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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (18 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: The following table provides details of all external public relations, communications consultants and organisations used by my Department since 9 March 2011, the service provided and the total cost of each service. Year Supplier Name Service Provided Total Cost 2012 Caroline Erskine EU Communication Advisory Service € 25,830 2013 Caroline Erskine EU Communication Advisory Service...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Overseas Visits (18 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: I visited Vilnius on 6 June for meetings with President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius in advance of the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union which begins on 1 July. Our meetings provided the opportunity to review issues currently under consideration which will continue to be active over the coming six months, as well as to...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Overseas Visits (18 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: I travelled to Helsinki on 7 June for bilateral meetings with President Niinisto and Prime Minister Katainen. Discussions in my meeting with President Niinisto focussed on Syria; Russia; the Eastern Partnership; and bilateral relations between Ireland and Finland. We also discussed the economic situation in Europe and I updated President Niinisto on Ireland's economic recovery. ...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Appointments to State Boards (18 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: The National Economic and Social Council (NESC) is the only State agency under the aegis of my Department. The NESC provides guidance to Government on strategic issues for Ireland's economic and social development. Since coming into office on 9 March 2011, I have made appointments to the NESC. Details of these appointments are set out in the following table: Details of appointments made by...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Freedom of Information Requests (18 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: My Department has received 59 Freedom of Information Requests since 1 January 2013. All Freedom of Information applications received in my Department are processed by designated officials in accordance with the 1997 and 2003 Freedom of Information Acts. In accordance with those statutes, I have no role in relation to the processing of such requests.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Sick Leave (18 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: The information requested by the Deputy regarding sick absence statistics for the staff in my Department in each of 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 is set out in the following table: Year Number of staff with no sick absence USK days taken by employees Average USK days taken per employee (per FTE) Total CSK days taken by employee Average CSK days taken per employee Total sick days taken by...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Agencies Issues (18 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: There are no regulators for which my Department has responsibility.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: State Bodies Numbers (18 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: The National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) is the only agency under the aegis of my Department. The NESDO was established under the National Economic and Social Development Office Act 2006 and is the body corporate for the National Economic and Social Council.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: State Bodies Establishment (18 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: No new semi-State organisations have been established since March 2011 under the aegis of my Department.

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann), 2013: An Dara Céim - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (13 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: He abolished it.

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Ordú don Dara Céim - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Order for Second Stage (13 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: Tairgim: "Go dtógfar an Dara Céim anois." I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann), 2013: An Dara Céim - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (13 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: Tairgim: "Go léifear an Bille an Dara hUair anois." I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The purpose of the Bill is to fulfil the programme for Government commitment to hold a referendum on the abolition of the Seanad. It will be held in the autumn. The Government also intends to hold a referendum on the establishment of a court of civil appeal on the same day and...

Order of Business (12 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: Deputy O'Reilly has expressed an interest in the criminal justice (miscellaneous provisions) Bill and the criminal justice (proceeds of crime) Bill on previous occasions, as has Deputy Bernard Durkan. Both Bills are listed for later this year but the criminal justice (proceeds of crime) Bill is still being discussed with the Criminal Assets Bureau, CAB. The Construction Contracts Bill is...

Order of Business (12 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Bill is not due until the middle of next year but given the Deputy's keen interest in the matter, I will ask the relevant Minister to update him on whether it can be expedited.

Order of Business (12 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: That Bill is due for publication later this year and I assume it will be considered in the session beginning in September.

Order of Business (12 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: The heads of the Bill have not yet been cleared but the Bill is due to be published this year.

Order of Business (12 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: With regard to the current scheme, people would have to have applied for it by now for it to take effect by the end of June. In the next general housing Bill the Minister of State, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, hopes to include a new tenant purchase scheme. The current scheme concludes at the end of June so people will have to have applied by now to avail of it. The Government decided yesterday...

Order of Business (12 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: The commitment in respect of the guillotine stands. As I said yesterday, on a significant number of occasions there were no speakers where debates on Bills were listed to be shortened. I would be most willing to have a structure in the House whereby there would be breaks between Second, Committee and Report Stages and, if the people decide to abolish the Seanad later this year, there would...

Order of Business (12 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: No, it is not listed for before the recess. Some work has been done on it but I cannot give the Deputy an accurate outline on it now. The Deputy has raised it on a number of occasions and I will ask the Minister to respond to him with a timeline.

Order of Business (12 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: I am talking about that Bill.