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Leaders' Questions (11 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: It is not just about fixing the leaks but about investing properly for the future. There are 850 treatment plants around the country, 500 of which are inadequate and inferior. This city is on a knife edge. We need to build and to provide for the future because the economy is on the increase and is improving. As that happens, there will be further investment and job creation and further...

Leaders' Questions (11 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: No, the Minister, Deputy Bruton, did not meet with the whistleblower. The Minister issued a statement saying he was willing to meet the whistleblower, to which I understand the whistleblower has responded indicating that he would be glad to do so. I have not seen the statement from the whistleblower but I understand that is what was said and I hope that can be so. I was briefed last...

Leaders' Questions (11 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Adams seems to want to change the rules all the time. He used the words "níl an uisce imithe". Séard a tháinig isteach i m'aigne ná go raibh sé ag caint faoi uisce faoi thalamh.

Leaders' Questions (11 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: Tá a fhios aige go maith go bhfuil neart uisce ag imeacht faoi thalamh, suas le 40% den uisce atá cruthaithe ar dtús. Is é sin fáth amháin go bhfuil, agus gur cóir go mbeadh, comhlacht cosúil le hUisce Éireann ann chun infheistíocht a chur ar bun agus é sin a réitiú.

Leaders' Questions (11 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Adams referred to trepidation and the fear of families. It is important to note that Irish Water has issued a statement clearly stating that irrespective of whether a person has a water meter the first leak between the meter on the road and the gable on the house will be fixed by it free of charge. I do not know where Deputy Adams has been living in the sense that if there is a water...

Leaders' Questions (11 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: I have had people from Sligo report to me that members of the Deputy's party have been saying that all of the contributions that come from people will go towards paying German banks. They are becoming more imaginative in their assessments here.

Leaders' Questions (11 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: Government will deal with this matter next week and will put at ease people's fears and concerns. We will deal with the issues that the people have raised and the concerns and anxieties they have expressed. We will bring about a resolution to this matter which will be clear, fair, affordable, accountable and will address the many issues that have been raised with Deputies on all sides of...

Leaders' Questions (11 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: I would like on behalf of the Government to express our sympathy to the wife and family of the late Joe Walsh. I know, a Cheann Comhairle, that we will have an opportunity for expressions of sympathy at a later date. At a time when farmers are blockading meat plants I am sure the spirit of the late Joe Walsh will be looking on benignly in that he had been there before. He was a man for whom...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Appointment to State Boards Applications (11 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: There is currently no list of applicants for positions on Boards or State bodies in my Department.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (11 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 156 and 157 together. No fees were paid to recruitment and employment agencies by my Department or by the bodies under its aegis in the period January 2011 to October 2014.

Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy has already informed me of his views in respect of Irish Water. He supports those who pay, those who do not pay and those who cannot pay. I know his view - it is all things to all people at all times. Yesterday, the Government gave authorisation for the low pay commission, which will examine the question of wage regulation and wage levels. As the Deputy is aware, in the past,...

Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: The housing regulation Bill is listed for next year.

Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Wallace should get a report from the HSE and the ambulance control centre in respect of the situation in Wexford. We have had similar instances in other parts of the country. I understand the Minister for Health, Deputy Varadkar, addressed this question in the Seanad this week.

Membership of Committee: Motion (5 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: I move:That Deputy Anne Ferris be discharged from the Select Committee on Transport and Communications and that Deputy Michael McCarthy be appointed in substitution for her.

European Council Meeting: Statements (5 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: I am pleased to update the House on the meeting of the October European Council. The main outcome was an agreement, after difficult and intensive negotiations, on a new EU climate and energy policy framework for the period to 2030. I am satisfied this ambitious agreement also represented a positive outcome for Ireland and will provide further detail on our approach shortly. The European...

Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: An electoral reform Bill giving effect to a referendum of the people in 1979 will be published early next year. Work is proceeding on the family leave, health information and health reform Bills. The family leave Bill will be published early next year and the family information Bill will be published later than that. The health reform Bill is being examined by the Minister for Health. In...

Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: Yes, I understand. He is also considering the fair deal situation. I have no objection to giving the Members of the House as much time as they wish to speak on the question of Irish Water, but I will only do it when the Government has made its decision in respect of this.

Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: People need to be able to know what it is they are talking about.

Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: They will know that when the Government makes its decision. That will happen inside the next two weeks and people can talk about it as long as they like then and give their opinions for, against or whatever else.

Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: I am giving the Deputy confirmation that he will have as long as wants to speak on Irish Water when the Government makes its decision, which will be inside the next two weeks.