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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Advisers Data (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: The names, roles and annual salaries of my Special Advisers are set out in a table: Name Position Annual Salary Mark Kennelly Chief of Staff €156,380 Paul O'Brien Special Adviser to the Taoiseach €87,258 Angela Flanagan Special Adviser to the Taoiseach €87,258 No request has been made for an increase above the special advisers' pay scale as set by the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Living Wage (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 54, 55, 83 and 84 together. My Department has not had discussions with its suppliers/service contractors or suppliers/service contractors to the National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) about a living wage. Levels of remuneration for employees of my Department and NESDO are based on pay scales set centrally by the Department of Public...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Community Development Projects (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: Last July Government launched a major initiative for the Dublin North East Inner City with the establishment of a Ministerial Taskforce to oversee the long-term social and economic regeneration of the area. To support the work of the Ministerial Taskforce, which I Chair, Mr Kieran Mulvey has been appointed to engage with the local community groups, representatives and other interests, and to...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 57 to 59, inclusive, together. No credit cards are issued to Ministers in my Department. A total of five credit cards are currently in use for official purposes assigned to three Heads of Divisions and two Private Secretaries. During 2014, a total of €39,250 was charged to these cards. During 2015, a total of €29,004 was charged to these...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Properties (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: The properties occupied by my Department and the National Economic and Social Development Office are provided and managed by the Office of Public Works.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Postal Codes (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: My Department and the National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) have made the following efforts to encourage and promote the use of Eircode: - The websites Taoiseach.gov.ie, MerrionStreet.ie and nesc.ie have been updated to include the relevant Eircode; - All Departmental databases have been updated to include my Department’s Eircode. Space has also been provided for the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Appointments to State Boards (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: I make appointments to the National Economic and Social Council (NESC) and the National Statistics Board (NSB) in accordance with the National Economic and Social Development Office Act 2006, S.I. No. 603 of 2010 - National Economic and Social Council (Alteration of Composition) Order 2010; and Section 18 of the Statistics Act 1993. In the case of the NESC, I appoint 20 members...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Official Engagements (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 65, 69, 72 and 78 together. I met with Prime Minister May on 26 July at which we agreed to work together to build on the continuing strength and closeness of the UK/Ireland relationship. We discussed the good progress that our two Governments have made in recent years following on from the Joint Statement “British Irish relations – the next...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: UK Referendum on EU Membership (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: The Government believes that there is a need for the widest possible conversation on the implications of the referendum result for Ireland, North and South and for North/South relations. There are many organisations and individuals across the island of Ireland who are outside the political establishment who wish to be heard on this issue and I believe we must give them a real opportunity to...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: EU Summits (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 70 and 71 together. The Bratislava Summit on 16 September was part of the process of political reflection launched at the meeting of 27 Heads of State and Government, together with Presidents Tusk and Juncker, that took place on 29 June, after the European Council. The objective of the Bratislava Summit was to hold a broad debate on the key challenges and key...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: The total travel expenses and reimbursement costs incurred by my Department from 2011 to 21st September 2016 is provided in the table below. It should be noted that the Ministerial Air Transport Service was not available for trans-Atlantic or long-haul destinations since July 2014, which necessitated travel on commercial carriers instead. Year Travel (incl flights, hotel, rail expenses...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Data Protection (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: My Department has a nominated official who, in addition to other duties, deals with the application of the data protection legislation within my Department, including the processing of data protection requests.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committee Meetings (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: The Cabinet Committee on Health last met on 22 September.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: I met with Chancellor Merkel in Berlin on 12 July. Our discussion focused on the outcome of the UK referendum and its implications for Ireland, Germany and the European Union more generally. I took the opportunity to explain our particular concerns in relation to the UK decision to her, including in relation to Northern Ireland; North-South relations, border and citizenship issues; the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committee Meetings (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: The last meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Housing was held on 7 July 2016. The next meeting is scheduled for tomorrow, 28 September 2016. The Committee will continue to meet regularly to oversee implementation of the Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness which is a priority for Government.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: The names of the Cabinet Committees and the number of times they have met since the formation of the new Government are set out in the table below: Cabinet Committee Number of meetings held Housing 8 Health 4 Social Policy and Public Service Reform 2 Justice Reform 1 European Affairs 1 Regional and Rural Affairs 2 Economy, Trade and Jobs 1 Infrastructure, Environment and Climate...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Data (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: On 15 September 2016, there were 183 civil servants working in my Department equating to a whole time equivalent (wte) staff number of 173.7.Of those 183 civil servants, 156 were working full time and 27 (17.7 wtes) were working part time.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: Since I declared my intention to respond to the challenges facing the people of the North East Inner City Dublin earlier this year, I have been involved in a number of meetings involving relevant Ministers, public representatives, community groups and local residents. I subsequently launched a major initiative for the area on 20 July with the establishment of a Ministerial Taskforce to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Expenditure (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: Travel expenses paid by my Department to members of the Permanent Defence Force, Reserve Defence Force, civilian employees and civil servants from 2011 to 2016 to date are set out in the table below: Year 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 (YTD) €m 1.38 1.27 1.05 1.06 1.10 0.88

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Data Protection (27 Sep 2016)

Enda Kenny: My Department has a specific Data Protection Officer in place, whose role incorporates other duties. My Department is committed to the discharge of its obligations in relation to data protection legislation.