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- Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)
Enda Kenny: We had a situation over here when the Minister for Health of the day, Deputy Micheál Martin, refused to accept any responsibility for the health budget at a time when €16 billion was being spent on it. He said "I have no responsibility for my Department and for the expenditure". At least, Deputies Varadkar and Reilly faced up to the problem and hopefully we will get it under...
- Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)
Enda Kenny: You sir, Deputy Martin, refused to accept any responsibility despite the fact that you were spending €16 billion of public funds.
- Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Minister commented on the case of Mr. Feeney and the situation that arose in regard to him. This is not the first time I have seen letters from medical personnel working in hospitals. We had many cases over the years of doctors, consultants and specialists writing letters about the difficulties in the health system. It is not an acceptable situation. The Minister responded to the...
- Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)
Enda Kenny: These include eight of 16 beds opened in Clontarf orthopaedic hospital, with the remainder to open in the coming weeks. Cuan Ros has the potential to provide 25 additional beds. In respect of St. Vincent's in Fairview, agreement has been reached to proceed with the opening of beds subject to staffing. Twenty beds are available in the Royal Hospital Donnybrook on a temporary basis, with...
- Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)
Enda Kenny: In Heather House in Cork city, the remaining four beds are now open. In Farranlea Road in Cork city, ten beds are opening incrementally. In Killybegs, an additional eight beds are available as needed. It is not a satisfactory position but the emergency task force established by the Minister continues to work diligently on this matter.
- Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2015)
Enda Kenny: As Deputy Martin will be aware, if money was the solution to the problems in the health system they would have been sorted long ago. He had some responsibility for that himself in a situation which did not work out. This is the first year in a number of years in which there was a substantial increase in the allocation for the health Vote. Some €500 million was allocated to cover an...
- Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)
Enda Kenny: I will not give the Deputy a date for either Bill. The important point in this regard is that a very good board is in place. There is a good process in place and I am glad that Ms Eilish Hardiman is keeping people fully informed of what is going on. The date mentioned is 2019 or 2020, not 2030 or 2040. I hope the planning application can be lodged by the back end of the year and that it...
- Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Deputy has raised an important issue. The heads of the Bill were cleared on 10 February and they will now go through the process. It will be later in the year before the Bill is published. It will allow testing by the Garda for drug infringements by drivers who are apprehended or involved in accidents.
- Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)
Enda Kenny: Yes, I will. Deputy Pat Rabbitte mentioned this important point to me previously and I will give consideration to it.
- Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Red Cross Bill is expected to be published later this year. I had the Minister write to Deputy Robert Troy on 3 March about the family court legislation. The position is that the programme for Government contains a commitment to establish a dedicated family court to improve levels of judicial expertise and training in family law matters and to streamline family law proceedings....
- Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)
Enda Kenny: No.
- Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)
Enda Kenny: The answer to the Deputy's question is "No".
- Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)
Enda Kenny: No.
- Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Brendan Howlin is a very good Minister, but I am not going to use the legislation for anything the Deputy has proposed.
- Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)
Enda Kenny: No, it is not.
- Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)
Enda Kenny: One never knows - Deputy Peter Mathews might write it for us.
- Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)
Enda Kenny: The building control Bill is expected to be published later this year.
- Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)
Enda Kenny: That Bill is due for publication this year. Work has been under way on it for quite some time.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Programme for Government Implementation (3 Mar 2015)
Enda Kenny: The difficulties in this regard arise from the unrealistic non-ETS emissions reduction target set for 2020, which is minus 20% compared with 2005 levels. That is unattainable and unaffordable in the current fiscal environment. We have, in effect, lost ten years of investment capacity and, on current projections, are likely only to reach a reduction of minus 5% to minus 8% below 2005 levels...
- Order of Business (3 Mar 2015)
Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 9, Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2015 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 9 p.m. tonight and adjourn on the adjournment of Private Members' business which shall be No. 73, Family Home Mortgage Settlement Arrangement Bill 2014 – Second...