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- Order of Business (18 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: It is a valid point that the Deputy raises. I suggest to him that he submit a Topical Issue request-----
- Order of Business (18 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: -----and the Ceann Comhairle might be able to accommodate him at some point in the future.
- Order of Business (18 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: Both Bills are due to be published this session. The Court of Appeal is up and running, as the Deputy is aware.
- Order of Business (18 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: It is doing very effective work in dealing with many cases.
- Order of Business (18 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Ceann Comhairle has already made rulings on that issue.
- Order of Business (18 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Ceann Comhairle has already ruled, on a number of occasions, that Ministers did not provide adequate information.
- Order of Business (18 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Deputy can check the record.
- Order of Business (18 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Minister is considering the approach to be taken on a range of matters in broadcasting. They include consideration of the proposed public service broadcasting charge and a number of matters that have arisen since the five-year review by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland of the funding of public service broadcasters, including a new system to determine the adequacy of funding for...
- Order of Business (18 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: I would like to express the sympathy of the House to the families of the prison officers who were attacked and stabbed by the prisoner concerned. They showed, as do all prison officers at all times, great courage in dealing with a very difficult situation. I trust that they will make a full recovery. The Minister for Justice and Equality has asked for a full report on this matter. The...
- Order of Business (18 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Bill is included in the Department of Health's legislative programme for 2015 and so should be published later this year.
- Order of Business (18 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: The McMahon group is expected to report by Easter. There will be an opportunity to debate that report when published. All of the issues raised by Deputy Adams are being considered by the working group, including through engagement with the Departments, where relevant, and the NGOs. I expect that the International Protection Bill will be dealt with subsequent to the McMahon report being...
- Order of Business (18 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: It is a long time since I read his books. I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. The birth of W.B. Yeats and others is commemorated but that is not the case in regard to Walter Macken. I will have the matter raised with the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. There is a range of opportunities for communities all over the country to commemorate many of these issues in an...
- Order of Business (18 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Deputy is correct that I saw first-hand the work being done by the Cavan-Monaghan ETB. The Minister of State, Deputy English, expects to receive proposals by the end of March on new ways of addressing apprenticeship requirements, which evolve on an ongoing basis because of the nature of industry and business. On receipt of the proposals, the Minister, Deputy English, will bring them to...
- Order of Business (18 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: I do not have a date in regard to the mandatory sentencing report referred to by the Deputy. I recall the Bill introduced by him. The events yesterday are the subject of a full report to be presented to the Minister for Justice and Equality. As I said, issues such as prisoner transport are regularly reviewed by the Garda and the prison authorities. It might be wise to await that report...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: This issue is a cause for shame in our country and those who inflict domestic violence on women bring shame to the nation. I have met with a number of groups working in this area. The Minister met with all of the groups recently and some moneys have been allocated directly to them for dealing with the problem. The Istanbul convention will be signed and new legislation introduced. The...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: These matters will be dealt with as crimes. I accept the Deputy's point that signing a convention does not mean the issue will be dealt with and will not happen again. All of the groups were invited by the Minister to attend the seminar recently in Dublin Castle to get their views on a programme of action to be put in place. This is being followed through. Also, the Joint Committee on...
- Order of Business (18 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 6, Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014 - Second Stage (resumed); No. 7, Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. Private Members’ business shall be No. 68, Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2015 – Second Stage (resumed), to conclude at 9 p.m. tonight, if not previously concluded. Tomorrow’s...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: The position is that lone parents are not being targeted.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: They are being supported. The answer to transforming the opportunity for any family is-----
- Leaders' Questions (18 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: -----to get away from social welfare dependence and into the world of work.