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Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (25 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: Can we alter this a little to facilitate some extra time for discussion?

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (25 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: I could shorten my contribution.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (25 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: I would be happy to do that.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (25 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: I will finish on 13 minutes.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (25 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: I am pleased to have the opportunity, as usual, to outline my expectations to the Chamber ahead of the European Council meeting taking place tomorrow and Friday. This will not be a business-as-usual Council, not only because of what we will discuss - we have several important items - but because of what we will remember. Prior to our opening session my colleagues and I will gather in Ypres...

Order of Business (25 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: They are walking around.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: The heads of the credit guarantee (amendment) Bill were approved by the Cabinet two weeks ago. They will now go to the relevant committee for the pre-legislative stage discussion. There are a number of important amendments relating to that legislation. The Department of Justice and Equality is still dealing with the draft heads of the bail Bill so it is likely to be some time before it is...

Order of Business (25 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: I would be happy to accommodate the Deputy.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: The road traffic Bill is due next year. The section of road to which the Deputy refers is the subject of a process that is in train.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: As I stated earlier, there is a major supply issue here. The committee on social policy is due to meet on Monday next to discuss this matter. The Dublin city manager and others will be present at that meeting.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: As I informed Deputy Martin, I do not have a date for the publication of that Bill.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: Drafting of that legislation has advanced a great deal. I remind the Deputy that he was a member of an outfit that closed 196 post offices in its time.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: That Bill will be brought forward later in the year.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: To which report is the Deputy referring?

Order of Business (25 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: I understand that is quite well advanced. When the expert group has completed its work, the report will obviously be published. I can provide the Deputy with an update on the exact position.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 22, statements on pre-European Council meeting of 27 June; No. 1, State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014 Seanad - Second Stage (resumed); and No. 2, Friendly Societies and Industrial and Provident Societies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 Seanad - Second Stage. It is also proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that No. 22 shall be taken...

Order of Business (25 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy asked about four Bills, the first of which was the health care initiatives Bill, for which there is no specific date. The Bill relating to the mobility scheme is due for publication later this year, with other legislation to which I referred yesterday. There is no specific date for the human tissue Bill. There is a great deal of work being done in respect of the national...

Order of Business (25 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: Obviously, I can bring the Deputy up to date on the extent of that work. Obviously, the Bill will be published later in the year. The Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Alex White, has been dealing with the public health (alcohol) Bill for some time now, although he is otherwise engaged at present. A group dealing with sports sponsorship by alcohol companies has been...

Order of Business (25 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: I thought we would have had it by now, but it is not far away at this stage. It has been the Minister of State's focus for-----

Order of Business (25 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: That is a question I cannot answer .