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Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: For years the Vote for the Department of Health went through the House in the normal way. By July or August every year, health boards and the Health Service Executive ran out of money for some services. Consequently, hospital wards were closed, expensive medical equipment lay idle and trained personnel did not have an opportunity to give of their best. That is why the Minister for Health...

Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: We can have more than one debate on the health services. The Minister for Health will not be afraid to spell out the truth and nature of the difficulties. Having looked at how the Government must deal with these problems, I have decided to appoint another Cabinet sub-committee to deal specifically with health issues.

Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: This is central to the entire problem.

Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: No, I will not withdraw this Bill.

Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Social Welfare and Pensions Bill also gives effect to the reversal of the cut in the minimum wage which, as Deputy Joe Higgins well knows, affected lower paid workers and who would have felt a larger brunt of the difficulties this country faces.

Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: The answer is "No".

Leaders' Questions (15 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: I want the Deputy to understand that the Government does not in any way regard this as treating people with contempt. Each day I deal with people who are experiencing the same challenges as those being encountered by the individuals to whom the Deputy refers. I do not agree with his assertion that members of the media are asleep. I am of the opinion they are very much awake and vigilant,...

Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy (15 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: Chuir sé isteach go mór orm nuair a chuala mé faoi bhás Bhrian Uí Luineacháin. Ar son mo pháirtí-se agus ar son an Rialtais ba mhaith liom mo chómhbhrón a ghabháil lena pháirtí, Fianna Fáil, agus le ceannaire Fhianna Fáil, Mícheál Ó Máirtín. Déanaim rún comhbhróin dhílis dá mháthair, Áine, dá bhean chéile Pádraigín, dá chlann, Tomás agus Clár, dá...

Order of Business (15 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 13, Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011 - Committee and Remaining Stages. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that (1) the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m. tonight and business shall be interrupted not later than 10 p.m.; and (2) Private Members' business, which shall be No. 29, motion re water and sewerage services, shall not be...

Order of Business (15 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: As the Deputy is aware, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government is preparing legislation to deal with corporate donations and that will come before the House in the not too distant future.

Order of Business (15 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: We do not propose to have a referendum on corporate donations.

Order of Business (15 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: We propose to have three referenda on Abbeylara, whistleblowers and judicial payments on the day of the presidential election. The work in respect of the preparation of the legislation for those is under way. They are being treated as a priority. This is part of the programme for Government as endorsed by the people.

Order of Business (15 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: This matter is being treated very seriously by the Government. It is difficult to put in words the scale of the emotional impact for many of those women who worked in the Magdalene laundries. However, we need to find out the facts here, what happened, how many were involved, and what was the State's involvement. That is the reason the Government has decided to have an interdepartmental...

Order of Business (15 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Government has committed to having those appointed to the chairs of State bodies to come before Dáil committees. As the committees have now been set up, that will begin to happen. The Minister for public reform may want to make further adjustments later.

Order of Business (15 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: Responsibility for the first aspect of the Deputy's question was transferred to the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government. He is looking at it now. I expect that the Bill will be published in this session, so that means in the next few weeks.

Order of Business (15 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Hayes, is holding consultations about that at the moment. He will report his progress at regular intervals. I hope this will be finalised before the end of the year.

Order of Business (15 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: I stated before that my view was that it would not be possible to finalise all the elements of the children's rights referendum by the date of the presidential election later this year. The Government has stated its priorities in respect of the Abbeylara case and whistleblower rights and we made the decision yesterday to have a third referendum dealing with the matter of judicial pay. The...

Order of Business (15 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: No.

Order of Business (15 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: No.

Order of Business (15 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: No.