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Ceisteanna - Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (24 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: Questions Nos. 1 to 6, inclusive.

Ceisteanna - Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (24 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: Yes.

Ceisteanna - Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (24 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: I do not mind. We can discuss how they should be broken up in future, if Deputy Martin has views on it. I am happy about that.

Ceisteanna - Questions: UK Referendum on EU Membership (24 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: In the spirit of partnership, as the Deputy will understand. We agreed to meet soon and I intend to visit Britain, perhaps on a number of occasions as my schedule permits, before the referendum on 23 June 2016. I meet Prime Minister Cameron regularly in the normal course of events on a bilateral basis and at European Council meetings. Our recent bilateral discussions have centred on the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Properties (24 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: My Department does not own any properties or land. 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: Programme for Government (24 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: The Programme for a Partnership Government refers to the appointment of a Cabinet Minister for Housing and a new Cabinet level Minister for Regional Development and Rural Affairs. On 6 May, I nominated Heather Humphreys T.D. as Minister for Rural Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht and nominated Simon Coveney T.D. as Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. ...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Administrative Arrangements (24 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: I would like to reassure the Deputy that this Government is committed to protecting our environment and natural heritage. The Programme for Government identifies climate change as the global challenge of our generation which requires radical and ambitious thinking. Tackling climate change and promoting sustainability across all sectors is essential to improving and protecting our...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Administrative Arrangements (24 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: I would like to reassure the Deputy that this Government is committed to protecting our environment and natural heritage. The Programme for Government identifies climate change as the global challenge of our generation which requires radical and ambitious thinking. Tackling climate change and promoting sustainability across all sectors is essential to improving and protecting our...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Administrative Arrangements (24 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: I would like to reassure the Deputy that this Government is committed to protecting our environment and natural heritage. The Programme for Government identifies climate change as the global challenge of our generation which requires radical and ambitious thinking. Tackling climate change and promoting sustainability across all sectors is essential to improving and protecting our...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Army Barracks (24 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: Following the closure of Columb Barracks in 2012, my Department wrote to Government Departments and other Public Bodies inviting them to express any interest in the property, with a view to its disposal by the Department. No such interest was expressed at that time. My officials also met with local representatives and officials from Westmeath County Council to discuss the future of the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Properties (24 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: Regarding the vacant properties and lands listed in the previous Parliamentary Question Number 102 of the 4th May, listed below, no annual rental fee is currently being received for these as the properties and lands are either currently being prepared for disposal in keeping with the Department’s policy to dispose of surplus property no longer required for military purposes, or due to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (24 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: Ireland is currently contributing 476 personnel to 11 different missions throughout the world. The main overseas missions, in which Defence Forces personnel are currently deployed, are the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) with 199 personnel, the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) with 137 personnel and the Naval Service Humanitarian Mission in the...

Appointment of Ministers of State (19 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: I wish to announce, for the information of the House, that the Government today appointed the following Ministers of State:Minister of State with responsibility for European affairs, data protection and the EU Single Digital Market - Deputy Dara Murphy Minister of State with responsibility for financial services, eGovernment and public procurement – Deputy Eoghan Murphy Minister of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Official Engagements (18 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: I recently spoke with Prime Minister Cameronby telephone on 6 May 2016, during which we discussed a number of matters, including the UK Referendum on EU Membership. We agreed to meet soon and I intend to visit Britain, perhaps on a number of occasions as my schedule permits, before the Referendum on 23rd June. I meet with Prime Minister Cameron regularly in the normal course of events on a...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Census of Population Publication (18 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: The Census Preliminary Results are scheduled for publication on Thursday the 14thof July 2016. This report will contain a preliminary count of males and females by electoral division and data on occupied and vacant dwellings. The first set of definitive results will be published in April 2017. This will be followed throughout 2017 with a series of census releases covering a range of topics...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Constitutional Amendments (17 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: As the Deputy is aware, in the Programme for a Partnership Government the Government has committed to establishing a Citizens’ Assembly, within six months and without participation by politicians, with a mandate to look at a limited number of key issues over an extended time period. These issues will not be limited to those directly pertaining to the Constitution and may include issues...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Constitutional Convention Recommendations (17 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: The previous Government committed to responding to the Reports of the Convention on the Constitution in the Dáil. During its term in office, it responded to all nine of the Convention’s Reports, as follows: - to the First Report, on Reducing the Voting Age and the Presidential Term, on 18 July 2013, - to the Second Report, on the Role of Women and Women in Politics, on 10...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Transport (17 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: I can confirm that the correspondence referred to by the Deputy was received in my Department on 29 April 2016. Military vehicles undergo regular maintenance and overhauls to ensure that they are roadworthy. It is not the practice to retain a vehicle in service if it is not considered roadworthy. When, having regard to age, condition and mileage, vehicles are considered by military...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Contracts (17 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: Defence Forces Regulation (DFR) A10, Paragraph 8, 58 & 61, an Air Corps Apprentice, enlisted in accordance with DFR A10 Para 8. (1) (e.) (ii), provides that where technical training has not been completed personnel may apply for a discharge by purchase at a cost which is dependent on the number of years service at that point. Specifically, the costs are as follows: - 3 months...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (17 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: My priority as Minister for Defence is to ensure that the operational capacity of the Defence Forces is maintained to the greatest extent possible. The Department of Justice and Equality and An Garda Síochána have primary responsibility for the internal security of the State. However, one of the roles assigned to the Defence Forces in the White Paper on Defence is to provide...