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- Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2011)
Enda Kenny: I share Deputy Adams's concern that no citizen should be on the streets of our cities homeless. The reasons for this can be many and varied, personal and sensitive. When one talks to those in that position, one learns much from them. I recently met with Society of St. Vincent de Paul personnel, the Simon Community and Sr. Stan and her people in Temple Bar. The programmes they want to...
- Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2011)
Enda Kenny: I suppose I should address Deputy Higgins as Captain Kirk of the Enterprise. I always thought that Kerry people understood there is nothing free in this world and when one turns on the tap, someone has to pay to put the water in there in the first place.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2011)
Enda Kenny: Be it water in Kerry, Donegal or Dublin, someone has to pay for it.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2011)
Enda Kenny: The household charge will be â¬2 a week. Deputy Higgins led a campaign against bin charges. I remember him being dragged away behind a truck many years ago.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2011)
Enda Kenny: Does Deputy Higgins know what that did? It led directly to the privatisation of bin services.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2011)
Enda Kenny: The Deputy felt, coming from County Kerry where they pride themselves in keeping their towns and countryside clean, that he could leave the rubbish and someone would collect it just as afterthought.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2011)
Enda Kenny: The moneys raised from the household charges will go to fund services such as street-cleaning and libraries for the Deputy's area and every other area across the country.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2011)
Enda Kenny: These service were all funded by the Exchequer up until now. It is necessary that citizens understand they can make a contribution of â¬2 for these services. The â¬160 million expected to be raised from this charge is based on the number of properties expected to be liable for it. Waivers will apply to those in receipt of mortgage interest supplement, social housing supports, rent...
- Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2011)
Enda Kenny: -----or by charities, properties on which commercial rates apply and where a person is forced to leave home due to long-term mental or physical infirmity.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2011)
Enda Kenny: The range of non-declarations is extensive. This is a â¬2 charge a week for vital facilities. When he turns on his tap in the morning when he goes to shave, if Deputy Higgins thinks it is not worth â¬2 a week he should consider what he is at.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2011)
Enda Kenny: I pointed out for the information of Deputy Higgins the range of waivers that apply where people will not have to pay this charge. He will also be aware that decisions made in the budget mean there is no change in the income tax rates for every worker.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2011)
Enda Kenny: The Government reversed the minimum wage decrease brought in by the previous Government and we made a decision to take 330,000 low paid workers out of the universal social charge to alleviate the pressure on them.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2011)
Enda Kenny: The range of categories of people who do not have to declare this is extensive. It is a â¬2 charge per week for a very vital and fundamental facility. I am quite sure that the Deputy wants to have as many people at work and in gainful employment in his constituency as possible and water facilities will be the criteria for many of the industries that will employ thousands of people over the...
- Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2011)
Enda Kenny: It is about time some Government faced up to the extent of leakages in the water system, inadequate water systems and local authorities being able to provide services for citizens in their own areas.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2011)
Enda Kenny: This is a charge of â¬2 per week and it will be used for vital services in each local authority area.
- Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)
Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. a11, motion re membership of committee; No. b11, Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011 [Seanad] â Financial Resolution; No. 20, statements on European Council, Brussels; No. 1, Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011 [Seanad] - Second Stage (resumed) and Subsequent Stages; and No. 6, Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011 - Order for...
- Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)
Enda Kenny: There are very few takers for my offer to come back next week to continue the debate if they wish.
- Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)
Enda Kenny: I do not have any problem.
- Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)
Enda Kenny: I will be around anyway. If Deputy Higgins wants to come back Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday next week, just say so because I am serious about this. I have no difficulty with Deputy Martin's suggestion of an additional five minutes for spokespersons. We can push that into the sos period. Deputy Higgins is precisely accurate in that I will be in attendance and I expect the Tánaiste and...
- Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)
Enda Kenny: -----to give Deputies the full Monty as it were.