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- Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: We have had a continuous debate about Irish Water. The Government listened carefully to people’s concerns. The charge is now €1.50 per week for a person living on his or her own and €3 a week for a household of two or more persons.
- Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: It is grossly unfair that in respect of the contribution requested by the Government for Irish Water-----
- Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: It is grossly unfair that some people who can well afford to pay decide not to pay, while other taxpayers, over 1 million of them, will pay and contribute to the well-being of our society and the country.
- Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: A number of issues about water and inadequate water facilities have been identified by the national body of Irish Water.
- Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: It is unfair of Deputy Gerry Adams to assume that he can have a sector of society which can well afford to pay the modest contribution to Irish water but chooses not to do so while their neighbours pay their way, as they have done for many years.
- Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Government will act as it has on the other issues about which I was unhappy.
- Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: First, we are entitled to have the Minister receive the report, read it, assess it and bring his propositions to the Government for Government action. The Government will defend and act in the interests of the taxpayer. Deputy Gerry Adams will see evidence of this, I hope, not before too long.
- Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Deputy's central point concerns the importance and capacity of our young people to measure up to the challenges that are undoubtedly coming. Corporation tax has been a cornerstone of foreign direct investment here, from whatever country, as well as issues including technology and the track record of our people. By far the most important issue is the talent pool of young people coming...
- Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Minister for Education and Skills told the Cabinet this morning that the allocation will be made shortly for special needs and resource teachers at a high level. That announcement is normally made at this time of year, and she will make it shortly. That is designed and put in place so that young people who need particular attention will continue to get it. In addition, cases as yet...
- Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: The mandate of the Government was to fix the public finances and get the country back to work. Restructuring and recapitalisation of the banks were not done for their comfort but for the comfort of consumers and customers. What are parents worried about for their children? They are worried about obesity, bullying, including cyberbullying, and what is being watched on tablets or mobile...
- Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: These are the issues that concern parents, rightly so. All of this relates to a sense of place, community and citizenship. It is important that young people have this understanding and involvement from a very early age. It is true that most investors and people who look at Ireland from abroad comment on the calibre and quality of our young people. Everybody cannot be a PhD or a master's...
- Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: Some young people who leave secondary school have had a tendency to remain in receipt of unemployment assistance for many years.
- Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: That is why the Government introduced and has funded Solas to have a much more vigorous and appropriate involvement in training, apprenticeships and upskilling for work.
- Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: This is very important. That is why we have Intreo and the JobBridge and JobsPlus programmes, as well as a new focus on the long-term unemployed.
- Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: That is why the Department directly funds employers-----
- Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: -----which take on somebody who has been unemployed for more than 12 months to the tune of €7,500, or €10,000 for somebody who has been out of work for two years.
- Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: In that sense, the Minister of State, Deputy Damien English, is working with the new apprenticeship council to have a much more flexible method of dealing with the requirements of employers. It is easier to set up companies and there is far greater access to credit than ever before. There is a need to be more flexible. The Minister of State is working on that issue in a very committed...
- Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: We should be far more flexible in training people who can meet these demands.
- Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: That is the essence of what Solas is at and the work of the apprenticeship council.
- Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: There is also the involvement of Intreo offices which make an appropriate profile of a person's background, opportunities and motivation.