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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (28 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I am very glad that the disclosures tribunal has been set up and I welcome wholeheartedly the statements made by Mr. Justice Charleton in his opening comments yesterday. He is a first-class choice for this disclosures tribunal, and given his experience over many years in dealing with the Morris tribunal and his position as a Supreme Court judge, I believe he will do a first-class job. It...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (28 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: Can I say something about protected disclosures?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (28 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: These are quite complex. I believe many of these will come in before different Ministers in the time ahead. I know the legislation was drafted by Deputy Howlin but it may be appropriate that the House would consider how it will deal with these in the future. If an array of Ministers get protected disclosures from individuals throughout the country, it may be important to have a structure...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (28 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: In the first case, what is envisaged here is not a separate parallel entity. There will be an international advertising campaign for somebody to complement and build on the work-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (28 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I thank Deputy Burton. That will build on and complement the work of the inspectorate and the Policing Authority. I believe the chairperson referred to that also. That will be an internationally advertised position. With regard to the Policing Authority, the chairperson referred last week to the extensive powers she already has. The authority can hold the Garda Síochána to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (28 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: The authority can determine Garda priorities regarding policing services, nominate persons for appointment by the Government to the posts of Garda Commissioner and deputy Garda commissioner, appoint persons to the rank of Garda superintendent, chief superintendent and assistant commissioner and remove them for reasons related to policing services, as Deputy Howlin is well aware, and appoint...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (28 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: Agreed.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (28 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: Appointments.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (28 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: Yes.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (28 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: That was supposed to be a short comment by Deputy Burton which it was not. The strength of the Garda force will go to 15,000 and this is part and parcel of providing a strong police force which is well-equipped to keep our people safe. I am in full agreement with Deputy Martin on this, on the basis of innocence until proven guilty. The fact of the matter is the Garda Commissioner has not...

Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (28 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 8 to 17, inclusive, together. On 23 February, I travelled to Brussels to meet Prime Minister Charles Michel of Belgium; to participate in a business event organised by the Ireland Belgium Business Association, supported by Enterprise Ireland and the embassy of Ireland; and then to meet European Commission President Jean-Claude Junker. My discussions with...

Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (28 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin asked about the comments by the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan. He was pointing out the difference between the approaches of the European Commission and the OECD. We have been to the fore in dealing with base erosion and profit shifting and we have been up front about it. We abolished the stateless concept and the double Irish and this is why the Minister made his...

Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (28 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: Our priority is to maintain the peace process and to build on it, and to continue the good work which has meant that unemployment has fallen from 15.2% to 6.6%, our deficit will be eliminated next year and there is a very strong line of investment in this country, with it being seen as an attractive cauldron of enthusiasm with young people from all over the world working here. I...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committee Meetings (28 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Cabinet Committee on Social Policy and Public Service Reform last met on 6th February 2017.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (28 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: There has been no expenditure by my Department on the retrieval and return of hard copy files stored at off site locations in the last three years.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (28 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: No costs were incurred by my Department during the last three years in respect of such storage, as no Department data or files are stored on cloud storage or third party servers.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Regulatory Impact Assessment Data (28 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: My Department has carried out two regulatory impact analyses, on the Statute Law Revision Act 2007 and the Statute Law Revision Bill 2009. Both are available on my Department's wesbite - www.taoiseach.gov.ie.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Freedom of Information Data (28 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: My Department did not incur any legal fees processing Freedom of Information (FOI) requests in the past three years. When my Department requires legal advice in relation to FOI issues it is obtained from the Office of the Attorney General. The number of staff hours spent on processing FOI requests in my Department is not recorded centrally. It spans a wide cohort of staff involved in...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Data (28 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: No employees in my Department and the National Economic and Social Development Office [NESDO] have been suspended from work without prejudice and on full pay pending an investigation.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Remuneration (28 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: Levels of remuneration for employees of my Department and the National Economic and Social Development Office [NESDO] are based on pay scales set centrally by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.