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Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Enda Kenny: The assessment of the Minister of State, Deputy Ring-----

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Enda Kenny: -----of a pilot scheme for hubs to operate on the basis of four post offices to be determined was accepted by Government. The credit unions are regulated by the Central Bank. Two reports on credit unions were produced. The Government has implemented them and is fully supportive of the credit unions all over the country. It is not true for the Deputy to say that the Government has no...

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Enda Kenny: I thought the Deputy might take the opportunity to say that people with the challenge of cystic fibrosis in rural Ireland are very encouraged today by the decision made by the Minister, the Department of Health and the HSE in respect of Orkambi and Kalydeco.

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Enda Kenny: They live in rural Ireland as well. The Deputy mentioned Cockhill Bridge in Inishowen, which is now in receipt of several million euro as a consequence of interest in rural Ireland. The specific actions and the programme for Government commitments regarding post offices include encouraging social welfare payments at post offices, and the Minister has confirmed that tender. The point is-----

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Enda Kenny: -----how many of all the social welfare recipients in Donegal want their payments paid into banks as distinct from post offices? If we are serious-----

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Enda Kenny: -----about our post offices, people must use them.

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Enda Kenny: They have that right and that choice. We support the roll-out of the pilot scheme presented at Cabinet by the Minister of State, Deputy Ring, and adopted by Government for four hub post offices to be determined as a pilot scheme.

Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)

Enda Kenny: We support also the introduction of the roll-out by An Post of the e-payment accounts system, which will help businesses in post offices. We will also advance the model of community banking that has been so successful in other countries.

Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Apr 2017)

Enda Kenny: I will ask the Minister for Health to respond to Deputy Martin's question on home care packages.

Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Apr 2017)

Enda Kenny: I introduced the situation whereby we have always had statements both before European Council meetings and after them. The meeting on 29 April is not a meeting of the European Council. It is a meeting of 27 members of the European Council. One member is missing, that is, Britain.

Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Apr 2017)

Enda Kenny: Technical or not, it is not a European Council meeting. It is a meeting of 27 countries who happen to be members of the European Council. I am not going to be petty about this. If the House wants to have a discussion on the pre-April 29 situation I am quite happy to do that. I disagree fundamentally with Deputy Doherty, however, because the priorities we have set as a Government for...

Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Apr 2017)

Enda Kenny: Any change in the status of Gibraltar is a matter between Spain and the United Kingdom. It is nothing to do with the European Union. We have an international and legally binding agreement in respect of Northern Ireland

Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Apr 2017)

Enda Kenny: We want an opportunity to be able to implement that in full and to have it reflected in the negotiated outcome of the European Council.

Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Apr 2017)

Enda Kenny: That is democracy.

Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Apr 2017)

Enda Kenny: I will ask the Minister for Health to respond to Deputy Bríd Smith's query.

Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Apr 2017)

Enda Kenny: Deputy MacSharry has raised this matter vociferously on a number of occasions. While I acknowledge the wait has been long for sufferers of cystic fibrosis, what the Minister for Health has done here is quite visionary, in that it is a first in Europe. I hope this process can be followed through with other drugs companies and that we will have portfolios of drugs giving certainty and...

Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Apr 2017)

Enda Kenny: It is a one-two.

Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Apr 2017)

Enda Kenny: I will have the Minister, Deputy Coveney, respond directly to Deputy Cassells on the points he has made.

Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Apr 2017)

Enda Kenny: I will have him respond to the Deputy.

Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Apr 2017)

Enda Kenny: It is not actually a question on legislation. I already pointed out to Deputy Brady and others that between 2004 and 2010, 345 post offices closed and that there have been 37 closures in the past five years. Two post offices in my area closed quite recently. Both were advertised and consultations took place but nobody wanted to take on the job. It is hard to direct that people would do...