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Order of Business (29 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: It is awaiting Second Stage in the House and it will probably be in the next couple of weeks. We hope to provide 43,000 additional postprimary school paces by 2022 under the capital plan. When the details are provided by the Minister over the next few weeks, that will being relief and clarity for people about where their children will be able to go to school.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Freedom of Information Requests (29 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: 225 Freedom of Information (FOI) requests have been received in my Department so far this year. This is an increase of 30% over the total number of requests received in 2014. 51 FOI requests are currently under consideration by my Department. Of these, final replies in 3 cases have been delayed but will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: EU Meetings (29 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: There were two significant EU meetings on the migration/refugee crisis during the week beginning 21 September. The first, an extraordinary Justice and Home Affairs Council, on 22 September, agreed a proposal to relocate 120,000 people in need of international protection. This means that 120,000 people seeking asylum will be relocated to other EU Member States from Greece, Italy and any...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Remuneration (29 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: No bonus remuneration has been paid to staff in my Department or any agencies under the aegis of my Department to date in 2015.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (29 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 154 and 155 together. The following table details the cost to my Department of fees paid to private for-profit companies who provide services specified by the Deputy from 1 September 2014 to 31 August 2015. Service Provided Cost Department - Consultancy €23,948.10 Cleaning €19,018.16 Catering €67,069.56 Waste Collection...

Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: I agree with Deputy Martin that these burglaries and attacks on ordinary people are deplorable, and I condemn them without reservation. I am glad that many of those involved, although not all of them to date, will be brought before the courts under the law. It is most unfortunate that a death occurred among the cases the Deputy mentioned. We live in a very different type of society. I...

Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: I notice Deputy Martin is becoming more and more personalised in his politics. It is an indication that he wants to talk about anything but the forward momentum of the economy and the way it can impact upon what we are talking about here.

Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy said we are standing as helpless commentators. I reject that.

Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: What we have done is to change the law, to which we are all subject, so that consecutive sentencing can and will apply for burglaries. We have reopened Templemore Garda training college, which Fianna Fáil closed, with 500 men and women going through there, being attested and accredited and giving service to the country.

Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: We have allocated €29 million to replace the clapped-out vehicles, which were left as a legacy of what Fianna Fáil did when it was in government, with new cars and vehicles for gardaí.

Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: Because of the incidence of specialised burglary gangs leaving from particular parts of the country, we have given almost €1 million for specialised vehicles to deal with high-speed chases.

Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: It is a fact, and Deputy Martin can make a comment about it if he wants, that some of these gangs do use night-vision goggles and drive at excessive speeds throughout the country.

Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: In addition, Deputy Martin asked what else we can do. Some 61,000 hours of Garda time are now available for community business.

Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin made the point, and I agree with him, that Garda presence matters. Gardaí are far more visible when in the community than sitting in a 100 year old Garda station for two hours, waiting to sign unemployment or dole forms. The communications that Fianna Fáil left behind them were a Stone Age facility but that is all being replaced.

Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: Communication, information, contact and community - these are the activities we need to have.

Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: I have read the account of what has happened here-----

Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: I have read this account. Obviously, Deputy McDonald has spoken to someone who actually lives there. This is not the first time this has happened. We recall Priory Hall and the firetraps that were discovered there, and the difficulties that went on for quite some time, including court cases, before that matter was eventually sorted out.

Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: We recall the late Deputy Shane McEntee dealing with pyrite in houses that were built and then became unsuitable for those who paid big money for them. Now, we have a situation like this. As Deputy McDonald is well aware, under the legislation, planning permission is issued on certain conditions. Unfortunately, because of the over-enthusiasm that was being followed with regard to the...

Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: Given the rush to cut corners and the rush to make money, people now find, years afterwards, having paid very good money and having mortgaged themselves for that, the house they live in is a firetrap. This is grossly unacceptable and is not an easy situation to sort out. I would like to find out more about this, in discussion with the city council and the Minister for the Environment,...

Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy mentioned the legislation that applies in the case of items purchased in a shop, which can be returned if faulty. Where a person decides to apply for planning permission to build a house or building and does not build it in accordance with the planning permission, the authority concerned is entitled to bring the builder to court to enforce compliance with the regulations. The...