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Offices of the Chief State Solicitor and Director of Public Prosecutions. (3 Oct 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach if he is satisfied that the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has sufficient staff numbers to allow it to discharge all its functions; if he has received representations from the DPP for an increase in staff numbers; if it is intended to sanction the appointment of additional staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20598/07]

Offices of the Chief State Solicitor and Director of Public Prosecutions. (3 Oct 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: My question refers to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. In an article in The Sunday Business Post on 19 August 2007 the Director of Public Prosecutions is reported to have said "his office is struggling to provide advice to the government on major legal issues including proposed legislation due to staff shortages". He goes on to state that he is having difficulty keeping up...

Offices of the Chief State Solicitor and Director of Public Prosecutions. (3 Oct 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: And it is in the Taoiseach's constituency.

Offices of the Chief State Solicitor and Director of Public Prosecutions. (3 Oct 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Has the DPP quantified the number of additional staff in addition to the 14.5 staff he is seeking?

Regulatory Reform. (3 Oct 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach the progress made to date with regard to implementation of the OECD Report on Regulatory Reform. [19881/07]

Regulatory Reform. (3 Oct 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Looking through the OECD report's specific recommendations on regulation, it seems the only matter that has been implemented is the abolition of the groceries order. Otherwise, all we seem to have got are lots of reports about regulating regulation. One such report, as I recall, was by the Competition Authority on the legal profession. Does the Government have any plans to progress new...

Order of Business (3 Oct 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: I support the suggestion made by Deputy Kenny. It follows on from the suggestion made by Deputy Higgins yesterday that the House should have a debate on the role and function of committees. However, the immediate issue that must be addressed relates to the number of committees to be established, as well as the chairing of those committees. I understand the Taoiseach has proposed to...

Order of Business (3 Oct 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Members must wait and see.

Written Answers — Departmental Offices: Departmental Offices (3 Oct 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the establishment of the new Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; the reason for the delay in transferring responsibility for the fisheries sector to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21801/07]

Written Answers — Fishing Fleet: Fishing Fleet (3 Oct 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food her proposals for the decommissioning of one-third of the whitefish fleet; the estimated number of vessels to be scrapped and the expected job losses involved; the estimated cost of the decommissioning programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21802/07]

Order of Business (4 Oct 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: I note that Deputy Ned O'Keeffe——

Order of Business (4 Oct 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: ——has said the people of Cork were misled by the Government during the general election on the promised Amgen project and its 1,100 jobs.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Does the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment intend to come to the House today to provide an explanation of what has happened? When did the Government first find out that the project was to go on the backburner?

Order of Business (4 Oct 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: I am asking for time in the House with the Minister, which is in order.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Only slightly. There are 1,100 jobs involved.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Given that it was known last April that the project was in trouble, an opportunity should be provided for the Minister to explain to the House the steps taken by Government since April to address the problem. The Minister should also set out what public moneys have been spent to provide infrastructure for a project which appears not to be going ahead. The Minister should come to the House...

Order of Business (4 Oct 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: I thank the Tánaiste for that statement, but my question was whether the Minister will——

Order of Business (4 Oct 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Will the Minister come into the House today to address the matter and answer questions on it?

Strategic Management Initiative. (9 Oct 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: I have listened to the Taoiseach answering these questions for the past half hour and I confess I am still unclear on the reason the State is to pay another €500,000 for another study on the public service from the OECD. Among the various other studies that have emerged are that published earlier in the year by the NESF, the Comptroller and Auditor General's report, published in June,...

Strategic Management Initiative. (9 Oct 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Like the Taoiseach, I am not besotted with the latest gadgetry from the private sector. In respect of customer charters and evaluations carried out in the public sector, has this not simply created another tier of paperwork? If one calls a Garda station, one wants a garda to appear. One does not want to be sent a copy of the customer charter, or if one contacts a Department, one wants to...