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Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (18 Jan 2017)

Enda Kenny: No.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Offices (18 Jan 2017)

Enda Kenny: I do not call people by that.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (18 Jan 2017)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2 and 3 together. I meet regularly with officials in my Department to discuss all areas of policy, including Brexit, which fall under the remit of my Department. The amalgamated international, EU and Northern Ireland division of my Department was set up to ensure that Brexit is treated as a crucial cross-cutting issue. The work of the division includes...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (18 Jan 2017)

Enda Kenny: The reason I set up a specific Cabinet committee, which I chair, is that the European Council decided that the political oversight of the negotiations conducted on behalf of the European Union by Michel Barnier will rest with the European Council, that is, the leaders - prime ministers and so on - of the governments of the 27 other member states. Every Minister feeds into the Cabinet...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (18 Jan 2017)

Enda Kenny: Extending this period would require unanimous approval by the European Council. In theory, given that this has never happened previously, the formal negotiations as to the kind of framework that would apply should only begin then because the article states that the future framework must be taken into account before the country leaves the EU. How can it be taken into account if one has not...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (18 Jan 2017)

Enda Kenny: Ireland is better prepared for this than most other countries. It may not be of interest to some other countries that there is an election under way in Northern Ireland. I heard the Prime Minister state yesterday that all the devolved administrations would be represented on the British negotiation team. I have outlined our priorities on many occasions. While I am not responsible for...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (18 Jan 2017)

Enda Kenny: The second Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach is the person in charge of the Brexit negotiations. Senior officials are called together on a regular basis and there is liaison with Belfast, London and Brussels. They are all subject to his call.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Jan 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Cabinet committee on health did not meet on 12 December 2016. However, it did meet on 13 December 2016 and 11 January 2017.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Jan 2017)

Enda Kenny: Deputy McDonald is wrong when she says that the waiting lists are worse than ever. This morning, according to the HSE TrolleyGAR system there were 388 on trolleys which, although it represents a reduction of 10% on the figure for the same day last year, is still too high. Trolley numbers remain a significant concern. There are hospital pressures today in Kilkenny, Drogheda, Portlaoise,...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Jan 2017)

Enda Kenny: A number of weeks ago there were no people waiting on trolleys in Beaumont Hospital despite that previously it had one of the highest number of people on trolleys.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Jan 2017)

Enda Kenny: Of course, We have had all of the rows about need in Mullingar, Tullamore, Portlaoise and so on over the last 40 years and they continue. When one has to make major decisions in respect of hospitals one understands the consequences of these things. We need a ten-year programme to identify what we want in various locations around the country, including what type of services should be...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Jan 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Government decides on the basis of the moneys available to it to allocate to Departments. This year, 2017, more than ever before has been allocated to the Department of Health and the HSE to provide a range of services across a very broad spectrum for people all over the country. Parallel to that, we are working with some of the Ministers who were mentioned in respect of the mental...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Jan 2017)

Enda Kenny: Some very beneficial and good systems are being put in place.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Jan 2017)

Enda Kenny: We still have quite a distance to travel.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Jan 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Minister, Deputy Harris, is working extraordinarily hard at his job and will continue to do so.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Functions (18 Jan 2017)

Enda Kenny: The role of the Parliamentary Liaison Unit is to facilitate the enhanced relationship between the Government and the Oireachtas and in this regard its work is complementary to that of the Office of the Government Chief Whip in helping to ensure the implementation of the Government’s legislative programme. In addition, however, the Parliamentary Liaison Unit works closely with...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: European Council Meetings (18 Jan 2017)

Enda Kenny: The agenda for the European Council which took place in Brussels on 15 December included migration; security; economic and social issues; and international relations, specifically the situation in Syria, and the Dutch ratification of the EU Association Agreement with Ukraine. We discussed a number of other topics, including: Russia; Cyprus; energy union; the single market; the digital single...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Northern Ireland (18 Jan 2017)

Enda Kenny: Last Tuesday, following the resignation of deputy First Minister McGuinness, I met with Gerry Adams and Mary Lou McDonald of Sinn Féin to discuss developments. I then spoke by phone to both Martin McGuinness and DUP Leader Arlene Foster to explore the possibility of a resolution to the difficulties. Later that day I spoke with Prime Minister May to discuss the events. We agreed that our...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Brexit Issues (18 Jan 2017)

Enda Kenny: An extensive programme of engagement with all other EU Governments and the EU institutions, including the Commission’s Brexit Negotiations Task Force, is under way. This engagement is being intensified in 2017. As requested, the Taoiseach's meetings with other heads of Government since the UK referendum are set out in the following table. HOSG Date Venue PM Rajoy, Spain 12...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Investigations (18 Jan 2017)

Enda Kenny: I am the specified Minister under the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 in relation to two Commissions of Investigation which are ongoing, the Fennelly Commission which was established in April 2014, and the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Commission which was established in June 2015. To the end of December 2016, the cost to the Exchequer of the Fennelly Commission was...