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Leaders' Questions (6 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: A full debate is being held arising from Sinn Féin's motion on small hospitals, including Roscommon. Deputy Adams is aware that Roscommon hospital has had difficulties in respect of recruiting non-consultant hospital doctors and has for quite some time relied heavily on agency staff. The hospital does not have anaesthetic cover on a 24-seven basis and an emergency department consultant is...

Leaders' Questions (6 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: That is why the changes are being made to improve patient safety. We are a small country and a small State with a population less than half the city of London. Our philosophy is that we should have health services available to people at the lowest unit cost and as close to them as possible. This means that we cannot have everything at every crossroads. In this case, the changes are being...

Written Answers — Jobs Initiatives: Jobs Initiatives (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is not clear what type of decisions the Deputy is referring to. In general the Chief State Solicitor's Office acts on the decisions or instructions of its client Departments and Offices. The time-frame for such decisions is often dictated by court deadlines, rules of court or legislation. The Office is already committed to making some appointments under the FÁS Work Placement Scheme and...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 84 and 89 together. The post of Second Secretary General in my Department will have responsibility for coordination of EU Affairs from a whole-of-Government perspective, reporting to the Tánaiste and myself as appropriate, and also for supporting the work of the Government Economic Management Council. In addition to these central coordinating functions, the...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: My functions in relation to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) were delegated to the Government Chief Whip, Minister of State Paul Kehoe T.D., on the 22 March 2011 under the Statistics (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2011, as per section 2(1) of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1977 (No. 28 of 1977). It is my understanding that Minister Kehoe has met with the...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: My Department has engaged no external consultants since March 2011.

Written Answers — EU-IMF Programme: EU-IMF Programme (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: I reported to the House on 28 June on the meeting of the European Council that took place in Brussels on 23-24 June. The European Council welcomed the progress made in Ireland in the implementation of our EU/IMF Programme, and confirmed that this is well on track. This is a welcome recognition of the efforts being made by the Irish Government and people. The principle of an interest rate...

Written Answers — Ministerial Meetings: Ministerial Meetings (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: It has not been the practice for formal meeings to take place in this Department between the Taoiseach and the Management Advisory Committee, having regard to the small size of the Department and the nature of its work. I have, however, met with all of the staff of the Department, both together and in the various sections and divisions of the Department. I discuss the work of the...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: The following tables set out the position in relation to the bodies listed for which my Department has responsibility. YEAR 2008 Name Rent Paid Location of Office Landlord Length of Lease National Statistics Board None No premises * None n/a National, Economic and Social Development Office ** €588,295 16 Parnell Square East,Dublin 1. OPW Not subject to any duration of lease. Ireland...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: The National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) is the only agency under the aegis of my Department. Together with the Secretary General in my Department, the following Secretaries General are members of the National Economic and Social Council (NESC), which is a constituent body of NESDO: Secretary General, Department of Finance; Secretary General, Department of Jobs, Enterprise...

Order of Business (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Minister for Education and Skills is dealing with that matter.

Order of Business (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: No, I do not have a date for it yet. However, I will ask the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, to respond to the Deputy.

Order of Business (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: I cannot give the Deputy an accurate date although work is proceeding in this regard. The issue of costs, jobs and so on will be a matter for debate when the Bill is presented before the House.

Order of Business (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: Work obviously is proceeding on this matter. The decision in respect of the European stability mechanism, ESM, is to kick in during 2013 and the Attorney General will consider the question of what must be done to make it effective in Ireland.

Order of Business (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: I cannot give the Deputy a full answer to that question. Obviously the Minister for Finance will open discussions with the ECB early in the autumn. If it is necessary to make time to give effect to that, depending on the outcome of those discussions, it will be done. As the Deputy is aware, it cannot be done from a unilateral point of view and there must be agreement in this regard.

Leaders' Questions (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: I am getting a little fed up of the Deputy putting words in my mouth. He should indicate which promises were made in respect of which hospitals and if he can stand over the claims made.

Leaders' Questions (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: He should tell me about the promises he is saying I made.

Leaders' Questions (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: Which promises?

Leaders' Questions (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy is unable to back up his charge. The position is that the parties in government - the Labour Party and Fine Gael - each produced a programme before the general election, as was their right and that of the Deputy's party when it was in government. After the people had cast their votes, Fine Gael and the Labour Party came together and produced a programme for Government which was...

Leaders' Questions (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin may quote all he likes and make all the comments he wishes to, but I am prepared to look the people in the eye and tell them the truth of what we found when we took on the responsibility of being in government. I am also prepared to say we stand over our position in changing the health structure, as referred to by Deputy Adams in a question earlier, to provide health services...