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Order of Business (Resumed) (25 Oct 2007)

Enda Kenny: This is about effective implementation of legislation which the House has passed.

Order of Business (Resumed) (25 Oct 2007)

Enda Kenny: Arising from this, the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste must be accountable to Dáil Éireann for the administration of their Departments.

Order of Business (Resumed) (25 Oct 2007)

Enda Kenny: Arising under this Act is the fact that Departments were informed by Aer Lingus well in advance of a decision being made by the chief executive and before the Minister for Transport was informed. The public and the House need to be told the truth of the extent of their knowledge about this. I submit this is in order.

Order of Business (Resumed) (25 Oct 2007)

Enda Kenny: If Members of the Government were interested in telling the truth they would stand up and make a statement about it.

Order of Business (Resumed) (25 Oct 2007)

Enda Kenny: I welcome the fact the Government has set up a new committee to deal with climate change and energy security. Obviously this is of considerable importance to business and everybody in the country. We have not yet seen the terms of reference for that committee. I suggest that before those terms of reference are drafted for this committee, that discussions take place with the other parties...

European Council Meetings: Statements (24 Oct 2007)

Enda Kenny: I wish to share time with Deputy Timmins.

European Council Meetings: Statements (24 Oct 2007)

Enda Kenny: I attended the meeting of the heads of the groups of the European People's Party in Lisbon prior to the meeting of the Heads of Government. I was happy that the support for the reform treaty was very strong. I will not harp any longer on my point that the European People's Party leaders were somewhat disappointed over the Government's decision on the opt-out position and that they perceived...

EU Summits. (24 Oct 2007)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Taoiseach for that information. The basis of the Schengen Agreement was that persons entering Europe would have to have their documentation examined. If they were not European Union citizens and their documentation was not in order they would be sent back to where they came from. Some serious scams have been going on in a number of countries with people purchasing two tickets...

EU Summits. (24 Oct 2007)

Enda Kenny: They would not permit the Ceann Comhairle to travel from Cork.

Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Enda Kenny: Does the Government intend to introduce legislation governing the licensing of cosmetic surgery? A number of serious cases of procedures that went wrong have been highlighted recently. Apparently there is no licensing system in place at present, which is a cause of obvious concern to the people involved. The Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht affairs has had a report on his desk...

Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2007)

Enda Kenny: One of the most important responses required from Government is clarity on its policies and positions. As I understand it, until recently, Government policy on the disposal of waste was to incinerate it and having examined and analysed the capacity of incinerators, eight were to be located throughout the regions. The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy John...

Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2007)

Enda Kenny: That does not answer the question. The question is whether we will have eight incinerators or two incinerators. I remind the Taoiseach that the Minister stated on Thursday, 11 October: "Ireland requires no more than two incinerators to deal with waste which cannot be recycled or processed, rather than the eight that are currently planned." Dublin City Council has been working for quite a...

Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2007)

Enda Kenny: That is a load of rubbish.

EU Summits. (24 Oct 2007)

Enda Kenny: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach if the agenda for the October 2007 meeting of the European Council has been finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20267/07]

EU Summits. (24 Oct 2007)

Enda Kenny: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach the bilateral meetings he will conduct on the margins of the forthcoming European Council meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20268/07]

EU Summits. (24 Oct 2007)

Enda Kenny: Question 11: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent visit to France; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22408/07]

EU Summits. (24 Oct 2007)

Enda Kenny: Question 12: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the French President, Mr. Sarkozy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22409/07]

EU Summits. (24 Oct 2007)

Enda Kenny: Question 15: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the recent European Council meeting in Lisbon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24887/07]

EU Summits. (24 Oct 2007)

Enda Kenny: Question 16: To ask the Taoiseach the bilateral meetings he held on the margins of the European Council summit in Lisbon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24888/07]

EU Summits. (24 Oct 2007)

Enda Kenny: I accept and welcome the outcome of the European Council meeting which reached agreement on the treaty without great difficulty. I also welcome the little compromise on the allocation of 750 or 751 seats in the European Parliament. The eyes of 500 million people will be on this country next year, as the only country voting in a referendum on the reform treaty which Fine Gael will strongly...