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- Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: There will be openness, transparency and accountability. When the Deputy refers to a democratic revolution, I might point out that we have introduced more reforms in here than happened in the previous 50 years.
- Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: I do not agree with having a secret vote in respect of the election of a Ceann Comhairle because of people who are not here, either in minority or tight Government situations. This is the House where accountability is to apply.
- Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: If one is not able to stand over one's vote in the election of a Ceann Comhairle then one needs to consider that very carefully.
- Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: We cannot have a situation where in a very tight Dáil somebody, for whatever manipulative reasons, who might aspire to be Ceann Comhairle can choose to gain support through secret means. It is an open vote and will remain so, and that is the way it should be. The people's representatives are sent in here to represent them and to be open, transparent and accountable. That is why the...
- Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: The Deputy has actually made the case for why there must be an entity such as Irish Water. He has said 11 projects in County Wexford are awaiting approval from the Government. That is true.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: In fact, there are probably far more than 11, if one looks at the list of projects not yet designed. The same applies to every local authority area in the country. There can be hundreds of projects and there have been hundreds for the past 25 or 30 years. Every year there has been a drip, drip effect, as it were, with regard to which scheme will get the go-ahead. The reason is that each...
- Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: The reason we must have Irish Water is in order that it can invest for the future for the people of Wexford, Duncannon and everywhere else.
- Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 18a, motion re membership of committee; No. 33, statements on the European Council, Brussels, pursuant to Standing Order 102A(2)(b); and No. 5, Finance Bill 2014 - Second Stage (resumed). It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that No. 18ashall be decided without debate; that No. 33 shall be taken immediately following the Order of Business,...
- Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: No, I do not agree with that at all. The Government has made a number of decisions in regard to giving the regulator directions to the effect that the average metered charge would be €240 and that 30,000 litres would be allocated per household and 21,000 litres allocated per child. The problems being raised by people here are particularly in regard to those who have difficulties in...
- Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: The Government will consider all of these issues ranging from the issues concerning Irish Water-----
- Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: -----to the people who have aired their difficulties and expressed their concerns. Anyway, the fundamental fact is that we live in a country that has an inadequate water system.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: We live in a country that has inferior treatment works. We live in a country where we are paying €1.2 billion for treated water at the moment and 40% of it leaks away into the ground.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: We live in a country where people pay their taxes.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: Taxes are running ahead of projections, as Deputy Adams is aware, in the fastest-growing economy in Europe. Anyway, we are not in a position to provide an infrastructure in future to deal with the hundreds of thousands of people throughout the country who are living with boiled water notices, the raw sewage going into rivers and the bays of the sea, and the leaks in so many schemes that are...
- Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: I pointed out the-----
- Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: -----projects where these things are necessary.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: The answer to both of those questions is "No". I assume Deputy Wallace wants to see a situation where Duncannon and the other areas in Wexford do not have raw sewage being pumped into the sea. I understand that only in the past two days there has been confirmation by Irish Water of a number of schemes in Wexford now going ahead. That is as it should be. It is very important that the...
- Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: However, Deputy Wallace will be aware that the situation that applied with 34 different entities dealing with planning, design, approval, tender, contract, fit-out and build throughout the country led to a different standard being applied in different places. That is why the Environmental Protection Agency, which I am sure Deputy Wallace supports, issued a comment yesterday. I note the...
- Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: They should be outlining the timescale and the programme of projects in each individual area throughout the country so people will see and know that the investment is on its way to fix the particular problems that they have. Yesterday, I spoke about the many houses that have lead service pipes going into them. We cannot continue with that but we cannot deal with it unless we have an entity...
- Leaders' Questions (5 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: That mandate was to fix our public finances and put our country back to work. I remind Deputy Wallace that yesterday the figures for unemployment were down to 11%. We are now the fastest-growing economy in Europe. The sacrifices made by the people are responsible for that because they accepted all the challenges. Now we have a challenge to have a fair and affordable system. That is what...