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Order of Business (9 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Central Bank (consolidation) Bill will not commence until the completion of the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill in the Seanad. The criminal justice (miscellaneous provisions) Bill is due later this year.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Census of Population Publication (9 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Censuses of Population carried out between 1926 and 1991 were undertaken under the 1926 Statistics Act which did not permit access to Census records at any time. The Statistics Act, 1993 repealed the 1926 and 1946 Statistics Acts, and provided for the release of census forms from these censuses 100 years after the date of the relevant Census. A such, data from the 1926 Census will be...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Visitors Book (9 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 117 and 118 together. The Department does not keep an attendance book for general service staff. A Visitors Book is maintained at the Welcoming Pavilion. This is not an exhaustive record of all visitors who attended at the Department during that period. Visitors who sign the book are in the main attending press events or meetings. Visitors attending the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Projects (9 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: No projects have been approved funding by my Department conditional on a bond being produced from a builder.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: International Bodies Membership (9 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has membership of the following international organisations: International Association of Prosecutors, International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law and the European Criminal Bar Association. A prosecutor employed in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, is seconded to the Department of Justice and Equality, and is based at...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Quarterly National Household Survey (9 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of employment in the State. In line with EU requirements the QNHS collects sector of employment data according to the standard EU classification (NACE Rev.2). The most recent QNHS figures available are for Quarter 1 2013. The results indicated...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Law Reform Commission Reports (9 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: In accordance with section 4 of the Law Reform Commission Act 1975, the Law Reform Commission has been preparing its proposed Fourth Programme of Law Reform. As part of that Programme it proposes to deal with disclosure and discovery in criminal cases generally and this would include, for example, access by the accused to the therapeutic records in sexual offence cases. I am sure the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Records (9 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: All records and data, electronic and paper based, held in the Department are maintained in compliance with the provisions of the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003, the Freedom of Information Acts 1997 and 2003 and the National Archives Act 1986 and in compliance with the records management guidelines set out by the Department of Finance. The Department operates a central registry...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Dáil Reform (9 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Programme for Government sets out an ambitious Oireachtas Reform agenda which includes the enhancing of the Oireachtas Committee System and the reform of Dáil procedure. The Government has already introduced a wide range of Dáil reform measures, including: - An increased number of Dáil sitting days - An additional Leaders Questions session on Thursdays; - The...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Numbers (9 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: The positions held by the seven staff referred to in the reply to Parliamentary Questions of 2 July are as follows: September 2008 July 2013 Assistant Secretary Northern Ireland and International Division and Corporate Affairs Division Secretary General Assistant Secretary to the Government Assistant Secretary to the Government Assistant Secretary European and International Affairs...

Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: This is an issue of considerable importance to thousands of workers around the country. Obviously, the Minister for Social Protection is well aware of this. The Government has yet to consider the submissions made arising from the requirement to submit plans and how it is proposed to deal with them. Strong regulation of defined benefit pension schemes is essential to protect scheme members...

Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: The first thing we have to do is to determine the facts and the circumstances that apply. I referred to the consequences of light touch regulation and the financial downturn which have affected thousands of workers. Clearly, the Deputy agrees with this. It is wrong to expect workers to contribute under a employment contract to a defined benefit pensions scheme from which they may never...

Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: It is only right and proper, in the interests of the taxpayer, that the Government be in a position to know the facts before it decides on a legislative response.

Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: The matter is far too serious to be flippant and say we can have an answer in the morning. This issue has dragged on for a long time.

Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: We need to find out the facts before the Government can respond comprehensively and properly in the interests of workers, unions, employers and the taxpayer.

Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: We need to know the facts and the Minister for Social for Protection will bring her report to the Government in due course. The Government will decide how best to address the matter. It is an enormous challenge, as the Deputy is aware.

Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Deputy for his question. The Department of Health received the independent report produced by Professor Oonagh Walsh on symphysiotomy at the end of May. It was submitted to the Minister for Health on 31 May and both the Minister and departmental officials have been looking at the conclusions reached in it. A great deal of credit is due to Professor Walsh for the manner in which...

Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: I seem to have inherited a position of having to deal with a range of difficult issues involving not only financial, political and employment problems but also matters pertaining to the Magdalenes, thalidomide and the Neary cases of symphysiotomy. We want to do something about this issue. I have not yet read Professor Walsh's report, but it has been the Government's practice to engage with...

Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: That was a good rant in two minutes. The Deputy conducted a fine analysis of her version of neoliberal capitalism. Does she think no one over here recognises the scale of the challenge for Europe, where 26 million people are unemployed? Has she not heard me say on many occasions that no leader in Europe could be proud of this situation? That is why the Irish Presidency shoved these major...

Leaders' Questions (10 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: We all know these things. This is not going to be sorted out in one day, but we are heading in the right direction and continue to make progress.