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Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I was in Cork University Hospital last week. The purpose of my visit to Cork University Hospital was to open the new paediatric unit stage 1 - a fabulous building, wonderfully laid out, with brilliant colours and brightness for children who will be there; a cystic fibrosis unit; a unit to deal with diabetes; and so many other treatment rooms of a world-class standard. I was not near the...

Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: We agreed to a commission of investigation into Project Eagle. We also agreed that it would be appropriate to wait until the Committee of Public Accounts report was produced. That has not been forthcoming to date but I understand it will be produced. Following production and examination of that report we can consider what in terms of its findings would be appropriate to include in the...

Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I thank Deputy Adams for his questions. I brought a memo on Brexit to Government on Tuesday, which took into account all previous and ongoing work in relation to Brexit, including the determination of priorities in the context of the work that is under way such that negotiations can commence properly once Article 50 is triggered. I intend to make a statement on Brexit later this afternoon....

Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: No such view has been sought but I will see that it is, following which I will advise the House.

Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I have often pointed out in the past just how far behind we are in this regard, with raw sewage being pumped into lakes, rivers and streams in many locations around the country. It is fair to say there has been an improvement in the last few years and progress is being made in this regard. The Deputy will be aware of the special committee of the Oireachtas set up to deal with water and...

Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: That is precisely why the Minister has made changes and the schools admissions Bill is before the Dáil. The powers under this Bill will allow for the National Council for Special Education to require schools to accept a pupil who has special needs.

Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Bill is before the Dáil and the issue of extending this power will be considered further when it goes before the committee. I hope it will be able to make its way through the Oireachtas as quickly as possible. While this is an issue all over the country, the number of classes has increased from 500 to more than 1,000 since 2011. Progress is being made and I hope the parents of...

Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I thank Deputy Eamon Ryan for his question. This is about trust and confidence in government and the institutions of the State. More so, it is about the central issue of determining the answer to the question as to whether there was a deliberate smear campaign organised by senior gardaí against Sergeant Maurice McCabe and, as a consequence, his family. As for a timeline, I hope we...

Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: No, it is not. In respect of the direction in the terms of reference, the Minister is examining this matter to see if it is possible to have a facility whereby an expansion of the number of cases that might come before the tribunal of inquiry can be considered. The judge nominated to head up the commission of investigation is a serving member of the Supreme Court. He has set out a timeline...

Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: No, I was not. I did not see them, I was not entitled legally to inquire about them and I did not know the detail of what was enclosed in the two protected disclosures and nor did anyone else at the Cabinet table, except the Minister for Justice and Equality, who received them. I did know that in the terms of reference the question of allegations of criminal misconduct were central to the...

Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I confirm to Deputy Adams that I did not see the protected disclosures. I did not read them. By law, I am prevented from even asking questions about the protected disclosures-----

Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: -----as is the Minister for Justice and Equality prevented from speaking about them. I was entitled to read and assess and analyse the terms of reference set out by Mr. Justice Iarfhlaith O'Neill, who had contact with all of the main personnel, I am sure, in respect of the two protected disclosures that he received. In my very brief conversation with the Minister, Deputy Zappone, she quite...

Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I thank Deputy Mattie McGrath for his question. He covered quite a number of schools in Tipperary. It is clear that this is an important issue for parents and guardians of children with special needs. The Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Richard Bruton, has made quite a number of changes in respect of the way in which we are examining this matter. For instance, last year more...

Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I thank Deputy Martin. I do not know the answer to the last question he asked, as to whether the Department of Justice and Equality knew of the existence of a Tusla file.

Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Minister for Justice and Equality is looking at the question of terms of reference for the inquiry, and whether it is possible to extend it to cater for other whistleblowers or whatever. In respect of the Deputy's question, he has outlined the sequence of events. On 24 January, one of the officials in the office of the Minister, Deputy Zappone, told my Office that she intended to...

Leaders' Questions (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I do not know the answer to that question. In the very brief conversation I had with the Minister, Deputy Zappone, she pointed out that she had met Sergeant McCabe. I corrected the record yesterday on that and acknowledge that I was mistaken in my account of the sequence of contacts with the Minister, Deputy Zappone. She spoke to me just before the Cabinet meeting began. She did say that...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Meetings (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 20 and 21 together. I had a very good meeting with Prime Minister May when she was in Dublin on 30 January. At the meeting and in our press conference after it, we both repeated our desire to keep the Common Travel Area arrangements in place and agreed to continue working together to this end. We also discussed the necessity of ensuring the continued...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Immigration Controls (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: A review of US Preclearance in Ireland is currently being undertaken by the relevant Departments - the Department of Justice and Equality, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, with the assistance of the Office of the Attorney General as appropriate. I expect that the report will be finalised shortly.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committee Meetings (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Cabinet Committee on Arts, Irish, the Gaeltacht and the Islands last met on the 13th of October 2016. The next meeting is scheduled for Monday 27th February.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Brexit Issues (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: Following the vote by the United Kingdom to leave the EU in June 2016, the CSO decided to compile a suite of aggregate tables which describes the relationship between Ireland and the UK in numbers. This report “Brexit: Ireland and the UK in numbers” contains 24 tables covering the main areas for which the CSO has data on our engagement with the UK. This report is available on...