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Leaders' Questions (8 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: The general principle outlined by Deputy Collins is important. It is the wish of the vast majority of people that they will be able to stay in their homes until such time as they have to become institutionalised. That is why there has been a move from institutional and hospital care to community care. That is why home care packages are so important and why the waiting list initiative and...

Leaders' Questions (8 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: There is no question of there being any intention of privatising the health service at all. In some cases it can be very difficult to get personnel to manage the home care packages, depending on the nature of the complication or circumstances of individuals in need of home care. The intention is to increase the extent of home care packages so that more people can stay out of hospital and be...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (8 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 7, inclusive, together. In response to Question No. 1, the Economic Management Council is not being re-established. In response to Questions Nos. 2, 3 and 6, all Cabinet committees stand dissolved at the end of every Government's term in office. The new Government has, therefore, established Cabinet committees on housing; health; social policy...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (8 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: I said I would take a real interest in it.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (8 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: No, I was never Minister for Health.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (8 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: It was a big readjustment.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (8 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: Its demise, rather than abandonment. It is not left there just rusting.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (8 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: It is not a rusting carcass.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (8 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: Yes.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (8 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: On a number of occasions, the Deputy raised - rightly from his point of view - the way in which questions were being answered in this Chamber. He stated they all were being lumped and grouped together and that he was not getting satisfactory answers. I must state to Deputy Martin that he has asked questions on the first group of questions but also has strayed into the second group of...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (8 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Micheál Martin has covered the entire spectrum here today. He started off with the arts question and I respect that completely.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (8 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: He then moved into health and then he moved into housing. The second group of questions are about these separate issues.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (8 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: There is nothing wrong. I simply am making the point that----

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (8 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: I was just making the point-----

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (8 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: I know that-----

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (8 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: -----but there are separate questions on housing and mortgages and then on health. Anyway-----

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (8 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: I read it already.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (8 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: I wish to say to Deputy Martin-----

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (8 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: The previous Government had the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and that was accepted, in so far as that was important. When I came into the Chamber on the day the Government was appointed, I read out that because of all the pressure before the elections about rural affairs and regional affairs, that this should be reflected at Cabinet level and that this Department was one...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (8 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: -----was the need for a far closer conversation between the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Finance of the day. For whatever reason - I am not going to cast aspersions on anybody - that was not happening. The Government I led from 2011 comprised two parties and therefore there were different views on various things. Given the scale of the economic situation we faced, it...