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Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: He is well able to speak for himself.

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: All I am pointing out is that the Deputy comes in here with his righteousness every week, but he ignored all these things when he had the opportunity to do something about them.

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: Just like everything else, this is the first time a Government is facing up to doing the thing properly by dealing with the dysfunctionality that has been pointed out. As the Deputy well knows, whistleblowers in this country have always faced the wrath of those who might be affected by the issues of concern they raise. I pointed out to the Deputy before where the Minister for Justice and...

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: This is going to be done now. The Garda Inspectorate report will be published today and will be debated in the committee and in the Dáil. The GSOC report will be published and will be debated in the committee and in the Dáil, as needs be. The system will be put right - a system that is fair, accountable, above board and is not subject either to celebrity intervention or political...

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Ó Caoláin is very well aware that if the situation was that anybody on this side of the House could stand up and say, "I am making the following arrangements for Garda X or Garda Y", he would have a very different story to tell. As he well knows, the running of An Garda Síochána is a matter for the Garda Commissioner in so far as day-to-day operations are...

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: I do not speak for the Garda Commissioner. I understand there will be a statement from the Commissioner's office later today arising from the Garda Inspectorate report.

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Minister will present the report to Cabinet this afternoon and it will be published. The Deputy deserves to take the time to read it. I have not yet seen it myself.

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: I understand it contains 37 recommendations. Everybody needs to read it.

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Minister for Justice and Equality will speak after the publication of the report. It is only right and proper that everybody should read it. We can make arrangements to have it debated here and the Minister will respond again and take questions on it. The Oireachtas committee will also debate it, if it feels that is appropriate. We are not waiting for the GSOC report. That will come...

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: Allegations were made by a whistleblower in September 2012 in respect of the operation of the fixed charge processing of penalty points. This matter has been the subject of very lengthy discussions in this House and in committee. There has been an internal Garda report and the O'Mahony report, both of which were referred to the Garda Síochána Inspectorate by the Minister for...

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: This is the first time that a Government is prepared to change the system. It is all very well for Deputy Martin to come in here every week with his righteous attitude when he forgets that in 2003 his Government did nothing about a report. The Attorney General gave advice in 2006 and nothing was done. This is the first time something is going to be done about this. The recommendations from...

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

Enda Kenny: Below is a breakdown of the information requested by the Deputy. 2011 Cost Iris Oifiguil - publication of notices €6,303.00 Europus - Irish language translation €13,245.61 Total €19,548.61 2012 Iris Oifiguil - publication of notices €4,397.00 Europus - Irish language translation €17,873.16 Total €22,270.16 2013 Iris Oifiguil -...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Legal Costs (11 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: No legal fees were paid in 2013 in respect law firms by State bodies under the remit of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Construction Sector Strategy (11 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: I expect that the Government will publish a strategy for the construction sector in the near future.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Appointments to State Boards (11 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: I make appointments to the National Economic and Social Council (NESC) and the National Statistics Board. In relation to the NESC, most of the appointments are on the basis of nominations from organisations or interests or are public servants. I also appoint a number of independent members, and at present most of these come from the academic sector. Appointments to the National Statistics...

Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2014: First Stage (5 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: It is not. The Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Pat Rabbitte, is examining this, as Deputy Donnelly is aware.

Equality (Amendment) Bill 2014: First Stage (5 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: I am sure Deputy Boyd Barrett is aware of the changes made to allow him and other Deputies to move Bills like this. The Bill is not being opposed.

Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: This is true. The National Ambulance Service is preparing a report on the incident there where it took 57 minutes to transport the patient to hospital. The objectives are that a patient carrying vehicle, an ambulance, should be there within 19 minutes for 80% of calls and the unfortunate case Deputy Kirk mentioned is the subject of an incident report being sought by the National Ambulance...

Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: I cannot confirm whether the Minister has spoken to the two groups involved in the 32 persons surviving from thalidomide. I will advise Deputy Ó Fearghaíl on that. I am not sure from the Deputy's second question whether he wants to attend at a Fine Gael Parliamentary Party meeting or not. If he does, he would be welcome.

Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: The issue of alcohol sponsorship has not been long-fingered. I have decided that we should look at this element of it in a different way and under the Department of the Taoiseach, this will respond within 12 months from when we made that decision. The Bill, as Deputy Shortall will be aware, is being worked upon by her successor, the Minister of State, Deputy White, who has done a great...