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Leaders' Questions (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: I dealt with the question on a number of occasions last week and I will take no smart comments from Deputy Healy-Rae.

Leaders' Questions (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: We have decided to put in place a protocol for dealing with numerous historic and legacy issues that are beginning to arrive on the desks of Deputies and Ministers. We need to deal with those. We need to put in place a process between the Minister and the Attorney General for dealing with those historic and legacy cases. As I pointed out, the Cabinet agreed to the Minister's recommendation...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Economic Data (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: The data referred to is the Current Level of Capacity Utilisation in the Manufacturing Industry, part of the DG ECFIN suite of Business and Consumer Surveys. The CSO are not the suppliers of this data and this type of qualitative data is not collected by the CSO. This suite of Business and Consumer data provide information for economic surveillance and short term forecasting. Almost all of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies Data (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: There are no commercial semi State companies under the remit of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Websites (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: Table Year Salaries Overtime Equipment Hosting/IT Costs Miscellaneous 2011 41,730.21 11,718.79 688.13 12,276 405.35 2012 66,691.78 15,922.51 2,639.47 4,107 271.38 2013 74,461.07 19,247.73 814.38 2,918 12.24 2014 29,207.76 7,351.16 1,387.39 0 0 There are no costs associated with promoting content on Youtube, Twitter, Facebook or any other platform.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Travel (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: The following is my official travel confirmed to date for the remainder of the year. I am scheduled to travel to the United States of America from 4th to 7th of June. The final programme has not yet been confirmed but the primary focus will be on promoting investment, trade and job creation. I plan to travel to Berlin on 3 July (1 day), to deliver an address to an economic conference. The...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Communications (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: There is none and never has been any system in place to record telephone calls in or out of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: Although no agencies or bodies under the aegis of my Department have been abolished or merged since 2011, the number of bodies within my Department's remit has been reduced substantially since 2009. In that year the Active Citizenship Office and the Forum on Europe were closed, while in 2010 the National Economic and Social Forum and the National Centre for Partnership and Performance were...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Remuneration (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: There are currently four Administrative Officers and three Executive Officers (one part-time) that are on a lower pay scale to their colleagues in my Department. This is in line with Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circulars 18/2010 and 2/2014.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Legal Case Data (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: No legal cases have been served against my Department arising from disputes regarding pay and conditions of public servants.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Data (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: 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. The average age of full time public service staff in NESDO for the years 2010 to 2013 is summarised in the following table. Year 2013 2012 2011 2010 Average Age 48 47 46 45

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Semi-State Bodies (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: There are no semi-State companies under the aegis of the Department of Defence.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Communications (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: No calls in or out of my Department are being, or ever have been recorded.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: State Bodies Mergers (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: The bodies under the aegis of the Department of Defence when the Government took office were the Civil Defence Board, the Board of Coiste an Asgard and the Army Pensions Board. The Civil Defence Board was identified in the Public Service Reform Plan as a body to be abolished and legislation was passed by the Oireachtas in December 2012 for the dissolution of the Board. Its functions...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Remuneration (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: Under the National Recovery Plan 2011-2014, new reduced pay rates applied with effect from 1st January 2011 to new entrants recruited into certain public service direct entry grades. The number of public servants employed in the Department of Defence on a lower pay scale to colleagues is set out in the table below. - Number Civil Servants 2 Civilian Employees attached to Military...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Legal Cases Data (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: Pay and conditions for members of the Defence Forces include various allowances relevant to their assignments and their duties. Currently, in this Department, there are forty three (43) legal cases outstanding regarding pay and conditions of public servants. One (1) relates to a Civil Servant and the remainder relate to Defence Forces Personnel. Twenty two (22) of these claims relate to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff Data (13 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: The average age of all personnel in the Permanent Defence Force (PDF) is 35.5 years. The comparison in respect of the PDF for years 2010 to 2013 is shown in tabular form below. Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 Average Age 39.7 38.4 36.6 35.7 The average age of civilian employees attached to military installations is currently 54 years. Data relating to the civilian employee workforce are not...

Nomination of Member of Government: Motion (8 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: Today, the private sector is creating more than 1,200 new jobs every week. Each job created is another small step on Ireland’s road to recovery. I fully realise the challenge that lies ahead. There are still too many people out of work and too few opportunities for our young people to give vent to their creativity and to progress. That is why this Government of Fine Gael and the...

Nomination of Member of Government: Motion (8 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: I move:That Dáil Éireann approve the nomination by the Taoiseach of Deputy Charles Flanagan for appointment by the Commission, constituted as provided for in Section 2 of Article 14 of the Constitution, to be a member of the Government.Acting on my advice, the President accepted yesterday the resignation of Deputy Alan Shatter as a member of the Government. Following this, and...

Estimates for Public Services 2014 - Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Supplementary Estimate) (7 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Deputies for their contributions on this.