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Leaders' Questions (22 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: As I said-----

Leaders' Questions (22 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: I thank Deputy Adams for raising a matter that is of concern to a great number of people throughout the country. Deputy Adams is right. This is not a good situation or one that one can say is by any means satisfactory. Last winter I walked the streets of Dublin with the then Lord Mayor on a number of occasions to deal with the homeless people who were sleeping rough. The Government...

Leaders' Questions (22 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: The figure to deal with homeless situation in Dublin in 2015 was €37.16 million. By the end of August, €33.4 million of that money had been spent. Further moneys have been committed but not actually paid out. There are a number of things that are happening, but they are not dealing with the matter to the extent that one would like. On the social housing front, the...

Leaders' Questions (22 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: It is not actually a question of problem with money.

Leaders' Questions (22 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: The Government will be making available €4 billion between now and 2020. Councils and local authorities-----

Leaders' Questions (22 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: -----have been given their mandates and targets and told to get on with the job. As stated, 21,000 units in Dublin have full planning permission but there has been no movement in respect of them because of either the cost of levies or the fact that there are other problems.

Leaders' Questions (22 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: In respect of the rent position, Deputy Adams is aware that, on an individual basis, rent supplement can be increased for a family where there is an issue with a landlord moving them on or increasing their rent, which will result in their becoming homeless.

Leaders' Questions (22 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: There is not a problem with money here. All of these cases can be dealt with on an individual basis and quite a number are now being dealt with in that manner. As I said, the Minister decided that half of the housing accommodation being allocated by local authorities for tenancies should go to homeless people. Families in Dublin, Cork, Waterford or anywhere else that have a problem with...

Leaders' Questions (22 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: The day-to-day operations of the Garda are a matter for the Garda Commissioner. The allocation of permits for collections or whatever are within the power of the chief superintendent or superintendents in any district. The issuing of summonses or charges is a matter for the Garda and if there are court cases involved it is not an area in which I can interfere in any way.

Leaders' Questions (22 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: As I said, Deputy Murphy, the operational running of the Garda is a matter for the Commissioner. I would not have any knowledge of groups such as those the Deputy mentioned. I suggest he tables the question to the Minister for Justice and Equality and I am quite sure she will be happy to answer it for him.

Leaders' Questions (22 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Murphy is talking about spies, Deputy Higgins. Does he have evidence of a group that is-----

Leaders' Questions (22 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: If he does he should table a question to the Minister for Justice and Equality and give her the information he has and I am quite sure she will be happy to respond to it.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: European Banking Sector (22 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: On 12-13 July I attended a special meeting of the Euro Summit in Brussels aimed at seeking a resolution to the Greek crisis. After lengthy and difficult discussions, the Euro Summit reached agreement on a series of measures that enabled negotiations on a third programme of assistance to begin between Greece and the Institutions. Satisfactory progress in these negotiations, supported by the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Strategies (22 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: The priority for my Department is to support the Government in implementing the commitments set out in the Programme for Government and the more recent Statement of Government Priorities which set out the key priorities for the remainder of the Government's term of office: - Strengthening the Domestic Economy & Prioritising New Jobs for the Unemployed - Delivering Better Living and...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (22 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: As a matter of policy my Department and the National Economic and Social Development Office issue electronic payslips to staff. However, in exceptional circumstances, where a staff member demonstrates a requirement for a hard-copy payslip, they may be accommodated. While there is no direct cost to my Department, any costs in issuing hard-copy payslips are borne by the Payroll Shared...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (22 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: The following tables details expenditure by my Department and the Bodies under the aegis of my Department on public advertising, statutory and non-statutory, in 2013 and 2014. Department Year Statutory Advertising Non-Statutory Advertising 2013 €3,470.00 €68,128.27 2014 €5,712.00 €6,191.82 NESDO Year Statutory Advertising Non-Statutory Advertising 2013...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (22 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: My Department's work focuses primarily on dealings with Government and with other Government Departments and agencies, however, it does receive a small number of applications from members of the public for funding under a limited number of schemes (for example the Communicating Europe Initiative and the Local Diaspora Engagement Fund). In all cases the application forms are available online...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Funding (22 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: My Department has no capital funding. The total current funding allocation in 2015 is €27.022 million. At end of August spend was at 88% of profiled expenditure. My Department supports the implementation of Government policy on innovation in a range of ways, including through the work of Cabinet committees and through support for implementation of the Action Plan for Jobs.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (22 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: No printing costs for the production of reports were incurred by my Department or the agencies under my Department in 2013 or 2014. Any reports that were produced during the years mentioned above were either published on my Department's website or produced by the shared printing service in the Department of Finance.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (22 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: The table below provides details of expenditure by my Department on travel undertaken by my private office and myself on hotel accommodation from 30th June 2014 to 30th June 2015. Vendor Name Amount Paid Description Payment Date DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & TRADE €220.00 Renaissance Hotel, Brussels, Taoiseach's Personal Assistant, 16 July, 2014, Special European Council...