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Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy wants clarity, openness and transparency and I am giving him that.

Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy's party welcomed this.

Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: I am not missing the point.

Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: The point is that the Ombudsman for Children, following on the new legislation, made an observation expressing concerns. Those concerns were brought to the attention of the Attorney General and it transpired that based on the evidence, the unintended consequence was to preclude the Ombudsman for Children from dealing with cases of children in detention. This technical amendment allows for...

Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: To be clear about it, we have had some comments on these things before. I do not have any problem and I am quite sure that the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform has no problem either with regard to the legislation that came here and coming in to explain this in greater detail if the Deputy wishes. We are not in the business here of excluding anybody who wants answers to questions.

Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: I must ask the Deputy - does he not want the issue dealt with today?

Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: There is no need to oppose it. We can put it back. If the Deputy does not want it taken today, we will not take it today. We can put it on the Order another day. All that is in it is the right of the Ombudsman for Children to go into a place of detention.

Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: No, we will not publish the legal advice. We never do that.

Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy's spokesperson has already welcomed this amendment.

Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: To be clear on this, what we will do when these things happen is extend the time.

Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: That charge is unfair. The Deputy's party did not give any time on the substance at all, but his spokesman welcomed it.

Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: Yes.

Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: Unlike previous programmes for Government, this one will be implemented to the maximum, as far as possible.

Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: The commitments will be implemented as far as possible. We have been caught with regard to the upward rent review issue, because of constitutional problems.

Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: Yes, of course. Fianna Fáil made quite a few promises itself and did not live up to others when it had the chance

Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: As far as I can recall, there is no specific legislation with regard to debt collectors, but there have been meetings with the Minister for Justice and Equality and the Minister for Finance on the matter. I suggest that Deputy Martin should get his spokesman to table a Topical Issue on the question of social welfare appeals. I do not have evidence on the numbers mentioned by the Deputy.

Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: The same should apply in regard to the household package.

Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: What legislation is the Deputy talking about?

Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: What legislation is the Deputy talking about?

Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Order of Business is about legislation that has been promised and committed to. I am asking the Deputy what legislation he is talking about.