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Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2012)

Enda Kenny: Indeed, but not as bullish as Deputy Ross was about somebody else.

Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2012)

Enda Kenny: I would also point out to Deputy Ross that for the first time a new Department has been set up. The Department of Finance, as he knows, has been split into two Departments: the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Department of Finance. There is a whole new attitude, focus and set of priorities within the Department of Finance. For the first time in many years, it is...

Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No.16, Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012, Order for Committee, Committee and Remaining Stages. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 9 p.m. and shall adjourn not later than 10 p.m. Private Members' business shall be No. 32, Motorist Emergency Relief Bill 2012 – Second Stage (resumed) to conclude at 9...

Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin's heart is not in this protest and the reason is that for the duration of his 14 years in government every social welfare Bill was guillotined.

Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Enda Kenny: In this case the question put by the Ceann Comhairle is that the Dáil shall sit later than 9 p.m. which gives all day today and tomorrow to deal with Committee and Remaining Stages of the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill which will go to the Seanad on Friday. Yesterday we debated a motion which will allow the amendments to be taken and for everybody to contribute to them all day today and...

Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Enda Kenny: I can confirm that the heads of the second Bill referred to by the Deputy have been finalised for later in the year. He will be aware that the question of allowances is the subject of an ongoing review in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. I understand the Department has received over 800 business cases with regard to allowances. The review is being conducted at the moment....

Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Enda Kenny: No. It is to do with constitutional elements, in so far as personal insolvency is concerned. It is quite complex.

Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Minister of State with responsibility for housing is dealing with the mortgage-to-lease and mortgage-to-rent schemes. We have had discussions with the banks about their capacity to deal with the scale of the cases of mortgages in distress or arrears. They will report to the regulator by 4 May next. They will set out their perspective on whether parts of the borrowing sector fit into...

Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Enda Kenny: It is not as simple as the Deputy might imagine. There is a solution in all of these cases. There is a need to have competent personnel to sit down and deal with them. In many cases, it has been quite difficult to get the knowledge in respect of borrowers.

Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Enda Kenny: We will keep the House informed of developments in the discussions between the Departments of Justice and Equality and Finance and the Office of the Attorney General in regard to personal insolvency and in the report that will eventually come to the Financial Regulator after 4 May.

Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Enda Kenny: The second Bill mentioned by the Deputy will be published in this session. It was expected that it might have been dealt with in the last session, but that was not possible. It will be dealt with in this session. I can confirm that the Minister has received approval to draft the heads of the GP services Bill. The heads have not come back to the Government yet. The Minister is anxious to...

Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Enda Kenny: The heads of the Bill mentioned by the Deputy were cleared on 21 February. Work is now proceeding on the development of the detail of the Bill.

Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Enda Kenny: I do not have a date for it.

Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Enda Kenny: I will ask the Minister to respond directly to the Deputy.

Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Enda Kenny: I am sure he will be in contact with the Deputy.

Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Enda Kenny: Yes. It has gone through the Seanad. It will be debated on Second Stage in this House in the next two weeks.

Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Enda Kenny: The housing Bill will be dealt with later this year. The heads of the Companies Bill were cleared in 2007. There are 1,400 sections therein. The vast majority of the Bill has been drafted and it will be dealt with later this year.

Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2012)

Enda Kenny: Today is national job shadow day in respect of people in supported employment and I would like the House to recognise Cian O'Connor, who is shadowing me in my work in the Department of the Taoiseach. I happen to be one of hundreds of people being shadowed by people in supported employment and it is a good thing to do.

Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2012)

Enda Kenny: I am not sure in whose shadow Deputy McGrath walks. The question asked by Deputy Martin was why the Government did not accept the PwC in respect of setting up Irish Water. The Government considered the future resource of water and how it should be used quite some time ago. PwC was given the responsibility of producing a report in respect of the options. The Government considered it more...

Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2012)

Enda Kenny: We will have a debate on Thursday on this matter. Essentially, the question asked in this regard was what was the best thing to do in respect of dealing with water, water resources and the provision of water for the years ahead. The PwC report set out its view and the Government looked at the PwC report and read it, unlike some previous Ministers in previous Governments who did not read...