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Leaders' Questions (17 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: The advances made over the years in medicine generally and in particular ailments have been astounding. The pipeline of new drugs coming on stream has simply exploded because of the research, the innovation and the work that is going into precise and specific elements for which drugs are now produced. The Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 sets out the legal and statutory...

Leaders' Questions (17 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: The assessment for the two melanoma drugs mentioned by the Deputy is under way with the HSE. The Minister can give the Deputy more precise details of the work involved in or the point of that assessment.

Leaders' Questions (17 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I agree with Deputy Martin that the system we have had here for many years is not up to speed in the context of major new drugs that are approved by the FDA and similar authorities. Furthermore, being a small country, we do not have the financial reach to be able to provide for all new drugs that come on stream very quickly. The case made by the Deputy about melanoma is one of many such...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 19 and 21 to 23, inclusive, together. I travelled to Canada between the 3-6 May. This was the first visit to Canada by a serving Taoiseach in more than a decade, and provided an opportunity to develop and strengthen the important bilateral relationship between our two nations, who share deep historic ties, and enjoy strong trading relations. Over the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Advisers Appointments (17 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I have no plans to appoint new Special Advisers.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Seanad Reform (17 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: As the Deputy will be aware, in the Programme for a Partnership Government the Government stated its intention to reform Seanad Eireann and committed to pursuing implementation of the Report of the Working Group on Seanad Reform (the Manning Report). That Report was published in 2015 and it is available on my Department's website. One of the recommendations of the Report was the establishment...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I met with Prince Charles in Government Buildings last Friday as part of the three day visit by the Prince and his wife Camilla the Duchess of Cornwall to Ireland. We discussed various aspects of the Prince’s programme for the visit and the continued strength of the unique and important relationship between our two countries.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: EU Meetings (17 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: The next European Council meeting is scheduled to take place on the 22nd and 23rd June 2017. This will include a regular meeting, as well as a meeting of the EU 27 Member States under the Article 50 format.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (17 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Department of the Taoiseach did not incur any expenditure on renting car park spaces for staff between 2011 and 2016 and to date in 2017.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Agencies Expenditure (17 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: Nothing has been spent by bodies or agencies under the aegis of my Department on renting car parking spaces for the periods in question.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Brexit Issues (17 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: At its meeting of 2 May, the Government welcomed the overall approach to and guidelines for the Brexit negotiations adopted by the European Council at its meeting on 29 April. The guidelines reflect Ireland's unique concerns - support and protect the achievements, benefits and commitments of the peace process; avoid a hard border; and protect the Common Travel Area. They also recognise...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Data (17 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 81 to 83, inclusive, together. While there are no agency workers working in my Department, my Department is currently availing of a contract cleaning service as a temporary, emergency measure to ensure that service levels in my Department are maintained while a recruitment process for additional cleaning staff is undertaken. There are no agency workers...

Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (16 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: We have been consistent on that. The European agenda should not stop with Brexit. It has to go beyond that and the completion of the digital Single Market, capital markets and the EMU, is the agenda for the creation of millions of jobs both in Europe and beyond. That agenda is in place and has been followed, although not to completion because it contains a number of challenges that need to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (16 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 9 to 12, inclusive, together. As I outlined last week in my statement to the House, I attended the meeting of the European Council on 29 April. This was the first meeting since Prime Minister May formally notified the European Union of the UK's intention to leave, thereby triggering Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, and it was, therefore, a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (16 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: In reply to Deputy Adams's opening question, I note that the date for the inquest in respect of the ten civilians killed in Ballymurphy is September of next year. I commend everyone who was so committed through their tragedy to seeing that a date would be fixed for the commencement of an inquest. The Dáil adopted an all-party motion in 2015 in support of the Ballymurphy families who...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (16 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: -----direct rule, or an Executive is formed. I hope the parties will now focus on the fact that they will be sitting down again a day or two after the result of a British general election in which it is estimated the Prime Minister will receive a very much enhanced majority over the one delivered in the last election. For that to happen, the parties have to want it to happen. That means,...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (16 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin raised a very important point about the very good relations, with a few notable exceptions, between Ireland and Downing Street. Those have been very strong in the last number of years. I must note, also, that there is regular engagement at the very highest official level between here and Downing Street on all of these issues. I am sorry the Executive was collapsed and that a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (16 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I did not hear the remarks of Secretary Davis. I note the judgment of the European Court of Justice today in respect of Singapore. That means that the EU-Singapore free trade agreement is a mixed agreement and there are elements which are of national competence and require national ratification. The same applies to the CETA agreement with Canada, which is a mixed agreement and will require...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (16 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 5 to 8, inclusive, together. I spoke to Prime Minister May by phone on 18 April following the announcement of her plans to hold a general election in the UK. We discussed the upcoming Brexit negotiations and I reiterated our commitment to ensuring the best possible outcome for Ireland while negotiating as an integral part of the EU 27 team. We also...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (16 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Deputy for his comment on continuing connections with small states which is very important. The Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade with responsibility for European Affairs, Deputy Dara Murphy, has on several occasions been to all member states, particularly the small member states because of the implications of Brexit. As Deputy Brendan Howlin is...