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Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (11 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 211: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the work to date on identifying reform in the area of nursing and areas of potential for new responsibility to be taken; if she expects it will be possible to develop an agreed set of proposals that could be submitted to the benchmarking body which indicated in its recent report that it would be premature to make an award to nurses...

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (11 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 392: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if it is possible to submit a late entry for a repeat leaving certificate where the reason for not applying sooner was due to a genuine misunderstanding. [10217/08]

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (11 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 519: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will extend motor tax concessions to flexi-fuel vehicles which have a proven lower emissions impact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10183/08]

Leaders' Questions (11 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: It is time the Taoiseach took a position on one of these issues.

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (6 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 127: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the key projections of his strategy to meet the millennium development goals and the measurable targets he uses to evaluate progress; and the performance to date in respect of those targets. [9827/08]

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (6 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the Garda strength in the years 2002, 2006, and 2007 in each of the eighteen Garda districts within the Dublin metropolitan areas and of the central units of the DMA. [9786/08]

Written Answers — Sentencing Policy: Sentencing Policy (6 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 189: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the offences where mandatory sentences currently exists; if he is satisfied that judges are applying these mandatory sentences appropriately; and if he has proposals to extend the range of offences where mandatory penalties exist or to otherwise revise the terms of the legislation to reduce the frequency when mandatory...

Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (6 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: They were sorely tempted.

Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (6 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: In the interest of moving the debate along, I will press the amendment rather than prolonging the discussion. We have had a reasonable amount of discussion on it.

Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (6 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: I move: That the Bill be recommitted in respect of section 16. I propose that section 16 be recommitted so that we might discuss the issues involved therein. This matter has been brought to my attention as a possible anomaly of which I was not aware on Committee Stage. I should like the opportunity to get clarification from the Tánaiste on this point.

Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (6 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: I believe I am entitled to make a short statement. The background to this is that it has been brought to my attention by a company which employs more than 500 staff, that unwittingly the Tánaiste has caught up bona fide arrangements to the effect that Irish-owned private concerns will be disadvantaged in providing opportunities to attract the best staff to do important work at the leading...

Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (6 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 19: In page 25, line 27, after "income" to insert "or capital gains". This is a largely technical matter. I understand the EU Court of Justice challenged the treatment of income from the UK that Ireland had been in the practising of dealing with in a certain way. There was a successful challenge to that. Section 18, which deals with the tax treatment of certain...

Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (6 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: I did not quite follow the Minister's final remarks. The case presented to me was that we have been found to have been treating income earned in the United Kingdom in a discriminatory way in the context of the rules that apply elsewhere in the European Union. Our knuckles have been rapped on this issue. The Minister is moving to mend our hand but he is taking an unduly narrow view of the...

Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (6 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: Will the Minister articulate that merit?

Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (6 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: We are the legislators, not the Revenue Commissioners. They are entitled to their opinion but the Minister must persuade us that the validity of their opinion is such that we should not make my amendment. To appeal to an authority outside the House that cannot present its case within the House is not good enough. Either the Revenue Commissioners have a robust case that the Minister...

Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (6 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: I am disappointed. I tabled my amendment in good faith and believed we could have an informed debate on it. We in are in a position in which we do not have sufficient information and in which unaccountable people will tell us what to do. This is not satisfactory. The House is not being treated with the respect it deserves.

Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (6 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: I accept that but those who compiled the Minister's brief should have provided him with an answer to my question.

Finance Bill 2008: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stages (6 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: In principle, I welcome the amendment. However, I wish to make a number of points in connection with it. It is important when addressing health issues that we promote diversity of provision, a strong voluntary sector, a quality public sector and that we allow for private sector development. Another issue is access. I am concerned that a large swathe of our provision will be based on the...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (5 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in the publication of two reports (details supplied) on the Portlaoise cancer situation which have been passed to her by the Health Service Executive; the reason these reports have not been published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9347/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (5 Mar 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 208: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of the most recent review of the adequacy of the capacity of the national neurosurgery facility in Beaumont Hospital; the capacity increases planned under the National Health Strategy for this service; the progress made to date in developing additional capacity under this plan; and the expected date when additional...