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- Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2012)
Enda Kenny: The legislation in regard to GP care is a matter of priority.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2012)
Enda Kenny: Fianna Fáil can have its vote of confidence and will see the result.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2012)
Enda Kenny: Tá fáilte roimh an Teachta Adams thar n-ais. Tá sé ag leanúint ar aghaidh leis an rud a bhí sé ag rá roimh an samhraidh.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2012)
Enda Kenny: Tá súil agam go bhfeicfidh mé é Dé Domhnaigh seo chugainn freisin. B'fhéidir gur pointe an-árd a bhéas ann. Deputy Adams will shortly have an opportunity to put on the record his party's constructive suggestions as to how we should deal with the fiscal challenge faced by our people and country not just for the next year, but beyond. I look forward to...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2012)
Enda Kenny: I am interested in the Deputy's comment about protection of our citizens. I would like if he would elaborate on that sometime.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2012)
Enda Kenny: I hope that comment is not out of order. I would be interested to hear the Deputy elaborate on his comment.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2012)
Enda Kenny: The Deputy will be aware that up to 2011 there were budget reductions of approximately €1.75 billion in the health services. The year 2012 saw further reductions of €0.75 billion. The fact is that €130 million in additional savings have to be achieved by the end of this year. Some €63 million or almost 50% will come from more focused cash and stock management...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2012)
Enda Kenny: All of those have no impact on patient care. That means that €60.5 million in savings will come from specific service related measures. Deputy Adams will have an opportunity shortly to spell what he would do, not that he will ever have the chance. Agency and overtime reductions will account for savings of €35 million. The reduction in average length of stay is key to the...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2012)
Enda Kenny: The Minister has directed that every efficiency will be extracted prior to cutting any service. Patient safety is paramount. Care and sensitivity is to be applied in the case of Letterkenny, Naas and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda where there are significant service challenges and a heavy dependency on overtime and agencies. The Deputy will be aware of the situation in so far as...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2012)
Enda Kenny: I have often given the Deputy credit for his extensive knowledge of-----
- Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2012)
Enda Kenny: -----the broad world of economics but he said that the time to introduce a property tax was in 2005 or 2007. The Deputy realises that if a property tax was introduced in those years with house values the way they were, the level of such a tax would have been extraordinary when people were paying €1 million for end of terrace houses and multiples of millions for houses in the greater...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2012)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Ross should be clear on this. The following is the situation in so far as a property tax is concerned. A property tax will be introduced.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2012)
Enda Kenny: The Government made a decision that the Revenue Commissioners would design the process and the mechanics of how that would apply. A property tax will apply from 1 July next year. The Minister for Finance ruled out implementing a property tax in the way and at the level that the IMF recently reported, as 0.5% of market value.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2012)
Enda Kenny: The situation is that anything outside that is entirely speculative. The Government has not considered the Thornhill report in detail, it will do so collectively and will make a decision on that.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2012)
Enda Kenny: When I joined the county council many years ago, people paid for water and refuse services and they paid rates. Surely in Deputy Ross's constituency in Dublin, he recognises that year after year commercial ratepayers were completely squeezed and have come to the point where many of them, with the downturn in retail activity, have not been able to draw anything from their business for quite...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2012)
Enda Kenny: What the Deputy is engaged in is a box ticking exercise to rule out or rule in certain references to the property tax so that he can narrow the field, as it were.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2012)
Enda Kenny: I will repeat for the Deputy the concrete decisions that have been made. There will be a property tax. The Revenue Commissioners have been asked to design the mechanics of that scheme. It will apply from 1 July next year. In respect of people being frightened, the IMF report which was published was ruled out by the Minister for Finance in so far as the implementation of its reference to...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2012)
Enda Kenny: Will I do it now or on the Order of Business?
- Constitutional Referendum: Announcement by Taoiseach (18 Sep 2012)
Enda Kenny: I wish to announce for the information of the House that the Government has finalised the wording of a constitutional amendment on the protection of children and has decided to hold a referendum on this important issue on Saturday, 10 November next.
- Constitutional Referendum: Announcement by Taoiseach (18 Sep 2012)
Enda Kenny: I am not making a speech. It is only for information, Deputy. It is my intention, along with the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs-----