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Dáil Éireann Vol. 706 Thursday, No. 2 1 April 2010 DÍOSPÓIREACHTAÍ PARLAIMINTE PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES DÁIL ÉIREANN TUAIRISC OIFIGIÚIL—Neamhcheartaithe (OFFICIAL REPORT—Unrevised) Thursday, 1 April 2010. Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 ……………… 185 Order of Business ……………………………… 187 Guardianship of Children Bill 2010: First Stage …………………… 205 EU Directive: Motion ……………………………… 205 Banking System: Statements …………………………… 205 Obesity Levels: Statements …………………………… 243 Ceisteanna — Questions Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Priority Questions …………………………… 261 Other Questions …………………………… 271 Adjournment Debate Matters …………………………… 278 Adjournment Debate Drug Treatment Programme ………………………… 278 Overseas Missions……………………………… 279 Turbary Rights ……………………………… 282 Dublin Docklands Development Authority …………………… 284 Questions: Written Answers …………………………… 287 DÁIL ÉIREANN ———— Déardaoin, 1 Aibreán 2010. Thursday, 1 April 2010. ———— Chuaigh an Ceann Comhairle i gceannas ar 10.30 a.m. ———— Paidir. Prayer. ———— Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32. An Ceann Comhairle: Before coming to the Order of Business, I propose to deal with a number of notices under Standing Order 32. I will call on the Deputies in the order in which they submitted their notices to my office. Deputy Finian McGrath: I seek the Adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the urgent need to support all people with a disability; the need to welcome the report by the Irish Human Rights Commission on how the way disability services are to be funded by the State needs to be radically changed; the need to welcome Down Syndrome Ireland’s campaign, My Opinion My Vote, which demands easy- to-read information from all politicians; to support the urgent need for increased services including speech and language and occupational therapy in particular; and calls on all Members of the Oireachtas to defend and support services for all people with a disability. Deputy Paul Connaughton: I wish to seek the Adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss the disastrous prices paid by Irish meat factories to beef farmers, whether the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is aware that over the past 12 months similarly classified beef cattle are worth €150 per head more in the United Kingdom, if the Government is satisfied there is no collusion between the factories concerning price, if the dominant position of the Goodman Group is adding to unnecessarily depressed prices—— Deputy Pádraic McCormack: Hear, hear. Deputy Paul Connaughton: ——if large multinational supermarket chains are creaming off profits at the expense of primary producers—— Deputy Bernard J. Durkan: Hear, hear. Deputy Paul Connaughton: ——and if the Government is aware there are likely to be many cattle houses empty next winter as winter fatteners have traded unprofitably for three consecu- tive years now. Deputy James Bannon: I seek the Adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the inequality of provision by the Fianna Fáil-Green Party Government, which sees social welfare benefits being cut across the board, while tax- 185 Requests to move Adjournment of 1 April 2010. Dáil under Standing Order 32 [Deputy James Bannon.] payers’ money to the tune of €8.3 billion is being ploughed into Anglo Irish Bank, which had—— (Interruptions). Deputy James Bannon: Will I have the protection of the Chair? Deputy Margaret Conlon: They are not taking him seriously. Deputy Bannon should start again. An Ceann Comhairle: I am sorry for the interruptions but Deputy Bannon should continue. Deputy James Bannon: Will I have to start again? Deputy P. J. Sheehan: Deputies should give the man a chance. Deputy James Bannon: It is no laughing matter for the public. The Deputies opposite can snigger all they like here but the people of Ireland will give an answer in the not too distant future. Deputy Timmy Dooley: What about the people of Longford? Deputy James Bannon: We have the—— Deputy Timmy Dooley: Steady. Good man, Deputy Bannon. Deputy James Bannon: A sum of €8.3 billion is being ploughed into Anglo Irish Bank, which has recorded the largest corporate loss in Irish history of €12.7 billion, in what is a blatant exercise in cronyism, while those in extreme poverty are being refused their entitlements for the most suspect reasons. Shame on the Government for the way it behaved and shame on Government Deputies for the way they react to questions concerning the poorest in society. An Ceann Comhairle: Deputy Bannon should not provoke reactions. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan: It is about time we provoked a reaction because there has been no reaction up to now. An Ceann Comhairle: I call Deputy Jimmy Deenihan. Deputy James Bannon: Deputy Timmy Dooley has the knives out for the Taoiseach. Deputy Fergus O’Dowd: Deputy Dooley should hang down his head. Deputy Charles Flanagan: One of the few men in Fianna Fáil with a business background, we are told. Deputy Jimmy Deenihan: This is an urgent matter. I seek the Adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the Government’s decision to withdraw Irish troops from Chad at a time when talks at the United Nations to renew the MINURCAT mandate are at a critical juncture and being mindful of the warnings from senior officers in the United Nations that the Government’s decision has had the effect of damaging those talks and also in light of additional warnings from the UN Humanitarian Chief and Human Rights Watch who have expressed the fear that the withdrawal of troops from eastern Chad will lead to increased violence and human rights abuses. 186 Order of 1 April 2010. Business Deputy Denis Naughten: They are needed on the streets of this country. An Ceann Comhairle: Having considered the matters raised, they are not in order under Standing Order 32. Deputy Seymour Crawford: The beef matter is in order. Order of Business. The Tánaiste: It is proposed to take No. 10, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of an initiative for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the rights to interpretation and to translation in criminal proceedings (back from committee); No. 22a state- ments on banking; and No. 22b statements on obesity. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that No. 10 shall be decided without debate and, in respect of No. 22a, the statements shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 90 minutes; the statement of a Minister or Minister of State and of the main spokespersons for Fine Gael, the Labour Party and Sinn Féin, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed ten minutes; the statements of each other Member called upon shall not exceed ten minutes; Members may share time; a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed five minutes; immediately following the statements a Minister or Minister of State shall take questions for a period not exceeding 30 minutes. In regard to No. 22b the statements of a Minister or Minister of State and of the main spokes- persons for Fine Gael, the Labour Party and Sinn Féin, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed 15 minutes and the statements of each other Member called upon shall not exceed ten minutes and Members may share time; a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed ten minutes. On rising, the Dáil shall adjourn until 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 20 April 2010. An Ceann Comhairle: There are four proposals to put to the House. Is the proposal for dealing with No. 10 without debate agreed? Agreed. Is the proposal for dealing with No. 22a agreed? Deputy Enda Kenny: I welcome that time has been provided for statements on banking and for a questions and answers session in this regard, as agreed by Government on Tuesday. Perhaps the Tánaiste will provide clarification on the following matter. I note the Anglo Irish Bank report states: “We continually invest in the development and training of our staff as well as maintaining quality relationships with our stakeholders...” An Ceann Comhairle: There will be a questions and answers session following the statements. Deputy Enda Kenny: I know that. I am trying to be helpful. Deputy Timmy Dooley: Is this the abridged version? Deputy Enda Kenny: The report continues: “At Anglo Irish Bank we recognise our corporate obligations and responsibilities and are committed to fulfilling them.” In regard to the state- ments and questions and answers session, can we take it that in view of the comment by Mr. Peter Bacon, the architect in part of the structure of NAMA, who today described Anglo Irish Bank as the Celtic Chernobyl and in view of the extent of intensive activity—— An Ceann Comhairle: The Deputy is holding up progress towards the statements and ques- tions and answers session. 187 Order of 1 April 2010. Business Deputy Enda Kenny: I am not holding up progress. In view of the intense activity between Anglo Irish Bank and the Government after the guarantee date, does the Government propose to extend the scope of the inquiry beyond the guarantee date? This would be in the interests of everybody finding out the truth in this regard. Will the Government respond to the fact that Anglo Irish Bank wrote off €109 million in loans for directors? Before the statements commence, will the Tánaiste confirm, in view of the employment situation in respect of the Quinn Group, if there has been contact between Anglo Irish Bank and the Government in respect of Mr.
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