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Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2004)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 47: In page 40, to delete lines 41 to 43. This amendment relates to the circumstances in which a consumer is not entitled to make a complaint to the financial services ombudsman. It sets out in section 57BX(3)(a) that a consumer is not entitled to make a complaint if the conduct complained of is or has been the subject of legal proceedings before a court or tribunal. I...

Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2004)

Richard Bruton: To which subsection did the Minister refer?

Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2004)

Richard Bruton: The Minister's point refers to "the conduct complained of".

Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2004)

Richard Bruton: Therefore, if they take an action--——

Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2004)

Richard Bruton: Does that mean that one complaint about such conduct blocks every single person who is so affected from pursuing his or her case to the ombudsman?

Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2004)

Richard Bruton: In the context of overcharging, if one person who lost a lot of money pursues a case, does that mean that everyone else who might have a similar complaint, and hopes the ombudsman will give them relief at low cost, will be blocked?

Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2004)

Richard Bruton: If the Minister of State is assuring us that the conduct complained of cannot be a single action that removes an entire group of people who might be hoping for such a judgment, I must accept his wisdom on the matter.

Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Bill 2003: Report Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2004)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 52: In page 41, line 32, after "it" to insert the following: "and in the case of a Credit Union has made reasonable efforts to use fully the dispute resolution options which are available to the consumer as a member of the Union". This arose on Committee Stage when we discussed the complaint system within the credit union and the point at which a complaint being pursued...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (1 Jun 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 143: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has drawn to the fact that persons who were in receipt of bereavement credit during the nine month tax year 2001, received credit only in respect of four years and nine months; and if arrangements will be made in order that credit for the three months which was lost be credited against the income of a subsequent year. [16257/04]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (1 Jun 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has given consideration to a proposal to require his Department appointing special needs assistants to various schools in the country, as against the current situation which requires his Department to appoint special needs assistants to designated children in the primary school sector; if he has given further consideration to...

Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (1 Jun 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 278: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he has satisfied himself that his Department supports the cost of expensive medical appliances for persons with a serious disability only in circumstances in which their income is below medical card guidelines (details supplied); the extent to which Ireland is out of line with other EU countries in failing to provide substantial...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (1 Jun 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 296: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of notifications he has received from Dublin Bus concerning a proposed new service or proposed change to an existing service in the greater Dublin area since 10 January 2001; if he can confirm that Dublin Bus does not require the authority of his Department before making a decision to operate a new bus route; and if he will make a...

Order of Business. (17 Jun 2004)

Richard Bruton: I agree with the Tánaiste when she says the Government has been damaged by vacillation, hesitation and inertia in tackling serious problems. Does she agree that part of the problem relates to its legislative programme? Of the 19 Bills we have been promised for this session, to be published in the next two to three weeks, only five have yet surfaced. Will she indicate what is happening to...

Order of Business. (17 Jun 2004)

Richard Bruton: The central question is why the Government is blocking Members of the Oireachtas from doing the job they are appointed to do on the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service committee of having hearings on the decentralisation programme. Why is the Government insisting that such hearings do not happen?

Order of Business. (17 Jun 2004)

Richard Bruton: Hearings have been sought by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service. It has sought to invite Phil Flynn from the implementation committee, the trade unions and experts in the field so that the Oireachtas can scrutinise the proposals. Why is the Tánaiste's party, supported by Fianna Fáil, blocking those hearings?

Order of Business. (17 Jun 2004)

Richard Bruton: We want to have hearings.

Order of Business. (17 Jun 2004)

Richard Bruton: What is this House for, if it cannot discuss it?

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (17 Jun 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 33: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of industrial jobs her Department expects will be lost here in 2004; the reasons for the losses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17942/04]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (5 Oct 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 167: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the work which is being done by drug task forces to make contact with new communities of non-nationals in relation to the issue of drug use; and if he will recommend that the national drugs strategy include actions and initiatives in this area of concern. [22743/04]

Written Answers — Voluntary Activity: Voluntary Activity (5 Oct 2004)

Richard Bruton: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount which was allocated under the training and support services grant scheme for 2004; the amount allocated to date and to the projects to which it was allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22676/04]