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Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: St. Patrick's Day, however, is one day and at best, St. Patrick's Day events are organised for a couple of days around it. We now have a Minister, however, who is on a visit to New Zealand for two weeks on an itinerary that according to the newspapers today reads more like "The Lord of the Rings" trail than it does like a State visit; the only thing missing is dinner hosted by Bilbo Baggins....

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: In another report it is stated that some staff in the Department have little or nothing to do while colleagues are overwhelmed with work but management appears reluctant to deal with the problems. It is one thing to have the country represented abroad on St. Patrick's Day but the abuse of that on this occasion is not acceptable and it is not acceptable to the Labour Party that the House...

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: A Cheann Comhairle-----

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I have a question for the Tánaiste.

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The country is scandalised by what has happened in Tallaght. We need to get answers on behalf of the people, including the patients involved, and accountability from the Minister for Health and Children. The proposal to adjourn the House until 23 March is causing considerable difficulty. We have already voted on an earlier proposal and the Ceann Comhairle told us that the proposal that the...

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: -----has the Minister for Health and Children transferred her responsibilities while she is in New Zealand.

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Who in the Government-----

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I will wind up when the Ceann Comhairle gets order for me. Who in the Government has responsibility for these matters and is answerable to this House for what happened in Tallaght while the Minister for Health and Children is in New Zealand? This is the issue on the Order of Business. It is not acceptable to the Opposition that the Dáil will be closed down now until 23 March, that no...

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: However, there is a matter of ministerial responsibility and I wish to know which Minister is responsible.

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: On that, and following on from what Deputy O'Sullivan has said, one of our functions here is to hold the Executive to account. Here is the problem. The Ceann Comhairle suggests tabling a matter on the Adjournment, putting down a parliamentary question, etc. One cannot have an Adjournment debate or have a parliamentary question answered if the House is not sitting, and the House has just...

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: Bear with me, the House is not sitting until 23 March and parliamentary questions motions, etc., cannot be done that way.

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: We could perhaps ask that the Minister come into the House to answer questions today as it is the only day now open to us to have that done. The problem with that is the Minister, Deputy Harney, is in New Zealand and the Tánaiste has just told us that before she left she did not transfer her functions to any other Minister.

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The House is sitting today. We want answers as to what happened in Tallaght.

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: There is.

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: The House is sitting today-----

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I support Deputy Kenny's proposal that the House sit until 6.45 p.m. in order to hear from the Minister for Health and Children, or some other Minister, and to have questions answered about the additional information we received since yesterday about what has happened in Tallaght hospital. I am supporting this proposal in the first instance because the Government has a separate proposal on...

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: It is incredible. What is going on there? It is one thing to have queues and waiting lists and the worry associated with that, but that a GP's letter should go to the hospital and nobody opens the envelope is utterly incredible. We must have answers to this. I see in news reports-----

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I have a question for the Ceann Comhairle. Am I out of order?

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: There is no Second Stage statement.

Order of Business (11 Mar 2010)

Eamon Gilmore: I am not making a Second Stage speech.