Results 24,241-24,260 of 36,764 for speaker:Enda Kenny
- Order of Business (29 Jan 2014)
Enda Kenny: As I said, the heads have been cleared so it now goes to committee for open consultation and observation from Members of the House and outside groups in order to get it into the best shape we can. At an early stage people will have the opportunity to make the points the Deputy mentioned. It is listed for this session.
- Order of Business (29 Jan 2014)
Enda Kenny: I understand that Bill is on Committee Stage in the Seanad and people will make these points for consideration by the Minister.
- Order of Business (29 Jan 2014)
Enda Kenny: I will need to come back to the Deputy. She has raised an important issue. Clearly the incidence of this problem is increasing. It is a matter of great concern to parents and everybody. I will respond to the Deputy as to what is the problem and when we can expect to have publication.
- Order of Business (29 Jan 2014)
Enda Kenny: It will be this session. A great deal of work has been done on it.
- Order of Business (29 Jan 2014)
Enda Kenny: The State airports (Shannon group) Bill is due this session. As an assistant Whip, I am sure Deputy Carey will have some influence on when it might come to the House for discussion. He should talk to his fellow Whip on it. The road programme the Deputy mentioned is due for commencement this year under the PPP system.
- Order of Business (29 Jan 2014)
Enda Kenny: It is still awaiting Report Stage because Deputies made a number of suggestions and a number of amendments are being considered in the Office of the Attorney General, as I understand it. I will give the Deputy an update as to when we can expect Report Stage to be taken.
- Order of Business (29 Jan 2014)
Enda Kenny: The two announcements for Tallaght Hospital and the Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown relate to children's emergency units. They are to take pressure off the national paediatric hospital. When it is built they will provide specialist services for children. I will send the Deputy a copy of a letter that sets out the progress in respect of the development board and the hospital.
- Order of Business (29 Jan 2014)
Enda Kenny: As I said, that Bill is practically finalised and is listed for this session. The Deputy can expect it fairly quickly.
- Leaders' Questions (4 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: It is a matter of the utmost sensitivity and seriousness that Deputy Martin raises. I do not think anybody can disagree with the sentiments expressed about the impact on parents of the death of their children, in this case, Nathan, Joshua and Mark. All parents can understand how that impacts on the parents' lives. This is a matter of the gravest concern. The Minister for Health, Deputy...
- Leaders' Questions (4 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: The seriousness of this is not underestimated. The Minister, Deputy Reilly, as a family doctor, was struck hard by the revelations in the RTE programme. That is why on Sunday he spent six hours in the company of a number of the parents. Clearly, this system did not measure up here. The culture, in so far as the treatment of the mothers to be was concerned, was not what one would expect....
- Leaders' Questions (4 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. On 1 February exceptionally high tides and storms, as well as exceptional rainfall in recent weeks, caused damage and disruption in the western, southern and south-eastern regions. This is not the first time we have had flooding in various parts of the country, including the River Shannon, Blackwater and other regions. However, it was...
- Leaders' Questions (4 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: Perhaps Deputy Adams misunderstands what I was saying. The initial response of the Government was to consider the matter in respect of the humanitarian issues that arise now. The Government has put in place a fund of €15 million, pending assessment, to deal with the humanitarian issues immediately. That is why the emergency response unit at the Department of the Environment,...
- Leaders' Questions (4 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Seamus Healy has made the case for the introduction of Irish Water or the Irish water board. In 2014, we cannot continue with 18,000 families having to boil water and having boil water notices issued to them on a regular basis. That is not on anymore. We cannot have a situation where up to 1,000,000 homes are the subject of intensive inquiries from the Environmental Protection...
- Leaders' Questions (4 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: I accept the Deputy's challenge in the assumption that this will be kicked out beyond the local and European elections. I have always been a believer in explaining to people what is involved so they know in advance.
- Leaders' Questions (4 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: The Deputy can take it from me that the Government will before the local and European elections present its business and financial model so people can know what is involved in the very same way as we determined the property charges.
- Leaders' Questions (4 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: The fact that something becomes a human right does not mean it is always free. The Deputy's assertion is that this is some kind of political camouflage that will end beyond May. Deputy Healy can forget that, as the matter will be dealt with upfront and in advance so that people will know about it. The business and financial model to be produced here in a couple of weeks will set out the...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Freedom of Information Requests (4 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: My Department received a total of 91 freedom of information requests in 2013. Of the 91 requests received, 60 were granted or partly granted; six were refused; in 11 cases no records existed; ten requests were withdrawn and the remaining four requests are ongoing. All requests received in my Department are processed by statutorily designated officials in accordance with the Freedom of...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Freedom of Information Requests (4 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: As a general rule I have always favoured giving instructions as a Minister to Secretaries General that when parliamentary questions arrive, they should be answered, where possible, in as comprehensive and full a fashion as possible. Deputies are entitled to information that is not secret in any event. I do not see the freedom of information requests at all as they are dealt with by...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Freedom of Information Requests (4 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: The answer to that question is "Yes". If the Deputy were to ask a question here, raise a Topical Issue or private notice question, the Minister would have to answer it. It is a public utility and there is nothing to be hidden, except where there are commercial sensitivities. I do not mean this as a cliché covering a range of circumstances. Until Irish Water becomes a fully operating...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Freedom of Information Requests (4 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: It has now been cleared up.