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Leaders' Questions (14 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: -----can get an integrated package of services of care built around their particular needs. The Health Service Executive, on the basis of current legislation which states this is based on financial hardship, may allow discretion – I know families, good luck to them, who may well be very much in excess of the income limit, they might be very high earners - but no matter how far one...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Visits of Foreign Naval Vessels (14 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: I can confirm that the ship in question was not searched. As outlined in the answer provided to the Parliamentary Question referred to, foreign naval vessels are granted permission to visit Irish ports on condition that assurances have been received from the Embassy of the country concerned that they meet the necessary policy conditions, which require that the vessels are not carrying...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reorganisation (14 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Department of Defence has civil and military elements, with Defence Forces headquarters being the military element. The Chief of Staff who is head of Defence Forces headquarters is my principal military adviser, while the Secretary General of the Department of Defence is my principal defence policy adviser. Whilst command is vested directly in the General Officers commanding Army...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Training (14 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: The reorganisation of the Defence Forces that was finalised in October 2012 resulted in a fundamental re-structuring of Army Formations and Units across the country including the closure of a number of posts to enhance operational readiness and deployability whilst reducing numbers involved in administration. The consolidation of the Defence Forces formations into a smaller number of...

Order of Business (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: I expect a leaflet on the issue will be circulated by the Deputy this evening.

Order of Business (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: On the request made by Deputy Timmins, with the consent of the Ceann Comhairle, we will be able to grant the ten minutes' speaking time the Deputy seeks. I have assigned responsibility for the Department of Defence to my Department for the moment to show how seriously I take the issue. I will reassign responsibility in some little time and in the meantime, the Chief Whip and Minister of...

Order of Business (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: I suppose the Deputy will have his van parked at Dooks for the Ring of Kerry cycle.

Order of Business (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: While I do not have a date for the publication of the insurance Bill, given that serious matters have arisen in respect of Quinn Insurance and Setanta Insurance, I will have the Minister for Finance provide the Deputy with an update on the current status of preparations and how the legislation is being managed.

Order of Business (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: The framework of the Bill is being finalised by the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Alex White. He has not yet brought the Bill to Cabinet but it is not far away.

Order of Business (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: I confirm that work in respect of collective bargaining was cleared by the Cabinet for publication this morning. The matter is being dealt with.

Order of Business (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Bill is being drafted in-house and is due this session. I understand that, notwithstanding the complexity of the issue, the processing of foreshore licence applications has been speeded up greatly.

Order of Business (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Bill is due in the final session of this year, probably around October.

Appointment of Ministers (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: For the information of the Dáil I wish to announce that having informed the Commission constituted as provided in section 2 of Article 14 of the Constitution, that Dáil Éireann has approved my nomination of Deputy Charles Flanagan to be a member of the Government. On 8 May 2014 the Commission appointed him accordingly. Subsequently, on 8 May 2014, I assigned the Department of...

Order of Business (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 9, motion re ministerial rota for parliamentary questions; and No. 4, Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that No. 9 shall be decided without debate. Private Members’ business shall be No. 146, motion re discretionary medical cards. ...

Order of Business (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: I assure the Deputy that he does not need to be worried about drift from the Government point of view. We are firmly focused on the spring of 2016. The twin pillars given to us in the mandate by the people in 2011 were to sort out our public finances and to get our country working.

Order of Business (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: That is at a point where we have had the lowest interest rates in the history of the State, at 2.79%-----

Order of Business (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: -----the highest growth in employment in the OECD, the continuing fall in numbers on the live register over 23 months and a refocus of the priorities. The Minister, Deputy Rabbitte, was merely endorsing what we have already said that we need to continue to implement our medium-term strategy, with a view to having our deficit below 3% by 2015 and eliminated by 2018 and full employment...

Order of Business (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: If Deputy Martin has any concerns about drifting off course or straying into areas where we should not be, we are very focused on 2016, very focused on going to the end of our remit-----

Order of Business (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: -----and very focused on letting the people answer the question whether we sorted out the public finances and whether we got the country back working again.

Order of Business (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: I thank Deputy Martin for his concern but I assure him it will be fine.