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Order of Business (10 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: I saw Deputy Mathews's call to arms on this matter, a Cheann Comhairle.

Order of Business (10 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: The Minister for Justice and Equality will report to the Cabinet very shortly when she has analysed the report from the Oireachtas committee that she received on this matter.

Order of Business (10 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: Those three are scheduled for next session.

Order of Business (10 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: No, I will have to advise Deputy Healy-Rae on the second one there, a Cheann Comhairle: the tenant purchase scheme. I will let the Deputy know.

Order of Business (10 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: The public health (alcohol) Bill dealing with minimum pricing and labelling is this session. It is coincidental that the Deputy should raise the bankruptcy Bill. The Minister for Justice and Equality will come before Cabinet in the next couple of weeks with a response to the Oireachtas committee on its view on the legislation.

Order of Business (10 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: Yes, hopefully we will have it published.

Order of Business (10 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: That will be towards the end of the next session.

Order of Business (10 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: No, the House will not have the Bill before the next election.

Order of Business (10 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: I can advise the Deputy of the progress made towards universal health insurance,-----

Order of Business (10 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: -----as I have referred to it on many occasions previously. Regarding the bankruptcy Bill arising from a text the Deputy might have received, the Minister for Justice and Equality will come before the-----

Order of Business (10 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: -----Cabinet in the next couple of weeks, a Cheann Comhairle.

Order of Business (10 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: Private Members' business this evening will debate emergency departments in hospitals.

Order of Business (10 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: I think that is going to be next year at this stage, Deputy McLoughlin.

Order of Business (10 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: Yes, we have had discussions on the legal services Bill. This is probably the most radical shift in the legal service in 200 years. I hope they can get it through before Christmas. Now, it is going to be very challenging, believe me Deputy Maloney. I cannot confirm one way or the other because it seems to me as if, repeatedly, there are new obstacles that arise each time one takes a step...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff (10 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: The primary focus of my Department's work is on dealings with Government and with other government departments and agencies. As a result, we do not experience a significant level of demand from the public for services in Irish. A number of staff members in my Department have indicated that they have some proficiency in Irish and are competent to provide a variety of services in Irish to...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Funding (10 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: I am interpreting the term "organisation" to mean "bodies under the aegis of my Department". The National Economic and Social Development Office is the only body under the aegis of my Department that receives a grant and they are audited directly by the Comptroller and Auditor General. My Department also allocates grant funding under the Communicating Europe Initiative and the Local Diaspora...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Redeployment (10 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: Applications for transfer are made either to the Public Appointments Service or directly to the recruiting organisation. All redeployment and secondment opportunities are circulated to all staff in my Department and the Human Resources Unit of my Department makes every effort to facilitate applications for these opportunities where the business needs of the Department allow it.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Communications (10 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: I wrote to the new Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia, Mr Malcolm Turnbull, shortly after his election to congratulate him on his appointment. In my letter I also highlighted the close historical links between Ireland and Australia and indicated that I looked forward to working with him and his Government to continue to strengthen the bilateral relationship between our two...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Communications (10 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: I wrote to the new Prime Minister of Canada, Mr Justin Trudeau shortly after the Canadian Federal election to congratulate him on his victory. In my letter I also highlighted the close historical links between Ireland and Canada, and assured him of the Government’s commitment to continuing to strengthen economic, political and people-to-people links between our two countries. These...

Leaders' Questions (11 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: It seems to me as though Deputy Martin deliberately wants to confuse the situation. His party and everybody else in the House welcomed the setting up of the commission of investigation. Its purpose was to examine all cases in which there was a write-off of over €10 million to determine whether they were done in accordance with appropriate procedures. That was and remains the...