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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: EU Directives (17 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Department of the Taoiseach has no EU Directives awaiting transposition. Responsibility for transposing EU measures into Irish law rests with individual Departments with responsibility for the relevant policy area.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Records (17 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 106 and 107 together. I understand that the file S12368 "Henry Gleeson - death sentence", the only file created in my Department on this matter, is available for inspection at the National Archives. Files relating to prisoners and sentencing are held in the Department of Justice and Equality. I understand that the Deputy has already contacted that...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Records (17 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: I understand that File reference S12369 exists and that it is currently available for viewing the National Archives. The title of the File is Special Criminal Court: Joseph O'Connor (No - 49/1941). I have been advised that this file has never been withheld from public inspection.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Legal Cases (17 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: The total cost incurred by my Department as a result of Oireachtas Members initiating legal challenges in the courts in the past five years is provided in the table. Year € 2012 241,675.75

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Funding (17 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: Since 2002, my Department provides no funding to Irish charities.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Overseas Visits (17 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: I visited Japan from 1-5 December on foot of an invitation extended to me by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during his visit to Dublin in June this year. The key objective of my visit was to further increase Ireland’s trade, economic, and political relationship with Japan. My programme included a visit to Tokyo and Osaka and a brief visit to Nagoya. I was accompanied for part of the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Records (17 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 112 to 116, inclusive, together. I was widely reported at the time that there were political agreements between previous Governments and various Independent Deputies from 1997 to 2011. I understand that no records of any such agreements are on official files held at the Department of the Taoiseach. Up to 2009 an Assistant Principal at the Department of the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Decentralisation Programme Expenditure (17 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: My Constituency Office is split between Government Buildings and Castlebar. Two staff are based in Castlebar and do not attend meetings in Government Buildings. There are two staff working in the Chief Whip's Constituency Office based in Enniscorthy and they do not attend meetings in the Dublin office. Therefore no travelling costs are incurred. No offices or bodies under the aegis of the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Employment Data (17 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of employment in the State. The tables show additional breakdowns of Table 5a of the QNHS Quarter 3 2013 release: Table 1 - Number of persons aged 15 and over in employment (ILO) classified by employment status and NACE Rev. 2 economic sector. Table 2 - Number of persons aged 15 and over in employment (ILO)...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (17 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 119 and 121 together. The total amount spent on external IT consultants by my Department in 2010, 2011, 2012, to date in 2013 and the estimated spend in 2014 is as follows: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 € 11,711 € 18,679 € 0 € 2,560 € 6,000My Department does not have any ongoing IT consultancy contracts in place. ...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Legal Cases (17 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: The table provides details of the costs of legal action against my Department from 2011 to date in 2013. Year € 2011 43,535

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (17 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: No exemptions fromthe general principles of pay policy as set out by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform were granted by my Department or Body under its aegis to public servants for undertaking additional duties.

Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: I can give an assurance that the Government is taking this matter very seriously. Yesterday I answered questions on it. I confirmed that the Garda was investigating a complaint in respect of an individual and that allegations had been made in regard to a second individual. The Garda has not come back to NAMA about that issue. This morning the Minister for Justice and Equality was advised...

Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin is well aware of the legislation that deals with the freedom of information system. Ministers in government do not have-----

Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: Is the Deputy talking about the Department or the freedom of information officer? Every Department has a freedom of information officer who deals exclusively with freedom of information requests. There is no contact between a freedom of information officer in any Department and the Minister or Minister of State. The officer makes his or her decisions independently. The law stipulates...

Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: To be honest, I do not know the information that was released. I do not have access to it. I do not have any contact with NAMA.

Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: If a Topical Issue debate is requested of the Minister for Finance, he may have more information to give than I have. I do not have contact with NAMA, obviously.

Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: The law is very clear in so far as freedom of information officers and their responsibilities are concerned. The same applies to appeals. The Minister for Justice and Equality confirmed that he was advised by the Garda Commissioner this morning that there had been contact between NAMA and the Garda Síochána earlier this year in regard to another former employee. That...

Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: I explained this process to the Deputy before. The budget takes place and Votes go through in respect of the ceilings for each Department. The HSE prepares its draft report based on those figures and submits it to the Minister for Health. The Minister examines the draft proposition and recommends changes or amendments thereto, and he either signs off on it or does not. The Minister...

Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: I agree that this will be a challenging year for the Department of Health, no more than for any other Department. I made it perfectly clear that the fact that the country has exited the bailout programme does not mean that everything is rosy in the garden. Deputy Adams, as the leader of the party of the impossible, is never going to be satisfied no matter how much is allocated to any...