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- Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: I can inform the Deputy that the first Bill he raised is due in May 2012. I do not have a date for the bail Bill to which he referred.
- Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: I did not say the Minister has published details plans in respect of universal health insurance. I said it is the intention of the Government to introduce a universal health insurance system at the end of this Oireachtas which will mean everybody will have medical attention made available to them on the basis of their medical requirement as distinct from their income. The Minister has set...
- Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: That was dealt with and the medical card problem will be dealt with as well. There is a difference between not getting a medical card and being granted one. The system that operates should be professional, competent, efficient and up to date, and if a person applies for a medical card and complies with all the conditions on the application form, there is no reason he or she should be left...
- Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: That Bill is due late this year. I can confirm that I did meet representatives of the union and workers at Vita Cortex last week in Cork. I found them to be a very real and honest group of people, and what they are looking for is respect. One of them has given 47 years service to this company. I met the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Bruton, today. Clearly, this is...
- Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: The Finance Bill will be published later this week and the Deputy will have an opportunity to comment on it then.
- Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: A new emigration Bill?
- Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: I am not aware of the publication of any new immigration Bill.
- Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: The Minister for Finance is well aware of these two issues, which are of considerable importance to our economy. We recognise the scale of what is going on here. I advise the Deputy to wait until the publication of the Finance Bill, when these matters may be raised.
- Appointments to State Boards (7 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: I have set out the position on a number of occasions. The new arrangements provide that on their websites Departments have to invite expressions of interest from the public in vacancies on the boards or bodies under their aegis. Ministers are not necessarily confined to those who make expressions of interest, but they must be satisfied that the people concerned have relevant qualifications....
- Appointments to State Boards (7 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: The appointments to the National Economic and Social Council, NESC, were made by me following very careful consideration of the necessary skills, knowledge and expertise relevant to the functions of the council. In this particular case, I appoint members specifically on the basis of nominations from business and employer interests, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, farming and agricultural...
- Appointments to State Boards (7 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Gerry Adams's Question No. 3 asks about the board appointments from my office that were made in the recent past and that I make a statement on the matter. In response, I pointed out the appointments that were made by me in the recent past and made a statement on the matter. That is the Deputy's question, to which I provided the answer. In respect of the bilateral meetings I have had...
- Appointments to State Boards (7 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: As Deputy Martin will be aware from his own experience, it is difficult enough to find people who want to put themselves in the public eye by chairing or participating in State boards. This is because of the pressure they may come under from one source or another. By and large, I am reasonably happy with the way this process has operated. The practice of having chairpersons attend before...
- Appointments to State Boards (7 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: In a number of cases, appointments recommended by the committee were from a list given to it by the Minister. These are matters that can be reflected on. We would like to reach a situation whereby the people appointed to these boards are competent people with a measure of experience which can assist a board in completing its body of work in a professional and competent manner. I believe...
- Appointments to State Boards (7 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: To where?
- Appointments to State Boards (7 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: The Minister for Finance is considering all these matters. The Deputy will be aware that he responded to Deputy Adams in January in respect of appointments made by him as Minister and the Department under the new procedures. On 7 July 2011, the Minister announced the appointments to the independent fiscal advisory council and pointed out that the council is part of a wider agenda of reform...
- Official Engagements (7 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 4 to 9, inclusive, together. As I stated in the House a few weeks ago, I met the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, on 12 January in London, at which time we discussed a range of matters of mutual interest to both our countries and to our bilateral relationship, including developments in the eurozone and Northern Ireland. In our discussion on developments...
- Official Engagements (7 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: I dealt separately with each issue in my response.
- Official Engagements (7 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: No problem.
- Official Engagements (7 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: The Deputy raised a number of important questions. The common consolidated corporate tax base, CCCTB, is a subject of a paper prepared by the European Commission. Deputy Martin is aware the European Commission is the body responsible for the promotion and initiation of legislative measures within the European Union. As a member of the European Union, Ireland has agreed to engage in the...
- Official Engagements (7 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: No, we are not.