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Programmes for Government. (25 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach is well able to answer these questions and the Chair should allow him to do so.

Programmes for Government. (25 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: You are trying to influence the Taoiseach's response.

Order of Business (25 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: I understand from the Order Paper that this motion refers to expenditure from January next year until the end of December 2007, which is of interest to every Member of the House and the public. While one cannot have a discussion on how these moneys are spent, it might be in order to have an arrangement whereby we could discuss the commission's programme or receive a report from the...

Order of Business (25 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: Has the Taoiseach received any communication from the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs about reflecting the will of the people in law following a referendum conducted in respect of the name Daingean Uí Chúis or Dingle in County Kerry? There is a Private Members' Bill before the Seanad at present. The Minister has been saying this matter is illegal but it is important to...

Order of Business (25 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: The Minister, Deputy Séamus Brennan, would have had that sorted out in ten minutes.

Order of Business (25 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: Will it be necessary to introduce legislation to give legal effect to the recommendations in the report on salmon drift net fishing that was published yesterday? Is the Taoiseach in a position to confirm that the sum of €25 million to which the report refers will be available for compensation in respect of currently licensed drift net fishermen?

Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: All over the country people are out fundraising for vital life-saving equipment. They are running marathons, holding coffee mornings and doing trick-or-treat campaigns. It is only a short time since John Aldridge took up what he called singing to raise money for a CAT scanner in Temple Street children's hospital. The purpose of his efforts was to provide a piece of equipment that would...

Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: ——and it is proposed to do the same again next year. An even bigger shock is the report's finding that, from the start, the project's governance has not been strong. Since the pause, which was last October, "overall project governance appears to have gone". It has gone like the money and nobody is in charge. Nobody is responsible for the disappearance of €21 million down this black...

Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: The final conclusion of this consultants' report is that PPARS might become a "never ending project". A year ago, the Taoiseach told us that he would stop the waste, stop the rot and see that the people's money was saved. What does he propose to do about it now in light of the Astron Consulting report?

Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: That is the usual answer given by the Taoiseach on these matters. I am not sure whether the Taoiseach has been briefed on the four additional factors set out in the report, namely that there was no clear demand from management for the system and that management support was weak and has become weaker since the pause; substantial variations existed in pay and conditions, organisational...

Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: It says it is a never ending project with nobody in charge.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (25 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of principal development specialists volunteering to decentralise within Irish Aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34433/06]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (24 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 214: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of band three building projects which will be given clearance to proceed further before the end of 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34220/06]

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (24 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when changes to Section 29 of the Education Act 1998 will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34219/06]

Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (24 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 309: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will make arrangements for officials from his Department to meet with members of the local authority and local community in a case (details supplied) in County Mayo for improvements needed in keeping with the character of an area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34259/06]

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (24 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 311: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of funding spent to date on the National Development Plan; the amount estimated to be spent by the end of the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34264/06]

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (24 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 313: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount spent to date under the National Development Plan programmes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34266/06]

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (24 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 314: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount spent to date on the Border Midland Western regional programme under the National Development Plan; the total amount estimated to be spent by the end of the NDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34267/06]

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (24 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 315: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount spent to date on the south and east regional programme under the National Development Plan; the amount estimated to be spent by the end of the NDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34268/06]

Written Answers — Public Private Partnerships: Public Private Partnerships (24 Oct 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 312: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of PPP investment invested under the National Development Plan to date; the amount estimated to be invested by the end of the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34265/06]