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- Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: As far as I know, it was signed by the President on 29 July.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: Yes.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: I do not know the reason. The Minister, Deputy Shatter, is always diligent in commencing legislation. I will inquire as to the reason for the delay and advise the Deputy accordingly. The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Fitzgerald, is considering what is the best thing to do in the context of the adoption legislation referred to by the Deputy. I am aware of the decision by...
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: I am aware of that.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: It is important, in the context of the way in which we deal with legislation, that adequate time is provided for people to voice their opinions on legislation. The Government approved the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013 this morning. It will be published tomorrow. The Whip understands the necessity for people to have an opportunity to comment on Bills. However, we do not want to...
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: The Whip will be as flexible and as generous as needs be. We do not want the debate to drag on interminably.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: It is not true that the Bill is being guillotined. I am not in the business of wanting to guillotine Bills. Members will have plenty of time to argue their points and state their case. This is an important Bill that affects many people in terms of the changes being introduced.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: We do not want debate on the Bill to be dragged out. There is a great deal of legislation waiting to go through the Houses. The Whip has asked the other Whips to consider the timescale set out and to engage constructively with him in that regard. The response will be on that basis. We must get Bills through.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: We will allow people to have their say.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: As I said, the Whip will be as generous as possible.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: We are not going to drag out debate on the Bill interminably.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: Sometimes there is a lot of noise in here, which means it is difficult to pick up individual comments.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: Sometimes it is difficult to hear when the Deputy interrupts and people are shouting.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: The figures in this budget have been signed off collectively by the Government. As regards the Vote for the Department of Health, the Health Service Executive must prepare a service plan based on those figures and come back to the Minister for Health in the next three to four weeks. I expect everybody involved in the Department and the HSE to work assiduously on the production of that...
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: The situation is that the Government decided collectively on the figures in the budget and those figures stand. The figures in respect of the Department of Health are as outlined in the budget. The Health Service Executive must prepare a service plan based on those figures and report on that plan to the Minister in the next three to four weeks. That work is ongoing. The figures are...
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: -----then I wish to correct the record. I am saying that the Government signed off on the figures and the Health Service Executive must prepare a service plan based on those figures. I hope there is no ambiguity about that.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: I note the comments from Commissioner Rehn, the ESRI and the independent Fiscal Advisory Council in respect of the decisions made by the Government and the general thrust of the budget as we move towards an exit from the bailout. At its Cabinet meeting this morning, the Government approved the publication of the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill. Deputy Adams will have plenty of time to...
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: We always do an analysis of Bills going through and an analysis of the consequences of every budget. That is normal practice. The Government has signed off on it and agreed this morning that the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill will be published shortly by the Minister for Social Protection. The debate will then commence in the House.
- Order of Business (22 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: The heads of that Bill were approved in July. The Bill is expected to be published early next year.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (22 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: That is the usual Deputy Boyd Barrett rant. First, he has-----