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Programme for Government (20 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----we have cut the number of Dáil committees; there has been the replacement of the board of the HSE, ahead of the introduction of legislation to abolish it; there have been reforms in respect of the Top Level Appointments Committee; additional staff have been allocated to the Garda vetting unit to tackle the backlog; in the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food consultants have...

Programme for Government (20 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----some €5 million has been allocated to alleviate difficulties in unfinished housing estates; there is a new national co-ordination committee to tackle the problem of ghost estates-----

Programme for Government (20 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----we have established a forum on patronage and pluralism in schools-----

Programme for Government (20 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----the "Write to Read" pilot scheme has been extended-----

Programme for Government (20 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----the Ryan implementation oversight group is now chaired by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs-----

Programme for Government (20 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----there is a new dialogue with NAMA-----

Programme for Government (20 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----on the use of some empty buildings for cultural purposes; there is agreement with stakeholders that turf-cutting should cease on designated special area of conservation bogs, a new compensation scheme and a peatlands council-----

Programme for Government (20 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----we approved the deployment of approximately 440 Army personnel to Lebanon at the end of June; there is a competition under way for the appointment of doctors to the Defence Forces medical corps-----

Programme for Government (20 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----and we introduced mandatory breath testing at the scene of accidents resulting in injury.

Programme for Government (20 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: These are some of the decisions taken by the Government in the past 20 weeks.

Programme for Government (20 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: Deputy McDonald will also be aware of the long list of items of legislation that must now be published which has been time-lined as a requirement of the memorandum of understanding with the troika. She will be a very busy young Deputy between now and Christmas, contributing to all of this legislation. I am sure she will study this partial list of achievements arising from decisions made by...

Programme for Government (20 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: I forgot to mention the retrofit programme under the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources-----

Programme for Government (20 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: ----- which has the potential to create 6,000 new jobs. I do not intend to publish a new programme for Government. Even Deputy Higgins will have heard some of the soundings from international commentators and some at home who said a few weeks ago the country was going over the edge. They now see us in a different place from many other countries in Europe. For the first time there is a...

Programme for Government (20 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: I agree with the Deputy that having 300,000 on the live register who are unemployed is not satisfactory. I need his help on this and I am sure he will give it. I am sure those in his constituency will be interested in the legislation dealing with the partial loan guarantee scheme which is to be introduced in coming weeks, the micro-finance system we will introduce, and our efforts to cut...

Programme for Government (20 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: On the issue of the semi-State bodies, the programme for Government is clear that the requirement is to realise €2 billion over the lifetime of the programme for the appropriate sale of non-strategic State assets at a time that the Government considers opportune. A debate on that during Private Members' time will take place this evening and tomorrow. Deputy McDonald will have all the...

Order of Business (20 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 14, Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Houses of the Oireachtas Inquiries) Bill 2011 - Committee and Remaining Stages; No. a11, motion re statement for information of voters in relation to the Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Houses of the Oireachtas Inquiries) Bill 2011, on the Supplementary Order Paper; and No. 4 - European Financial Stability...

Order of Business (20 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Minister for Public Expenditure wrote to all of the Opposition parties in advance of this and in setting out the position asked for their observations. This brings to a conclusion the work which was conducted by the then Chairman, for former Deputy Seán Ardagh, in respect of an all-party Oireachtas committee dealing with this very matter. Three amendments have been tabled: one from...

Order of Business (20 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: There are only three sections in the Bill. The House is to sit late tonight and again tomorrow. It is very important that this legislation be dealt with and that the decision made by the Houses. The Government has agreed with other Governments to give approval in so far as the decision of 21 July is concerned. It is very straightforward.

Order of Business (20 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: Correct. The Dáil is to sit late tonight.

Order of Business (20 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: This proposal is only in respect of Second Stage. All 27 member states must agree to this and it is important that we move on.