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Public Private Partnerships. (4 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Infrastructural areas would be number one.

Public Private Partnerships. (4 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Therefore, the team's pride has nothing to do with delivering infrastructure, but with a broader national pride.

Public Private Partnerships. (4 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Does the Taoiseach agree that dismissing as idle statistical exercises analyses of why our roads or housing programmes have not met our targets ——

Public Private Partnerships. (4 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: It is relevant.

Public Private Partnerships. (4 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: It is a question. This cross-departmental committee deals with infrastructure. We are entitled to ask why there is failure in every one of these areas.

Public Private Partnerships. (4 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: It arises directly.

Public Private Partnerships. (4 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Arising directly out of the Taoiseach's reply, he says there is now greater co-ordination within the transport companies. Did he read the Comptroller and Auditor General's report on integrated ticketing where it is precisely the failure and obstruction by companies——

Public Private Partnerships. (4 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: It was the Taoiseach who raised this matter. If the Taoiseach is in order to set this out, we are surely entitled to ask about the reply he has given. This is a most bizarre ruling from the Chair if the Taoiseach is allowed say things and we cannot question him about them.

Public Private Partnerships. (4 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: The Chair should be consistent.

Public Private Partnerships. (4 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: I said they are not achieving their targets.

Public Private Partnerships. (4 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: The Taoiseach is deliberately misinterpreting the question I asked.

Public Private Partnerships. (4 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: The question I asked is with regard to our roads programme. By the end of the period of the roads programme, scarcely two thirds of the roads will have been built.

Public Private Partnerships. (4 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: I would respond but my question would be ruled out of order.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: In 2002, the programme for government outlined the seven Bills to be implemented in the area of justice legislation reform, of which six have not been implemented. These include matters like the proceeds of corruption Bill, extending the powers of the DPP to permit appealing lenient sentences handed down by the District Court, the single crimes Bill and dealing with fines. In the case of...

Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: It brings into question the programme for government if it is a programme for five years and none of these matters is completed.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: That would be a big step forward.

Written Answers — Garda Vetting Services: Garda Vetting Services (3 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 241: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that youth organisations are having to operate a vetting of job applicants via Garda intelligence, but there is as yet no statutory basis for same; and his views on whether the organisations doing so are indemnified against claims by aggrieved applicants. [30859/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 393: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when the value of the living alone allowance was last increased; the rise in the consumer price index since that increase; and his view on the future role of this allowance. [30462/06]

Written Answers — School Services Staff: School Services Staff (3 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 485: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her views on altering the funding arrangements of the employment of part-tine secretaries in schools, in order that the drop in enrolment numbers would not result in a reduction in the money available to a school to employ their secretary, bearing in mind that it is Government policy to reduce class size and with it the maximum...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (3 Oct 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 518: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is working on proposals in co-operation with Dublin City Council to replace senior citizen bed-sit accommodation by one-bedroom accommodation; and when he expects to introduce a programme of building and reconstruction to achieve same. [30723/06]