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Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: It is grossly unfair that some people who can well afford to pay decide not to pay, while other taxpayers, over 1 million of them, will pay and contribute to the well-being of our society and the country.

Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: A number of issues about water and inadequate water facilities have been identified by the national body of Irish Water.

Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: It is unfair of Deputy Gerry Adams to assume that he can have a sector of society which can well afford to pay the modest contribution to Irish water but chooses not to do so while their neighbours pay their way, as they have done for many years.

Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: The Government will act as it has on the other issues about which I was unhappy.

Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: First, we are entitled to have the Minister receive the report, read it, assess it and bring his propositions to the Government for Government action. The Government will defend and act in the interests of the taxpayer. Deputy Gerry Adams will see evidence of this, I hope, not before too long.

Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: I have not seen the e-mail to which the Deputy referred. I would like to read it before I comment, as the Minister would. When the Deputy speaks of bands and categories of hospitals, he is reverting to the sort of system we had for so many years.

Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: Could I finish? The old system of hospitals A, B, C, D, E and F, and their facilities and services always led to tension between different regions for their individual hospitals. The establishment of the hospital grouping system allows for contracts to the group and much greater engagement between hospitals, medical personnel and the services they provide.

Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: For example, in the new hospital grouping, the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital is associated with the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise, and this speaks for itself. The HIQA report clearly points out that much has been done in the last period. As the Deputy knows, all eight of the recommendations will be fulfilled. New management is in place in Portlaoise and a memorandum...

Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: I take the Deputy's suggestion that this should be the start of a new conversation about how we structure our health system and the services we provide. The Minister will come before the House at 5 p.m. and will have no difficulty indicating his intention and that of his Department to follow through on the implementation of the eight recommendations made by HIQA in this very grave and...

Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: I thank Deputy Martin for his question. I am sure that on a matter as serious and sensitive as this, nobody wants to make political point-scoring the objective of their questions. I know that is not what Deputy Martin is doing. For the families of the five little babies who are no longer with us, Katelyn Keenan-McCarthy, Nathan Molyneaux, Joshua Keyes, Mary Kate Kelly and Mark Molloy, it...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Vacancies on State Boards (12 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: There are no State boards, bodies or committees under the auspices of my Department on which vacancies currently exist, or in which vacancies are anticipated to arise up to and including 1 January 2016.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Energy Conservation (12 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: The Department of the Taoiseach includes figures on its energy consumption in its Annual Report each year. Up to date figures on energy consumption, as well as the measures taken to reduce overall energy usage, will be included in the forthcoming Annual Report for 2014. The Department also maintains regular contact with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland to monitor the efficient...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (12 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: The table below gives details of recruitment by my Department since 1 January 2015. Number of staff recruited since 1 January 2015 Grade 3 Administrative Officer 4 Clerical Officer 2 Temporary Editorial Assistant 1 Personal Assistant (Temporary contract)

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (12 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: There are no agencies, quangos or other bodies within my Department, funded by or established by this Department which have been scrapped, merged or reduced since this Government was formed.

Order of Business (6 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: I do not want to give any detail of what has not yet been decided by the Government. The Bill is making its way through the Seanad. The Minister will deal with a number of issues relating to water compliance and they will be announced shortly.

Order of Business (6 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: The urban regeneration and housing Bill is due this session. The building regulations referred to by the Deputy are out for public consultation and review by the Minister and the Minister of State, Deputy Coffey. I think the closing date for that consultation is 15 May 2015.

Order of Business (6 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: I do not have a date for the introduction of the electoral commission Bill. One does not need an electoral commission to know that posters should not be taken down. It is an offence to do so.

Order of Business (6 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: We are reforming a Victorian-era piece of legislation where people were sent to jail for very small amounts. The details of that will be announced by the Government very shortly.

Order of Business (6 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: There is a difference between those who cannot pay and those who will not pay.

Order of Business (6 May 2015)

Enda Kenny: It is unfair that those who do pay should be isolated. The Minister will shortly bring forward the compliance measures for dealing with Irish Water.