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Official Engagements (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy misunderstands the situation. I pointed out to Deputy Martin, in response to his valid question-----

Official Engagements (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----that President Sarkozy said that he intends to introduce-----

Official Engagements (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: The point I was making was that President Sarkozy said he intends to introduce a financial transaction tax unilaterally in France. The same applies to any other country that wishes to do so. We have no intention of introducing a unilateral financial transaction tax here. The Deputy's question was whether I discussed this-----

Official Engagements (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----with Prime Minister Cameron. The answer is "yes". Did I discuss the possible implications for the City of London and the IFSC? The answer is "yes". As was pointed out here before the Deputy came in, there are 32,000 people working in the IFSC.

Official Engagements (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy seems to think that all of these people should be run out of this country with the way he goes on about austerity programmes in his usual rant every week.

Official Engagements (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: That has neither relevance nor resonance in terms of people who are working and contributing to a €2.1 billion corporate tax payment to this country and payroll from the IFSC. The answer is "yes". I did discuss this with the British Prime Minister and I made it clear to Deputy Martin that quite a number of other leaders around the table in Europe do not want to see a situation where...

Official Engagements (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----and does not apply in another. The Deputy has a very different view: play for nothing, work for nothing and come in here and rant day after day. I am not sure that he ever did a day's work in his life.

Official Engagements (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy likes a bit of flexibility.

Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 8, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Teaching Council Act 2001 (Amendment of Nominating Bodies) Order 2012, considered by the Joint Committee on Jobs, Social Protection and Education on 25 January 2012; No. 9, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on criminal sanctions for...

Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: I ask the Deputy to give me the details of the case to which he refers. If we set in train a system to provide answers to applications for medical cards, I do not understand the reason that cannot operate in the way it should.

Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: I understand that in a lot of cases all of the elements of the application are not filled out and therefore are returned.

Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: I want to help the Deputy. If he gives me the details of the chronically ill patient he referred to I will have it taken up directly with the Minister for Health. If the Deputy or one of his members wants to put down a Topical Issue-----

Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: Yes, and there is no reason we cannot have a system now-----

Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----that operates smoothly, competently and professionally.

Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: I would like to see that happen with the applications for all medical cards. Some may be granted and some may be refused but that does not mean the system should not operate effectively.

Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: It is not the only problem we have come across in health, Deputy Martin. Let us see if we can fix it. It is not the only problem we have come across in this system or across the structure of health governance in general but it is one that must be fixed to ensure it operates in the patients' interest. Either they get them or they do not but at least they deserve an answer quickly.

Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: I was in Cork last weekend and this matter had come to a conclusion the night before I arrived. I commended all those who had put up their money to see if that proposal would work. There were a small number of staff in permanent jobs in the business and a sizeable proportion of the staff were agency workers who pay their taxes in another country but, be that as it may, it was undoubtedly a...

Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Cabinet approved this morning the appointment of 33 senior personnel and I expect that the Commissioner, in looking at the rostering arrangements and appointments to different localities around the country, will see to it that the appointments made today, 33 in all, will add greatly to the stability and the importance of the gardaí being able to do their jobs in protecting citizens from...

Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: In respect of the personal insolvency Bill and the implementation of the Keane report, the Minister for Finance outlined in some detail the schedule ahead for that. The heads of the personal insolvency Bill have been published. A detailed press conference was given by the Minister for Justice and Equality, who will take the Bill, and by the Minister for Finance. I can confirm that there is...

Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: This request was made a few weeks ago and we had a special debate on the HSE and the situation in the health services in the House last week. I do not see why we cannot have evidence from Deputies of all parties about particular cases in respect of medical cards.