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Order of Business (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: Beidh sé ann.

Order of Business (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: Tá súil agam go bhfuil sé ag teacht, mar a deireann siad in Árainn.

Order of Business (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: The Minister hopes to publish the Bill. This issue has been ongoing for a long time and the Deputy has raised it on numerous occasions. It has now moved to a point where we hope to be able to publish a Bill.

Order of Business (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: The Business Committee is a new deal. The commitment is to publish the 25 Bills this year, in this session. The Chief Whip has received a request from-----

Order of Business (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: The chief Whip has received a request from the Business Committee to allocate an extra two hours every Thursday. She is considering that request. That is what the commitment is. The request has been received and is being considered.

Order of Business (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: The question raised is important. It is about restoring incremental credit for the first 36 weeks of a clinical placement undertaken in the fourth and final year of the degree programme in nursing. The Minister for Health, Deputy Simon Harris, met the union in the past hour. His officials met those concerned last week to discuss the matter. Yesterday officials from the Department of...

Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: I fully respect the view of the Deputy but it is not a black and white situation. The T-shirts may be black and have white writing on them but this is about people and people have different views. Some 20,000 or 30,000 may have marched at the weekend but we have the citizens' assembly to allow people to have their say and all people are entitled to have their say. Everybody has a personal...

Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Deputy. She described the insertion of the amendment in the Constitution as a "tragedy". Unfortunately, the Constitution belongs to the people. I happened to be in the House to legislate for the first time in 30 years for what the Constitution meant, as interpreted by the Supreme Court. I have listened to the many tragic stories of women in recent times. That is why it is...

Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy is welcome back. She has stated there was no action in the first period of the lifetime of the Government, but there has been a very genuine attempt which will continue to get agreement across a broad range of health issues. We have published the most comprehensive housing programme ever and backed it with money. We have put together an education programme which is the most...

Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: From her previous experience the Deputy is aware of the importance of the outcome of investment in early years education. It impacts on children to their advantage into adulthood. It is important that we get it right. That is why the focus of the scheme proposed is targeted at those on low incomes to get them out of unemployment and give them an opportunity to avail of affordable and...

Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: It will not be before the budget: it will be in November. As I said, I will advise Deputy Adams, Members and others who will hopefully attend of what I have in mind. I recognise the vote of Northern Ireland, as I recognise the votes of Scotland, Wales and England. While, as I said, I did not like the result, it is a composite result from the United Kingdom. This is exactly why in...

Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Deputy for raising the question. I can confirm for him that it is my intention to convene an all-island, all-Ireland conversation about this to which businesspeople, members of civic society and political parties will be invited. I will give him and all the other party leaders here and everywhere else the details of that in the next short period. Our intention is to protect...

Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy makes a plea especially for funding for third level on the basis of substantial financing of our third level sector. This is one of a whole range of areas that now demand and require substantial funding in the forthcoming budget. The money is not there to do that, nor can it be. We have just come through a very difficult period over the last number of years. What is required...

Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: Thar cionn atá sé ar fad.

Leaders' Questions (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: Tá fáilte roimh gach éinne thar n-ais. It is important to distinguish between two things. One is the requirement for short-term funding in respect of the third level sector and the other is in respect of the Cassells report which deals with the medium-term future of funding for third level institutions. Everybody can agree that the impact made by Irish students over the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Official Engagements (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 36 and 39 together. On 8 September 2016, the United Kingdom hosted the United Nations Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial in London where representatives from some 70 countries and 4 international organisations gathered to discuss United Nations Peacekeeping. I represented Ireland at the conference. I was accompanied by Mr. Maurice Quinn, Secretary...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Budget 2017 (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: The White Paper on Defence, approved by Government in 2015, set out the roles that Government have assigned to the Defence Forces and looked at associated capability requirements for the next decade. This document will inform strategic decisions on resource allocation and will ensure that such decisions will continue to be made on a prioritised basis in accordance with assessed operational...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Freedom of Information Requests (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: My Department received 216 Freedom of Information requests from the start of this year until 23 September. Of these, 41 requests were fully refused (including some requests where no records were held by my Department) and 79 requests were partially refused.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Sick Leave (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: The information requested by the Deputy regarding sick absence statistics for my Department is set out in a table: Year Lost time rate % - (certified sick absence) Lost time rate % - (self-certified sick absence) 2011 3.61% 0.24% 2012 2.27% 0.22% 2013 1.86% 0.24% 2014 2.39% 0.24% 2015 2.29% 0.24% My Department's lost time rate due to sick absence is consistently below the Civil Service...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Travel (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: The total number of miles and travel expenses claimed by Ministers of State assigned to my Department are provided in a table: Name Details Amount Minister of State Paul Kehoe Mileage claim for 01.01.16 - 31.01.16 - 4780 kms* €2,823.55 Minister of State Paul Kehoe Subsistence for St Patrick's Day trip to USA 12-19 March 2016 €371.05 Minister of State Paul Kehoe Mileage...