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Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (28 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance the criteria that were applied in the tendering process for auditing firms to the National Asset Management Agency; his views following the questions that are now being asked about some of those auditing firms; if that tendering process served its purpose or if the contracts should be re-advertised. [17093/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 166 of 10 February 2010, when a reply will issue from the Health Service Executive. [17319/10]

Decentralisation Programme. (27 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach the position regarding the decentralisation programme in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11528/10]

Decentralisation Programme. (27 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Noting that a review of the decentralisation programme is scheduled for next year, 2011, has there been an overall assessment of the success or otherwise of the relocations that have taken place since the programme was first announced by the then Minister for Finance, Charlie McCreevy? If I recall correctly, there were two particular pillars behind the proposition; one was to aid the...

Decentralisation Programme. (27 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: With regard to the decentralisation programme over the past couple of years, particularly over the past 18 months, one detects there is a slowing up in the roll-out of the proposals across the various Departments and State agencies. Will the Taoiseach indicate whether there are actual proposals, announced previously in this Chamber and elsewhere, that are currently suspended because of the...

Departmental Programmes. (27 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the progress of the organisational review programme; the Departments and agencies reviewed under this programme to date; the action he will take arising from these reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9947/10]

Departmental Programmes. (27 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach if an assessment of the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has been carried out under the organisational review programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11527/10]

Departmental Programmes. (27 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Can the Taoiseach confirm that the organisational review programme report in relation to the Department of Health and Children indicated, as is reported, that a significant number of staff are currently underworked, while another body of employees within that Department are absolutely overwhelmed with work? Would it not strike him as a serious situation if that actually is the case? It is...

Departmental Programmes. (27 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----by the Minister? If the establishment of the HSE is not the most serious contributory factor to that confusion among staff, it is certainly at least the equal of any other factor or combination of factors. If it is the case that there are staff in the Department who are currently underworked, what actions are being taken to ensure they have a full day's engagement from when they present...

Departmental Programmes. (27 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: That would be a total waste of my time, with respect, a Cheann Comhairle. I need to ask somebody who is prepared to answer.

Departmental Programmes. (27 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Minister has clearly washed her hands of all responsibility and, therefore, the mess we are in. What steps will be taken to ensure, if the report's findings are correct, that those who are currently underworked will, as a result of reallocation of responsibilities within the Department, have a full day's work? If this cannot happen within the Department, can they be redeployed to some...

Departmental Programmes. (27 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Very briefly-----

Departmental Programmes. (27 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: This will only take a moment. In February, the Department of Health and Children indicated that it had been asked to prepare an action plan which was to be presented to the Government before the end of March or the beginning of April. Has that plan been presented now that we are in the last week of April? Will the reports of the four Departments and offices addressed by the organisational...

Departmental Programmes. (27 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Have they been received yet?

Order of Business (27 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In light of the recent revelations that a FÁS-funded jobs centre in Limerick was advertising recruitment to the British army and given that the Defence Act 1954 makes it a criminal offence to recruit Irish citizens to a foreign army-----

Order of Business (27 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: -----is the Government considering strengthening the legislation in order to ensure that it is adhered to and is properly enforced? What steps will the Government now take to ensure that FÁS and any other agency will not act in contravention of the 1954 Act? On a separate matter-----

Order of Business (27 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: That is what I am asking.

Order of Business (27 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The legislation is in place but is it being enforced?

Order of Business (27 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Public money is being used.

Order of Business (27 Apr 2010)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is a serious matter and not something to be dismissed lightly.