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Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: I am saying if we want to get it right, we need to look very carefully at what we are actually doing.

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: All of those who gave birth to their children, many of whom were stillborn and many of whom did not live very long-----

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: We know the scale of this in Tuam. It is not a case of wanting to make political point scoring on a matter as sensitive as this. I meant what I said yesterday. I do not want to see long after I have left here some future Taoiseach having to say in the Chamber that we have had more of this. If we have to take some further little time to get this as right as possible in the national...

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: -----but it is in our interests to get it right.

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: Whatever decision is made will have implications in terms of time and cost.

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: Tá mé ag éisteacht.

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: Tá fhios agam go maith céard atá ag teastáil ag baint leis seo and that was the reason the commission of investigation was established. That has its independence with wide-ranging terms of reference. It has not actually reported its official findings yet, nor has the coroner declared what he considers the next step to be and the Garda has independent responsibility. ...

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Minister, in withdrawing the motion, wants to get this right. There is no point, on a matter of such sensitivity and personal tragedy, in having political differences of opinion. Following the statutory investigations into matters raised by Deputies Deasy, McGuinness and others, the Government agreed to set up a commission of investigation. Let us make sure that it is right and proper,...

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: I thank Deputy McDonald. Today is International Women's Day, and as I have said on many occasions, if Ireland was declared by W.B. Yeats to be "no country for old men", then the legacy and more recent issues mentioned by the Deputy would suggest that it was positively dangerous for girls and women. We have had the experience of the ignoring of the Magdalene women for many years. We have...

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: I share Deputy Martin's sympathy, as I am sure the House does, on learning of the tragic circumstances surrounding the fire in Clondalkin last night. Obviously, our thoughts are with the relatives and friends of the woman and the two young children. The scene is sealed off and a technical examination will take place today. The Garda has appealed for witnesses and I am sure people will help...

Leaders' Questions (8 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: Over the course of the day I hope Members will be happy that their suggestions are being incorporated in terms of reference that will deal with this inclusively.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (7 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: 4 o’clock They can all be specially designed for Deputy Bríd Smith's house; she does not need to worry about that.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (7 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: Under the scheme that the Minister has already put out for bringing back into use houses that are unoccupied-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (7 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: -----it might need €10,000, €15,000 or €20,000 to bring the water into line, address the roof or whatever it might be. These are opportunities for water harvesting. These things are common and have been part of European planning rules and regulation for 50 years. I know we are an exceptional country in the sense that it rains for 200 days in the west, although perhaps...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (7 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: I am glad that Deputy Bríd Smith recognises the qualities of particular parts of the west. I do not know if she was in the House when Deputy Michael Healy Rae mentioned that, as a postmaster himself, he has an interest in-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (7 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: -----the report published by Mr. Bobby Kerr.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (7 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: The report that was leaked was one that was commissioned by An Post for An Post; it is not a Government report. The Kerr report will be brought in by the Minister of State, Deputy Ring, shortly and will set out the realism here where Government can actually support rural post offices. We decided three years ago, when Deputy Howlin was in government, to have basic banking facilities in post...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (7 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: Unfortunately, it found that no interest was expressed from local people in quite a number of areas. That is a reality.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (7 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: Bhí an Teachta Uí Snodaigh ag caint faoi athrú aeráide agus mar sin de. Glacadh an Rialtas leis an díospóireacht sin ar maidin. Beidh sé ag tosnú láithreach. Beidh an tAire, an Teachta Naughten, ag caint leis an Teachta Ryan agus beidh cead ag na gnólachtaí thart fud na tíre déileáil agus a gcuid tuairimí a chur...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (7 Mar 2017)

Enda Kenny: On infrastructure, in fairness to Deputy Howlin, we did put some money into the opera house and put a few quid into the courthouse. He did provide a decent road to Wexford and the people from that wonderful county returned him and other Deputies to the Dáil. The national children's hospital is an entity out to 2021. I am informed that a specific monitoring committee will be dealing...