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- Leaders' Questions (6 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: -----and we will increase that to 500,000 this year, and we have reduced the USC requirement at the lower levels. Also, with regard to reducing the tax burden, the Government has started to provide that whatever flexibility people have won will go to the most vulnerable categories of citizen. The difference between water and essential services such as gas, electricity and...
- Leaders' Questions (6 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: -----but there are many people who say they will not pay when they can pay. That is the difference, and there will be a compliance regime to ensure that everybody is compliant.
- Leaders' Questions (6 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: The legislation provides that the water cannot be cut off. It is an essential and important service for life, but clearly a contribution is necessary.
- Leaders' Questions (6 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: Where it can be paid, it will be paid.
- Leaders' Questions (6 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: The TTIP is currently under negotiation. The opportunity that exists for Europe and the United States, which are the two biggest trading blocs on the planet, to reach a series of trade agreements is nothing new. It has been talked about for over 20 years. If agreement can be reached, the opportunity exists to create approximately 2 million jobs on either side of the Atlantic and to set...
- Leaders' Questions (6 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: -----and the creativity and ingenuity of our young people. That is exemplified by Science Foundation Ireland's investment in so many areas that measure up to challenges that other countries have not been able to meet. I think that is an endorsement of the confidence of our young people and, indeed, of the tutors, teachers, parents and students in our education system. I would not like our...
- Leaders' Questions (6 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Government will not stand for a situation whereby the education system in this country is privatised. It is clear that there are private schools operating among this country's universities, colleges of technology, colleges of further education and secondary and primary school systems, and that is perfectly allowable.
- Leaders' Questions (6 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: We have no intention of going along with any proposition that would privatise the education system. We have been served very well in difficult times over the years by an education system that has been capable of changing direction to deal with new challenges as required. There will be an even greater requirement for that in the future because of the rate of change in so many areas at...
- Leaders' Questions (6 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: Of course I will allow a debate.
- Order of Business (6 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 12, motion re ministerial rota for parliamentary questions; and No. 1, Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences)(Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]- Second Stage. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that No. 12 shall be decided without debate, and that Private Members' business, which shall be No. 187, motion re the sale of Siteserv, shall take...
- Order of Business (6 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Minister for Health and the Government are very much aware of the situation in the Department of Health and the Health Service Executive, HSE. The claim for demand-led schemes is unknown.
- Order of Business (6 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Minister reported on the expenditure flow for the first two months of the year and is very conscious of that and has already made his comments about management and everybody concerned dealing with expenditure effectively in the patients’ interests. I will not comment on any requirement that might or might not be necessary later in the year but I will confirm that the HSE, the...
- Order of Business (6 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: That is what Deputy Martin is saying.
- Order of Business (6 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: I am saying the Minister will monitor the situation.
- Order of Business (6 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: He will monitor it very carefully.
- Order of Business (6 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: I condemn unreservedly these threats to members of all political parties where a number of people on the Government benches have received threats of one sort or another and several offices have been bombed, graffitied or damaged and, of course, in respect of the cases the Deputy mentioned. I deplore the paint-bombing of the home of the Deputy First Minister a couple of days ago, which I...
- Order of Business (6 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2012 is still going through the Seanad and will make its way here. On the question about landlords and tenants and water charges, that is a matter the Government is considering as part of the overall options in regard to compliance with the water charges. Landlords are required to register and to give details of their tenancies. The...
- Order of Business (6 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: He did not say that.
- Order of Business (6 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: I do not want to give any detail of what has not yet been decided by the Government. The Bill is making its way through the Seanad. The Minister will deal with a number of issues relating to water compliance and they will be announced shortly.
- Order of Business (6 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: The urban regeneration and housing Bill is due this session. The building regulations referred to by the Deputy are out for public consultation and review by the Minister and the Minister of State, Deputy Coffey. I think the closing date for that consultation is 15 May 2015.