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- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: The change in the way that we do business in this House-----
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: -----resulted in Deputies being able to bring forward pieces of legislation, as in the case of Deputy Gino Kenny. It also means that these are not, in the main, objected to and they form part of the line of legislation to be prioritised by the group that puts them forward. The Business Committee has a role in that regard. The Government cannot choose what Bill will be dealt with. There...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: The application has been lodged.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: The Minister has already approved medicinal drugs on the basis of a prescription. I met with the child's mother in Cork recently to discuss this matter. The Minister will introduce a compassionate formula for the delivery of drugs of this nature but whether he does or does not, he still requires a prescription to be issued by a clinical expert.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: The Deputy may not want to hear it but the Minister for Health does not write prescriptions for the allocation of drugs.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: Within existing law, if the clinical person-----
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: -----writes a prescription for the drug to be allocated to the child in question the Minister can then act.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: I hope you are not doing after hours down there when the gardaí are not around.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: In any event, the Garda Commissioner recommended that particular stations be closed. The Government did not pick from a list and say it was closing certain stations. Obviously, what happened in many areas where a station was closed was that the superintendent or chief superintendent in the area used the time the gardaí would have been in the station in question to travel around the...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: I ask the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Richard Bruton, to respond to that.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: I think it is fair to say that ratepayers were always a target of local authorities over very many years, and that is why the Government introduced the devolution of authority to local authority members to have an opportunity to reduce rates by up to 15% if they so desired. Second, that is why property taxes were introduced, not only to bring in income to government, but also to reduce the...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: With respect, this is a period for asking questions about legislation-----
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: -----or matters from the programme for Government. The Deputy is asking a very detailed question. In principle, of course everybody supports the right of access for disabled people to all public buildings, and that is a matter for the company that is receiving State money to provide for equal access for those who are disabled and those who are not. Obviously, the Minister for Health will...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: Ní raibh aontas ann faoin mBille a cuireadh tríd an Rialtas agus a tháinig sé os comhair an Tí. Tarraingíodh é sin siar arís. Tá obair ar siúl ar Bhille nua. Cuirfidh mé scéal chuig an Teachta Ó Cuív-----
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: -----faoin am a bheidh an Bille nua tagtha os mo chomhair.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: The local authorities themselves, in terms of their statutory responsibility in putting forward their five-year programmes, set out their individual projects. It is important to note, as Deputy Curran raised, that An Bord Pleanála, which is completely independent in the way it gives its adjudications, has pointed out that, from its perspective, there is not a sufficient wealth of...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: I think that Pat Rabbitte referred to Deputy MacSharry one day regarding the Deputy's comments. I will not go down there, as they say.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: I was not behind the curve when we made the-----
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: I was not behind the curve when we briefed the Deputy on the previous occasion, nor was the Minister, Deputy Harris. I am well aware of the protest that is scheduled for Wednesday, and the Minister, Deputy Harris, has been in touch with the organisers of that. He stressed today that he expects that this process can be concluded in a matter of weeks, but his overriding priority is to make...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Feb 2017)
Enda Kenny: What he is looking for is the longer term, Deputy MacSharry, that all of the drugs-----