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Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: In Heather House in Cork city, the remaining four beds are now open. In Farranlea Road in Cork city, ten beds are opening incrementally. In Killybegs, an additional eight beds are available as needed. It is not a satisfactory position but the emergency task force established by the Minister continues to work diligently on this matter.

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: As Deputy Martin will be aware, if money was the solution to the problems in the health system they would have been sorted long ago. He had some responsibility for that himself in a situation which did not work out. This is the first year in a number of years in which there was a substantial increase in the allocation for the health Vote. Some €500 million was allocated to cover an...

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: As part of the collective responsibility of Government, every Minister signed off on his or her respective budget. The HSE submitted its service plan which is now being implemented. Clearly, there are challenges in that, which is why the Minister established the task force to look at the fair deal scheme, the review of which is being brought to him very shortly, and at the question of...

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: I have already read out details on some of the 1,000 extra beds that are being opened across the country and set out the fact that the Minister is awaiting the finalised review report in respect of fair deal. The number of elderly people over 65 years of age this year is 604,000 and that will rise by 100,000 in the next five years to over 700,000. A task force has been established by the...

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: I thank Deputy Adams. Yesterday, he commented that the solution to water was to have a general taxation scheme to provide a proper water service. By that, he means an increase in income tax and commercial rates and the introduction of a land tax.

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Adams might comment on that at the weekend when he has the opportunity.

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: When he is up in Derry, he might also say that he regrets the closing of 20 beds in the Bangor area as announced on television last night.

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Adams always has the solution, which is more money. Without reading the detail, I will comment on a draft audit report I have seen from the HSE.

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: The report was circulated to members of the Seanad.

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: It is a draft audit and obviously the HSE must follow the process through.

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Adams should believe me that if it is not acceptable, moneys paid in the wrong should be paid back and people who were not authorised to travel should reimburse those things. It is a draft report and obviously the HSE must answer to the Comptroller and Auditor General in respect of it. I have referred to the fact that the Minister for Health is one of the few Ministers who is dealing...

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: We had a situation over here when the Minister for Health of the day, Deputy Micheál Martin, refused to accept any responsibility for the health budget at a time when €16 billion was being spent on it. He said "I have no responsibility for my Department and for the expenditure". At least, Deputies Varadkar and Reilly faced up to the problem and hopefully we will get it under...

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: You sir, Deputy Martin, refused to accept any responsibility despite the fact that you were spending €16 billion of public funds.

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: I am not sure whether the Deputy is talking about eligibility for the GLAS scheme or whether it is a particular problem on upland commonages or marginal land. There were a number of teething problems in the introduction of the new GLAS scheme in terms of the eligibility requirements in that over 50% of active farmers should be on commonages.

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: It is a question of planners and who should pay for the plans submitted.

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Simon Coveney, met IFA representatives and farmers involved on marginal land on a number of occasions. Recommendations were sent to the European Commission in respect of approval of the scheme. In so far as I understand it, the vast majority of the issues raised were sorted out and the scheme is open for applications from farmers to...

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: -----and that the European Commission has been happy to approve the scheme to enable farmers to draw down funds.

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: I have met many of the farmers concerned.

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: I think the Deputy is talking about St. Anne's Park in Clontarf.

Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: I am not sure whether it is marginal land.