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Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy is aware that, as outlined by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and the Minister for Finance, the bulk of the money for the jobs initiative comes from the levy on the pension industry. There are no programmes that will not go ahead, although there will be some capital works, which have already been referred to, that cannot go ahead because of insufficient moneys. No...

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: I do not have an accurate date for the legislation on hello money. It is part of the programme for Government which will run for five years. It also provides, as the Deputy is aware, that we will replace the criminal sanction system for minor fisheries offences with an administrative sanctions system which will bring Ireland into line with other European jurisdictions. This was raised by...

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is not on the list for publication in this session but it is something that will come into focus when we deal with the timeline legislation we are required to deal with under the IMF-EU deal.

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: The major Bill on personal insolvency will be published in the new year. It is serious legislation. There will also be a number of other minor amendments published in the civil law (miscellaneous provisions) Bill which is being drafted at present.

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: There are ongoing discussions about the process of redaction of some elements of the report. The Minister for Justice and Equality informs me we expect it to be completed possibly in the next three weeks which would allow the Government to consider its publication.

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: I agree that the vetting process takes too long at present. The Minister for Justice and Equality has done some work on this and is well aware of this fact. We hope, through a process, to get extra assistance in the vetting office. It does not take very long to train competent people in the vetting process and work is being done on this. I expect the national vetting bureau Bill to be...

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: I assume that as this is a major priority for Deputy Boyd Barrett's he will have Deputy Catherine Murphy raise it at the Whips' meeting-----

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----and he can be assured the Chief Whip will be flathúlach in his response.

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (31 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: There are five Special Advisers appointed in my Department, four of whom are my Special Advisers and one of whom is Special Adviser to the Government Chief Whip. In general, the primary function of Special Advisers is to help achieve the Government's objectives and secure the implementation of the Programme for Government. My Special Advisers are tasked with giving me advice and keeping me...

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: I am not sure what Deputy Martin is looking for. He is persisting as if there is some sort of hidden volumes of detailed analysis and information about the jobs initiative and its funding, which is coming through a levy on the pensions industry. We made it clear long before the election that in discussions with the pensions industry, the case was made that instead of reducing tax relief, a...

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: In answer to the Deputy's first charge about basic information, that is the basic information. There will be openness, transparency and a discourse about the next budget to an extent that has never existed in any other budget in the history of the State.

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: I know that the Deputy is not interested in the Punch and Judy stuff that he has been at for the last few weeks. I do not know whether he is opposed or in favour of a solidarity contribution, in the form of a pension levy, to create jobs. Our duty and our responsibility is to grow this economy, to create jobs and to bring about a situation where people are going to have the opportunity to...

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: So the Deputy has no regard for the people in Cork South-Central who will gain employment from the jobs initiative. I remind the Deputy that people earning as little as €80 per week pay the universal social charge that the Deputy's Government introduced as a result of the mess it made in the first place. If the Deputy thinks it is unfair that an industry pays 60 cent out of every €100...

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: If the Deputy wants telephone records about who called who, then fair enough.

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Government of which the Deputy was a part refused to give any information about the greatest bank raid ever on the Irish people, which was the bank guarantee.

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: Deputies can ask the Minister for Finance all the questions they want about the details.

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is simple. The Government realises that 440,000 people on the live register is far too many.

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: We have decided to do something about it. We decided that the sectoral interest of the pensions industry-----

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----should make a contribution to deal with one element of the plan.

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: That is why the levy is at 0.6%, or 60 cent out of every €100.