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Order of Business (24 Jun 2009)

Brian Cowen: The Deputy should give himself a break. He is having a serious rush of adrenalin. He should calm down.

Order of Business (24 Jun 2009)

Brian Cowen: The legislation on the National Asset Management Agency will be brought forward. Obviously, all these issues will be dealt with in the legislation.

Order of Business (24 Jun 2009)

Brian Cowen: The Chief Whip will be happy to assist his colleagues in ordering the House's business for the remaining two weeks. It is expected that the Dáil will rise on 10 July.

Order of Business (24 Jun 2009)

Brian Cowen: The housing Bill is being taken before the Dáil rises and these matters can be dealt with. There is a contraction in the amount of time available to debate these issues but it is necessary that the Bill be enacted.

Order of Business (24 Jun 2009)

Brian Cowen: Yes.

Order of Business (24 Jun 2009)

Brian Cowen: The legislation is before the Seanad and will not come back to this House before the break.

Order of Business (24 Jun 2009)

Brian Cowen: No.

Order of Business (24 Jun 2009)

Brian Cowen: The National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) Bill is due later this year. If issues arise in addition to what was originally contemplated I shall communicate with the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Ryan, to ensure they can be provided for, or whether it is the policy of the Government to so provide at this time. I shall check with him.

Order of Business (24 Jun 2009)

Brian Cowen: I made the general point that if we are to have a debate on these issues we should at least have some consistency of approach. We all recognise that budgets are finite and we need to find more efficiencies. Despite the reduction in budget of 3% this year over last year, activity levels and service plan levels are higher this year. This indicates that-----

Order of Business (24 Jun 2009)

Brian Cowen: -----with co-operation between everybody involved, the clinical leadership that can be provided, and the new reforms regarding how a clinical director will pull together all the activities in the hospital, these practices can be improved. The HSE has sought to discover which scoliosis procedures can be completed between now and the end of the year. It is better for the House to address the...

Order of Business (24 Jun 2009)

Brian Cowen: Níl aon dáta agam don Bhille a bhaineann le hÚdarás na Gaeltachta. Tá pointe an Teachta tábhachtach - cónas a bheimid in ann foilseachán Gaeilge a choimeád do phobal na Gaeilge agus do phobal na Gaeltachta? Ba mhaith liom go mbeimid in ann an fhadhb sin a réiteach. Ní bheidh sin furasta ach beidh mé féin ag fíosrú le fáil amach cad é is féidir linn a dhéanamh chun...

Order of Business (24 Jun 2009)

Brian Cowen: I shall ask for an update from the present incumbent concerning the position and whether anything can be done.

Order of Business (24 Jun 2009)

Brian Cowen: No date has been arranged.

Order of Business (24 Jun 2009)

Brian Cowen: The Road Traffic Bill will be taken during the next session. I am aware that the other issue mentioned by the Deputy is being discussed at ministerial level at present to see how it can be advanced.

Order of Business (24 Jun 2009)

Brian Cowen: I cannot anticipate the outcome of a meeting yet to be held. As the Deputy knows, the Minister of State with responsibility for children and youth affairs, Deputy Andrews, has been given the task, on behalf of the Government, of coming forward with the response of Government to the detailed recommendations in the Ryan report. The separate issue regarding the moral obligation on...

Order of Business (24 Jun 2009)

Brian Cowen: My statement of the first meeting accurately reflects the situation, which was that they would come back to me to see what progress is being made so that the Government could make an assessment in due course as soon as possible. Based on the full information being provided to us, we can make an assessment as to where we will go from here with regard to it. The overall objective has been...

Order of Business (24 Jun 2009)

Brian Cowen: In due course, but there are a lot of legislative issues to be dealt with between now and the recess. This is a matter that can be attended to and returned to anytime, subject to the agreement of the Whips.

Order of Business (24 Jun 2009)

Brian Cowen: As the Deputy will recall, we just had a motion of confidence a couple of weeks ago in relation to this matter.

Order of Business (24 Jun 2009)

Brian Cowen: I am aware that it is a different issue.

Order of Business (24 Jun 2009)

Brian Cowen: It is not normal, as was the case during Deputy Barrett's time as Whip, that Adjournment debates are given.