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Order of Business (Resumed) (26 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: The promised legislation will be in the House in two weeks.

Order of Business (Resumed) (26 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: The question was not in order.

Order of Business (Resumed) (26 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: Hold on.

Order of Business (Resumed) (26 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: Exactly.

Order of Business (Resumed) (26 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: I understand the earliest the Bill will be ready is later in the year.

Order of Business (Resumed) (26 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: No legislation is promised.

Order of Business (Resumed) (26 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: As I have said, I cannot get into the detail of the legislation now being prepared. I remind the House that the review group has been asked to examine existing information on all deaths of children in care over the past ten years. It will produce an overall report for publication which includes, on an anonymised basis, key summary information regarding each child and the circumstances...

Order of Business (Resumed) (26 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: I look forward to the opportunity.

Order of Business (Resumed) (26 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: Deputy Broughan is sharpening his knives.

Order of Business (Resumed) (26 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: No respect.

Order of Business (Resumed) (26 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: The Deputy is being succinct.

Order of Business (Resumed) (26 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: So much for succinctness.

Order of Business (Resumed) (26 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: Dún na nGall.

Order of Business (Resumed) (26 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: There is no date for that legislation at the moment.

Order of Business (Resumed) (26 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: We will give consideration to all of these matters and avail of the quickest way of doing it.

Order of Business (Resumed) (26 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: I have been here for two hours.

Written Answers — Household Medical Expenditure: Household Medical Expenditure (26 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: The average annual household expenditure on doctors in the Household Budget Survey includes any expenditure on general practitioners, doctors in hospital and consultants. The sub-index of the Consumer Price Index used to update this expenditure is calculated using price quotations from both general practitioners and consultants in private practice.

European Council Meetings (25 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 5, inclusive, together. I attended a meeting of the Heads of State or Government of the euro area in Brussels on 7 May. The meeting was convened by the President of the European Council, Mr. Herman Van Rompuy, following the agreement reached by Ministers for Finance of the eurogroup on 2 of May regarding provision of financial support to Greece. The...

European Council Meetings (25 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: These questions deal with what happened at the recent European Council meeting on 10 May and the agenda for the next Council meeting in June. Anglo Irish Bank did not come up at either meeting. I was asked about the European Commission. The Deputy will be aware that the Van Rompuy task force held its first meeting last week. It will furnish a progress report on the basis of the meetings...

European Council Meetings (25 May 2010)

Brian Cowen: No. The primary means to establishing and maintaining growth in the European economy is to show determination in reducing deficits because public debt is far too large. Unless this is done, then the prospect of capital being provided to Europe or it being seen as a good location for investment will be compromised. We have to see a consolidation in the public finances of all member states....