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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 195: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has approved or if her attention has been drawn to the atypical travel and subsistence travel expenditures related to the PPARS or FISP projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29810/05]

Written Answers — Capital Programme: Capital Programme (19 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 193: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the dates in 2002, 2003 and 2004 on which the capital programme for the health services was discussed with her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29808/05]

Written Answers — Capital Programme: Capital Programme (19 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 194: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the dates in 2002, 2003 and 2004 on which management advisory committee-chief executive officer meetings were held; and the capital programme for the health service which was discussed at those meetings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29809/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 196: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the extent to which back-filling of staff occurred in respect of the PPARS and FISP projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29811/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 197: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the amount spent to date on FISP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29812/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (19 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 198: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she has provided financial support for the development of a website (details supplied); the amount involved and the source of the finance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29813/05]

Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: I am sure Deputies will share my expression of abhorrence on behalf of the Irish people at the kidnapping of Irish journalist, Rory Carroll, in Baghdad. I commend the swift action of the Government on a political and diplomatic level to ensure Mr. Carroll's early and safe release. As Deputies will be aware, his father, Joe Carroll, was a respected figure around the House for many years and...

Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: I know the Minister does not have responsibility for questions.

Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: The Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children answered questions on 3 February about procedures for the appointment of senior staff to the Health Service Executive.

Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: Last Thursday, the Minister passed on the matter in its entirety to the HSE. In other words, she has refused to answer questions related to ones she answered previously.

Strategic Management Initiative. (25 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach the progress made to date by the quality customer service working group within his Department established under the strategic management initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24234/05]

Strategic Management Initiative. (25 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: I detect the Taoiseach has a slight cold after his exertions in Killarney.

Strategic Management Initiative. (25 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: Westerly weather. The strategic management initiative deals with the modernisation of the Civil Service and that obviously affects all Departments and offices. I understand that a number of specific aims included customer support, computer-based service delivery and expenditure management. Surveys were carried out in 1997 and 2002. Has any survey been carried out since then? In respect of the...

Strategic Management Initiative. (25 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Taoiseach for that reply. It is not that I want to know every detail but on the issue of financial management, is it in respect of current or past spending? In the case of the e-Cabinet initiative, which was implemented in the Taoiseach's Department, is there any analysis of expenditure before it happens, or any analysis that might be consequential on a project being undertaken?...

Appointments to State Boards. (25 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach the appointments made by him since June 2002 to State boards or other agencies under his aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24237/05]

Appointments to State Boards. (25 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: I look forward to seeing the report. The Taoiseach and his Government are not the only ones who have been guilty of this. There has been a tradition during the interregnum between elections being called and held of making appointments to State boards. The previous Minister for Finance made 57 appointments to four State bodies the day before he moved to his new position. I acknowledge that, if...

Appointments to State Boards. (25 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: He probably followed general regulations. Will the Taoiseach agree that, irrespective of when the next election is called or caused and the Ministers concerned, there will be no appointments made to State boards during that period?

Appointments to State Boards. (25 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: The former Minister for Equality and Law Reform and Labour Deputy, Mr.Mervyn Taylor, laid down a Cabinet agreement for 40% representation of women on State boards. That probably applies to the Taoiseach's Department. Does such a case remain Government policy? Will the Taoiseach encourage his Ministers to follow through on that? Finally, will he confirm that a person who had to resign from a...

Appointments to State Boards. (25 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach might want to confirm that the appointment had been made.

Appointments to State Boards. (25 Oct 2005)

Enda Kenny: We are people of little patience, as the Ceann Comhairle knows.