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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (9 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: The breakdown of the costs incurred in providing administrative support to former Taoisigh since 2011 is provided in the table below. Breakdown of amounts paid to former Taoisigh by my Department from 2011 to 2014 Year Details Amount 2011 Secretarial Assistants € 265,250.90 Newspapers € 392.50 Mobile Phones € 6,184.41 ISDN Lines Home €...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cumas Gaeilge sa Stát Seirbhís (9 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: Díríonn obair mo Roinne go príomha ar dhéileálacha leis an Rialtas agus le ranna agus gníomhaireachtaí eile rialtais. Mar thoradh air sin, ní thugaimid leibhéal mór éilimh faoi deara ón bpobal ar sheirbhísí i nGaeilge. Thug roinnt comhaltaí foirne i mo Roinn le fios go bhfuil roinnt inniúlachta acu sa Ghaeilge...

Homelessness: Statements (10 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: I will take a few minutes today to express my observations from my engagement and consideration of the homelessness issue last Thursday night and Friday morning. On Camden Street, Harcourt Street, South Great George's Street, Smock Alley and Temple Bar, there were no bells from the church, no urban foxes and no first snowflakes, just the sound of music in the distance and rats skittering...

Leaders' Questions (10 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: Last night's programme was another example of what we had in Leas Cross some years ago. This was frightening, sickening and infuriating. People will legitimately ask the question, how this could happen in 2014 with trained nurses and health care workers qualified to FETAC level 5. It was not an example of care but an example of control of fragile, vulnerable and voiceless people. I found...

Leaders' Questions (10 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: Christy Lynch wrote the congregated settings report. I do not think anybody can question his experience or independence.

Leaders' Questions (10 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: He wrote the congregated settings report.

Leaders' Questions (10 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: No more than so many other things, the capacity to implement that report in terms of the economy and the shortage of housing just has not happened. That is the unfortunate reality.

Leaders' Questions (10 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: I do not think the Deputy would argue with the report. It was written by somebody-----

Leaders' Questions (10 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: It is being moved along but it is not implemented.

Leaders' Questions (10 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: Mr. Lynch is the former vice chairman of the Equality Authority. He is a former chairman of the Federation of Voluntary Bodies. He is the project manager of the congregated settings review that is being implemented but not to the extent that one would like because of that issue.

Leaders' Questions (10 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: There is an action team in there at the moment. Three people have been brought in from outside the country. The head of that is the person who is really experienced at dealing with challenging behaviour in different settings. That is quite complex, as the Deputy can understand. It is not a case of wanting to say "Here is an answer" by calling the chief executives together. The Minister...

Leaders' Questions (10 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: Let us take the opportunity to have a far more detailed discussion of these matters in the House in order that the Deputy can get an up-to-date detailed report from the Minister for Health about this as it moves along. I do not object to that in the interests of information for everybody. It is a matter of deep concern to us all personally.

Leaders' Questions (10 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy has raised several important items. He knows as well as I do that if an inspection arrives from HIQA or any other agency, attitudes can change within a facility very quickly. That is why the HSE chief executive has pointed out the possibility of continuing to have undercover agents, whistleblowers and far greater scrutiny of what happens within the facilities. There is a...

Leaders' Questions (10 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: I do not think we have a disagreement.

Leaders' Questions (10 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: What affects people when they see something like this going on in this kind of setting and do not do something about it? Would anybody here in this House not act appropriately if they were to be in such a situation?

Leaders' Questions (10 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: Yes. I am just making the point that we do not have any disagreement here. In times gone by, the State always denied these kinds of issues. This has happened. We know it has happened. The question is what is the best, right, correct and most effective thing to do now. I recall meeting Christy Lynch a number of years ago. I found him to be quite an extraordinary person. He has the...

Leaders' Questions (10 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Murphy is asking me specific questions about details of contracts.

Leaders' Questions (10 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: I do not have the answers to her questions.

Leaders' Questions (10 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: I will take the Deputy's questions, though, and find the answers for her from Irish Water.

Leaders' Questions (10 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: As I recall, the only discussions we have had at Cabinet sub-committee meetings about that was that there would be regional contracts awarded for the installation of meters and that those contractors would be entitled to employ subcontractors and that there would be a requirement that a 25% allocation would come off the live register, that is, people who might have been involved in the...