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Order of Business (25 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: The rush is on.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: I can confirm that the Cabinet considered the Quirke report on the Magdalen issue today. The Government has approved Mr. Justice Quirke's recommendations and the report will be published tomorrow. A press conference will be held by the Minister for Justice and Equality and the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, to deal with its implications. The women who are involved will receive a...

European Council Meeting: Statements (25 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: The European Council will meet in Brussels on Thursday and Friday this week. This summit will be the fourth and final such meeting to take place while we have held the chair of the Council of the European Union. The meeting will take place over our final two working days as holder of the Presidency. It will serve as a most welcome opportunity for me to update my colleagues on the broad...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Irish Statute Book Application (25 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: The 'eISB app' facilitates access to the Irish Statute Book through mobile devices such as smart phones, tablets, PCs etc. The 'app' was commissioned by the Office of the Attorney General and released for Android platform devices in April 2011 and for iPhone/iPad devices in May 2011. The 'app' is free of charge and to date there have been 3798 downloads of the iPhone/iPad version and between...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: State Solicitors (25 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: The appointment of State Solicitors was transferred from the Attorney General to the Director of Public Prosecutions in May 2007. When vacancies arise for State Solicitor positions the position is advertised and an open competition is run by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. There are 32 State Solicitor areas. Generally one State Solicitor is appointed to every county...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Official Engagements (25 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: I did not have any discussion regarding the Boston College History Papers with President Obama during my attendance at the G8 events in Fermanagh.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Topical Issue Debate (25 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: No topical issue debates were submitted to my Department following selection by the Ceann Comhairle since March 2011.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Public Sector Staff Grades (25 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: The information sought by the Deputy in relation to my Department and the National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO), incorporating the National Economic and Social Council (NESC), which is the only agency under the aegis of my Department, is set out in the tables beneath. Details of staff numbers are supplied on a whole time equivalent basis (wte). Table 1 - Department of the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Transport (25 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: The total expenditure on Ministerial transport by my Department is provided in the table below: - Jan 2010 - 20th June 2013 Minister of State, P. Kehoe €32,961 Minister of State, L. Creighton Nil The number of drivers employed in each of these years is Nil. I have been provided with a Garda car under the Ministerial transport scheme and do not use a private car for official...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: The total spend on photography for my Department for 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 is as follows; 2011 €32,720.69 (including the visit of President Obama) 2012 €13,448.60 2013 €33,290.37 (including the EU Presidency) A itemised breakdown of each event is in the table below. Increasingly my Department utilises its own staff to take photographs in house thereby...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: The total expenditure by my Department on newspaper supplements from 2011 to date is provided in the table below: Year Description Total Cost 2012 Metro Herald Advertising Wrap on the Stability Treaty Referendum € 16,449 2013 Metro Herald Advertising Wrap for the EU Presidency Launch € 17,220

Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: That intervention is a pathetic attempt to acquire and involve Deputy Martin in political opportunism. Deputy Martin knows the licensed regulator of the banks is the Central Bank, and the conditions and attitude have changed entirely from his time in government in terms of the operations of the Central Bank, the licensing of banks, the introduction of the personal insolvency agency, and the...

Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin has argued with them a few times but they made a decision on the referendum and I accept the outcome of it. On a number of occasions, I said we would have a referendum in the autumn on the abolition of the Seanad and on the court of civil appeal, because of the backlog of court cases, and we will give consideration to other referendums. The question has been raised of...

Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: I am not interested in weak, secret investigations that produce nothing. What the people want is that justice be seen to be done. An inquiry is one element and a criminal court case is something else. The State structure of the Garda, the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, and the Director of Corporate Enforcement has done the preparatory work. Charges have been levelled against a...

Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: As I said yesterday we are discussing a situation in which tens of thousands of people in this country are now existing for their families and living for banks because of the pressure that is on them and the way this thing happened. It all happened through a culture in which banks, developers and members of the Deputy's party were heavily involved. We must find out what happened; we need to...

Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: I do not know the circumstances of the person the Deputy mentioned. The Central Bank has set down conditions for the lending banks and these conditions must be met.

Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: That means people must be made offers of sustainable solutions for their individual circumstances.

Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: It is not just dealing with interest-only repayments but is about finding a sustainable way out of the problem.

Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: The legislation has been changed and these facilities have been introduced. The conditions of the licensing authority, which is the Financial Regulator and the Central Bank, have changed substantially from what they were when the Deputy was in office.

Leaders' Questions (26 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: I cannot answer that question for the Deputy. The tapes of which we have heard sections were acquired by the Garda four years ago as a result of warrants served and confiscations made. Bí cinnte go bhfuil mé ag éisteacht leis na daoine an t-am ar fad, agus casaim orthu ar fud na tíre gach uile lá.