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Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: Far from living in an ivory tower, the Government is cracking on in dealing with the obstructions to business and job creation. That is where our focus is going to be. I sympathise with every person who is unemployed, as people want to work. There are some cultures within Irish society which must be shaken up because we are facing a new reality. We are not our own economic masters. The...

Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----and be in charge of its economic destiny. The Government's ethos is that Ireland will be open for business, that business will be created here and that work and initiative will be rewarded. We will proceed, in conjunction with the people, to put Ireland back in the position it should occupy.

Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: There is evidence that in the farming, pharmaceutical and software sectors and so many other there is the potential for job creation and the Government will respond to it.

Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: I note the report from the IMF. The Deputy is only too well aware that frequent denials regarding the state of the country's economy were issued prior to the arrival of the IMF. The Government, which I lead, has been working assiduously with the IMF, the ECB and the European Commission - the troika - on the changes we consider to be important, both in the context of this country's interests...

Leaders' Questions (21 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: I make it to the Deputy that in the context of the decisions made in July with regard to the economic position for the future. We undertook to engage in certain actions are are doing so assiduously. Deputy Ross is correct when he observes that the conversation in Europe is focusing on whether any country can be successful in emerging from the current economic turmoil. Everyone in Europe is...

Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Bill is due to come in early next year. There are, as I outlined previously, quite a number of time-lined pieces of legislation, some of which are very complex, which must be published and dealt with in this Dáil session. I have tried to say to Ministers what is on the A list is what we want to put through. I understand the Minister for Health is to sign a letter to Deputy Ó Caoláin...

Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: We have agreed legislation for this session.

Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is a matter-----

Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

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Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: I regret that I must disappoint Deputy Durkan on both scores. I do not have a date that I can indicate to him with certainty on which these will be published. We note what he said.

Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Minister states it will be probably some time towards the end of the October.

Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: No legislation is promised-----

Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----but I can assure Deputy Kelleher in that I was informed by the HSE on the question he raised yesterday, and I do not have evidence of HIQA being short of resources to do its job.

Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: I can also tell him that, for instance, the special delivery unit personnel were down in the mid-western hospital during the week. There is also ongoing serious activity with the Minister for Health-----

Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----in respect of improving the management competency in a number of hospitals.

Order of Business. (21 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: No. We are waiting for the expert group to report on that. I expect that will be probably before the end of September. Certainly in the next fortnight, we are expecting that report back with recommendations, and Government will make its decisions based on that.

Written Answers — Departmental Transport: Departmental Transport (20 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 85 and 98 together. The table below details expenditure by my Department on taxis in the past four years: Year Amount spend on taxis 2008 €76,173 2009 €53,102 2010 €42,859 2011 (Jan - Aug) €29,331 Staff members are permitted to use taxis for official purposes where there are no other practical or suitable alternative modes of transport available....

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (20 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: The following table details the amount paid to the Irish Business and Employers Confederation by my Department in the past decade. Year Amount paid to IBEC Purpose of payment 2003 €1,400 VDU Risk Assessment Training 2004 €8,012 VDU Assessments €487 Attendance at IBEC/EU Presidency Conference €3,801 Attendance at IBEC Conference on EU-US Perspective on Regulation 2005 €1,122...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (20 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: The information requested by the Deputy relating to the political staff appointed by me to my Department is detailed in the table beneath. Name Title Mark Kennelly Special Adviser Andrew McDowell Special Adviser Paul O'Brien Special Adviser Angela Flanagan Special Adviser Pauline Coughlan Personal Assistant Sarah Moran Personal Assistant Gerard Deere Personal Assistant Teresa...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (20 Sep 2011)

Enda Kenny: The table below provides details of payments made by my Department to the said companies from 2002 to the end of August 2011 and details of the tasks performed by them: KPMG (as part of KPMG/Bearing Point) Year Total Payments Details of tasks performed 2002 €78,221 Implementation of HRMS Peoplesoft 2003 €96,351 Implementation of HRMS Peoplesoft and provision of training Price...