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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 124 and 127 together. The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the tables below: Courses and Programmes Costs Number of people Post Graduate 10,469 4 Graduate 7,240 3 Certificates 7,630 3 Language Training 4,275 5 Management Development 2,244 8 Leadership Development 7,500 16 IT Skills Training 8,655 48 Masterclass in Public Policy...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Exchequer Savings (16 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: My Department's 2013 budget allocation for administration subhead (ii) travel and subsistence is €390,000. Expenditure in this subhead from 1 January to end June was €162,172. In addition expenditure in respect of travel costs associated with the administration subhead (viii) EU Presidency from 1 January to end June was €51,283. The table below provides details of the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Exchequer Savings (16 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: There are five Special Advisers employed by my Department, four of whom are my Special Advisers and one of whom is Special Adviser to the Government Chief Whip. The details requested in relation to their salaries is set out in the table below. The 1st point of the Principal Officer (standard scale) in €75,647. The salary cost for special advisors employed in my Department in 2012 was...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Programme for Government Implementation (16 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Programme for Government is a 5 year plan and progress is reported on an annual basis. The most recent report, published last March, sets out progress made right across all of Government in implementing these commitments. The timeline for delivery of the commitments is over the lifetime of the Government. The table below outlines the current status of the PfG commitments which come...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Consultancy Contracts Issues (16 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: The table below provides details of all external public relations, communications consultants and organisations used by my Department since March 2011, the service provided and the total cost of each service. Year Supplier Name Service Provided Total Cost 2012 Caroline Erskine EU Communication Advisory Service €25,830 2013 Caroline Erskine EU Communication Advisory Service...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Data Retention (16 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: As I mentioned in my reply to question number 123 of 9 July 2013, 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...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Websites (16 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: My Department recently upgraded its website primarily because the version of the content management system on which the website is built had reached end of support. An upgrade was required to ensure that the website remains operational. While carrying out the upgrade a number of other necessary changes were made. - A new splash page was added to give users a choice of using the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Legal Costs (16 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: My Department has not sought legal advice outside of the Office of the Attorney General.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Official Travel (16 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: The National Economic and Social Council (NESC) is the only State agency under the aegis of my Department. A limited amount of overseas travel is undertaken by staff of NESC. NESC have appropriate procedures in place governing travel by staff members. All travel undertaken is in accordance with these procedures and associated costs approved at the appropriate level.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Exchequer Savings (16 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: The National Economic and Social Council (NESC) is the only State agency under the aegis of my Department. No fee is payable for membership of the NESC. Although the National Statistics Board (NSB) is not classified as an agency under my aegis, I am providing the following for the information of the Deputy. Under the Statistics Act, 1993, the National Statistics Board comprises a...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (16 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: The National Economic and Social Council (NESC) is the only State agency under the aegis of my Department.

Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: This year, the bill for social protection expenditure will be more than €20 billion. This money has been voted, is available and is being paid to a wide range of people who draw on the services of the Department of Social Protection. I note that the spending profile set out by the Deputy's party for the Department of Social Protection was €1.5 billion lower than the current...

Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: False anger.

Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: I have no time for the Deputy's false anger, coming in here week after week with the kind of nonsense he goes on with.

Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: He sat over here as a Minister as part of a decrepit Government that time after time cut social welfare benefits without any consultation with the people involved.

Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: He allowed the self-employed not to be covered under the Social Welfare Acts in the so-called veneer of the Celtic tiger years and did nothing about it.

Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin allowed that to continue.

Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: This Government is allowing self-employed people to participate in the insurance scheme.

Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin should not come in here with his false anger every week.

Leaders' Questions (17 Jul 2013)

Enda Kenny: We have had enough of that.