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Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (5 Apr 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will increase the pension payable under the early retirement scheme to the maximum where applicable as permitted under the terms of CAP reform; if such increase will be given to all participants in the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13757/06]

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (5 Apr 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 222: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of early retirement from farming scheme participants to date who have drawn down the full €127,000; the percentage of the early retirement from farming scheme participants to which this would apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13758/06]

Order of Business. (5 Apr 2006)

Enda Kenny: Will the Taoiseach give an update on the charities regulation Bill, which I know is complex. Two pharmacy Bills have been on the list for quite some time. Has the Tánaiste appointed a chief pharmacist? This area causes some concern. Will the Taoiseach give a response as to when these Bills will be published?

Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2006)

Enda Kenny: I move amendment No. 12: In page 6, between lines 46 and 47, to insert the following: "(5) Without prejudice to any other subsection in this section, the Authority shall further have amongst its responsibilities, the following: (a) the registration of vehicles and retention of data pertaining to the ownership of vehicles; (b) driver testing; (c) registration of qualified driving instructors;...

Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2006)

Enda Kenny: I move amendment No. 14: In page 7, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: 5.—The Act of 2002 is amended by: (a) inserting the following new subsection after subsection (3) in section 1: "(4) Responsibility for the maintenance, operation and alteration of the licence record shall vest in the Road Safety Authority.", (b) deleting section 2(2) and substituting the...

Agreements with Members. (5 Apr 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach the arrangements in place in his Department for providing assistance to certain Independent Members of Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9145/06]

Agreements with Members. (5 Apr 2006)

Enda Kenny: Is it reasonable to give some Independent Deputies a helping hand over and above everybody else? They are elected by the same electorate as other Members. They have rights and responsibilities and the use of the facilities of the House. Is this a type of each way bet for the Taoiseach? Given that his partners in Government are prepared to state they can do business with other parties in the...

Agreements with Members. (5 Apr 2006)

Enda Kenny: Will the Taoiseach give their names? Deputy Healy-Rae was crucial for the Government in the last Dáil. Are they an extension of the reserve force Deputy McDowell talks about, in case the Taoiseach's erstwhile friends decide to walk away for some reason? One week they are leaving and the next week they are not. Who are the Independent Deputies who receive slightly more favourable assistance...

Standards in Public Office. (5 Apr 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach his plans to amend the code of conduct for office holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9146/06]

Standards in Public Office. (5 Apr 2006)

Enda Kenny: Prior to the local elections the then Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Noel Dempsey, sent out material from his Department to draw up election information for Fianna Fáil. Subsequently, he repaid €2,500 in respect of that material. Around the same time the former Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Fahey, was in difficulty about the use...

Standards in Public Office. (5 Apr 2006)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach has touched on a relevant point. Public perception of these issues is important. If a senior civil servant is asked to go to a political party meeting to give a briefing, the public reaction is that the public servant is in with the party to whom he or she is giving the briefing. Perhaps it might be more appropriate if the public service were to announce a briefing on a Bill or...

Public Procurement Policy. (5 Apr 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 10: To ask the Taoiseach if there is a corporate procurement plan in place within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9147/06]

Public Procurement Policy. (5 Apr 2006)

Enda Kenny: Each year the public sector spends approximately €19 billion in buying goods and services. For years, there has been no political drive to have a more focused approach in getting the best possible deal for the taxpayers' money. In October 2004, Northern Ireland identified a three-year public sector savings target of €375 million, which was based on a new procurement initiative being...

Public Procurement Policy. (5 Apr 2006)

Enda Kenny: I know that but the Taoiseach's Department is one of a range of Departments involved. The Taoiseach's Department must purchase goods and products to supply its personnel to fulfil their functions and in that sense, it is part of the overall jigsaw. Is there a concentrated effort to manage procurement? Has a target been set for a listing of what can be bought in a more centralised manner for...

Leaders' Questions. (5 Apr 2006)

Enda Kenny: People will have been shocked yesterday by the brutal execution of Denis Donaldson in a remote part of County Donegal. The execution bore the hallmarks of the execution of Eamon Collins outside Newry in 1999. Whatever about the past associations in this case, the murder must be condemned out of hand as being a cold, callous and vicious murder. Given that the murder occurred within the...

Leaders' Questions. (5 Apr 2006)

Enda Kenny: I assure the Taoiseach this side of the House will continue to offer its support to the Government in having the Good Friday Agreement implemented in full, and in making decisions to bring about the Northern Assembly doing its job again. I do not know who carried out this murder. Someone took a decision to end Denis Donaldson's life. I note the statement from P. O'Neill saying the IRA had no...

Written Answers — Nuclear Disarmament: Nuclear Disarmament (4 Apr 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the latest discussions he has had with his EU counterparts with regard to the Iranian nuclear programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13041/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Apr 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 235: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding which has been provided to family projects (details supplied) in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13568/06]

Written Answers — Motor Vehicle Imports: Motor Vehicle Imports (4 Apr 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 252: To ask the Minister for Finance the range of duties and conditions that apply for the importation of new and second hand cars into the Republic from Great Britain and Northern Ireland; the number of motor vehicles imported in each of the past three years; the duties paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13289/06]

Written Answers — Fisheries Statistics: Fisheries Statistics (4 Apr 2006)

Enda Kenny: Question 267: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when the compilation of statistics on the landings of Irish vessels of quota species in ports here and abroad in each of the past five years as well as the quotas that applied in each year for these species will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13366/06]