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Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (18 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Transport when it is envisaged that integrated ticketing will be available. [24365/07]

Written Answers — Illegal Immigrants: Illegal Immigrants (18 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the legal status in relation to the recent occupation of public wastelands by prospective EU member citizens who do not have employment rights; the way the gardaí and other agencies should handle such cases; and the policies that were adopted to deal with this and other cases. [24607/07]

Order of Business (18 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: The Ceann Comhairle is correct in offering a Private Notice Question and we accept it as valuable, but this issue is too deep to cover in such a constrained amount of time. A private notice question offers only half an hour at maximum, which is less than the usual hour that is frequently allowed on questions like this. On this side of the House there are at least six Deputies with Private...

Order of Business (18 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: Even if one were to believe that, it shows that the Minister had not put in place mechanisms whereby he would be informed in time of issues that are important to his strategy so that he would have the opportunity to act on them. Regardless of whether we believe that the Minister knew nothing, there must be accountability because, one way or the other, the Minister did not put in place the...

Order of Business (18 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: On a point of order, am I correct in saying that it is not for the Ceann Comhairle to order Government business and that it is open to the Government to provide time for the Minister to answer questions in an open debate? The Minister is hiding behind the Chair and is reneging on his responsibilities. The Government has the right and the obligation to provide time for this matter but it is...

Order of Business (18 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: I hope the Tánaiste has taken on board the strength of feeling on this side of the House with regard to accountability on this important issue and that he will at least use maximum discretion to provide time for a debate on it. I am sure that by the end of today's session we will still have unanswered questions and that the Dáil will, once again, have been found unable to fulfil its duty...

Order of Business (18 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: The Tánaiste had a consultation paper less than 12 months ago. Now he is looking for another round of consultations.

Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (18 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: Can the Minister spell out the requirements being imposed in the Bill on non-deposit taking institutions? How do they compare with the list of requirements imposed on normal financial institutions which take deposits? Which requirements on that list are being applied and what are not being applied to non-deposit taking institutions? It is important that we have clarity as to the level of...

Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (18 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: The Minister is not answering my question. What restrictions or regulations would apply to a deposit taking institution which are not being applied here? I am thinking, for example, of liquidity ratios, the type of financial instruments they buy and process and the prudential requirements of these institutions. The recent crisis was precipitated by the fact that many unregulated bodies,...

Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (18 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: The failures have been among companies which were not taking deposits from the public. It was such failures which led to the recent difficulties.

Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (18 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: I thank the Minister for his assurances and as I have not been able to tread my way through all the sections I will have to take his words in good faith. The bodies to which the Minister refers have three months to apply for authorisation. Is there any time limit for the Financial Regulator to make a decision either to grant or refuse authorisation? There should be a maximum time limit by...

Markets in Financial Instruments and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2007: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (18 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: The debate has been curtailed but the Minister did say he would provide certain information on Report Stage. However, there will not be a Report Stage, so can the Minister provide that information by letter?

Order of Business (18 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: It is essential that the House address this important issue. Before the decision to privatise Aer Lingus was made, the House was promised a White Paper which would address the strategy implications of privatisation for the country, including in the key area of regional policy. A White Paper has not been produced. In addition, we have discovered that the Minister did not appoint...

Order of Business (18 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: It goes to the heart of governance. If the Government seeks to achieve certain policy objectives, it must have an information network to inform it and the policy tools to deliver them. In this case, the Department had neither. The Minister, plainly, is not in control of his Department. This is a serious issue——

Order of Business (18 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: ——on which the public is being let down by the Government that serves them, primarily because it did not put a strategy in place that could deliver the objectives it had assured people would be delivered.

Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (17 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the findings of the Comptroller and Auditor General in his 2006 annual report, she is confident that the ICT governance in the Health Service Executive is compliant with Department of Finance rules issued in September 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24076/07]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (17 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on whether, in view of the opinion of the chief executive officer of the Health Service Executive as well as that of her Department's hospital planning office and the National Development Finance Agency that the radiotherapy network will not be delivered through PPP by the target date of 2011, it will be delivered by this...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (17 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 163: To ask the Taoiseach if he has ascertained from all public service agencies involved in decentralisation the make-up of the 2,800 people who have taken up posts due to decentralise; the number of these who are transferring with their post from Dublin, who are transferring upon promotion and who are new recruits; and if he will set out the relevant data. [24685/07]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (17 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 171: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has ascertained from all public service agencies involved in decentralisation the make-up of the 2,800 people who have taken up posts due to decentralise; the number of these who are transferring with their post from Dublin, who are transferring upon promotion and who are new recruits; and if he will set out the relevant data....

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (17 Oct 2007)

Richard Bruton: Question 172: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of posts and the number of applicants to date on the system established by the Public Appointments Service to match Dublin based vacancies with people wishing to remain in Dublin. [24238/07]