Results 12,121-12,140 of 17,012 for speaker:Paul Kehoe

Census Data (6 Apr 2011)

Paul Kehoe: The Deputy should in fact be encouraging people to fill out the forms.

Census Data (6 Apr 2011)

Paul Kehoe: I have encouraged and will continue to encourage people to fill out the forms. I am not sure whether the Deputy fully understands the importance of the census.

Census Data (6 Apr 2011)

Paul Kehoe: The results of the census will be used for the benefit of future generations by informing Government policy. I am sure the local authority in the Deputy's area will make use of the data. I assure him that the company contracted by the CSO is of the highest integrity. This company was employed previously by the CSO, in the 2002 and 2006 censuses, and at no stage did any information go...

Census Data (6 Apr 2011)

Paul Kehoe: The CSO has received correspondence from the public expressing concerns that the Irish census data are being processed by a United States company and that this information could ultimately be used by United States national security. I assure the Deputy that those concerns are entirely inaccurate on two counts. First, CACI Limited is a corporate United Kingdom entity and is subject to the...

Census Data (6 Apr 2011)

Paul Kehoe: Yes, I apologise.

Census Data (6 Apr 2011)

Paul Kehoe: I assure the Deputy that the contract of €6.7 million was awarded to this company following a public procurement process to provide the CSO with an integrated forms processing system. Everyone and anyone was allowed to apply within that process and this was the successful company. As I stated from the outset, this company was used in 2002 and 2006 and no information from the Irish Central...

Census Data (6 Apr 2011)

Paul Kehoe: I assure the Deputy of this. Only a small number of people have complained to the CSO about this company. Only a minimal number of people have made any form of complaint. Most people, both nationwide and in this House, are encouraging people to fill out their census forms next Sunday evening. It is important to encourage people to so do and to avoid placing doubt in anyone's mind to the...

Census Data (6 Apr 2011)

Paul Kehoe: I understand Deputies Boyd Barrett and Daly are the only two Members who have raised this concern with the CSO. I answered questions on this issue during the Adjournment debate last week and have returned to it again this morning. The Central Statistics Office has been answering questions on the national airwaves and on all occasions, its representatives have mentioned the office's...

Order of Business (5 Apr 2011)

Paul Kehoe: The Deputy should submit a request to have the matter discussed on the Adjournment.

Standing Orders: Motion (5 Apr 2011)

Paul Kehoe: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, with effect from 6 April, 2011 and until further notice in the 31st Dáil: (1) Standing Order 26 of the Standing Orders relative to Public Business is hereby amended as follows: (a) by the substitution for subparagraph (2)(b)(ii) of: '(ii) on Wednesdays, immediately following Leaders' Questions, and', and (b) by the insertion of the...

Written Answers — Census of Population: Census of Population (5 Apr 2011)

Paul Kehoe: A total of 4,854 people are currently employed as census enumerators (engaged in a part-time capacity) to carry out the field work on the 2011 census. All of the recruitment for the census field operation has been carried out by the CSO under licence by the Commission for Public Service Appointments and complies with their strict recruitment principles regarding fairness, equality, openness...

Census of Population (31 Mar 2011)

Paul Kehoe: I am Minister of State with responsibility for the Central Statistics Office, CSO. The 2011 census, which is being conducted on 10 April, is of significant national importance. The census results will give us the information to understand what Ireland needs for the future and will give a comprehensive picture of the social and living conditions of our people in 2011. Only a census can...

Census of Population (31 Mar 2011)

Paul Kehoe: CACI International has stated publicly that it does not condone, tolerate or endorse any illegal behaviour by its employees in any circumstances or at any time and the company has held in the past, and always will hold, itself to the highest ethical standards. It should be noted that CACI International, the American parent company of CACI (UK) Limited, has no involvement in the Irish census...

Urban Renewal Schemes (31 Mar 2011)

Paul Kehoe: I am informed by NAMA that, to date, it has acquired €72.3 billion in loans from the five participating institutions for which it has paid consideration of €30.5 billion in the form of Government-guaranteed securities. In addition, NAMA may acquire up to €3.5 billion in further loans over the coming months under the existing NAMA legislative scheme. These have been held up by...

Order of Business (31 Mar 2011)

Paul Kehoe: The Deputy had the last 14 years to be that.

Written Answers — Census of Population: Census of Population (30 Mar 2011)

Paul Kehoe: A total of 5,344 temporary field staff are currently employed by the CSO to carry out the field work on the 2011 census, of whom 4,854 are census enumerators. All of the recruitment for the census field operation has been carried out by the CSO under licence by the Commission for Public Service Appointments and complies with their strict recruitment principles regarding fairness, equality,...

Standing Orders: Motion (30 Mar 2011)

Paul Kehoe: I move: "That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, until further notice in the 31st Dáil, the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to Public Business are hereby amended as follows— (a) With effect from 5th April, 2011, in Standing Order 39, by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (1)(iv): (iv) The sequence in which Questions nominated for priority are...

Written Answers — Census of Population: Census of Population (29 Mar 2011)

Paul Kehoe: The census is a major undertaking for the CSO and contractors have been employed to assist with specialised parts of the work. For 2011 the contract for the design and print of the census forms, and the provision and on-site support of the hardware and software required for the scanning, capture and coding of the census forms was awarded to a UK company CACI (UK) Ltd. This company was first...

Written Answers — Census of Population: Census of Population (29 Mar 2011)

Paul Kehoe: A total of 5,536 people have been recruited to assist with the field work on the 2011 census. All of the recruitment for the census field operation has been carried out by the CSO under licence by the Commission for Public Service Appointments and complies with their strict recruitment principles regarding fairness, equality, openness and transparency. The field staff can be divided into...

Written Answers — Census of Population: Census of Population (29 Mar 2011)

Paul Kehoe: All of the recruitment for the census field operation is carried out by the CSO under licence by the Commission for Public Service Appointments and complies with their strict recruitment principles regarding fairness, equality, openness and transparency. In making preparations for the recruitment of enumerators for the census, the possibility of giving preference to persons on the Live...