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Order of Business. (22 Jun 2005)

Enda Kenny: With regard to the crimes Bill and an issue of serious concern in that locality, will the Taoiseach and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform take action to deal with the matter?

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Motion to Recommit. (22 Jun 2005)

Enda Kenny: It is like Hamlet without the prince. The Minister of State, Deputy O'Dea, cannot deal with it and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform is not present.

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings. (22 Jun 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach when he next expects to receive a report from Mr. Justice Barron; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20755/05]

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings. (22 Jun 2005)

Enda Kenny: Following on from the reply given to Deputy Rabbitte, did the Taoiseach raise the matter with the new British Government and the Prime Minister? Earlier this month, the Taoiseach said that he would make a further attempt with the British Government but, if it were not forthcoming, he would then seek legal advice. What is his instinct, which is sharply honed in terms of the British Government,...

Tribunals of Inquiry. (22 Jun 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach the costs which accrued to his Department in respect of the Moriarty tribunal during May 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19039/05]

Tribunals of Inquiry. (22 Jun 2005)

Enda Kenny: Somebody is doing well out of it. This the ninth year of the Moriarty tribunal and we have not had an interim report. Is the Taoiseach satisfied it will complete its work by the date scheduled for its completion? Is he satisfied the lower legal fee structure will take effect on the day it is intended to do so? It is hoped the possibility of its continuing beyond January 2006 has not been...

Infrastructure Programme. (22 Jun 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the outcome of the May 2005 meeting of the cross-departmental team on infrastructure and public private partnerships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19040/05]

Infrastructure Programme. (22 Jun 2005)

Enda Kenny: First, will the Taoiseach expand on the report by the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs in respect of the projects under the CLÁR programme? What were the main elements of the discussion that took place? Second, will the Taoiseach indicate whether there are further proposals under the existing PPP structure for developments in the education sector? The Taoiseach will be...

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2005)

Enda Kenny: On that proposal, and in respect of No. 26, I want to object. Rushed legislation is bad legislation and we have had previous experiences with the Department of Health and Children, the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and other Departments. I understand from my spokesman and based on what Deputy Rabbitte said earlier——

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2005)

Enda Kenny: I am aware of that but the late sitting will continue tomorrow with a guillotine on this Bill.

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2005)

Enda Kenny: I have already made points about this matter. This is a very important Bill and it is critical that the House and the country get a Bill that will stand up to all kinds of scrutiny.

Order of Business. (22 Jun 2005)

Enda Kenny: I do not object to the late sitting but I object to the Order for Report, Report and Final Stages to be guillotined tomorrow.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Jun 2005)

Enda Kenny: As the country's elderly population grows, it is critical to have a nursing home sector in which people have confidence and where the highest standards apply and are seen to apply. It is the responsibility of Government to ensure the law and the inspectorate regime in place are also of the highest standard to ensure that this happens. The Leas Cross affair, as exposed by Deputy O'Dowd and the...

Leaders' Questions. (22 Jun 2005)

Enda Kenny: The problem is that people view the Government as not taking any action on foot of the information it is given. There were five complaints about Leas Cross since December 2003 but nothing was done. The Minister of State, Deputy Callely, was informed of a serious case, in a different nursing home, where the consultant described the bedsores as the worst he had ever seen. The Taoiseach said on...

Written Answers — Cystic Fibrosis Services: Cystic Fibrosis Services (21 Jun 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 268: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when she expects to receive the recommendations of the HSE working group on Cystic Fibrosis services here; if, in the event of the working group endorsing the findings of the Pollock report into such services she will allocate the necessary funding to address the immediate short and long-term requirements to address the...

Written Answers — Infectious Diseases: Infectious Diseases (21 Jun 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 85: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her Department has records of correspondence from any acute hospital or health board regarding the implementation of guidelines of 1995 to control the spread of MRSA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20929/05]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Inspections: Nursing Home Inspections (21 Jun 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 166: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has any intention of removing the requirement whereby a person can only access information regarding nursing home inspections through the Freedom of Information Act 1997; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20870/05]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Standards: Nursing Home Standards (21 Jun 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 203: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if it is a standard procedure that, prior to a public patient being placed by a regional health office into a nursing home, the regional health office checks the relevant nursing home inspectors reports; if there is a legal obligation on regional health offices to do this; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (21 Jun 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 178: To ask the Taoiseach the number of formal and informal meetings he has held with the president of Sinn Féin, Mr. Adams, since January 2005; the date and location of each meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20776/05]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (21 Jun 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 230: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the second moiety of payment will be made to retired psychiatric nurses in the western Health Service Executive area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20815/05]