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Leaders' Questions (30 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: It is a separate issue.

Leaders' Questions (30 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: It is a separate issue.

Leaders' Questions (30 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy may do so if he wishes.

Leaders' Questions (30 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I will answer the Deputy's question. He knows quite well what he is doing in here. He wants to raise as many subjects as he can. That is his political business.

Leaders' Questions (30 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: As Deputy Barry knows, the Charleton tribunal made an interim report to the Clerk of the Dáil on 18 May last. In that report, the sole member outlined the parties who have been granted representation before the tribunal. They include Sergeant Maurice McCabe; Superintendent David Taylor, who is a former Garda press officer; the Garda Commissioner; and the former Garda Commissioner,...

Leaders' Questions (30 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: The central point the Deputy makes is that the Government has failed to act on this issue but I disagree. I believe that Mr. Justice Charleton is the most appropriate person to carry out the required investigation. He has already adopted an absolutely no-nonsense approach to dealing with the business before him. He has set out the timelines, the strategy and the focus of public hearings....

Leaders' Questions (30 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I fully agree. It is about the change of the culture here. The culture has been one of defence and structural protection. The purpose and focus of Tusla was to deal with children and the protection of children and the care and the comfort and facilities for children. As Deputy Howlin rightly says, we should not have to wait for any rapporteur's report to know what is happening here. If...

Leaders' Questions (30 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I am not happy about the situation that has arisen here. I am pleased that Dr. Shannon's report is as authentic and straightforward as it is. Tusla was the agency that said that it would be a ferocious corporate parent, looking after children. There are clearly questions to be answered here as to what was happening with public time, public money and public employees when children, as...

Leaders' Questions (30 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I did not have time to say it previously but the Garda Commissioner's modernisation and renewal programme from 2016 to 2021 and the policing plan for this year contain a commitment to implement a new Garda diversity and inclusion strategy. I understand that this is expected to be finalised shortly. I am advised that the new Garda strategy will embrace the recommendation from the Ombudsman...

Leaders' Questions (30 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I cannot disagree with the central issue of Deputy Adams's comments. This has to be about accountability and not about zero accountability. The Child and Family Agency was set up for a particular purpose as part of the response of Government to placing children and children's voices at the centre of Irish society, with a senior Ministry and Department dedicated directly to children. There...

Leaders' Questions (30 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: As far as the Government and I are concerned, the issue should not be about the protection of the structure of Tusla but about the protection of children and accountability and transparency with regard to why the taxpayer puts money into Tusla in the first place. That should be evident to everybody. If that is not the case, we have to deal with the issue. My understanding - the Minister...

Leaders' Questions (30 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: Obviously, I am upset about this. The establishment of Tusla as the Child and Family Agency was part of the overall strategy of making children and the family central in Ireland, with the appointment of a senior Minister to the Cabinet, the establishment of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, holding of a referendum on children's rights and passing of subsequent legislation in...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Brexit Issues (30 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: We are confident that the European Council’s adoption of the EU’s negotiating Guidelines on April 29 gives Ireland its strongest hand going into these complex negotiations. The unique circumstances of Ireland have been recognised as part of the negotiations from the outset. The Irish Government’s priority is to ensure that the unique circumstances on the island of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Brexit Documents (30 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: On 29 April, the European Council adopted Guidelines establishing the framework for negotiations with the UK on its exit from the EU. On 22 May, the Council of Ministers at 27 adopted a decision authorising the beginning of the negotiations, which are expected to start soon after the UK general election. The negotiating directives under which the talks will be conducted reflect Ireland's...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (24 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Micheál Martin is right that the outcome of Brexit will have profound implications. There is no denying that as this is a totally new situation. When Article 50 was written, no one envisaged that a country would decide to leave the European Union. This has happened, however. In addition, the British Government, in respecting the wish of the electorate, has decided to remove...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (24 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: No, €500 million was lost as a result of fluctuations in the value of sterling. In respect of the European Medicines Agency and European Banking Authority, we have applied to have both agencies relocate here and we are obviously in competition with other countries. The matter will go through the normal process and will come before the European Council for final decision in the autumn....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (24 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I will provide the Deputy with detail on the position if I may.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Urban Renewal Schemes (24 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: A number of things are important here. The Mulvey recommendations said to set up a north inner city programme implementation board, a north inner city programme office, a new community consultative forum and a local programme working group. The programme implementation office has been established in the area and has commenced work on a number of actions. An independent executive...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Urban Renewal Schemes (24 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: The person will be based in the north inner city working closely with community groups, as Deputy O'Sullivan and Deputy Haughey said, and with Dublin City Council in making these arrangements. Once appointed, arrangements for the remaining board to include community representation will be finalised. A meeting of the community consultative forum will convene following appointment of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Urban Renewal Schemes (24 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I mentioned Scoil Uí Chonaill. Community involvement is very important. We will see it happens. Deputy Adams raised some of the issues I have read out. I will visit the area next Monday. Deputy Howlin mentioned local groups. The Secretary General of my Department isin situnow to oversee and monitor the implementation of the full programme. The point the Deputy makes is about where...