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Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Development Office (14 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: 4 o’clock There was a review of NESC and NESDO in 2012. The review concluded that NESC continued to provide an important forum for discussing social, economic and environmental issues on a multilateral basis across a number of sectors. A number of other fora exist for engagement such as the National Economic Dialogue, the new Labour Employer Economic Forum, the Climate Change...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Development Office (14 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy will recall that the Government decided in 2012 to dissolve NESDO and place NESC on a statutory footing. All Ministers engage in dialogue on these matters. Formal structures in place include the National Economic Dialogue, the Labour Employer Economic Forum, the Climate Change Advisory Council and the Social Inclusion Forum. The role of NESC needs to be assessed in light of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Urban Renewal Schemes (14 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: Additional moneys are being allocated but the funding will not all be additional because some moneys have been allocated to existing programmes. We will proceed with the development of Rutland Street school and Fitzgibbon Street Garda station, which are two major iconic buildings. There is involvement with the corporates from the IFSC and interest has been expressed by the National College...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Development Office (14 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: The National Economic and Social Development Office, NESDO, comes under the aegis of my Department and there are no plans to change this. The NESDO is the corporate body of the National Economic and Social Council. The function of the council is to analyse and report to the Taoiseach on strategic issues relating to the efficient development of the economy and the achievement of social...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Development Office (14 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Howlin has raised a very important point. He knows from his own experience the importance of being able to deal with issues in advance. Clearly there are concerns in respect of rail workers, bus workers, some teachers, nurses and staff in the medical profession other than nurses. The business of public pay in general is being considered by the Minister for Public Expenditure and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Urban Renewal Schemes (14 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: The report will be published on Thursday. It is very comprehensive. The outline that was given by Mr. Mulvey to the community on 1 February was not for it to have all of the detail, but to reflect generally on the improvements that were being recommended. For instance, there is €5 million being spent there on smaller issues like the multi-use games pitch on Sheriff Street and the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Urban Renewal Schemes (14 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: -----Sheriff youth club and the Larkin community college. These are works that have been going on since 2016 since we went down there before. As Deputy Burton is aware, there is quite a number of communities that have been receiving moneys of smaller amounts over the years. That work continues, of course. The initial estimate for Rutland Street was €2 million. It is now-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Urban Renewal Schemes (14 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: €2 million. It is now at €12 million. It is a very substantial difference. Obviously, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform is looking to see how we can deal with this.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Urban Renewal Schemes (14 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: The projections for the project have grown from an initial estimate of under €2 million to over €12 million now. It is an important building. It is owned by DCC, which does not intend to dispose of it. We are working to see how best we can accommodate that and deal with it, but it is a substantial increase in the estimates, as the Deputy is aware. Deputy Haughey mentioned...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (14 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Lowry plays the high ball. There is no favouritism shown here. People who have their ear to the ground might know that things are going to happen. I know there was a case recently which had been announced quite some time ago and which seemed as if it had fallen into the lap of Deputy Lowry but there is no agreement, formal or informal. Any Deputy is entitled to have access to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (14 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: That agreement is to be worked out among themselves. There is no specific date for it. I am sure they will come to a conclusion on it in the next period ahead.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (14 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Bruton is aware that Mr. Justice O'Neill considered two protected disclosures over a period of some time. He determined that he was unable to say what the truth was. As a consequence, he recommended that there be a commission of investigation and suggested terms of reference to cover all the relevant matters. Clearly, we have moved on from that because there is no point in having a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (14 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: The indication is that Tusla will be included as part of the inquiry. The Minister is to organise a root-and-branch analysis by HIQA of Tusla and the way it does its work.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Urban Renewal Schemes (14 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 4 to 8, inclusive, together. Last July, the Government launched a major initiative for the Dublin north inner city with the establishment of a ministerial task force to oversee the long-term social and economic regeneration of the area. To support the work of the ministerial task force, Mr Kieran Mulvey was appointed to engage with the local community...

Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Bill mentioned by the Deputy is being considered by the Minister for Health. As the Deputy is aware, it did go through Second Stage unopposed. As I said, it is now being considered by the Minister for Health and he will advise the Deputy of his reflections on the quality and extent of it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (14 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, together. There are no understandings of the nature suggested by the Deputy with any particular Independent Deputy. A Programme for a Partnership Government sets out the agreement between the party groups and Deputies who are participating in or supporting the Government. The parliamentary liaison unit, which is based in my Department, was...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (14 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: No, I have not had any discussions with the Deputies Deputy Burton mentions are considering supporting the Government or with any other Deputies about the matter she raised.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (14 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: In regard to the Deputy's second question the answer is, not that I know of. It may well be that a Deputy may not read his or her notification of business and may contact the Whip's Office about the business of the House but as far as I understand it there are no individual briefings of the nature mentioned by Deputy Howlin. I have often said that in terms of party leadership there are...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (14 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: This is a matter of particular importance. Deputy Martin had a meeting yesterday with Sergeant McCabe and he requested that we might meet this morning to discuss that and I was happy to oblige. If Deputy Howlin made a similar request, I would be happy to meet him, as leader of the Labour Party. In regard to the confidence and supply agreement between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, that...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (14 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: The discussion this morning between Deputy Martin and I followed on from Deputy Martin's meeting with Sergeant McCabe in terms of his reflections on that meeting and the view of the McCabe family and on behalf of his own party. It was important to have those views made known and articulated. The Government has not been talking to other individual Deputies. I am aware that Sinn Féin...