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Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on the Department of the Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (18 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government will look at it if it is inadequate.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on the Department of the Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (18 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: I will bring the first matter to the attention of the Minister of the Environment, Community and Local Government directly. There are four reports to which the Government has not responded. The reason is that the relevant Departments were to consider some of the recommendations made by the Constitutional Convention. I expect that to be concluded shortly. I have already stated in the...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on the Department of the Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (18 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: I agree with the Deputy in respect of optimism in provincial and rural Ireland. A number of the Leader companies faced quite a number of challenges. The funding approval coming very shortly will allow for a continuation of the very good work done by the Leader groups in communities throughout the country. The Deputy mentioned ten posts for Irish staff. An officer from the Department of...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on the Department of the Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (18 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: We will send the replies on to Deputy Fleming. There was an increase of €13.2 million on the 2014 Estimate for Vote 4, Central Statistics Office. The allocation provides for advance preparation for the 2016 census of population and the commencement of the 2015-2016 household budget survey. Staff costs for a national employment survey and an Irish health survey are also included....

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on the Department of the Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (18 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: The Central Statistics Office is very particular about the way it does its business. One would not want to interfere in the work it does. The live register is not an accurate figure of the number of people who are unemployed. There are people on the live register who work two or three days. I think we can get the Deputy an answer on the cohort he mentioned. Last year 134,000 moved off...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on the Department of the Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (18 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Chairman for his courtesy and also thank the members for attending. We will have the information requested by Deputy Fleming sent on to the committee.

Leaders' Questions (24 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: It might have been helpful if Deputy Martin had given some indication of the nature of the case he wished to raise. This is a sensitive case. Obviously, the matter has to be investigated properly. The report the Deputy referred to was received in the Department of the Taoiseach. The Garda, the Departments of Health, Education and Skills and Justice and Equality and the parents have been...

Leaders' Questions (24 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin is aware that allegations have been made. These allegations are being reviewed. It is not open to me when a case is being actively pursued to interfere in any way. Tusla was set up by Government to deal with matters relating to children. It is independent. As I said to the Deputy, there is no place for this type of activity in any school or home in the country. That is one...

Leaders' Questions (24 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: As I said, I am happy to come back to the Deputy when I have received a report from Tusla.

Leaders' Questions (24 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: The matters raised by the Deputy are serious. Nobody wants to have this type of activity not properly investigated, including by the authorities of the State to ensure that the laws of the land are implemented, if that be so. I am happy to come back to the Deputy. When I have received the report from Tusla I will advise Deputy Martin in that regard.

Leaders' Questions (24 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: I cannot interfere in a case that is active at the moment.

Leaders' Questions (24 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: I will ensure the Department corresponds with Deputy Martin.

Leaders' Questions (24 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport is very well aware of the situation. He allocated another €100 million to CIE just before Christmas. Deputy Adams will be aware that the National Transport Authority, NTA, has a fundamentally important role to play in assisting-----

Leaders' Questions (24 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: -----the response to changes in services that have an impact on rural areas. It is also important to note that the public service obligation, PSO, funding for transport is €210 million per annum and it is important that is allocated for the socially necessary services, in particular in rural areas. The Minister and the Department will continue to work with the NTA on the wider issues...

Leaders' Questions (24 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: I do not know whether Deputy Adams was at the meeting in Castlecomer last night.

Leaders' Questions (24 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: Bus Éireann has agreed to postpone the changes to route 7 services until the summer. The NTA is now examining what might be the appropriate PSO service to put in place if funding were to be made available for that. It is working with Bus Éireann in that context. The NTA has also been contacted regarding changes on the Expressway route 5 service from Waterford. In view of those...

Leaders' Questions (24 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: Separately from that, the NTA, in conjunction with Bus Éireann, is examining options-----

Leaders' Questions (24 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: -----to reconfigure a number of subvented services that already apply that are necessary from a social point of view. Bus Éireann has no immediate plans to consider the withdrawal of the Athlone to Westport service but it did refer to it as an example of the commercial challenges which face any company from private enterprise in operating such a service in a very competitive bus market.

Leaders' Questions (24 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: They were facts.

Leaders' Questions (24 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Adams obviously did not listen to what I said.