Results 32,141-32,160 of 36,764 for speaker:Enda Kenny

Departmental Expenditure. (20 Mar 2007)

Enda Kenny: For Members generally.

Departmental Expenditure. (20 Mar 2007)

Enda Kenny: That will be helpful.

Departmental Expenditure. (20 Mar 2007)

Enda Kenny: Tá an tAire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta as a mheabhair ar fad.

Public Relations Contracts. (20 Mar 2007)

Enda Kenny: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the group established in his Department to oversee the awarding of public relations contracts by Ministers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43910/06]

Public Relations Contracts. (20 Mar 2007)

Enda Kenny: What is the function of the Government Information Service in terms of informing members of the public about matters relative to the Government? How many personnel comprise the group that overseas the award of public relations contract by Ministers and how do they differentiate between what is political and public information? For instance, last year the Minister with responsibility for...

Public Relations Contracts. (20 Mar 2007)

Enda Kenny: It was a public relations contract and I am asking the difference between the political end of that and the public relations end. The Minister with responsibility for children wrote to every family in the country at a cost of €250,000 of taxpayers' money and that contract was awarded to somebody. I ask the Taoiseach who overseas that and what is the differentiation between the politics...

Public Relations Contracts. (20 Mar 2007)

Enda Kenny: What is the function and role of the Government information service? Is that information it should be able to dispense? It is the Government Information Service. What is its role and responsibility in that matter?

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (8 Mar 2007)

Enda Kenny: Question 21: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the REP scheme 4 is to be open to applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8812/07]

Written Answers — Farm Inspection Scheme: Farm Inspection Scheme (8 Mar 2007)

Enda Kenny: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the practical steps she is taking to address the burden of cross compliance on farmers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8802/07]

Written Answers — EU Battle Groups: EU Battle Groups (7 Mar 2007)

Enda Kenny: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Defence the estimated response time of the battle group of which Ireland will be a member; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8694/07]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Recruitment: Defence Forces Recruitment (7 Mar 2007)

Enda Kenny: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Defence the steps being undertaken to attract more women into the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8695/07]

Order of Business (7 Mar 2007)

Enda Kenny: It is my hope that the election process in Northern Ireland today will result in a situation where the Assembly can be restored and where all politicians can work towards that restoration and the implementation of the St. Andrew's Agreement and the Good Friday Agreement. I am sure I share the hopes and express the wishes of everybody in that regard. When will No. 38, the education Ireland...

Order of Business (7 Mar 2007)

Enda Kenny: Having taken the Ceann Comhairle's medical advice, I will now refrain from speaking further.

Decentralisation Programme. (7 Mar 2007)

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. [43903/06]

Decentralisation Programme. (7 Mar 2007)

Enda Kenny: What was the reason for the Government taking up 16.5% of all vacant office space in Dublin last year, which came to 38,000 sq. m.? This was 40% higher than the State's take-up in 2003. As I am hoarse, I am obliged to keep my questions short. Will any element of the Taoiseach's Department take up office space rented or taken out by Government in Dublin this year?

Departmental Expenditure. (7 Mar 2007)

Enda Kenny: Question 6: 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. [43905/06]

Departmental Expenditure. (7 Mar 2007)

Enda Kenny: What is the level of best practice within the European Union referred to by the Taoiseach in respect of public procurement? The Irish public sector spends approximately €19 billion every year in buying goods and services. In 2004, for example, the Northern Ireland office identified a three-year public service saving of approximately €250 million in their spend of €1.7 billion in...

Departmental Expenditure. (7 Mar 2007)

Enda Kenny: That is true.

Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2007)

Enda Kenny: I wish to ask the Taoiseach the policy on remission of sentences. Concern is growing that in serious cases, remission is reduced by one quarter when prisoners arrive at the prison gates. Obviously, that serves to undermine confidence in the justice system and represents a disregard for victims. Can the Taoiseach confirm that the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform has the sole...

Leaders' Questions (7 Mar 2007)

Enda Kenny: The question I wanted the Taoiseach to address was whether the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform sets the rules and regulations governing remission on behalf of the Government. The concern being expressed in public is that there is now an automatic remission of up to 25%. In the case of Castlerea and the aforementioned prisoner, Mr. Justice Kinlen stated in his report that the...