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Order of Business (27 Sep 2006)

Bertie Ahern: It is expected to be. The difficulty is that there are always so many Bills in the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

Order of Business (27 Sep 2006)

Bertie Ahern: We hope to bring forward the housing (miscellaneous provisions) Bill early next year.

Order of Business (27 Sep 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The eligibility for health and personal social services Bill will be dealt with at some stage next year. It was sent for drafting some time ago.

Order of Business (27 Sep 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The Minister informs me that the Bill is being drafted.

Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I thank the Ceann Comhairle and will try to be as brief as I can. I come to the House with the belief that the truth is certainly more powerful than the most baseless of political attacks. I intend to address private issues here today, frankly and fully, even though I believe they have nothing to do with my public responsibilities, have never influenced me on any public policy and represent...

Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I do not want much time.

Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The Denis 'Starry' O'Brien allegation is well known. It was also alleged that I received a further bribe of €30,000 from Owen O'Callaghan in 1992, that I had bank accounts in the Netherlands Antilles, Liechtenstein and Jersey, England, that I had €15 million in onshore accounts and had taken steps to open a bank account in Mauritius. There were other similar, unfounded, allegations made...

National Wage Agreement: Statements. (5 Jul 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I am very glad of this opportunity to have an early debate in this House on Towards 2016, the ten-year framework draft social partnership agreement, negotiations on which concluded on 14 June last. Deputies will be aware that we have already had a debate on the draft agreement in the Seanad on Wednesday, 21 June. As I said in my reply to questions in this House last Wednesday, I recognise...

Order of Business (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I wish the report could be fully published.

Order of Business (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I will raise that point with the Tánaiste but she does not have a report. There are now legal battles.

Order of Business (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I agree.

Order of Business (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The press conference to announce the Bills took place yesterday and they have been approved by Cabinet. Considerable work was done on these Bills at Cabinet in the past year. The Bills are being circulated in the normal way, if they have not already been circulated — the text has been available. I have no control over when Bills are circulated but the Cabinet approved the text and the Bills...

Order of Business (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I understand that they are being circulated in the normal way.

Order of Business (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The broadcasting Bill is undergoing the consultation process we agreed so it will probably appear in 2007. I asked the Department of Education and Science to supply the details to the Deputy so I apologise that he has not yet received an answer to that question. I will ask again for them today.

Order of Business (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The Bill has priority for drafting. It is a long Bill but we hope to publish it in the autumn.

Order of Business (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Bertie Ahern: There will be a debate on the agreement.

Order of Business (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I will bring the Deputy's views to the Minister's attention.

Order of Business (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The fact that we will be making statements on it will mean we will be engaging with that. However, as I outlined here recently, the Seanad will debate more of the interim reports of the social partnership process, and committees of the House already do so. I hope that it is all part of that. People want to make brief statements on it before the end of the session. We already had a debate on...

Order of Business (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The medical practitioners Bill is due later this year and the education Ireland Bill is due early next year. I have not kept abreast of committee discussions but have endeavoured to ensure the Sullivan report will be published tonight or tomorrow. I have no difficulty with people raising this issue. I do not think there is anything in the report that will have a bearing on matters, other than...

Order of Business (Resumed). (5 Jul 2006)

Bertie Ahern: On the first question, as I said yesterday, I am endeavouring to get the report out as quickly as possible.