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Fiscal Policy. (26 Feb 2008)

Richard Bruton: The Tánaiste is not doing anything about them.

Fiscal Policy. (26 Feb 2008)

Richard Bruton: Each of the Tánaiste's measures is expansionist. He should not need to——

Fiscal Policy. (26 Feb 2008)

Richard Bruton: That is not what I stated.

Fiscal Policy. (26 Feb 2008)

Richard Bruton: The services should have expanded in 2004, 2005 and 2006.

Fiscal Policy. (26 Feb 2008)

Richard Bruton: Why is the Government not delivering accountable health services on the ground instead of leaving hundreds of people waiting in accident and emergency units?

Fiscal Policy. (26 Feb 2008)

Richard Bruton: The Tánaiste is in government.

Fiscal Policy. (26 Feb 2008)

Richard Bruton: The EU indicated the current fiscal stance could be out of line with the Stability and Growth Pact in 2009. The Minister for Finance was asked what measures would be taken to ensure current spending can be contained below nominal GNP. The record shows that this year it is 70% ahead of nominal growth and last year it was 60% ahead of nominal growth. Does the Tánaiste and Minister for...

Fiscal Policy. (26 Feb 2008)

Richard Bruton: That was not the question posed by the EU.

Tax Relief. (26 Feb 2008)

Richard Bruton: Is the Minister aware that the Revenue Commissioners have recently admitted to the Committee of Public Accounts that they are not aware whether tax has been paid on some €200 million paid by the State to landlords under rent supplement and they admit to significant gaps in their information on payments by the State to landlords, let alone payments made where the State is not involved in any...

Tax Relief. (26 Feb 2008)

Richard Bruton: That is not the figure issued by Revenue.

Written Answers — Search and Rescue Service: Search and Rescue Service (21 Feb 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she or her Department have made submissions to the Department of Transport in relation to the proposed relocation of the marine rescue stations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6879/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Feb 2008)

Richard Bruton: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will review the condition that a person who is signing for credits but receiving no social welfare payments, is excluded from receiving respite care grant even if they are providing full-time care and need to keep their insurance record intact as in a case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [7196/08]

Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Richard Bruton: I wish to raise a couple of issues. Very much on people's mind at the moment is that this day week, there could be a 24-hour complete shutdown of our airports. Why do we always have this high wire act with disputes in essential services? It is many years since the Oireachtas made legislative provision for special ways of dealing with disputes in essential services but they have never been...

Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Richard Bruton: I agree, but some 90,000 people, including tourists, business people and ordinary members of the public, will be disrupted.

Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Richard Bruton: We have made legislative provision that has never been brought into effect under any order or secondary legislation. I see the Greens have now changed their mind in respect of ABA schools and they now want to ensure parents get what they want in appropriate education for their children. Is the Tánaiste, who has taken a keen interest in the area, supportive of what was proposed by Fine Gael,...

Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Richard Bruton: I have been in this House for 25 years and I have seen the general tolerance of the Chair on a Thursday to have some issues of importance answered——

Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Richard Bruton: ——by a Minister or by the Taoiseach, as used to be the case.

Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Richard Bruton: I understand the difficulty but a dispute will affect 90,000 people next Thursday. People are now making plans and people would like to know the Government's thinking on this issue.

Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Richard Bruton: One wishes.

Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Richard Bruton: It is too early in the day.