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Standing Orders 125 and 129: Motion (17 Jul 2014)

Paul Kehoe: I move:That, pursuant to Standing Order 99(1)(a), the Committee on Procedure and Privileges recommends that the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to Public Business are hereby amended‒ (a) in Standing Order 125, by the deletion of paragraph (2); and (b) in Standing Order 129, by the substitution of the following for paragraph (2):‘(2) When the amendments (if...

Draft Commission of Investigation (Ronan MacLochlainn) Order 2014: Motion (17 Jul 2014)

Paul Kehoe: I move:That Dáil Éireann:bearing in mind the specific matters considered by Government to be of significant public concern arising from the fatal shooting of Ronan MacLochlainn by members of the Garda Síochána during the course of an attempted armed robbery of a Securicor van in Co. Wicklow on 1 May 1998; noting that it is the opinion of the Government that a Commission...

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (17 Sep 2014)

Paul Kehoe: No, it is okay.

Order of Business (17 Sep 2014)

Paul Kehoe: Deputy O'Dea might not be here.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Defence Forces Retirement Scheme (17 Sep 2014)

Paul Kehoe: I thank Senator Byrne for raising this issue. The Minister for Defence, Deputy Simon Coveney, sends his apologies for his absence this evening, and would like to advise the Senator that he will be taking questions on this issue tomorrow morning in the Dáil. I will commence by outlining the background to the present upper service limits applicable to personnel who enlisted in the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Defence Forces Retirement Scheme (17 Sep 2014)

Paul Kehoe: The process is currently under way and I expect that it will take approximately eight weeks. We may not have a final decision at this stage but I hope that in eight weeks' time we will have some form of decision, as I know that this is a matter of concern both for the officers concerned and their families, as we are rapidly approaching early 2015, when they are due to be discharged. I hope...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Employment Data (23 Sep 2014)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the Deputy for his question. Statistics on the labour force and employment by sector are based on the quarterly national household survey, QNHS, conducted by the Central Statistics Office. These figures are published on a quarterly basis and the latest figures available are for the second quarter of 2014. The results for that quarter show that employment has increased by 31,600 in...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Employment Data (23 Sep 2014)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the Ceann Comhairle. During my time in this House, since 2002, Deputy Higgins's train of thought has never changed. Allow me to outline to the Ceann Comhairle that unemployment decreased by 46,200, that is, by 15.4%, on an annual basis between the second quarters of 2013 and 2014, bringing the total number of persons unemployed to 254,500. This is the eighth quarter in succession...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Employment Data (23 Sep 2014)

Paul Kehoe: While I do not agree with some of the Deputy's positions, I question whether he actually is questioning some of the figures I have too hand from the Central Statistics Office, which is independent. When the Government came into office in 2011, the unemployment figure was 15.1%, at present it is 11.2% and next year, it is projected to fall to 9.9%. These are the projections the Government...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Employment Data (23 Sep 2014)

Paul Kehoe: The information on migration is published in the annual population and migration estimates release. In 2014, the release showed that the net outward migration in the year to April 2014 is estimated to have fallen to 21,400, which is a decrease of 11,700 from the previous year's figures of 33,100. Emigration from Ireland in the 12 months to April 2014 is estimated to have fallen to 81,900...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Employment Data (23 Sep 2014)

Paul Kehoe: I am surprised to hear the Deputy speak about yellow pack workers and single out the Fine Gael Party's policy given that his party, when it was in government, reduced the national minimum wage, a measure for which the Deputy voted. No person has ever come to me with a concern regarding my party's position on this issue. Indeed, the figures stand up for themselves in terms of the measures we...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Employment Data (23 Sep 2014)

Paul Kehoe: I would advise Deputy Boyd Barrett to get out a bit more and explore.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Employment Data (23 Sep 2014)

Paul Kehoe: Exactly. The Deputy will only go to places where there are pickets, negativity and bad news stories. He should get out a little more in his constituency to hear from members of the business community what is happening. There is positivity out there.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Employment Data (23 Sep 2014)

Paul Kehoe: I always find that if one stays around negative people, one will become negative oneself. That is exactly what has happened to the Deputy. He has spent far too long up in that back row. If he came over and talked to us on this side of the House, he might become a little more positive about what is really happening.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Employment Data (23 Sep 2014)

Paul Kehoe: A few years ago Deputy Boyd Barrett was giving out about block layers and so on being paid €600 or €700 per week. I do not agree with his sentiments today and I hope he will take my advice to try and be a little more positive.

Double Taxation Relief Orders: Motion (23 Sep 2014)

Paul Kehoe: I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following Orders in draft: (i) Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Kingdom of Belgium) Order 2014, (ii) Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income and Capital Gains) (Kingdom of Thailand) Order 2014, (iii) Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income and on Capital) (Grand Duchy of Luxembourg) Order 2014, (iv) Double...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Census of Population Statistics (23 Sep 2014)

Paul Kehoe: The Census of Population is a very large statistical, administrative and logistical exercise that must be conducted with great care and professionalism. It requires careful and detailed advance planning and the 2016 census will cost the exchequer some €50 million over the three years from 2015 to 2017. Given the recent budgetary environment that Ireland has experienced the Central...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Employment Data (23 Sep 2014)

Paul Kehoe: The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of employment in the State. Table 1 below shows the number of employees (ILO) aged 15 years and over classified by permanency of job from Q2 2007 to Q2 2014. Table 2 below shows the number of employees (ILO) aged 15 and over not in permanent...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Programme for Government Implementation (23 Sep 2014)

Paul Kehoe: The Programme for Government sets out an ambitious Oireachtas Reform agenda, which will be implemented over the lifetime of the Government on a phased basis. The first phase of Reform was introduced in 2011 and included: - An additional Leader’s Questions session on Thursdays. - Monthly Friday sittings to give TDs the opportunity to have their own Private Members Bills debated in...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Youth Unemployment Data (23 Sep 2014)

Paul Kehoe: The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of employment and unemployment in the State and the data also provides information on persons Neither in Employment nor in Education and Training (NEET). The Q2 2014 estimates are the most recent QNHS figures available. The table below shows the volume of persons aged 16-24 who are classified as being...