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Order of Business (12 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: The Roads (Amendment) Bill is due in the second half of this year.

Order of Business (12 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: The heads of the Bill for drug testing were cleared in February this year and it is due for publication in the second half of the year. A great deal of work has been done regarding sexual offences and that Bill will be in this session. A quite complex series of amendments has been brought forward but I expect it to be finished and published in this session.

Order of Business (12 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: I assume the Deputy is talking about the Bill for the amalgamation of the bodies. It has gone for signature to the President. It has been concluded.

Order of Business (12 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: The Minister of State, Deputy Damien English, sought public consultation on this and he received more than 90 submissions. He is considering all those and I hope it can be put together before the summer.

Order of Business (12 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: It is called the Urban Regeneration Bill and it is expected very shortly.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Vacancies on State Boards (12 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: There are no State boards, bodies or committees under the auspices of my Department on which vacancies currently exist, or in which vacancies are anticipated to arise up to and including 1 January 2016.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Energy Conservation (12 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: The Department of the Taoiseach includes figures on its energy consumption in its Annual Report each year. Up to date figures on energy consumption, as well as the measures taken to reduce overall energy usage, will be included in the forthcoming Annual Report for 2014. The Department also maintains regular contact with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland to monitor the efficient...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (12 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: The table below gives details of recruitment by my Department since 1 January 2015. Number of staff recruited since 1 January 2015 Grade 3 Administrative Officer 4 Clerical Officer 2 Temporary Editorial Assistant 1 Personal Assistant (Temporary contract)

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (12 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: There are no agencies, quangos or other bodies within my Department, funded by or established by this Department which have been scrapped, merged or reduced since this Government was formed.

Leaders' Questions (13 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: First, it is my duty, with everybody else, to sympathise following the latest personal tragedy involving the death of a baby at Cavan General Hospital yesterday evening. I sympathise with the parents of the dead baby. This is the fourth baby to die at Cavan General Hospital in the past few years and clearly it is traumatic. The HSE is investigating the background and cause of this death...

Leaders' Questions (13 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: My understanding is that the Minister wrote to HIQA on 14 May requesting that the authority prioritise the monitoring of the maternity unit in Cavan against the national standards for safe and better health care as part of the overall response to the chief medical officer's report into Portlaoise maternity services. HIQA includes Cavan in its response and as part of a national analysis of...

Leaders' Questions (13 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: The opportunity will arise today, at the Oireachtas committee hearing which HIQA will attend, to deal with matters arising in the report.

Leaders' Questions (13 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: We need to focus on maternity services so that every expectant mother can look forward to giving birth in a maternity unit where the highest standards apply.

Leaders' Questions (13 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: I do not have the medical details of the tragedy in Cavan last night or what was the cause of the death of the little baby but I assume the investigation currently ongoing will bring it to light very quickly.

Leaders' Questions (13 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: I accept that the imperative now is to implement the recommendations arising from the HIQA report into the situation at Portlaoise. They have been accepted by the Department of Health and the HSE and will have implications for other hospitals in terms of demonstrating that the standards of competence and service available in the 19 maternity units around the country are of the highest order....

Leaders' Questions (13 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: They do deserve an explanation. As I pointed out, many actions have been taken in Portlaoise. It is not good enough that for 50 years we have relied on reports that follow tragic incidents in hospitals, taken some actions to address the findings and moved on. The point of HIQA is that it is an independent authority that can walk into a hospital and analyse, investigate and assess any...

Leaders' Questions (13 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: Arising from the latest HIQA report on Portlaoise, there are eight clear recommendations, including to establish an independent patient advocacy service; ensure the recommendations of this and previous HIQA reports are implemented; develop a national maternity strategy; expedite the necessary legal framework for hospital groups to perform their governance and assurance functions; and four...

Leaders' Questions (13 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: A director of midwifery has been appointed for Portlaoise hospital. The report is stark and disturbing and the recommendations are not only accepted, but will be implemented in full.

Leaders' Questions (13 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: The eight babies who have passed on should have this legacy, which has been driven by the persistence of their parents.

Leaders' Questions (13 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy's speech is no different from the ones he has made before. He knows as well as I do that if he wants this detailed information, Irish Water will supply it to him. The Deputy said that in the 1990s people were threatened with disconnection. The Government has listened very carefully to the genuine concerns of people all over the country and has legislated for the fact that there...