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Leaders' Questions. (19 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach gets one out of ten for that response. The first two minutes were the usual prepared response and the last couple of sentences were about the winter vomiting bug, which is the question I asked. People have been asked to stay away from Cavan General Hospital. In Galway, 60 beds are vacant but an embargo on nurse recruitment means the nurses cannot be employed. I will make two...

Leaders' Questions. (19 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: It could not be up yet, a Cheann Comhairle.

Leaders' Questions. (19 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: You are on a speed watch.

Leaders' Questions. (19 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: What will the Taoiseach do to improve the standard of hygiene in our hospitals, which have become havens for the transmission of bugs and viruses? Second, will the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste initiate a major campaign to urge patients to visit their general practitioners in the first instance as distinct from going to accident and emergency units, which are already overcrowded and are havens...

Order of Business. (19 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: There is some confusion abroad about the consequences of the statement made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Dermot Ahern, concerning the possibility of Fianna Fáil negotiating with Sinn Féin to participate in Government.

Order of Business. (19 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: It does.

Order of Business. (19 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: Given the concerns expressed by a great number of people, will the Taoiseach arrange a debate on Northern Ireland? All parties support the Good Friday Agreement but the deliberate statement of the Minister for Foreign Affairs has obviously added confusion. Deputy Neville has consistently highlighted the disastrous funding of the psychiatric services and the high rate of suicides. Will time be...

Order of Business. (19 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: With 52 pages of amendments?

Order of Business. (19 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: I thought it appropriate that the House would pass on its good wishes to the Clerk of the Dáil who is recuperating. Has the Taoiseach had any hand, act or part in the discussions to bring Mick O'Dwyer from Laois to become manager of the Dublin Gaelic football team?

Sustaining Progress. (19 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the main provisions of the new social partnership agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20071/04]

Sustaining Progress. (19 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the programme for Sustaining Progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21424/04]

Sustaining Progress. (19 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach when he will next meet the social partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21425/04]

Sustaining Progress. (19 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent activities of the national implementation body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21427/04]

Sustaining Progress. (19 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: Does the Taoiseach understand the level of frustration among people with the way the Government does its business? While Ministers consult employers and trade unions through the social partnership scheme, they rarely, if ever, consult those who are directly affected, that is, members of the public. In the case of Aer Rianta, for example, no representative of the travelling public was asked...

Sustaining Progress. (19 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: Does the Taoiseach agree that the appointment of a statutory consumer enforcer would be an important element in bringing efficiency to the public service so that consumers could see that their rights are enforced? Does he agree that, despite all the talk, the system does not work in the way it should in respect of the money paid by taxpayers at present? The concept of having a statutory...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (12 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will detail in specific and clear terms the resource teaching hours that are to be allocated to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24298/04]

Written Answers — Health Board Services: Health Board Services (12 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: Question 212: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her plans to progress the proposals made at a meeting (details supplied) on autistic spectrum in her Department in 2003; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24050/04]

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (12 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: Question 264: To ask the Minister for Transport if compensation can be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24142/04]

Leaders' Questions. (12 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: I congratulate the Tánaiste on her appointment as Minister for Health and Children. Many within her own party have hailed the Tánaiste as some sort of Messiah come to resurrect the health service from complete disintegration. The Tánaiste is an experienced politician and I am sure the House wishes her well in her endeavours to restore a health service that the people deserve, but how can...

Leaders' Questions. (12 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: In respect of the Tánaiste's answer on accident and emergency departments, will she publish a benchmarking system so we can know of increased performance according to length of stay in accident and emergency departments? Will she publish a benchmarking system in respect of those waiting six hours, eight hours, ten hours, 12 hours or more? In 2001, the Government promised more than €1...