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Order of Business (23 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: A deal of work has been done on both of these Bills but I cannot give a date for their publication. I will ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to update the Deputy on their state of preparation.

Order of Business (23 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: I remember asking questions many years ago about elements of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act which had not yet been commenced. I will revert to Deputy Troy on the matter. In respect of the vetting legislation, some of the relevant measures are being incorporated in the spent convictions Bill, which is being prepared. I will advise Deputy Troy later of the...

Order of Business (23 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: The Children First Bill is still going through the House and is on Report Stage.

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Referral to Select Committee (23 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government pursuant to Standing Order 82A(3)(a) and (6)(a) and 126(1) of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business.

Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann of the Education Research Centre (Establishment) Order 2015: Referral to Joint Committee (23 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approve the following Order in draft:Educational Research Centre (Establishment) Order 2015,copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 11 June 2015, be referred to the Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection, in accordance with Standing Order 82A(4)(j), which, not later than 14 July 2015, shall send a message to...

European Council Meeting: Statements (23 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: Over the last few days, all eyes have been on Greece. Therefore, before I turn to the agenda of the upcoming European Council meeting on Thursday and Friday, I want to report on the special euro summit which I attended in Brussels yesterday evening. As the House is well aware, as time has passed, the sense of crisis surrounding the financial position of Greece has escalated. More...

European Council Meeting: Statements (23 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: Not true.

European Council Meeting: Statements (23 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: That is not true.

European Council Meeting: Statements (23 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: Not true.

European Council Meeting: Statements (23 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: It is not true. I have told the Deputy this four times.

European Council Meeting: Statements (23 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: Throw away the script.

European Council Meeting: Statements (23 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: We broke the link between sovereign and bank debt.

European Council Meeting: Statements (23 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: Yes.

European Council Meeting: Statements (23 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: Yes, it will be. The mission will be the same as it was when it commenced.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: European Council Meetings (23 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: Last night, I attended a special Euro Summit which discussed the very fragile and difficult situation in Greece. The second Greek programme is due to expire next week; important repayments are due in the short and medium term; and outflows from the Greek banks have been very significant, leading to regular increases in the level of ELA support from the ECB. The Greek government has...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: EU Meetings (23 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 140 and 141 together. The second EU-CELAC Summit took place in Brussels on 10 and 11 June. It brought together Heads of State and Government from the European Union, Latin American and the Caribbean under the headline theme ‘Shaping our common future: Working for prosperous, cohesive and sustainable societies for our citizens’. Many of the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Diaspora Centre Establishment (23 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: The Minister for Diaspora Affairs, Mr Jimmy Deenihan, TD invited applications from local and community groups and organisations based in Ireland for funding from the newly created Local Diaspora Fund on 7May 2015, with a closing date for applications on 29 May. The purpose of the funding is to promote diaspora engagement at a county, local and community level, which is in line with...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: EU Issues (23 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: Neither I nor my officials have been contacted by First Vice-President Timmermans recently. I meet President Juncker at meetings of the European Council, and Mr Timmermans meets Minister for European Affairs, Mr Dara Murphy, regularly at meetings of the General Affairs Council.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Northern Ireland Issues (23 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 144 and 145 together. I met Prime Minister Cameron in London last Thursday 18 June. Our meeting was the third annual summit we have undertaken to review progress since the Joint Statement signed by both of us in March 2012. That Statement sets out ambitious plans for the development of British-Irish relations in a range of key areas over the next decade. We...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (23 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 146 and 147 together. My Department received no funding from the National Lottery in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and to date in 2015.