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Departmental Staff. (24 Sep 2008)

Enda Kenny: This obviously means the Government Information Service is duplicating at a cost of €340,000 per annum what is being done in the Departments. In the context of the reduction in the public service pay bill, does this mean that either the units in the Departments or the communications unit will be the subject of some rationalisation?

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Enda Kenny: Name them. The Minister should list them.

National Development Plan: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2008)

Enda Kenny: I am glad the Minister understood my statement.

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (9 Jul 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position of the special housing aid for the elderly grant operated by the Health Service Executive; if the administration of the grant will be kept within the remit of the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27838/08]

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (9 Jul 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of applications received in 2007 by the Health Service Executive for the special housing aid for the elderly grant; the number of applications received to date in 2008; the number of staff that will be affected if the operation of this grant is completely administered by local authorities; the average cost of processing...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (9 Jul 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 299: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the delay in granting long-term residency to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27803/08]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (9 Jul 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 300: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the delay in granting citizenship to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27804/08]

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (9 Jul 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 325: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the average cost of processing each application received by local authorities for the scheme of housing aid for older people; the average cost of processing each application received by local authorities for the housing adaptation grant for people with a disability; the average cost of processing each...

National Development Plan: Motion (9 Jul 2008)

Enda Kenny: I wish to share time with Deputy Kieran O'Donnell.

National Development Plan: Motion (9 Jul 2008)

Enda Kenny: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: notes that the Government has contributed to the current economic downturn through: the introduction of reckless inflationary budgets, driven by electoral needs, that killed competitiveness; implementing huge increases in day to day spending financed by unsustainable property tax revenues; and...

National Development Plan: Motion (9 Jul 2008)

Enda Kenny: We are told by the Taoiseach that the measures will save €440 million this year and will then save €1 billion in 2009, even though these measures include the deferral of one-off capital projects and a delay until next year of implementation of the fair deal on nursing homes charges. Taking €85 million from the health budget is simply disgraceful. The sop of a €12 million increase in...

National Development Plan: Motion (9 Jul 2008)

Enda Kenny: It is a great plan which the Government should adopt and Fine Gael will give it credit if it does. No measures are contained in the plan to help the 220,000 people on the live register. Fine Gael has urged the Government to overhaul FÁS to ensure those laid off from the construction industry will be re-trained to work in other sectors. The young apprentices who have started courses with...

National Development Plan: Motion (9 Jul 2008)

Enda Kenny: Ronald Reagan once said, "If it moves, tax it, if it continues to move, regulate it, and if it stops moving, subsidise it". This is not the type of response the economy needs from the Government. The Government is responsible for this recession. It could have done far more to prepare the economy to deal with international challenges. The consequences of this will become apparent over the...

Order of Business (9 Jul 2008)

Enda Kenny: A number of Bills, which were included in the list provided by the Chief Whip, were not published this session. Can I take it that, in accordance with previous activity of the Government, some time between now and mid-September the Bills not yet published will emerge? The Taoiseach's predecessor used to state that a session continues until the beginning of the next session. The next...

Order of Business (9 Jul 2008)

Enda Kenny: I raise this matter in the final week of this session because a long lead-in time is required. It must be decided what type of Parliament will be elected and what type of Commission is appointed. The Taoiseach's preparations for his October deliberations will be critical in this context. I hope that as he deliberates on this and as he and the Government make decisions we will all be kept...

Order of Business (9 Jul 2008)

Enda Kenny: The Minister of State, Deputy Pat Carey, must sort this out.

Order of Business (9 Jul 2008)

Enda Kenny: The Chief Whip will sort this out with his new package of reforms.

Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2008)

Enda Kenny: Yesterday, the Government announced cutbacks of €440 million in public services. At the press conference, neither the Taoiseach nor the Minister for Finance would give any breakdown of these cutbacks. We now know why. They were ashamed to set them out. The figures produced by the Government show that one third of the cutbacks — that is €1 in every €3 because of the Government's...

Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2008)

Enda Kenny: This goes back to the old slogan of "Health Cuts Hurt the Old, the Sick and the Handicapped." The people understand the Taoiseach is cutting back moneys allocated under a policy decision to help elderly people with nursing home charges. This morning many are concerned for elderly family members who might fall and break a limb, thus requiring nursing home care. These people may have to sell...

Leaders' Questions (9 Jul 2008)

Enda Kenny: This Fianna Fáil-led Government, for all its bluster, has been unable to introduce legislation to deal with the fair deal provision. It is allowing thousands of elderly people to suffer in indignity. It is putting pressure on families to sell their homes when for all his failures the Taoiseach could have used the €110 million for the purpose for which it was designed — either by...