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Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (20 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Question 603: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs further to an invalidity pension appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Wexford, the date on which a request from the appeals office for receipt of this appellant's file was received in his Department; the reason the file has not been forwarded to the appeals office; if he will ensure that determination of this appeal...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (20 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Question 785: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a psychological assessment report undertaken by an educational assessment and counselling psychologist in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford recommended that they be provided with access to a reader when sitting their leaving certificate examination owing to the...

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (20 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Question 855: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of an application to the Residential Institutions Redress Board of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; if a decision on their claim will be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10068/07]

Leaders' Questions (20 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Tax breaks.

Order of Business (20 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: I wish to ask about the Criminal Justice Bill 2007 published last Thursday. It is scheduled to be taken on Thursday and Friday of this week, with six hours allowed for the entire Second Stage. More alarmingly, I was informed today that the Committee and Report Stage amendments must be tabled by 11 a.m. on Friday. Some Deputies will have received the Bill only today. It is 128 pages long...

Order of Business (20 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Regardless of the Order Paper, the normal practice is that we have a fortnight to consider a Bill. Despite that, many Deputies will have received the Bill in question only today. We will have a Second Stage debate, and not even all the spokespeople will be able to contribute on Thursday.

Order of Business (20 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: I have not finished. Some of the debate will be decanted into Friday, which is not a normal sitting day, and the Bill is to be guillotined. By Friday, we will have had to have Committee Stage and——

Order of Business (20 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Perhaps I might put this to the Ceann Comhairle. The only circumstance in which his office might require Report Stage amendments to be tabled by next Friday would be a guillotined Committee Stage in the House. If it were envisaged that the Bill go to the select committee in the normal way, we would have a normal Report Stage. However, if Committee and Report Stage amendments are required...

Leaders' Questions (20 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: He did not ask that at all.

Leaders' Questions (20 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: We want a public health service that works.

Leaders' Questions (20 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: We want a good public health service.

Leaders' Questions (20 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: The Taoiseach is not listening.

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (8 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Question 22: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has held either informal or formal discussions directly with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland or with the Department of Health and Children or the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government regarding environmental labelling of Irish food; her views of the UK Government's recent report in collaboration with...

Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (8 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of complaints her Department has received arising from the activities of the Special Investigations Unit of her Department during each of the past five years; the outcome of each complaint; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9075/07]

Prisons Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: I understand the Minister's response. However, it is a good point. What procedures are in place to ensure everybody co-operates fully with the inspector in carrying out his or her duties which will be statutory duties under the Act? I thank the Tánaiste for circulating the draft prison rules and I must make the terrible confession that I did not read all of them since receiving them...

Prisons Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: They will all be closed down.

Prisons Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: Recently?

Prisons Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: They are very temporary.

Prisons Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: The Deputy would be right to suggest it.

Prisons Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Mar 2007)

Brendan Howlin: I support the amendment. The Tánaiste will recall that we discussed this matter on Committee Stage and if I recall correctly, the potential problem was if there was adverse comment, the Minister of the day would have to ensure proper constitutional function and people would have a right to respond. Legal advice might be needed in regard to expunging part of the report, and then there would...