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- Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)
Enda Kenny: Suffice it to say that whenever the Deputy speaks about housing and the construction sector, the party he leads should be ashamed of itself for what it did.
- Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)
Enda Kenny: In respect of the Stormont House Agreement, we signed off on it before Christmas, with the intention that it would be implemented in full. As the Deputy is aware, there are some serious discussions ongoing. I think from speaking to the Minister, Deputy Charles Flanagan, that they will resume tomorrow. I do not want to say anything that would disrupt that process to any extent. Suffice it...
- Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)
Enda Kenny: We gave approval at the Cabinet meeting yesterday for progress to be made on it. I think the Minister for Justice and Equality will report on the matter shortly. The intention is to move it forward in order that these matters can be ratified. I point out that in Ireland the view is taken that if we sign a convention and then have to ratify it, it is important to put in place the necessary...
- Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Minister is to finalise the statutory instrument for consideration and expects this to take place soon. I think he wrote to the Deputy in September stating his intentions. Clearly, the tenant purchase scheme has always been important in the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and for local authorities. As the Deputy knows, such a scheme arises every number of...
- Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)
Enda Kenny: This question concerns a commercial body which has made its own decision. That decision has been welcomed, I think, by different groups in terms of being able to use more advanced methods to provide power.
- Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)
Enda Kenny: I cannot give the Deputy an indication of when the legislation will be brought before us. I will advise him on the matter later.
- Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)
Enda Kenny: As the Deputy is aware, I cannot comment on the work of the sole member who will make his own arrangements, in which I cannot interfere in any way. Generally, there may be a request for either resources or extra time, but it is beyond my remit to interfere in any way once the sole member has been appointed to conduct the investigation.
- Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)
Enda Kenny: The general Bill on bail was cleared in July and work is proceeding on it. On the other Bill on consecutive sentencing, the Minister has made decisions and the Bill is being put through the House. I will advise the Deputy on the state of play on the general Bill on bail. To be honest, it will probably be early next year before it comes through the system.
- Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)
Enda Kenny: Will the Deputy repeat that question?
- Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)
Enda Kenny: I cannot see it being implemented before the next election. The mobility allowance is a complex area, as the Deputy is well aware. The important thing is, first, to protect the people who are in receipt of the mobility allowance. Detailed work has been done on this to introduce a subsequent scheme which would be as broad as possible. There are degrees in this that are very complicated....
- Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)
Enda Kenny: This is more or less the same question Deputy O'Dea asked, which I have already answered. Detailed work is also ongoing in respect of rural transport provision, which would accommodate what Deputy Fitzpatrick is referring to.
- Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)
Enda Kenny: This is part of the budgetary process and will be acted upon administratively. The Bill to which Deputy O'Reilly refers is due next year. The impact of the decision by the Government will follow through from the budget.
- Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Minister for Education and Skills has already set out the programme to do away with prefabricated buildings that in many cases have been in schools for many years. She will make announcements on that in the next two to three weeks. The Planning and Development (No. 2) Bill is due this session. I will see if we can fit in a debate on the outstanding reports of the Convention on the...
- Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Minister is working very hard to see that the 500 units of modular housing can be developed in two tranches of 150 and 350 in a very short time.
- Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)
Enda Kenny: Do you mean to have a referendum?
- Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)
Enda Kenny: Thank you very much. If I was Deputy Ross, I would accept the advice of the Ceann Comhairle and move the Bill first.
- Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)
Enda Kenny: I have already clarified the position in so far as elections are concerned between now and the end of the year. I commend Deputy Mathews’ comments on the gardaí and their considered actions in regard to the tragedy at Glenamuck. In respect of the bankruptcy Bill, we have to deal with the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest legislation and the Public Service...
- Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)
Enda Kenny: With the help of the parties we could maybe move things through, such as the Garda Síochána (Policing Authority and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015 and the Legal Service Regulation Bill 2011. I will consult with the Chief Whip in respect of the bankruptcy Bill that the Deputy mentions.
- Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)
Enda Kenny: I am glad to note that the largest school in the country will be opened at Edgeworthstown. Every time I pass there and see the statue of Maria Edgeworth I think of her famous book, Castle Rackrent. Deputy Bannon will be pleased. The Bill in respect of apprenticeship matters is under discussion at the moment.
- Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)
Enda Kenny: We had this problem for many years, whereby properties were subject to ground rents which were paid to absentee landlords. The Government changed the legislation many years ago to allow for those to be bought out, many were small in scale but that was changed. I will have to advise the Deputy on the question he raises.