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- Order of Business (18 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: We have changed the Order of Business on quite a number of occasions. The Opposition Whips were informed last week that there would be a motion on water, as it has been an issue of very considerable national comment for the past number of months. People would have been informed of the change in the Order of Business at about 2.10 p.m. today.
- Order of Business (18 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Adams mentioned that he received a different Order of Business from that which I read out. My understanding is that all of the office administrators for Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil and the Technical Group were contacted by telephone to ensure they had received the revised Order of Business.
- Order of Business (18 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: Perhaps if Deputy Adams checks with his office he will find that to be the case. It is important that today's business goes ahead as scheduled, with the first element of Private Members' business in the name of the Sinn Féin Deputy being taken this evening. Tomorrow, we have Leaders' Questions in the morning and-----
- Order of Business (18 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: We will take the Order of Business today for tomorrow. The Government will sign off tomorrow-----
- Order of Business (18 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: -----on the issues surrounding Irish Water.
- Order of Business (18 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: The important thing for Deputy Martin to remember, if he casts his mind back, is that time and again Ministers in his Government-----
- Order of Business (18 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: They went outside this House-----
- Order of Business (18 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: -----to make very expensive announcements about issues concerning the House, about which the Dáil was never told.
- Order of Business (18 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: He is informing the House, as is appropriate. If the Minister decided to do that outside the House, Deputy Martin would be the first on his feet saying it should be done in here. It will take place in here.
- Order of Business (18 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take Finance Bill 2014 – Financial Resolutions; No. 16, Finance Bill 2014 – allocation of time motion for select sub-committee; No. 17, motion re membership of committees; No. 18, motion re referral to joint committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann for a regulation of the European Parliament repealing and replacing the Council decision...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): JobBridge Scheme (18 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Adams asked about youth employment and unemployment, which are issues not only here but also in other countries in Europe. During our own Presidency, we promoted very strongly the concept of the Youth Guarantee. Significant moneys were made available in that regard, although they are not such as to deal with anything like the scale of the challenge presented by the overall context....
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): JobBridge Scheme (18 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: I will come to it. The answer in my own case is that none of those ever happened in the Department of the Taoiseach. While two internships ended before their nine month completion, one was where an intern got permanent employment and the other for the participant's own reason. The Department of Social Protection conducts random inspections of companies that participate in the JobBridge...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Discussions (18 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: The Cabinet sub-committee on economic recovery and jobs last met on 3 November 2014 and is scheduled to meet again in early December.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Discussions (18 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Higgins mentioned propaganda and asked what people say when I meet them. They tell me that they appreciate that the country is moving to a far stronger position than it has been in for quite a number of years, but that they do not feel it in their personal daily lives yet. We must continue to grow our economy to a point where that happens. That means urban and rural must feel the...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): JobBridge Scheme (18 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: We are talking about Department of the Taoiseach staff and the number of interns in the Department and throughout the public service in general. Deputy Higgins made the point about whether this scheme was exploitative. I agree with Deputy Higgins that there were several cases that should not have been advertised as JobBridge positions. It is important to note that this scheme is monitored...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): JobBridge Scheme (18 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Higgins should speak to the young people who have gone through the JobBridge system. The vast majority have had a very satisfactory experience and have used it to better themselves. That is what it was intended for. There will always be numbers who might not have got the best from the scheme in terms of where they were employed or what they actually did. However, the point was that...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): JobBridge Scheme (18 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 4 to 7, inclusive, together. My Department recently recruited two administrative officers, three temporary clerical officers and a service attendant. My Department operates within an employment control framework ceiling of 181 which was determined by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The Department currently has a whole-time equivalent staff...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): JobBridge Scheme (18 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: Interns come to work for the Department on the basis that they understand the moratorium on recruitment, and I believe this applies across the public service. The random inspection regime on JobBridge internships shows that very few interns are dissatisfied with the scheme. Some 97% of all JobBridge inspections find that the scheme's requirements are fully satisfied. A total of 330...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): JobBridge Scheme (18 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: I am sure such an evaluation has been done. Of the 330 interns who went through the system in various locations in Departments, 97% deemed it to be a very satisfactory and enjoyable experience. I am sure an analysis has been carried out on where these interns went afterwards and whether they gained permanent employment, be it in the private sector or by starting a business. I will forward...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (18 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: A number of applications have been lodged and approved for other non-mainline banking operations from corporations and so on which provide banking facilities for companies using products or equipment. As the strategic investment bank is developed and progresses, I am sure consideration will be given to the Deputy's question. It should be noted that from a greenfield plan, in fewer than 12...