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- Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)
Enda Kenny: That will happen in this session. When the Bill is published, the responsibilities of the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources and the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation will be laid out.
- Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Kelleher did well yesterday.
- Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)
Enda Kenny: The heads of the Bill were cleared last June and it will be next year before it is published. Deputy Kelleher welcomes the clarity and decisiveness of the Government in making the decision to build the national paediatric hospital on the site at St. James's Hospital, which-----
- Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)
Enda Kenny: -----puts an end to all the speculation. As many people have said, let us get on with it and build it in the interests of all of the children of our country.
- Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)
Enda Kenny: I will revert to Deputy Durkan with the details on that Bill.
- Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)
Enda Kenny: I can confirm there was no gagging order. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae is vocal in carrying messages and he does it regularly. We do not yet have a date for the criminal justice (victims rights) Bill.
- Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)
Enda Kenny: The Construction Contracts Bill is awaiting Committee Stage in the Dáil and a great amount of work has been done on it. The roads (amendment) Bill will be taken next year.
- Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)
Enda Kenny: The heads of the education (admission to school) Bill are being prepared so it will be next year before it is published.
- Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)
Enda Kenny: It will be taken in the new year. It is before the Seanad, awaiting Committee Stage.
- Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2012)
Enda Kenny: First, I am happy that the people made a clear decision in endorsing the referendum proposal to give children recognition and protection in the people's Constitution, Bunreacht na hÉireann. It also falls to me to thank all the parties in the House for their contributions to the campaign. I thank the advocacy groups who spoke out and who campaigned for this. Most importantly, I thank...
- Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2012)
Enda Kenny: In his original question, Deputy Martin used the phrases "for political purposes" and suggested that the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Fitzgerald, had a political agenda and was following a particular line on this matter. He also said that perhaps it was something to do with Judge McMahon and the way he had handled a previous matter.
- Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2012)
Enda Kenny: That is absolutely irrelevant because there was no political agenda involved in this and it had nothing to do with Mr. Justice McMahon. As I have said already, we acted in good faith and wished to uphold the principles that apply here. Clearly, numerous surveys have shown that people wanted more information. I have listened to all of the vox-pops and to the avalanche of cynicism about...
- Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2012)
Enda Kenny: It is absolutely critical that we do not interfere with the Supreme Court in making its decision and with the reasons for that decision. We should show the court due deference and allow it to produce its comprehensive, detailed judgment, due for publication early in December.
- Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2012)
Enda Kenny: I await that judgment with interest. The Deputy is pre-judging. A great deal of misinformation has been put about.
- Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2012)
Enda Kenny: I looked, for instance, at a leaflet that went around Limerick which reads "Now is not the time for property taxes" and "why we are supporting the children's referendum".
- Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2012)
Enda Kenny: These things cause confusion in people's minds.
- Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2012)
Enda Kenny: We will move on from this. The judgment is very clear. Children have a new status in the Constitution and we will move on from that.
- Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2012)
Enda Kenny: I agree with Deputy Adams that this is an unacceptable position. This is the official position of both the Minister for Education and Skills and the Government. The Minister has already written to the CDVEC, which won the tender for this service, and instructed it to increase the personnel numbers to deal with the backlog. We have had similar issues before when various new structures were...
- Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2012)
Enda Kenny: In order to help with that, SUSI has received ten additional temporary staff from the Public Appointments Service, who will come on board on Monday.
- Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2012)
Enda Kenny: The processing of documentation is outsourced to Abtran, which is located in Cork. It has appointed 20 additional staff to accelerate the process. I admit that the situation is not acceptable. I hope that, following the Oireachtas committee meeting and the communication from the Minister, the increase in staff numbers will make a big impact shortly. I would not like to see the student...