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Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: As did the Minister of State in Sligo, with his candidate beside him.

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: At least the letters were opened then.

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: Yes.

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: What I said was that health care in the Netherlands costs less per capita than in Ireland.

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: I agree with that.

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: We have a two-tier system.

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: The Minister is maintaining a two-tier system which is unfair.

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: Nobody is pretending that.

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: I pointed out that the Minister could have saved more money.

Business of Dáil (23 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: I object to the moving of this motion and propose the deletion of all words after "that" and their replacement with: Notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, the proceedings and the motion of nomination of Members or Members of the Government shall be taken immediately after Leaders' Questions and shall continue after Private Members' business and conclude at 10.30 p.m. by one question...

Business of Dáil (23 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: Yes. I move amendment No. 1: That all words after "that" be deleted and replaced with the following: "Notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, the proceedings and the motion of nomination of Members or Members of the Government shall be taken immediately after Leaders' Questions and shall continue after Private Members' business and conclude at 10.30 p.m. by one question which shall be...

Business of Dáil (23 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: I understand that.

Business of Dáil (23 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: Yes. I do not agree that this State should fall down on its constitutional responsibility to provide the citizens of this State with passports as they pursue their right to travel, as determined by a High Court case in the 1980s.

Business of Dáil (23 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: It is clear that the Government is falling down on its constitutional responsibilities, as well as its political responsibilities to focus on the real needs of the people.

Business of Dáil (23 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: For that reason, a Cheann Comhairle-----

Business of Dáil (23 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: It smacks of the height of arrogance that, after a fortnight's absence from the House, the Taoiseach has come in here to blandly say we will have no Leaders' Questions, no questions to the Taoiseach and no Adjournment debate. He did not say whether there will be any answerability or accountability on the issues that are affecting people all over the country. For that reason, I strongly...

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (23 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: I do not wish to rain on the parade of anyone who has been elevated to the rank of Cabinet Minister or of those who assume new responsibilities as Ministers of State. However, this is an extraordinary time in our country. From what we have heard, the Taoiseach misses the point completely. Before he was appointed Taoiseach, he had an opportunity, in a month long preparation period, to look...

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (23 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: The former Minister for Education and Science has moved closer to the Taoiseach. They are on the Front Bench at present and are all very happy. They sit there completely oblivious to the real problems which face people throughout the country every day. People do not have jobs, they cannot pay mortgages and their houses are in negative equity or are being repossessed. People are lying on...

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (23 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: -----and ready and willing to deliver on three fundamental pillars to resurrect this country, to bring it in a new direction to a different place, to provide jobs, sort out the political system-----

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (23 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: -----and transform our health service from being inconsistent-----