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Leaders' Questions. (18 Nov 2008)

Enda Kenny: There will be no point coming up with solutions when businesses are closed.

Leaders' Questions. (18 Nov 2008)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach must act now.

Leaders' Questions. (18 Nov 2008)

Enda Kenny: Correct.

Leaders' Questions. (18 Nov 2008)

Enda Kenny: It was introduced six weeks ago. We were all here.

Leaders' Questions. (18 Nov 2008)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach should ensure he is correct when making the point.

Leaders' Questions. (18 Nov 2008)

Enda Kenny: It was introduced six weeks ago.

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Enda Kenny: Will the Tánaiste explain what No. 10 is about? As I understand it, previously a similar provision was provided for former Deputy Jim Higgins and Deputy Howlin. What is this about and does a problem exist?

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Enda Kenny: Is there a reason for the Taoiseach's absence from the Order of Business?

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Enda Kenny: The Committee of Public Accounts, which has always been independent in exercising its duties, has been examining issues pertaining to FÁS. As the Tánaiste will be aware, FÁS has an expenditure of approximately €1 billion. I am not sure of the intention of her announcement that, as Minister with responsibility for this area, she was directing the Comptroller and Auditor General to...

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Enda Kenny: Is the Tánaiste not concerned that she is undermining the constitutional responsibilities of the Committee of Public Accounts?

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Enda Kenny: I ask for a reply in reference to the legislation dealing with FÁS.

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Enda Kenny: Reply and be out of order.

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Enda Kenny: The Tánaiste has made a comprehensive statement. This House appoints the Committee of Public Accounts. She is willing to wait to see what the banks are going to do but is not prepared to await the committee's findings. The committee comprises Members from all parties and has a specific mandate. The Tánaiste has not indicated to me her concerns in requesting the Comptroller and Auditor...

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Enda Kenny: When I raised this matter previously in the context of questions asked by Deputy Varadkar, the Taoiseach stated that the Government has full faith in FÁS. The Tánaiste is now asking the Comptroller and Auditor General to conduct a further examination of FÁS in parallel to or undermining the work of the Committee of Public Accounts.

Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Enda Kenny: The Tánaiste indicated that she had spoken to the Minister for Finance regarding the matter. In terms of the league of ministers for finance, the Financial Times placed that Minister just above the Portuguese Minister for Finance, Fernando Teixeira dos Santos, at No. 17 out of 18. Does the Tánaiste know what is happening?

Standards in Public Office. (18 Nov 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach his plans to amend the code of conduct for officeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29475/08]

Standards in Public Office. (18 Nov 2008)

Enda Kenny: The value at which a gift needs to be declared to the Standards in Public Office Commission was raised from €650 to €2,000. If a Minister, Minister of State or another officeholder gets a gift worth more than €2,000 from an organisation or individual, it must be declared to the commission. The Taoiseach stated that the increase was meant to strike a balance between gifts of minimal...

Standards in Public Office. (18 Nov 2008)

Enda Kenny: It seems as if we held a discussion in this and other forums on the definition of a friend, what loans or gifts friends gave and how they were to be repaid, but this is not the point of my question. From the information the Taoiseach has with him, does he know how many Ministers or Ministers of State have declared gifts or loans valued above the standard rate of €2,000 in recent years?...

Standards in Public Office. (18 Nov 2008)

Enda Kenny: The questions relate to the Standards in Public Office Commission, declarations and ethics. The public has a right to know, in the context of transparency and accountability, from where those who campaign either for or against the question posed in a referendum or take part in the electoral process obtain their funding.

Standards in Public Office. (18 Nov 2008)

Enda Kenny: I asked a supplementary question in respect of the Ethics in Public Office (Amendment) Bill 2007. In that context, does the Government intend to amend that legislation in order that organisations or individuals would be required to declare their sources of income? The situation whereby some groups can obtain funding from unidentified sources for various campaigns should not be allowed to...