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Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: I am glad to see that the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Finneran, is here and is wide awake for this very important debate.

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: I know the Deputy was awake yesterday. It was only a long blink he was having. I put that suggestion to the Tánaiste.

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: All caused by the Tánaiste.

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: I want to give the Tánaiste and the Government notice that the Opposition parties — I am sure I can say this on behalf of the Labour Party — will continue to pursue the Government's crazy decision on medical cards for the over 70s. In respect of tomorrow's debate on the bank guarantee scheme, as published by the Government and given approval by the European Commission, Deputy Joan Burton...

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: I see no reason that the principle adopted by Fine Gael some time ago where those persons, as was mentioned by the Financial Regulator last week, who will attend on behalf of State on the banks' boards and risk management committees should not be able to attend the Committee of Public Accounts to give their views on what service they can give the State from attending such boards. Will the...

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: She knows everything.

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: Will we be able to ask the Minister for Finance these questions?

Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: What about a bank calling in the guarantee and then passing the charge on to its customers?

Written Answers — Strategic Development Zones: Strategic Development Zones (16 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 12: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the development of a strategic development zone in the area of Ireland West Airport, Knock; if he has received an application for consideration of tax allowances in respect of eco friendly developments subject to strict conditions; if his attention has been drawn to the potential that exists arising from same in this locality; and if...

Approval of Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Scheme 2008: Motion (17 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: Was it a beef sandwich?

Freedom of Information. (21 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department during May 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24265/08]

Freedom of Information. (21 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department since January 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29482/08]

Freedom of Information. (21 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: The Office of the Information Commissioner received 10,704 requests in 2007, a decrease of 42%, or 7,739, on 2003. The reason given was the introduction of fees. The Information Commissioner has requested on a number of occasions that the scale and structure of fees be reviewed. The reason for this is obvious. The commissioner makes that point that among eight comparable jurisdictions...

Freedom of Information. (21 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: Where a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act is disallowed and is subsequently successful following an appeal to the Information Commissioner the fees should be refunded. I have two further questions for the Taoiseach. In 2005, the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service met with the Information Commissioner to assess the impact of fees on the...

Freedom of Information. (21 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: I am sorry.

Social Partnership Agreements. (21 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the negotiations on the social partnership agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29456/08]

Social Partnership Agreements. (21 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach when he will next meet with the social partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29457/08]

Social Partnership Agreements. (21 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent activities of the National Implementation Body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29459/08]

Social Partnership Agreements. (21 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: I did not welcome the introduction of what is known as the Lenihan levy but I appreciate the statement made by the Taoiseach that this will not apply to those earning up to minimum wage. What numbers are excluded as a consequence and at what level will the minimum wage be next year? As a result of the changes, how does the Government propose to make up for the savings it had budgeted for...

Social Partnership Agreements. (21 Oct 2008)

Enda Kenny: Social partnership, which has been hanging by a thread, was weakened considerably to the point that ICTU stated last week that the agreement would not be passed if the Taoiseach persisted with the Lenihan levy in the form in which it was proposed. Is it not obvious that the Budget Statement has now become a discussion document? It is negotiable at all turns. On this issue, because of the...