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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: Clearly, we need a serious take-up beyond what there has been. Work by the Department of Finance suggests the number of houses completed in Dublin in 2015 will be approximately 3,800 units, up 20% on 2014 but still a 40% shortfall on the estimated demand. We need competent contractors on the ground with the ability to build quality houses at affordable prices as quickly as possible.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (16 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 6 to 8, inclusive, together. The Cabinet committee on justice reform has met on eight occasions to date and last met on 25 May 2015. I expect that it will meet again soon but the date for its next meeting has not been scheduled yet.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (16 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin has accused me of sacking the previous Garda Commissioner and misleading the Dáil. Now, he has accused me of breaking the law in being out with him and his staff. I reject all these charges by Deputy Martin.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committees (16 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy knows the legislation that established commissions of investigation and it is illegal to make any comment on anything to do with a commission of investigation until it is ready to be published. I have already said, on many occasions, that when I receive a copy of the Fennelly report that can be published, it will be published in accordance with the law. It is beneath the Deputy,...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: I think the Deputy is unduly pessimistic about the capacity of the industry to respond, although it is admittedly slow to take off. In Dublin and everywhere else, we will not deal with the situation until houses are built. In so far as the State is concerned, the Government has made an allocation of €2.2 billion to deal with all of the cases on the housing list - over 90,000 - over...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: I know the Ceann Comhairle is drawing on all his years of experience here to define a very narrow line. It is a point of interest that Deputies want to ask questions and we can give them perhaps some facts that are distinct from a debate on Government policy on housing. Perhaps, a Cheann Comhairle, I can give Deputy Adams some of those figures. It is regrettable that anybody would lose a...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: I am not supposed to provide details on meetings of Cabinet sub-committees at all but Deputy Martin has raised a number of issues-----

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: I have pointed out to Deputy Martin the number of times that the committee has actually met. In addition to that, every Monday morning the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Kelly, meets with a group in his Department and members of Dublin City Council to co-ordinate activities in this area. This is really a supply issue because supply ground to a halt...

Leaders' Questions (16 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy is well aware that NAMA operates under a very specific remit. It was dealing with the largest property portfolio in the western hemisphere. The Deputy made certain comments here. I point out to him that NAMA also operates under the aegis of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General, some of whose personnel serve on the board of NAMA. NAMA appears regularly before the...

Leaders' Questions (16 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: I recognise that it is an offence under law to make connection with NAMA but I again point out to the Deputy that I am sure that the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General is utterly independent in the way it does its business. The personnel from the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General serving on the board of NAMA are there for that purpose. NAMA operates under the aegis of...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: I proposed to take Questions Nos. 1 to 5, inclusive, together. In September 2014, the Government made a number of changes to Cabinet committees during the establishment of the Cabinet committee on Construction 2020, housing, planning and mortgage arrears. This committee has met six times to date on 29 September 2014, 8 October 2014, 11 November 2014, 19 January 2015, 30 March 2015 and 25...

Leaders' Questions (16 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: I again thank the Deputy. There will be no delay in the processing of payments to workers affected by this outcome. The Department of Social Protection has notified all local offices in Dublin of the arrangements it is making to deal with individual claims or numbers of claims that will arise in any of these offices. The issue will be dealt with as speedily as possible. I thank the Deputy...

Leaders' Questions (16 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Deputy. As I said to him, a representative of the liquidator has verbally advised the Department of Social Protection that all of the workers involved have been made redundant and that P45s will be issued this week. That is why the Department has notified all of the local offices that claims will be processed speedily and efficiently. When one examines company law, one realises...

Leaders' Questions (16 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy deliberately misunderstands me. Company law legislation is very complex. The Deputy will be aware of the many hundreds of amendments made to company law Bills during the years. Company law is a complex business.

Leaders' Questions (16 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: The issue is much more straightforward. The company was insolvent. An application was made to the High Court for the appointment of a liquidator and it was approved. The liquidator or personnel on its behalf have said all of the workers are now redundant and that P45s will be issued this week. The workers are protected under redundancy legislation, but the company is completely insolvent....

Leaders' Questions (16 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: I respect how Deputy Martin has raised this. The treatment of workers at Clerys, an institution for people from all over the country for over a century, was grossly insensitive and appalling. When I first heard the news, given the fact that we are making preparations for the centenary commemorations of 1916, which the Clerys building survived, and that the statue of Jim Larkin, famous for...

Deaths of Irish students in California: Expressions of Sympathy (16 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: I am shocked and saddened to hear of the balcony collapse in Berkeley, California. My heart breaks for the parents who lost children this morning. I can only imagine the fear in the hearts of other parents whose children are in California this summer as they seek to contact them. The telephone number of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is (01)4180200. It is with great...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Commissions of Investigation (16 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: The Commission of Investigation into certain transactions conducted by the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation will be funded through my Department's Vote in line with normal practice.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Commissions of Inquiry (16 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 139 to 142, inclusive, together. In addition to the sole member, Judge Fennelly, the Commission of Investigation has four staff, comprising a Solicitor, a Legal Executive, a Head of Administration and a Messenger/Driver. A number of Legal Counsel also work for the Commission on a per diem basis as required. As I informed the Dail previously, most recently on...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Career Breaks (16 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: There are 10 staff from my Department currently on career break. The information sought is set out in the following table. Number of staff on career break for 0-6 months Number of staff on career break for 6-12 months Number of staff on career break for 1-2 years Number of staff on career break for 2-3 years Number of staff on career break for 4-5 years Number of staff on career...