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Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (31 Mar 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 369: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of limited companies with agreements for the provision of the full-time services of a single individual to him, his Department or to a public body under the aegis of his Department, indicating the nature of the services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12824/09]

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (31 Mar 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 394: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of limited companies with agreements for the provision of the full-time services of a single individual to him, his Department or to a public body under the aegis of his Department, indicating the nature of the services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12822/09]

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (31 Mar 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 402: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of limited companies with agreements for the provision of the full-time services of a single individual to him, his Department or to a public body under the aegis of his Department, indicating the nature of the services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12820/09]

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (31 Mar 2009)

Joan Burton: Question 430: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of limited companies with agreements for the provision of the full-time services of a single individual to him, his Department or to a public body under the aegis of his Department, indicating the nature of the services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12825/09]

Social Partnership. (31 Mar 2009)

Joan Burton: The Labour Party has already welcomed the Taoiseach's rather belated decision to write to the unions inviting them to re-enter talks with Government. However, would the Taoiseach acknowledge that it is not acceptable for Government to arbitrarily breach an agreement that it had freely entered into only a few months earlier? In particular, does the Taoiseach understand the anger of many...

Leaders' Questions (31 Mar 2009)

Joan Burton: We are now two days away from the publication of the Exchequer returns for the first quarter of the year. We were surprised that, for the February returns, the Taoiseach and the Government were not watching the trends. Is the Taoiseach examining the trends for the outturn for March? Last Thursday, the Minister for Finance, Deputy Lenihan, told the Opposition finance spokespersons that he...

Leaders' Questions (31 Mar 2009)

Joan Burton: The Taoiseach mentioned years.

Leaders' Questions (31 Mar 2009)

Joan Burton: Has the Taoiseach at this stage examined the Exchequer trends for the quarter to the end of March, the results of which we will have in two days? It would seem very odd if the Taoiseach did not do what the proprietor of any business would; if there are cash flow difficulties or if one is in a hard situation, the person would sit on the receipts on a week by week basis and monitor trends...

Order of Business (31 Mar 2009)

Joan Burton: What is the proposed timetable regarding the introduction of the Finance Bill in the aftermath of next week's budget? Will a social welfare Bill also be required? If so, what will be the timetable relating to it? It has been indicated in recent months that the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment is willing to facilitate changes in legislation to provide wider and...

Departmental Staff. (31 Mar 2009)

Joan Burton: Is there still a Government information service? Traditionally, there was a Government press secretariat made up of political appointees, the five people to whom the Taoiseach referred, dealing with political issues while a separate Government information service, staffed by civil servants, dealt with the dissemination of routine, non-political information. The Government press secretary of...

Departmental Staff. (31 Mar 2009)

Joan Burton: In what capacity did the Government press secretary contact the national broadcaster? Was it in his capacity as head of the Government information service——

Departmental Staff. (31 Mar 2009)

Joan Burton: ——or as the Government press secretary?

Departmental Staff. (31 Mar 2009)

Joan Burton: Is it normal procedure that when the Government has an issue with RTE coverage, it goes straight to the director-general of RTE?

Departmental Staff. (31 Mar 2009)

Joan Burton: Does the Government press secretary go straight to the director-general of RTE? Is it appropriate that the Government press secretary contact the director-general in this way?

Departmental Staff. (31 Mar 2009)

Joan Burton: I sympathise, as I did before, particularly with the family of the Taoiseach, in that the particular matter was offensive but this is a general principle.

Departmental Staff. (31 Mar 2009)

Joan Burton: When the Government press secretary sees coverage on RTE, of which he may disapprove, does he pick up the phone, as was done last week, to the director-general of RTE?

Departmental Staff. (31 Mar 2009)

Joan Burton: Is this appropriate? How many times has the Government press secretary made contact with the director-general of RTE?

Departmental Staff. (31 Mar 2009)

Joan Burton: In this case——

Departmental Staff. (31 Mar 2009)

Joan Burton: ——was the press secretary acting alone?

Departmental Staff. (31 Mar 2009)

Joan Burton: Was he acting alone?