Results 741-760 of 36,764 for speaker:Enda Kenny
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Apr 2017)
Enda Kenny: The Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government monitors these things on a regular basis. The special housing unit in the Department has full access to all rent increases, which is why the Minister has already expanded the rent pressure zones. I will bring Deputy Munster's comment to the Minister's attention today.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Apr 2017)
Enda Kenny: A total of 10,000 children are involved. That Bill has gone through the Houses so these cards should be on the way. I think a date was fixed for it but it was decided by Government and the Bill has been put through so that should happen very quickly.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Apr 2017)
Enda Kenny: This is an interim report. Obviously, it has major implications. The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs set out the views of the Cabinet and Government on the report yesterday. The Government is conscious that the commission has made no findings to date regarding abuse or neglect and believes it would not be appropriate to deal with the questions of redress in advance of any...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Apr 2017)
Enda Kenny: It will not be taken this session. The heads of that Bill are in preparation but I doubt if it will appear before the end of the session.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Apr 2017)
Enda Kenny: I will have the Minister, Deputy Coveney, respond directly to Deputy Cassells on the points he has made.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Apr 2017)
Enda Kenny: I will have him respond to the Deputy.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Apr 2017)
Enda Kenny: It is not actually a question on legislation. I already pointed out to Deputy Brady and others that between 2004 and 2010, 345 post offices closed and that there have been 37 closures in the past five years. Two post offices in my area closed quite recently. Both were advertised and consultations took place but nobody wanted to take on the job. It is hard to direct that people would do...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Apr 2017)
Enda Kenny: Deputy MacSharry has raised this matter vociferously on a number of occasions. While I acknowledge the wait has been long for sufferers of cystic fibrosis, what the Minister for Health has done here is quite visionary, in that it is a first in Europe. I hope this process can be followed through with other drugs companies and that we will have portfolios of drugs giving certainty and...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Apr 2017)
Enda Kenny: It is a one-two.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Apr 2017)
Enda Kenny: We want an opportunity to be able to implement that in full and to have it reflected in the negotiated outcome of the European Council.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Apr 2017)
Enda Kenny: That is democracy.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Apr 2017)
Enda Kenny: I will ask the Minister for Health to respond to Deputy Bríd Smith's query.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Apr 2017)
Enda Kenny: I introduced the situation whereby we have always had statements both before European Council meetings and after them. The meeting on 29 April is not a meeting of the European Council. It is a meeting of 27 members of the European Council. One member is missing, that is, Britain.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Apr 2017)
Enda Kenny: Technical or not, it is not a European Council meeting. It is a meeting of 27 countries who happen to be members of the European Council. I am not going to be petty about this. If the House wants to have a discussion on the pre-April 29 situation I am quite happy to do that. I disagree fundamentally with Deputy Doherty, however, because the priorities we have set as a Government for...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Apr 2017)
Enda Kenny: Any change in the status of Gibraltar is a matter between Spain and the United Kingdom. It is nothing to do with the European Union. We have an international and legally binding agreement in respect of Northern Ireland
- Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)
Enda Kenny: We support also the introduction of the roll-out by An Post of the e-payment accounts system, which will help businesses in post offices. We will also advance the model of community banking that has been so successful in other countries.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Apr 2017)
Enda Kenny: I will ask the Minister for Health to respond to Deputy Martin's question on home care packages.
- Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)
Enda Kenny: I thought the Deputy might take the opportunity to say that people with the challenge of cystic fibrosis in rural Ireland are very encouraged today by the decision made by the Minister, the Department of Health and the HSE in respect of Orkambi and Kalydeco.
- Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)
Enda Kenny: They live in rural Ireland as well. The Deputy mentioned Cockhill Bridge in Inishowen, which is now in receipt of several million euro as a consequence of interest in rural Ireland. The specific actions and the programme for Government commitments regarding post offices include encouraging social welfare payments at post offices, and the Minister has confirmed that tender. The point is-----
- Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (12 Apr 2017)
Enda Kenny: -----how many of all the social welfare recipients in Donegal want their payments paid into banks as distinct from post offices? If we are serious-----