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Written Answers — Consumer Rights: Consumer Rights (7 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 161: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date in 2006 with regard to implementation of the report of the consumer strategy group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4055/06]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (7 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 263: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the development of Cherry Orchard Hospital as a community and lifestyle hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4453/06]

Order of Business. (7 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: It emerged last week the Government does not know whether it is coming or going on the M50. I would like to hear the Taoiseach's views on legislation promised by the Secretary General of the Department at the Committee of Public Accounts. When will this legislation be before the House? Will it come before the House before the reshuffle of Ministers of State? The legislation would be concerned...

Order of Business. (7 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: There is no point in the Taoiseach asking me. I do not know. The Taoiseach did not seem to know last week and the Minister for Transport now says it is not what he said on television at 9 o'clock. I do not know. There is no point asking me.

Order of Business. (7 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: What is the Government view of this? The unfortunate, hard-pressed motorist on the M50 certainly does not know and I have said that if the Minister raises four gantries, he will be strung up on one of them.

Order of Business. (7 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I will allow for a briefing as it is clear the Minister for Transport and the Taoiseach do not speak frequently.

Order of Business. (7 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: If they want a consultation on it, that is all right by me.

Order of Business. (7 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: With respect, this is not a response worthy of the Taoiseach. I asked a simple question, which the Ceann Comhairle accepts is admissible. When will the legislation be before the House? While I am on my feet and the Taoiseach is receiving a more precise answer, what is the impediment to creating some new vacancies among these underworked Ministers of State and promoting some eager backbenchers?

Order of Business. (7 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Is there any help the Opposition can give as the vacuum created is becoming embarrassing?

Order of Business. (7 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: We will be waiting a long time.

Social Partnership. (7 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 14: To ask the Taoiseach when the next quarterly meeting of the social partners under the Sustaining Progress agreement will be held; the agenda of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40403/05]

Social Partnership. (7 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 15: To ask the Taoiseach the progress on his contacts with the social partners regarding the possibility of a new national agreement to replace Sustaining Progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40404/05]

Social Partnership. (7 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 16: To ask the Taoiseach the matters discussed and conclusions reached at his meeting with representatives of the trade union movement on 4 January 2006; if further meetings are planned; if he expects negotiations on a possible new national agreement to open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1060/06]

Social Partnership. (7 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Deputy Kenny has made a reasonable suggestion about continuing this discussion tomorrow. A total of 14 questions that relate to topical, important, substantial matters have been taken in five minutes. I would like to have time to ask questions about the NESF, the performance of Sustaining Progress and, in particular, the talks that are under way. I would like to pursue a number of detailed...

Social Partnership. (7 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: It would be helpful if the Taoiseach would agree that we have overshot the available time.

Social Partnership. (7 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I thank the Taoiseach.

Leaders' Questions. (7 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: I do not recall anybody in the House saying that, at the right time and for the right duration, tax-based incentive schemes cannot make a contribution to economic activity. That is not the issue and the Taoiseach knows that better than most in the House. The issue is that they were allowed to go on and on and were renewed and extended. There was no cost-benefit analysis of their merit at any...

Leaders' Questions. (7 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: ——but never did. I take issue with a great deal of what the Taoiseach has said. I wish to focus on an issue which the Taoiseach is getting away with in his remarks. Listening to public commentary on it, on radio and elsewhere, the Government has also got away with it — that is, conveying the impression that this is now a historical issue, that it is over and has been dealt with. Nothing...

Leaders' Questions. (7 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: There are others that are not included and entirely new ones have been opened. These include, for example, the new provision for private mental hospitals. The McCreevy one for the constituent in Naas is now being extended to allow money to go into building private mental hospitals. That seems absolutely remarkable to me. I know of no report or cost-benefit analysis on this. I have strong...

Leaders' Questions. (7 Feb 2006)

Pat Rabbitte: Unfortunate first-time buyers paying 9% stamp duty cannot be compared to high rollers who got tens of millions from such schemes.