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Programmes for Government. (8 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: I have quoted the Taoiseach's words: "it is involved to some degree in virtually all aspects of the work of Government".

Programmes for Government. (8 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach is prepared to state specifically that his Government is doing a good job. He says so on behalf of all his Ministers.

Programmes for Government. (8 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: How can the Taoiseach defend his Government by saying it is doing very well? For instance, the Government was found out having a liability of €2 billion for illegal charges in nursing homes. The Supreme Court struck down legislation the Government introduced.

Programmes for Government. (8 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: I am dealing with the Taoiseach's comment that the Government is doing well.

Programmes for Government. (8 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: How can the Taoiseach stand over and defend a Minister who he says is doing well, who introduced a system for the personnel, payroll and related systems in the Department of Health and Children, which has run amok and is completely out of control?

Programmes for Government. (8 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: I am quoting the Taoiseach's words.

Programmes for Government. (8 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: You are not Taoiseach yet, a Cheann Comhairle. The Taoiseach said in the House: "As such, it is involved to some degree in virtually all aspects of the work of Government".

Programmes for Government. (8 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: That is why he is the Taoiseach, the Head of Government. It is why he is prepared to say in the House that he is involved in virtually all aspects of all the work of Government. He is quite prepared to say that the Ministers in his Government are doing well.

Programmes for Government. (8 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: The Ceann Comhairle must have been up very early this morning.

Programmes for Government. (8 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: The Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Parlon, appeared under calf nuts in the Irish Farmers' Journal during the summer. We are waiting for the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to appear next.

Programmes for Government. (8 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: As long as he goes into the tunnel with the advertisement and does not reappear.

Programmes for Government. (8 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: One element of Government policy which I support strongly is its attempt to introduce regulation for undocumented Irish in the United States. I met the Minister for Foreign Affairs in New York last week. The estimated figure for undocumented Irish in the United States is between 25,0000 and 50,000 out of an estimated 10 million illegal immigrants in the United States. President Bush has...

State Examinations. (8 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when standardised testing at primary level will be introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32714/05]

Leaders' Questions. (8 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: As the Taoiseach is aware, thousands of farmers took to the streets today in protest at the European Commission proposals for the next round of the World Trade Organisation talks which will take place in Hong Kong in December. Farming is the one sector in Ireland not to have felt the benefit of the Celtic tiger as it should have. In 1977 the country had 130,000 full-time farmers and this...

Leaders' Questions. (8 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: Very few people comprehend what is going on or that a small handful of people behind closed doors make these decisions. I recall that at the end of 1996 I was involved in these trade talks in Singapore on behalf of the European Community. This issue opens a much broader social and moral question about how much we value the need to have a domestic food sector here the quality and safety of...

Order of Business. (8 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: Has there been any movement on the charities legislation to which the Taoiseach referred previously? Will he give me an update on the Children Act, sections 111 to 113? This has been on the carpet for a long time with nothing happening. Deputy Enright introduced a Bill on the vetting of persons working with children. I refer to the necessity to publish legislation on a register of persons...

Order of Business. (8 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: It does arise and I will tell the Ceann Comhairle why.

Order of Business. (8 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: This is a matter of public interest because the advertisement states it is a preview of what is to come.

Order of Business. (8 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: I want to ask the Taoiseach whether it is ethical that the public should be asked to pay for a mugshot of the Minister of State single-handedly sorting out Dublin's traffic for the next two months. I seek clarification that there will be an end to this and that this will be the last picture of Deputy Callely to appear in a daily newspaper at public expense.

Order of Business. (8 Nov 2005)

Enda Kenny: The Minister of State cannot say why the late night DART will not stop at Tara Street or Grand Canal Dock. The Taoiseach put an end to this. Let us not have this anymore.