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Order of Business. (2 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: That is not the Government.

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (1 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans to introduce legislation to allow for the provision and court sanctioning of an interlock system on certain vehicles to curb drink driving; if legal advice has been sought on providing same in legislation; if so, when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3129/06]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (1 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Transport when a fully integrated ticketing system will be operational in Dublin. [3128/06]

National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (1 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: I support Deputy Boyle's amendment. Will the Minister of State say what will be the position of the new body under the Freedom of Information Act 1997? It is critical that the reports and research material of these bodies are freely accessible. The Bill refers to summary reports and the amendment in the name of the Taoiseach mentions reporting to a relevant Oireachtas committee. The Freedom...

National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (1 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: I move amendment No. 25: In page 22, to delete lines 4 to 10. This section allows the Taoiseach, after consultation with the office of any relevant Minister, to dissolve any of the bodies in question. Later, in the transitional provisions, it provides for the dissolution of the bodies on establishment day. It seems odd the Government will have the power to dissolve the social partnership...

National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (1 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: Will the Minister of State clarify whether he has a timeframe in mind?

National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (1 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: This has been around for the past three years. Is it likely to happen within a couple of months or a couple of decades?

National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (1 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: Does the Minister have any idea on the timeframe?

National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (1 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: No.

National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (1 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: Before the Dáil suspended, we debated the Labour Party's proposal that there should be a 40% quota for both men and women, respectively, in the new super quango, with the balance to be chosen by the parties to the body in whatever fashion they choose. The Minister of State spoke about the difficulty involved in persuading various bodies to adopt a quota. Deputy Boyle spoke about his...

National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (1 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: I move amendment No. 19: In page 19, line 26, to delete "with the consent of" and substitute "after consultation with". It is constitutionally dubious for the head of Government, the Taoiseach, to require by legislation the consent of his own Ministers to take action in pursuit of a specific statutory power. There are detailed discussions on this in the standard reference book, J. M. Kelly,...

National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report Stage. (1 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: I accept the amendment. The Labour Party amendment sought to ensure limitation on the time of office of the chairman but this amendment has limited it to five years.

National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report Stage. (1 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: I move amendment No. 16: In page 13, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: "(8) A disqualification pursuant to an order of a court referred to in subsection (7)(d), (f), (g) or (h) shall not take effect until the ordinary time for appealing against any such order has expired, or if an appeal is lodged within that time, until any such appeal, or a further appeal therefrom is...

National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report Stage. (1 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: I move amendment No. 17: In page 13, to delete lines 30 to 32 and substitute the following: "(13) Not less than 40 per cent of the members of a Body shall be men and not less than 40 per cent shall be women.". This amendment will ensure there is equality of representation between women and men so that at least 40% of members of the body shall be men and 40% shall be women. This is the quango...

National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report Stage. (1 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: While I thank the Minister of State for following up on the matter, it is not acceptable that it should almost unthinkingly be the case that, as Deputy Boyle described, many of the key participating bodies have low female representation or no women members on their delegations.

Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: Has the Taoiseach had an opportunity to think about the National Aquatic Centre recently? When will the proposed Bill on Abbotstown hit the deck? It has been top of the list for a long time. When will we see it?

Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: That is an achievement. The Taoiseach must have sorted out some of the rows, although he should see the leaks.

National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report Stage. (1 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: I move amendment No. 1: In page 5, line 8, after "AS" to insert the following: "OIFIG NÁISIÚNTA D'FHORBAIRT EACNAMAÍOCH AGUS SHÓISIALACH, OR IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE". The amendment seeks to insert the Irish title of the office into the Long Title. The Minister may recall that it was accepted on Committee Stage to include Irish in the body of the Bill. However, the Minister did not change...

National Economic and Social Development Office Bill 2002: Report Stage. (1 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: I support this amendment. This Bill has been around since 2002. I presume it was taken out of the Taoiseach's cupboard and given an airing this week because we are about to embark on another round of social partnership discussions. In many ways, the purpose of this Bill is to set up the quango of quangos. It is the über-quango. It will unite all the other quangos which deal with social...

Leaders' Questions. (1 Feb 2006)

Joan Burton: Travelling by bicycle would be faster.