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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Parliamentary Questions (24 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: This would allow Deputy Martin to raise any question he wished. He would not be facing a situation in which hundreds of questions are tabled, some of which are taken in bulk because they are grouped, while others do not get answered for a long time. Maybe Deputy Martin wants me to be in here all the time answering questions. I take it he is not complaining that the reports of Mr. Justice...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Parliamentary Questions (24 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: In good time, Deputy Martin, myself and others will have an opportunity to debate the issues of the day.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Parliamentary Questions (24 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin now puts himself in the position in which he is the individual who has to be debated with every time.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Parliamentary Questions (24 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: As far as I am concerned, I have no difficulty at all in debating the issues of the day publicly - none whatever.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Parliamentary Questions (24 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: We do it in here every day.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Parliamentary Questions (24 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin does not call me up beforehand and say he is going to ask me this or that question.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Parliamentary Questions (24 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: Be careful what you wish for.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Parliamentary Questions (24 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: Be careful what you wish for.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Parliamentary Questions (24 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: I have answered questions about that on the Order of Business about 40 times already.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Parliamentary Questions (24 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: As I said, the scheme in question was protected for those in receipt of assistance. Work is going on to devise the next stage of what will have to be put into legislation. I said that to the Deputy before.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Parliamentary Questions (24 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy talks about answering questions here. We have had occasion to ask Deputy Adams questions in the House and we got nothing but obfuscation, confusion and blind allegiance from those who sit around him on very serious matters.

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Fitzmaurice knows full well that I cannot comment on any individual cases that are raised here. Obviously, he is raising the case in question as an example of an individual who is naturally very upset because an operation that was to take place has been cancelled. I do not know the reasons for it. The surgeon may have been indisposed, or there may not have been sufficient nursing...

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: As I said to Deputy Fitzmaurice, he fled from the Department of Health and Children as soon as he got a chance. The Government has made substantially more money available for next year than for 2015. There are greater facilities, additional nurses, additional consultants and additional personnel. In the sense of management, everybody clearly has an opportunity to assist in meeting this...

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Fitzmaurice rightly says action speaks louder than words. It is true. There are now 700 more professional nurses working in the public system than just a year ago. When one comments on the work of any nurse, one should think of the output and productivity of 700 nurses in addition to those who were working in the system last year. There are 35,163 whole-time equivalent nurses, by...

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: Operations are cancelled for a very particular reasons.

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: The cancellation rate is approximately 1%. There has to be a reason for that. I am quite sure the person who was to carry out the operation will be able to explain that to the good lady involved. The cancellation rate is approximately 1% of operations carried out.

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: Just a splash.

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: Even Deputy Adams with his weird economics on behalf of his party will understand that we did, after all, have an economic crisis in the country here that necessitated serious cutbacks in a range of areas.

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Adams will understand also that the equivalent of an increase of €880 million has now been secured compared with the 2015 allocation of €12.295 billion for health services. As I pointed out to Deputy Martin, the task force set up by the Minister for Health is beginning to pay its way in the sense of improvement in the situation that applies in the hospitals. Delayed...

Leaders' Questions (24 Nov 2015)

Enda Kenny: That requires that every professional in the system in terms of management and staff, along with everybody else, must work together. One cannot blame nurses for the situation here. This is a cross-hospital, cross-health sector situation and everyone must-----