Results 20,081-20,100 of 36,764 for speaker:Enda Kenny
- Order of Business (23 Jan 2013)
Enda Kenny: It is due later this year. The Government has no intention of abandoning people in rural Ireland.
- Order of Business (23 Jan 2013)
Enda Kenny: When the Deputy referred to roving criminals, I though he was going to mention roving drunks or something like that but-----
- Order of Business (23 Jan 2013)
Enda Kenny: The Deputy is aware the Bill is before the Seanad today.
- Order of Business (23 Jan 2013)
Enda Kenny: A troika member like the Deputy would know the Bill is before the Seanad today.
- Order of Business (23 Jan 2013)
Enda Kenny: I will ask the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, to correspond directly with the Deputy in that regard.
- Order of Business (23 Jan 2013)
Enda Kenny: That is being drafted at present and I expect the Bill this session.
- Order of Business (23 Jan 2013)
Enda Kenny: The legislation will be published in the next session and it is expected that the referendum will be held in the autumn.
- Order of Business (23 Jan 2013)
Enda Kenny: As the Deputy is aware, it is part of the stimulus package. I assume Deputy Grealish is referring to the Gort to Tuam project, which is of interest to him and which he has raised many times. There are a number of major road projects that are subject to the stimulus package, moving through public private partnerships, availability of money and consideration of the sale of State assets. The...
- Order of Business (23 Jan 2013)
Enda Kenny: I can confirm for Deputy Butler that consultations are under way with CAB on this issue. I do not have a date of publication, as I wish to conclude the aforementioned discussions that are taking place with the bureau. I can report progress later to the Deputy.
- Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2013)
Enda Kenny: I have been very clear and consistent about this since the negotiations and discussions with the European Central Bank began. The Government and the Governor of the Central Bank, who attends the meetings as a member from Ireland, have made it perfectly clear that this is not an easy situation to unravel. Clearly, the untangling of the deal done, which will cost €3.1 billion per year...
- Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2013)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin said it in his comment just now. I wrote it down. He referred to significant challenges. Clearly, there are significant challenges.
- Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2013)
Enda Kenny: In any event, I put it to Deputy Martin that the general focus of these discussions has been about the range of options with regard to the promissory notes, the sources of funding, the duration of the notes, the interest rates applicable and all of that area. I have been clear in saying that we want to effectively restructure and re-engineer this situation to move from a high interest rate...
- Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2013)
Enda Kenny: The discussions taking place at the ECB are about the source of the funding, the duration of the notes, the interest rates applicable, the implications for a wider bank debt deal and the implications and options arising from it in respect of the financial system. In respect of the deal done by the previous Administration on the promissory notes, the unified message which we have been sending...
- Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2013)
Enda Kenny: With regard to the decision of 29 June to break the link between sovereign debt and bank debt, following that on the single supervisory mechanism, the ECOFIN group started its discussions on this matter. When the matter of an extension of the mortgage situation for Portugal and Ireland in the same way as that applied to Greece was raised, the principle was accepted and it went to the working...
- Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2013)
Enda Kenny: These projects have been in the pipeline since 2006. Deputy Adams will be aware that it is now 2013.
- Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2013)
Enda Kenny: The Wexford General Hospital accident and emergency unit operated out of a converted pharmacy. I do not know if Deputy Adams considers that suitable or whether he thinks it should continue in that situation. At St. Luke's General Hospital in Kilkenny, accident and emergency has operated from a portakabin since 2000. Any public representative will understand that these are major hospitals...
- Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2013)
Enda Kenny: Clearly, since this Government was appointed, waiting times have reduced significantly, while critical hospital infrastructure has been prioritised. The project in Wexford comprises an emergency department, including a maternity delivery suite and a theatre with necessary equipment, with a main entrance. The project is under construction and good progress is being made. Do not deny that...
- Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2013)
Enda Kenny: The St. Luke's hospital project comprises an emergency department, a medical assessment unit and a unit for day services, including endoscopy. Construction commenced in 2012 and the facilities are expected to be completed and operational by 2014. To the end of 2012, €1 million has been spent. Deputy Adams should consider the outcome. Instead of having more reports, more capital...
- Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2013)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Mary Lou McDonald is shaking her head. If she does not want these facilities made available to patients in those counties, she should stand up and say so.
- Leaders' Questions (29 Jan 2013)
Enda Kenny: In the supplementary budget of 2009, the HSE's capital allocation was reduced by 32%. As a consequence, certain capital projects were deferred, or paused, as they like to call it in official terms. The Wexford and St. Luke's hospital projects were among those deferred. Despite the previous Minister's statement that urgent action was being taken and that the situation was unacceptable, the...