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Order of Business (2 Feb 2016)

Enda Kenny: We have approved the Order of Business already.

Order of Business (2 Feb 2016)

Enda Kenny: The Order of Business for tomorrow is approved already. The Dáil will sit at 9.30 in the morning.

Order of Business (2 Feb 2016)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Higgins has not lost any of the wit or barbs.

Order of Business (2 Feb 2016)

Enda Kenny: That is a valid point. I will have the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine respond to the Deputy Harrington immediately.

Order of Business (2 Feb 2016)

Enda Kenny: I had thought that we might have been able to conclude it but, apparently, there were so many objections to elements of it that it is not possible to do it without revamping it and having further discussions.

Order of Business (2 Feb 2016)

Enda Kenny: No.

Establishment of a Statutory Commission of Investigation into a Foster Home in the South East: Statements (2 Feb 2016)

Enda Kenny: I would like to say a few words on the Government decision to appoint a statutory commission of investigation into a foster home in the south east. When this Government came to office, we set out to undo the damage and heal some of the hurt inflicted on the most vulnerable in our society. One of those groups was the Magdalene women, the unseen launderers of our country's stains and secrets....

Establishment of a Statutory Commission of Investigation into a Foster Home in the South East: Statements (2 Feb 2016)

Enda Kenny: Some of them.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Legal Cases Data (2 Feb 2016)

Enda Kenny: No cases were made against my Department or the National Economic and Social Development Office by civil servants who objected on age grounds to being retired when they reached 65.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Funding (2 Feb 2016)

Enda Kenny: The table below details funding allocated by my Department for projects and other initiatives in Louth and Meath in the last five years. Projects Supported by the Local Diaspora Engagement Fund in 2015 Location Details Project Grant Amount Completed Louth Omeath District Development Company Thomas D'Arcy McGee Friends/Society/Foundation €5,000 Completed in 2015 Louth Drogheda...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (2 Feb 2016)

Enda Kenny: My Department did not subscribe to any external media clipping or media monitoring service on a routine basis during the period to which the Deputy refers. However, my Department engaged print and broadcast media monitoring services for the duration of the Referendum on the EU Fiscal Stability Treaty from April 23rd to June 1st 2012. Total spend on this service was €3,075. My...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Expenditure (2 Feb 2016)

Enda Kenny: While there are four Ministers of State assigned to my Department, my Department only processes expense claims in respect of Minister of State Kehoe. The table below details expenses paid to Minister of State Kehoe from March 2011 to end January 2016. Prior to March 2011, the Government Chief Whip was supplied with a State car and two Garda drivers. This facility was removed in 2011....

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Consultancy Contracts Data (2 Feb 2016)

Enda Kenny: The table below details the external consultant reports commissioned by my Department since March 2011. Name Costs Date of Commission Date of Publication Consultant Health and Safety Statement 2011 €1,270 2011 2011 QTS Limited Health and Safety Statement 2012 €1,270 2012 2012 QTS Limited Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan Assessment and Disabled Access Review €307...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Investigations (2 Feb 2016)

Enda Kenny: The table below provides details of tribunals of inquiry, commissions of inquiry or investigations for which my Department has been responsible from 1991 to date. Name Terms of Reference Cost (€ million) Date of Conclusion Tribunal of Inquiry (Dunnes Payments) (McCracken) €6.712 Report published in August 1997 Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry into the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Appointments to State Boards Data (2 Feb 2016)

Enda Kenny: I make appointments to the National Economic and Social Council (NESC) and the National Statistics Board (NSB). The appointments are made in accordance with the provisions of the National Economic and Social Development Office Act 2006, the National Economic and Social Council (Alteration of Composition) Order 2010 (SI No 603 of 2010), and Section 18 of the Statistics Act 1993. In the case...

Advice to Dissolve Dáil: Announcement (3 Feb 2016)

Enda Kenny: I wish to inform the House as a matter of courtesy that I am proceeding immediately to Áras an Uachtaráin to advise the President, pursuant to Article 13 of the Constitution, to dissolve Dáil Éireann and to summon the incoming Dáil to meet at 10.30 a.m. on Thursday, 10 March 2016. To those Members of the House who are not seeking re-election, I wish every success and...

Election of Ceann Comhairle (Resumed) (10 Mar 2016)

Enda Kenny: Ba mhaith liom rud éigin a rá fút, a Cheann Comhairle.

Election of Ceann Comhairle (Resumed) (10 Mar 2016)

Enda Kenny: Nóiméid amháin, más maith leat.

Election of Ceann Comhairle (Resumed) (10 Mar 2016)

Enda Kenny: Ba mhaith liom mo chomhghairdeas a ghlacadh leat tar éis duit a bheith tofa mar Cheann Comhairle. Is é seo an chéad uair ó bunaíodh an Stát gur toghadh Ceann Comhairle cosúil leat le vóta rúnda neamhspleách ó chuile Theachta atá anseo. Is é sin an fáth go bhfuil cumhacht níos difriúla agat mar Cheann Comhairle...

Nomination of Taoiseach (10 Mar 2016)

Enda Kenny: First, I would like to congratulate the many Deputies who have been elected to this House for the first time. This is a special day in their lives and one I am sure they will remember. It is a special day for them and their families, and I hope that after the proceedings die down they will remember it with a degree of fondness. I would also like to express my commiseration to the many...