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- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Trade Data (4 Feb 2014)
Paul Kehoe: The answer to question 4900/14 is set out in the table. Goods exports and imports statistics provide data on the physical movement of goods between countries, which is a different concept than the residence principle used in Balance of Payments and National Accounts. Northern Ireland is not separately identified from the rest of the United Kingdom in Services statistics, hence it is not...
- Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2014)
Paul Kehoe: On dry land.
- Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)
Paul Kehoe: Is the Deputy talking about piebalds?
- Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2014: First Stage (5 Feb 2014)
Paul Kehoe: No.
- Membership of Committee: Motion (5 Feb 2014)
Paul Kehoe: I move:That Deputy Mick Wallace be discharged from the Joint Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions and that Deputy John Halligan be appointed in substitution for him.
- Seanad: Standing Orders: Motion (5 Feb 2014)
Paul Kehoe: Under the Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Act 2013, certain new Standing Orders are required to provide the framework for an Oireachtas inquiry to be established, to operate and to report. These Standing Orders have been drafted in accordance with requirements of the Act. Their legal context has been considered in detail and they have been discussed and...
- Seanad: Standing Orders: Motion (5 Feb 2014)
Paul Kehoe: I will deal with that when I get to it. The final proposed change to Standing Orders outlines how the gateway system will work. The committee proposing to conduct the inquiry will make a proposal to the CPP. The CPP will consider the proposal and make a recommendation. That report must be considered before any inquiry terms of reference are agreed. An Oireachtas banking inquiry will, no...
- Seanad: Standing Orders: Motion (5 Feb 2014)
Paul Kehoe: I said that it relates to the Seanad CPP.
- Seanad: Standing Orders: Motion (5 Feb 2014)
Paul Kehoe: I wish to correct the record of the House. I said the Dáil Committee on Privilege and Procedures, CPP, when I should have said the Seanad CPP as I am in the Seanad. This Act works for both Houses. If the Seanad is carrying out its own inquiry, the Seanad CPP will look at it and if it is an inquiry within the Dáil, the Dáil CPP will look after that end of it.
- Seanad: Standing Orders: Motion (5 Feb 2014)
Paul Kehoe: It is amazing how when I brought this same motion and changes to the Dáil, the only party that was totally opposed to it was Fianna Fáil. I come here to the Seanad and it is same situation. I am not sure if Fianna Fáil has something to hide.
- Seanad: Standing Orders: Motion (5 Feb 2014)
Paul Kehoe: If it has any information, we would like it to bring it forward. The changes to these Standing Orders, which I am presenting to the Seanad and presented to the Dáil last week, are the beginning of the process. Quite rightly, the composition of the committee has still to be decided. Let me assure Members that this is not a witch-hunt on anyone's behalf. They should cast their minds...
- Seanad: Standing Orders: Motion (5 Feb 2014)
Paul Kehoe: I assure the Members opposite that this is not a political witch-hunt. We want to find out the political mistakes made in the past to make sure they are not made again.
- Seanad: Standing Orders: Motion (5 Feb 2014)
Paul Kehoe: This is about findings of fact. Perhaps the Members opposite will look up the definition of findings of fact. That is exactly what we want to do in this inquiry and we will do that.
- Seanad: Standing Orders: Motion (5 Feb 2014)
Paul Kehoe: I am very happy that this will be a cross-party committee and that everyone will have their say. I do not want to set any time-frame for any committee to carry out its work. We either trust the committee to do its work in an upright and forthright way or we do not. I trust the committee. There are many people in the Seanad and Dáil who have not issued biased utterances about bankers....
- Seanad: Standing Orders: Motion (5 Feb 2014)
Paul Kehoe: Perhaps there are not a lot of them on the Senator's side because they wanted to remove themselves from the committee.
- Seanad: Standing Orders: Motion (5 Feb 2014)
Paul Kehoe: The Senator should read the record to see what I said.
- Seanad: Standing Orders: Motion (5 Feb 2014)
Paul Kehoe: The Senator should read the record.
- Seanad: Standing Orders: Motion (5 Feb 2014)
Paul Kehoe: The terms of reference for the committee will be worked out and the committee will be up and running before the local and European elections. We might not bring in any witnesses but I assure Members that this committee will be set up before the local and European elections.
- Seanad: Standing Orders: Motion (5 Feb 2014)
Paul Kehoe: We are actively ensuring that this happens. This is no political witch-hunt. This goes back to when we brought this referendum to the people in October and November 2011. Unfortunately, the Government did not get the result it wished for. We said we would go back and reflect. We brought the legislation to the House and it was enacted in the middle of last year. The Taoiseach announced...
- Order of Business (6 Feb 2014)
Paul Kehoe: Fianna Fáil never looked after the midlands.