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Order of Business (24 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: No. The Minister for Health and Children has made arrangements for legislation to change the structure of the HSE. It is probable this will not be in before the summer recess. There is a lot of working going on surrounding the Department of Health and Children, as the policy arm of the Government in health, and the implementation of that policy by the HSE. The Deputy is aware of the...

Order of Business (24 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: Obviously the microphone is not working on the opposite side of the House; this question has already been asked and dealt with. The Government gave approval to the Minister to publish the report today and the Deputy can read it in full. The Minister has been authorised to go to talk to the social partners about the contents of the Bill and issues they might raise beyond that. We will...

Order of Business (24 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: This legislation is promised but I cannot say to Deputy Durkan that it will be rushed in. It will hasten slowly and it will probably be next year before it is debated in the House.

Order of Business (24 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: This is to do with the transfer of responsibilities from one Department to another. The Department the Deputy formerly headed, in a very energetic fashion, is being dismantled and its functions transferred to other Departments. The matter will be dealt with on the Order of Business tomorrow.

Order of Business (24 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: This matter will be dealt with on the Order of Business tomorrow, when the Deputy will have the opportunity to voice his opinion again.

Order of Business (24 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Minister for Finance has done an extensive amount of work on the issues surrounding civil partnership and there will be a third finance Bill to deal with it. It will be in the House before the summer.

Order of Business (24 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: It was intended the civil partnership element would be covered by the Finance (No. 2) Bill, but then the decision was made to proceed with two separate Bills. There will be a third finance Bill to cover the civil partnership element. The Minister expects to introduce it before the summer.

Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (24 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 59 and 60 together. I understand that all Departments - including my own - have placed the relevant briefing material on their websites.

Written Answers — State Visits: State Visits (24 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: I have no immediate plans to invite the UN Secretary General Mr Ban Ki Moon to Ireland. The Secretary General visited Ireland in July 2009. He would be most welcome to re-visit Ireland at any time.

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: On the Government's view on debt restructuring for Ireland, let me make the position clear for the umpteenth time. This country will repay its debts and the money it owes. It is included in a programme and package from the IMF and the European Union. We are meeting the conditions of that package and will continue to look for improvements in it. The bigger difficulties associated with...

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: That position is very clear. The Minister, Deputy Brendan Howlin, made some comments that were carried by Reuters but later changed by that organisation. Clearly, they were misinterpreted.

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: If the Deputy's use of the word "restructuring" means we are looking for a longer term to pay back the money we owe, or that we are not going to pay back the money we borrowed, that is not the intention of the Government. We will pay back the loans and the debts the previous Government incurred for the country.

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: Let Deputy Micheál Martin not mislead the nation in that sense.

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: We are not heading towards a default by the Government or a position where we will not pay back the loans and debts incurred on behalf of the people by a reckless Government. In respect of the proposal for a CCCTB-----

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: Let me be clear. The Euro-Plus Pact clearly states countries are entitled to involve themselves in enhanced co-operation if they so wish. As I stated before, it is the legal responsibility of the European Commission to bring forward initiatives for legislation, as it sees fit. One of the documents it has produced is on a CCCTB. In that sense, do not expect this country to sit at that...

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is an attempt to introduce tax harmonisation by the back door and I will be prepared to articulate that view, as will the Minister for Finance. In that sense, although the Commission is perfectly entitled to introduce initiatives for legislation, as a country we are entitled to have our view. As the Deputy is aware, other Governments and other countries are very much opposed to this. It...

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: This is a serious matter. It affects the livelihoods of our elderly people and it is a matter of great concern to their families. Deputy Adams is as interested as I am in finding out where the money went. The Minister for Health and Children informed the House that at least €100 million was diverted from the purpose for which it was intended. The Minister for Health and Children has...

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: I disagree fundamentally with the Deputy in that the Deputy purports to have a sole right in respect of the care and consideration of elderly people or the little people as he put it.

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: This is why the Minister for Justice and Law Reform has brought forward the legislation to deal with white collar crime which is of such an interest to so many people and rightly so. We must deal with the real world here as must those who are applying for the fair deal scheme. The Minister for Health and Children informs me that applications are being processed and accepted. I trust the...

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: I visited a number of homes where pyrite has had a devastating effect on the structures. I agree with Deputy Higgins that when people decided to buy their home and apply for a mortgage, they found themselves in a situation where, with interest rate increases, it was difficult enough to meet those demands, particularly when house prices were so inflated. Situations have arisen where cracks...