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- Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: The spring economic statement will issue next week and in the following week the Government will bring forward a number of options for dealing with distressed mortgages where it is necessary that something extra be done. I made the point previously that the Government's priority is to ensure that people do not lose their homes. There is a requirement for sustainable solutions to be brought...
- Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: On this matter, if it was a journey from Killarney to Killorglin, the Deputy is only at Fossa and Deputy Fleming is crossing the bridge into Killorglin. Deputy Fleming raised this yesterday and I gave him a full and comprehensive reply.
- Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: Of course I agree with the sentiment that elderly people have the right to be able to stay in their own homes as long as possible, for both their dignity and their comfort. However, in many cases there comes a time when that is no longer possible because of the extent of care required and the complexity of their situation. I said yesterday that 100,000 people receive home care packages and...
- Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: I do not know why the Deputy was not present yesterday. Deputy Fleming was on the ball quickly and raised the matter.
- Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: I had the privilege of walking the strand on the island on many occasions. It is a fabulous resort for the people of north Dublin and of the country generally. The Wildlife (Amendment) Act was enacted in 2012. I am not sure of the extent of the ganntanas, as we say in Irish, of the hares and rabbits at present. I will ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to seek a report...
- Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: -----to ascertain whether an essential part of Bull Island can continue for the future. The Minister will discuss this with the wildlife officials.
- Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: The heads of the Garda Síochána Bill to which the Deputy referred were cleared, so that is being progressed. I expect the legislation to be ready later this year. I do not have a date for the Central Bank Consolidation Bill. As we discussed previously, there are some complications in that regard.
- Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: It will be later this year. If the Deputy tables a Topical Issue, the Minister will respond in greater detail.
- Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 36, Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2015 - Second Stage (resumed); and No. 35, Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011 - Report and Final Stages (resumed). It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that in the event that a division is in progress at the time fixed for taking Private Members' business, the Dáil shall sit later than 9...
- Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: A great deal of work has been done on the new children's hospital establishment Bill and it is moving ahead very well. I will come back to the Deputy with an approximate date for publication. The Minister will respond to the question on the international evidence review on independent hospital trusts. I will have him give the Deputy the information. Regarding the first issue the Deputy...
- Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Government also changed the Freedom of Information Acts so that these questions could be asked and information given.
- Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: The chairman and chief executive assured the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, that it represented value for money for the taxpayer. Deputy Martin respects the independence of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General and the assurance given to the Minister. The Minister has nothing to hide.
- Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: Yes, he has a constitutional responsibility to determine and adjudicate on value for money for the taxpayer, and that he will be asked to do.
- Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill is on Report Stage and a number of amendments have been tabled for discussion. Hopefully, it can be concluded reasonably quickly. The public health (alcohol) Bill is at pre-legislative scrutiny stage with the Oireachtas committee, which has already considered some elements of it. It will meet again tomorrow to consider the matter further and it...
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Government is acutely aware of the problems Deputy O'Sullivan raises, not just in Dublin but in other locations around the country, particularly the larger towns and cities. That is why the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government has set out a whole strategy to deal with social and affordable housing, with a €4 billion programme between now and 2020 to deal...
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: I agree completely with the Deputy. It is not justified in any circumstance that people should have to wait that long. I cannot stand over that. The property market in general has not returned to any kind of normality following the total collapse of this system some years ago. In the greater Dublin area, we will have to provide serious numbers of new houses, apartments and accommodation...
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: The answer is to deal with the accommodation problem, namely, the lack of houses. On the social end of that, the Government has put its money on the table and given instructions to the local authorities while at the other end, the opportunity is there for the private building sector to get down to work. We need to an increase from the 8,000 houses completed last year to 25,000 a year.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: I thank the Deputy for his questions. As I have already said, having spoken to the Minister for Finance, whose integrity I am sure Deputy Adams does not want to impugn, the Minister changed the framework following concerns expressed to him by his officials. He met with the chairman and chief executive, had the Secretary General of the Department of Finance go further into it, appointed a...
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: In respect of the independence of the Comptroller and Auditor General and the Minister in regard to value for money, the Minister was given assurances by the chairman and chief executive of IBRC. The Minister is happy that the Comptroller and Auditor General examines this completely independently in the interests of the taxpayer, taking into account the issues raised by Deputy Adams.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Adams is the ultimate hypocrite. He comes in here week after week with his bleeding heart, talking about links between everyone else and, as he says, a despicable attitude towards ordinary people. Deputy Adams has consistently refused to answer questions about his own goings on or his party's goings on or links with many dubious characters over the years.