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Order of Business (17 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: Yes.

Order of Business (17 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: The defence (amendment) (discipline) Bill 2013 is promised for next year. I dealt with the discretionary medical cards earlier. They were removed on an administrative basis and will be restored on an administrative basis.

Order of Business (17 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: We gave authorisation to the Minister for Education and Science in the past couple of weeks on elements of the technological universities Bill 2014. I will supply the Deputy with up to date information on that. It was cleared by Cabinet. The gambling control Bill 2013 will come before the House early next year.

Order of Business (17 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: I have said they were removed on an administrative basis and will be restored on an administrative basis.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: During my visit to San Francisco I discussed the issue of undocumented Irish immigrants and the prospect of immigration reform in the US at a number of events including a community event in San Francisco. I also discussed the issue at my only political meeting of the visit, with Governor Jerry Brown, who is a strong champion of immigration reform and has introduced a number of progressive...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: I met the Governor of California, Jerry Brown when I was in California. The key focus of our meeting was on strengthening the strong economic, trade, investment and tourism links between Ireland and California. I also had the opportunity to speak briefly with the Mayor of San Francisco, Ed Lee, who was present at a community event I attended in San Francisco.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: I visited the following companies when I was in California: Apple, Hewlett Packard, eBay, LinkedIn, Facebook, Tesla Motors, Google, CISCO, Yelp, Workday, New Relic, PCH International and AirBnB. I also met representatives from Boeing, Cubic Telecom and Voxpro as well as participants in the Enterprise Ireland Access Silicon Valley programme. I attended an IDA dinner at which a number of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: No. I did not discuss Ireland's double taxation agreement at any of my meetings with industry representatives in California.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: I had one bilateral political meeting during my visit to California, with Governor Jerry Brown. I discussed the issue of the undocumented and the need for immigration reform with the Governor, who is a strong champion of immigration reform and has introduced a number of progressive legislative Bills at State level in California aimed at improving conditions for the undocumented. Mayor Ed...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Data (17 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: My Department operates within an Employment Control Framework (ECF) ceiling on staffing numbers determined by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Staff departures are managed within this ECF ceiling and business units are organised accordingly.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Issues (17 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: The report of Judge John D. Cooke on his Inquiry into Reports of Unlawful Surveillance of the Garda Siochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) was received in my Department on 4 June 2014. I was in the United States on a jobs-focussed mission in Silicon Valley at that time and received the report following my return on 8 June 2014. I brought the Report to the attention of the Government at...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Capital Programme Expenditure (17 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: My Department and bodies under the aegis of my Department had no capital spend on construction projects between 2008 and to date in 2014.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Industrial Relations (17 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: There is currently one case being taken by a civil servant against my Department before the Equality Tribunal. Given that this case is on-going it would be inappropriate to make any further statement on the matter. There are no cases against my Department before the Labour Court, CPSA or EAT.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Expenses (17 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: The table below provides details of expenditure by my Department on subsistence payments to staff and on taxi costs from 2011 to date in 2014. Year Subsistence Taxi 2011 €27,487.01 €41,174.93 2012 €38,803.34 €30,273.37 2013 €46,802.27* €28,609.89 2014 (Jan - June 13th) €19,325.62 €9,144.96 * Note: this includes...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: National Risk Assessment (17 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: The draft National Risk Assessment was published by the Government in April following initial consultations within and outside the public service. Its purpose is to identify the strategic risks, both financial and non-financial, which Ireland faces. A public consultation process on the draft National Risk Assessment is now underway and submissions have been sought on significant risks that...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (17 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: The priority in recent years has been to ensure that the Defence Forces can continue to meet all operational requirements within a reduced resource envelope. This has entailed a number of significant measures which includes further rationalisation of Army Barracks and the recent re-organisation of the Defence Forces, both Permanent and Reserve. Arising from the comprehensive review of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Capital Programme Expenditure (17 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 496 and 497 together. The Department is engaged in an ongoing capital building programme designed to modernise and enhance the training, operational and accommodation facilities available to members of the Defence Forces. The capital building programme focuses mainly on infrastructural projects comprising the construction of new buildings and the refurbishment...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Industrial Relations (17 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: There are currently two cases before the Equality Tribunal involving civil servants taking cases against the Department of Defence. The Deputy will appreciate that it would be inappropriate for me to make any comment or provide detail which might identify either of the cases in question.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Expenses (17 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: The details requested in respect of staff subsistence and taxi payments in respect of civil servants of the Department of Defence for the periods in question are as outlined: Year Subsistence Payments Taxi Payments 2011 €135,290 €10,780 2012 €96,120 €8,772 2013 €106,855 €8,885 2014 (June) €48,253 €2,191 Details relating to members...

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy has asked a range of questions. The Government accepts, and the Minister for Health made quite clear, that it is completely unacceptable that families were put through the stress and strain that arose from the decision to centralise the assessment for medical cards. I pointed out to Deputy Martin yesterday that under the Health Act 1970 the cards are governed by the phrase...