Results 8,781-8,800 of 36,764 for speaker:Enda Kenny
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: Deputy McGrath had a deep intake of breath when Deputy John Halligan stated this was the last session of the Dáil.
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: Deputy John Halligan gave the Deputy a fright.
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: Deputy John Halligan gave the Deputy a touch of anxiety. I note that there are 41 Bills in the programme for this session. They are all priority Bills, many of which have a degree of urgency attached, and the Government must try to work its time in a way that - without the use of the guillotine - will still allow adequate time for Members to discuss these important issues. While the noise...
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: I will. The Deputy was not present when I answered this question earlier-----
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: -----albeit not about the Western Development Commission. We are in a new space in which they all must apply under the Public Appointments Service.
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: They are vetted and accredited independently entirely by the Public Appointments Service and I am glad that this is the position. I hope those members who are serving on the board of the Western Development Commission are doing a really good job.
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: I will respond to the Deputy on that issue. I have seen the reports on the dangers and, obviously, the concerns of many that their water systems might be being poisoned by toxic fluids either being dumped deliberately or leaking into the system. Obviously, it is a matter for the EPA, the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and the Garda, where necessary.
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Minister of State may wish to make a comment on this matter.
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: The environmental liability Bill is not part of the farm safety programme, but I take the point raised by Deputy James Bannon. It is a personal tragedy in a number of cases in which accidents have happened and, unfortunately, continue to happen. I note that the farming organisations have been clear about having guidelines for farmers, particularly when working alone in paddocks or on...
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: I cannot give the Deputy a date for publication of the legislation. I will let him have a report on the progress being made in the discussions taking place in that regard.
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: I have already stated I will advise Deputy Seamus Kirk about this matter. I can advise Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick and everybody else of the investigations taking place to establish whether the source can be determined and its cause and discover those responsible for dumping toxic fluids into water systems or in areas where they leak into water systems, thereby causing fear, anxiety and concern...
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: I can assure the Ceann Comhairle that the Government will act strictly in accordance with the decision and findings of the Supreme Court.
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: It was a Private Members' Bill introduced by Deputy Mattie McGrath.
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: I am not sure where it ended up.
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: It seems to have been smelted somewhere along the way.
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: I will advise the Deputy.
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: I already have answered this qeustion. The legislation is close to being finalised. There are questions about what can be dealt with by way of regulations, while sponsorship is a particular issue that has been the subject of discussions between a number of Ministers with a particular interest in it. This is not as confined an issue as one might imagine, but there is agreement on the area...
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: The children and family relationship Bill will come before the Dáil in February.
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: I said the Minister, Deputy Howlin, was starting the process. There will not be a Bill dealing with FEMPI here. He is beginning the process of preparing to have a pay and reform structure to follow the Haddington Road agreement, which will run until July 2016. The Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Fitzgerald, hopes to pass the children and family relationship Bill soon after it...
- Order of Business (20 Jan 2015)
Enda Kenny: Yes, absolutely. I heard some remarks about Deputy Martin in that regard today and I do not believe them at all.