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Questions on Proposed Legislation (23 Nov 2016)

Enda Kenny: They are two separate things. Dealing in and selling illegal drugs is a matter for the Minister for Justice and Equality and An Garda Síochána, which has a particular expertise in this area through the drug squads which are funded by Government. Obviously, the Minister will look at the question of mobile vehicles of one description or another. They seem to change every so often....

Questions on Proposed Legislation (23 Nov 2016)

Enda Kenny: I ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to respond.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (23 Nov 2016)

Enda Kenny: There is no set procedure here, but where a phenomenon like this has occurred and where there are, as unfortunately we have had in the past, what are termed "copycat arrangements" or "copycat outcomes", work such as that now being undertaken in Cork is done to deal with this spike and phenomenon. What I outlined to Deputy Martin earlier deals with the work the community and those who are...

Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2016)

Enda Kenny: I will support women very strongly on this issue and in their action on Saturday. Deputy Kate O'Connell has circulated the details to every Member of the House.

Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2016)

Enda Kenny: In 2016 Tusla is providing €20.6 million to fund the provision of supports for those affected by domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. Sixty services throughout the country are being supported from this fund. Some €12 million is being provided for emergency refuge and support services, almost €5 million is being provided for community-based domestic violence...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (23 Nov 2016)

Enda Kenny: I ask the Minister of State, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, to explain the work he is doing in this area.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (23 Nov 2016)

Enda Kenny: The Minister is working on the review. I noted this morning that the number of patients on trolleys in special delivery units had decreased since yesterday. Norovirus - the winter vomiting bug - is causing a problem in St. Vincent's University Hospital and the hospitals in Wexford, Letterkenny, Waterford and Cork. Some of these hospitals have had particularly high attendances. Tallaght...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (23 Nov 2016)

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Questions on Proposed Legislation (23 Nov 2016)

Enda Kenny: The position is that those who believe they have sufficient qualifications or experience to serve on a particular board can apply to do so. As Deputy Brendan Howlin knows, Ministers are not aware of who applies now.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (23 Nov 2016)

Enda Kenny: The names of those who are vetted and assessed by the Public Appointments Service and deemed to be eligible, qualified and have sufficient experience are sent to the relevant Minister. Of course, it is up to a Minister to say, "I have set down the criteria and the following are qualified." If a Minister considers there are too many names on a list, he or she can certainly have the group...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (23 Nov 2016)

Enda Kenny: If the problem is selecting from among those listed as being qualified and eligible, the remedy is to have them interviewed by a smaller interview board and accept its recommendations. That option is open to every Minister.

Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2016)

Enda Kenny: The amendments insert a new Part 2B into the Competition Act 2002 and provide for the application of section 4 of the Act to collective bargaining and agreements for certain categories of worker. Also a new Schedule 4 is to be inserted into the Competition Act to give effect to a previous Government commitment, given in the programme of Government, Towards 2016, on review and transitional...

Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2016)

Enda Kenny: I agree with many of the sentiments expressed by the Deputy on the matter. Those who beat women shame manhood. It is a crime to beat a woman and those who profess, in their manhood and machismo, that they are doing good by beating women do down themselves, their families and the nation. I am appalled by it. The two words "domestic" and "violence" should never go together. Only last week...

Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2016)

Enda Kenny: I accept the Deputy's earlier remark about A Vision for Change and the setting out of a timeline and a strategy to implement the programme, although that will take some time. However, within our first 100 days in government, the national task force on youth mental health was established. It comprises 18 leading national figures. Its intent is to draw on the concerns and anxieties and the...

Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2016)

Enda Kenny: That is the environment in which everybody wants them to be. I am glad that the Bill brought forward by the Deputy's party in the Seanad was accepted, with amendments. I assume that the Deputy will bring the Bill before this House in Private Members' time. If it has been accepted by the Government in the Seanad, I do not see what objections will arise in the meantime. We will need to...

Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2016)

Enda Kenny: In the spirit of new politics, that matter may be discussed by the Business Committee. The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor, welcomed the cross-party agreement in the Seanad on 10 November. The Competition (Amendment) Bill was introduced, as Deputy Brendan Howlin knows, by Senators Ivana Bacik and Gerald Nash. When enacted, three categories of...

Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2016)

Enda Kenny: It is accepted that there is anxiety and concern about mental health across the country. That has been expressed by the Minister of State, Deputy McEntee, on many occasions, but it is also a fact that for 2017 the amount being allocated to the general mental health area is €140 million more than last year, at €851.3 million. The Deputy is right that this in itself does not...

Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2016)

Enda Kenny: I do not object to that. A Vision for Change was published with the intent of implementing it in full. That is a challenge but I do not disagree with it. It was not published for the sake of just having another publication. The Headstrong organisation developed the Jigsaw model and it is now delivered throughout quite a number of counties including Donegal, Galway, Roscommon, Kerry,...

Leaders' Questions (23 Nov 2016)

Enda Kenny: This is a tragic phenomenon that has affected so many areas around the country, not just young people but older people as well. It is hard to disagree with anybody who says we have to do more in terms of a national conversation to deal with the many problems people have. I talked to people involved in third level and many of the services they offer are unable to cope with the fragility of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: National Risk Assessment (23 Nov 2016)

Enda Kenny: The Department of the Taoiseach co-ordinates production of the National Risk Assessment, which is a high level overview of strategic risks facing the country. Since 2014 this has been completed on an annual basis. Each year, my Department prepares a draft overview of strategic risks, based on input from all relevant Departments. This draft National Risk Assessment is then published...