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- Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (21 Oct 2008)
Enda Kenny: Question 501: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the details of studies or computer modelling of the electricity grid being planned, conducted or paid for in 2008 or 2009 by his Department or any of the State agencies for which he has responsibility; if he will include the goals and aims of the work, the Department or agency involved, the organisations and...
- Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (21 Oct 2008)
Enda Kenny: Question 502: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the details of studies or computer modelling, of the electricity market being planned, conducted of paid for in 2008 or 2009 by his Department of any of the State agencies for which he has responsibility; if he will include the goals and aims of the work, the Department or agency involved, the organisations...
- Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (21 Oct 2008)
Enda Kenny: Question 507: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the recent EirGrid strategy document entitled Grid 25; his views on EirGrid's description of their mission (details supplied); the person whose mission it is to develop, maintain and operate a safe, secure, reliable, economical and efficient electricity generating system...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (21 Oct 2008)
Enda Kenny: Question 568: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the arrangements he has made for special training for children of mild general learning disability in view of the closure of a training service (details supplied) in Dublin 20; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35478/08]
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (21 Oct 2008)
Enda Kenny: Question 569: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the number of pupils in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 20 who require special training; the alternative facilities he proposes to provide in view of the closure of the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35479/08]
- Freedom of Information. (21 Oct 2008)
Enda Kenny: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department during May 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24265/08]
- Freedom of Information. (21 Oct 2008)
Enda Kenny: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department since January 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29482/08]
- Freedom of Information. (21 Oct 2008)
Enda Kenny: The Office of the Information Commissioner received 10,704 requests in 2007, a decrease of 42%, or 7,739, on 2003. The reason given was the introduction of fees. The Information Commissioner has requested on a number of occasions that the scale and structure of fees be reviewed. The reason for this is obvious. The commissioner makes that point that among eight comparable jurisdictions...
- Freedom of Information. (21 Oct 2008)
Enda Kenny: Where a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act is disallowed and is subsequently successful following an appeal to the Information Commissioner the fees should be refunded. I have two further questions for the Taoiseach. In 2005, the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service met with the Information Commissioner to assess the impact of fees on the...
- Freedom of Information. (21 Oct 2008)
Enda Kenny: I am sorry.
- Social Partnership Agreements. (21 Oct 2008)
Enda Kenny: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the negotiations on the social partnership agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29456/08]
- Social Partnership Agreements. (21 Oct 2008)
Enda Kenny: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach when he will next meet with the social partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29457/08]
- Social Partnership Agreements. (21 Oct 2008)
Enda Kenny: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent activities of the National Implementation Body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29459/08]
- Social Partnership Agreements. (21 Oct 2008)
Enda Kenny: I did not welcome the introduction of what is known as the Lenihan levy but I appreciate the statement made by the Taoiseach that this will not apply to those earning up to minimum wage. What numbers are excluded as a consequence and at what level will the minimum wage be next year? As a result of the changes, how does the Government propose to make up for the savings it had budgeted for...
- Social Partnership Agreements. (21 Oct 2008)
Enda Kenny: Social partnership, which has been hanging by a thread, was weakened considerably to the point that ICTU stated last week that the agreement would not be passed if the Taoiseach persisted with the Lenihan levy in the form in which it was proposed. Is it not obvious that the Budget Statement has now become a discussion document? It is negotiable at all turns. On this issue, because of the...
- Social Partnership Agreements. (21 Oct 2008)
Enda Kenny: Sorry, Ceann Comhairle.
- Social Partnership Agreements. (21 Oct 2008)
Enda Kenny: Just slightly longer than the Ceann Comhairle. The Cabinet decided the levy of the Minister for Finance should not apply to those below the minimum wage. Obviously, that is one issue that has been negotiated. Controversy arose from the fiasco of the withdrawal of the automatic right to medical cards for those aged over 70. That was another issue decided upon by the Government. Now it...
- Social Partnership Agreements. (21 Oct 2008)
Enda Kenny: It has to do with social partnership.
- Social Partnership Agreements. (21 Oct 2008)
Enda Kenny: The budget, as announced in this Chamber last week, is no longer the budget. It will be changed utterly and we will have the same situation with regard to class sizesââ
- Social Partnership Agreements. (21 Oct 2008)
Enda Kenny: My point about the budget is that it is now merely a discussion document.