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Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2007)

Emmet Stagg: You did, you fool.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2007)

Emmet Stagg: The Minister of State's party handed us down an absolute mess.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2007)

Emmet Stagg: I draw the Ceann Comhairle's attention to the time.

Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Motion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2007)

Emmet Stagg: It is running about four minutes late.

Order of Business (21 Mar 2007)

Emmet Stagg: I will not address the substance of the Bill but we oppose the principle of applying guillotines to such Bills.

Order of Business (21 Mar 2007)

Emmet Stagg: That is not agreed to for the same reason we opposed the guillotine for other Bills. There is quite a large number of amendments to be dealt with on this legislation but they cannot possibly be dealt with during the time allocated. That is why we oppose the guillotine.

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2007)

Emmet Stagg: Is that the Taoiseach's speech for this weekend?

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2007)

Emmet Stagg: The Taoiseach is getting his local campaign going.

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2007)

Emmet Stagg: The Taoiseach wants them all in.

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (20 Mar 2007)

Emmet Stagg: Question 320: To ask the Minister for Finance when a refund of tax will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [10102/07]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (20 Mar 2007)

Emmet Stagg: Question 353: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason speech and language therapists are not available to assist a person (details supplied) who has autism and is in mainstream education; and if she will ensure that the resources are made available. [10152/07]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (20 Mar 2007)

Emmet Stagg: Question 835: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will immediately review the decision not to allow special education needs officers to assist in the provision of services to students in a school (details supplied) in County Kildare. [9994/07]

Health Bill 2006: Report Stage (20 Mar 2007)

Emmet Stagg: The Minister of State is suggesting that the Labour Party spokesperson and Deputy Ó Caoláin are foolish people who cannot read the Bill but the Bill is drafted in such a complex manner that it does not refer to anything directly or simply. It is a poor standard of legislation. It is not clear what it is about. When senior parliamentary spokespeople and senior legal representatives who...

Health Bill 2006: Report Stage (20 Mar 2007)

Emmet Stagg: I move amendment No. 9: In page 13, line 1, after "quality" to insert the following: "(which shall as far as practicable be common standards of quality for services whether provided by the private sector or the Executive)". This amendment is self-explanatory. The idea of only having provision for one sector is an omission the Minister may have missed.

Health Bill 2006: Report Stage (20 Mar 2007)

Emmet Stagg: The Minister of State is being vague. The Bill should deal with the reality, not the spirit. While there may be a spirit in the Bill, the reality is the meat of the issue. The Minister of State says the spirit is there but then tells us a commission will be appointed to look at what we are suggesting he can do now. I am not prepared to withdraw the amendment on that basis.

Health Bill 2006: Report Stage (20 Mar 2007)

Emmet Stagg: I move amendment No. 10: In page 13, between lines 1 and 2, to insert the following: "(i) hospitals,". I will learn from the Minister of State's answer.

Health Bill 2006: Report Stage (20 Mar 2007)

Emmet Stagg: What is HIQA?

Leaders' Questions (20 Mar 2007)

Emmet Stagg: They are not ring-fenced.

Leaders' Questions (20 Mar 2007)

Emmet Stagg: It is illegal to ring-fence them.

Leaders' Questions (20 Mar 2007)

Emmet Stagg: What is the Taoiseach on about?