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Order of Business (8 Apr 2008)

Enda Kenny: Is it the Taoiseach's intention to do this on the Tuesday or to come to the Dáil on the Wednesday? Some have said I was not as magnanimous as I should have been about the Taoiseach and I want an opportunity to speak on that.

Leaders' Questions (9 Apr 2008)

Enda Kenny: I was struck by a statement of the late Martin Luther King Jr., who was buried on this date. He said: "Our lives begin to end once we become silent about things that matter". The Taoiseach will be reflecting on his years as Taoiseach and head of the country in the next period and he must look back on how we as a nation have treated our elderly. A number of years ago Deputy O'Dowd exposed a...

Leaders' Questions (9 Apr 2008)

Enda Kenny: I hope the Taoiseach takes the opportunity to go out there. In respect of the elderly in general, every Deputy has serious problems with the HSE. Deputy Naughten received two letters from the HSE in the last period, one of which told him that two weeks of respite care in a nursing home had been withdrawn because there were adequate home help allowances and home care packages whereas the...

Official Engagements. (9 Apr 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to Slovenia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9105/08]

Official Engagements. (9 Apr 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to Austria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9106/08]

Official Engagements. (9 Apr 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to Poland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9107/08]

Official Engagements. (9 Apr 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the spring 2008 meeting of the European Council in Brussels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10740/08]

Official Engagements. (9 Apr 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 9: To ask the Taoiseach the bilateral meetings he held on the margins of the recent European Council meeting in Brussels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10741/08]

Official Engagements. (9 Apr 2008)

Enda Kenny: The greatest migration in human history is under way as 400 million people in China move from rural areas into towns and cities. They do not want to continue to eat only rice but want to eat meat and similar products. This development is having an extraordinary impact in other parts of the world, for example, in terms of cutting down rainforests and changing agricultural patterns. In view...

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (9 Apr 2008)

Enda Kenny: On behalf of the Fine Gael Party I offer sympathy and commiseration to Fianna Fáil on the loss of one of its stalwarts. To Noreen Fitzgerald, her children and family, as well as the extended family, I express our deepest sympathy on the loss of Gene, a husband, father, politician and friend. He had a most distinctive voice, hoarse and rasping. One would certainly know when he was around...

Order of Business (9 Apr 2008)

Enda Kenny: I understand that the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Cowen, has been nominated and selected as leader of the Fianna Fáil Party and, I assume, Uachtarán Fhianna Fáil. I congratulate him on the unique honour that has been bestowed on him by his parliamentary colleagues and wish him the best of luck. We will have many opportunities to debate and discuss matters in this House and...

European Council Meetings: Statements (9 Apr 2008)

Enda Kenny: I would like to share time with Deputy Timmins, if that is in order.

European Council Meetings: Statements (9 Apr 2008)

Enda Kenny: As we are discussing what has turned out to be the Taoiseach's last European Council meeting, I wish to pay him tribute for his work at such meetings over the years, particularly during the Irish Presidency, a significant achievement. I will discuss this later. I welcome that the Government has determined the date for the Lisbon EU reform treaty referendum, one of the most crucial decisions...

Order of Business (10 Apr 2008)

Enda Kenny: Ba mhaith liom comhghairdeas a dhéanamh leis an Tánaiste, an Teachta Brian Ó Comhain, ar bheith tofa mar cheannaire ar a pháirtí, Páirtí Fianna Fáil. Déanaim comhghairdeas pearsanta leis. Tá fios maith agam, mar cheannaire pháirtí, cén brú a bhíonn ar cheannaire agus a bheidh air. Glacaim go bhfuil jab le déanamh aige agus tuigeann seisean go bhfuil jab le déanamh agamsa....

Order of Business (10 Apr 2008)

Enda Kenny: Tá a fhios agam go dtuigeann an Ceann Comhairle an Ghaeilge agus bhí sé ag éisteacht liom go cruinn. Sin an fáth gur luaigh sé é sin.

Order of Business (10 Apr 2008)

Enda Kenny: Is é atá i gceist agam ná go bhfuil sé leagtha amach sa chlár Rialtais go mbeidh achoimre nó tuarascáil déanta ar stádas an HSE. An bhfuil sé sin curtha ar bun? An bhfuil an obair sin ar siúl ag an bpointe seo? An mbeidh an tuarascáil tugtha isteach go dtí an Teach san am atá le teacht, i dtreo is go mbeidh díospóireacht againn? Tá scéal mór sna páipéirí inniu faoi...

Written Answers — Physical Education Facilities: Physical Education Facilities (10 Apr 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 133: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in so far as provision of a sports hall is concerned for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13677/08]

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (10 Apr 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 164: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the level of payment made to a company (details supplied) in respect of accommodation provided for asylum seekers and refugees over each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (10 Apr 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the payments made under all headings to all companies involved in providing accommodation to asylum seekers and refugees for each of the past five years; the location of each premises involved; the cost of purchase of each such premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13632/08]

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (10 Apr 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the extent of accommodation purchased with the intent of providing accommodation for refugees and asylum seekers in each of the past five years which has not been used for the purpose for which it was intended; if such accommodation was in the ownership of his Department or an associated agency of his Department; and if...