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Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)

Enda Kenny: It is before the Seanad. The Minister, Deputy Shatter, has committed to reviewing that Bill.

Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Minister is not in the business of destroying family businesses.

Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)

Enda Kenny: The heads of the Bill have been published and have gone to the Oireachtas committee for consideration. A public seminar has been held on this matter. The Bill will be published before the end of the year.

Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)

Enda Kenny: We do not have a date for the publication of the noise nuisance Bill at this stage.

Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011 is currently moving through the Houses. The Central Bank consolidation Bill cannot be brought into effect until the supervision and enhancement Bill has been completed and implemented. It will be next year before the consolidation Bill sees the light of day.

Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Kelleher's follow-through is not as good as it used to be. The HSE governance Bill has been published and is before the Seanad.

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Leanaí) 2012: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Sep 2012)

Enda Kenny: I do not agree that this country has not received substantial support from the European Union during the years. When the people made a clear, strong and welcome decision on the fiscal stability treaty, this was followed shortly thereafter by the strongest delegation from the European Investment Bank that had ever come here, with a clear willingness to commit to further investment through...

Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)

Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 11a, motion re ministerial rota for parliamentary questions; and No. 4, Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012 - Second Stage (resumed). It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that (1) the Dáil shall sit later than 9 p.m. and adjourn not later than 10 p.m.; and (2) No. 11a shall be decided without debate. Private...

Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)

Enda Kenny: I will have no difficulty in arranging that the Dáil have an opportunity to debate the fiscal council report, the IMF report and the Central Bank report. The Deputy is obviously clear on the Government's fiscal correction figure of €3.5 billion. It is just a matter of the Whips arranging an appropriate time for that economic debate-----

Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)

Enda Kenny: The point is that the Government is quite willing to hear the constructive suggestions of any Deputy on these reports or issues arising from them as it prepares the budget for 2013. I wish to make it clear that the Government will not state its position on the budget in the debate, but with a correction of €3.5 billion to be made, we will be quite willing to hear the views of Members...

Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)

Enda Kenny: Legislation has been promised - the human rights Bill. However, it is not scheduled for publication until next year.

Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)

Enda Kenny: I answered questions on this issue yesterday. A judicial appointments commission is in place and assesses the applications of those who wish to be considered for appointment to the Bench. Mr. Justice Peter Kelly has a brilliant record in running the commercial court. His comments were related to the Supreme Court. As I said yesterday, the Chief Justice was already a member of the Supreme...

Order of Business (26 Sep 2012)

Enda Kenny: The President of the High Court chairs the judicial appointments commission and vets all applications.

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2012)

Enda Kenny: Deputy McDonald missed the point of how serious this is in respect of the decision about the eurozone and Ireland. That decision was made by the Heads of Government and was clear and unequivocal, both in regard to the eurozone-----

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----and the breaking of the link between sovereign debt and bank debt, and specifically in regard to Ireland. She did not quote the decision clearly.

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2012)

Enda Kenny: It states, "with the view of further improving the sustainability of the well-performing adjustment programme".

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2012)

Enda Kenny: If Deputy McDonald does not understand what "improving the sustainability" means-----

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----it means making it easier for Ireland to meet its debt requirements which were left behind from the wreckage of what happened previously.

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2012)

Enda Kenny: The last line of that section of the decision was, "Similar cases will be treated equally." That is fairly clear. It is not a question of the road that Sinn Féin wants to take, which is to have its brand of failure all over the place. This is a case of serious negotiation-----

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----at an intensive level about the promissory note------