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Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: I wish to be accurate and to the point.

Northern Ireland: Statements (9 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: I welcome this opportunity to speak on the peace process in Northern Ireland. The ongoing support of all Members of this House for building and maintaining peace in the North has been invaluable, and remains a strong cornerstone of the continued progress towards lasting peace and reconciliation. As we are all aware, the agreement announced in Hillsborough on 5 February represented the...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (3 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: There are no proposals to decentralise my Department or any of the State bodies under its aegis and accordingly the information sought regarding rental or purchase of properties for the purpose of decentralisation does not apply.

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (3 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: The information requested by the Deputy will require a considerable amount of time and resources to compile. I have requested my officials to supply a response directly to you as soon as possible.

Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: A draft delegation order is being prepared. Questions are to the Minister for Finance this afternoon which will allow Members to ask detailed questions on this issue. We are designating the NTMA to deal with the banks in regard to areas which are currently a matter for either the Central Bank, the regulator, the Department of Finance or the NTMA. Our objective is to have the story told in...

Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: If it is a requirement for it to do so, that will happen. The Minister for Finance will provide the details this afternoon.

Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: I do not know where the Deputy got that figure. It is a gross exaggeration.

Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: It is a gross exaggeration. The report of the inspection of the private TLC care centre in Maynooth was published by the Health Information and Quality Authority and identifies a litany of problems with the facility. HIQA carried out a follow-up inspection in the last week of January which showed an improvement in the level of care provided and identified some issues which are being...

Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: I have no information on that report. The Deputy will have to put down a question to the Minister.

Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: In regard to the Bill to which the Deputy referred, for which I am responsible to the House, it will be published during the course of the year. I am not here to answer specific questions on health.

Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: When this issue was raised yesterday by Deputy Naughten, I indicated that the Department of Health and Children is preparing regulations to introduce controls relating to a range of substances on sale in head shops. These regulations are similar to those recently introduced in the United Kingdom, although I understand the latter have run into some legal trouble.

Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: That is an operational matter for Teagasc and the latter has nothing to do with forestry.

Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: A two-Bill approach is being proposed to make legislative progress in this area during 2010. The first Bill will be relatively short and will concentrate on the reform of the regulatory structures in the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland. The second Bill will facilitate the other legislative changes that are needed to reform and enhance the functions and powers of the...

Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: No motion has been tabled to withdraw the Bill. It has not been withdrawn. A great deal of work has been done. The stakeholders are being consulted on an ongoing basis.

Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: Let me just tell you that.

Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: The stakeholders include the apartment owners' network, the Law Society and others.

Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: The apartment owners' network——

Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: The Bill is in the Seanad.

Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: If I may——

Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

Brian Cowen: The Minister wrote to the Whips on 2 February.