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Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (27 Jan 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 1183: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the status of a proposal for the development of a pier (details supplied) in County Mayo; the moneys proposed to be made available in 2009; the status of the application for development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1644/09]

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (27 Jan 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 1184: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the status of a proposal for the development of a pier (details supplied) in County Mayo; the moneys proposed to be made available in 2009; the status of the application for development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1645/09]

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (27 Jan 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 1341: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of staff in his private office and constituency office in 2008 broken down by grade; the salary cost including overtime, expenses and allowances and so on in each office for 2008; and the number of these staff personally appointed by him. [1522/09]

Written Answers — Water Conservation: Water Conservation (27 Jan 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 1524: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position that applies for 2009 and the charge per year per pupil enrolled to be levied in respect of the EU water framework directive in so far as use by schools is concerned; if he has identified the list of schools with high water consumption; if he has made proposals to these schools as to the way water conservation...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (27 Jan 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 1525: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the development of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if his attention has been drawn to the growth of this all-Irish secondary school, and the costs involved to the promoters of the school in having to pay teachers from their own resources; the assistance he expects to give to this school during...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Jan 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 1546: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of staff in his private office and constituency office in 2008 broken down by grade; the salary cost including overtime, expenses and allowances and so on in each office for 2008; and the number of these staff personally appointed by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1527/09]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (27 Jan 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 1621: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when it is proposed to advertise, interview and appoint a suitably qualified teacher to work with visually impaired students in County Mayo; the contact his Department has had with visually impaired students in the county since withdrawal of the teacher previously having this responsibility; the nature and frequency of such...

Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2009)

Enda Kenny: Many people watching the proceedings of this House are worried about the future of their jobs, the value of their homes and the difficulties that lie ahead. While our views on how to restore confidence in this country's economic strategy may differ, we all want the country to be able to move forward. Fine Gael has consistently outlined its constructive views to the Government. The least...

Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2009)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach should set out a strategy now. He should outline in this House how he intends to ensure that banks make credit lines available to small businesses, in the interests of creating and protecting jobs in this country. Will the Taoiseach respond to that? What has he done? What is he doing? Can he confirm the extent of the credit lines that are open to small and medium sized...

Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2009)

Enda Kenny: The problem is about building trust and confidence. There is no trust in the banks, nor is there the degree of confidence there should be. International markets look at the country and the banks in the same way, and there is trust in neither at the moment. Confidence is critical to this. The Taoiseach says he is engaged in the business of seeing that credit flows to small businesses....

Departmental Expenditure. (28 Jan 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach if he will make a statement on his Department's Estimate for 2009. [35744/08]

Departmental Expenditure. (28 Jan 2009)

Enda Kenny: There has been a cut of 14% in the Taoiseach's Department. What is the Taoiseach's view on the future of the National Forum on Europe, the allocation of which has been cut by 42%? Is it in suspension, or does the Taoiseach see it having a role to play in the future programme for the next Lisbon referendum? Does the Taoiseach envisage a change in the role and status of the forum? In respect...

Departmental Expenditure. (28 Jan 2009)

Enda Kenny: A good public servant with some experience would do that on his or her own. As the Taoiseach is aware, such expertise exists within the public service. Last year, the Comptroller and Auditor General issued a damning report on the Government's strategy for what it calls e-Government. He described the target of having all public services capable of being delivered on-line by 2006 as being...

Order of Business (28 Jan 2009)

Enda Kenny: Maybe he did see it. I take that back if he did see it.

Order of Business (28 Jan 2009)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach has a rubber stamp over there. The Brian Cowen I knew years ago would write the signature with a pen anyway, the very least that he could do.

Order of Business (28 Jan 2009)

Enda Kenny: The fact is the Taoiseach is stating in this letter that he does not want the Members of this House to know what Government is discussing with the social partnership. I reject that.

Order of Business (28 Jan 2009)

Enda Kenny: I would like to think that we would have a motion tabled here that would provide an opportunity for the Minister for Finance, for two and a half hours at the end of this series of statements, to answer questions about the impending and current economic crisis, which affects everybody and which everybody wants to play their part in getting out of. How in hell can we get out of it if we do not...

Order of Business (28 Jan 2009)

Enda Kenny: It is not.

Order of Business (28 Jan 2009)

Enda Kenny: When the Minister beside the Taoiseach rang me at 7 a.m., I said we would support the guarantee scheme. We do not rubbish everything.

Order of Business (28 Jan 2009)

Enda Kenny: So am I.