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Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: I reject the Deputy's charge that the Garda is operating on the basis of political direction. That is outrageous. Gardaí operate on the directions of the Garda Commissioner who runs the day-to-day operations of the Garda. In that context, they do not operate to any mandate from any Government and cannot do so. The Deputy referred to water charge protests and the Anti-Austerity...

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy made a series of comments, as opposed to asking a question. On her remark about women being assaulted in Áras Attracta and the use of Garda resources in County Mayo, that is a serious case that is being investigated.

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy seems to know that nobody has been arrested. I cannot comment on that matter, as it is one for the Garda and investigations are taking place in the Health Service Executive. It should never have happened. I attended the opening of a geriatric unit in Dublin. Those who were involved in the protest about water charges had no interest in the people in the geriatric unit. Their...

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: As I have often said to the Deputy before, if money could have sorted this out, it would have been done ages ago. He mentioned the trolley count. The trolley count numbers for today, 17 February, at 8 a.m. show 464 patients waiting on trolleys nationally, with 222 of those waiting for longer than nine hours. Yesterday's figure was 445 on trolleys at 8 a.m., with 248 waiting over nine...

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: -----their families and the staff who do their utmost to provide safe and quality care in very challenging circumstances. The Deputy mentioned the hospital in his own constituency. Drogheda has had particular difficulties over the past weekend, up to and including yesterday, as I have pointed out. The hospital has treated three patients who tested positive for influenza and there has...

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: The trampoline must be having an effect on Deputy Adams. He was asked yesterday or the day before how he proposed to fund water services.

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: The clear implication of his response is to increase commercial rates and income tax.

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: His deputy leader says it is "all forms of formulae", that is what is going to happen.

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: In respect of Deputy Adams's link between the challenges the country faces-----

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: -----and austerity, as he put it, he is the person who has said in here time and again that he does not want the moneys that were put into AIB returned to the taxpayer. He wants it retained in public ownership.

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: He has said that in here on more than one occasion.

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: That money should and will be returned to the taxpayer because of the mess these people left behind them when they vacated office in ignominy just a number of years ago.

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: The Minister for Health did respond to Deputy Adams at length today. I have his letter here and it is a long and detailed letter, answering all the points the Deputy raised.

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: The Minister says in part of his letter that the Deputy chose not to read out, that "the HSE disseminated copies of the HIQA Tallaght report to all relevant care providers and requested local assessment of service provisions against these". He went on to say, in focusing on the emergency care recommendations, the HSE wrote to all sites providing emergency care in relation to care provision...

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: "Where care was provided in sites other than designated beds, it directed that risks be managed appropriately."

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: It is all there for Deputy Adams. He requested last week that he get a response. He got a response, but he does not want to read it.

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: It is a detailed response and it answers all the points he raised last week.

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: He may increase commercial rates if he wants, and income tax. If that is his view, he should say it out straight.

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: I disagree with the allegations made by Deputy Martin. When he mentioned selling people down the river, I assume he is referring to his own selling of our country down the river a number of years ago.

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: A consequence of that was a complete collapse of the construction sector, the loss of 100,000 jobs directly in the construction sector and negative equity inflicted on the vast majority of people in the country. The consequences of that crisis are still with us.