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Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (21 Feb 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 647: To ask the Minister for Defence the progress made within his Department in relation to reviewing existing contract specifications awarded by all Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6369/06]

Written Answers — Nuclear Plants: Nuclear Plants (21 Feb 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 654: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the strategy and timescales involved in bringing the British Government to court for security failures at the THORP reprocessing plant at Sellafield; if he has discussed the matter with the British Ministry involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6336/06]

Written Answers — Nuclear Plants: Nuclear Plants (21 Feb 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 655: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the procedures he intends to follow and the action plan he intends to implement in order to take the European Commission to court over its failure to monitor the British nuclear industry as reported (details supplied); the failures of monitoring which he intends to highlight to the court; if he has discussed...

Written Answers — Public Procurement Policy: Public Procurement Policy (21 Feb 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 656: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has a corporate procurement plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6355/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (21 Feb 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 657: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made within his Department in relation to reviewing existing contract specifications awarded by all Government Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6370/06]

Written Answers — Fire Safety: Fire Safety (21 Feb 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 662: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to the decision to merge the National Safety Council with the proposed driver testing and standards authority, where the responsibility of the council's fire safety remit will be transferred to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6441/06]

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (21 Feb 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 675: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide figures on the impact of sugar beet growing on Ireland's net CO2 emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6886/06]

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (21 Feb 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 676: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the area of forestry needed to be planted in order to counteract the total emissions from car use here in one year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6887/06]

Leaders' Questions. (22 Feb 2006)

Enda Kenny: I am sure everyone in the House is concerned about the announcement yesterday of the loss of 350 jobs in the NEC plant in Ballivor, County Meath. Every politician is concerned about the impact this will have on the families and workers involved as the plant has been in operation for more than 30 years. It follows the announcement in the past month or so of job losses in Saehan Media, Magee,...

Leaders' Questions. (22 Feb 2006)

Enda Kenny: The local Minister said yesterday that indigenous industry should be supported. This was not the case when many of the smaller traditional industries in County Meath went to the wall. Our export performance last year was the worst since 1974. Some 33,400 manufacturing jobs were lost in the last four years but the public sector has increased by 73,800. The cost comparative figures for Irish...

National Archives. (22 Feb 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach the files which were released recently by his Department under the National Archives Act 1986; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39764/05]

National Archives. (22 Feb 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the number of files withheld by his Department from the National Archives in respect of 1975; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39768/05]

National Archives. (22 Feb 2006)

Enda Kenny: I understand that approximately 6,000 files were released to the media under the 1975 archival release of which approximately 1% were retained for particular reasons. Does the Taoiseach know how many of those were retained by his Department and if so why? The Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Deputy O'Donoghue, said in answer to questions that he would be willing to investigate the...

National Archives. (22 Feb 2006)

Enda Kenny: What was the subject matter of those files?

National Archives. (22 Feb 2006)

Enda Kenny: That is the job of the Department with responsibility for communications.

National Archives. (22 Feb 2006)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy might know a lot about it.

Chief State Solicitor's Office. (22 Feb 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the Nally report under the re-organisation of the Office of the Chief State Solicitor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39765/05]

Chief State Solicitor's Office. (22 Feb 2006)

Enda Kenny: Last October, the Taoiseach told the Dáil these negotiations were under way with the local State solicitors with a view to transferring that service to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. Have they concluded or is that review complete? What is the current status of the negotiations with local State solicitors? Is there a timescale for the transfer of functions to the Office of...

Regulatory Reform. (22 Feb 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 10: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the recommendation of the OECD report Regulatory Reform in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39766/05]

Regulatory Reform. (22 Feb 2006)

Enda Kenny: Will the Taoiseach outline the six core principles he referred to? Has the Taoiseach given any consideration to the issue of a single, powerful regulator, which would bring the benefits of pooling expertise and a higher degree of accountability in the area of regulatory reform? In its report, the OECD identified telecommunications and energy as being of particular concern. Does the Taoiseach...