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Order of Business (8 May 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Personal Insolvency Bill 2012 is expected to be ready by end June. A great deal of time and detailed discussion has been devoted to that issue. The Wind Turbines Bill to which Deputy Healy-Rae referred is a Private Members' Bill, which has not been adopted by Government. The Government does not propose to introduce such a Bill.

Order of Business (8 May 2012)

Enda Kenny: Not to my knowledge.

Order of Business (8 May 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Minister, Deputy Rabbitte, met with the board this morning for more than two hours. This was an appalling case, one from which the board members did not resile. The report itself, while short, was very direct and clear about a litany of incompetence and issues that should not have happened. As I understand it, the board will respond to the Minister in seven days in writing in respect of...

Order of Business (8 May 2012)

Enda Kenny: I can confirm to Deputy Dooley that the Minister is reviewing that legislation as well.

Order of Business (8 May 2012)

Enda Kenny: This Bill contains 1,300 sections. I can confirm that work is proceeding on it. Slow and torturous progress is being made. It is an enormous Bill and it will occupy Deputies from all sides for a considerable period of time when it eventually appears here. They will stagger under the weight of amendments to the Bill.

Order of Business (8 May 2012)

Enda Kenny: I note the Minister, Deputy Hogan, wrote to Deputy McGrath on 26 April in regard to the regulations for domestic waste water treatment. He said 165 submissions were received, that these were being assessed by the Department and that when they were assessed, he would finalise regulations which will give legal effect to the standards. He went on to say that he did not want to give the Deputy...

Order of Business (8 May 2012)

Enda Kenny: I will ask him for Deputy McGrath.

Order of Business (8 May 2012)

Enda Kenny: At the current state of play, it will be early next year.

Leaders' Questions (9 May 2012)

Enda Kenny: First, it is worthwhile to note that the Minister, Deputy Rabbitte, takes to heart the issue of public service broadcasting, what it means for our people and our democracy and the value of a true public service requirement in respect of broadcasting. Second, this episode justifies the Minister's and Government's decision to have the Carragher report produced on what was an appalling...

Leaders' Questions (9 May 2012)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin is aware that during the previous Government's term of office, there were too many Oireachtas committees and Members on all sides were running from one committee meeting to the next.

Leaders' Questions (9 May 2012)

Enda Kenny: As the level of complaint indicated the ability to deal with issues in a real sense did not apply, the Government reduced the numbers of Oireachtas committees. The changes that now are being made will mean the committee dealing with transport will be joined with the committee dealing with communications. While I take the basis of the Deputy's suggestion as being constructive, it will be...

Leaders' Questions (9 May 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----for the good of all and for the strength of our democracy, the committee should be allowed to consider this matter first.

Leaders' Questions (9 May 2012)

Enda Kenny: Gabh mo leithscéal a Mattie?

Leaders' Questions (9 May 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy is aware that he was associated, in one way or another, with an outfit that spent 30 years and the Border he sought to remove did not move a single inch. The argument he has come up with this morning has been trotted out many times. I have made no secret of the fact that I wish to lead the Government that will retrieve Ireland's economic sovereignty. The way to do this is to get...

Leaders' Questions (9 May 2012)

Enda Kenny: While Deputy Adams has not been in the House for the past 30 years, he now is an elected Member of the Dáil. The road back to the retrieval of economic sovereignty for Ireland is to get out of the programme we are in, to put our own house in order, to use the expertise and creativity of our own people with the opportunity that Europe and beyond presents to retrieve that economic...

Leaders' Questions (9 May 2012)

Enda Kenny: It will not be Sinn Féin's plan.

Leaders' Questions (9 May 2012)

Enda Kenny: I hope that is clear.

Leaders' Questions (9 May 2012)

Enda Kenny: I recall the five point plan very well. It was the Fine Gael programme when in Opposition.

Leaders' Questions (9 May 2012)

Enda Kenny: It has been subsumed into the Government's programme from now up to 2016, which programme for Government was worked out between the Fine Gael and Labour Parties, who happen to be in Government. That is the programme we are following. It contains a €17 billion capital programme.

Leaders' Questions (9 May 2012)

Enda Kenny: It also ensures that the Government looks to providing additional funding. Deputy Adams will be aware that the Government has already regarded the National Pensions Reserve Fund as a contributory factor in the context of infrastructural development in the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. Deputy Adams is the leader of the "No" campaign. It is his face that is...