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Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 15, Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011 - Order for Report Stage and Report Stage. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the proceedings on No.15 shall be taken today and, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion at 1.30 p.m. tomorrow by one question which shall be put from the Chair and which shall, in relation to...

Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: I understand the debate on Committee Stage of the Bill concluded last Wednesday three hours ahead of schedule. This is a matter on which the debate should continue in the way proposed by the Chief Whip. I do not see any reason it should not proceed in that way. The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government has listened to a great range of arguments and will shortly be in...

Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Bill is due this session. I cannot give the Deputy an exact date for it. Clearly, the Government wants to deal with this as a matter of some priority. I will send the Deputy an update from the Minister for Finance as to when that is likely to happen but it is due this session.

Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy is speculating again, and not for the first time. I explained yesterday how this will work. When the Heads of Government agree, disagree or whatever in respect of the final text of the intergovernmental treaty on Monday, that will then be sent for signature and it is at that stage that the Attorney General here will give formal legal advice. While it is correct to say that...

Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: I have read the report of this. The Minister of State, Deputy Sherlock, is dealing with the matter. In the High Court judgment of 11 October 2010, in the case of EMI & Others v UPC, Mr. Justice Charleton decided he was constrained by the wording of the Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 and thus could not grant an injunction to prevent infringement of copyright against UPC, which is an...

Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: It will be before the Cabinet shortly and there will be an opportunity to discuss that.

Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Bill is being drafted and will be published later this year.

Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Ó Caoláin is normally up to speed on matters related to health. I answered the question yesterday, maybe in his absence. The HSE service plan will be debated in the Dáil next week. The Bill is due this session. I cannot give the exact date. As it says in the Bible, "you do not know the day nor the hour". It is due this session.

Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: It is due this session. There is an evaluation of all the community employment schemes. Deputy O'Mahony might submit his query to the Ceann Comhairle for the Topical Issue debate.

Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: I do not have a date for Deputy Neville, but it is due this session. I will try to get a more accurate fix on what stage of preparation it is at by tomorrow.

Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: I have seen some publication from the party opposite. The Bill is not on the A list, as far as I know. I am aware of work being done by the Minister of State, Deputy Róisín Shortall, on the alcohol issue. Deputy Conway's point is valid. The Chief Whip will give her an indication of what is happening from this end.

Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: I share Deputy Durkan's thoughts about the right of elected representatives to be able to communicate with their constituents. The Bill he mentioned is listed for later this year. In view of his comments, I will inquire as to whether it might be expedited.

Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: During 2011 the HSE established a system to identify and record the numbers of staff - approximately 2,100 - who were expected to leave before the end of what is known as the "grace period". The most recent information available indicates that in the period from September last year until the end of February next, some 3,500 staff will have retired from the health service. Approximately...

Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: I am well aware of the concerns expressed over a long period with regard to the inadequacies of the health service. I am also aware of the brilliant work being done by so many in pressurised front-line positions. In that context, when patients get into the system, they receive the best care and attention. We want to allow everybody to have the opportunity to receive such care and...

Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: Ba mhaith liom a rá leis an Teachta nach bhfuil faitíos, scanradh, imní nó eagla ar an Rialtas faoin rud seo. Ba mhaith liom bheith in ann seasamh suas anseo agus a rá leis nach cóir go mbeadh an airgead seo le n-íoc, ach caithfear é a íoc. Níl slí ar bith eile as seo amach. Tá a fhios aige go raibh suas le €97 billiún le n-íoc i 2008. Níl fágtha faoi láthair ach €2.6...

Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Gerry Adams is a great man to come here and talk about openness, transparency and accountability. There were many occasions when he was not so open in his comments. I do not have a list of the bondholders.

Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: Because I do not have one. Many of the names would have changed during the years.

Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Gerry Adams is the person who said that when he was elected to the Oireachtas, he would tell the troika to take its money with it. However, he has refused to tell the public how he would propose to deal with the consequences of that action. The ECB has advanced €110 billion to keep services in this country going. The Deputy has failed to point out how he would pay teachers,...

Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----the pressure points will then be determined and the plan will be put in place to deal with them. For now, you continue with the same old rant about not paying and opposing. Is there not some place in the life of Deputy Gerry Adams where he can say here is the way forward with confidence.

Leaders' Questions (25 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: This is being expressed by the international community with yields on the secondary markets at 6%.