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Suspension of Member. (22 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: The Ceann Comhairle can have him voted out if he wants.

Suspension of Member. (22 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: Suspend the House then.

Suspension of Member. (22 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: On a point of order, the Ceann Comhairle is a respected medical person. Under what Standing Order or criteria was it obvious to him that Deputy Allen wanted to be thrown out of the House. He is a representative of the people of Cork and he was asking legitimate questions, no more than any other Member——

Suspension of Member. (22 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: The Ceann Comhairle said it was obvious to him that Deputy Allen wanted to be thrown out of the House. I would like him to explain that remark.

Suspension of Member. (22 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: The Chair will have to give us an explanation when the sitting resumes.

Suspension of Member. (22 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: I would like an explanation from the Ceann Comhairle why he considered that Deputy Allen should be removed from the House. A discussion was going on in this House about a serious situation regarding cancer services. Deputy Allen is a Cork representative and he pointed out to the Taoiseach that he received a letter from the Health Service Executive today confirming that there is a two-year...

Order of Business. (22 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: We have lost an hour and five minutes because of other important matters.

Order of Business. (22 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: Proposal No. 3?

Leaders' Questions. (22 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: This week, four years ago, the Government launched one of the greatest election scams of the decade, namely, the national health strategy. We were promised a world class health strategy, launched by the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and the then Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Martin.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Power should remain quiet. The national health strategy was to deliver 3,000 beds, a wish list of services for the elderly, 600 primary care centres and a national cancer strategy by the end of 2002. Four years later, after tens of billions of euro, we do not have the world class health system promised by the Government. This week, many are left wondering where all the money has gone...

Leaders' Questions. (22 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: As usual, the Taoiseach answers every question about health matters with a pained expression, a flurry of figures, a litany of what has been spent and a firm resolve to do better. Will the Taoiseach acknowledge — we have heard all this before — that in his letter, Dr. O'Reilly states that he has been trying to resolve these issues for four years? Of course, Cork University Hospital is a...

Leaders' Questions. (22 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: What about the smell of urine in the wards of cancer patients?

Leaders' Questions. (22 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: It should not be.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: It is appalling.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: Talk to the Minister responsible.

Northern Ireland Issues. (22 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach wrote to party leaders on notepaper with the Taoiseach's heading on it about the proposal to allow speaking rights to members of Sinn Féin not elected to this House in a Dáil committee. He did not make it clear that he was writing as the leader of Fianna Fáil as distinct from the Leader of the Government in his capacity as Taoiseach. In view of the response he received from...

Northern Ireland Issues. (22 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: Has the Taoiseach discussed this with the British Prime Minister? What is the Government's view on funding for Community Restorative Justice? Does the Taoiseach share the forthright views of Eileen Calder of the Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Centre? She stood side by side with Sinn Féin representatives in campaigning on women's, equality and rights issues in Northern Ireland because she felt...

Northern Ireland Issues. (22 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting in London on 11 October 2005 with the British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28674/05]

Northern Ireland Issues. (22 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent contacts and meetings with the Northern Ireland political parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28675/05]

Northern Ireland Issues. (22 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 12: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting in Dublin with the leadership of the Alliance Party; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30012/05]