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- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (7 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: First, in response to Deputy Boyd Barrett, I am glad he is in favour of water harvesting-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (7 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: -----but one does not need any sophisticated Government response in respect of water-harvesting devices for ordinary houses.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (7 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: If one goes to any DIY or home improvement outlet, one will find them, purpose-built and available. One simply puts them under the down pipe and one has water for one's flowers, to wash one's bicycle, one's car - I do not know if the Deputy drives a car - or whatever.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff Data (7 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Burton raised a valid question about the position that always applied in the case of the EU Presidency, and the troika that was lined up with the incumbent, the previous holder and the state due to hold it. In the first half of 2013, when we held the Presidency, there was a massive response from the public service to deal with that in very difficult circumstances and to put together a...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff Data (7 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: There is no date yet. It was expected to be around 9 March but the vote in the House of Lords might have put paid to that for a while. When it is triggered the Government will respond directly and in far greater detail, because then we will know with clarity what the British Government is seeking.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff Data (7 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: I did.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff Data (7 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: I am quite sure we have. I mentioned some of the qualifications and expertise that are available. When Article 50 is triggered, we will get whatever expertise is required. We cannot afford not to.
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (7 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 5 to 9, inclusive, together. The Cabinet committee on infrastructure, environment and climate action last met on 30 January 2017. The next meeting of the Cabinet committee has not yet been scheduled but will happen shortly. The committee addresses the climate change challenge in terms of domestic policy and with regard to Ireland's EU and international...
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Economic Policy (7 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: As Deputy Howlin is aware, the sectors represented are the business and employer interests, ICTU, farming and agriculture interests, the community and voluntary sector and the environmental sector. Each will nominate a minimum of three and a maximum of four to the council. I appoint 20 members specifically on the basis of nominations from organisations or interests set out in the Act....
- Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Staff Data (7 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 3 and 4 together. On 22 February 2017, there were 197 civil servants, established and unestablished, working in my Department. One hundred and seventy-three were working full-time and 24 were working part-time. This equates to a whole-time equivalent of 189.2 civil servants working in my Department. I have restructured my Department to ensure Brexit...
- Order of Business (7 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: The Minister of State, Deputy Ring, put together the post office hub working group last year to identify potential models under which post offices could act as community hubs, particularly in rural areas. That considered a number of options, for example, shared value post offices, which would see local post offices act as multi-purpose bases for the community. That report will be brought to...
- Order of Business (7 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: It is what they call fake news.
- Order of Business (7 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: The Kerr report is a good and realistic document and it will be back before the Dáil. The Deputies will all have their say shortly. The Department-----
- Order of Business (7 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: -----is willing to work with An Post and the IPU to establish common ground to progress actions that can support the network, such as the operation of four pilot shared value post offices, which can be rolled out to up to 150 post offices subsequently. The Minister, Deputy Denis Naughten, has brought forward amending legislation that will have the effect of removing the price cap mechanism...
- Order of Business (7 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: The Final Stage of the legislation is being taken in the Seanad this week. The report referred to in the media today was commissioned by An Post for An Post.
- Order of Business (7 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: That is not a Government report. News stories are referring to the report from the network renewal implementation group. The group included representatives from An Post and the IPU and it was chaired by Mr. Kerr. The Kerr report was provided to An Post in December 2016. My understanding is-----
- Order of Business (7 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: -----that it is being considered by the company.
- Order of Business (7 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: An Post is a commercial State body. Decisions with regard to its size and distribution are a matter for the board and management. Any decision to close individual post offices is a matter for An Post. The Government has not decided to close any of these. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae declared his interest. He is quite correct because if people do not use the post offices, they will not...
- Order of Business (7 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: We said at the time that it would take two and a half to three years to actually implement it.
- Order of Business (7 Mar 2017)
Enda Kenny: I wish to respond to Deputy MacSharry. He comes in here with this issue all of the time. I did not see him at the Leader function in the Sligo Park Hotel the other night-----