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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Legal Costs (21 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: My Department incurred no expenditure on external legal advice in 2015, 2016, or to date in 2017.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Allowances (21 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: My Department has not paid any overnight expenses for staying in Dublin to either me or the Ministers of State assigned to my Department since 2011.

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: Every generation seems to carry with it its own set of scandals. I met Louise O'Keeffe and admired her courage in making the breakthrough in her case and the years that she fought for that. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan was Minister for Education and Skills and dealing with this when the outcome eventually occurred. The State has been cautious, to put it mildly, about this. What Deputy Martin is...

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: Gabh mo leithscéal then. If he is referring to the particular cases where we know sexual abuse was involved, that is a different matter.

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin is talking about the primary school system. There are others out there who have claimed sexual abuse. There are some people on the other side of the argument who have had allegations of sexual abuse against them who were not guilty. As Deputy Martin knows, this is an enormously complex personal set of tragedies and circumstances. When the Deputy raises an issue like this...

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: I am glad the Deputy clarified that and that he is not making a political point, in that some of these cases went through when a number of Government were in situ. The European Court of Human Rights found the State has liability in cases of sexual abuse in day schools and primary schools in specific circumstances. These circumstances are where there was a prior complaint-----

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: -----and where the case was not statute barred.

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Government put in place a process to provide compensation for all victims of sexual abuse who qualify under these criteria.

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Government is following the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights-----

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: -----and the approach the Government has taken has been upheld in the Irish High Court in a recent case.

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: As an aside from this, yesterday the Government approved radical reform of the courts system in the country for the first time in more than 150 years-----

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: -----to be conducted by Mr. Justice Kelly.

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin can nod all he likes. He had his question.

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: I know the Deputies are bursting with information. In December 2014, the State Claims Agency, which manages such cases on behalf of the State, was mandated to offer out of court settlements in current and future litigation were the circumstances of the case come within the terms of the European Court judgment and the case is not statute barred, and offers of €84,000 with costs have...

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: I thank Deputy McDonald. The Minister, Deputy Harris, welcomed the report published by the Ombudsman for Children which highlighted the need for significant improvements to be achieved in waiting times for scoliosis procedures for children and teenagers in this country. Nobody can justify a child having to go through these difficulties and challenges and this pain. I understand the...

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: I did.

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy is certainly in the top league of Deputies in putting forward the problems that we have. I have never heard the Deputy give one solution or potential solution-----

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: -----to any of these problems.

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: In her eloquent remarks Deputy McDonald never referred to any of the 88 children and young adults who are going to have their scoliosis operations carried out this year and the treatment that they are going to get, to the highest level. It seems that they do not interest the Deputy. She is only interested in the usual political problems. The extra capacity will be available in that theatre...

Leaders' Questions (22 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: The microphone is on. The Deputy should listen carefully.