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Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: I said on the first day that perhaps we should not have this endless repetition-----

Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----of the same questions every second week.

Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: No legislation is promised here. I have been informed by the Minister that we are spending almost €500 million on rent supplement. That covers almost 95,000 families. It is not a matter of legislation being promised. The Deputy could raise this on Question Time, during Topical Issues or at a committee.

Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Bill is due to come in early next year. There are, as I outlined previously, quite a number of time-lined pieces of legislation, some of which are very complex, which must be published and dealt with in this Dáil session. I have tried to say to Ministers what is on the A list is what we want to put through. I understand the Minister for Health is to sign a letter to Deputy Ó Caoláin...

Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: We have agreed legislation for this session.

Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is a matter-----

Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is a matter-----

Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: I regret that I must disappoint Deputy Durkan on both scores. I do not have a date that I can indicate to him with certainty on which these will be published. We note what he said.

Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Minister states it will be probably some time towards the end of the October.

Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: No legislation is promised-----

Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----but I can assure Deputy Kelleher in that I was informed by the HSE on the question he raised yesterday, and I do not have evidence of HIQA being short of resources to do its job.

Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: I can also tell him that, for instance, the special delivery unit personnel were down in the mid-western hospital during the week. There is also ongoing serious activity with the Minister for Health-----

Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----in respect of improving the management competency in a number of hospitals.

Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: No. We are waiting for the expert group to report on that. I expect that will be probably before the end of September. Certainly in the next fortnight, we are expecting that report back with recommendations, and Government will make its decisions based on that.

Leaders Questions (27 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy is right that there were summits in March and July and decisions were made at those summits and those decisions will be implemented by those who attended. For its part, Ireland is working to fulfil those conditions. The Bill giving legal effect to the changes made in July is going through the House and there is a Finance Ministers' meeting scheduled for Monday. The timetable for...

Leaders Questions (27 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: Other discussions are going on. Did I not see Deputy Martin himself out on the plinth claiming credit for something a couple of months back?

Leaders Questions (27 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: Whatever condition we are in, we are in a better position to make comments about what is happening out there. Last January in the Financial Times, the Minister for Finance, then Fine Gael spokesman on finance, spelled out our position and said that getting back down to the balance of payment fund rate would be what we would look for. When that happened-----

Leaders Questions (27 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: If Deputy Martin does not want to listen to the truth, I will tell him again. Last January, the Minister for Finance said - Deputy Martin can check the record if he wishes-----

Leaders Questions (27 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy should check the Financial Times of January this year.

Leaders Questions (27 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Minister spelled out the importance of getting back down to the balance of payment fund rate, which is applicable in Romania. It was from that proposition that the eventual decision arose.