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Ceisteanna - Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: I assure the Deputy that I have no intention of standing for the return of a hard border; neither does the British Prime Minister. I am not sure from where the Deputy got the view that my position on the issue had softened. I have made my position very clear and do so again now. On the appointment of a personal envoy, I did give consideration to appointing a Minister with responsibility for...

Ceisteanna - Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: I will give the details to Deputy Micheál Martin of the changes that have taken place.

Ceisteanna - Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: We have had discussions about this issue at the Cabinet. We have had one or two meetings of the Cabinet committee which has only been established in recent weeks. I will clarify the detail for the Deputy and the numbers and discussions that have taken place.

Ceisteanna - Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: I will have meetings on a regular basis.

Ceisteanna - Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: We do not have anything like the number of personnel Britain will have, but we have support from ICTU, IBEC and NGOs. As this develops and we form an opinion for the month of November, it will be important that we have an agreed position as to what we should look for because we still do not know and will not know for some time what the British Government will look for. Our interests must be...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Official Engagements (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 36 and 39 together. On 8 September 2016, the United Kingdom hosted the United Nations Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial in London where representatives from some 70 countries and 4 international organisations gathered to discuss United Nations Peacekeeping. I represented Ireland at the conference. I was accompanied by Mr. Maurice Quinn, Secretary...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Budget 2017 (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: The White Paper on Defence, approved by Government in 2015, set out the roles that Government have assigned to the Defence Forces and looked at associated capability requirements for the next decade. This document will inform strategic decisions on resource allocation and will ensure that such decisions will continue to be made on a prioritised basis in accordance with assessed operational...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Freedom of Information Requests (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: My Department received 216 Freedom of Information requests from the start of this year until 23 September. Of these, 41 requests were fully refused (including some requests where no records were held by my Department) and 79 requests were partially refused.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Sick Leave (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: The information requested by the Deputy regarding sick absence statistics for my Department is set out in a table: Year Lost time rate % - (certified sick absence) Lost time rate % - (self-certified sick absence) 2011 3.61% 0.24% 2012 2.27% 0.22% 2013 1.86% 0.24% 2014 2.39% 0.24% 2015 2.29% 0.24% My Department's lost time rate due to sick absence is consistently below the Civil Service...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Travel (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: The total number of miles and travel expenses claimed by Ministers of State assigned to my Department are provided in a table: Name Details Amount Minister of State Paul Kehoe Mileage claim for 01.01.16 - 31.01.16 - 4780 kms* €2,823.55 Minister of State Paul Kehoe Subsistence for St Patrick's Day trip to USA 12-19 March 2016 €371.05 Minister of State Paul Kehoe Mileage...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Advisers Data (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: The names, roles and annual salaries of my Special Advisers are set out in a table: Name Position Annual Salary Mark Kennelly Chief of Staff €156,380 Paul O'Brien Special Adviser to the Taoiseach €87,258 Angela Flanagan Special Adviser to the Taoiseach €87,258 No request has been made for an increase above the special advisers' pay scale as set by the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Living Wage (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 54, 55, 83 and 84 together. My Department has not had discussions with its suppliers/service contractors or suppliers/service contractors to the National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) about a living wage. Levels of remuneration for employees of my Department and NESDO are based on pay scales set centrally by the Department of Public...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Community Development Projects (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: Last July Government launched a major initiative for the Dublin North East Inner City with the establishment of a Ministerial Taskforce to oversee the long-term social and economic regeneration of the area. To support the work of the Ministerial Taskforce, which I Chair, Mr Kieran Mulvey has been appointed to engage with the local community groups, representatives and other interests, and to...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 57 to 59, inclusive, together. No credit cards are issued to Ministers in my Department. A total of five credit cards are currently in use for official purposes assigned to three Heads of Divisions and two Private Secretaries. During 2014, a total of €39,250 was charged to these cards. During 2015, a total of €29,004 was charged to these...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Properties (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: The properties occupied by my Department and the National Economic and Social Development Office are provided and managed by the Office of Public Works.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Postal Codes (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: My Department and the National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) have made the following efforts to encourage and promote the use of Eircode: - The websites Taoiseach.gov.ie, MerrionStreet.ie and nesc.ie have been updated to include the relevant Eircode; - All Departmental databases have been updated to include my Department’s Eircode. Space has also been provided for the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Appointments to State Boards (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: I make appointments to the National Economic and Social Council (NESC) and the National Statistics Board (NSB) in accordance with the National Economic and Social Development Office Act 2006, S.I. No. 603 of 2010 - National Economic and Social Council (Alteration of Composition) Order 2010; and Section 18 of the Statistics Act 1993. In the case of the NESC, I appoint 20 members...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Official Engagements (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 65, 69, 72 and 78 together. I met with Prime Minister May on 26 July at which we agreed to work together to build on the continuing strength and closeness of the UK/Ireland relationship. We discussed the good progress that our two Governments have made in recent years following on from the Joint Statement “British Irish relations – the next...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: UK Referendum on EU Membership (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: The Government believes that there is a need for the widest possible conversation on the implications of the referendum result for Ireland, North and South and for North/South relations. There are many organisations and individuals across the island of Ireland who are outside the political establishment who wish to be heard on this issue and I believe we must give them a real opportunity to...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: EU Summits (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 70 and 71 together. The Bratislava Summit on 16 September was part of the process of political reflection launched at the meeting of 27 Heads of State and Government, together with Presidents Tusk and Juncker, that took place on 29 June, after the European Council. The objective of the Bratislava Summit was to hold a broad debate on the key challenges and key...