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Ministerial Staff (17 Jan 2012)

Gerry Adams: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach the names of the special advisors employed in his Department and the salary and other entitlements available to each. [39470/11]

Ministerial Staff (17 Jan 2012)

Gerry Adams: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the occasions on which he has intervened to secure the employment of special advisors in his or other Departments, on salaries in excess of the salary range guidelines for special advisors introduced by the Department of Finance; and the reasons in each case he intervened. [39471/11]

Ministerial Staff (17 Jan 2012)

Gerry Adams: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach the number of employees of Fine Gael currently employed as special advisors to the Government and their names, salaries and other entitlements. [39472/11]

Ministerial Staff (17 Jan 2012)

Gerry Adams: With the Ceann Comhairle's leave, I would like a bit of time to tease out my three questions. The Taoiseach ignored entirely Question No. 2 which asked how many times he had intervened to secure the employment of special advisers. I am also concerned he was not prepared to read the names of the special advisers in question into the record. The Taoiseach also cited that, like his...

Ministerial Staff (17 Jan 2012)

Gerry Adams: This is all about trying to get information, and answers to questions.

Ministerial Staff (17 Jan 2012)

Gerry Adams: I will put them. There was an interesting scéal yesterday about an appointment of a special adviser by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with a special salary of €130,000. At the time of his appointment, the Minister said the person "has a strong commitment to public service and is anxious to contribute at a national level in our drive towards recovery... he has a...

Ministerial Staff (17 Jan 2012)

Gerry Adams: I thank the Taoiseach for that advice but I would like to get back to the question. He said that he has not intervened or interfered. Let me not put words in his mouth and let him be clear to us. I refer to the preciseness of his reply to Question No. 2. He said he has not intervened to secure the employment of special advisers in his or other Departments and salaries in excess of the...

Ministerial Staff (17 Jan 2012)

Gerry Adams: I did not ask that.

Ministerial Staff (17 Jan 2012)

Gerry Adams: I did not use the word "interfere".

Ministerial Staff (17 Jan 2012)

Gerry Adams: The Taoiseach has it in writing.

Ministerial Staff (17 Jan 2012)

Gerry Adams: The Taoiseach has intervened. Now that he has given us the accurate, truthful answer to the question, why did he intervene?

Ministerial Staff (17 Jan 2012)

Gerry Adams: Was he a member of Fine Gael?

Ministerial Staff (17 Jan 2012)

Gerry Adams: Yes.

Departmental Bodies (17 Jan 2012)

Gerry Adams: The Taoiseach's answers were couched in the language of dialogue with the public and greater involvement of the Oireachtas etc. I could ask him 100 questions about all of that but-----

Departmental Bodies (17 Jan 2012)

Gerry Adams: -----the Ceann Comhairle will not let me. In his first response to the question, the Taoiseach did not mention the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. That struck me as rather strange. I wonder has the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Gilmore, become an abstentionist once again.

Departmental Bodies (17 Jan 2012)

Gerry Adams: Does that mean the European bit of foreign affairs has been taken off the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade?

Cabinet Committees (17 Jan 2012)

Gerry Adams: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach the number of times the Cabinet sub Committee on Health has met since its establishment. [1919/12]

Cabinet Committees (17 Jan 2012)

Gerry Adams: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach the number of meetings of the Cabinet sub committee on Health he has attended since its establishment. [1921/12]

Cabinet Committees (17 Jan 2012)

Gerry Adams: Bertie Ahern might well sue the Taoiseach for plagiarism. In response to another question about a Cabinet sub-committee, the Taoiseach stated that it was established to allow a deeper dialogue with the public and give the Oireachtas a larger role. This is a committee which has not met. In response to a question about this committee, he told us he is prevented from telling us what the...

Cabinet Committees (17 Jan 2012)

Gerry Adams: The Taoiseach has not helped me so far today. He is also signalling that some of these homes are going to be closed entirely. I ask him to help me on my terms because I asked a specific question. I may have missed the answer but I asked him to indicate whether he attended any meetings of the Cabinet committee on health and the number of times it met since it was established.