Results 12,021-12,040 of 36,764 for speaker:Enda Kenny
- Order of Business (26 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: Where there is a tree that is a danger to the public or is likely to fall-----
- Order of Business (26 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: -----they can deal with it.
- Order of Business (26 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: We have already made arrangements for the Narrow Water Bridge to be on the agenda for the North-South Ministerial Council meeting in June, which will be hosted here. This is an issue that concerns a great number of people obviously. We want to keep that very much alive. As to the constitutional convention change, Government has already agreed that there should be a referendum next year on...
- Leaders' Questions (26 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: I am not sure where the Deputy has been for the past while because GSOC is an independent entity set up for the specific purpose of dealing with complaints from members of the public against serving members of the gardaí. The Deputy is now telling me that GSOC does not have the powers to investigate the complaints that were made. That is what I understand her to be saying. That is...
- Order of Business (26 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No.13a, statements on allegations in relation to An Garda Síochána (resumed); and No. 18, Protected Disclosures Bill 2013 Seanad - Second Stage (resumed). Private Members' business shall be No. 135, motion re post office network (resumed), to conclude at 9 p.m. tonight if not previously concluded. Tomorrow's business after Oral Questions shall be No. 14,...
- Order of Business (26 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: I listened to Deputy Donnelly last week saying that all these mortgage holders were going to be sold down the swanee with the process that is being followed here. The Minister dealt with this on a number of occasions because the liquidator has a responsibility in terms of the creditors. The Minister pointed out that were he to interfere in the process, he could be open to legal challenge...
- Order of Business (26 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: Yes, I will.
- Order of Business (26 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: In respect of the latter point, 700 nurses were recruited and employed last year. Of course, there will be an opportunity to discuss all these matters in terms of the publication of the universal health insurance paper, which will deal with a range of issues that arise as one changes from a two-tier to a one-tier system. I must admit that the report referred to by Deputy Adams should have...
- Leaders' Questions (26 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: Yes, it is called truth. The position is that the confidential recipient was appointed for a particular job - to receive confidential information from serving members of the Garda for transmission to the Commissioner or to the Minister for Justice and Equality. When the transcript arose of an alleged conversation that took place between the confidential recipient and Sergeant Maurice...
- Leaders' Questions (26 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: In respect of the Minister's intentions, or rather the remarks about the Minister's possible intentions with a view to following through if confidential information was given. As the confidential recipient did not answer the question about whether he said these words, and if this was what he said, we could not have a situation where, without answering those straight questions, somebody could...
- Leaders' Questions (26 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Collins cannot have it both ways. For the last number of weeks, she was complaining that the Minister for Justice and Equality was impacting on GSOC, which is completely independent. Now, she is telling me that GSOC is not able to do its job. I cannot second-guess what an independent investigative authority will do in regard to any case that comes before it. It is not for the...
- Leaders' Questions (26 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: I draw the Deputies' attention to the fact that the murder of person X, the murder of James Goonan, the murder of Shane Tuohey and the attempted murder of Dr. O'Flaherty were all mentioned during the debate on the Garda ombudsman Bill. They say that since that time, nothing has happened and they are bringing to my attention further inadequacies within the Garda ombudsman's office. They say...
- Leaders' Questions (26 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: -----and about where it is inadequately grounded in legislation. She can have free rein to go before that committee and point out where and how she considers the legislation can be strengthened. I point out to the Deputy that the handing in of the 24 submissions to the Department by members of the delegation arose from a Private Members' Bill here in July 2013 on an amendment to the Garda...
- Leaders' Questions (26 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: From his perspective, he set out what his understanding of that was. Other people can have a different view as to what communications-----
- Leaders' Questions (26 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: -----they received from the commission or whatever might be.
- Leaders' Questions (26 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin knows-----
- Leaders' Questions (26 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: -----that a much more serious issue are the allegations that were made by Sergeant McCabe in respect of the much publicised tragic case-----
- Leaders' Questions (26 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: -----of the murder in Limerick, but also allegations of Garda incompetence and misbehaviour in regard to assaults and other issues. That is the much more serious matter that we need to deal with here.
- Leaders' Questions (26 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: The senior counsel appointed by Government will now engage directly with Sergeant McCabe in regard to the allegations that the Deputy Martin gave me.
- Leaders' Questions (26 Feb 2014)
Enda Kenny: Sergeant McCabe sent a communication to the Department of the Taoiseach in April last year where he said, when he was speaking to the assistant commissioner:I again remarked that I was concerned and seriously concerned that I was never contacted or interviewed and I informed the Assistant Commissioner that I had seen tens of thousands of corrupt terminations on PULSE and I hoped his report...