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Order of Business (31 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: The Minister is aware of the issue raised in Deputy Healy-Rae's last comment in respect of the seven-day provision. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae is well aware that the Government has decided to introduce a basic bank account for post offices so that such business can be conducted in post offices as some extra assistance to them to continue to exist in the time ahead. I will bring Deputy Michael...

Corporate Manslaughter Bill 2016: First Stage (31 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: No.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Employment Data (31 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 73 and 77 together. The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of employment in the State. The most recent figures available are for Q1 2016. Table 1 below shows the number of employees (ILO) aged 15 years and over classified by permanency of job from Q1...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Employment Data (31 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: The exact information requested by the Deputy is currently not available. The National Employment Survey, which provided statistics on the structure of earnings, was discontinued in 2010 due to resource constraints. However, the CSO is currently completing a project to provide corresponding statistics for the years 2011 to 2014 by using administrative data sources rather than direct...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Employment Data (31 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of employment in the State. The most recent figures available are for Q1 2016. The number of females in part-time employment in Q1 2016 was 312,900; this represents 68.6% of the total number of persons in part-time employment.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Employment Data (31 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: The exact information requested by the Deputy is currently not available. The National Employment Survey, which provided statistics on the structure of earnings, was discontinued in 2010 due to resource constraints. However, the CSO is currently completing a project to provide corresponding statistics for the years 2011 to 2014 by using administrative data sources rather than direct...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (31 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: The following table details expenditure by my Department on media advertising from March 2011 to end of February 2016. Amount spent on media advertising from March 2011 to end February 2016 Year Organisation Amount 2011 Brindley Advertising Ltd €94,096 Conradh na Gaeilge €200 Truvo Ireland Ltd €6,766 2012 Brindley Advertising Ltd* €544,888 FCR Media Ltd...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Funding (31 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: Funding provided by the Department of the Taoiseach for European engagement is expended on a number of elements. Generally this has included an amount which has been disbursed for the past number of years by way of a small grant scheme under the Communicating Europe Initiative. The utility of this expenditure, including the small grant scheme is constantly under review and consideration...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (31 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: It is not possible to provide an estimate of potential savings in 2017 at this stage due to uncertainty about the level of expenditure on professional fees which will occur in 2017, particularly in relation to legal fees arising from Commissions of Investigation and the Moriarty Tribunal.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (31 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: If the Estimate allocation for 2016 for travel and subsistence was to be reduced by 10% in 2017, there would be a saving of €53,500.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Appointments (31 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: As I announced in this House on 6 May 2016, Deputy Paul Kehoe has been appointed as a Minister of State attending Government and Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Defence with special responsibility for the Department of Defence. Work is underway in relation to the preparation of a Delegation of Ministerial Functions Order under the Minister and...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (31 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Year Individual Media Organisation Total Amount Paid 2011 Brindley Advertising €40,789.31 2011 Roscrea People €250.00 2011 Emergency Service Ireland €2,298.00 2011 Council Review €726.00 2011 FCR Media Ltd €4,632.00 2011 Heritage Guide €300.00 2011 Irish Farmers...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (31 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 944 and 945 together. I am advised by the military authorities that since February 2006, the earliest date for which records are available, the following companies have supplied Malarone to the Defence Forces;- United Drug; GlaxoSmithKline; and Cahill May Roberts Ltd.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Barracks (31 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: Magee Barracks Kildare was sold by public auction on 11th February this year. In line with a Government decision in the context of the 2000 White Paper and affirmed in the White Paper on Defence published in August 2015, the proceeds from the sale of properties that have been identified as surplus to military requirements are allocated to the Defence capital programme for investment in...

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: When a death like this occurs, either at birth or in giving birth, it is always a source of stress and tragedy for the families involved. Obviously, the death of Mrs. Malak Thawley in the National Maternity Hospital was a very stressful time for her husband, Alan, and their extended family. I am aware that in this case, the HSE has confirmed that the master of the National Maternity...

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: This document sets out how we can improve and promote maternity and neonatal care in the years ahead in order to ensure such care is safe, standardised and of a high quality. The Minister for Health and the Department of Health are working with the HSE to ensure the full implementation of the strategy. Since December of last year, each maternity hospital, including Cavan General Hospital,...

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: It is not my telephone.

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: Gabh mo leithscéal.

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: Every maternity hospital is now publishing a monthly maternity patient safety statement, as recommended in 2014 in the Chief Medical Officer's report on prenatal services in Portlaoise. I can also report that the draft scheme for the health information and patient safety Bill will provide for mandatory external reporting of serious reportable events that arise in the health service. The...

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: One of the reviews is complete, as I said, and two others are nearing completion. I am just as anxious that these would be expedited. With regard to independent reviews I believe it is important to first of all have the internal review completed under the systems that apply. If an independent outside external review is then necessary, that can happen. By the end of March 2016 overall...