Results 28,281-28,300 of 36,764 for speaker:Enda Kenny
- Order of Business (4 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Government made its decision in respect of the terms of reference, which accurately reflect what Mr. Guerin recommended.
- Order of Business (4 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Government has made a clear decision in the matter.
- Order of Business (4 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: Amendments are still being worked on and the Bill is awaiting Report Stage in this House. I will advise the Deputy of the progress being made on the amendments.
- Order of Business (4 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: I understand this issue will be dealt with in a Topical Issue debate later today when the Minister will give further details to the Deputy.
- Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: The reason the Government made the decisions it made was that the Deputy's party left the country in an absolutely catastrophic economic situation. The Deputy denies that and denies all responsibility for it.
- Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: This Government does not do that. We recognise the scale of the challenge we have faced as a country and as a people from the point of view of the economy and how that impacts on people every day. Today, on 10 February, the number of patients on trolleys was 462 at 8 a.m. The Irish Nurses & Midwives Organisation also counts patients on trolleys on wards and that increases the...
- Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: That is the same old story from Deputy Martin. When €16 billion was being spent on the health service, the situation was actually worse. Doctors and those managing hospitals will tell him that if he talks to them.
- Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: They are delivering more now with less than they were before because of changes to the structure and the way services are delivered.
- Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: Regarding the fair deal scheme, as of 20 January, there were 1,260 people on the national placement list with an average waiting list of 11 weeks.
- Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin had his chance to raise his point. Everything with him is right and his memory is very short term.
- Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: The budget for the NHSS in 2015 is €948.8 million and that includes €10 million allocated specifically for the initiative related to delayed discharges. That increase of €10 million will allow for the provision of an additional 300 long-stay care places under the national homes support scheme. That has reduced the waiting period for allocation under the fair deal scheme...
- Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: When Deputy Martin stood on this side of the House and denied all responsibility-----
- Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: -----for his actions, when a national crisis and emergency was declared-----
- Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: I am not suggesting that everything is the way that it should be in the Department of Health.
- Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: We put in €600 million more this year and we hope to regularise that. The Minister for Health has admitted that the situation is not the way it should be.
- Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: That is why we are working to change that system-----
- Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: -----so that people get the very best attention at the front line that they need.
- Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: The existence of a foreign bank account is not evidence in itself of tax evasion and clearly no liability will arise where relevant tax is paid on funds or any interest accruing on them. The Revenue Commissioners received data under the double taxation agreement from French authorities in June 2010. On receipt of that, they undertook an assessment and evaluation process which indicated that...
- Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: I respect the ruling of the Ceann Comhairle. The position is that Deputy Adams is questioning the Revenue Commissioners.
- Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: He is suggesting that their investigations should have yielded more than €4.55 million.