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- 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.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: It is why, in consideration of whatever limited capital is available for this area, priority will be given to the elderly and the disabled in the forthcoming budget.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: The Minister of State with responsibility for housing has already made this point very clearly. I cannot deal with the specifics of what will be allocated, but within these constraints the Minister of State with responsibility for housing has already referred to the priorities that will be dealt with.
- Order of Business (2 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: The Order of Business is No. 18, Taxi Regulation Bill 2012 [Seanad] - Order for Report and Report and Final Stages; and No. 3, Freedom of Information Bill 2013 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. Private Members' business shall be No. 36, Mortgage Restructuring Arrangement Bill 2013 – Second Stage, resumed to conclude at 9 p.m. if not previously concluded.
- Order of Business (2 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: The first point raised by Deputy Martin is important. It should be remembered that the issue referred to this morning by Dublin City Council is important. We should all understand that whatever mistake was made, nobody who is entitled to vote will be denied a vote. As has always applied, a person whose name is on the register of electors is entitled to vote whether he or she receives a...
- Order of Business (2 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: The important issue arising from the Deputy's question is that the Government intends to do something about scandal of the symphysiotomy situation. I expect the report will be published, but I will not say when.
- Order of Business (2 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: We need to have the sequence of events so it can be dealt with in a proper fashion. For this reason, my understanding is that a judge will be appointed to examine the question of how best to proceed. It is not a case of not wanting to publish the report; it is a case of having the sequence right when it is published. I will provide the Deputy with further information on it. The working...
- Order of Business (2 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: I will have the Minister for Finance respond to the question. I do not have the details in front of me.
- Order of Business (2 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: The noise nuisance Bill will be next year. As Deputy Nulty is aware, the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform were able to bring about the restoration of the minimum wage through their negotiations with the troika when they began discussions with them in the first instance. This was an important move for people removed from it.
- 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.