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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jul 2014)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 111 and 113 together. The table details the expenditure by my Department on professional services, where professional services withholding tax has been applied, from 1 June 2013 to 31 May 2014. Company Name Amount Paid IT Force Ltd €36,309.60 Q4 Public Relations €26,909.24 PTools €15,562.96 Red Dog Design Consultants...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Training (15 Jul 2014)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 112 and 115 together. The Information requested by the Deputy is contained in a number of tables. Courses and Programme Costs € Number of People Post Graduate 25,558 4 Graduate 19,760 7 Certificates/Diplomas 2,140 2 Language Training 2,840 5 Leadership Development Programme (MAC, POs, APs) 26,250 45 Management Development*** 1,130 6...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jul 2014)

Enda Kenny: My Department's 2014 budget allocation for administration subhead (ii) travel and subsistence is €385,000. A table provides details of the annual savings to the Exchequer of reductions between 5% and 20% to travel expenditure. % 5% 7% 10% 12% 15% 17% 20% Estimated savings € 19,250 € 26,950 € 38,500 € 46,200 € 57,750 € 65,450...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Statutory Instruments (15 Jul 2014)

Enda Kenny: I signed no Statutory Instruments since 1 May 2014.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Appointments to State Boards (15 Jul 2014)

Enda Kenny: To date in 2014, I made the following appointments to State Boards under the remit of my Department. Board name Appointment made National Economic and Social Council (NESC) - Mr. John McCarthy, Secretary General, Department of the Environment and Local Government (Mr. McCarthy replaced Ms. Geraldine Tallon, Secretary General, Department of the Environment and Local Government) The...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Data (15 Jul 2014)

Enda Kenny: There are currently twenty three employees who are on temporary contracts or other non-permanent contracts of employment in my Department.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (15 Jul 2014)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 119, 120 and 131 together. I visited Berlin on 3 July for a programme of economic and trade promotion engagements, during which I met with Chancellor Merkel. My programme concluded with a speech at the opening session of the annual economic conference of the Wirtschaftsrat Economic Council, entitled “Real Recovery, Sustainable Jobs and Lasting Growth...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: EU Budget Issues (15 Jul 2014)

Enda Kenny: The June European Council Conclusions call for the growth supporting potential of the EU’s fiscal framework to be used and for best use to be made of the flexibility built into the existing Stability and Growth Pact rules. Leaders at the June European Council also noted that the Commission will report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the application of the EU’s...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Programme for Government Review (15 Jul 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Programme for Government is a 5 year plan and sets out a detailed and ambitious work programme for the Government. Good progress is being made on implementing the commitments set out in the Programme which will remain in place for the remainder of the Government's term. Last Friday Government published a new Statement of Priorities 2014 - 2016 setting out key priorities to drive forward...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Constitutional Convention Recommendations (15 Jul 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Convention on the Constitution published a total of nine reports. The Government is committed to responding to each report in the Oireachtas and, if accepting a recommendation for an amendment of the Constitution, to indicating the timescale it envisages for any related referendum. The Government has responded in the Dáil to the first three reports of the Convention and has...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Appointments to State Boards (15 Jul 2014)

Enda Kenny: Most appointments to the National Economic and Social Council [NESC] under the legislation are of Secretaries General in an ex-officio capacity, or of nominees from different social partner organisations. However there is also facility for independent appointments by the Taoiseach and it is intended that expressions of interest will be sought in advance of these appointments when that next...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Advisers Remuneration (15 Jul 2014)

Enda Kenny: There are five Special Advisers employed in my Department, four of whom are my Special Advisers and one of whom is Special Adviser to the Government Chief Whip. The details requested in relation to their salaries are set out in the table below. The 1st point of the Principal Officer (standard scale) is €75,647. The salary cost for special advisers employed in my Department is...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies Board Remuneration (15 Jul 2014)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 126 and 127 together. The National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) is the body corporate for the National Economic and Social Council (NESC), the only State Agency under the aegis of my Department. Dr. Rory O’Donnell is the Director of NESC and Chief Officer of NESDO. Dr. O’Donnell’s annual salary is €136,496. There...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (15 Jul 2014)

Enda Kenny: The National Economic and Social Council (NESC) is the only State agency under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Reports (15 Jul 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Department of the Taoiseach Annual Report for 2013 was published on the departmental website and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas on 9 May 2014.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Freedom of Information Requests (15 Jul 2014)

Enda Kenny: A total of 65 requests under Freedom of Information have been received to date in 2014 by the Department of the Taoiseach. Three have been refused and no records found for a further seven. To date just one request for an internal review has been made and none has been subject to an appeal to the Office of the Information Commissioner.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Freedom of Information Fees (15 Jul 2014)

Enda Kenny: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in a table. Year Number of FOI requests received Number of Appeals Total fees charged and received - - - € 2011 98 6 2,648.41 2012 153 5 4,228.17 2013 91 4 2,543.78 2014 (to date) 65 1 1,486.72

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (15 Jul 2014)

Enda Kenny: The total expenditure by my Department and NESDO on public relations/communications in 2013 and to date in 2014 is provided in a table: - 2013 Jan to 10th July 2014 Department €49,855 €8,408 NESDO nil nil€31,354 of the expenditure by my Department in 2013 was in relation to Ireland's Presidency of the EU and the remainder in 2013 and all expenditure in 2014 was in...

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (11 Jul 2014)

Enda Kenny: I have listened to many speeches in the House over the years on the appointments of Governments and reshuffles of various kinds, and this has been, from an Opposition perspective, the worst performance I have ever heard. It was based purely on the old classic attitude of everything is a failure and nothing works, and it is all regressive and anti-progress. There was not a single word from...

Nomination of Members of the Government: Motion (11 Jul 2014)

Enda Kenny: I liked the engagement between Deputy Ross and the former Minister, Deputy Quinn. At least Deputy Ross has the experience to be courteous in understanding how these interactions happen. Deputy Adams made reference to what the Government is not doing and its interest in affairs North of the Border. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Charles Flanagan, has a keen interest and long...