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Departmental Bodies (17 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: The committee has not met because it has not been set up yet. It is in the process of being set up. I spoke to the Minister of State with responsibility for European affairs, Deputy Creighton, before I came to the House. The first meeting will take place in the next couple of weeks. It is premature, therefore, to suggest that it should have prepared reports in regard to the fiscal compact...

Departmental Bodies (17 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: There is no need for Deputy Martin to be shocked.

Departmental Bodies (17 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: The committee has not been set up yet. It will have its first meeting in the next couple of weeks or in early February. I would point out to the Deputy, as I stated already, that we have taken from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade the personnel who are working in the European division. We have appointed a Second Secretary General, a very able person, in the Department of the...

Departmental Bodies (17 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----under that co-ordination. The work that we do, at the level of Taoiseach, Tánaiste, Minister for Finance, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and every other Minister, in so far as the changes to the drafting of the proposed text for the treaty are concerned, is going on even as we speak.

Departmental Bodies (17 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: This interdepartmental committee-----

Departmental Bodies (17 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----has set out a range of functions and responsibilities for the committee.

Departmental Bodies (17 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: That is important, both in terms of making Irish people aware of what is going on and for the Oireachtas to have a far greater input in terms of European Union affairs, Commission affairs and parliamentary affairs, and greater interaction between them.

Departmental Bodies (17 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: The text has not been adopted. The final text has not been presented for acceptance.

Departmental Bodies (17 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: As we speak, discussions are ongoing about that and there will be a number of meetings in that regard over the next fortnight. The treaty has not been defined yet.

Departmental Bodies (17 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade has led the charge here in respect of the diplomatic restoration of this country's reputation and status and has done a great deal of work in that regard.

Departmental Bodies (17 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: This interdepartmental committee-----

Departmental Bodies (17 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----will be chaired by the Minister of State with responsibility for European affairs, Deputy Creighton. I have set out the terms and the nature of the work that will be conducted by that committee. It will be a powerful committee in the sense of providing a range of both information and proposals to enhance the work that is already taking place under the direction of the Second Secretary...

Departmental Bodies (17 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: Not at all. As I already set out in the terms of reference for the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, of course, the co-ordination of European affairs in so far as Councils are concerned is the responsibility of the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. The Minister of State with responsibility for European affairs has a specific remit in here. She will...

Cabinet Committees (17 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 5 to 8, inclusive, together. The Cabinet Committee on Health has met on three occasions to date - 5 October 2011, 24 November 2011 and 15 December 2011. I have attended and chaired all of the meetings of the committee to date.

Cabinet Committees (17 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: This health service plan has not been considered in great detail by the Cabinet Committee on Health. The Minister is required under law to respond to the HSE presenting him with a service plan. He has responded to that plan. He has written his response to the HSE. Approval for the plan does not mean authorisation for expenditure. The Minister informed the Cabinet of his decision today to...

Cabinet Committees (17 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: I am prevented by constitutional restrictions from speaking about the details of discussions at Cabinet sub-committees. I stated it was not discussed in great detail.

Cabinet Committees (17 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Minister, as I stated, is required by law to approve the plan or other. He has approved the plan. He has written to the HSE. He stated that he regards it as a dynamic document that will need to be reviewed on a regular basis in the light of emerging developments. As the pay and pension provisions in the plan are based on the exit of approximately 3,000 staff in 2012, the Minister...

Cabinet Committees (17 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: I can help the Deputy.

Cabinet Committees (17 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: I will help the Deputy now. I already answered that question. The Cabinet sub-committee on health met on three occasions. As I chaired each of the meetings, the Deputy can assume I attended the meetings. I hope that is clear now. There are differences between these committees. One is an interdepartmental committee comprising public servants from all Departments, including the Offices of...

Cabinet Committees (17 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: Nobody is hoodwinking anybody. Under law the Minister for Health was required to respond to the HSE when it sent him its plan for 2012. He has approved that plan. He has pointed out that it needs to be reviewed on a regular basis and that the first review will take place when the clear figures are known in respect of those who are going to leave the health service with a redundancy package...