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Social Partnership (12 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: I want to ask the Taoiseach about the recent revelations on the SIPTU national health and local authority levy fund account, which had €2.7 million transferred into it between 2002 and 2009. The latest revelations indicate that perhaps some social partnership funds were used here also. Does the Taoiseach have any information on this? Has he carried out or is he carrying out an...

Social Partnership (12 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: I understand the Comptroller and Auditor General did his report and the Committee of Public Accounts is looking at this. However, there are two fundamental elements which are relevant to the Taoiseach's Department. He should be able to confirm that nobody from the Department of the Taoiseach travelled on any of these social partnership investigation trips and he should certainly be able to...

Social Partnership (12 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: Fine. The Croke Park agreement came about following a request from the Government for reforms following cuts in levels of pay. Since the Croke Park agreement was ratified in June no efficiencies or savings have been made. For example, in education on which there was a great deal of discussion, the Public Service Agreement 2010-2014 agreed that by the start of the 2010-11 school year there...

Social Partnership (12 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach is correct in that he is confident that these changes will bring about greater efficiencies and a more effective service. On the educational block of the Croke Park agreement to which I referred, however, none of those elements have been implemented and the agreement stated clearly that these would take effect from the start of the academic year 2010-11. Being confident is one...

Order of Business (7 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: The Hunt report on the third level sector is on the Tánaiste's desk. When does she expect to have that published?

Order of Business (7 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: It is more than 18 months since the Fine Gael Party put forward in the House an alternative to the banking problem in the country. We made a particular pitch that powers be given to the Central Bank to deal with what we called a special bank resolution system, which would allow for the orderly wind down of failed banks and spread the cost of such failures more evenly between the taxpayer,...

Order of Business (7 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: In light of the Financial Regulator's comment yesterday that the powers referred to under a special bank resolution system available to the Central Bank would have been helpful to the Irish authorities, will the Government bring forward the legislation that was proposed by Fine Gael 18 months ago? Second, I understand the problem relating to the provision of a cystic fibrosis unit for...

Order of Business (7 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: I gave evidence in the House yesterday of written confirmation from medical personnel that cutbacks are striking at people's lives. It is a matter of life and death. When will the unit open?

Order of Business (7 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: I agree with Deputy Gilmore's point. The Taoiseach made a very anodyne statement yesterday and the Government spin doctors are now attempting to lock in Opposition parties to their method. We have said and agreed-----

Order of Business (7 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: -----what the fiscal targets are and we will arrive at our own conclusions in that regard. The Government should not try to spin a situation in which it wants to lock in every party in the country into the failed strategy. The sum of €60 million is small change-----

Order of Business (7 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: Statements.

Order of Business (7 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: Will the Government open all the books?

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent of recent cutbacks in the Health Service Executive western region; the extent of these cutbacks in terms of financial saving and service provision in the region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35236/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 186: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent of recent cutbacks in the Health Service Executive western region upon Mayo General Hospital; the extent of these cutbacks in terms of financial savings and service provision at the hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35237/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent of recent cutbacks in the Health Service Executive western region upon Sacred Heart Hospital; the extent of these cutbacks in terms of financial savings and service provision at the hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35238/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the extent of recent cutbacks in the Health Service Executive western region upon all its facilities in County Mayo; the extent of those cutbacks in terms of financial savings and service provision throughout the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35239/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (6 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 275: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an overview of the number of refused applications for all schemes administered by his Department from County Mayo; if he may provide a breakdown of approvals and refusals by scheme; if he will specifically provide the number of refusals in respect of the habitual residency clause; and if he will make a statement on...

Northern Ireland Issues (6 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Taoiseach for that lengthy reply. Three weeks ago the director general of MI5 said there had been a persistent rise in activity and ambition among groups in Northern Ireland with the intention of disrupting the Good Friday Agreement and the peace process. He also said it represented a real and rising security challenge and that, as a consequence, MI5 had to reinforce its...

Freedom of Information (6 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 17: To ask the Taoiseach Taoiseach the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department during the first six months of 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29185/10]

Freedom of Information (6 Oct 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 18: To ask the Taoiseach Taoiseach the number of Freedom of Information requests received by his Department since January 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30242/10]