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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: On Irish Water, the European Investment Bank put up money for it and the EUROSTAT agency, which is independent, stated that if we ticked certain boxes it would be allowed off balance sheet. Obviously, to comply we had to tick those boxes, but the rules then changed. That is only one instance. The European Investment Bank stated that it would not provide any more money if that is going to...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: Yes. I will get it to each member.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Deputy for the comment on the 1916 commemorations. The citizens' assembly will consist of 100 people, with no politicians present, and an appropriate chairperson. It will, in the first instance, consider the question of the eighth amendment. We had Government approval a couple of weeks back to implement this commitment in the programme for Government. At this week's meeting on...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: Ambassador Dan Mulhall does a good job, no more than all of our ambassadors. We have the British-Irish Association, the British-Irish Council and engagements between Secretaries General and Permanent Secretaries. There is now constant interaction between Ministers of our Government and their counterparts in Britain. We must first let the Conservative Party decide whom it wants to elect....

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: I will do that for the Deputy.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: In respect of the citizens' assembly, I take the Deputy's point that this is a citizens' assembly but this is an issue that has divided Irish society for over 30 years. The first issue they will examine is the eighth amendment in terms of its completeness. It is important to have a national conversation among citizens, and that is one way of doing it. It will come back to the legislators,...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: The €200,000 is three months' money out of the Department's existing resources. That would be the equivalent of €800,000 for the full year. The citizens' assembly would be due to deal with its work in, say, 12 months but it will deal with matters other than the eighth amendment. The first issue it will examine is the eighth amendment.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: Yes. It will report then on the eighth amendment. The report can be dealt with initially followed by the setting up of the Oireachtas committee and obtaining access to expertise in the various sectors. It can then get on with making its recommendations to the Oireachtas for decision by the legislators. If I get it set up and running by October, which is a month earlier than was envisaged,...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: Depending on whether the citizens' assembly makes recommendations or proposals, they would come to the Oireachtas committee which would reflect on those and engage with that level of expertise. It would then have to make a decision as to what it wants to do arising from that body of work. Does it want to make propositions for a referendum? Does it want to make recommendations for a change...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: The TTIP arrangement was approved at the G8 summit in Fermanagh at the start of 2013. The European approval had been given and the American side agreed to start the process. To be honest with Deputy Paul Murphy, I do not think this will be finished this year.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: I believe the Parliament here should have a say on that, and I will see that it will do so. It is important that the views expressed by the elected Members of the Houses would be clearly heard.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: I do not know whether that matter will come before the European Council. I have not seen the agenda. The next meeting will be held in Bratislava but I believe that will deal with the agenda for the Commission for the period ahead and reflect on the changes that will have been made either before the British Prime Minister is elected or any developments that have taken place in between.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: If that is an issue that has to be decided and if it is repugnant to the Constitution, then we will have to seek legal advice from the Attorney General. I accept that that kind of advice would be important in the decision the Government would have to take.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: There are a number of countries that have problems now. Some of them would make the case that if they are prepared to make fundamental structural changes to the way their economies are run, they should be shown greater flexibility. This is a matter that will be discussed in due course by the European Council. In respect of my own letter to Jean-Claude Juncker, this is an issue that affects...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: Sure.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: For many years, the Irish representation in Brussels, as the Chairman will know from his own experience, has actually performed exceptionally well. It has been very good at making contacts with the different elements of the institutions, the Commission and so on. The Chairman said that the officials might have appeared to "turn native". It is important to hear that they follow political...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (30 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: To the end of 2015, a total of 58 bills of cost amounting to €13.945 million were settled for a total of €6.667 million. Settlement costs in excess of €20,000 are published by period on the Department's website. The Moriarty tribunal is currently dealing with the remaining applications for third party costs. The Sole Member has indicated that the majority of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Programmes (29 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: In line with the Government’s commitment to a strengthened approach across the economy to social responsibility, the Programme for a Partnership Government includes a commitment to introduce a pilot employment support scheme with the direct involvement of the Defence Forces. This commitment was also reflected in the White Paper on Defence, published in August 2015, which sets out the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (29 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 218 to 235, inclusive, together. As I have made clear, the health and welfare of the Defence Forces are a priority for me and this informs my approach to the issue of Lariam. I have noted from the World Health Organisation (WHO) publication regarding the number of deaths from malaria that there has been a 60 % reduction in Malaria mortality since...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Representative Organisations (29 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: The Independent Monitoring Group (IMG) was established in May 2002 to oversee the implementation of recommendations arising from a report on the interpersonal relationships within the Defence Forces. The first IMG report was published in 2004. The Third IMG report was published in September 2014. RACO and PDFORRA are represented on the IMG. This survey was commissioned on foot of a...