Results 15,301-15,320 of 36,764 for speaker:Enda Kenny
- Order of Business (14 May 2013)
Enda Kenny: As Deputy Higgins is aware, Government set out its view, in accordance with discussions with the troika, on the sale of potential State assets to be decided upon by Government, on the criteria set down, on the opportunities, as appropriate, to be decided by Government and in the best interests of the people. What was involved in the reference to the potential sale of Coillte was the...
- Order of Business (14 May 2013)
Enda Kenny: Let me be very clear for the Deputies. The Government decided that there was a list of potential assets that could be sold. Each of these assets would have to be reflected on in terms of valuation and any criteria to be set down by Government if and when it decided to sell any of the listed assets for sale. One of these was the harvesting rights for Coillte lands. The National Treasury...
- Order of Business (14 May 2013)
Enda Kenny: The Government has not made a decision in finality in regard to this matter because the evidence from NewERA on the valuation and all those other matters has not come back before Government, but it will shortly.
- Order of Business (14 May 2013)
Enda Kenny: Let me confirm it for Deputy Martin: the Government has not made a final decision about any of the assets or whether to sell them at an appropriate price or an appropriate time, because the information that we have requested and that we require before any such decision is made has not yet come back to us. It will be brought before Cabinet shortly and then the Government will make its decision.
- Order of Business (14 May 2013)
Enda Kenny: I expect the Bill will be debated here on Second Stage when it comes back from the committee after the appraisal of the heads. It will be dealt with on Committee Stage by the committee, which anyone can attend. It will come back again on Report Stage and Fifth Stages in the normal way.
- Order of Business (14 May 2013)
Enda Kenny: That has gone through. Mr. O'Connor, the director, has been on the airwaves on numerous occasions setting out what the conditions are, what the Insolvency Service of Ireland is about and the services it will provide. There is also a telephone line and a website available for members of the public who are using this service extensively. I expect the insolvency agency will be open for...
- Order of Business (14 May 2013)
Enda Kenny: Yes.
- Order of Business (14 May 2013)
Enda Kenny: This is the responsibility of the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy White. He has pointed out that, having looked at the structure he had to deal with on his appointment, he decided that he would prefer to look at this scheme in its entirety and then start the process rather than do it in sections. The latter approach would require the setting up of particular...
- Order of Business (14 May 2013)
Enda Kenny: He wants to look at the entire scheme. He has his money in place and I hope that when he reports back in five to six weeks, he can actually commence that.
- Order of Business (14 May 2013)
Enda Kenny: Bethany Home was not a laundry in the same sense as the Magdalen laundries. It was considered for inclusion in the redress scheme which was established in 2002. It was considered again in 2004 and 2007. As the information clearly was that Bethany Home operated as a mother and baby home, it was not regarded as being eligible for inclusion in that scheme.
- Order of Business (14 May 2013)
Enda Kenny: That position was outlined to the House in October 2007. The religious ethos was not an issue and did not form part of the criteria for inclusion in the redress scheme. While Catholic religious orders ran the majority of the specified institutions, others were run by organisations with a Protestant or non-denominational ethos. Seven of the 139 approved institutions had a Protestant ethos....
- Order of Business (14 May 2013)
Enda Kenny: Those issues are being considered by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter.
- Order of Business (14 May 2013)
Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 15, statements on the report of the Joint Committee on Communications, Natural Resources and Agriculture entitled Report on Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 9 p.m. tonight and shall adjourn on the adjournment of Private Members’ business, which shall be No....
- Order of Business (14 May 2013)
Enda Kenny: The freedom of information Bill will be published in this session. The sunbeds Bill will be published later in the year. The issue has received much publicity.
- Order of Business (14 May 2013)
Enda Kenny: Not at the height of summer anyway.
- Order of Business (14 May 2013)
Enda Kenny: With regard to the primary care Bill and GP cards, Deputy Martin will have heard the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy White, confirm that the moneys allocated for last year and this year are in situ. He wants to look at the entire scheme rather than just do one section of it now and then have to put in administrative, legal and medical personnel to deal with that. His...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (14 May 2013)
Enda Kenny: I share the view expressed by Deputy Martin that if there are people who have information or are in possession of facts that are relevant to issues with regard to Northern Ireland or anywhere else, they should make them known. I listened to a portion of an interview that Deputy Adams gave recently during which he was asked direct questions about a particular range of matters. I also heard...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (14 May 2013)
Enda Kenny: I thank Deputy Higgins for his questions. Security arrangements in this jurisdiction are a matter for the Garda Commissioner. As a result of the proximity of Lough Erne, County Fermanagh, to the Border, there is a great deal of engagement between the Garda Síochána and the PSNI. I have not had any discussions with the Garda Commissioner in respect of security measures. This is a...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (14 May 2013)
Enda Kenny: I thank the Deputy for giving us a good dissertation for 15 minutes.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (14 May 2013)
Enda Kenny: I do not have a problem with that. I will answer any questions the Deputy wishes. He is wrong to state the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the signing of the Good Friday Agreement was not marked. Deputy Joe McHugh called a special hearing of the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, which received presentations from the chief executive of Co-operation...