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Order of Business (5 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: They were historic budgets asking how much the hospital spent the year before.

Order of Business (5 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: On the Magdalen report, once again I think Senator McAleese for his report, which is 1,000 pages long and very comprehensive. I think of the 10,000 residents. They know their stories, they have told their stories and their stories have been believed. Many of them lived with an undeserved stigma that was of great disservice to the experience of these women. That stigma has been removed by...

Order of Business (5 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Department wrote to the Deputy on 5 December that it would be progressed as soon as possible, taking into account consultation and the need to dispose of a number of urgent Bills in the Department, including the EU-IMF programme of financial support for the State. Cosc, the National Office for the Prevention of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, is in discussions with the...

Order of Business (5 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Bill is nearing completion and will be published shortly. The sale of timber has been decided by Government in respect of the sale of State assets to be considered by Government at the appropriate time. Of course there will be opportunities for statements and discussions about that in the House.

Order of Business (5 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: Is the Deputy talking about the local enterprise offices?

Order of Business (5 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: There was a report on that issue today from the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. The Bill will be in the House during this session.

Order of Business (5 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: The health information Bill is due later this year.

Order of Business (5 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: The day-to-day running of An Garda Síochána is a matter for the Garda Commissioner and is not interfered with in any way. There were some who said we should have driving permits for people who are over the limit but that is another matter. The minerals development Bill is complex but it is due later in the session.

Order of Business (5 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: That matter can be raised by the Deputy when the finance Bill is published. It is due next week.

Order of Business (5 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: The heads of the housing Bill are at an advanced stage and will come before the Government soon. It is a little while away but there has been a lot of work done to finalise it. The Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill is currently on Second Stage and must be completed before there can be a consolidation Bill for the Central Bank.

Order of Business (5 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: The heads have not yet been cleared but I expect that they will shortly come before Government for clearance. The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Hogan, had been intensively involved on this and I expect results in the near future.

Order of Business (5 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: It will be published as soon as it is cleared by Government. It will then be discussed here. As Deputy Shortall will be aware, it is an issue that affects many.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Agencies (5 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: There are currently no vacancies on the board of of any organisation or agency under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Seanad Referendum (5 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: Legislation to facilitate a referendum on the abolition of the Seanad is being prepared and it is intended that the Referendum Bill will be published in the next session. No decision has been taken about the date of the referendum, but it is my intention that it will take place in the Autumn.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Funding (5 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: The only funding provided by my Department to voluntary organisations is under the Communicating Europe Initiative. The Initiative was established in 1995 to raise awareness about the European Union and to improve the quality and accessibility of public information on European issues. Applications are now being invited for funding under this year’s programme from voluntary...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ireland Newfoundland Partnership Board (5 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: The work of the Ireland Newfoundland Partnership is currently under review and any future initiatives will be informed by the outcome of that review which will be completed shortly. The last meeting of the Ireland Newfoundland Partnership Board which was chaired by the then Minister of State at the Dept. of Enterprise, Trade & Innovation took place in November, 2010. Following the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (5 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: The table below provides details of all conferences and seminars attended by officials from my Department and NESDO in 2012. Occasional attendance by officials at relevant conferences and seminars is consistent with the objective in our Strategy Statement of broadening our networks to avail of a wide range of ideas and analysis, and to develop active links with the national and international...

Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: The report which was commissioned by the Government, which former Senator McAleese chaired, was one that was determined in consultation with the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter, and the Minister of State, Deputy Lynch, before the United Nations committee made its recommendation. This, however, is about women and young girls who entered Magdalen laundries through a variety...

Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: I accept the Deputy's comment, his expression of sorrow of not having dealt with the Magdalen laundries situation when responsibility was his and his party's. If I recall correctly, they refused to investigate it then, but that is a different issue. This Government is dealing with it. In the context of the McAleese report, which sets out the truth, it should also be recognised, in...

Leaders' Questions (6 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: Sometimes in this world, people find it very hard to say, "I am sorry". I said this yesterday and I repeat it again today on behalf of the State: I am sorry that so many women worked and were resident in Magdalen laundries in a very harsh, authoritarian environment.