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Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: The legislation in question is very extensive. I do not believe it will be ready before the Christmas break. Heads were approved some time ago but it is a large Bill.

Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: The legislation is nearly ready. However, I cannot say if it will be ready for Christmas.

Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: No legislation is promised at this stage.

Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: There is no legislation listed for this area.

Order of Business. (2 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform will bring forward proposals in the coming weeks on an inquiry into child abuse in the Dublin diocese. We have already stated a national audit must take place in other dioceses. The Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy Brian Lenihan, is writing to diocesan authorities on this matter.

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (2 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: There are no EU directives which come within my Department's area of competency which have not yet been transposed into law.

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (2 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: The information set out as follows shows the fees paid to counsel in regard to each case. No other fees were paid out by the office of the Chief State Solicitor which carries out this function under the aegis of the office of the Attorney General. Case Amount â'¬ C-67/99 19,538.96 C-117/00 5,400.00 C-316/00 No fees paid* C- 67/02 No fees paid* C-494/01 30,120.90 ...

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (2 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: Judge Barron's third report relates specifically to the murder of Seamus Ludlow and it was presented to the Government in October 2004. The Government wishes to see the report published in the form that it was received from Judge Barron. In that context, certain aspects of the report have required careful consideration and were the subject of legal advice, including on the protection of the...

Written Answers — Public Relations Contracts: Public Relations Contracts (2 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: No contracts have been awarded by my Department in respect of public relations in the period December 2004 to October 2005.

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (2 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: The number of civil servants and other staff employed in the Taoiseach's constituency office, their grade and remuneration is set out in the following table. Grade Remuneration â'¬ Personal Assistant 46,691 Personal Assistant 47,921 Personal Secretary 33,270 Executive Officer 26,618 Staff Officer (Work-sharing) 18,098 Clerical Officer 26,203 Clerical Officer...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (2 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: The number and value of contracts awarded to outside consultants by my Department in each of the last five years is given in Table 1. Details of the contracts and the current status are shown in table 2. Table 1. Year Number of Contracts Total Value of Contracts â'¬ 2001 12 1,113,547 2002 5 143,065 2003 10 281,707 2004 20 430,886 2005 6 108,588 Table 2....

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (2 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: The number of civil servants and other staff employed in the Government press office, their grade and remuneration is set out in the following table. Grade Remuneration â'¬ Government Press Secretary 120,117 Press Officer-Assistant Principal 65,701 Press Officer-Higher Executive Officer 47,921 Press Officer-Higher Executive Officer 45,457 Press Officer-Higher Executive...

Programmes for Government. (8 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 6, inclusive, together. Progress on the implementation of the Government programme is kept constantly under review. Deputies will be aware that for every full year that Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats have been in Government, we have published an annual progress report. The third annual progress report of this current Administration was...

Programmes for Government. (8 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: Yes.

Programmes for Government. (8 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: Almost 90% of our record tax reductions went to someone other than a person who pays the top rate of tax. Therefore, we have targeted all our measures at those on lower incomes to try to improve their position. The tax rate is no longer at the extraordinary high rates of the past. It has reduced from 48% to 42%.

Programmes for Government. (8 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: There will be another two budgets.

Programmes for Government. (8 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: Some €5 billion has been given back.

Programmes for Government. (8 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: In the life of this Government and the previous one, thankfully the vast bulk of resources have gone into education and particularly into education for the disadvantaged. An enormous number of additional teachers, some 4,500, including 3,000 resource teachers, have been employed in our primary schools. Particularly in this Government we have targeted our measures towards education for the...

Programmes for Government. (8 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: Deputy Kenny knows the Supreme Court decision on the nursing homes issue went back over many decades and successive Governments. It is a decision we must respect and legislation is being prepared to deal with the situation. People have different views on the computer issue. It would obviously have been better if a review of the contract had taken place every six months or year. However, an...

Programmes for Government. (8 Nov 2005)

Bertie Ahern: It only took me ten minutes to get back into town.