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Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: If there is a system in place, it should operate and the people who apply for medical cards should get an answer as to whether they are entitled to them or not, but they should not be left in limbo. I take into account what Deputy Martin said. I have such cases raised with me and it is not very nice when somebody feels they have been thwarted by the system, and if they need medicines, they...

Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: I can inform the Deputy that the first Bill he raised is due in May 2012. I do not have a date for the bail Bill to which he referred.

Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: I did not say the Minister has published details plans in respect of universal health insurance. I said it is the intention of the Government to introduce a universal health insurance system at the end of this Oireachtas which will mean everybody will have medical attention made available to them on the basis of their medical requirement as distinct from their income. The Minister has set...

Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: That was dealt with and the medical card problem will be dealt with as well. There is a difference between not getting a medical card and being granted one. The system that operates should be professional, competent, efficient and up to date, and if a person applies for a medical card and complies with all the conditions on the application form, there is no reason he or she should be left...

Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: That Bill is due late this year. I can confirm that I did meet representatives of the union and workers at Vita Cortex last week in Cork. I found them to be a very real and honest group of people, and what they are looking for is respect. One of them has given 47 years service to this company. I met the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Bruton, today. Clearly, this is...

Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Finance Bill will be published later this week and the Deputy will have an opportunity to comment on it then.

Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: A new emigration Bill?

Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: I am not aware of the publication of any new immigration Bill.

Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Minister for Finance is well aware of these two issues, which are of considerable importance to our economy. We recognise the scale of what is going on here. I advise the Deputy to wait until the publication of the Finance Bill, when these matters may be raised.

Written Answers — Official Travel: Official Travel (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Government attaches great importance to developing our trade and bilateral links with our Asian partners and in particular with China. I hope to travel to China later this year. Our Embassy is following the matter up with the authorities in Beijing with a view to agreeing mutually acceptable dates for the visit.

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: The National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) is the only State Agency under the aegis of my Department. The NESDO was established under the NESDO Act 2006 and is the body corporate for the National Economic and Social Council (NESC). The Chief Officer of the National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) is also the Director of the National Economic and Social...

Written Answers — Constitutional Convention: Constitutional Convention (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 107 and 108 together. The Programme for Government contains a commitment to establish a Constitutional Convention and indicates areas for it to examine, including the area of same sex marriage. Work is proceeding on proposals to set up the Convention and these proposals will address, inter alia, the structure, membership and operation of the Convention. It is...

Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: Before I respond to the Deputy, I pay tribute to the life and work of the late Mr. John Cunningham, a native of Tuam, who was editor of The Connacht Tribune for many years. He understood the changing face of Ireland and articulated what he had observed with great truth and courage. I called to see him some time ago and spent some time in his presence. He was a gentleman who loved his job...

Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: In respect of the statutory redundancy payments, the Department of Social Protection and the Minister moved because of the claim that the employer was not able to pay. Obviously, where an employer has funds available, he or she is duty bound to meet employees' statutory entitlements. There is no question of the State making them and the employer coming back to make a top-up payment. For...

Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: Ní raibh a fhios agam ar dtús céard a bhí i gceist ag an Teachta nuair a rinne sé a ráiteas i nGaeilge. Níor thuig mé go díreach céard a bhí i gceist aige.

Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: Austerity programmes on their own cannot work. We have a problem, which is to close the gap in the public finances. Whether there is a problem in the eurozone or anywhere else, this issue must be dealt with by us alone. The Government was given the option of pursuing either a non-aggressive or an aggressive policy to subordinated bondholders and the banks. We took an aggressive line and...

Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: Bíodh a fhios ag an Teachta nach raibh mé ag magadh faoi ar chor ar bith. Tá mé ag rá i nGaeilge nár thuig mé an bhéim a chuir sé ar na focail sin. Sin a bhí i gceist agam. B'fhéidir nach bhfuil an fhuaim ró-shoiléir ar an taobh seo ach ní raibh sé soiléir cad a bhí i gceist ag an Teachta. The Deputy did not listen to me. With respect, I think the Deputy is afraid that...

Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: He is afraid it will work, and it will work. The Deputy did not listen to the response I gave him. As he is aware, the Government made available to the Minister of State, Deputy Lynch, working in the mental health area, ring-fenced money, €35 million, which will allow for the appointment of an additional 414 whole-time equivalent workers in this area.

Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: As Deputy Adams is aware, with the number of retirements from the psychiatric nursing service, a different kind of worker, carer and professional is needed now. Not all of those will be replaced but under the allocation for mental health, which is ring-fenced, those 414 whole-time equivalents will be recruited, although many of them not in the traditional sense of the psychiatric nurse as...

Leaders' Questions (8 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: There are 800 jobs in Sky, 300 in Allergen Pharmaceuticals and others to follow. The Finance Bill to be published later today by the Minister for Finance will provide opportunities-----