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Oireachtas Committee System (4 May 2011)

Paul Kehoe: Parts of the legislation the Deputy refers to is being prepared. I have spoken to the Attorney General about such legislation that we will bring forward in the future. When the Taoiseach spoke about this issue, which is in the programme for Government, and the Labour Party also referred to it in its pre-election manifesto, he spoke about making committees stronger and more relevant. That...

Oireachtas Committee System (4 May 2011)

Paul Kehoe: On consultation with the Opposition on the setting up of committees, I had a special debate here in the Dáil to give the Opposition Members an opportunity to discuss fully their proposals on the number of committees and so on. The debate held in the House was meaningful but not that many Deputies spoke about the committees that should be formed, those that should be sacrificed and the...

Select Committee on Europe Day: Motion (5 May 2011)

Paul Kehoe: I move: "That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders— (1) A Select Committee, which shall be called the Select Committee on Europe Day, be established to consider matters arising from Ireland's membership of the European Union as it may select. (2) The Committee shall have the powers defined in Standing Order 83(1) and (2). (3) The Membership of the Select Committee shall be Deputies...

Cabinet Sub-Committees (10 May 2011)

Paul Kehoe: He is speechless.

State Visits (10 May 2011)

Paul Kehoe: Take 100 lines as well.

Leaders' Questions (11 May 2011)

Paul Kehoe: The Deputy will not have that opportunity.

Written Answers — Public Service Staff: Public Service Staff (11 May 2011)

Paul Kehoe: In general persons employed as Census Enumerators have access to the Pension Scheme for Non-Established State Employees. However, serving Public Servants are not entitled to membership of that scheme as it is not possible to get superannuation credit for two public service pension schemes at the same time. The situation in respect of retired Public Servants is less clear cut. Service as an...

Written Answers — Public Service Staff: Public Service Staff (11 May 2011)

Paul Kehoe: Of the 4,835 enumerators currently employed to work on the census, 1,771 were in some form of employment at the time of taking up employment as an enumerator. Of these 507 indicated they were working in the public sector and 1,264 indicated they were working in the private sector. Precise information on the number of retired public servants employed as enumerators as requested by the Deputy...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (11 May 2011)

Paul Kehoe: Statistics in relation to whole-time equivalent (WTE) staff numbers employed in my Department are compiled at the end of each calendar month. On 30th April, 2011, there were 165.41 WTE staff employed in my Department in general Civil Service grades. The table provides a breakdown by grade. Grade Number of WTEs Employed Secretary General 1 Assistant Secretary 4 Principal Officer 13.6...

Business of Dáil: Motion (17 May 2011)

Paul Kehoe: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, questions to the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government shall be taken now and conclude at 4.15 p.m.

Written Answers — Census of Population: Census of Population (17 May 2011)

Paul Kehoe: The Census 2011 field operation concluded on Sunday 8 May. During the following week ending 15 May, enumerators summarised the results of their enumeration work and submitted these summaries to the CSO. These summaries will provide the necessary information for incorporation into the preliminary results which are due for publication before the end of June. This preliminary Report will...

Leaders' Questions (25 May 2011)

Paul Kehoe: It is no laughing matter.

Order of Business (25 May 2011)

Paul Kehoe: It is on the Order of Business.

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (25 May 2011)

Paul Kehoe: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table taken from the results of the 1996 and 2006 censuses. Changes in the number of persons with an ability to speak the Irish language may be due to changes in the underlying populations as well as factors influencing Irish language attainment. Persons aged 3 years and over in each County and City within the Gaeltacht#...

Order of Business (26 May 2011)

Paul Kehoe: The Deputy should send his recommendations-----

Government and Oireachtas Reform: Motion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2011)

Paul Kehoe: The Government has committed in the programme for Government to a radical reform of our system of government, at constitutional level, at political level and at Dáil level. The Government will significantly reduce the size of the Oireachtas, with the proposed abolition of the Seanad being put to the public next year in a constitutional referendum. The switch to a single-Chamber Parliament...

Government and Oireachtas Reform: Motion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2011)

Paul Kehoe: It is a cigarette box motion.

Written Answers — Emigration Statistics: Emigration Statistics (1 Jun 2011)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 73 and 74 together. The principal source of information for the estimation of annual migration flows, incorporating both emigration and immigration, is the Quarterly National Household Survey, which classifies the flows by sex, broad age group, origin and destination, and nationality. The figures are published on an annual basis in September of each year, so...

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Jun 2011)

Paul Kehoe: Very soon.

Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (2 Jun 2011)

Paul Kehoe: Next Thursday.