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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Records (24 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: I would not cast a slur on the previous Taoiseach.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Records (24 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: Yes.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (24 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2, 3 and 4 together. The Cabinet sub-committee on social policy has met on two occasions since the Christmas recess, on 24 February 2014 and 28 April 2014. It will meet again next Monday.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (24 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: I realise the constraints on the Chair. As I said to Deputy Adams, the committee met on two occasions and will meet again next week. He may well ask what the committee on social policy does. It ensures there is a focus on the fairness objectives and social policy priorities in the programme for national recovery. It assesses and presents for Government's consideration options or...

Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: We do not want to get lost in interminable discussions and rows between one sector and another. Work in the other areas mentioned is under way and will I hope be fully completed before 2016. When one exits the side door of the GPO, one can turn left, heading towards Moore Street. However, the gun in place at the Rotunda hospital meant that people leaving the GPO could not move towards...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Records (24 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: The National Archives Act 1986 places an obligation on Departments of State to preserve records created or received in the course of performing official functions; to seek authorisation from the director of the National Archives prior to the destruction of any of these records; and from among its record holdings, to transfer to the National Archives those records worthy of permanent...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Records (24 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: I do not engage in low partisan politics. We set up a non-partisan, all-party Oireachtas committee to deal with the banking inquiry. When it starts its work, it will get down to No. 119 and many of the items listed are inconsequential. They were the days leading up to the most momentous economic decision in the history of the State and the records have all been released under freedom of...

Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: I agree with the Deputy that the mental health service was the Cinderella of the entire service for a long number of years. That is why the current Government ring-fenced particular funding to deal with the mental health service and to make it part of the normal quality of health service provided. As I pointed out to the Deputy, that is why €90 million in additional funding was put...

Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan has had a particular interest in the matter for quite some time and I thank her for her contribution. We are entering a decade of centenary commemorative events which must be inclusive, sensitive and appropriate. That is why the Minister, cross-party personnel and a number of professional historians are concerned to do this in a way which is authentic, fitting and...

Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: The national examination of maternity services arose from a number of high profile, tragic cases. The Minister was in order in saying we needed to see the highest standards applied in maternity units throughout the country in order to maintain Ireland's reputation as one of the safest countries in the world in which to give birth. For that reason, it is very important that mothers-to-be...

Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: Obviously, this is not the case. It is in order that there be a national examination of standards in maternity units. There should be public consultation and the terms of reference should be published and they will be. Our intention is to raise standards to the highest quality in order that those giving birth will be comfortable in the knowledge that whatever maternity unit they are in is...

Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: It is important that the terms of reference be published and they will be. Although people with experience in child health said it would be very dangerous in maternity units during the changeover when staff were taking early retirement from the service, nothing of the kind happened. It is everybody's interests that there be an examination of the standards that apply and that where they are...

Leaders' Questions (24 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: Everybody is concerned about the phenomenon of suicide and its tragic consequences in any family for whatever reason. The Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, dealt very capably with the report in recent days, both in respect of her advice that she was awaiting two reports to be brought before us and the progress made since A Vision for Change was published in 2006. She has made it...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Appointments (24 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: Since coming into office on 9 March 2011, I have made appointments to the National Economic and Social Council (NESC), as set out in the table below. These appointments were made following careful consideration of the necessary skills, knowledge and expertise relevant to the functions of the Council. Some of the appointments were made on the basis of nominations from business and employer...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Legal Costs (24 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: The vast majority of claims under the remit of the State Claims Agency (SCA) are resolved without confidentiality agreements attaching. Agreements, where entered into at the behest of either party, preclude the disclosure of settlement details by either party. It would therefore, be inappropriate to identify settlements which included confidentiality agreements or confidentiality clauses....

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Constitutional Convention Recommendations (24 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 104, 105 and 116 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Northern Ireland Marching Season (24 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 106, 109 and 110 together. As I have already informed the House, I spoke with Prime Minister Cameron by phone last month when we took the opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to the full implementation of the Good Friday and St Andrew’s agreements. I have not had any recent opportunity to discuss the Haass proposals or the marching season with the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: British-Irish Council (24 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 107 and 108 together. I attended the 22nd British-Irish Council (BIC) Summit hosted by Chief Minister, Jonathon Le Tocq, in Guernsey on 13 June 2014. The Council discussed the current economic situation in Member Administrations. It also discussed the various initiatives that are in place to stimulate the economy. The Council reviewed the latest youth...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: European Commission Presidency (24 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: I have spoken with Mr Jean Claude Juncker on a number of occasions in recent months including in relation to his potential Presidency of the European Commission. As the Deputy will be aware, the European Council is expected to consider its nominee for the President of the European Commission later this week, in light of President Van Rompuy’s report on his consultations with the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Alcohol Advertising (24 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Interdepartmental Working Group on Alcohol Sponsorship of Sport has received 18 submissions from interested parties. The full list is as follows: NUMBER INTERESTED PARTY 1. Alcohol Action Ireland 2. Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland (ABFI) 3. Alcohol Health Alliance 4. College of Psychiatrists of Ireland 5. Eurocare 6. European Centre for Monitoring Alcohol Marketing 7....