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Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: The Bill is not listed yet.

Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: If the Minister has made a statement, there is obviously some proposal but the legislation is not listed. I suggest that the Deputy table a parliamentary question to the Minister.

Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: The heads were completed last year and the legislation is due this session.

Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: The heads of the social housing miscellaneous provisions Bill have been completed and the legislation is due early in 2008.

Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: Substantive work on the electoral amendment Bill will commence when the Constituency Commission report is available. The report is due on 25 October.

Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: It is due this session. Many new Members may not know that when we say this session, it means legislation will be taken at any time up to the start of the next session. In this case, the next session starts at the end of January.

Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: It will be this session.

Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: It will be published in this session. I cannot be sure of the date.

Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: We hope to get the committees up and running in the next week or so. The issue may be debated in a committee. The Whips can discuss the matter.

Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: Draft heads of the judicial council Bill are in the Department. Taking into account work done by the constitutional review group, Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution and the Chief Justice's committee on judicial ethics, the Bill will be the subject of certain consultations. It is listed for 2008.

Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: The mental capacity Bill is to reform the law on mental capacity, taking into account the Law Reform Commission's report. It is due next year.

Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: The aviation regulation Bill is for 2008. On the second matter, there is discussion between my officials and Mr. Gallagher, but we hope to get the matter started shortly.

Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: I will make the point to the Minister.

Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: The electoral amendment Bill will revise the Dáil and European Parliament constituencies in light of the forthcoming constituency commission report, revise the procedures in respect of the establishment of future commissions and deal with other electoral matters required to be addressed in advance of the 2009 European and local elections.

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (17 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: Poverty proofing was introduced in 1998 on foot of a commitment in the first National Anti-Poverty Strategy. It is defined as "the process whereby Government policies and programmes are assessed at design, implementation and review stages in relation to their impact on poverty and on inequalities which are likely to lead to poverty, with a view to poverty reduction". The Cabinet Handbook,...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (17 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: The Deputy will be aware that there are no proposals to decentralise any of the bodies under the aegis of my Department.

Benchmarking Awards. (23 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, together. The benchmarking phases were implemented in my Department as follows: 25% of the increase from 1 December 2001 was paid in June 2003 — the total cost to December 2003 was approximately €405,000; 50% of the increase was paid from 1 January 2004 at an approximate cost of €491,000 for that year and, the final 25% of the increase...

Benchmarking Awards. (23 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: Did the commission leave the Deputy alone?

Benchmarking Awards. (23 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: Agreement was reached in the Department of the Taoiseach on an entirely new personnel management system, which was implemented fully in co-operation with staff. The new HR system increased efficiency and transparency in many area. The second major project under benchmarking was the introduction of a much needed entirely new accounting system. The third project was eCabinet, involving all...

Benchmarking Awards. (23 Oct 2007)

Bertie Ahern: There are examples across other Departments. It is a lengthy process. Some of the biggest are not necessarily public schemes, but industrial stability has been maintained across the entire system. There has been co-operation in regard to flexibility and ongoing change throughout the public service and satisfactory implementation of the agenda for modernisation. Those that affect the...