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Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (19 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: I will not.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (19 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: There are not just six options. There are at least six options that could be considered. I am not going into that because it is not my remit. This is a function of the Citizens' Assembly. I have not been briefed by the Supreme Court judge other than to have a brief conversation with her before the assembly commenced. She is entirely in charge of it and it is in very capable hands. I...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (19 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: The Cabinet committee on justice reform last met on 6 July 2016. The date for its next meeting has not been scheduled but it will take place shortly.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (19 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: Yes. Next month is November.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (19 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: The Cabinet sub-committee discusses a range of issues relating to the Garda, policing and crime in general, making its recommendations or dealing with requests from the Minister for Justice and Equality of the day, who is the Tánaiste in this case. As Deputy Adams is aware, under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, a worker employed in a public body may make a protected disclosure to a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (19 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: First of all, this matter has divided Irish society on many occasions in the past. Nobody under 50 years of age has actually voted on this question. I have no intention of presuming to know what the Citizens' Assembly will recommend or the proposals with which it may come forward. Who are the members of the Citizens' Assembly? They are ordinary men and women from all over the country,...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (19 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: The terms of reference set out for Kieran Mulvey are very extensive. They specifically include "to engage with and involve local community and public representatives throughout the process; this should include a collaborative review process involving children, young people, parents, professionals and other stakeholders". It is clear that the leadership is within the community. There are...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (19 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: As Deputies will be aware, the inaugural meeting of the assembly took place last Saturday, 15 October. I attended the meeting to wish the members well in their work. I understand the assembly will meet again on the last weekend in November, at which time it will begin consideration of its first item, the eighth amendment to the Constitution. The website for the assembly is operational and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Bodies (19 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: Last July, the Government launched a major initiative for the Dublin north-east inner city with the establishment of a ministerial task force to oversee the long-term social and economic regeneration of the area. To support the work of the ministerial task force, Mr. Kieran Mulvey was appointed to engage with the local community groups, representatives and other interests and to report...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (19 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: The experts know all the answers but they rarely have to make decisions. There have been houses sold since the budget that did not increase in price. Deputy Pearse Doherty will always pick the one where prices have increased. Houses have been sold in circumstances where there have been no price increases. The Bill will be published at the weekend and it will deal strictly with the issues...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (19 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: I will ask the Minister of State, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, about that. He hopes to bring forward his proposals before the close of this session. I will also ask him to speak directly to Deputy Barrett.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (19 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: The finance Bill was dealt with by Cabinet yesterday and was approved for publication. It will be published tomorrow and will deal with section 110. I have not heard any comment about producing a second finance Bill after Christmas. The Bill will deal with section 110 and the issues that Deputy Burton has raised.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (19 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: Cabinet dealt with this a number of weeks ago in the context of the presentation of a memo from the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. I will advise the Minister to contact Deputy Darragh O'Brien.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (19 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: The reason we are building a national children's hospital is so that children will have access to the very best level of care-----

Questions on Proposed Legislation (19 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: -----to keep them alive and make them well again. As Deputy O'Reilly is well aware, the hospice movement itself does enormous work throughout the country. It is always unfortunate and sad when a child's life ends. The Department of Health and the Government are interested in making the commitment on end-of-life care in the programme for Government a reality. It takes time to implement...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (19 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: I will ask the Minister of State, Deputy Halligan, to respond to the Deputy's question.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (19 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: I will have to come back to Deputy Deasy with-----

Questions on Proposed Legislation (19 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: No. I will be back to Deputy Deasy today. He will not have to ask it next week.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (19 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: One does not need legislation to do that. Deputy O'Dea is correct. I will have him informed as to the intention of the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government in this regard.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (19 Oct 2016)

Enda Kenny: There is no lack of commitment in terms of addressing sporting facilities or Healthy Ireland, with a Minster of State appointed to deal directly with that. The reason for the allocation for 2017 is based on what can be spent. We have had a situation where over the past 20 years the Government made allocations every couple of years for sports capital grants, many of which were not drawn down...