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Order of Business (22 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Yes.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The Coroners Bill is due in early 2007. I do not have a date for the publication of the Bill concerning the register of persons considered unsafe to work with children but, as I stated, the memorandum of understanding on the principles agreed by both sides will be signed next Monday.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: It will be published this session.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: That could be difficult, could it not?

Order of Business (22 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The Tánaiste has agreed to it and it is therefore a matter for the Whips to agree the times.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: It is not listed but I understand a Bill is in preparation in the Department.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: No heads of the Bill have yet been prepared. I have not seen even draft legislation and I cannot name a date until I do so.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I understand that the Minister supports this move. Perhaps we can agree between us to allocate a short amount of time. The section has been prepared and it is merely a question of inserting it into a Bill. I would like to do it before Christmas.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: No. Why does the Deputy ask?

Order of Business (22 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I had better stand up or people will think that I am the monument here. The Bill will be introduced next year.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The heads of the animal health Bill were agreed some time ago, but I do not yet have a date for the legislation. In the past five or six weeks, I have acceded to requests for several debates. The Whips will have to reach agreement on how much time they might allocate. There is not much point in me agreeing to them if we cannot fit them in.

Order of Business (22 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: If we can agree on the time, we will have them.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (22 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Electricity and gas supplies to Government Buildings/Leinster House are metered through the Houses of the Oireachtas. The actual quantity of energy consumed by my Department is unavailable as the supply is not separately metered. My Department is charged a fixed rate of 27.46% of the total ESB charge for Government Buildings/Leinster House. For the period November 2004 to October 2005, the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (22 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: In 2005, the cost of the supply of water to the Department was €13,088.26, as follows:

Written Answers — Cabinet Sub-Committees: Cabinet Sub-Committees (22 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The details requested are set out in the following Table. Committee Membership* Health Strategy Minister for Finance Social Inclusion and Children Minister for Finance European Affairs Minister for Finance Housing Infrastructure and PPPs Minister for Finance Information Society Minister for Finance Science, Technology & Innovation Minister for Finance Electronic Voting Minister for...

Freedom of Information. (28 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 5, inclusive, together. I propose to circulate in the Official Report the information requested by the Deputies on the statistics regarding freedom of information requests received in my Department. All freedom of information applications received in my Department are processed by statutorily designated officials in accordance with the 1997 and 2003 Acts...

Freedom of Information. (28 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: The Deputy asked a number of questions about the type of applications which are made. A majority of the applications received by the Department of the Taoiseach comes from journalists. The second biggest percentage of applications comes from members of the public. Very few sections in the Department are excluded under the legislation. The last examination by the joint committee of the...

Freedom of Information. (28 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: Do I understand correctly that the Deputy is referring to personal information about an individual?

Freedom of Information. (28 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: There is no restriction under the Act on the transmission of personal information about an individual. There is no cost in such circumstances. If an individual wants to find out what is in a former civil servant's file in the Department of the Taoiseach, for example, he or she is entitled to access that information. There are no restrictions in that regard, to the best of my knowledge....

Freedom of Information. (28 Nov 2006)

Bertie Ahern: In 2006, an additional 130 bodies and groups were brought within the scope of the Freedom of Information Act. The bodies under the aegis of my Department, with the exception of the Law Reform Commission, are already within the scope of the Act. The question of extending the freedom of information legislation to the Law Reform Commission is currently under consideration. There has been no...