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Freedom of Information. (18 Nov 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department since January 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30630/09]

Freedom of Information. (18 Nov 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach the total fees charged by his Department for freedom of information requests during the first nine months of 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36766/09]

Freedom of Information. (18 Nov 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department during October 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38348/09]

Freedom of Information. (18 Nov 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach the procedures in his Department for assessing the fees to be applied to freedom of information requests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38349/09]

Freedom of Information. (18 Nov 2009)

Enda Kenny: Several times, the Information Commissioner, Ms Emily O'Reilly, has stated her concerns about the lack of transparency in the FOI business. She stated, "If FOI is about replacing a culture of secrecy with a culture of openness in the Irish public service, I have to say that this objective is being frustrated by the continued exclusion from FOI of several key public institutions." In June,...

Freedom of Information. (18 Nov 2009)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach is well able to answer that one.

Freedom of Information. (18 Nov 2009)

Enda Kenny: There was a question asked here of my father when he was responsible for the Board of Works about how many seagulls flew over the Phoenix Park in a year.

Freedom of Information. (18 Nov 2009)

Enda Kenny: I share the Taoiseach's view about the rights of privacy and those of public accountability. It is important to make that distinction. In recent years, while a lot of good and useful material has emerged though freedom of information requests, many replies to parliamentary questions do not provide the expected information. I do not know whether this suggests a trend. It used to be an...

Freedom of Information. (18 Nov 2009)

Enda Kenny: I am saving the State a lot of money. We would not have to make freedom of information requests if the information was provided in written answers to Dáil questions. The Taoiseach should remind his Ministers that they have a duty to see that information is supplied to Deputies, in so far as is possible, without infringing on State security.

Freedom of Information. (18 Nov 2009)

Enda Kenny: Even in Clara, they have the answer.

National Security Committee. (18 Nov 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach when the national security committee established to monitor the threat of a terrorist attack will next meet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30631/09]

National Security Committee. (18 Nov 2009)

Enda Kenny: With regard to the high-level committee, of which the Taoiseach is a member, is he informed of terrorist threats that arise regularly in Britain? Last week, for instance, there were further arrests of suspected terrorists in Britain. The case is made that, with the new programme for the provision of nuclear facilities in Britain, including at Sellafield, the areas in question are always the...

Order of Business (18 Nov 2009)

Enda Kenny: We have waited a long time for the Adoption Bill, which is a matter of great interest to many people, to come to the House. Deputy Shatter has raised issues in connection with the Bill. Every Member has been contacted by people from all over the country who are currently in the process of adopting children from countries that are not signatories to the Hague Convention. When the Bill is...

Order of Business (18 Nov 2009)

Enda Kenny: I will finish, a Cheann Comhairle. I will explain my position in a moment. This places couples who might be eight or ten years down the road in terms of wanting to adopt a child, or a second child, in a very stressful position. I do not wish to say the Bill should not be read a Second Time but we should get a commitment from the Taoiseach that he will introduce a reasoned amendment that...

Order of Business (18 Nov 2009)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Taoiseach. It is important that willingness would be shown by Government to put in place transitional arrangements for the many couples who are associated with those countries that are outside the Hague Convention. I appreciate that discussion will take place in respect of the Adoption Bill. I hope that the Minister of State, Deputy Barry Andrews, will bear that in mind in...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (19 Nov 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for a deportation order against a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42407/09]

Decentralisation Programme. (24 Nov 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff who have applied for relocation under the decentralisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30632/09]

Decentralisation Programme. (24 Nov 2009)

Enda Kenny: Were one to ask the people, they might have a view on decentralising the Taoiseach's Department. I refer to the 28 persons who have applied to the CAF for decentralisation from the Department of the Taoiseach. For what Departments and locations have they stated a preference? Have a number of the locations for which they have expressed a preference been stalled because of the general...

Decentralisation Programme. (24 Nov 2009)

Enda Kenny: Arising from this, the Government provided €72 million in an envelope for decentralisation in 2009. What proportion of money has been spent on decentralisation? The Government also made a decision that, arising from the general economic situation, no further expenditure will take place on the acquisition of accommodation for decentralisation unless it was vetted by the decentralisation...

Benchmarking Awards. (24 Nov 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach the cost which has accrued to his Department in respect of the payment of the benchmarking pay awards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30633/09]