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Questions on Proposed Legislation (6 Jul 2016)

Enda Kenny: I reject Deputy Burton's assertion about going back to the old days between political parties.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (6 Jul 2016)

Enda Kenny: We do not indeed, An Ceann Comhairle. We know enough about that.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (6 Jul 2016)

Enda Kenny: These are matters that will be part of the housing action plan to be delivered in outline very shortly by the Minister for housing, planning and local government. Obviously, incentives are built in there for county councils to move on and for local authorities to get on with the job of providing affordable houses and social houses for the many people who need them throughout the country. As...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (6 Jul 2016)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Howlin was in government himself when the money was allocated for the project. I find it disgraceful that the situation has not been resolved. As the Deputy is aware, it is not a political problem. The money is in place, a mediator was appointed and people should be able to agree. I have heard so many instances of the inadequacy of the building that has been the National Maternity...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (6 Jul 2016)

Enda Kenny: This is a sovereign country with a sovereign Government and we are entitled to draft legislation. The changes made here recently allow for that to an even greater extent in terms of proposed legislation from Members of the Opposition as Private Members' Bills. There is no such proposal.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (6 Jul 2016)

Enda Kenny: As Deputy McGrath said, the legislation was enacted in 2015. I will advise the Deputy when the Act will be implemented.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (6 Jul 2016)

Enda Kenny: I do not know anything about the failure of a computer system in that regard but over the years the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and the Minister, have been very diligent in attempting to have farmers paid promptly. In some cases farmers are paid a portion of the money to which they are entitled in advance. I will follow up on the point Deputy Breathnach raised but he can...

Leaders' Questions (6 Jul 2016)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Daly is wrong again. We legislated for the interpretation of the Supreme Court in the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act after 30 years of failure and neglect by any Government to deal with or legislate for this issue. The Deputy said I did nothing about it, but a central part of the programme for Government contains a process by which we can look and reflect carefully on the...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (6 Jul 2016)

Enda Kenny: I will revert to the Deputy regarding the EPSEN Act and the sections that have not been implemented by statute and on a voluntary basis. The Deputy's second question referred to housing.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (6 Jul 2016)

Enda Kenny: We will discuss this at the next Cabinet sub-committee meeting and advise Deputy Adams of the progress made and whether the outcome is that a task force should be established. When we called the insurance companies together previously about flooding, many of them commented that fraudulent claims were driving up motor insurance. I have seen that refuted in other areas. The rise in insurance...

Leaders' Questions (6 Jul 2016)

Enda Kenny: These are all harrowing tales that Deputy Daly raises today. I get similar communications from women all over the country. This is our Ireland. It is an Ireland that is subject to a constitution, which is voted on by the people. In the 1980s that vote was taken by the people and the interpretation of its meaning was made by the Supreme Court. This impacts on people’s lives. I...

Leaders' Questions (6 Jul 2016)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy seems to have the documentation there, if not all of it, and I will see that the Deputy receives the rest of it. The point is that the Deputy is either mistaken or is being deliberately misleading. Deputy Howlin knows that the network is not a nationally owned public entity.

Leaders' Questions (6 Jul 2016)

Enda Kenny: The extension here is an extension of privately owned facilities to provide access to proper broadband speeds for 750,000 individual premises.

Leaders' Questions (6 Jul 2016)

Enda Kenny: The choice the Government has to make, and had to make, is this: if one wanted to be a fully owned public entity after 25 years there is absolutely no incentive whatsoever on the company or companies to upgrade and improve that facility-----

Leaders' Questions (6 Jul 2016)

Enda Kenny: -----for handing over to the State in the latter part of that. The opportunity-----

Leaders' Questions (6 Jul 2016)

Enda Kenny: -----based on the decision made by Government, on the recommendations of the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, is one that would allow access to an upgraded and proper facility-----

Leaders' Questions (6 Jul 2016)

Enda Kenny: -----for all those businesses-----

Leaders' Questions (6 Jul 2016)

Enda Kenny: -----throughout the country, and at the same time allow for significant amounts of money to be available for spending in other areas that we have all been-----

Leaders' Questions (6 Jul 2016)

Enda Kenny: -----contacted about such as schools and hospitals-----

Leaders' Questions (6 Jul 2016)

Enda Kenny: -----and primary care centres, roads and facilities throughout the country. That is the choice-----