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Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (4 Jul 2007)

Enda Kenny: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will confirm that the Marine Institute falls under the remit of her Department; the precise responsibilities that this entails; the budget available to the Marine Institute for the remainder of 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19308/07]

Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (4 Jul 2007)

Enda Kenny: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will confirm that all matters pertaining to the issue and conditions attached to licences for aquaculture development are the responsibility of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19309/07]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (4 Jul 2007)

Enda Kenny: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress to date on the provision of an autistic unit for County Mayo arising from an application lodged by concerned parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19226/07]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (4 Jul 2007)

Enda Kenny: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of pupils by class size range in 2005/2006 and 2006/2007 school years by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19227/07]

Order of Business (5 Jul 2007)

Enda Kenny: This will not be the usual rant. I propose that the Dáil sit on 11 September on the grounds that committees are not established before the House goes into recess for 12 weeks and a great deal of parliamentary work could be undertaken. I regret it has not been possible for committees of the House to perform their functions in July and the early weeks of September. I propose, therefore,...

Order of Business (5 Jul 2007)

Enda Kenny: I listened this morning to the comforting tones of the Minister for Defence. It is great to know that the Irish people are safe from terrorist attacks after his pronouncements. On a serious note, as the Dáil will not sit again for 12 weeks and there is concern about this matter, will the Government make arrangements for the leaders of the Opposition parties to receive a briefing on...

Order of Business (5 Jul 2007)

Enda Kenny: The Ceann Comhairle was at the Cabinet table in 2002 when the matter was first raised. I am not asking him to breach Cabinet confidentiality but maybe from his legal background he contributed to that structure being put in place. Will the Tánaiste tell me whether that structure was followed in this case and was there consultation with the other members of the Government? Will he confirm...

Order of Business (5 Jul 2007)

Enda Kenny: It does arise.

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2007)

Enda Kenny: I welcome the Ceann Comhairle and the Taoiseach back to the House after the recess. I congratulate Deputy Gilmore on his first day as Labour Party leader in the House. I am not sure what the Ceann Comhairle meant by all of that but common sense and the truth are imperative to what we must do in the House as much as anywhere else. I will abide by the Chair's ruling. What I have to ask is...

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2007)

Enda Kenny: I did not ask the Taoiseach's legal team, I asked him. I shall give him two examples. On 22 September 2006 the Taoiseach said in this House: "I have provided all documentation requested, sworn affidavits, given statements of evidence and had no difficulty with this." That is what he said. We now know that he did not provide all the information and that he had difficulty. Otherwise the...

Constitutional Amendments. (26 Sep 2007)

Enda Kenny: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach the constitutional referenda he will hold in the remainder of 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16793/07]

Constitutional Amendments. (26 Sep 2007)

Enda Kenny: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the recommendations of the All-Party Committee on the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16830/07]

Constitutional Amendments. (26 Sep 2007)

Enda Kenny: I ask the Taoiseach to ensure that a full briefing on all the documentation in this regard is arranged for Deputy Shatter, who will handle this matter for Fine Gael. As the Taoiseach is aware, this month marks the 15th anniversary of Ireland's ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Since this country signed that convention, two reports published by the UN Committee on...

Communications Unit. (26 Sep 2007)

Enda Kenny: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach the total costs to date of the communications unit in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16799/07]

Communications Unit. (26 Sep 2007)

Enda Kenny: What was the role and function of the communications unit during the period of the general election? Was it still reporting to Cabinet Ministers who were doing other duties? Did the Department of the Taoiseach incur charges for that? Does the communications unit have a role in reporting to Ministers on the proceedings of the Mahon tribunal? Have changes occurred in the political advisers...

Order of Business (26 Sep 2007)

Enda Kenny: I know this is an unusual circumstance and that people have travelled from the mid-west to hear a debate on the Government motion, amended by Fine Gael and Labour, on Shannon services. Fine Gael was prepared to have that debate during Private Members' time and put off our own Private Members' time until some time in the future. If people have travelled and the debate will not be concluded...

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Enda Kenny: This motion was tabled by my party because we do not have confidence in the Taoiseach. The debate must focus on three themes. The first is standards in public office and the question of whether it is acceptable for a senior politician to accept large sums of money for his private use and the second is whether the Taoiseach has co-operated freely and fully with the Mahon tribunal. The third...

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach has no need to make that statement about himself as I will make it for him. He has done the State some service. Thousands of people on this island will live in peace and trust one another in part because of the Taoiseach's work. The Good Friday Agreement which he piloted through with former Prime Minister Blair wrote an end to years of hatred and misery. It required people...

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Enda Kenny: We know now what we did not know then, after he gave evidence under due process. One year ago the Taoiseach's finances became the dominant political issue of the country. Looking back at that period, especially with the benefit of the public disclosure of the forensic work of the Mahon tribunal, I am convinced that the convulsions which we went through counted for nothing. Why? Most of...

Confidence in Taoiseach: Motion (26 Sep 2007)

Enda Kenny: ——and the standards necessary in public life and demand that we get the truth. We cannot afford to stand idly by and watch this pass.