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Order of Business (2 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Sport Ireland Bill is next year. There has been quite a deal of discussion about the production of legislation with the Parliamentary Counsel in regard to the priorities that are attached to pieces of legislation. Deputy Durkan is aware that, obviously, the Government was required to produce several pieces of legislation, some quite technical and complex, because of the troika...

Order of Business (2 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: I expect that the local government Bill will come before the Cabinet next week, probably. It will change the balance between elected representatives and the executive or county manager system. Members who are currently serving and those who would wish to serve will be interested in the range of changes. The discussions about Priory Hall are not concluded yet. The Minister for the...

Order of Business (2 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Road Traffic Bill was taken yesterday. The road transport Bill is next year.

Order of Business (2 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: I do not have a date for publication of that Bill.

Order of Business (2 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: It is very appropriate that we should have a referendum on a court of appeal.

Order of Business (2 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy is well aware, if he wants to hear those who deal with these cases every day, that justice delayed is justice denied.

Order of Business (2 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: It is not fair that people should have to wait four years to have their cases heard in the Supreme Court.

Order of Business (2 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: As I said before, the Government has committed to respond to each of the reports of the Constitutional Convention, which has been working very well, within a four-month period. The Government, in its own time, will make its view known on these and will then indicate what the Government’s response is to each of the recommendations made by the Constitutional Convention.

Order of Business (2 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: That will be early next year. There were quite a deal of complications about getting that sort of agreement. It is obviously something that was raised on many occasions where offences occurred on either side. It will be next year.

Order of Business (2 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Bill will be published shortly and Deputy O'Dea will know then.

Order of Business (2 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: There are no differences here. The structure has been very clear in terms of the production and publication of the Bill. Work is very well advanced on it.

Order of Business (2 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: It will be a victory for the country.

Order of Business (2 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: At the moment, that is aimed for the middle of next year. I hope it can be achieved.

Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: Compassion and common decency are not exclusive to members of the Opposition.

Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: This is why we listened to the sad saga of the women who were in the Magdalen laundries.

Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: This is why we are acting in respect of the people evacuated from their firetrap houses in Priory Hall. It is why the Minister of State with responsibility for housing, Deputy O'Sullivan, and the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government met NAMA last week to discuss-----

Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: I am making the point to Deputy Healy in direct response to his comment that compassion and common decency are exclusive to people on that side of the House.

Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: It is why the Minister of State with responsibility for housing, Deputy O'Sullivan, and the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government met NAMA last week-----

Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: -----to discuss the question of speeding up transfers from NAMA for social housing.

Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: It is why the programme of voluntary housing and building takes into account many of the people Deputy Healy mentioned.