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Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (11 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: My Department does not pay severance packages to retiring staff. Under the Superannuation Act, all Civil Servants retiring from my Department are entitled to an annual pension and lump sum. The pension arrangements including calculations and payment of same, are a matter for the Department of Finance. Severance packages are made only to Ministerial personal staff whose employment is...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (11 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: There are currently 115 permanent staff working in the Office of the Attorney General, 35 are barristers and 12 are solicitors, 68 are not lawyers. They provide secretarial services, a Legal Library and a Registry which maintains legal files and tracks correspondence, as well as the usual range of administrative functions such as HR, IT, Finance and Corporate Services. These supports enable...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (11 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: No works have been undertaken under section 181(2)(a) of the Planning and Development Act since it was enacted in 2000, in respect of my Department's offices.

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (11 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: There is no specific policy requirement by my Department to receive hard copies of tender documentation in response to all requests for tender. The national public procurement website www.etenders.gov.ie, known as etenders has a facility for the submission of tenders electronically. In fact, in a number of cases, my Department has adopted the practice of providing tenderers with the option...

Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (11 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: I have not used public transport services (bus or rail) since May 7th, 2008 and therefore have not incurred any expenditure in relation to same.

Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (11 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: The following table outlines the cost to my Department of public transport services used by my officials since 2007 to date. Year Type of Public Transport Cost â'¬ 2007 Train 10,824.47 Bus 1,345.76 2008 (Jan-Oct) Train 10,985.33 Bus 1,200.86

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (11 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: There are no proposals to decentralise my Department or any of the agencies under its aegis. The Department of Finance has responsibility in Government for the overall Decentralisation Programme.

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: This matter is being dealt with during Private Members' business tonight so there will be an opportunity for all Members to put their views on the record. Those who get the vaccine must also undergo screening. The vaccine is not 100% effective in preventing cervical cancer. It is important that we do not use emotional language but that we be specific. All people who receive the...

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: The Government motion states that we will keep this matter under review and that motion will be supported by the Government side.

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: Deputy Kenny is making untrue assertions using populist arguments in an effort to——

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: Deputy Kenny is using emotional blackmail in an effort to make a political argument. He is wrong. No health care system has brought in a vaccination programme before the full national screening programme was in place.

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: We are putting the national screening programme in place, which will save lives in the age cohort that is relevant in this regard by 300,000 people being screened next year.

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: The Deputy should listen to the facts because I am fed up listening to that sort of argument from him playing emotional blackmail and mock concern by putting out false assertions and trying to create fear amongst the people. He is wrong.

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: The screening programme——

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: No vaccination programme has been rolled out until the full screening programme is rolled out.

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: That is 300,000 people next year. We will keep this matter under review. It is the screening programme that identifies the pre-cancerous cells and ensures cervical cancer does not take hold. That is the issue. I have listened to what Deputy Kenny said and it is false. The screening programme provides the greater certainty where 95% of all cancers can be identified. The vaccination...

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: That is a wrong statement. It is a nice populist statement and he will get plenty of headlines for it, but it is wrong.

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: The issue is how we ensure people are protected from getting cervical cancer. Providing a national screening programme is the first step in that effort. We are providing an extra €25 million next year to ensure that happens. We are providing another €15 million to ensure Professor Tom Keane has the proper treatment regimes in place in the centres of excellence he has been establishing....

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: She has been opposed day in, day out by those who want to protect the status quo, the Opposition.

Leaders' Questions (12 Nov 2008)

Brian Cowen: That is a fact.