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Leaders' Questions. (1 Mar 2006)

Bertie Ahern: That raises issues for the College of Obstetrics and the Medical Council.

Leaders' Questions. (1 Mar 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The Minister for Health and Children has raised those points. With regard to Patient Focus, I stated yesterday we promised we would discuss a number of issues with the group as soon as the report was completed. The group's representatives have made it clear the issue of redress will come up and the Minister for Health and Children will meet them and members of the hospital's board today....

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (28 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The value of advertising placed in national newspapers in 2005 by this Department was €28,025. The following schedule outlines the value of advertising services undertaken by this Department within the past five years, including details of national newspapers used within each period. Year Newspapers used within the year Cost for Service â'¬ 2005 Irish...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (28 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The e-Cabinet system, in operation across Departments, is in the final phase of development. The total cost of the project will be approximately €5 million, which is comfortably below the initial estimated cost of €6.45 million, at 2001 prices, identified in the feasibility study which was undertaken in advance of the formal decision to commence the project. The peer review process was...

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (28 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Officials from my Department and the Department of Foreign Affairs met the person in question on 17 February 2006. The meeting discussed the background to the murder and all of the person's concerns, both about the murder and how the matter has been dealt with since. It also discussed the various contacts the person has had with others who might be of assistance to him. Arising from the...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (28 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Of the staff on my Department's payroll, 11 are seconded to the following organisations or offices and their salaries recouped to my Department. Number of Staff No. Association of Higher and Public Civil Servants 1 Campus Stadium Ireland Development 2 National Economic and Social Forum 3 Pobal — formerly Area Development Management Limited 2 Royal Irish Academy...

Order of Business. (28 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I have no problem with that. I think we should get a fairly simple motion. There are certain things I would like to see included in it but perhaps it should be simpler. One of the regrets about this is that about three times in my political life when I have endeavoured to deal with marches that took place in my area, the issue of by-laws always surfaced. That is something we can cover. Every...

Order of Business. (28 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: A resolution.

Order of Business. (28 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The Minister has informed me, having arrived back from China where she spent two days, that the report on indiscipline will be published in March, the Harris report will be published immediately after that. The next report, the Marino Institute report——

Order of Business. (28 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The legislation on administrative fines will be published later on this year.

Order of Business. (28 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I will ask the Chief Whip to make arrangements with the Tánaiste as to when we could have a suitable time for a debate. Perhaps the Whips could discuss the amount of time to be given to that issue. This issue was raised by a matron in the 1980s and while her position was not taken into account, I do not think it was an issue of whistle-blowers. There was a view that the legislation would be...

Order of Business. (28 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: As I said last year, the heads of the medical practitioners Bill had been approved but it was deemed beneficial to wait for the conclusions of the report. The heads have long been prepared and a lot of work has been done on the Bill in the past 18 months or so pending the report. The legislation is to replace the Medical Practitioners Act 1978, which established the Medical Council, and to...

Order of Business. (28 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Sorry.

Order of Business. (28 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: It is obviously based on the findings and the recommendations — that changes the position.

Order of Business. (28 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: It will be introduced later this year.

Order of Business. (28 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I did not think I caused confusion but I will reiterate the position. The heads of the medical practitioners Bill were approved by the Government on 22 June 2004. I stated at that time and since then that the findings and recommendations of the report, which was published three hours ago, would be examined and that any additional heads or work would then be taken into account. That seemed the...

Order of Business. (28 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The register of persons who are considered unsafe to work with children Bill has so far concentrated on the development procedures for vetting of convictions through the vetting unit. The development of a register gives rise to a number of policy and practical implementation issues. The Departments of Education and Science and Health and Children have been discussing the matter. The Deputy...

Order of Business. (28 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I will raise it with the Whips.

Order of Business. (28 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The judgment will be studied in the normal way.

Leaders' Questions. (28 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: As I said outside the House, I wholeheartedly condemn the disgraceful scenes of naked violence visited on the people of Dublin and on the Garda by a very unrepresentative minority last Saturday. It is already clear this was an attempt by a small sectarian minority to deny others the right to express their views freely and in a peaceful manner. Let us be clear, these were the motivations of a...