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Order of Business (11 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: I have asked the Government Whip to make arrangements at the Whips meeting tomorrow for a comprehensive debate on the report on mortgages and the problems arising therefrom, which will be published by the Minister for Finance tomorrow. It depends on what the House wants. We are prepared to sit late on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week if necessary. There should be the opportunity for...

Order of Business (11 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: Towards the back end of the year.

Order of Business (11 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: Yes. There is no coincidence there.

Order of Business (11 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: I had a brief conversation with the Minister for Justice and Law Reform about this. He received the request from Mr. Justice Smithwick. As I pointed out on many occasions, I have no intention of interfering with the work of the tribunal. He made the point that if the judge felt he could not complete the work within the timescale set out, he could inform the House of this. He has done so...

Order of Business (11 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: That will be published next year.

Order of Business (11 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: These are two important Bills. The residential tenancies (amendment) Bill is expected by the middle of next year and the companies Bill is a massive consolidation Bill, with more than 1,200 heads, and it is expected later next year. It is a massive, complex item of legislation.

Order of Business (11 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: The valuation Bill will be introduced next year. Work is proceeding on it but it will be introduced next year because of the plethora of legislation we must get through with officials from abroad who are here.

Order of Business (11 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: Conditions are very poor and I will ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to contact Deputy Naughten about this. The matter has been raised with me by a number of farmers and farming interest groups around the country.

Order of Business (11 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: I want to say to the family of Maedhbh McGivern that I am glad the girl is home and in hospital here. The insinuation came from somewhere that the young patient would have to fly home on a commercial flight. Nothing could be further from the truth. These are medical issues and this Government, no more than any other, was not in a position to see a young patient with a medical condition...

Order of Business (11 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: The question was asked before Deputy Donohoe came into the Chamber. I know of the Deputy's interest in this and the Bill is expected in the middle of next year.

Order of Business (11 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: All directives have to be implemented. The point raised by the Deputy is one that should always be taken into consideration but has not been in some instances in the past. Directives are required to be implemented within a ten-year period.

Order of Business (11 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: I am sure the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government is cognisant of the implications of the directive in so far as they apply to Ireland. We have a bond and duty to implement the directive, and the Minister will be made aware of the Deputy's comments in that regard.

Order of Business (11 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Boyd Barrett has become very biblical. He wants to know the date, the time and the hour. I know neither the date, the time nor the hour. However, I can tell him that the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme) and Remuneration Bill has been published and is awaiting Second Stage in the Dáil. That should happen within the next couple of weeks, but neither the Deputy nor I knows the...

Order of Business (11 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: The heads of the housing Bill have not been produced yet and it has not come before the Government. When it does, I will tell the Deputy, and I might be able to give him a fix on that as well.

Order of Business (11 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: I realise we did say this. Today marks the presentation of the fourth Bill to a committee at heads stage for political observations. The Bill dealing with upward-only rent reviews is expected later this session, and the Minister for Justice and Equality is working on it as a priority. I would like to think we could have a normal process in which Bills whose heads have been approved by the...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (11 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 76 and 80 together. Since March 2011 my Department engaged QTS Limited, to carry out an annual risk assessment and update the Department's 2011 Health & Safety Statement at a cost of €1,271. Procedures are in place in my Department for ensuring the expenditure undertaken on consultancy is necessary and that relevant guidelines are being followed.

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (11 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: I have approved use of the Ministerial Air Transport Service on 24 occasions since 9 March. For the Deputy's information, in 2010, the Ministerial Air Transport Service was used on 93 occasions, on 126 occasions in 2009 and on 195 occasions in 2008.

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (11 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: The National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) is the only body under the aegis of my Department. NESDO has not informed me of any staffing difficulties which may impinge upon its ability to effectively oversee the spending of public funds.

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (11 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: The National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) is the only body under the aegis of my Department. An employment Control Framework is in place for NESDO and it currently employs 19.2 whole time equivalents. The questions of awaiting sanction to fill or retain positions do not arise.

Leaders' Questions (12 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: I commend Deputy Michael McGrath on his initiative in tabling a Bill on behalf of the party about a matter that is very serious. The Minister for Finance will publish the report on the mortgage situation today at 11 a.m. Yesterday I said that what I would like to see happen here is that every Member of the House would have the opportunity to make a contribution both on the mortgage report...