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- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: What the Government has decided to do is-----
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: What the Government has decided to do here is deal with the essence of fairness for every person who takes out private health insurance in order that the Government provides a subsidy in respect of each adult and child up to €600 for every person who takes out private health insurance. Of the 259 plans, many are not available. It also means that every person who wishes to take out...
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta as an cheist a chuir sé. Chuir sé ceist orm ar mhiste liom éirí as cinnireacht na tíre agus oifig an Taoisigh. Dúirt mé leis an Teachta inné nach bhfuil sé ar intinn agam é sin a dhéanamh ar chor ar bith. D'fhiafraigh an Teachta díom an raibh seans agam smaoineamh a dhéanamh faoi sin....
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Adams has come a long way in 20 years.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: I am sure he remembers 20 years ago today. I want him to understand I have a mandate from the people to sort out the economic catastrophe left by the previous Government.
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: As I said to Deputy Adams yesterday, we are not going to run away from either reality or our responsibility. That is our duty. In due course, the people will have the opportunity to give their verdict on this Government, as they will in respect of the future of every other Government in due course. What we have tried to do in very difficult circumstances is draft a budget that is focused...
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: I do not accept that. The position as outlined is that the design and focus of this budget is to get this country out of the bailout programme which it has been in for some time. It is also designed to get our country back working through a range of measures. The objective of the Minister for Health, as I have outlined on many occasions, is to reform the current health system, to bring...
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: Despite that increasing cost the number of insured has fallen by approximately 170,000 over the same period. In the Government's view, taking into account the headline principle of exiting the bailout and moving towards universal health insurance, fairness is the issue. The Government has decided that a subsidy of €200 per adult will be available for all adults across the board who...
- Leaders' Questions (23 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: There is no incoherence here. The Government has been very clear about the budget focus on exiting the bailout and on dealing with the right of people not to have any income tax increases as a result.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: I hope that the good lady who took ill is well and was properly looked after, and that she makes a full recovery. We have gone past the stage of what the Deputy has called for. The Bill is in the House and will proceed. As the seanfhocal used to say, "in your father's time", there were secret deals signed between him and the Government about which nobody knew anything. At least we now...
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: I never made any comment in contrary to the good man's character.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: In fact, he and I were very good friends, but while we were good friends, he never divulged to me the secrets of Fatima contained in that document.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: When he opened the filling station in Glenbeigh, he delivered one of the finest speeches I had heard in donkey's years.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: The heads of that Bill were cleared in July and the Bill will be published early next year.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: The time is fast approaching for a decision in respect of the European element of funding for the Narrow Water bridge. There have been discussions between Newry and Mourne Council and Louth County Council, the Executive and the Government here. We have always supported this in principle. The Deputy is aware of the estimate for provision of the bridge, but the tender which came in was very...
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: That is on Committee Stage in the Seanad.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: The first step in the provision of universal health insurance is the free GP care for under fives. The White Paper on universal health insurance, leading towards universal health insurance, is to be published by the close of this year or very early in the new year.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: Long before the Deputy came in here, the late Deputy Vivion de Valera used to raise the question of the appropriations Bill going through in ten seconds every year, and the corresponding amount of money which was voted through without any debate at all. Second Stage is for general observations and issues about a Bill, whereas Committee Stage is for exploration and analysis. I have already...
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: It is a matter of concern to a number of people. I do not have a date for publication of the criminal justice (cybercrime) Bill. I will advise the Deputy of progress made on it.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: As far as I am aware, the legislation was enacted on 29 July. Unless a commencement order is required, the Bill which was signed by the President, should be effective.