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Leaders' Questions (23 Jan 2013)

Paul Kehoe: Sinn Féin Members could accept the normal industrial wage and hand the remainder of their salaries back to the Exchequer instead of putting it into its party coffers.

Leaders' Questions (23 Jan 2013)

Paul Kehoe: Deputy Tóibín is no Einstein.

Mortgage Restructuring Arrangement Bill 2013: First Stage (22 Jan 2013)

Paul Kehoe: No.

Planning and Development (Planning Enforcement) General Policy Directive 2013: Referral to Committee (22 Jan 2013)

Paul Kehoe: I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft:Planning and Development (Planning Enforcement) General Policy Directive 2013,copies of which have been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 11th January, 2013, be referred to the Joint Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht, in accordance with Standing Order 82A(4)(j),...

Membership of Committees: Motion (22 Jan 2013)

Paul Kehoe: I move:That Deputy Michael Colreavy be discharged from the Select Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht and that Deputy Peadar Tóibín be appointed in substitution for him.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Job Statistics (22 Jan 2013)

Paul Kehoe: The detailed exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. However, the following Job Churn statistics as published on the CSO databank give estimates of job creation and job loss in the business economy. Table 1 Job creation and job destruction figures for the business economy 2007 -2010 Business economy excluding activities of holding companies 2007 2008 2009 2010 (NACE...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Small and Medium Enterprises (22 Jan 2013)

Paul Kehoe: The Central Statistics Office data on employment in enterprises is available from the “Business Demography” figures. Small to medium enterprises (SME’s) are defined as follows: 1, Small Enterprises, less than 50 persons engaged; 2, Medium Enterprises, between 50 and 249 persons engaged; and 3, Large Enterprises, greater than 250 persons engaged. The breakdown requested...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Census of Population (22 Jan 2013)

Paul Kehoe: Censuses of Population have traditionally been taken in Ireland every five years, meaning the next census is due in April 2016. The census is traditionally held on a Sunday in April, and the exact data will be chosen closer to the time.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Patient Statistics (22 Jan 2013)

Paul Kehoe: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table. Data is not available in relation to incomplete pregnancies. Births to mothers under 20 years of age: Year Births 2010 2,043 2011 1,720 2012 (January-June) 848* *Data is only available for the first 6 months of 2012

Membership of Committees: Motion (17 Jan 2013)

Paul Kehoe: I move:That Deputy Colm Keaveney be discharged from the Committee of Public Accounts and that Deputy Robert Dowds be appointed in substitution for him. That Deputy Peadar Tóibín be discharged from the Joint Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions and that Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn be appointed in substitution for him. That Deputy Sandra McLellan be discharged...

Agreement to Improve Tax Compliance and Provide for Exchange of Information: Motion (16 Jan 2013)

Paul Kehoe: I move:That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following Orders in draft:(i) Agreement to Improve Tax Compliance and Provide for Reporting and Exchange of Information concerning Tax Matters (United States of America) Order 2013, and (ii) Exchange of Information Relating to Taxes (Montserrat) Order 2013, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 11th...

Civil Defence Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (20 Dec 2012)

Paul Kehoe: This is not about trusting a cathaoirleach or mayor. We are talking about volunteers in an organisation that give freely of medical records, for example, or other personal details. As I have outlined, the advice of the Data Protection Commissioner is that this information should not be freely available. The Deputy is well aware that a county or city manager will appoint a person with...

Civil Defence Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (20 Dec 2012)

Paul Kehoe: I understand the Deputy's persistence with this amendment and how strongly he feels about it. Unfortunately, I will not accept the amendment.

Civil Defence Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (20 Dec 2012)

Paul Kehoe: I thank Deputies and Senators for their comments during the debate as the Bill went through the Houses. There were some very good contributions in both Houses and I appreciate them. I thank the officials for the work put into the Bill and everybody recognises the importance of the work done by the Civil Defence. I wish a happy Christmas and a peaceful new year to all the Civil Defence...

Civil Defence Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (20 Dec 2012)

Paul Kehoe: First, I do not propose to accept this amendment. However, I assure the Deputy that for as long as I remain a Minister of State in the Department of Defence and in so far as the national finances can allow, the Civil Defence will be funded in the same manner as it has been to date. I understand the importance of the Deputy's point in this regard. He will understand that while the funding...

Civil Defence Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (20 Dec 2012)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the Deputy. As I stated previously on Committee Stage, the requirement to develop a centralised register of Civil Defence volunteer members was introduced in the Civil Defence Act 2002 and a web-based electronic register now is in use by all local authorities. Prior to that, there was no effective centralised register apart from an amalgamation of local authority manual records....

Civil Defence Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (20 Dec 2012)

Paul Kehoe: I thank both Deputies for their contributions. I will deal first with amendment No. 1 from Deputy Mac Lochlainn. I do not propose to accept this amendment. It is not intended to put the forum on a statutory basis as I do not want to abolish one body and simply create another, thereby diluting the Government's policy of reducing the number of State agencies and boards. That policy is...

Civil Defence Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (20 Dec 2012)

Paul Kehoe: The body to which the Deputy refers will be represented by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. That means that if the forum requires further expertise or advice, any such bodies can be invited to give advice on such occasions if required. I understand the importance of the Deputy's point, but the board must be workable in terms of civil defence. The...

Council of Europe: Appointment of Representatives (20 Dec 2012)

Paul Kehoe: I wish to inform the House of the following persons who have been selected and nominated as representatives and alternates from Ireland to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe until the end of 2013. Representatives: Deputy Joe O'Reilly, leader of the delegation; Deputy Michael McNamara and Senators Deirdre Clune and Terry Leyden. Alternates: Deputies Terence Flanagan and...

Leaders' Questions (20 Dec 2012)

Paul Kehoe: Go outside and say that.