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EU Summits. (19 Dec 2007)

Enda Kenny: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach if he report on his attendance at the December 2007 meeting of the European Council in Brussels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34470/07]

EU Summits. (19 Dec 2007)

Enda Kenny: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach the bilateral meetings he held on the margins of the December 2007 meeting of the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34471/07]

EU Summits. (19 Dec 2007)

Enda Kenny: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the EU-African Summit in Lisbon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35015/07]

EU Summits. (19 Dec 2007)

Enda Kenny: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach if he addressed the EU-African Summit in Lisbon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35016/07]

EU Summits. (19 Dec 2007)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach will have a busy and varied series of visits next year. During the European-Africa Lisbon Summit, was the Taoiseach able to contribute when Mr. Robert Mugabe was present? We had an argument about this before the Taoiseach went out there. Some felt it might have been better if he did not attend, while others on the Government side argued that it was an opportunity to give Mr....

EU Summits. (19 Dec 2007)

Enda Kenny: I want to make one observation in that regard. I share the Taoiseach's view that the fundamental issue arises, in one sense, from the Helsinki Accord where borders cannot be changed without consent. The question for Deputy Bertie Ahern as Taoiseach and his counterparts is to determine how best Serbia may be helped if a declaration is made. In one sense, it is international politics, but...

Order of Business (19 Dec 2007)

Enda Kenny: I have no objection to No. 6 which is the appointment of the chairperson of the Standards in Public Office Commission, Justice Matthew P. Smith. I wish to object to No. 7 and I shall explain why. Last Wednesday I had a phone call from the Tánaiste in respect of the proposal to make an appointment of an ordinary member to the Standards in Public Office Commission. I accept fully the...

Order of Business (19 Dec 2007)

Enda Kenny: The icebergs will all have melted by then.

Order of Business (19 Dec 2007)

Enda Kenny: What concerns me is that when the last position offered by the Government was given to an Opposition Member, that Member was chosen by the Government in the person of the Leas-Cheann Comhairle. There was no consultation, just a direct approach and nomination. I have nothing against the former Minister, Mr. Michael Smith, with whom I served in the House for many years. However, he has only...

Order of Business (19 Dec 2007)

Enda Kenny: I welcome the latest U-turn on the child care scheme announced by the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Brendan Smith, yesterday. This was impossible to do a while ago but I would like to refer to a number of features of the scheme. First, a new category is being introduced comprising low income families, which are just above the family income supplement...

Order of Business (19 Dec 2007)

Enda Kenny: Unlike the Minister for Education and Science.

European Council: Statements (19 Dec 2007)

Enda Kenny: I concur with the Taoiseach's sentiments. We have had difficulties and arguments in the House over the past few months, but the nature of politics is confrontational. We have a job to do, or try to do, as has the Taoiseach. I wish the Taoiseach, his family, the members of his party and all their families the season's compliments and good health and fortune for 2008. I extend the same...

European Council: Statements (19 Dec 2007)

Enda Kenny: Like the orchid that was created for the Taoiseach, he has grown into his role. As a Deputy of long service, since the first time he sat in the Chair, from which he emerged faster than Carl Lewis ever left the blocks, he has shown an ability to understand the frustrations and difficulties experienced by Members. I wish him well in his endeavours in the area of Dáil reform so that we can...

European Council: Statements (19 Dec 2007)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy said that like a good fella.

European Council: Statements (19 Dec 2007)

Enda Kenny: I wish to share my time with Deputies Timmins and Durkan.

European Council: Statements (19 Dec 2007)

Enda Kenny: This single greatest challenge facing Ireland next year is that in many ways, the future of 500 million people will depend on a decision by the Irish people. From my perspective, it is absolutely imperative that those Members who support this treaty will ensure that the people are given the best level of information that they understand in order that they can make that decision. I wish well...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Dec 2007)

Enda Kenny: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of children under the age of six who have been assessed in accordance with the Disability Act 2005; the waiting list for such assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35790/07]

Written Answers — Hospital Properties: Hospital Properties (19 Dec 2007)

Enda Kenny: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there are plans to sell land in a location (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35795/07]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (19 Dec 2007)

Enda Kenny: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made on the standards for services for people with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35792/07]

Written Answers — Residential Care: Residential Care (19 Dec 2007)

Enda Kenny: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made on the national standards for residential care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35793/07]