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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (22 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: My Department had no capital projects in 2004 or 2005.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (22 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: The number of staff employed in my private and constituency offices, their grade, salary, overtime and expenses paid are detailed in the following tables. Taoiseach's Private Office. Grade Current annual salary (including allowances) Annual Overtime (Estimate) Annual Expenses (Estimate) Expenses Received â'¬ â'¬ â'¬ Private Secretary, Assistant Principal 96,203 Nil 1,104 ...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (22 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: Each Department is responsible for providing information, reasoned opinions and letters of formal notice concerning the implementation of EU directives. With regard to the Department of the Taoiseach, no directives or regulations are overdue for implementation which fall within the responsibility of this Department. This Department is not dealing with any warnings or any other such...

Order of Business. (22 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: The Minister for Finance, Deputy Cowen, raised this issue in last year's budget. He has listened to the submissions and presentations made by others and he will return to this issue. It is not every year we have a debate on the Book of Estimates. Last week I was asked if I would allow time for a debate on the Book of Estimates this year. We made provision for that and for them to be dealt...

Order of Business. (22 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: The draft report from the consultants who undertook the safety review for the Department arrived to the Minister's technical advisory group yesterday. The group has to do some work but the intention is to publish the report in County Mayo before general release. Following this, there will be a two week period in which to make submissions and observations. I am not too sure how soon the...

Order of Business. (22 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: I assume so. From what I read in a note I was given earlier, I assume it will be published almost immediately. I will confirm this for the Deputy.

Order of Business. (22 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: The Minister's proposal contains a number of important elements. It is some time since the Bill was published. I hope the new elements can be included in the discussion. I am sure they will.

Order of Business. (22 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: The Whips must organise the time.

Order of Business. (22 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: It involves significant amendments that will have to be debated in the House.

Order of Business. (22 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: The list contains one Bill, which is due next year.

Order of Business. (22 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: It is to amend the legislation on roads, the national roads authority and traffic.

Order of Business. (22 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: The Bill is due this session. That means we will be ready to take it in the next session.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: Whatever the reason, Dr. O'Reilly is working with a locum in Cork and that post will be filled in due time. Planning is underway for the development of the remaining half of the country on the infrastructure for the national roll out of BreastCheck. BreastCheck has advertised for the key lead consultant radiologists and radiotherapists for the programme and to recruit other key clinical posts...

Leaders' Questions. (22 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: If Dr. O'Reilly wants to meet me, he could have arranged it easily enough. I am easy enough to meet.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: I am sure he is too busy, I accept that. There is a locum working in Cork so two consultants are there. They are not the only people, there are 11 consultants in place. We have already improved the new unit and BreastCheck is being rolled out.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: Maybe there is——

Leaders' Questions. (22 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: ——but if we do not put the investment in place——

Leaders' Questions. (22 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: ——to undertake the job and if we do not put the consultants in place——

Leaders' Questions. (22 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: We hardly had a cancer strategy eight years ago — there was no strategy at all. There were hardly any oncologists so we should not go down that road, it is a stupid argument.

Leaders' Questions. (22 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: We had not heard of BreastCheck eight years ago.