Results 33,741-33,760 of 36,764 for speaker:Enda Kenny

Cabinet Sub-committees. (17 May 2006)

Enda Kenny: And that it was raining.

Cabinet Sub-committees. (17 May 2006)

Enda Kenny: It has always been the practice.

Departmental Bodies. (17 May 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the task force on active citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16018/06]

Departmental Bodies. (17 May 2006)

Enda Kenny: I welcome the appointment of the task force on active citizenship and expect that Ms Davis will do a first class job in her role as chairman. When does the Taoiseach expect to receive a report from the task force? Time is probably the most precious commodity people have these days. Participation and active citizenship is vitally important in the building of strong communities and as a...

Departmental Bodies. (17 May 2006)

Enda Kenny: I accept the Taoiseach's point about large groups having members from immigrant communities, but integration is a critical issue in terms of our immigrant population and to reflect that up front would have been a positive indicator of what we want to achieve through the task force on citizenship.

Departmental Bodies. (17 May 2006)

Enda Kenny: Some would go home at 5 a.m. and still find the time.

Order of Business. (17 May 2006)

Enda Kenny: Is it possible to amend legislation to cater for the consequences of the ruling of the European Court of Justice that the State may be liable for charges of persons on waiting lists for operations in Ireland? Will it be necessary to transfer land to the Department as a result of the decision to locate the Central Mental Hospital at Thornton Hall?

Order of Business. (17 May 2006)

Enda Kenny: In view of the difficulties being experienced internationally in negotiations with Iran over its nuclear programme does the Taoiseach consider that, as one of the longest serving European leaders——

Order of Business. (17 May 2006)

Enda Kenny: If the Ceann Comhairle lets me finish the sentence he will see why it does arise.

Order of Business. (17 May 2006)

Enda Kenny: The Ceann Comhairle jumps out of the traps very quickly these days. I will finish my sentence and ask the Taoiseach a question on international legislation which I am fully entitled to ask.

Order of Business. (17 May 2006)

Enda Kenny: I ask the Taoiseach whether there is an international role for Ireland as a non-aligned country.

Order of Business. (17 May 2006)

Enda Kenny: It does.

Order of Business. (17 May 2006)

Enda Kenny: From the Ceann Comhairle's perspective, nothing arises on the Order of Business. We have had a farcical situation this morning whereby questions were asked on the time a committee met, whether it was raining or whether the sun was shining.

Order of Business. (17 May 2006)

Enda Kenny: The Ceann Comhairle has recently been very tight about the regulations to an extent that none of his predecessors was.

Order of Business. (17 May 2006)

Enda Kenny: None of the Ceann Comhairle's predecessors was as restrictive. He has developed a system of talking while everybody else is talking so as to drown out legitimate questions the Taoiseach wants to answer.

Order of Business. (17 May 2006)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach is not out of order and neither am I.

Order of Business. (17 May 2006)

Enda Kenny: I will tell the Ceann Comhairle where I consider him to be wrong. Document No. 52 is a Bill on foreign affairs, namely the British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2002 which deals with support programmes for the EU. Britain is a negotiating party to the discussion on Iran and I am asking the Taoiseach if he considers that Ireland has a role as a non-aligned country.

Leaders' Questions. (17 May 2006)

Enda Kenny: There has been considerable investment, and rightly so, in recent years in Iarnród Éireann, DART, Luas, Aer Lingus and inter-city Bus Éireann buses. However, the transport fleet that is entrusted to carry our children to school is now the least safe method of public transport. In the past year there have been five serious accidents involving school buses. Everybody remembers the tragic...

Leaders' Questions. (17 May 2006)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Taoiseach for his indication that there will be a full review and audit of the process and structure of the school transport system. When a transport company is running a fleet that is designed to provide safe transport for school children, there can be confusion between running a commercial entity and providing a safe system. What are the maintenance costs for the existing fleet?...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (16 May 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the need for a strategy for the Irish language to guide its long-term development; if so, when such a strategy will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18153/06]