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Standards in Public Office. (21 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: It is a good job the Ceann Comhairle has not lost his Kerry wit.

Standards in Public Office. (21 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: Alexanderplatz.

Standards in Public Office. (21 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: I think the phrase the Taoiseach is looking for is "buffer zone".

Standards in Public Office. (21 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: What is the current position with regard to the thresholds that are in place to govern the shareholdings that members of the Government and Ministers of State may hold in private companies? I understand that those thresholds, with the thresholds for gifts, were changed recently. Will the Taoiseach update the House on the new levels? The Standards in Public Office Commission, which is...

Standards in Public Office. (21 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: I agree that the upholding of public confidence is absolutely imperative. Does the code of conduct extend to Ministers and Ministers of State? The Garda Síochána is the only buffer zone between the citizen and the criminal and in many ways it has come in for a lot of stick. The Morris tribunal revelations from Donegal did not do the force any good. I agree public confidence should be...

Commemorative Events. (21 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach the commemorative events his Department will sponsor during 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17136/08]

Commemorative Events. (21 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: We have two events commemorating 1916, the Arbour Hill and O'Connell Street events. Is it intended to continue with both of them and in what format? I am aware an internal committee of the Oireachtas is examining the question of the centenary of the 1916 uprising. Is it intended to continue with the events at Arbour Hill and O'Connell Street in their current form or in some amended form?

Order of Business (21 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: The Ceann Comhairle is in a very poetic mood this morning.

Order of Business (21 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: Milton himself wrote, "...courage never to submit or yield". Has the Taoiseach read reports concerning the difficulties the Irish troops are having in Chad because of the damage done to a number of their vehicles under the Defence Act? This was raised earlier in the year by Deputy Deasy when the Minister for Defence, Deputy O'Dea, said he was being irresponsible. It is a dangerous mission,...

Order of Business (21 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: ——are not endangered? Will the Taoiseach say when the regulatory Bill in respect of mineral exploration will be produced, as some time in 2008 had been indicated? When is the Bill due for the conferring of statutory responsibilities on the Commission for Energy Regulation to deal with mineral exploration and petroleum rights, since 2008 was indicated for this as well?

Cancer Services: Motion (Resumed) (21 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: The reason is that it is not in the north or the north west.

Cancer Services: Motion (Resumed) (21 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Members who have contributed to this debate. When the Taoiseach, Deputy Cowen, came into this House on his first day in office, he said we should not be obliged and restricted by the acceptance of independent reports. He said we should have the courage to change them if we believe they are not correct. He said he gave a declaration to the people of south Offaly that the...

Cancer Services: Motion (Resumed) (21 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: Perhaps he should unveil the deal so the people of the country can see what it contains.

Cancer Services: Motion (Resumed) (21 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: That is why Tralee is not included in this motion. I am appalled at the attitude of Government Deputies who said this fight was lost when statements were issued by management. Members of hospital management do the jobs they are supposed to; politicians reflect the views of the people and make political decisions in the best interests of the community. I inform the Minister, Deputy Harney,...

Cancer Services: Motion (Resumed) (21 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: In Monaghan, Dundalk and Navan services have been stripped away and replaced by mythical entities that the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform tells us there is not a red cent in the coffers to support. The Minister told us the accident and emergency situation would be sorted out in 18 months — then it was a crisis and now it is even worse. The Minister has failed on palliative...

Cancer Services: Motion (Resumed) (21 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: If that is a lie, the Minister should phone the manager and clinicians there tomorrow and talk to them because she has never told this House what a procedure involves, what is meant by the word "procedure" and whether these figures are relevant.

Cancer Services: Motion (Resumed) (21 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: These people are professionals and she is doing down their professionalism by denying that these figures are factual and that these files exist.

Cancer Services: Motion (Resumed) (21 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: What will happen now that Deputies Calleary and Flynn have said all of these things will happen before the service is moved to Galway? We will have transport arrangements, new facilities and a Mayo clinic in Galway, although there is no mention of a Sligo clinic in Galway. All of these wonderful things will happen before the service moves. Today's letter from the HSE to me states: "It is...

Cancer Services: Motion (Resumed) (21 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Scanlon must walk up those steps in five minutes, as must the Minister of State, Deputy Devins, and Deputies Calleary and Flynn. A year ago this week, Deputy Flynn said, as an independent Deputy, that she would have a deal for the people of Mayo that would be good for them and good for Mayo. She said she would have even more clout as an independent and on 5 March she made her clarion...

Cancer Services: Motion (Resumed) (21 May 2008)

Enda Kenny: The Minister can amend this case in two seconds. She wanted consensus and I will give her consensus. She has never offered to talk about these problems with this side of the House. She went to Castlebar recently, but fled the scene before answering these questions.