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- Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: I do not have a date for that but I will come back to the Deputy.
- Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: I suggest that if the Deputy give the information and the background on this to the Minister, Deputy Quinn, or the Minister of State, Deputy Cannon, they will respond to him.
- Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: The Sinn Féin Whip raised the question of a debate on Northern Ireland at the meeting as I suggested. I confirm that we will allocate time for a decent discussion on Northern Ireland, but it may take a couple of weeks to get to it as many issues have piled up. The request is approved and the debate will happen. With regard to the Constitutional Convention, the process is that the...
- Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: This is supposed to be about legislation, but I will answer Deputy Healy Rae's question. I am not interested in debating societies or being led around by those who want me to debate Deputy Martin, which would turn into a debate between two individuals rather than a debate on the issue involved. What is involved is the question the people are being asked, which is the straight question of...
- Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: Tonight I will launch a book on The Gathering for the hospice movement and another book on Ireland's participation in the European Union over the past 40 years, both of which are about our country, jobs, opportunities and civic society. Frankly I have no interest in those who like to comment on who did what with regard to the debate. I am not into debating societies.
- Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: I can confirm for the Deputy the draft heads of the Bill are out for consultation and will come back to the Minister for Education and Skills in due course.
- Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: I am not sure what the Deputy's question is. This is a motion in the name of the Minister for Finance.
- Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: Clearly, the Deputy is aware of the outcome of the negotiations on the promissory note.
- Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: He is aware of the interest rate reductions and the lengthening of the debt profiles. He is also aware of the decision taken by the European Council on 29 June 2012 in respect of the European stability mechanism, which has the potential to deal with the recapitalisation of banks. He is aware of the progress made by our Minister for Finance, as chair of the Council of Ministers, in dealing...
- Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: This is work which is clearly ongoing.
- Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Matthews certainly has not been quiet on this issue. I recall his visit to Berlin, when he voiced matters very vociferously.
- Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: Many other people have been speaking about it also, and we will continue to speak about it and negotiate on it and hopefully get a solution which will reduce our debts very substantially-----
- Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: -----and continue to drag the country out into open ground far from the catastrophic economic mess we inherited.
- Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: The Deputy's party welcomed this move. This is the first time ever that an ombudsman can go into a place of detention or custody to investigate a complaint concerning a child.
- Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: Yes.
- Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: Yes. I have -----
- Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: I have given the Deputy the background and given him -----
- Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: The Deputy will not listen. As I said, new legislation was brought in here. The fact of the matter is that the Ombudsman for Children expressed concerns earlier this year and following her concerns, advice was received from the Attorney General on what is a highly complex matter. That advice indicated that the amendments that were made in 2012 had the consequences of precluding the...
- Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: No it was not. There was no deliberate intention here.
- Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)
Enda Kenny: Who here was involved? This was new legislation.