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Written Answers — Departmental Appointments: Departmental Appointments (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: The term of office for the new Director of Public Prosecutions will be ten years and is not renewable. The post will attract a salary of €190,000 which may be adjusted from time to time in line with Government pay policy. No bonuses or expenses are payable. Travel and subsistence will, where necessary, be paid under the rules and at the rates which apply in the civil service. The pension...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: The National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) is the only State Agency under the aegis of my Department. The NESDO was established under the NESDO Act 2006 and is the body corporate for the National Economic and Social Council (NESC). There have been no such changes since March this year. As I said in the House on 25 October last, the changes to the NESDO such as the...

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Government attaches great importance to developing our trade and bilateral links with our Asian partners and in particular with China. We look forward to building on the excellent bilateral relations that exist between our two countries and further enhancing our trade, investment, education and tourism links with China. I hope to visit China in 2012.

Written Answers — Abolition of Seanad: Abolition of Seanad (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: Work is proceeding in my Department on the preparation of proposals for a referendum on the abolition of the Seanad. When these proposals are ready, they will be considered by the Government. The proposal to abolish the Seanad was of course signalled by the Government parties prior to the general election, and the Government intends to put this question to the people in a referendum next...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 96 and 97 together. The only agency under the aegis of my Department is the National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) which was established under the NESDO Act 2006 and is the body corporate for the National Economic and Social Council (NESC). Tom Parlon, the former Minister of State, is the only former office holder appointed to the NESC. He...

Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----and their lending issue.

Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is not for me to produce overall legislation for a regulator when what I want is for the Regulator to tell me if he needs powers and where he sees those enhanced powers would need to be.

Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: If the regulator wants extra powers, he has to come and say this is where he needs to be given extra powers in order to deal with this problem.

Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: As Deputy Higgins is aware, the Regulator is independent of the Dáil.

Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: I did not object to the Deputy's scrap metal Bill coming through here last week.

Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: The matter the Deputy raised is not in the programme for Government.

Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Durkan always asks valid questions. The heads of the housing Bill have not gone to Government yet. In respect of the forestry Bill, the heads of it were approved in 2009 and I expect that it will be published towards the end of first session in the spring.

Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: I was going to say that the Deputies opposite could not see the wood for the trees with the forestry Bill from 2009 with the banks and so on.

Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: They could not see the wood for the banks.

Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Crowe raised a valid issue. The Government this morning approved a memo to deal with this in much the same way as it was dealt with previously through a combination of provision between the Departments of Social Protection and the Environment, Community and Local Government. I know that the Red Cross is providing some assistance at present with a fund of €10 million allocated for...

Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: Read it again.

Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: What I said was that if the Regulator said he did not have sufficient powers, he might well come to Government.

Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: That is what I said. I said if he does that, the Government will engage with him. Is that clear. I hope that is clear to the Deputy.

Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: I give this commitment. If the regulator comes into Government and approaches the Minister for Finance and says "I need enhanced powers to deal with the question of passing on reduced interest rates to distressed mortgage holders, the Government will engage with the regulator in this matter". I hope that is clear, for the fifth time today.

Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Adams is being very mischievous. What I said was let us see how the regulator gets on, if he comes back to Government and looks for extra authority or enhanced powers, we will engage with him. That is what I said and that is what I stand by. The Deputy should not put words in my mouth like he does in the case of many other people.