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Written Answers — Regulatory Management: Regulatory Management (2 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: The OECD Report on Better Regulation in Ireland was published today on the OECD website. It had been presented to Government in October to note its upcoming publication. The publication of the Report is being formally marked by a special conference organised by my Department in which the OECD will participate on 29th of this month. The Report recognises the considerable progress made on the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (2 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: The following table details grants paid by my Department, to date in 2010. These amounts were paid under Subhead C, Commemoration Initiatives Fund which is a fund established to make resources available to groups and organisations for the study and commemoration of historic events of national importance. By providing financial support to local organisations, the aim of the Fund is to assist...

Written Answers — Ireland Newfoundland Partnership: Ireland Newfoundland Partnership (2 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: The Ireland Newfoundland Partnership (INP) was established in 2001 on foot of a Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Government of Ireland and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. The original agreement, signed by former Taoiseach John Bruton in 1996, together with then Premier of Newfoundland, Brian Tobin, was re-affirmed by my predecessor, Mr. Ahern in 1999 and 2004. The role...

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (2 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 108 and 109 together. My Department does not rent or lease any premises or sites.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (2 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: Procurement of goods and services by my Department is carried out under procedures recommended by the National Public Procurement Policy Unit in the Department of Finance which is responsible for procurement policy, national procurement guidelines and the application of EU directives. These procedures are designed to ensure that appropriate competitive processes are in place to select the...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (2 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: In accordance with the business needs of my Department, divisions and sections change from time to time. The following table provides a breakdown of whole-time equivalent staff numbers working in the various divisions in my Department at the end of October 2010. Divisional breakdown Staff Numbers - (whole-time equivalent) Government Secretariat and related 13.8 Government Information...

Written Answers — Departmental Procurement: Departmental Procurement (2 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: No printing contracts for my Department have been awarded or given to any company from outside the State in the past three years.

Written Answers — Interdepartmental Committees: Interdepartmental Committees (2 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. Cabinet Committee Number of Meetings in 2009 Number of Meetings in 2010 Economic Renewal and Jobs 12 6 Science Technology and Innovation(subsumed into Economic Renewal and Jobs in June 2010) 1 - Health 8 4 Social Inclusion, Children & Integration 2 1 Irish and the Gaeltacht 3 - Transforming Public Services 7...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (2 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: In answering these questions I am interpreting "high level groups" as groups which are working on issues of specific interest, which are chaired by my Department and which include representatives from other parts of the civil/public service and elsewhere. Accordingly, the information sought by the Deputy is detailed in the following table. Name of High Level Group Purpose Year Set Up...

Written Answers — Business Regulation: Business Regulation (2 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: The Department of the Taoiseach is represented on the Interdepartmental Group on Administrative Burden Reduction. e Central Statistics Office (CSO) is represented separately on the Group. The Department itself has no legislation that impacts on business. As the CSO has legislation that impacts on business, they are fully engaged in the burden reduction programme. It should be acknowledged...

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: The official statistical release for the October live register will be published at 11 a.m. this morning by the Central Statistics Office, CSO.

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: I understand from Department of Social Protection internal figures that the end of October figures will show a fall of more than 12,800 since September with a headline figure of 429,550. On a seasonally adjusted basis the live register is expected to fall by 6,600 in the month. This reflects the fact that the decrease is higher than normally expected in October; it is the second highest...

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: The CSO will outline the situation regarding the live register figures. There is evidence the labour market is stabilising and this is reflected in the most recent employment figures from the quarterly national household survey. As I stated yesterday, the publication of the October Exchequer returns reinforces the key message of the stabilising of the economy since tax was slightly ahead of...

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: Corporation tax is well up on profile. It is also important to point out that our fiscal adjustment and public finances remain on track in terms of our budgets for this year. Yesterday's Exchequer figures illustrate that tax revenues are slightly ahead of profile and public expenditure is below profile. I point out to the Deputy that with regard to initiatives being prepared, what the...

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: What we must not do in the House as we have these discussions as constructively as possible, recognising our political differences, is to generate a mantra of negativity about the economy, which does not give any credit to the strengths of our economy. The fact that we have a foreign direct investment profile in Ireland, which is greater than all US investment in China, is not often...

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: Let us have a critique but let us ensure the national interest of the country is best served.

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: The Deputy is well aware that I am not in a position to divulge any discussions that take place at the Cabinet in respect of the various adjustments to be made and that must be made by governments in this country between now and 2014. All of the commitments in the programme for Government or in any programme for Government to which Deputy Gilmore subscribed are dependent on the maintenance...

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: The effort by Deputy Gilmore to give credence to all speculation as fact is not something to which I can subscribe. I am in the business of leading-----

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: I wish to answer Deputy Gilmore. It will not stop him speculating whatever view he wants because thousands of students are coming to protest and march, as they are entitled to do, about their concerns in third level education.

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2010)

Brian Cowen: We know the game Deputy Gilmore is playing but the reality for the Government is that it must examine these issues carefully and bring forward a budgetary policy that is credible. I recall the decision that was made when the Labour Party was last in government, which was to eliminate all fees regardless of income.