Results 23,281-23,300 of 36,764 for speaker:Enda Kenny
- Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2013)
Enda Kenny: As I said, 70% of the claims that come in relate to personal information and are therefore dealt with for free.
- Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2013)
Enda Kenny: If it takes less than two hours to deal with a freedom of information request about a single issue, there is no charge.
- Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2013)
Enda Kenny: The legislation makes it clear that in the case of a single request, if other requests are made on the same page and are related to the initial request, they are all seen as part of the same claim. It appears that significant numbers of claims that include various unrelated matters are being made. Other countries that are deemed not to have upfront charges have other charges during the...
- Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2013)
Enda Kenny: The areas that were off limits for a long time include the National Treasury Management Agency, the National Asset Management Agency, Garda Síochána, refugee agencies-----
- Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2013)
Enda Kenny: -----and a very broad range of quasi-judicial bodies to which freedom of information only applied to their administrative records.
- Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2013)
Enda Kenny: That is all being opened up.
- Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2013)
Enda Kenny: As the new legislation takes effect, given that the average cost of retrieving information is about €600, a €15 charge is relatively small.
- Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2013)
Enda Kenny: I believe that when people make claims, they focus on a single issue with related matters or a series of different issues. That is the reason the legislation is framed as it is in extending the remit of freedom of information.
- Order of Business (13 Nov 2013)
Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 9, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Irish Aviation Authority Act 1993 (Amendment of Schedule) (Annex 19 to Chicago Convention) Order 2013, back from committee; No. 3, Health (Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) (No. 2) Bill 2013 - Second Stage (resumed); and No. 21, Local Government Bill 2013 - Second Stage (resumed). It is...
- Order of Business (13 Nov 2013)
Enda Kenny: We will supply speakers. The Deputies need not worry.
- Order of Business (13 Nov 2013)
Enda Kenny: I do not disagree with every expert. I was making the point to Deputy Donnelly that we have experts on everything available, nationally and internationally. The changes to the Standing Orders represent a genuine attempt to ensure Bills that come before the Government at heads of Bill stage would move to the committees for that consultation process. We are trying to make that the norm. It...
- Order of Business (13 Nov 2013)
Enda Kenny: Sir Humphrey put the ball wide. The Freedom of Information Bill has been around for a long time. The changes introduced ten years ago were pretty radical and it has been moving through since then. This Bill was published in July. I am pointing out that we want it to become the norm based on the change to Standing Orders for every Minister, once they receive clearance for heads of Bill at...
- Order of Business (13 Nov 2013)
Enda Kenny: It is a great advance in medical science that babies and young children are able to live a normal life once the tracheotomy has taken place. People are trained when the children are at a very young age to clear the blockages in the system. The issue raised by the Deputy does not require legislation. I expect the matter to be referred to in the health service plan, which the Minister for...
- Order of Business (13 Nov 2013)
Enda Kenny: The Minister informs me that will be next year, and he is never wrong.
- Order of Business (13 Nov 2013)
Enda Kenny: This was a Government decision to amalgamate these two entities. That Bill will be published before Christmas.
- Order of Business (13 Nov 2013)
Enda Kenny: I have a surplus of material from Europe to read at the moment. I have not had an opportunity to read that Bill. There are quite a number of criminal justice Bills on the list and I am not sure to which one the Deputy is referring.
- Order of Business (13 Nov 2013)
Enda Kenny: It is a matter for the Whips to make arrangements for that. This has been a matter of considerable public interest, particularly in north Meath for the past ten years in respect of a major line there. I will communicate the Deputy's interest to the Minister. The legislation is to be published in the new year. There should be an opportunity for the Deputy's request to be considered. It is...
- Order of Business (13 Nov 2013)
Enda Kenny: That was a Private Members' Bill which passed Second Stage. There are serious implications in respect of the lifting of the Statute of Limitations. The Minister made some response to the Bill at that time. I will update Deputy Ó Caoláin about that.
- Order of Business (13 Nov 2013)
Enda Kenny: I understand the Bill is awaiting Report Stage, so it is a matter of fitting it into the timetable of the Dáil.
- Order of Business (13 Nov 2013)
Enda Kenny: We do not have a date for the publication of the national paediatric hospital development board (amendment) Bill. The Irish collective asset management vehicle Bill is due next year.