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Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: I understand that in a lot of cases all of the elements of the application are not filled out and therefore are returned.

Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: I want to help the Deputy. If he gives me the details of the chronically ill patient he referred to I will have it taken up directly with the Minister for Health. If the Deputy or one of his members wants to put down a Topical Issue-----

Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: Yes, and there is no reason we cannot have a system now-----

Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----that operates smoothly, competently and professionally.

Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: I would like to see that happen with the applications for all medical cards. Some may be granted and some may be refused but that does not mean the system should not operate effectively.

Order of Business (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: It is not the only problem we have come across in health, Deputy Martin. Let us see if we can fix it. It is not the only problem we have come across in this system or across the structure of health governance in general but it is one that must be fixed to ensure it operates in the patients' interest. Either they get them or they do not but at least they deserve an answer quickly.

Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin is aware that there have been programmes over the years, involving every commentator in the land, about the bloated extent of the public service and the requirement to reduce overall numbers and, consequently, the cost of the public sector due to the impact down the line on pension payment requirements. Planning has been ongoing for quite a long time in this area. However, the...

Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: On top of that, there should be very active communication with the people about what is happening. The Deputy has rightly identified health as being of particular importance. He spoke about redeployment. I listened to the nurses' representative this morning working towards the objective of providing proper services for everyone. The Cabinet sub-committee on health had a meeting last week...

Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy is very good himself at saying things that never happened. If he just listened to what I said, he would have heard that the figures for those leaving in the sectors I mentioned only became clear at the weekend. For that reason, it is right and proper that a plan be put in place in order that we can communicate to people about what is going to happen and how that will be managed....

Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----will be well aware of the process by which the change will be managed in every area throughout the country in respect of------

Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy will recall the planning issue when he said he would give medical cards to those over 70.

Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy will recall that he agreed to give medical cards to every person over 70 years and he assumed this would be about 10,000 people. He miscalculated by 60,000 at least.

Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: I think it is only right and proper that the Government should plan properly, based on the accuracy of figures which we now know and this is what is under intensive discussion here.

Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: It will come before Cabinet next Tuesday. Transition teams will deal with the areas, now that we know the accuracy of the figures.

Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: I understand Deputy Adams has a holiday cottage in Donegal but I am not sure if it is connected to the public sewerage scheme. I suggest the next time he is there he should have a look. I am quite sure this is the first time for a long time that I have heard him welcome anything in this House. I am pleased he welcomes Deputy Hogan's common-sense approach to this matter. I am quite sure we...

Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: Any household can now register within the period at a cost of €5-----

Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----and next year, when the inspections commence - má tá tú ag dul a chaint faoi shéarachas, beidh mé ag caint leatsa Mattie, in a minute. It is not a universal inspection as was proposed in the Fianna Fáil proposal that every septic tank in the country would be inspected. In this case a sample number will be inspected based on quality of water. If a person is deemed to be the owner...

Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Adams will be aware, as the leader of his party, that his own members in Northern Ireland comply with and support charges that are very much in excess of what is being charged down here. This is part of a common-sense approach to have clean and safe water and having septic tanks that do what they are supposed to do - I acknowledge that the vast majority of them do so. Thousands of...

Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: In some cases these septic tanks were built on the borders and along the fringes of lakes and rivers where it is clear they could not function, given the status and structure implicit in those times.

Leaders' Questions (7 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: This is the issue and I remind Deputy Adams it will not be at a cost of €20,000, €17,000 or €10,000. It will cost €5 to register and if a random inspection decides there is a requirement then the consequence is that the septic tank must be desludged, emptied and the contents disposed of properly in the local authority sewerage system.