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Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: -----written by the local chairman of Deputy Mattie McGrath's independent organisation down there.

Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: I might point out that, for instance, there has been no increase in income tax like the Deputy mentioned. There have been 16,000 new start-ups of individual businesses in the past 12 months. We have halted the rot of losing 7,500 jobs per month for three years to a point where 2,000 jobs are now being created every month. Today, the Deputy will have heard the news about Symantec announcing...

Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: I am not sure what the Deputy does with his Independent allowance unless he has someone writing for him. He should be able to go back to that person and say that he read it out anyway.

Leaders' Questions (16 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: In fact, the big news from Tipperary, particularly in Newcastle and the surrounding region, was why Deputy Mattie McGrath made representations to the Taoiseach to appoint a Minister of State in south Tipperary. He got his answer. He delivered the Minister of State.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 9, inclusive, together. The Cabinet committee on health has met three times since the Easter recess. The Economic Management Council, EMC, has met six times since the Easter recess, most recently on 4 July. Two of these meetings were in May and the council has met five times in the past two months. In general, the EMC meets weekly and will continue...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Minister for Finance answered questions quite recently in the House about the Anglo Irish Bank tapes. He confirmed that tapes were held in other banks as well. They came to light following the warrant issued by the Garda, and the tapes in question were sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions for the preparation of books of evidence. There are 120 written questions down today to the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: Yes. There were 414 posts approved to implement the 2012 package. As of 30 June, 366 of the 414 posts were either filled or are under offer or are awaiting clearance. As regards 2013, a further €35 million was allocated. A total of 477 posts were provided for the continued development of mental health services. As of 28 June 2013, of those 477 positions, 55 have been accepted by...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: It met 14 times.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy has raised a number of issues. First, every Minister is as a matter of course consulted about issues which affect his or her Department or Estimates. As the Deputy is aware, the Economic Management Council comprises myself, the Tánaiste, the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. In many ways, it is an opportunity for cohesive conversation...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: This all happened four and a half or five years ago. When the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, went into the Department of Finance he did not know of the existence of the tapes. While the Department would have known there were tapes, it would not have known of their content. It was only when the activities of the bank in question were brought to public attention that the warrants were...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: Some people had the view that this was the Government.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: Okay, I will get that for the Deputy.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: Yes.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: I will clear that for the Deputy - he is jumping the gun a bit.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy's question is a good one.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: Let me put the Deputy at ease. The Economic Management Council does not go through each of the items that apply in a normal Cabinet meeting because there is no point in going through all of that again. If issues of a broader nature need to be discussed, these are obviously political personnel dealing with the strategy to be followed here. We do not go into the detail of each individual...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: Yes, of course. As Deputy Martin knows, they have many facilities for doing so. The hospital groupings and the acceptance of the Haddington Road agreement are important. I put it to Deputy Adams that I hope the document, A Vision for Change, can be implemented, and the appointment and approval of the professional people who know what they are talking about will be an important element of...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: Yes, I would assume that, as the money was ring-fenced last year and this year - last year 414 posts were approved and at the end of June this year, 366 of those were filled, are under offer or are awaiting clearance. I believe this means that 48 posts were not filled out of the aforementioned 414 posts. However, I assume that the money approved for those posts would be carried forward this...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy has asked a legitimate question on what has happened to the money in respect of the positions that were unfilled and I would assume that as the process is still under way-----

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: -----to fill those remaining posts, this money will be carried through.