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Order of Business (9 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: This is the first time that Saudi Arabia has been on this committee. This will be a committee focused on women's rights. Obviously, Saudi Arabia will have to hear some home truths and will have to play its part.

Order of Business (9 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I support the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, here in this matter. For those who wish that there would be a big row about this inside Cabinet, let me say that the members of the Independent Alliance were quite happy to say we need to have the opportunity to ask relevant questions and be better informed-----

Order of Business (9 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: -----about votes that are coming up at the United Nations by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, and that is the case. Clearly, since it was formed in 1947-----

Order of Business (9 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: -----we have never had cases of divulgence of secret votes. Deputy Ó Caoláin knows how important they are.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (9 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 and 2 together. The Cabinet committee last met on 10 April 2017. It is scheduled to meet again next Monday, 15 May. It will continue to meet regularly and consider progress in implementing Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, which is a priority issue for the Government.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (9 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: It will continue to meet regularly and consider progress in implementing Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, which is a priority issue for the Government. It last met on Monday, 10 April 2017, and it is scheduled to meet again next Monday, 15 May.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (9 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I have already dealt with the Government's response to the latest daft.iedata on rents. They show that asking rents rose by 13.9% in Dublin over the year to the first quarter of 2017. I pointed out to Deputy Adams and others that the rate of increase in Dublin rent prices between quarter four 2016 and quarter one 2017 was significantly lower than the rate of increase over the year. Supply...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (9 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Howlin raised a number of important points. The Rebuilding Ireland housing land map was launched by the Minister, Deputy Coveney, on 27 April. It is the first national map of its kind. By far the best way to track progress under Rebuilding Ireland is through such a map. It represents both the opportunity to deliver housing and also the individual data on active delivery from sites...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (9 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: A total of €98 million was allocated in 2017 for the Rebuilding Ireland initiative. There is a target that by mid-2017 the use of hotels for emergency accommodation would be eliminated. I am assured by the Minister that the target can be met. I agree it will be a very tight timeframe.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (9 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I am sorry, a Cheann Comhairle.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (9 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I have here a list of 504 housing construction projects all over the country. This makes real sense because it puts figures and details on locations. The list is available for everyone to see on the Department's website. Instead of talking about €98 million being available for rebuilding in Ireland in 2017, one can go through the individual units that are being constructed in groups...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (9 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 3 to 6, inclusive, together. The Cabinet Committee on Regional and Rural Affairs provides a whole of government approach to growth in the rural economy as well as supporting quality of life and local service delivery in the regions. In particular, the committee is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of the Action Plan for Rural...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (9 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: Brexit took up my time.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (9 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: This is an important question. The document, Realising Our Potential in Rural Ireland, is a comprehensive statement on all the Departments and agencies covering the country outside the major urban centres. It does not just include isolated parts of rural Ireland but also covers the Irish language and investment in capital infrastructure. The Deputy will be aware that there is a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (9 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Cabinet sub-committee has not considered the question of the purchase of Luggala. I recall the Minister, Deputy Ring, making the comment that he would be interested in negotiating or discussing the possibility of a purchase of this estate. I have never been to Luggala. I have obviously seen the pictures of it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (9 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I believe it is a magnificent house and location. The State acquired substantial grounds in that area for an expansion of the national park. Clearly when the Deputy makes her point she looks to the expansion of Dublin over the next 20 years. The Wicklow Mountains and the environment are going to be of particular importance like the Lake District is across the water, where very substantial...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (9 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: It is an important consideration. I will have Deputy Burton's view brought to the Minister and see if he is willing to continue on from his initial comment. I did not hear the programme that the Deputy mentioned, but I admire Paddy Moloney and the Chieftains. He seems to have been around forever and ever.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (9 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: He seems to get better with every performance. Matt Molloy and all of the member of the Chieftains are wonderful ambassadors for the country.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (9 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: We have published-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (9 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: -----our action plan for rural development, "Realising our Rural Potential". It is divided into five pillars. The first is about supporting sustainable communities and includes: making rural Ireland a better place to live in, enhancing local services, empowering local communities and building better communities. Pillar two is about supporting enterprise and employment and includes: growing...

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