceisteanna — Questions (4 Mar 2009)

Brendan Howlin: Is everything on the table or not?

Ceisteanna — Questions (4 Mar 2009)

Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach is telling the Dáil that in the current economic crisis, everything, vaccine for children, special needs assistants, everything is on the table, but not the deal that his Government has worked out with Independent Deputies to support this Government. Not only is this not on the table, we are not even to know what it is. Is that what the Taoiseach is telling the House?

Ceisteanna — Questions (4 Mar 2009)

Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach is deliberately misleading the Dáil.

Ceisteanna — Questions (4 Mar 2009)

Brendan Howlin: May I put a final question?

Ceisteanna — Questions (4 Mar 2009)

Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach is deliberately avoiding the core issue which is that in any negotiation for a programme for Government, in any bilateral agreement between parties to form a Government, the agreement is published and the people know and can make a judgment on it. The problem with the arrangements that the Government has with the Independents is that they are secret. The Taoiseach says they...

Ceisteanna — Questions (4 Mar 2009)

Brendan Howlin: It is diminishing by the day.

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (3 Mar 2009)

Brendan Howlin: Question 177: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the requirement that applicants for registration with a group (details supplied) must have,[i] inter alia[/i], 250 psycho-special hours of clinical placement; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no such requirement in other jurisdictions; if she will take steps to ensure that appropriate professional...

Written Answers — Coastal Protection: Coastal Protection (3 Mar 2009)

Brendan Howlin: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Transport if, having regard to the potential environmental and economic damage posed by the oil spill from a Russian naval vessel, he is satisfied that Ireland has sufficient pollution protection vessels; if Ireland needs emergency towing vessels with clean-up capacity; the action taken to deal with this oil spillage; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (3 Mar 2009)

Brendan Howlin: Question 231: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when an application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will be dealt with by his Department; the waiting time for processing of naturalisation applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8273/09]