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Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Richard Bruton: When will we see that legislation?

Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Richard Bruton: Lest our silence be taken as assent to the Government's approach I want to make it clear that we believe that these reports are of huge importance and do need to be debated. We take a similar view to that of the Labour Party in respect of co-operation with business if we do not get the opportunity for reasonable debating time on these matters.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Richard Bruton: The entire House has an interest in having business conducted in an orderly fashion and issues of national importance debated in a timely manner. The Opposition seeks no more than that. If the Government is not willing to meet us half way on this issue, it will jeopardise co-operation on pairs and the timing of business for the remainder of the session. Let us have a debate on a vital...

Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Richard Bruton: I challenge this move to adjourn. Yesterday, a vital report was produced by the IMF which requires urgent consideration by the House before it adjourns for the summer. People did not need to be told that the pain they are now enduring is entirely due to domestic policy failures on the part of this Government. The report singles out, in particular, the 2008 budget introduced by the current...

Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Richard Bruton: The trouble is that the Government is falling into that position.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Richard Bruton: It is important to realise that the IMF has indicated there are serious pitfalls with several critical elements of legislation that is due to be brought before the House in September. These relate to how the pricing will be dealt with, whether banks that are below the water line should be nationalised, whether non-development loans should be included, whether good development loans should be...

Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Richard Bruton: -----and whether there should be a bank resolution scheme. There are pitfalls across the board that could pose significant risks for the taxpayer. It is our obligation to scrutinise the proposals before an interim board makes substantial commitments on behalf of the Irish people that we have not examined.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Richard Bruton: Read paragraph 25.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Richard Bruton: The House cannot support this. I understand that there are approximately 170 amendments. While the Minister may have been able to offer some justification in respect of the previous two proposals, namely, that there are issues of urgency and immediacy and that the House has had ample time to debate, the same defence cannot be offered in this case where there is a great deal of new...

Vote 41 — Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised Estimate). (24 Jun 2009)

Richard Bruton: This morning, we learned that the Government is considering a fund of €1 billion for job protection. This would be welcome in so far as it would show that, at last, employment is on the radar. However, I would ask hard questions about it. If we are to have a selective scheme that focuses on just 10% of the manufacturing sector, which constitutes approximately 15% of employment, what will...

Vote 41 — Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised Estimate). (24 Jun 2009)

Richard Bruton: The baby crying in the Gallery is the future.

Vote 41 — Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised Estimate). (24 Jun 2009)

Richard Bruton: I propose to share my time 50:50 with Deputy O'Donnell. Will the Acting Chairman tell me when I have one minute left?

Vote 41 — Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised Estimate). (24 Jun 2009)

Richard Bruton: Excellent. I welcome the debate because it provides an opportunity before the House recesses to review what impact the recent budget has had. Sadly, the economic details published since the budget suggest that it is not even achieving the objectives set in its own narrow terms. The ESRI and, today, the OECD indicate that the Government will not meet its budgetary targets. More worrying is...

Vote 41 — Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Revised Estimate). (24 Jun 2009)

Richard Bruton: I beg to differ. He was the Minister for Finance according to John Horgan. Perhaps I am wrong and I will bow to the Minister's greater knowledge in these matters. However, the truth of the matter is that Seán Lemass recognised the need to abandon failed policies and to confront issues instead of getting stuck in a narrow orthodoxy on fiscal retrenchment. He saw that people must have...

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (23 Jun 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; the action he must take for ratification of this Convention to proceed; if an inter-departmental committee has been established; and the time line for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25098/09]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (23 Jun 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will clarify the income limits and other conditions that apply to a person living with their parents to be deemed eligible to apply for an independent medical card without regard to their parents income or their parents eligibility. [24883/09]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (23 Jun 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 227: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the circumstances in which persons who hold British or EU pensions qualify without reference to income for a medical card. [24884/09]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (23 Jun 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 262: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the request by Dublin Port for permission to fill in 52 acres of Dublin Bay as a strategic infrastructure of national importance; if his Department, which is currently engaged in strategic planning exercises for the bay and port, has made a submission to the board or has sought the port to postpone...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (23 Jun 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 274: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he expects to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; the action he must take for ratification of this Convention to proceed; if an inter-departmental committee has been established; and the timeline for implementation. [25096/09]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (23 Jun 2009)

Richard Bruton: Question 394: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the request by Dublin Port for permission to fill in 52 acres of Dublin Bay as a strategic infrastructure of national importance; if his Department, which is currently engaged in strategic planning exercises for the bay and port, has made a submission to the board or has...