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Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: I do not have that answer. Leaders' Questions is not designed to table individual questions to individual Ministers.

Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: I can assure Deputy Paul Murphy that the introduction of Irish Water has been a very important element of a strategy to improve our water system. People who register by 30 June will have access to a conservation grant, which will be a very significant bonus.

Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: In a modern economy we need a modern water system. We have put in place a utility that will establish a properly managed approach.

Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: As we have seen in respect of a serious problem, namely, lead in water, which has been an issue of public concern, it is only through the establishment of Irish Water as a national utility that this issue has been identified. A national programme is now being put in place to deal with it. We are seeing the benefits of having a single integrated utility already and I believe it is the...

Order of Business (10 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: It is proposed to take No. 18a, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the draft commission of investigation (certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015 (resumed); No. 5, Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage; No. 6, Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Bill 2015 - Order for...

Order of Business (10 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Minister for Health will shortly be introducing a revised general scheme of the health information Bill in view of policy developments. It is not possible to indicate at this stage when it will be published. The heads of the Bill were approved some time ago.

Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: I do not accept that the liquidator has been dealing in an opaque way with loans that have disposed of. The legislation governing the liquidator provides that he must get an independent valuation of the loans and the loans must then be disposed of by way of open public tender. He cannot dispose of the loans below the value indicated by the independent evaluation - they have to go to NAMA -...

Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: The provisions in the legislation governing the liquidator are clear and they are transparent in the way they operate. As for the issue raised by Deputy Adams in respect of the files provided by Deputy Pearse Doherty, these have been reviewed by the Attorney General and she has given the assurances that they will be covered by the commission of investigation.

Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: Furthermore, these files will be provided to the judge who will be chairing the commission and he will have full access to the files that Deputy Doherty has identified. The terms of reference fully accommodate the issues that have been raised by Deputy Doherty. I can only give Deputy Adams the assurances and I hope he accepts them.

Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: Money was not frittered away by this Government in respect of Anglo Irish Bank. This Government did not put a single euro into Anglo Irish Bank. All of the money was put in by the previous Government and the actions by this Government and by the Minister, Deputy Michael Noonan, reduced the cost of the debt of Anglo Irish Bank. Also, the liquidation is actually showing signs that we will...

Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: Sinn Féin wants to find a reason to vote against this. In so far as the issue of the sale of Siteserv, it was notified to the Competition Authority among many other such mergers on grounds of competition.

Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: The Competition Authority made very clear that there were no issues of competition in respect of that sale. I accepted the advice from the Competition Authority and officials at that time. Sinn Féin is scrambling around to find some reason to vote against the terms of reference of an investigation that is clearly going to deal with all of the issues of public concern-----

Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: I have seen this in the past but this is a robust inquiry. We have the assurances of the Attorney General and this inquiry will deal with this issue in a timely way so that we can have a report here by the end of the year.

Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: I thank Deputy Martin for his questions. First, this is clearly a painful legacy of a bank that was not governed by proper regulation over many years. I recall clearly that when money was first put into this bank by the previous Government, we were told it was solvent shortly after it took control. We are now entering the last act of this arrangement and it is important to bear in mind...

Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: I have given the Deputy the assurance he needs in the House. I have given him the assurance of the Minister for Finance and the assurance of the Attorney General, who is the legal adviser to the Government. Any reading of the terms of reference clearly embraces this. It was specifically in response to concerns raised by Deputies that the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan,...

Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: Deputy Martin may not like legalistic argument that goes into terms of reference, but we have the assurance of the Attorney General that the wording here is absolutely categorical that these cases will be included.

Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: I have never heard of appendices being written by Attorneys General to legal documents adopted by the Dáil and neither has Deputy Martin. That would be a wholly inappropriate approach. We have the terms of reference and the categorical assurance that they will cover the issues of concern raised by Deputies. These are legitimate public interest concerns and it is right that we have an...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (10 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: The National Employment Rights Authority (NERA) has advised that arrangements have been made for an inspector to carry out an investigation in relation to wages stated to be unpaid since 2010. An appointment letter in relation to the proposed inspection of records and associated enquiries has issued to the Employer in this case. One of the persons involved was in contact with a NERA...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Jobs Initiative (10 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 82 to 85, inclusive, together. This closure, which took effect on 29thMay, is very much regretted. Following the announcement some months ago, I myself travelled to Carrickmacross to discuss the issue with some of the workforce there and I am very conscious of the need to pursue replacement jobs in the area. I established an interagency group to co-ordinate...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (10 Jun 2015)

Richard Bruton: My Department has incurred no costs in providing satellite imagery during the past four years.