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Order of Business (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: Regional action plans for jobs are being implemented. Clearly, they are designed to assist small companies, both start-ups and those expanding their business. If Deputy Danny Healy-Rae has a particular problem with some of the smaller companies in Kerry, he should bring it to the attention of the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation so an effective system of early settlement of...

Order of Business (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: I can have the Minister for Health respond to Deputy Browne's question.

Order of Business (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: I cannot answer that question but I will respond to Deputy Durkan today.

Order of Business (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: Agreement was not reached between the former Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Mr. Alex White, and the former Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Alan Kelly. This is now a matter for consideration between the Minister responsible for housing, planning and local government, Deputy Simon Coveney, and the Minister for Communications,...

Order of Business (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: Some of that can be introduced by regulation by the Minister, and some will require legislation. I expect the Minister will bring a memorandum to the Government next week on what she can do by regulation and when, and on the drafting of whatever legislation is necessary.

Order of Business (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: I do not have an exact timetable for the publication of the report. In counties Donegal and Mayo the houses were not affected by pyrite but by mica. The Minister of State, Deputy Damien English, will travel to both counties to look at the situation at first hand and speak to the householders involved. He will report to the Minister on what we can do here. I know that, when this issue was...

Order of Business (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: I expect the Estimates to be presented in the next fortnight.

Order of Business (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: I think it is clear that an adjustment will have to be made to some of the original Estimates. It is not a bad suggestion to have an all-party motion, but we would want to be careful in considering-----

Order of Business (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: -----whether to do this and whether it would have an adverse impact. Clearly, people in Britain do not like to be lectured by anybody else, no more than we would. We have been very careful to say that because of our very close association with Britain for many reasons for many years, we have an interest in talking to our own people who live there. Last weekend I asked and encouraged them...

Order of Business (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: ----- that "Here is the Irish Parliament telling us what to do." The Deputy would be very free, as the leader of his party, no less than Deputy Micheál Martin would, to travel to Britain to talk to Irish communities. They can make such arrangements, but I am not sure whether it would be seen in an adverse way. It might not have the effect Deputy Brendan Howlin intended it to have for...

Order of Business (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Deputy for her comments. The programme for Government is very clear. It states:We will establish a Public Service Pay Commission to examine pay levels across the public service, including entry levels of pay. We will support the gradual, negotiated repeal of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Acts having due regard to the priority to improve public services...

Order of Business (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: We dealt with this issue before Christmas and are now in the process of an orderly unwinding of the emergency financial provisions Act.

Order of Business (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: The Irish Glass Bottle site has been confirmed as a strategic development zone and being an essential part of the programme for Government in the provision of housing, accommodation and for commercial activities. Dublin City Council has to put together a master plan. The question the Deputy raises in respect of the anxieties or concerns people might have is for the city council to deal with...

Order of Business (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: These Bills were ones which lapsed with the dissolution of the Dáil. The Deputies tell me there has been no consultation about those Bills coming back on the Order Paper nor has there been any consultation about the Private Members' Bills other parties wish to put on the Order Paper. I do not want to have a row about this. For instance, in respect of the school admissions Bill to...

Order of Business (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: The Minister for Education and Skills has already pointed out that the programme for Government commits to a new admissions Bill and he is working on that. I do not want to have an unnecessary row about this. These were Bills that-----

Order of Business (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: It is not being put back as a restored Bill. The programme for Government commits to a new admissions Bill and the Minister is working on that. I assume that significant elements of the previous Bill will be included as there were some very good things included in it.

Order of Business (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: I accept that. I said to Members yesterday that the Cabinet would have a memo next Wednesday on new legislation coming through from different Departments which we expect to be able to prioritise and get through. I accept the Ceann Comhairle's recommendation if the Members are agreeable. We will see that full consultation takes place in future.

Order of Business (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: Interviews are being conducted in respect of the new task force on crime. An allocation of €5 million has been made available on foot of discussions with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and the task force on crime will be up and running as soon as possible over the next couple of months. In respect of North-South bodies, I would not like to see the return of customs...

Order of Business (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: Exactly. We would be operating as a member state of the European Union dealing with a country that would have decided to leave.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: In respect of the last question Deputy Bríd Smith raised, before any person travels to any other country, they are normally advised to take medical advice with respect to the area to which they plan to travel. The Zika virus is not the only mosquito virus that can cause difficulties. There are other viruses, as the Deputy is well aware. People travelling to tropical countries are well...