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- Order of Business (21 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: With regard to the 2040 consultation, I have already made it publicly clear that this is an opportunity for the Sligo region to put forward its case for inclusion as a growth centre in the consultation currently under way. This is not a case of pitting town against town, as happened before. There are opportunities for every region and Sligo is one of those potentially very major centres,...
- Order of Business (21 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: As the Deputy will be aware, we put together a high-level board at chief executive officer level two years ago in respect of the Shannon Basin and for the first time in 50 years progress was made with what might and could be done. The Minister of State, Deputy Canney, is working hard on this and I will get him to give Deputy Murphy an update on the locations, pinch point or otherwise, where...
- Order of Business (21 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: It is a valid question from Deputy Madigan. Work is under way on this and the heads are expected to come to Government in June.
- Order of Business (21 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: I will ask the Minister to respond to that.
- Order of Business (21 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: I am not clear what Deputy Kenny is trying to ban here. I am aware of the decision by the European Commission today. In so far as Ireland is concerned, our Origin Green of Bord Bia and exports in the food sector are of the highest integrity. They have to be because this is an island nation and we have to export. I am not sure whether the Deputy's question is to ban everything from Brazil.
- Order of Business (21 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: These standards are monitored on a very regular basis. We do not have a Mercosur deal. That is an issue that Europe will consider in due course. These standards are monitored.
- Order of Business (21 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: Decisions are taken, as were taken this morning.
- Order of Business (21 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: That is a priority for the Government for this session and Deputy Durkan will be getting news on that fairly soon.
- Order of Business (21 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: We have approved the matter at Cabinet. I will advise Deputy Ryan and the House of who the statutory chairperson will be.
- Order of Business (21 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: I would suggest that Deputy Scanlon send the details to the Minister of State, Deputy Halligan, because he is handling the school transport scheme.
- Order of Business (21 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: I am sure the Minister of State will be happy to follow-up with Deputy Scanlon on what is an important matter for the families and the school involved.
- Welfare of Greyhounds (Amendment) Bill 2017: First Stage (21 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: No.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Freedom of Information Data (21 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions 1 and 2 together. In 2016 my Department received 275 freedom of information requests, which was a 59% increase over the number of requests received in 2014, the year in which the new Freedom of Information Act came into operation. Of the 275 requests received in 2016, 51 were fully granted, 133 were part-granted and 57 were refused, including five where no...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Freedom of Information Data (21 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: As a general principle, I am all for open data except in matters of State security and whatever else. The two questions put down relate to the numbers of FOI requests received. As the Deputy will be well aware from his own time as a Minister, one never sees these requests and has nothing to do with them. I have advised the Department to put them all up on the website when they are...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Freedom of Information Data (21 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: I tell Deputy Boyd Barrett now - just to be clear - I went along and played a round of golf. The club invited us in for a bowl of soup, a couple of sandwiches and a cup of coffee and, I declare to God, the following week, the Department received an FOI request to know how much this cost the State. I do not know how much it cost the State to provide the answer that there was no charge at all.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Freedom of Information Data (21 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: The esteemed people in Lahinch were very honoured to have a Taoiseach of the day and a Speaker of the House of Congress come and walk around the course, but whether they played well is immaterial. I do not see these things at all. I will come back to Deputy Howlin with more detail because he signed the document. I never see any of them and I rarely hear about them, but I told the...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Freedom of Information Data (21 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: Nothing.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Freedom of Information Data (21 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: With regard to the Freedom of Information Acts, the procedures used by the Department followed the guidelines set out in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform's decision-makers manual. I am satisfied the processes being followed by the Department comply fully with the manual. Systems are in place to ensure requests are answered within a set timeframe. My Department has a database...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Freedom of Information Data (21 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: Yes, I will.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Freedom of Information Data (21 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: We received 173 in 2014, 290 in 2015 and 275 in 2016-----