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Departmental Agencies (25 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: The answer to the Deputy's question is as follows. The Deputy asked me if the National Economic and Social Development Office-----

Departmental Agencies (25 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----is the only State agency under the aegis of my Department. The answer to that question is, "Yes". The Deputy also mentioned the importance of having people on the NESC who reflect particular sectors. For instance, under the community and voluntary pillar nominees there are representatives from Social Justice Ireland, INOU, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the NYCI. The...

Departmental Agencies (25 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: An féidir leis an Teachta an cheist sin a chur arís? Níor chuala mé é go soiléir.

Departmental Agencies (25 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: Tá a fhios agam gur chur NESC tuarascáil ar fáil faoi chúrsaí traenála agus buntáiste oibre do dhaoine atá ar chúrsaí leasa shóisialaigh. Tá na moltaí sin á phlé ag an Aire. Tá an cheart ag NESC an tuarascáil sin a chur ar fáil. The NESC, for instance, covers the trade union pillar nominees, the business and employer organisation pillar nominees, the agriculture and...

Departmental Agencies (25 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: I mentioned the quality of the debate among members, which is important. I also mentioned that the reports should reflect the varying individual views of the members and therefore when they meet us as a council I do not expect them to have all of that distilled into a few paragraphs stating that this is the considered view. If there are varying views within the council it is important to...

Departmental Agencies (25 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Tánaiste set out the views here, with which I agree, to SIPTU on 5 October last. While the engagement with the social partners was a well-established part of the process of government over a number of years, we intend to initiate a process of dialogue and engagement with those who represented the social partners. I cannot give Deputy Martin the dates now, but I think I myself have...

State Awards (25 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: The issue of a State honours system has been discussed many times in the past but there has never been all-party support to sustain its development. Such support would be required if consideration of an honours system were to proceed. While I would have no objections to all-party consideration of this matter, the timing of any such consideration would, of course, have to take cognisance of...

State Awards (25 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Tánaiste, at the global forum, announced that the Government would shortly introduce a new system of recognition for sustained and distinguished service to Ireland or Irish communities abroad by individual members of the diaspora and he presented the first of those to former President Bill Clinton. For the information of the Deputies, this question of a State honours system was discussed...

State Awards (25 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: What is the full title of that?

State Awards (25 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: I forget the full range of the title Deputy Adams has there.

State Awards (25 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: I am not sure how it arrived on Deputy Adams's desk and I do not know whether he uses it when he goes to Britain or wherever.

State Awards (25 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: Baron Adams, it sounds great.

State Awards (25 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: That comment is very much in line with my own view. I would not like to see a situation where annually, because of who persons might be, some sort of honours or whatever were allocated on that basis. We might consider at an appropriate time a merit achievement-based recognition - call it what one will - but not honours or the conferral of titles. In respect of real merit and real...

State Awards (25 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: In response to Deputy Keating, I will write to the party leaders and representatives about this matter. Deputy Durkan has been an advocate of some system for very many years. I am not sure whether he is talking about a sash down here and a sash in Northern Ireland or whatever but we might have a look at that.

Northern Ireland Issues (25 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 10 to 14, inclusive, together. I intend to visit Belfast in mid-November and a programme of engagements including meetings with political leaders is being planned. I am looking forward to the next meeting of the North-South Ministerial Council on 18 November in Armagh. All arrangements have been made. I anticipate that the meeting will review progress...

Northern Ireland Issues (25 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: There was not any particular reason for not visiting Northern Ireland since October. The visit is planned for November and I hope to undertake a number of engagements. I appreciate the Deputy's comment in respect of the effective working of the Assembly. I spoke with the Prime Minister by telephone when he was to meet with the Finucane family. His view was he wanted to get at the truth and...

Northern Ireland Issues (25 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: The situation is very clear. Judge Cory recommended a public inquiry into this. The British Government, for its part, has made it clear on a number of occasions that it does not want to go down a road of endless public inquiries into so many incidents-----

Northern Ireland Issues (25 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: I do not speak for the British Government. It has made it clear that it does not want to go down the road of endless public inquiries. I raise this issue on any opportunity I get with the British Prime Minister. I did not hear of the British Government's decision until the message came through to my office that the Prime Minister wanted to talk to me. I left a Cabinet meeting to take that...

Northern Ireland Issues (25 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: I am sure the Deputy will appreciate that central to this are Geraldine Finucane and her family and their quest for the truth of what exactly happened in respect of the murder of her husband. Were she to come here and say to me that she would be happy with a QC being appointed to examine all of these papers, she, as the person central to this-----

Northern Ireland Issues (25 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: I agree and I said to the British Prime Minister, that if Geraldine Finucane, on behalf or her family, was not happy with what he was offering, there would be no change in the position here. I met Ms Finucane in Washington when I was there in March. It was not possible for me to be at the meeting with the Tánaiste and the Finucane family here. The Tánaiste had come back from Korea, I...