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- Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)
Enda Kenny: The Government has issued directions to the regulator which are very clear and which are being implemented.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)
Enda Kenny: In its own indicative document, the regulator indicated that its decision will be issued next week on the matter of where boil-water notices or contaminated water is involved.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)
Enda Kenny: To answer the Deputy's question I do not accept his party's proposed legislation. The existing legislation allows for greater flexibility-----
- Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin comes in here with the same attitude as before the summer break-----
- Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)
Enda Kenny: -----and he let them languish in Roscommon for 40 years with poor water, leaking pipes, boil-water notices, lead pipes and he did nothing about it.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)
Enda Kenny: Then, all of a sudden, because he is preparing for the big job or whatever, he suddenly feels that nothing should be charged for at all. I absolutely understand the frustration of people at having to boil water every day-----
- Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)
Enda Kenny: -----because of inaction over the years. The plan is being put in place to rectify this problem and all the others associated with neglect, incompetence, mismanagement. Deputy Martin is back to his old ways of tax and spend, higher charges to be introduced sooner and leave them wallow in what they have. Deputy Martin can ask this question next week. The regulator will confirm the position...
- Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)
Enda Kenny: I will defend every Minister-----
- Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)
Enda Kenny: -----in following through on implementation of Government policy.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)
Enda Kenny: I do not like speculative comments from anybody, particularly in the context of collective Government responsibility and the revelation of budgetary details on which decisions have not yet been made. Everybody understands this. In so far as the Government is concerned, I expect that Deputy Leo Varadkar will prove to be an outstanding Minister for Health-----
- Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)
Enda Kenny: -----and that he will complete the process of delivering on some very challenging commitments. In that regard, what he does will follow on the many difficult decisions made by his predecessor, Deputy James Reilly.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)
Enda Kenny: The former Minister for Health did not leave behind-----
- Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)
Enda Kenny: The lads opposite appear to be a little frisky at this early stage. The Government is fully committed to the introduction of universal health insurance in the interests of ending a two-tier system that is discriminatory and inequitable and that has not worked. Even when €15 billion was being spent on that system, it did not deliver the goods. Universal health insurance will be...
- Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)
Enda Kenny: I stated universal health insurance would be introduced during the Government's second term.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)
Enda Kenny: The Deputy has pointed out exactly what the Government intends to do in putting in place a universal health insurance system to which the needs of the patient will be central. He has echoed my words to the effect that the patient is central and that he or she will be treated on the basis of his or her medical needs as distinct from his or her income. In order to reach that point, certain...
- Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Murphy mentioned three things, including payment for water. Clearly we have not been in a position for many years to provide the investment level into the water system in general to cater for the country's needs.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)
Enda Kenny: It is costing €1.2 billion and 40% is leaking away. We have 18,000 on boiled water notices, inferior pipework and treatment works that are the subject of concern from a European point of view. That is the reason for the setting up of Irish Water as well as to have a utility that can borrow, invest and bring that standard up to where we would expect it to be.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)
Enda Kenny: Obviously, water charges are an alternative to increased income tax. People will have opportunities to save water and to be careful about the use of water. They can limit the amount of water that is used as a consequence.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)
Enda Kenny: It is fair to say that Irish Water has some teething problems but it is also clear that the regulator has not made definitive statements about the process of charging and the level of charges. Therefore, Irish Water is not in a position to gear up its full communications system with the people to explain the position in respect of first leaks and whether they will be fixed as well as the...
- Leaders' Questions (17 Sep 2014)
Enda Kenny: These are questions that are asked of every public representative, including myself. In respect of the PPS numbers, clearly there is an allowance for children.