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Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: Is é sin an rud a bhí i gceist agus is é sin an fáth go bhfuil an breitheamh ag díriú ar na fadhbanna atá luaite sa tuarascáil.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: Tháinig cinnlínte an dara Bille os comhair an Rialtais an tseachtain seo caite. Beidh an reachtaíocht pléite sa choiste agus níos déanaí sa Dáil. Beidh an Bille a bhaineann le cúrsaí gáis foilsithe roimh deireadh na bliana. Tá obair ar an reachtaíocht sin ar siúl faoi láthair.

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: It is not appropriate for any Member to publicly castigate a public servant.

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: If one looks at the repeat of the committee meeting which the Secretary General attended, he was actually commended on his forthrightness and the detail into which he went about the matters raised with him. There are 100,000 people out there who have problems with their mortgages. They are in limbo. The Government's intention is to bring about clarity for them in respect of their house,...

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: Does he want to expand the disastrous situation that he had previously by extending that across Europe? The Minister for Finance has made clear the Government's intention for those with mortgage difficulties. The 100,000 people under pressure every day and every week in respect of their mortgage problems can have them resolved satisfactorily though a variety of opportunities and methods...

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy has identified the problem that has been here for a long time. It is the interminable delays in dealing with people's cases. The Deputy pointed out he is dealing with a case for 12 months but no progress has been made on it. Having put all these arrangements into place, we want to see a quick and effective solution brought about for the individual uniqueness of each case.

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: That means the banks have to sit down with each client to work out their circumstances and work out a solution through many of the various options in place. I know, as well as the Deputy knows, that the banks claimed they could not do this because of a loophole in the law that was never dealt with. That question will be dealt with now. Banks themselves have said-----

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: The banks themselves have been at pains to say that the consideration of house repossession is the last resort and the end of the line. I want to see a situation in which the banks do not have an excuse to say they have not got all of the paraphernalia they need to deal with this issue swiftly, effectively and compassionately.

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: What has been wrong with Deputy Martin in past times is that he never listened. We want to work with the 100,000 people in mortgage difficulties. I understand the banks have been training people for some considerable time because they lost the capacity to deal with this particular problem.

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: They have trained personnel to work with clients individually to bring about a resolution of what the particular circumstances might be for any mortgage. The last consideration is house repossession. Tomorrow, the Minister for Finance will address this matter. Having put all of this together, including the personal insolvency agency, I hope when the banks deal with their clients in...

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy has raised this issue before and we addressed it at that stage. I spoke to the Minister for Health about it. As the Deputy will appreciate, I have no wish to single out an individual case, but obviously this is rather frustrating for the parents and, in particular, the young children who must meet this challenge. The Deputy is aware that since the programme commenced some 17...

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy is right when he says there are approximately 200 children who have been deemed to be suitable for a second implant. However, it is also true to say not all parents want to proceed with a bilateral implant, even after such an assessment. I understand there are ten children who have received bilateral implants because of their specific medical condition. The Deputy is also...

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: Bilateral implant procedures have been carried out in England for quite some time. There were occasions in the past when people who could not receive treatment here travelled abroad in specialist cases.

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: If the Deputy has a specific letter, perhaps he might show it to me. The Minister for Health is keen to have this matter addressed. The question of having the facility provided is being discussed between the HSE and Beaumont Hospital.

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: I recall this incident. I read about it and have received some correspondence in respect of it in the past. As an Opposition Deputy, the Minister for Justice and Equality had a particular interest in some aspects of it. Deputy Mattie McGrath outlined certain features of the death of Fr. Molloy. This is a serious matter and I am not going to comment further on it other than to say that I...

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Minister for Justice and Equality has many more matters of relevance at his disposal than I have. I will ask him to reflect on the situation and advise us in due course.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): International Relations (12 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 17, inclusive, together. I met the US Secretary of State, Ms Hillary Clinton, on 6 December 2012 when she was in Dublin to attend the OSCE ministerial conference. It was a great pleasure for me to welcome the Secretary of State back to Dublin. I took the opportunity to thank her in person, on behalf of the Irish people, for her long-standing...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): International Relations (12 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: With regard to the questions raised in the House, it is perfectly in order for any Deputy to ask on the Order of Business, arising from legislation, whether it is intended to meet a Secretary of State about immigration legislation into the States or wherever else. I am not responsible for the number of questions put down here. In previous times, many questions were lumped together....

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): International Relations (12 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Tánaiste is monitoring the question of Gaza very closely. It is a welcome reprieve that with one exception, there has not been any rocket fire into Israel from Gaza in the past month. I suppose the calm that is there for the moment is an advance. Some of the measures enacted by Israel to relax aspects of the blockade after last November's ceasefire are to be welcomed. They need...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): International Relations (12 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Deputy for those comments. As I said, I have undertaken to raise the Jerusalem report and will do so at European level. Obviously, we will use our Presidency of the European Union which we will hold until the end of June to progress the peace process. The fact that there is a lull and a ceasefire at the moment, which is welcome, presents an opportunity to drive through on a...