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Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Brian Cowen: There is no date for the specific Bill inquired about by Deputy Stanton. On his general issue, the legislation committee is meeting this week and the Chief Whip will attend. He will report to me once he has had the meeting with relevant personnel.

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Brian Cowen: No, there is none promised.

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Brian Cowen: In fairness to the retiring Comptroller and Auditor General, he also made the point they are appropriate in certain circumstances.

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Brian Cowen: As I stated last week to the Deputy's leader on the matter, they are not suitable in every case. They are suitable and appropriate in some cases. With the level of direct Exchequer provision being finite by definition, however great it is, the public private partnership provides another prospect of increasing the level of activity and work than would otherwise be the case if we constrained...

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Brian Cowen: To draw from that conclusion that we should not have them at all is to suggest we can get more activity——

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Brian Cowen: The Deputy suggested that I should review them on the basis that we saw a setback with these important projects yesterday.

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Brian Cowen: There is no legislation promised. If I can answer the question, promising legislation to get rid of them altogether would not be a good idea for the reasons I have outlined.

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Brian Cowen: There are many examples where the idea has worked well, with Fatima being one.

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Brian Cowen: As the Deputy is aware, the Commission on Taxation terms of reference deal with the publication of a report by autumn 2009. It is left open to the commission to decide, at its own discretion, whether it will come forward with an interim report. Those are the terms of reference and that is the Programme for Government.

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Brian Cowen: It was not.

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Brian Cowen: That was not the case.

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Brian Cowen: There is no date.

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Brian Cowen: It was mentioned last week that there was no date for it.

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Brian Cowen: I will outline the position in respect of the legislation. The Road Safety Authority has given its view on the limits issue. It is silent on the issue of what the penalties should be, which also needs to be considered. We need to get a comprehensive view of all of that before we make any decisions on how to proceed. Such decisions should not be based on Deputy Broughan's rather cynical...

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Brian Cowen: No. The Deputy should not give me that nonsense about the other people who are talking to him. He has suggested that we are not serious about this issue. This Administration has introduced more reforms, as part of an effort to make our roads safe, than any of its predecessors. We do not share the rather cynical approach that is taken by Deputy Broughan.

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Brian Cowen: It is pure cynicism.

Order of Business (20 May 2008)

Brian Cowen: I have asked that a meeting be arranged between the relevant Ministers and Opposition spokespersons to see if this matter can be advanced.

OECD Report on Public Service Reform: Statements (20 May 2008)

Brian Cowen: Is ceart go bpléfí sa Dáil an tuarascáil thábhachtach ón Eagras um Comhpháirtíocht agus Forbairt Eacnamaíochta faoin tseirbhís phoiblí. Tá tionchar láidir ag an tseirbhís phoiblí i ngach tír, ar shaol an phobail agus ar a stádas eacnamaíochta. Léiríonn tuarascáil an OECD go bhfuil seirbhís phoiblí láidir agus fiúntach againn agus go bhfuil dul chun cinn mór déanta...

Leaders' Questions (20 May 2008)

Brian Cowen: First, I apologise to the family for any distress caused in this matter. Obviously, there would have been some distress.

Leaders' Questions (20 May 2008)

Brian Cowen: Regarding the question of 4,500 cases, it can unfortunately be the case that, through human error, an issue such as this can arise. It is to be regretted and responsibility for it must be taken by the company concerned. The review of 4,500 cases and more than 6,000 X-rays is a precautionary measure in line with best practice based on the advice received by the HSE from people in this area....