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Order of Business (25 Feb 2014)

Paul Kehoe: It will be for 30 minutes.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Electoral Divisions Report (25 Feb 2014)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 157 to 160, inclusive, together. The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table. Proportion of the population aged 60 and over for selected electoral divisions, Census 2011 Electoral Division Total population in ED Total aged 60 years and over Percentage of total population 60 and over (%) Pembroke - South Dock ...

Leaders' Questions (26 Feb 2014)

Paul Kehoe: He did not disappear like Deputy Adams disappeared people.

Allegations in relation to An Garda Síochána: Statements (Resumed) (26 Feb 2014)

Paul Kehoe: The next piece of business is the whistleblowers Bill and I think we should proceed with that.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Employment Data (4 Mar 2014)

Paul Kehoe: The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of employment in the State. Participants on the following Activation Programmes are classified as employed in the QNHS. Back to Work Schemes: Back to Work allowance scheme - Employee strand. Back to Work Enterprise allowance scheme -self employed strand. Short-term Enterprise Allowance. Other...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Tourism Data (4 Mar 2014)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2 and 3 together. Table 1 shows the number of overseas trips to Ireland by country of residence (top ten non-English speaking countries) for the years 2012 and 2013. Table 1: Overseas trips to Ireland by County of residence (top ten non-english speaking countries) for the Years 2012-2013 - 000 Area of Residence 2012 2013 Overseas Trips to Ireland ...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Political Reform (11 Mar 2014)

Paul Kehoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 and 2 together. The programme for Government outlined an ambitious agenda for political reform. While the Government’s main focus since coming to office has rightly been on job creation and economic recovery, we have also used our time in office to set about making some long overdue reforms to the political system. I propose to highlight a few of...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Political Reform (11 Mar 2014)

Paul Kehoe: I understand it is Deputy Martin's job to be disappointed - as Opposition leader he cannot be happy. If the Deputy had the same appetite for reform when he was in government, we would be a great country because we would take that reform even further. It is unfortunate he did not have the same appetite for the 15 or 16 years he was there.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Political Reform (11 Mar 2014)

Paul Kehoe: I checked back on the Cabinet minutes and I saw no discussion about Dáil reform or anything like that.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Political Reform (11 Mar 2014)

Paul Kehoe: When the Deputy talks about guillotines-----

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Political Reform (11 Mar 2014)

Paul Kehoe: A Cheann Comhairle, I did not interrupt the Deputy once even though I felt like interrupting.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Political Reform (11 Mar 2014)

Paul Kehoe: The Deputy spoke about the guillotining of property tax legislation. His Government committed to it and we had a timeline to introduce property tax legislation which is why it was guillotined. I have been a Member of this House since 2002 and in that time we have not had a full debate on a social welfare Bill; it always has been guillotined. It was the same guillotine the Government, of...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Political Reform (11 Mar 2014)

Paul Kehoe: They could place it on the Order Paper where it would be left, but to have it debated in the Chamber every second Friday is a great opportunity for Deputies. In the past, if a back bench Deputy wanted to bring forward a Private Members' Bill, he or she could place it on the Order Paper where it remained for years and they never had an opportunity to debate it. The Opposition parties, be it...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Political Reform (11 Mar 2014)

Paul Kehoe: I will start with the last question first. Deputy Mathews sat in the same room as me in April 2011 and supported the programme for Government, which included the referendum to abolish the Seanad. I have a fairly good memory. I do not remember him standing up at that meeting to object to it, although I know hindsight is a great thing.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Political Reform (11 Mar 2014)

Paul Kehoe: With regard to the leadership of parties, the iron fist, democracy and everything like that, maybe now that you are in a new party, you might be able to-----

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Political Reform (11 Mar 2014)

Paul Kehoe: In his membership of a new party, Deputy Mathews might be able to steer the leadership of that party into a less, as he puts it, iron-fisted approach.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Political Reform (11 Mar 2014)

Paul Kehoe: He has an opportunity to do that now he is in a new party. I look forward to that. I thank Deputy Ó Snodaigh for welcoming some of the changes. I also thank him for his participation in the process. It was a joint approach by all involved, and some of his proposals were taken on board, as were the views of other Members. I thank Deputy Ó Snodaigh for the extensive submission...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Political Reform (11 Mar 2014)

Paul Kehoe: It is true. The Deputy should check the record. I was Opposition Chief Whip since 2004 and I can assure the Deputy that I have looked back at the record. Every Social Welfare Bill since I came into this House in 2002 has been guillotined. We spoke about the Constitutional Convention and the debates coming up. We are making time available. The convention reported back to the Minister...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Political Reform (11 Mar 2014)

Paul Kehoe: I did not look at the minutes but at the agenda topics.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Political Reform (11 Mar 2014)

Paul Kehoe: I withdraw what I said regarding the minutes. They were the topics on the agenda.