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Business of Dáil (6 Apr 2016)

Paul Kehoe: It is proposed to take No. 1, nomination of Taoiseach (resumed), and No. 4, statements on Dáil reform. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the arrangements for nomination of Taoiseach shall be as follows: the speech of each proposer and seconder shall not exceed five minutes in each case; the Chair shall allow contributions for a period not exceeding 30...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Census of Population Data (6 Apr 2016)

Paul Kehoe: A total of 4,661 census enumerators have been recruited for the 2016 census. All recruitment for the census field operation was carried out by the CSO under licence by the Commission for Public Service Appointments and complied with their strict recruitment principles regarding fairness, equality, openness and transparency. Applications for enumerator positions were taken on-line from 9am on...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Census of Population Data (6 Apr 2016)

Paul Kehoe: The coverage of the Census extends to everyone who is in the State on the night of 24th April and this includes all those currently experiencing homelessness. For the most part homeless persons will be identified by where they are on census night and this will be done by first identifying the establishments where homeless persons are accommodated, and then classifying all those within such...

Business of Dáil (14 Apr 2016)

Paul Kehoe: It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or the order of the Dáil of 6 April 2016, that the following business shall be transacted today: No. 1, nomination of Taoiseach (resumed); No. 4, statements on housing; and No. 3a, motion re establishment of special committee on housing and homelessness. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the...

Housing Issues: Statements (14 Apr 2016)

Paul Kehoe: I apologise on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Alan Kelly, who was called away on a personal matter.

Housing Issues: Statements (14 Apr 2016)

Paul Kehoe: He was here listening to the debate this evening when Deputy McGrath, perhaps, was not.

Housing Issues: Statements (14 Apr 2016)

Paul Kehoe: He only left approximately 45 minutes ago. It is clear that we have major challenges in the housing sector, the causes of which are well known and documented at this stage. The Minister, Deputy Kelly, has outlined these in his earlier contribution. Distortion in the housing market and the misallocation of resources through supply and demand imbalance is very significant and has the...

Housing Issues: Statements (14 Apr 2016)

Paul Kehoe: I will. While we are working to increase supply, the measures to address the immediate effects of homelessness have been identified in the implementation plan and the State's response to homelessness. The Government put in place a multifaceted set of responses to deal with the breadth of issues being faced. The approach taken has been to tackle the problem from every angle. There have...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Motion (14 Apr 2016)

Paul Kehoe: I move:That--(a) a Special Committee, which shall be called the Committee on Housing and Homelessness, shall be established to review the implications of the problems of housing and homelessness and make recommendations thereon; (b) the Committee shall be made up of 14 Members of the Dáil, of which three members will be appointed by Fine Gael, three members by Fianna Fáil, two...

Business of Dáil (20 Apr 2016)

Paul Kehoe: It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the following business shall be transacted today: No. 4, statements on health, and No. 5, statements on insurance costs. The proceedings in relation to No. 4 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 3 p.m. today and the following arrangements shall apply: the statement of a Minister or Minister of State...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Jobs Data (20 Apr 2016)

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. The most recent figures available are for Q4 2015. Estimates of employment are produced by NUTS 3 Regions. The NUTS 3 Mid-East region includes Kildare, Meath and Wicklow. Due to methodology and sample size it is not...

Standing Order 112 Select Committee: Appointment of Members (26 Apr 2016)

Paul Kehoe: Further to the Order of the House of Thursday, 10 March, I wish to announce for the information of the House that the following Members have been appointed to the Standing Order 112 Select Committee: Deputies Maria Bailey, Pat Breen, Colm Brophy, Seán Canney, Seán Crowe, Timmy Dooley, Peter Fitzpatrick, Sean Fleming, Michael Harty, Eoin Ó Broin, Fiona O'Loughlin, Anne Rabbitte...

Business of Dáil (26 Apr 2016)

Paul Kehoe: It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the following business shall be transacted today: No. 4, statements on mental health services. The proceedings on No. 4 shall, if not previously concluded, be adjourned at 6.30 p.m. and the following arrangements shall apply: the statements of a Minister or a Minister of State and the main spokespersons for Fianna Fáil,...

Business of Dáil (26 Apr 2016)

Paul Kehoe: The topics on the schedule for the coming week are topics that have been requested by Members opposite. They were requested through the Whips' meetings both last week and the week before last. Deputy Eamon Ryan sought statements on finance and on the future of Ireland's stability programme and we have planned that for tomorrow morning. We have rescheduled business to ensure that topic is...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Census of Population Data (26 Apr 2016)

Paul Kehoe: The addresses used in the census have been extracted from the Geodirectory, the An Post national address database, by the CSO. These addresses are listed in record books for use by enumerators, who write the address on the front of the form before handing it over to the householder. In a small number of instances the address in the record book may be different to that used by the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (26 Apr 2016)

Paul Kehoe: 399. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of a new school building for a school (details supplied); when construction is expected to commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8332/16]

Business of Dáil (27 Apr 2016)

Paul Kehoe: It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the following business shall be transacted today: No. 4a, statements on Ireland's stability programme update, April 2016, and No. 4b, statements on Irish Water. The proceedings in relation to No. 4ashall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 2.30 p.m. today and the following arrangements shall apply: the...

Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Paul Kehoe: With the introduction of Irish Water.

Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Paul Kehoe: You looked for statements.

Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Paul Kehoe: Hear, hear.