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Leaders' Questions (3 Mar 2009)

Enda Kenny: I would have expected the Taoiseach to provide the figures for the Exchequer returns to be published in a few minutes' time and indicate whether they were consistent with the projected €18 billion deficit announced in January. Also, I would have expected him to tell us what decisions were taken by the Government today as referred to in the Private Members' motion. The problem throughout...

Leaders' Questions (3 Mar 2009)

Enda Kenny: The position is that we will know by the end of the month.

Order of Business (3 Mar 2009)

Enda Kenny: That is not agreed. I have made the point on many occasions that I do not agree with the principle of guillotining Bills. This is important legislation and I do not agree that the manner in which the Government has gone about recapitalisation will ensure that money is made available from banks to extend credit lines to small businesses. This was the essence of my call for a...

Order of Business (3 Mar 2009)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Taoiseach for that. Is there a proposal to amend the minerals Act to deal with geothermal heating? There are quite a number of projects around the country where serious money is available for investment but there seems to be some difficulty as regards the Attorney General's office in terms of underground excavation for geothermal purposes because of constitutional difficulties....

Order of Business (3 Mar 2009)

Enda Kenny: Táimid ag fanacht le dhá bhliain.

Departmental Procurement Policies. (3 Mar 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if there is a corporate procurement plan in place in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46600/08]

Departmental Procurement Policies. (3 Mar 2009)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach is aware that in November 2008 the Government published the action plan for the public service. At that time it was announced that a task force would be set up, a national operations unit, within the Office of Public Works. Four months on, what is the status of that unit? Can the Taoiseach provide an example of what the projected savings will be, as a consequence, for public...

Departmental Procurement Policies. (3 Mar 2009)

Enda Kenny: Last July, the Minister for Finance announced that his Minister of State, Deputy Mansergh, would head up a joint procurement task force between the OPW and the Department of Finance. At the announcement, the view was that he would bring forward specific proposals to save €50 million this year. Has the Taoiseach a list of the proposals? Is the task force on target to achieve €50 million...

Departmental Procurement Policies. (3 Mar 2009)

Enda Kenny: Is the Minister of State heading up the joint procurement task force between the OPW and the Department of Finance to drive reforms across all Departments, as was envisaged? Is he engaged in that work now?

Decentralisation Programme. (3 Mar 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff in his Department who have applied for relocation under the Government's decentralisation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46598/08]

Decentralisation Programme. (3 Mar 2009)

Enda Kenny: Arising from the Taoiseach's reply, I assume some of the 28 have applied for locations that are now stalled under the decentralisation programme. What is happening to the sites that were acquired and are now in limbo until the next review in 2011? In respect of those, has any computation of the loss in value of the sites as a result of depreciation taken place? I am sure some of the 28...

Decentralisation Programme. (3 Mar 2009)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Taoiseach. Given the deterioration in the public finances — as the Taoiseach said at the weekend, we do not have a thriving economy just now — the situation is such that we should be up-front about this. In cases where numbers, grades and categories stack up, this process should have been completed long ago. However, in the case of some semi-State agencies, it will never...

Order of Business (26 Feb 2009)

Enda Kenny: The Government passed legislation on the banking sector, but the Tánaiste has now rejected an offer of participating in an all party——

Order of Business (26 Feb 2009)

Enda Kenny: Will the Tánaiste say if I am correct to state as much?

Order of Business (26 Feb 2009)

Enda Kenny: I wish to clarify that.

Order of Business (26 Feb 2009)

Enda Kenny: I seek clarification from the Tánaiste and the deputy head of Government that she is rejecting an offer of support with definitive, clear guidelines.

Order of Business (26 Feb 2009)

Enda Kenny: I seek clarification from the Tánaiste, please.

Order of Business (26 Feb 2009)

Enda Kenny: This is a matter of great importance. It is about our financial independence.

Order of Business (26 Feb 2009)

Enda Kenny: I seek clarification of what the Tánaiste just said. Is she rejecting the offer?

Order of Business (26 Feb 2009)

Enda Kenny: The Tánaiste has rejected the offer.