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Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: I did answer it.

Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy asked would legislation be necessary to amend the Local Government Act to cater for the transfer of county enterprise boards.

Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: The local development companies are slightly different from the county enterprise boards. That is a matter on which the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government will respond to the Deputy.

Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: They are set up under an element of legislation and it may well be necessary to amend that.

Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: The noise Bill has been on the agenda here for the past 20 years. We will have to get that introduced so that people can hear each other.

Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: This is part of the Government decision made yesterday between both parties in government. The objective here is very clear. The outcome has already been agreed with the troika. The Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resource will come back to Government by the end of March with a list of recommendations. Those I mentioned are in respect of the timber and not the land in the...

Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----the shares held by Government in Aer Lingus, the energy section of Bord Gáis Energy and elements of the power generation capacity within the ESB complex. The target or objective is to reach €3 billion and the agreement as to the outcome has already been determined between Government and the troika.

Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: It is still a rumble in distance. There is no clarity as to when it will brought in.

Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Durkan raised two questions. The heads of the housing Bill are being worked on. It is expected that it will come before the House some time this year. The companies (miscellaneous provisions) Bill the Deputy mentioned is a consolidation Bill. This is an enormous volume of work, with 1,300 sections. I expect it will come before the House some time this year.

Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: The process is under way. This is an important advance that the Government decided upon shortly after the demise of TalkTalk in Waterford. There is a process that must be carried out to trigger the achievement of the criteria and to decide what groups of institutions will come together to achieve technological university status. It is not a case of introducing legislation just now, but the...

Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: I cannot give the Deputy a time frame for any legislation required. The clarification document issued yesterday by the Minister is beneficial in setting out the range of circumstances that apply in this enormously complex area. Not just I but everybody else has an interest in ensuring that clarity and legal certainty is brought to this area. The Minister commented on this earlier today....

Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: I answered this during the week. I expect the Bill to be ready in ten to 12 weeks, and then we will bring it to the House. It is receiving strong support from the SME sector and from banks, which are saying that many companies that might not be able to receive assistance in the conventional way will be able to receive assistance under this Bill.

Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: The fiscal responsibility Bill will be published later this session. As the Deputy is well aware, I am awaiting a response from the Attorney General in respect of the treaty, and depending on that advice, the Government will decide how the treaty should be ratified.

Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: I am informed that it will be published this session.

Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: There is a process to be gone through. The Government has made a decision in principle, but the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform is going through a process, after which he will report back to the Cabinet. We will see what the Government decides in due course.

Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: This is an important matter. Tomorrow, the Minister for Social Protection and I will launch the Government's Pathways to Work scheme, which is designed to provide opportunities for young people and others to change career, improve their skills and get into the world of work. Our unemployment rate among young people, at 29%, is above the European average. It is far too high, and the...

Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: That is later this year.

Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: We have limited time and many priorities.

Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: I cannot give the Deputy an accurate date. The Government is seriously pursuing the Bill for a partial loan or credit guarantee scheme and the setting up of a microfinance agency so that credit can be made available to small businesses that are anxious to proceed with matters. I expect the Bill to be published in ten to 12 weeks-----

Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----and the strategic innovation fund as well.