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Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2014)

Enda Kenny: -----I remind Deputy Martin that his party now favours a continuation of the status quo, that is, 34 local authorities with all the staff contained therein and with higher costs. What Deputy Martin wants to do is leave the situation as is. That means he is happy for 18,000 people to have boil water notices and he is happy to have a million homes where there is a need for serious action in...

Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2014)

Enda Kenny: This needs to be dealt with. The way to deal with it is by setting up a new utility, Irish Water, with the capacity to borrow on the open markets for infrastructural development to provide for the needs of our country for the next 50 years.

Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2014)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin may be happy to leave it the way it is, but I am not. There is nothing secret about Irish Water. Any more information Deputy Martin wants to be published about it will be published. I have given that instruction to the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to see that Irish Water puts up all the information on its website.

Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2014)

Enda Kenny: This is in order that Deputy Healy-Rae and all the others have access to that as well as the public.

Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2014)

Enda Kenny: This is a publicly owned utility and therefore there will be nothing secret about it.

Leaders' Questions (28 Jan 2014)

Enda Kenny: There may be areas, as Deputy Martin is well aware, where there is commercial detail that is particular to Irish Water. However, the majority of information about this utility is public knowledge and, if it is not, it will continue to become public knowledge in the time ahead.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Job Creation Data (28 Jan 2014)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 141 and 143 together. The information requested by the Deputy is not available for 2012 or for 2013. Data for 2012 is not yet available as it is dependent on the receipt of administrative data which are filed in 2013 but are not fully available to the CSO until March 2014. The latest CSO Business Demography returns for 2011 were released on 25 July 2013. The...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Job Creation Data (28 Jan 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Central Statistics Office compiles information on jobs created and destroyed and, by deduction, jobs lost by linking P35L returns from the Revenue Commissioners with the CSO Business Register. The information relates to all employing enterprises from key sectors of the business economy as classified by the standard European classification of economic activity NACE Rev.2 B-N excluding...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Employment Data (28 Jan 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of employment in the State. The latest QNHS data available is for Q3 2013. The most detailed breakdown available is at 2 Digit NACE level. An international/domestic breakdown of this data is not available. Thus the exact information requested by the Deputy is not available. The table below shows the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: National Minimum Wage (28 Jan 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Earnings, Hours and Employment Costs Survey (EHECS) collects information from enterprises on the number of employees paid at or below the national minimum wage. The results from this survey for Quarter 2 2013, the latest period for which data is available, show that there are in total an estimated 68,500 people on the National Minimum Wage which equates to 4.5% of all employees in...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Consultancy Contracts Data (28 Jan 2014)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 146 and 155 together. The table below provides details of all consultancy firms engaged by my Department and bodies under its aegis in 2013 and the total paid to them. EU Presidency Name of Consultant Total Paid Caroline Erskine €30,553 Convention on the Constitution Name of Consultant Total Paid Q4 Public Relations €18,501 ROJO...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Contracts Data (28 Jan 2014)

Enda Kenny: Given the nature of my Department's functions and small size, there is not significant scope for the use of external service delivery outside of shared services initiatives already in place or being progressed. My Department already makes use of shared services in the areas of payroll, finance, IT, library and security services as well as participating in current civil service wide...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies Establishment (28 Jan 2014)

Enda Kenny: Since 9 March, 2011, no new agencies and State bodies have been established under the remit of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Semi-State Bodies Remuneration (28 Jan 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Jobs Data (28 Jan 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Central Statistics Office (CSO) compiles information on jobs created and destroyed and, by deduction, jobs lost by linking P35L returns from the Revenue Commissioners with the CSO Business Register. The information relates to all employing enterprises from key sectors of the business economy as classified by the standard European classification of economic activity NACE Rev.2 B-N...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: National Archives (28 Jan 2014)

Enda Kenny: My Department released a total of 1107 files or file parts to the National Archive for public inspection on 1 January 2014. 16 files were withheld under Section 8 (4) of the National Archives Act, 1986. The grounds for retention under each subsection of 8(4) are: (a) public interest; (b) information supplied in confidence; (c) distress or danger or defamation. Of the files...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (28 Jan 2014)

Enda Kenny: My Department's Audit Committee comprises four members, two of whom are external members. The members are appointed by the Secretary General of my Department in his capacity as Accounting Officer. The Committee is as follows: Mr John Malone, former Secretary General of the Department of Agriculture and Food (Chairman /external member) - date of appointment: October 2005; Ms Elizabeth...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Appointments to State Boards (28 Jan 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 board is currently comprised of the Chair and Deputy Chair of the NESC, both of whom are civil servants from my Department. No fees are payable to members of the NESDO Board. The National...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Consultancy Contracts Data (28 Jan 2014)

Enda Kenny: No level of pro bono work was provided to my Department in the 24 months by legal, accountancy or consulting firms.

Order of Business (22 Jan 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Bill has already been published and is waiting to come into the system here.