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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Agencies Expenditure (17 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: Nothing has been spent by bodies or agencies under the aegis of my Department on renting car parking spaces for the periods in question.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Brexit Issues (17 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: At its meeting of 2 May, the Government welcomed the overall approach to and guidelines for the Brexit negotiations adopted by the European Council at its meeting on 29 April. The guidelines reflect Ireland's unique concerns - support and protect the achievements, benefits and commitments of the peace process; avoid a hard border; and protect the Common Travel Area. They also recognise...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Data (17 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 81 to 83, inclusive, together. While there are no agency workers working in my Department, my Department is currently availing of a contract cleaning service as a temporary, emergency measure to ensure that service levels in my Department are maintained while a recruitment process for additional cleaning staff is undertaken. There are no agency workers...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Cabinet Committee on Health last met on 27 April and will be scheduled to meet again in the coming weeks.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 17 and 18 together. The Cabinet Committee on Arts, Irish, the Gaeltacht and the Islands last met on the on Monday 27th February. Its first meeting was on the 13th of October 2016 and the date of the next meeting has not yet been finalised.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Programme for Government Implementation (16 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Government published its second progress report on the Programme for a Partnership Government last month and laid it before the Houses of the Oireachtas. Last week, the Government also published its Programme for Government Annual Report 2017 setting out the progress made on a significant number of commitments right across Government over the past 12 months. It reflects the hard work...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure, Environment and Climate Action meets regularly. The last meeting of the Committee took place on 15 May 2017. The next meeting of the Committee will be scheduled shortly.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 31 and 32 together. The Cabinet Committee on Brexit has met 3 times in 2017 on 26 January, 8 March and 26 April. It has met a total of 8 times since its first meeting on 8 September 2016. On 2nd May, the Government published a comprehensive document on Ireland and the negotiations on the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union under Article 50 of the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (16 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: The process of appointing a new National Economic and Social Council is almost complete. I expect that the new Council will meet in early June.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Programme for Government Implementation (16 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Programme for a Partnership Government, published last May, set out an ambitious programme of work with hundreds of actions to be implemented across all Departments over the lifetime of the Government. The first Annual Report on the Programme, setting out progress made on over 300 commitments over the past 12 months, was published last week. Progress on the commitment mentioned by...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Brexit Issues (16 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: On 2nd May, the Government published a comprehensive document on Ireland and the negotiations on the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. Following on from this publication, work will begin shortly to prepare a further paper on economic implications of the Brexit challenge. This will draw on the work to date across Departments, and...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 4 to 8, inclusive, together. I travelled to The Hague on 21 April 2017 for a meeting with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, and the Prime Minister of Denmark, Lars Løkke Rasmussen. Our discussions were largely focussed on Brexit and we also touched briefly on EU-US relations. We did not discuss the outcome of the Turkish referendum....

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 11 to 13, inclusive, together. I spoke to Prime Minister May by phone on 18th April following the announcement of her plans to hold a general election in the UK. We discussed the upcoming Brexit negotiations and I reiterated our commitment to ensuring the best possible outcome for Ireland while negotiating as an integral part of the EU 27 team. We...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: European Council Meetings (10 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 17 to 20, inclusive, together. As I outlined last week in my statement to the House, I attended the meeting of the European Council on 29 April. This was the first meeting since Prime Minister May formally notified the European Union of the UK's intention to leave, thereby triggering Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union; and it was therefore a...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committee Meetings (10 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Cabinet Committee on Health last met on 27 April and will meet again in the coming weeks.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Commissions of Investigation (10 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: Following extensive consultations with Opposition party representatives, the Government yesterday (9th May) approved a draft Order establishing a Commission of Investigation to examine certain matters of public concern relating to certain transactions to which the National Assets Management Agency (NAMA) is, or was, a party. The Government also agreed terms of reference for the Commission...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Freedom of Information Data (10 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: My Department has received a total of 296 FOI requests between the period 1 May 2016 to 8 May 2017. Of these, 20 FOI requests are ongoing. The costs received in the Department for the same period total €60. This amount relates to two Internal Review appeals received in 2017.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committee Meetings (9 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Cabinet Committee on Social Policy and Public Service Reform last met on 10th April 2017. The next meeting of the Committee has been scheduled for 15th May.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: National Security Committee (9 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: Having regard to the confidential nature of the work of the National Security Committee, it would not be appropriate to disclose information about the dates of individual meetings or about its proceedings. The Committee is chaired by the Secretary General to the Government and comprises representatives at the highest level of the Departments of Justice & Equality, Defence and Foreign...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Commissions of Investigation (9 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I received the final report of the Fennelly Commission on 31 March 2017 and it was published on my Department's website on 6 April 2017. The commission’s Final Report found that it is “reasonable to conclude, based on the evidence before it, that no widespread or systematic, indeed probably no significant, misuse of information derived from non-999 recordings took...