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Departmental Correspondence (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: She is coming at the invitation of our President and this is a symbol of two countries growing up. I am glad it is happening and that is who I refer to.

Departmental Correspondence (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: I used to criticise this on the basis that all Departments had their own press operations, and the question arose as to whether this site was running contrary to what was happening in all the Departments. I have not had time to visit the personnel there yet. I have clicked onto the site at one stage and it is presenting factual information in respect of the Government. All the Government's...

Departmental Correspondence (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: I would not call it cynical.

Departmental Correspondence (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Government Information Service, GIS, has three functions: to provide a press and information service for the Taoiseach as Head of Government and his Department; to deal with press and media issues for the Government as a whole, arising from that as a collective authority; and to co-ordinate the work of departmental media services in the interests of efficiency, such as the provision of...

Departmental Correspondence (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: I commend Deputy Martin for his forthrightness in promoting this when he was Minister for Foreign Affairs, and I am very glad that towards the end of her presidency, President McAleese issued the invitation to Buckingham Palace, which was accepted by the Queen. I acknowledge the Deputy's interest in this during his time as Minister. I do not as yet have the details regarding the permanent...

Departmental Correspondence (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: This is the first visit of a reigning British monarch to the Twenty-six Counties of the Republic of Ireland in more than 100 years. As the Deputy is well aware, it is the conclusion of a long period, and is a demonstration of this country having grown up that the President of Ireland and the Queen of England can meet here. The symbolism of that is extraordinary and shows, in many ways, an...

Government Economic Management Council (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Government Economic Management Council has been established with the status of a Cabinet committee. The secretariat is currently provided by existing members of staff in my Department, working in close conjunction with representatives of the Department of Finance and the Department of Foreign Affairs. It has been decided to create a new post of second Secretary General in the Department...

Government Economic Management Council (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: I would very much regret it were there any comments from within Cabinet. The Deputy is well aware that the confidentiality of discussions at Cabinet and Cabinet sub-committees is protected by Article 28.4.3o of the Constitution, which states: The confidentiality of discussions at meetings of the Government shall be respected in all circumstances save only where the High Court determines that...

Government Economic Management Council (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: As Leader of the Opposition, the Deputy has every right to raise issues on Leaders' Questions and I have a duty to respond as best I can. The Economic Management Council will deal with economic planning and budgetary matters, with the economic recovery programme, including the representation of Ireland internationally in negotiations with the EU, the ECB, the IMF and the troika, the...

Government Economic Management Council (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: Is iad na polaiteoirí atá ag freastal ar an chomhairle seo ná mé féin agus an Tánaiste, an t-Aire Airgeadais, an Teachta Michael Noonan, agus an t-Aire Airgeadais Caiteachas Poiblí, an Teachta Brendan Howlin. Tá oifigigh ón Roinn ag freastal, mar is gnáth, ar na coistí seo chomh maith, ach ní dóigh liom gur ceart a n-ainmneacha a lua mar gheall ar cibé eolas speisialta atá acu.

Government Economic Management Council (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: One does not name the officials on Cabinet sub-committees. The politicians on it are myself and the Tánaiste and the Ministers for Finance, Deputies Noonan and Howlin.

Government Economic Management Council (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: The decisions taken at the Economic Management Council and by the Cabinet have all to be relayed to the public and explanations given as to why they were taken. This council, operating as a Cabinet committee, deals with the issues I mentioned, economic planning and budgetary management, banking strategy, the integration of the work of Departments and deals with the issues that arise...

Appointments to State Boards (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: I asked the Attorney General for her advice regarding the appointments to State boards by Ministers of the former Government in the period between the recent election campaign and the formation of the new Government, the appropriateness of these appointments during that period and whether there may be an opportunity to address this further. During this period of time, the previous...

Appointments to State Boards (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy is around here a long time and knows as well as I do that in the past Governments did this all the time. I raised this matter with my predecessor here, the former Taoiseach, Brian Cowen and suggested to him there should be no appointments made between the dissolution of the Dáil and the formation of the new Government. That was advance advice, but the Ministers of his Government...

Appointments to State Boards (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: The person has been nominated and appointed by the Government. He will have to go before the committee and, I assume, on the basis of what I said earlier, all such persons will have the necessary credentials and competencies and will present those credentials in a fitting manner at the Oireachtas committees. That will bring about an openness and transparency and provide an opportunity for...

Appointments to State Boards (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Minister was anxious to make an appointment to Bord na gCon a few weeks ago but we did not allow that to happen because we wanted the process to be in place. There are some urgent matters that need to be attended to in respect of Bord na gCon.

Appointments to State Boards (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: The person appointed will have to go before the Dáil committee once it is set up, which should be in the very near future.

Appointments to State Boards (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy is learning well.

Appointments to State Boards (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Higgins raised the business of appointments, cronyism and all the rest of it. I have made it clear to Ministers that we have to take into account gender balance, competency and the credibility of people who offer themselves for appointment as chairs or to the membership of State boards. The second last Taoiseach, the former Deputy Bertie Ahern, admitted to me here that a significant...

Appointments to State Boards (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is not a case of the committee on agriculture having the final say in respect of any such appointment.