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- Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2012)
Enda Kenny: The Deputies can read the report when it is published.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2012)
Enda Kenny: When the report is published, the Deputies will see it was right and proper for the Department of Health and the Minister to ask questions about aspects of the Dolphin report. As Mr. Fitzgerald said, that was done in an informal way. Deputy Micheál Martin should not run away with the illusion that the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly, any other Minister or the Government as a...
- Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2012)
Enda Kenny: There is only one process. It will be a lot more open than what went on before.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2012)
Enda Kenny: I have no interest in the games, the speculation, the rumours or the allegations being made. There is only one process.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2012)
Enda Kenny: Mr. Dolphin commissioned his report. He presented his report.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2012)
Enda Kenny: The Minister for Health and his Department are entitled to assess that report and seek advice on and raise questions about aspects of it.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2012)
Enda Kenny: The Minister will bring his recommendation to the Government which will make its decision about the national children's hospital.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2012)
Enda Kenny: The right site and the right location will be chosen in the best interests of all the children of the country.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2012)
Enda Kenny: We have messed around for 30 years on this issue. We are going to do it - build it, finish it and leave it behind us.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2012)
Enda Kenny: I am bringing clarity to the matter.
- Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2012)
Enda Kenny: Aontaím leis an ráiteas atá déanta ag an Teachta faoi na hargóintí a bhíonn ar siúl anseo. This is an important capital project. Even in these straitened economic times, the Government has put together a funding model which will see up to €500 million being released for the building of a national paediatric hospital. We hope it will stand the...
- Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2012)
Enda Kenny: The reason the Government - Fine Gael and the Labour Party - wants to do this is there has been an urgent need for many years to build a world class facility for all children. It will be one of the major projects in the Government's term of office. I have no interest in the speculation, the rumour or innuendo in the general mix of things surrounding a major decision such as this. The...
- Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)
Enda Kenny: Much as I would like to, I cannot give the Deputy an exact date. The heads of the Bill have been drafted, but it has not yet been brought before the Government.
- Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)
Enda Kenny: Although the Houses of the Oireachtas inquiries Bill is scheduled for publication well into next year, given its importance, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin, is minded to bring it forward earlier. However, I cannot give the Deputy more precise details. He also asked-----
- Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)
Enda Kenny: I will return to the Deputy on that issue.
- Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)
Enda Kenny: There are two related Bills, one being the sale of alcohol Bill and the other the public health (alcohol) Bill. The Minister of State, Deputy Alex White, will deal with that issue. There are a number of reports in that regard. I cannot give the Deputy a date of publication, but the Minister of State is dealing with the issue which is of considerable importance.
- Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)
Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 1, Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill 2008 - amendments from the Seanad; and No. 17, the Europol Bill 2012 - Second Stage (resumed). It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders that for the purposes of Standing Order 117A, the first Friday of the month for November shall be 9 November; the time and date by which notice of a Bill in connection with that...
- Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)
Enda Kenny: The national lottery Bill will be published in this session. The Credit Reporting Bill has been published and is awaiting Second Stage in the House. The status of the Freedom of Information Act is as already outlined. The heads of the Bill have been approved. The Minister has circulated it to the relevant committee, the Joint Committee on Public Expenditure and Reform, for consideration...
- Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)
Enda Kenny: The property tax Bill will be published on budget day or thereabouts. I have already outlined the process for the national children’s hospital. The Dolphin report will be available once the Government has made its decision on the national children’s hospital, which will be made by Cabinet after the Minister for Health makes his recommendation. I hope the matter can be dealt...
- Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)
Enda Kenny: Yes.