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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: The first thing I will say is that Deputy Boyd Barrett should wait until these questions are finished because the Minister for Health is in the House to answer questions presently. He will provide Deputy Boyd Barrett with the detail of all these things, including a detailed statement on the website of the Department of Health which deals specifically with the question from Deputy Boyd Barrett.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: Once all the appropriate adjustments are made on a like-for-like comparison, for 2017 the allocation is €14.607 billion.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: That is €566 million greater than the 2008 allocation, which was the previous highest year. If Deputy Boyd Barrett checks that, he will find out it is the case.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: I could give Deputy Boyd Barrett more details if he wishes.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (18 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 6 to 9, inclusive, together. I noted the comments of the UK Prime Minister, Ms May, on Article 50 on 2 November and I welcomed her clarification on the timing of Article 50. Since then, the Government has reviewed action to date and has intensified its preparations. There is ongoing close political and official engagement, including with the British...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (18 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: The Leas-Cheann Comhairle gives me these impossible tasks.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (18 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: How am I to respond to the Brexit argument in 30 seconds? There is no question that this issue, and not just the banking collapse, is one of the major political questions of the past 50 years-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (18 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: -----and it has implications not just for Ireland but globally. Mr. Barnier was appointed on 1 October. He has not appointed his team yet. I met him here last week. I have known him for quite a number of years from the political parties we represent and from his service both as a Commissioner and as French Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries. He was very helpful to Ireland. He has...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (18 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: Ah, go on. Gabh mo leithscéal. The Leas-Cheann Comhairle might give me another 30 seconds. With regard to the North-South civic forum-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (18 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: -----we need clarity, as Deputies Martin, Adams and Burton pointed out. Secretary of State Davis, Secretary of State Fox and Secretary of State Johnson have made different comments and have had to be slapped down, reined in or had their remarks commented upon in respect of what the Prime Minister has said. We know that politics are politics, and the Conservative Party had to hear the Prime...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (18 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: -----and I hope we do. Finally, in respect of Deputy Martin's question, it is true that we have had comments about hard borders, soft borders and sector areas to be cherry-picked out of Brussels. These are all moving targets and until such time as the British Government has drilled down through all the arguments and made its case as to what it is seeking, it is very difficult for us to...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Inniúlacht sa Ghaeilge sa Státseirbhís (18 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: Ba cheart a thabhairt ar aird go mbaineann formhór obair mo Roinne leis an Rialtas, le Ranna Rialtais agus le Gníomhaireachtaí eile Rialtais. Mar thoradh air sin, ní bhíonn aon éileamh mór ag an bpobal ar ár gcuid seirbhísí i nGaeilge. É sin ráite, aithníonn mo Roinnse an tábhacht atá le roinnt ball foirne a...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 132 and 137 together. I welcomed the European Commission's Chief Brexit Negotiator, Michel Barnier, to Government Buildings on 12 October. Mr. Barnier's visit to Dublin was one of a series of engagements with EU capitals, in order to prepare for the forthcoming Brexit negotiations. Our discussions were timely, especially given the recent indication by...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Citizens Assembly (18 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: Dáil and Seanad Éireann passed a Resolution in July approving the establishment of the Citizens' Assembly with a mandate to look at the following issues: (i)the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (ii) how we best respond to the challenges and opportunities of an ageing population; (iii) fixed term parliaments; (iv) the manner in which referenda are held; and (v) how the State can...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (18 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: I will meet the President of Cyprus today Tuesday 18 October as part of his State visit to Ireland. I will meet with the Prime Minister of Malta next month. While there are proposals for meetings with other Heads of Government, there are no other confirmed meetings in my diary at this point.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Data (18 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: Four senior officials from my Department chair interdepartmental groups that are not directly linked to a Cabinet Committee. Details of the relevant groups are listed below. - Civil Service Management Board, - National Risk Assessment Steering Group, - Strategic Communications Working Group, - Priory Hall Implementation Oversight Group, - InterDepartmental/Agency Group on the Rugby World Cup...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: North-South Ministerial Council (18 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: The Irish Government outlined its commitment to supporting North-South development in the Capital Investment Plan 2016 - 2021, and in the Programme for a Partnership Government. The "Fresh Start Agreement" negotiated in 2015 also sets out the Irish Government commitment to investing in infrastructure to support North-South cooperation to help unlock the full potential of the economies of both...

Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy's point is best addressed by people who have CF and have to contend with it. The situation has improved for a great number of CF sufferers compared to years ago. After many years of tribulation, there have been formal openings of a number of CF units around the country. From talking to patients who have the use of them, I know provisions such as the recirculation of clean air...

Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Deputy. Obviously, the situation here, as I said, is not a political decision anymore. I recall the interview given on the national news by the specialist involved. On 1 June, the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics, NCP, recommended that Orkambi for treating cystic fibrosis should not be reimbursed by the HSE. As to the prices submitted by the pharmaceutical company, the...

Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Deputy for his questions. I do not propose to go back to the drawing board but I take a genuine interest in the matter raised by the Deputy. The detail available on the Department of Health website gives a clear understanding, the facts and figures for the budget allocation for 2017 as being the highest ever allocated to the health portfolio. It is an increase of over...