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Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: I ask the Taoiseach to comment. This proposal appears to be going ahead with at least €100 million of a shortfall. Has the Taoiseach reflected on this or will it emerge that a major element of this project will not be capable of completion?

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: The small business sector in Ireland is in crisis. There are thousands of small, indigenous Irish businesses barely hanging on, with many employing three, five, ten or 15 employees and now really struggling. The very concept of indigenous Irish business is at risk because of the failed banking strategy of the Government. Last January the Tánaiste committed to the introduction of a loan...

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: As Deputy Bruton pointed out yesterday, a third of county enterprise boards have no seed capital; they cannot help anybody but can pay their own staff. The Government had no problem in putting out approximately €40 billion for recapitalisation of the banks or Anglo Irish Bank. This type of scheme operates in many countries and where they are well designed and constructed, they are...

Constitutional Amendments (13 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach the constitutional referenda, if any, he will hold in the remainder of 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30221/10]

Constitutional Amendments (13 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the recommendations of the Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30252/10]

Constitutional Amendments (13 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: Will any referendum be held in the life time of this Administration? What is the position of the Attorney General's assessment of the agreed wording put forward in February 2010 by the all-party committee dealing with a referendum on children's rights? That was a number of months ago. I know matters need to be analysed and assessed. Can the Taoiseach give an update on the current position?

Constitutional Amendments (13 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: Would the Taoiseach hazard a guess as to whether any referendum would be held in the lifetime of his Government?

Constitutional Amendments (13 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: I will give way to Deputy Flanagan on the referendum.

Departmental Expenditure (12 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach Taoiseach the projected cost of the Government Information Service for 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29187/10]

Departmental Expenditure (12 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach Taoiseach the number of staff assigned to the Communications Unit in his Department; the total cost of this unit for the first half of 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29188/10]

Departmental Expenditure (12 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach Taoiseach the total projected costs to date in 2010 of the Communications Unit in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30226/10]

Departmental Expenditure (12 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach Taoiseach the projected cost to his Department of the www.merrionstreet.ie website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32323/10]

Departmental Expenditure (12 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach Taoiseach the costs which have accrued to his Department in relation to the creation and development of the merrionstreet.ie website; the projected annual running cost of this project; the number of staff assigned to it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34662/10]

Departmental Expenditure (12 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Taoiseach for his reply and would like to raise with him a couple of questions in regard to the final portion of it. I understand that the new website, www.MerrionStreet.ie, which went live in July, cost approximately €40,000 to set up and was inspired by the www.Number-10.gov.uk website. I also understand that the dedicated website, www.taoiseach.gov.ie, which is already in...

Departmental Expenditure (12 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: I had understood that the cost-----

Departmental Expenditure (12 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: To get the message out. The website in question makes provision for web chats with Ministers and the publication of thought-provoking e-mails and letters from members of the public. There are some who use other methods to publicise thought-provoking messages. The website has not yet been used to any great degree for the purpose to which I refer. Is it the Taoiseach's intention to ensure...

Departmental Expenditure (12 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: The projected cost of the Government Information Service for 2010 is €242,269. This reflects a 6% reduction on the cost in 2009. In light of the fact that there is absolute urgency with regard to reducing costs to a minimum while retaining effective services, is it the Taoiseach's view that this is the bottom line regarding what can be achieved in the context of cutting the costs relating...

Social Partnership (12 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach when he will next meet with the Social Partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30220/10]

Social Partnership (12 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach to report on the recent activities of the National Implementation Body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30222/10]

Social Partnership (12 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 11: To ask the Taoiseach the Irish membership of the EU Economic and Social Committee; the reason a position has been removed from the farming community and allocated to Bird Watch Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34962/10]