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Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: This is being dealt with by the Minister for public expenditure and reform, Deputy Howlin. I expect it will be concluded later in the year, because it covers a number of sectors.

Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: I do not have a timetable for it, but we will keep the Deputy informed as the work is progressing.

Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: I do not have a date for it. I will have the information conveyed to the Deputy as soon as I have any clarity on it.

Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: I am not sure what tablets the Deputy took today. The Minister has no intention of abolishing small hospitals.

Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Minister has already made it perfectly clear that it will take some time to restructure the leviathan that was set up to be the best provider of services in the world, the HSE. In addition, HIQA has set out its stall in investigating a number of hospitals.

Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: The HSE will be restructured during the lifetime of the Government, with beneficial effects for every patient in every hospital in the country.

Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: The health information Bill has 90 different headings.

Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: The heads of the Bill were approved by the then Government on 16 June 2009. The Minister has examined this and expects to publish the legislation later this year.

Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: The legal aid Bill will be published later this year.

Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: That is part of the package of Dáil reform. The Chief Whip has already given details of the schedule to implement this. I hope it will be in place for this summer recess. There is a serious package of changes for the Deputy's perusal and analysis. I am sure it will be of interest to him when it is introduced in September.

Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: We expect it to be published this session.

Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government will be reporting on his work in this regard shortly.

Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Cabinet approved it this morning. The matter referred to by Deputy Dara Calleary will be included in this.

Order of Business (28 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: It will be introduced in due course.

Written Answers — Commemorative Events: Commemorative Events (28 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 62 and 65 together. The arrangements for the preparation of the centenary commemorative framework will be announced shortly. These arrangements will provide an opportunity for the views and suggestions of all interested persons and bodies in Ireland and abroad to be considered. It is expected that there will be many Independence related commemorative...

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (28 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: I have been supplied with a Garda car under the Ministerial transport scheme and do not use a private car for official purposes. Department of Finance Circular 07/2009: Motor Travel and Subsistence Rates sets out the subsistence rates that can be claimed by all Departmental Staff, including myself and the Ministers of State assigned to my Department.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (28 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: At the beginning of this year, there were 189 staff employed in my Department. Following the transfer of sections and posts in my Department which had been engaged in work which now comes within the responsibility of the Department of Public Enterprise and Reform, together with support staff and other reductions, the total number of staff serving in my Department is now 160. There will be...

Written Answers — Public Service Contracts: Public Service Contracts (28 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: The National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) is the only state agency under the aegis of my Department. The value of contracts issued by NESDO in 2010 and 2011 outsourcing IT services is summarised in the following table: Service Year Amount Sub Contracted Managed IT Support Service Agreement 2010 â'¬38,517.75 No Citrix Xen Desktop Deployment and Installation 2010...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (28 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: The National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) is the only state agency under the aegis of my Department. The information requested by the Deputy in relation to NESDO is as follows: The NESDO, which includes the National Economic and Social Council (NESC), has 20 staff (18.4 whole time equivalents). The respective job titles are as follows: 1 Director NESC/Chief Officer NESDO;...

Leaders' Questions (29 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: I must assume Deputy Martin is speaking about the joint labour committees because he did not ask any question, he only remarked that some people were absent from the Chamber.