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Departmental Staff. (9 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: The Ceann Comhairle is taking advice from the Taoiseach.

Departmental Staff. (9 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: This is a question about political advisers.

Departmental Staff. (9 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: Hold on a second. The Taoiseach told the Ceann Comhairle that my question had nothing to do with him but this matter concerns political advisers or assistants appointed by the Attorney General.

Departmental Staff. (9 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: The Ceann Comhairle is taking advice from the Taoiseach.

Departmental Staff. (9 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: The question is the number of political advisers or assistants appointed by the Attorney General. A matter of considerable public importance is being held up because the Office of the Attorney General is not able to review the report of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority. The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government says these reports cannot be published because...

Departmental Staff. (9 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: What?

Departmental Staff. (9 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: I will follow through on it.

Departmental Staff. (9 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: I will follow through on the Taoiseach's valid comment. He stated one liaison person was appointed to the Office of the Attorney General. Has that person reported to the Taoiseach of a shortage of staff there or that these reports cannot be reviewed? This is a matter of public concern and interest and it has been referred to by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local...

Departmental Staff. (9 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: If not, then what is his liaison function?

Departmental Staff. (9 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: If there is a liaison person appointed to the Office of the Attorney General to liaise with Departments that have interactions with that office then, surely, the Department headed by the head of Government is always in contact with the Office of the Attorney General. It is back to the Taoiseach, as Head of Government, that the message will come stating the Attorney General has reviewed this,...

Departmental Staff. (9 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: The number of assistants.

Departmental Staff. (9 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: The Green Party seems to have attached a priority to certain legislation, for example, the Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009. One of the specific commitments in the programme for Government is to deal with the long-awaited animal health and welfare Bill which will phase out fur farming and end stag hunting. Has the liaison person informed the Taoiseach as to the current position in so...

Legislative Programme. (9 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 9: To ask the Taoiseach his legislative priorities for the first half of 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48415/09]

Legislative Programme. (9 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: In respect of legislative priorities, has the Government decided yet on a date for the referendum on children's rights and the reinstatement of the criminal offence of statutory rape? I commend the members of the committee dealing with children's issues which has produced and finalised its report, statements on which will be heard in the Dáil. Given the litany of failures by the State,...

Legislative Programme. (9 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: Is the Taoiseach happy that the HSE has the capacity to respond effectively and in an accountable fashion here? Obviously prioritisation of the publication of HSE reports leaves much to be desired. Has the Government firmed up on its intention to hold a referendum on children's rights, given all the information now in the public domain? Will it take place some time in 2010? Following...

Legislative Programme. (9 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: You are not going to-----

Legislative Programme. (9 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: I shall quote it by rote if you want. We had this before.

Legislative Programme. (9 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: I refer to a section in the legislation which states that the chief executive shall not make any comment about any member of the Government or about any objective of a Government policy. That provision has been included in the National Asset Management Agency Act and the Inland Fisheries Board Bill. Is it now to be standard practice that chief executives cannot express an opinion on the...

Legislative Programme. (9 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: It has been since last summer.

Leaders' Questions (9 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: In recent times we have witnessed the betrayal of children's lives in this country. The Murphy and Ryan reports made shocking revelations about the abuse of children. The initiative taken by Deputy Shatter last week exposed inadequacies and flaws in the State's system of accountability. It also exposed the arm's length approach adopted by the Government in respect of the most sensitive of...