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Leaders' Questions. (12 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: I could not have not used my minute yet. I am not sure what stimulant the Ceann Comhairle is on today, but a minute does not go that quickly. The budget for mental health dropped from 11% to 7% last year. The task force report on suicide is critical. Travelling the country, I heard the advertisements broadcast nationally for breastcheck, which are very good advertisements. The advertisement...

Order of Business. (12 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: This matter has been addressed in the Bill in the House and Deputy Bruton expressed his concerns about this procedure. Is it expected that this will return to the House for further discussion after Committee Stage later this week?

Order of Business. (12 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: I was going to ask the Tánaiste if she had seen any sign of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform today. Perhaps she will elaborate on the theme of the conference on histocompatibility in Dublin Castle, which is to be opened by her Minister of State tomorrow.

Order of Business. (12 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: Will the Tánaiste state if there has been any movement in respect of the commitment by Government to employ 2,000 extra gardaí?

Order of Business. (12 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: Is it likely to appear in legislation or a Supplementary Estimate before the budget?

Written Answers — Rural Development: Rural Development (5 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount of his Department's rural development fund which has been spent to date; the schemes and proposals which have been awarded funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22704/04]

Written Answers — Coimisiún na Gaeltachta: Coimisiún na Gaeltachta (5 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: Question 213: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta cen dul chun cinn atá déanta aige chun moltaí Choimisiún na Gaeltachta a chur i bhfeidhm. [22733/04]

Decentralisation Programme. (5 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: Did the Taoiseach discuss that with the DUP?

Appointments to State Boards. (5 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach the names, occupations and dates of appointment of each of the persons appointed by him to the State boards and agencies under his aegis since June 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17229/04]

Appointments to State Boards. (5 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: Question 9: To ask the Taoiseach the appointments made by him since June 2002 to the State boards, or other agencies within his aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21441/04]

Appointments to State Boards. (5 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: Perhaps the Taoiseach might comment regarding the boards and agencies under the control of his Department in the light of the recommendation made several years ago by the then Minister for Equality and Law Reform, the former Labour Deputy, Mervyn Taylor, who directed that State boards should appoint women to 40% of positions. What is the percentage of women appointees to boards and...

Appointments to State Boards. (5 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: It seems to have caught the public's attention, and it happened on the Taoiseach's watch, after all.

Leaders' Questions. (5 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: It is now clear that in August 2001 the Garda Síochána had information from Interpol concerning details of alleged customers of a company offering access to child pornography websites and that the name of Brian Curtin was included in that information. On 25 May of this year, the Taoiseach informed me that Mr. Curtin was appointed a judge on the recommendation of the Judicial Appointments...

Leaders' Questions. (5 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: Will the Taoiseach set in train a system whereby the Judicial Appointments Advisory Board should check with the Garda as regards appointments such as this? If a caretaker is being appointed to a school, a character reference is sought from the Garda. I had a distraught parent on the telephone last night who was unable to adopt a child because of a minor indiscretion with regard to a driving...

Leaders' Questions. (5 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: They are entitled to under the Act.

Order of Business. (5 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: With regard to Nos. 18, 19 and 20, will there be time for discussion in the House when these matters come back from committee? This is a proposal to refer these matters to various committees. It may be necessary to have a discussion in the House when they come back.

Order of Business. (5 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: Having listened to what Deputy Rabbitte said about the Cabinet, it seems that the Teflon Taoiseach has become the Tipp-Ex Taoiseach.

Order of Business. (5 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: I know it does not arise; it is awipeout. Have dates been fixed for the publication of the Book of Estimates and the introduction of the budget?

Order of Business. (5 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: In light of reports that the new Minister for Finance has a bulging bag, is it reasonable to expect that some of the matters referred to in recent days will be dealt with?

Decentralisation Programme. (5 Oct 2004)

Enda Kenny: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the decentralisation programme as it affects his Department and the bodies under his aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17226/04]