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Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Minister has already pointed out that there are two potential windows for the disposal of the sale this year, either May or June or some time in the autumn. The Government is fortunately not under any particular pressure to sell, so the market conditions will impact on when the Minister decides to make his recommendation to Government to sell. The sale of the bank shares would not...

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: There is, therefore, no increased capacity to spend. The proceeds from any IPO would be used to pay down debt. As I pointed out to the Deputy earlier, it is possible to spend substantial moneys off balance sheet provided an income stream can be identified from, for example, investment from the European Investment Bank.

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: As Deputy Howlin is well aware, the European Investment Bank is here in Dublin. It is open for business and one of those businesses is to identify streams of income that would have a capacity to repay long-term loans such as, for example, tolled motorways, the development of ports, or provision where there are streams of income from the Luas, metro or light-rail systems. That matter is...

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: I hope that it will bring success and that money can be spent off balance sheet. The Minister is already looking at the question of a review of the capital programme for the time ahead.

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: I thank Deputy O'Sullivan for her contributions to the overall report during the course of many discussions we had in the north inner city and here at Government Buildings. She is aware that the report presented by Mr. Kieran Mulvey is both comprehensive and inclusive. It was produced as a consequence of a great deal of discussions that took place in the north inner city. On foot of the...

Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: The report was produced based on contributions from the community itself, both at meetings in the north inner city in direct discussion with Kieran Mulvey when he was preparing the report, and in its own evidence given to me in Government Buildings on a number of occasions. I would remind Deputy O'Sullivan that, in respect of housing, which she mentioned, the north and south inner city...

Death of Martin McGuinness: Expressions of Sympathy (21 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: I was saddened to hear this morning of the death of Martin McGuinness. His passing represents a significant loss not only to politics in Northern Ireland but to the wider political landscape on this island and beyond. Martin McGuinness will always be remembered for the remarkable political journey he undertook in his lifetime. Not only did he come to believe that peace must prevail but he...

Order of Business (21 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: I will examine the issue. Yesterday, I spoke to Michael O'Toole from Inishturk who is in charge of the Coast Guard for the west and north-west area. It is a very professional organisation and it is superbly equipped. All the organisations were there such as the Civil Defence, the lifeboat service, Mountain Rescue Ireland, many volunteers, together with the statutory agencies of the Naval...

Order of Business (21 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: The first step is that the options paper to which I referred in Philadelphia will be published this week. That sets out the range and the categories of people, North and South and beyond, who will be considered eligible to vote in the presidential election in 2025. I am not in a position to give the Deputy a date for the production of the legislation but the options paper that will...

Order of Business (21 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: Yes I am. I will ask the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Bruton, to provide the Deputy with an up-to-date report on the Bill.

Order of Business (21 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: The matter to which the Deputy referred might not have been reported at home. I understand the number of hits has gone beyond 50 million at this stage. That speaks for itself.

Order of Business (21 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: That speaks for itself. People are listening somewhere else but that is neither here nor there.

Order of Business (21 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Bríd Smith raised an important point. The Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, is doing great work in respect of the McMahon report and I think he would be happy to come to the House to discuss the work that has been completed and remains to be completed in respect of the McMahon report on immigrants and direct provision. I will ask the Minister of State to contact Deputy...

Order of Business (21 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: This is a serious issue. The post office sector is undergoing very considerable change both at national and international level, with dramatic changes in electronic communications and online transactions having a heavy impact on the volumes of mail and other service offerings. An Post is a commercial State body and decisions relating to the size and distribution of the network are a matter...

Order of Business (21 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: The programme for Government sets out what is involved here, such as actively encouraging social welfare payments at post offices. The Minister of State is very happy about that and continuing the contract in respect of post offices. Many people who receive their social welfare payments through post offices want them paid into bank accounts. The question of community banking is being...

Order of Business (21 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: -----electronic transfers and online services. As Deputy Healy-Rae knows himself, as a postmaster, there are always changes under way. The community banking facility is being pursued and we will be able to continue social welfare payments. The choice is for consumers as to where they want their money paid. Is it into the post office or a bank account? All these issues will come before...

Order of Business (21 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: As far as I can figure out, this is not about legislation. In view of the fact that the Deputy has raised the matter, I will have the Minister for Justice and Equality contact the Deputy about the progress made since the matter was last raised here.

Order of Business (21 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: It is an issue. I have asked the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton, who has had a number of meetings with the people involved, to let me have a report on what recommendations he proposes to make. I am aware there are approximately 26,500 undocumented people and some of them have had a great number of challenges in their lives. The Minister of State will advise me in due course about how...

Order of Business (21 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Government expects to have the heads of this Bill presented to the Cabinet in mid-April. We hope we can approve them and send them for pre-legislative scrutiny at that stage.

Order of Business (21 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: There was a discussion about that this morning but we did not conclude it because, as the Deputy says, there were a number of suggestions from people. It is important to bear in mind that this must be targeted and very focused. It must define accurately the categories that are required. The Minister of State would not be in the position to have a sort of free-for-all with some national...