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Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: A number of farmers raised this point with me when I attended Deputy McLoughlin's meeting on the issue of Brexit. Deputy Scanlon's point about having to transport animals across the length and breadth of the country is a significant one. Deputies will recall that the Minister of the day, the late Joe Walsh, had to clamp down on all movements when we unfortunately had BSE here. People...

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Minister, Deputy Harris, is looking at a strategy to deal with waiting lists. He has had some considerable success. We need to have a vision for where we are going to be in five or ten years as our population increases and how we are going to deal with the overall strategy. The Minister will advise Deputy Healy-Rae in respect of the valid point he has made.

Road Traffic (Minimum Passing Distance of Cyclists) Bill 2017: First Stage (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: No.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Information and Communications Technology (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Department of the Taoiseach has detailed information and communications technology policies relating to the use of e-mail and the Internet. These policies, which are provided to all staff, also deal with software downloads, media device usage, remote access and the security responsibility of users. While the existing policies do not explicitly ban the use of unofficial e-mail accounts...

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: That is a good question and the answer is "Yes". The Minister, Deputy Coveney, will embellish that.

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I thought it would have been introduced by now. We have done much work on it and I have answered questions in respect of it. I think the Deputy can take it that the legislation is practically ready to come to Cabinet. It was not that easy but it is almost ready.

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I am glad the Ceann Comhairle is pointing out to Deputies that this business is on legislation. The question asked by the good Deputy is not on legislation but on the provision of a facility. In light of the fact that he has raised it, however, I will ask the HSE and the National Ambulance Service to respond to him.

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: Regarding money currently available to credit unions to be used for housing purposes, the Central Bank must give its approval for this as it is the regulator. I will ask the Minister, Deputy Coveney-----

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: -----to deal with the question of the legislation.

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I cannot answer Deputy Kenny as to why the psychologist and her predecessor retired or resigned. There are reasons that apply locally. However, I will have the HSE and the Minister respond to Deputy Kenny about this. I do not have all the detail of all the issues such as this that get raised locally, but it is important for the people there, the parents and children, that these matters be...

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: There is an example of experience: the Deputy asks a question about legislation, which is what this session is supposed to be about. We are awaiting Committee Stage of the bail legislation in this House.

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Minister of State, Deputy Halligan, is away-----

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: -----but I am sure he reports to the Minister, Deputy Bruton, on all issues in this regard so I will ask Deputy Bruton to comment on this.

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I can empathise with the Deputy and the comments he made in the respect of the pressure and stress on people in this situation. The Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill is going through the Dáil. The ratification of the convention is subject to a number of items of legislation going back 18 months or two years. In Ireland we prefer to put the legislation through and for it to...

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I do not know the actual facts around the two cases that the Deputy mentioned but clearly these units were built for a purpose. As the Deputy knows, the Minister for Health has addressed the question of incentives for qualified nurses and medical personnel to come back to Ireland. There is the intention to employ, I believe, more than 1,000 this year and quite a number of people have been...

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I note the motion that was passed last week. It calls for a report to be provided and we have been in touch with the Minister about that. He was in the House for the taking of that motion. 1 o’clock There have been other reports on this provision, as Deputy Smith is aware. The provision is for an all-energy island, and this is clearly a major issue post-Brexit in all these...

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: There have been a number of reports on credit unions, which the Government fully support. The regulator for the credit unions is the Central Bank. Government fully supports the credit unions and the many hundreds of thousands of members who participate in credit unions. Those reports were commissioned and recommendations made for the improvement of the credit unions for the benefit of the...

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I agree with this. I launched this plan with the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government in Maynooth recently. We also have the rural action plan. I will ask the Minister, Deputy Coveney, to comment on the Deputy's specific question.

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: The judicial appointments Bill stands as a priority for Government for this session. We would like to see it concluded. There has been quite a deal of discussion and correspondence from members of the Judiciary outlining their view on this. As the Deputy is well aware, it is a function of the Cabinet to make appointments to the Judiciary. The system by which that is made is at stake here.

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Judicial Appointments Advisory Board has been in operation for a number of years. What is proposed now is a more transparent method of providing names for Cabinet to consider for appointment to the Bench.