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Legislative Programme. (1 Mar 2005)

Enda Kenny: I will ask the question anyway but the Ceann Comhairle will probably shoot me down. I am concerned that there was a group that recommended changes in the legislation governing the protection of children and vulnerable adults. It proposed an amendment to the Protection of Persons Reporting Child Abuse Act 1998 and the Sex Offenders Act 2001. Does the Taoiseach have any idea if such an...

Legislative Programme. (1 Mar 2005)

Enda Kenny: I will then ask the question again.

Legislative Programme. (1 Mar 2005)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach is the Head of Government but he is in charge of all Departments and, therefore, should be able to answer a question about them.

Legislative Programme. (1 Mar 2005)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Taoiseach very much.

Consultancy Contracts. (1 Mar 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach if he has received a report into the circumstances of the appointment of a person (details supplied) by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and related issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2602/05]

Consultancy Contracts. (1 Mar 2005)

Enda Kenny: The late and much loved Hugh Coveney was obliged to resign from Government because he merely inquired whether a person might be able to tender for — not to mention obtain — a contract. As Deputy Rabbitte said, Mr. Quigley pointed out that not only could Deputy Cullen's behaviour give rise to a perception of impropriety but there should have been five firms instead of three, that the value...

Consultancy Contracts. (1 Mar 2005)

Enda Kenny: The purpose of the Chair is to allow Deputies to make their case and to ensure that the questions they ask are relevant and complete.

Consultancy Contracts. (1 Mar 2005)

Enda Kenny: It is only Tuesday. Following the long trip from the fine county in which he lives, the Ceann Comhairle can take it easy. In light of the Quigley report, has the Taoiseach circulated to each Minister a set of guidelines that will apply in future in respect of the appointment of PR consultants? Have the Accounting Officers, that is, the Secretaries General, in each Department taken these...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (24 Feb 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 182: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a report will be provided in respect of an extension of the Lough Mask water scheme to Swinford, County Mayo; if he will report on the feasibility of such project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6448/05]

Job Losses. (24 Feb 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the decision by Greencore to close the beet processing plant in Carlow; the work being undertaken by Enterprise Ireland to secure an alternative industry for Carlow town; the progress to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6440/05]

Order of Business. (24 Feb 2005)

Enda Kenny: Does No. 11c include money in respect of the charge the State now faces arising from the Supreme Court judgment?

Order of Business. (24 Feb 2005)

Enda Kenny: Arising from the statement issued by the Irish Cancer Society, 25 trades unions, doctors and women's organisations on the unavailability of a national screening programme for cervical cancer, the Tánaiste will be concerned that up to 934,000 eligible women have had to pay for opportunistic screening. Will that area be covered under any of the four health Bills that are mentioned in the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (23 Feb 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps he has taken or proposals he has considered to make the social welfare system father friendly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6044/05]

Order of Business. (23 Feb 2005)

Enda Kenny: The Supreme Court decision in respect of charges levied against public patients has generated considerable interest. When does the Taoiseach expect the sub-committee, which he will probably chair, to meet? In view of the number of queries Members are receiving from next of kin and others, will there be a point of contact to which persons who believe they have a legitimate claim to have a...

Order of Business. (23 Feb 2005)

Enda Kenny: Could I fit in a question under the Abbotstown Sports Campus Development Authority Bill? The same wind which blew over this publicly-funded building blew over many private buildings without causing any destruction. It is extraordinary that a building of such cost and size should be damaged in such a way. With regard to the Transport Reform Bill, is the Minister for Transport, who is not...

Order of Business. (23 Feb 2005)

Enda Kenny: A Cheann Comhairle, many years ago you told me to name some kind of a Bill and then ask a question.

Tribunals of Inquiry. (23 Feb 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach the costs which accrued to his Department during 2004 in respect of the Moriarty tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34100/04]

Tribunals of Inquiry. (23 Feb 2005)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Taoiseach for his reply. Last July, a member of the Government indicated to the spokesman on justice from this side of the House that the Moriarty tribunal would end in six to nine months. Unlike any other, this tribunal is a creature of the Houses of the Oireachtas. It was commissioned by the House and, as such, we have a right to know where the tribunal is at in terms of its...

National Archives. (23 Feb 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach if he will identify the files which were released recently by his Department under the National Archives Act 1986; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34101/04]

National Archives. (23 Feb 2005)

Enda Kenny: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach the number of files withheld by his Department from the National Archives in respect of 1974; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34106/04]