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Consumer Price Index. (23 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Does the Minister agree the trend is particularly worrying when one compares Ireland with the rest of Europe? In December our inflation rate was below the European average, but we have swung the other way, with a rate 0.7% above it on the latest CSO figures. While inflation affects all European countries, it is far worse here than anywhere else. Against that background, is the Minister for...

Consumer Price Index. (23 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: If one looks at transport, telecommunications and even oil, our inflation rates are growing much more rapidly than those in Europe. There is no reason our transport and telecommunications costs should rise more rapidly than those in Europe. In the past 12 months, there has been a 15 cent increase in the price of a litre of petrol whereas there has been only a 9 cent increase elsewhere in...

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (18 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of meetings of the Food Agency Co-Operation Council in 2004 and 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18805/06]

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (18 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the voluntary code for country of origin labelling within the catering trade has been successful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18819/06]

Written Answers — Business Regulation: Business Regulation (17 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the areas of Government regulation for which he is responsible that he considers unwieldy or anti-small business; if he intends to instigate reform in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17894/06]

Written Answers — Insurance Industry: Insurance Industry (17 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 171: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that commitments in relation to the introduction of an insurance scheme for persons infected with HIV or Hepatitis C have been long delayed; and if a timetable will be set for the necessary enactments to introduce such a scheme. [18734/06]

Written Answers — Home Care Supports: Home Care Supports (17 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 170: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the funding she has made available in 2006 for the payment of home care packages to persons being cared for at home; if she has issued guidelines to health authorities in relation to the approval of home care packages to persons being cared for at home; if she envisages that such decisions be made by hospital consultants,...

Written Answers — Community Service Orders: Community Service Orders (17 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 259: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of community service orders which have been implemented in the Dublin metropolitan area over the past five years; the classification of the orders in terms of the type of community work provided for; and if he has satisfied himself that the potential of this form of penalty is being fully utilised in appropriate...

Order of Business. (17 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: The Taoiseach has often referred in the House to the fact that 400 beds in acute hospitals are not available because people who have been medically discharged cannot move on. How can he expect us to debate the nursing homes subvention legislation without acting on any of the three reports——

Order of Business. (17 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Of course it arises.

Order of Business. (17 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: I have not referred to the contents of the Bill. If the Ceann Comhairle gives me a moment to state the reason this is——

Order of Business. (17 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: If the Ceann Comhairle allowed me to complete the sentence, he would see my point. Three reports have been published on this issue and instead of——

Order of Business. (17 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: I refer to No. 83, the Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006.

Order of Business. (17 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Second Stage has yet to be taken.

Order of Business. (17 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: How can the Taoiseach expect the House to debate the Bill when he has not made decisions on the published reports?

Order of Business. (17 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: The Bill will remain meaningless until decisions are taken on the issues underpinning it. As a doctor, the Ceann Comhairle is aware of the reality and I believe he is trying to prevent Deputies from having an opportunity to address the framework within which the Bill should be debated. It makes a nonsense of the business of the House.

Order of Business. (17 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: The Ceann Comhairle's behaviour is making a cod of the House.

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (16 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress which has been made in each regional drug task force area over the past year; the concrete measures which have been enacted on the ground; the impact such measures have had; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18155/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (16 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 165: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her Department has a protocol for dealing with cases where the assets of a person who is a ward of court become exhausted but the person has continuing need for nursing home care. [18092/06]

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (16 May 2006)

Richard Bruton: Question 169: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the planned capital funding of €4.4 million for a day hospital facility in Beaumont Hospital remains committed to this project; the facilities which will be provided and if she will ensure that this commitment to older people is not diluted to accommodate other projects as has been recently suggested (details...