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- Order of Business (8 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: As I informed the Deputy previously, the purpose of the Constitutional Convention is to consider issues and make recommendations to Government on whether referendums should be held in respect of particular issues.
- Order of Business (8 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: In this instance the people were consulted because the Government made a decision on the matter. Fine Gael, Labour and Fianna Fáil all included the issue of Seanad abolition in their election manifestos. The Deputy's party did not advocate abolition originally but it eventually came around to that point of view.
- Order of Business (8 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: Fair enough. We were all agreed on the matter. The decision has been made. The people were fully consulted and were given the opportunity to vote. As far as I am concerned, I will engage with the various leaders in this House and in the Seanad in order to define - in a meaningful way - what is the best process in the context of moving forward and making the Upper House a more effective...
- Order of Business (8 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Timmins has been around a long time. There are ten reports on issues relating to the Seanad. Some of those reports are very different and some are poles apart, some are feasible and some are not. A constitutional referendum to change the higher education constituency in respect of the Seanad was passed some time ago but in the intervening years neither a Government nor an Opposition...
- Order of Business (8 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: Those Deputies would not been able to raise this issue if we had not already made changes which allow them to do so.
- Order of Business (8 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: I will have to engage further with Deputy Martin on this matter. The Deputy was not able to be present for the entirety of our most recent meeting when I was trying to help him to get issues included on the Order Paper. That is the story.
- Order of Business (8 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: The matter of the Action Plan for Jobs can be dealt with by way of parliamentary questions or whatever. The Government Chief Whip would be very happy to afford people with the opportunity to discuss the progress being made by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Bruton, in respect of the Action Plan for Jobs and the preparations for the action to be taken in 2014 as well....
- Order of Business (8 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: Did the groups to which the Deputy refers write to the CPP?
- Order of Business (8 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: As I understand it, this matter is due for consideration by the Joint Sub-Committee on Administration. I presume the latter will contact the Deputy directly if the situation is as he has outlined.
- Order of Business (8 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: There will be ample opportunity to discuss the matters raised by Deputies Healy-Rae and Cowen on the local government Bill, which is expected to be put before Cabinet next week.
- Order of Business (8 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: The heads of the workplace relations Bill were approved in July 2012. The Bill is due for publication this session. The National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) (No. 1) Bill and the National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill will be also published this session.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Economic Management Council Meetings (8 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: Does the Deputy not remember the fact that the plate seems to be cleaned-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Economic Management Council Meetings (8 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: -----seems to be sanitised of minutes of the meetings that have been held?
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Economic Management Council Meetings (8 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: It seems to be sanitised-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Economic Management Council Meetings (8 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: -----of the greatest crucifixion ever put on the people. There is not a trace of it.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Economic Management Council Meetings (8 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: Some €64 billion, €400 billion in all-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Economic Management Council Meetings (8 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: -----and there are no minutes. The minutes of the Cabinet meetings that we deal with are there for everybody.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Economic Management Council Meetings (8 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: The Deputy can talk and comment all he likes-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Economic Management Council Meetings (8 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: -----but facts speak for themselves, and in due course the minutes of the meetings of this Cabinet will tell the true story of our actions-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Economic Management Council Meetings (8 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: -----unlike the fact that we still have to have a banking inquiry to find out the background to the carry-on-----