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- Northern Ireland Issues (25 Oct 2011)
Enda Kenny: In so far as it does not comply with the recommendation of Judge Cory - who was given the documentation to recommend that an inquiry should be carried out in a number of cases - that he felt an inquiry should be carried out and there was agreement that should happen. It is not happening in the case of Pat Finucane and from that point of view it does not live up to the agreement made. ...
- Order of Business (25 Oct 2011)
Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 4, Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage; No. 5, Health (Provision of General Practitioner Services) Bill 2011 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage; and No. 14, statements on the report by the interdepartmental working group on mortgage arrears (resumed) to be taken no later than 9 p.m. and the order...
- Order of Business (25 Oct 2011)
Enda Kenny: I have noted the-----
- Order of Business (25 Oct 2011)
Enda Kenny: I cannot give the Deputy a date for the children's referendum Bill until such time as the children's advocacy groups, the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs and the Attorney General are happy that a wording that is acceptable can be put into a Bill to be brought forward here. I hope that at the appropriate time in the new year, we can have a referendum on this. In response to the...
- Order of Business (25 Oct 2011)
Enda Kenny: I take the point the Deputy is making. What Deputy Martin is saying is that there should be a specific run-in and a discussion about any referendum that will take place. We will give consideration to that.
- Order of Business (25 Oct 2011)
Enda Kenny: The Ceann Comhairle does not have to defend Deputy McDonald's honour on the latter part of the question. The proposition is to have a report on Sunday's meeting tomorrow morning and also to look forward to tomorrow evening's meeting tomorrow morning. It was not planned to have a question and answer session but if Deputies feel that a question and answer session would be important, we will...
- Order of Business (25 Oct 2011)
Enda Kenny: I heard Deputy Flanagan screeching on the streets of Ballinasloe. If I had got near him, I would have reminded him that turf smoke is very different to other kinds of smoke.
- Order of Business (25 Oct 2011)
Enda Kenny: I advise the Deputy to bring it before the committee.
- Order of Business (25 Oct 2011)
Enda Kenny: The national vetting bureau Bill has been passed to the committee for its response to the heads of the Bill. It might be published in this session but it will probably be published in the next session.
- Order of Business (25 Oct 2011)
Enda Kenny: I have not spoken to the Minister about that but I understand he received a proposition from the board about privatisation of the airport for ten to 15 years. The Minister made a statement about reviewing the situation concerning the three airports, while clearly of the view that the original concept of the former Minister, the late Seamus Brennan, could not be fulfilled because of the debt...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (25 Oct 2011)
Enda Kenny: The details sought by the Deputy in respect of the two bodies she mentions are as follows. The Chief State Solicitor's Office has a whole-time staff equivalent of 230. The Office is part of the civil service and like other Departments and Offices is managed by a Management Advisory Committee, headed by the Chief State Solicitor. The Office is entirely funded by the Exchequer and has its own...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (25 Oct 2011)
Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 82 and 84 together. The National Economic & Social Development Office NESDO is the only agency under the aegis of my Department. NESDO's staff are paid from my Department's vote.
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (25 Oct 2011)
Enda Kenny: No State agencies, independent statutory bodies, State boards, or other quangos were established or abolished by my Department since February 2011.
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (25 Oct 2011)
Enda Kenny: The National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO), which includes the National Economic and Social Council (NESC), comes under the aegis of my Department. The total number of whole time equivalent staff is 19.2. There are currently 33 members on the NESC Council, which is chaired by the Secretary General of my Department. No remuneration is paid to persons in relation to their...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Oct 2011)
Enda Kenny: My Department did not obtain legal advice from a firm of solicitors or from Senior or Junior Counsel, other than through the Office of the Attorney General, during the period in question. In 2006, the National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO), following a competitive tendering process for the provision of legal advice services, awarded the contract to Mason, Hayes and Curran....
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Oct 2011)
Enda Kenny: My Department's payroll is administered by the Department of Justice and Equality's Financial Shared Services Centre. I understand that the Minister for Justice and Equality's reply to an identical question asked by the Deputy will include the information requested in relation to my Department.
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (25 Oct 2011)
Enda Kenny: There are no commercial semi-State agencies under the aegis of my Department.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Oct 2011)
Enda Kenny: Total expenditure by my Department in 2010 on ICT including staff costs, support and maintenance services, hardware, software, and external resources including consultancies, contractors and external service-providers was â¬1,329,279. The corresponding figure for the National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO), the only agency under the aegis of my Department was â¬178,811.
- Leaders' Questions (26 Oct 2011)
Enda Kenny: There has not been a 10% reduction in SNA numbers. A total of 10% were held back for very good reasons, for example, for cases where sickness or injury might occur, for new pupils and so forth. The majority of those have already been allocated to schools under the appropriate guidelines. The Deputy is aware that the number of SNAs was capped at 10,575. The Minister made a 90% allocation...
- Leaders' Questions (26 Oct 2011)
Enda Kenny: As a former Minister for Education the Deputy will be aware that the end of the school year is the end of next June.