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Order of Business (29 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: I understand that this is the case.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: It is certainly very important that this House debates such an important report which follows on from many reports in the past, such as the Devlin report, the strategic management initiative and Delivering Better Government. As part of that continuum of assessment of how we can improve public services, the delivery of services and the ability to provide for training, improvement and...

Order of Business (29 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: The legislation is being prepared in the Department of Finance. It is a consolidation Bill. It will probably be ready to be brought forward at the end of this year at the earliest. It is a very large Bill. It will probably be next year when it is ready to be brought forward, to be accurate. Consumer panels have been set up that are within the Financial Regulator's remit. A consumer code...

Order of Business (29 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: No date has been set for that.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: No.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: We do not have a date for that.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: I know how important it is to have an accurate date.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: This issue has been debated in plenary session here and on Committee Stage more than any other issue in the past three or four months. As regards the idea that there has not been an opportunity for debate, that all the views have not been expressed or that the facts have not been laid out for the umpteenth time, that has happened here. As has been said, some discussion between the Minister...

Order of Business (29 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: I will have to come back to Deputy Broughan on the information he is seeking on legislation dealing with learner drivers.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: I think he said he would do it before the Deputy's party would come into office.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: Not to my knowledge.

Leaders' Questions (29 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: I sympathise with the family on the death of the person concerned. I will make a general point about trying to put the citizen at the centre, which is the purpose of trying to have better public services. The Minister for Health and Children has taken a systematic approach to hygiene in the health system. HIQA has been established and we are now measuring hospital infection in a manner...

Leaders' Questions (29 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: As the Deputy knows, infection control is a rising priority in all advanced health systems in view of the number of people who come through the system.

Leaders' Questions (29 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: This a serious issue about which I am not in any way complacent. In fairness to the Minister, she has brought forward a systematic response to those issues and phenomena in the health service. On the question of the microbiologist post specific to Loughlinstown hospital, I cannot say if that specific area will be addressed but the changes in the consultants' contract provide the opportunity,...

Leaders' Questions (29 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: Those assertions are not evidence based to the extent to which Deputy Kenny speaks.

Leaders' Questions (29 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: Will the Deputy allow me to answer the question? I have listened

Leaders' Questions (29 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: If Deputy Timmins has a good case to make, he does not need to shout me down. That is if he has a good case.

Leaders' Questions (29 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: Will Deputy Timmins let me respond to Deputy Kenny? He said we do not measure the outcomes but we do. There are annual hygiene audits in every hospital in Ireland. They were initiated and introduced by the Minister for Health and Children.

Leaders' Questions (29 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: I wish to respond to the assertions Deputy Shatter's leader has made.

Leaders' Questions (29 Apr 2008)

Brian Cowen: It is important we try to get some facts on the record. On the second point on hospital infection, as a result of advances in microbiology, we can identify many of these infections in a way that they were never identified before. In Ennis, people died not because of that infection but with it, because when people are sick and vulnerable they are open to many infections. Let us take what...