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Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The heads of the Medical Practitioners Bill have been agreed. It is just that there are other priorities. The Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill is receiving all the attention on the legislative side. There is also a hepatitis Bill and other legislation. Other priorities have meant that the Medical Practitioners Bill has been delayed. Work is being done on the revenue Bill in the Department. The...

Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I will have to come back to the Deputy on that. I hope we will be signing it since we are against torture but I will check for the Deputy.

Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I will come back to the Deputy.

Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I do not have a date for the industrial development amendment Bill.

Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: It is an enormous Bill, on which the officials are and have been working very hard. It is hoped they will get it through this year.

Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Work is continuing to progress the heads of the electricity Bill. It is unlikely to be got through this year.

Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Next year, hopefully.

Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The legislation is due this session.

Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The defence (amendment) Bill will be this session.

Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: To which Bill does the Deputy refer?

Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: If the Deputy puts down a question to the Minister, he will explain the position.

Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: It will go to Government either next week or the following week.

Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: A question can be put down on that matter. The heads of the building societies amendment Bill are completed. The legislation is almost complete and it will be before the House this session.

Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Not yet, but I will do so.

Leaders' Questions. (1 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I have no problem working with the Deputy to examine future energy supplies because that is what the Minister has been actively doing. He has received a range of proposals from many organisations and their input is to be welcomed by everybody. The reason I support the orbital route is that the city boundary continues to move outwards as the population increases.

Leaders' Questions. (1 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: No.

Leaders' Questions. (1 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Twenty years ago we were told the population would fall below 3.4 million. We now have more people because the country is doing better.

Leaders' Questions. (1 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: If having more people and not having emigration is bad planning, I disagree. The reason it is necessary to have an orbital route far outside the city is the growth in the greater Dublin area and counties Meath, Kildare and Wicklow.

Leaders' Questions. (1 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I am trying to answer Deputy Sargent.

Leaders' Questions. (1 Feb 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I do not agree we have gone the wrong way. The resources available under Transport 21 are being invested in rail, the Luas, the orbital metro and all the areas which will move people off the roads and into public transport.