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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (5 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people who have been taken off rent supplement in each of the past three years and switched to the rental accommodation scheme; and the estimated saving this represents to the Exchequer in each of the years. [9272/09]

Legislative Programme. (10 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach his legislative priorities for 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3152/09]

Legislative Programme. (10 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: The question deals with the Taoiseach's legislative priorities for 2009. Why is there so little proposed legislation from the Government, with only one piece of legislation to come from the Taoiseach's Department? Last year we had 25 pieces of legislation enacted, the lowest number of enactments for the past decade. We are now more than half way into the current Dáil session. We were...

Legislative Programme. (10 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I am surprised the Taoiseach seems content with the legislative output of his Government. By any standards it is poor. Legislation on a number of issues is required. It has been promised for a long time but is not coming through. Given that there is only one, largely legalistic, piece of legislation to be dealt with by the Taoiseach's Department, I suggest he and his Department might...

Departmental Committees. (10 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach the number of meetings held to date of the Cabinet committee on transforming public services, which he chairs and when the next meeting is scheduled. [1034/09]

Departmental Committees. (10 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach the staff or resources which have been allocated to the programme office within his office, established to support implementation of the report of the task force on the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1035/09]

Departmental Committees. (10 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Can the Taoiseach outline what recommendations made by the task force, arising from its consideration of the OECD report, have been implemented to date? When is the special group on public service numbers and expenditure — commonly known as an bord snip nua or an bord slash — due to report? How does it intend to report? Will there be a complete or partial report and will it be...

Departmental Committees. (10 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I return to the Taoiseach's reply in respect of an bord snip. The Taoiseach stated this group would report to the Minister for Finance on an ongoing basis. Has it presented any reports to date? If so, on what Departments has it reported?

Departmental Committees. (10 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: That is what an bord snip is about. The question arises from——

Departmental Committees. (10 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I accept there has been a long lead into this. An OECD report was published a year ago. A task force was then established by the Government to examine how to implement the OECD report. The task force presented a report in November and arising from this a Cabinet committee was established to implement the task force report on implementing the OECD report. There is also a programme office...

Departmental Committees. (10 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: While I appreciate there is a bit of Sir Humphrey and the department of administrative affairs about this, nevertheless it all relates to the public service. In respect of what Departments has the group reported to date? Will we see the outcome of its reports? The Taoiseach also stated five organisations would be subject to review this year. To which organisations does he refer?

Pension Provisions. (10 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach the amount expected to be paid by personnel in his Department arising from the pension-related deduction announced by him on 3 February 2009; the personnel within his Department who will not be required to make the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4745/09]

Pension Provisions. (10 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach the average amount expected to be paid by personnel in his Department arising from the pension-related deduction announced by him on 3 February 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4746/09]

Pension Provisions. (10 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I ask the Taoiseach to provide the range of payments in his Department. What is the lowest amount being paid and to what level of income does that apply? What is the highest amount being paid? Why, despite the promises made by various Ministers before the implementation of the levy that it would be tweaked to take account of the concerns of those on very low incomes, did such tweaking not...

Leaders' Questions (10 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: This is a sad day, and one which we had all hoped we would not have to revisit. We are in the wake of two horrific murders of two young soldiers on Saturday night, the horrific murder last night of a police officer and the injuries that were inflicted on the pizza delivery people. This was firstly an attack on human beings. Two young men going out to collect a pizza, unarmed, were shot...

Leaders' Questions (10 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I welcome the fact that the Ministers for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and Foreign Affairs are meeting the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland today. I also welcome the fact that the Garda and the PSNI are in contact. I hope this will help to bring the perpetrators to justice and that there will be a high level of co-operation to ensure this happens. I agree with what the Taoiseach...

Order of Business (10 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: It has been mentioned in despatches that 2 April is the date of the budget. If it takes place in early April, there are not many options for dates. I can understand why the Taoiseach would not want to introduce the budget on 1 April. If it does not take place on 2 April, then it will take place the week before Christmas.

Order of Business (10 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I mean Easter. This economic recession is having an awful effect. I get confused with the equinox. When will the Dáil debate on the budget take place if it is presented to us in Easter week? At the Fianna Fáil Ard-Fheis on Friday night last, the Taoiseach announced a reduction in the maximum amounts that could be contributed to political parties and in the amounts which were to be...

Order of Business (10 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: I am glad to hear the Taoiseach say that. The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government is in agreement with this anyway. There should be no problem, so we will see how it goes. Why is there such mystery about the budget date? It is a week since the Government announced that there would be a second budget for 2009.

Order of Business (10 Mar 2009)

Eamon Gilmore: Then what is the date?