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Leaders' Questions (19 Jan 2016)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin says that figures do not mean anything to him, that they are meaningless. For his information, 5,800 families received a supplementary allowance increase last year under the tenancy scheme introduced by the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection. A total of 6,000 families were helped under the housing assistance payment. A total of 300 sites are being built on at...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Staff (19 Jan 2016)

Enda Kenny: A total of seventeen political staff are employed by my Department. The table below sets out the role of each individual staff member and the salary in each case. Title Salary Chief of Staff €156,380 Special Adviser to the Taoiseach €156,380 Special Adviser to the Taoiseach €84,706 Special Adviser to the Taoiseach €84,706 Special Adviser to Chief Whip...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Legislative Programme (19 Jan 2016)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 77 and 80 together. One Bill was published by my Department since 9 March 2011. It was the Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013, which was published in June 2013 further to a commitment in the Programme for Government. A regulatory impact analysis (RIA) is normally required for primary legislation but...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Appointments to State Boards (19 Jan 2016)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 78 and 79 together. I make appointments to the National Economic and Social Council (NESC) and the National Statistics Board (NSB). Since coming into office on 9 March 2011, I have made 18 appointments to the NESC in accordance with the National Economic and Social Development Office Act 2006 and S.I. No. 603 of 2010, National Economic and Social Council...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Living Wage (19 Jan 2016)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 81 and 91 together. My Department has not had any discussions with suppliers or service contractors to the Department about the impact of a Living Wage. Levels of remuneration for employees of my Department and the National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) are based on pay scales set centrally by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jan 2016)

Enda Kenny: In the years 2011 to 2015 the Office of the Attorney General (AGO) spent the following: Year Amount Spent 2011 € 11.146 million 2012 € 11.233 million 2013 € 11.430 million 2014 € 11.034 million 2015 € 11.143 million (provisional outturn). These figures exclude expenditure relating to the Law Reform Commission which is funded by a grant through the AGO...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Law Reform Commission Funding (19 Jan 2016)

Enda Kenny: The annual budget for the Law Reform Commission in each year since 2011 was: Year € 2011 €2.191 million 2012   €2.342 million 2013   €2.103 million 2014   €2.091 million 2015   €2.149 million

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jan 2016)

Enda Kenny: The number of annual subscriptions to external membership bodies and groups held by my Department are detailed in the table below Number of subscriptions External membership body Total cost per body (€) for 2015 2 Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Membership (CIPD) 430 1 Institute of International and European Affairs 7,000 1 Irish Centre for European Law 395 1...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (19 Jan 2016)

Enda Kenny: My Department has eleven annual subscriptions to newspapers/magazines at a total cost of €8,312.86 Details of the Department's annual subscriptions are as follows: Newspaper/Magazine/Online Subscription Annual Cost Journal of the Statistical & Social Inquiry Society of Ireland €200.00 European Voice €199.75 Data Protection Ireland Journal €355.00...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (19 Jan 2016)

Enda Kenny: The total expenditure by my Department on advertisements in 2015 amounted to €57,906.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Appointments to State Boards (19 Jan 2016)

Enda Kenny: I make appointments to the National Economic and Social Council (NESC) and the National Statistics Board (NSB). No remuneration is paid, other than out of pocket expenses, to persons nominated to serve in positions on the NESC. Section 18 of the Statistics Act 1993 provides for the composition of and appointments to the National Statistics Board (NSB). It provides that the NSB shall...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Freedom of Information Fees (19 Jan 2016)

Enda Kenny: The fees from Freedom of Information requests received by my Department in 2014 and 2015 were €2,194 and €594 respectively. In considering these figures it should be noted that the Freedom of Information Act 2014, which came into force on 14 October 2014, introduced a number of changes to the charging system for freedom of information requests, including abolition of the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Promotions (19 Jan 2016)

Enda Kenny: My Department has implemented the provisions of the circular letter issued by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on 14 January 2014 regarding Cross-Stream Promotion Arrangements. No Clerical Officers were promoted directly to Higher Executive Officer and no Executive Officers were promoted directly to Assistant Principal Officer through internal competition in my Department...

Flooding: Statements (13 Jan 2016)

Enda Kenny: It was a statesmanlike speech.

Flooding: Statements (13 Jan 2016)

Enda Kenny: There was.

Flooding: Statements (13 Jan 2016)

Enda Kenny: The co-ordination group has met 30 times since 3 December 2015.

Flooding: Statements (13 Jan 2016)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy is wrong.

Flooding: Statements (13 Jan 2016)

Enda Kenny: They met every day.

Flooding: Statements (13 Jan 2016)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy is wrong and he knows he is wrong.

Flooding: Statements (13 Jan 2016)

Enda Kenny: They met every day.