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Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: What the Garda Síochána needs is community contact with town and country, availability, visibility and connection. That is the changing face of interaction with the public.

Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: That is why the Minister for Justice and Equality has, with the co-operation of the Garda Síochána, changed many of the structures for the better.

Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: No, I want to see that the public has confidence in the Garda Síochána, in the officers who conduct business on behalf of the public and that the force has the resources to do the job. That is why over 200 new Garda cars have been purchased by a decision of Government due to the clapped-out nature of some cars with high mileage.

Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: Additional vehicles will be purchased for the Garda Síochána in 2013. The operation that targeted burglars has resulted in over 2,500 arrests and 1,400 charges. This is significant in the context of the gardaí finding out who the people are and bringing 1,400 charges against them. The important point is that the Garda Síochána has changed the way it does business...

Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: Even in Tipperary, the communication systems work so much better than previously. That is important for people who want to know what the Garda confidential line is-----

Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----so they can make contact with their gardaí when they need them. If Deputy Mattie McGrath thinks that sitting in an ivy-covered building, which needs €100,000 to do it up, for two hours on Wednesday is the way to do justice in this country, he is out of touch.

Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: I, the Minister and the Commissioner want to see the Garda Síochána active in communities, interacting with people and being available to people and being seen by them. This engenders confidence and information, which is very important. Things have changed and the capacity of the Garda Síochána to reach into communities, town and country, is changing with it. We need to...

Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: I read about that too.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Northern Ireland Issues (20 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 19, inclusive, together. I have initiated a series of meetings with families of victims on all sides of the community in Northern Ireland as a sign of the priority my Government attaches to helping to find a lasting resolution to the hurts of the past. On 13 September, I met with the sole survivor and with family members of the ten Protestant workmen...

Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: I agree this issue must be determined as speedily, efficiently and sensitively as possible to find out the facts and the truth about what happened when Savita Halappanavar died. My understanding is that the HSE has been, and is, in contact through lawyers acting for her husband, and that the chairman is seeking a meeting with Praveen Halappanavar. I hope in the context of co-operation and...

Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: I understand that, before I came to the House, the HSE informed the lawyers for Mr. Halappanavar of this change of personnel to be appointed to the investigation team. I also understand that the chairman, Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, is seeking a personal meeting with Savita's husband, Praveen Halappanavar. The Minister has a responsibility to proceed with the investigation to find out what...

Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: Following the tragic and unfortunate death of Savita Halappanavar, it is very necessary that the circumstances, the medical issues and the truth of what happened in this unfortunate loss of life in University College Hospital Galway is determined. In order to do that, there has to be an investigation into the issues that surrounded Mrs. Halappanavar's death. The investigation will be...

Leaders' Questions (20 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: The answer to Deputy Martin's second question is "Yes". The three consultants who were named will not now be part of the investigation. Under the chairmanship of Professor Arulkumaran, different personnel who are competent and experienced and who have no connection with University College Hospital Galway will be appointed to conduct the investigation. This is an investigation under the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Seanad Referendum (20 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 156 and 158 together. No decision has been taken about the date of the referendum on abolition of the Seanad. However, I have already made clear to the House that given Ireland's Presidency of the EU in the first six months of next year and the amount of work and attention that this will require, it would not be practical to focus on the referendum until...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (20 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: The National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) is the only State body under the aegis of my Department. The National Economic and Social Development Office/National Economic and Social Council (NESDO\NESC) was listed for critical review as part of the programme of rationalisation of State agencies, announced by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform on 17 November 2011....

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Promotions (20 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: Since January 2009 the number of staff in my Department has reduced from 211 (wte) to 198 (wte), i.e. 6% reduction. The number of staff will further reduce substantially at the end of the EU Presidency when a number of temporary staff will no longer be employed. My Department's budget has reduced by 28% since 2009. There were few promotions to higher grades in my Department since the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Strategies (20 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161 and 163 together. My Department has made significant progress in implementing the Organisational Review Programme Action Plan since its publication in late 2011. In line with commitments in the ORP Action Plan, my Department published a Strategy Statement in April 2012 and a Human Resources Strategy in May 2012. The Strategy Statement sets out eight...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (20 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: I am a member of the following Cabinet Committees: Economic Recovery and Jobs Social Policy Climate Change and the Green Economy European Affairs Economic Infrastructure Irish and the Gaeltacht Public Service Reform Health Mortgage Arrears Children's Rights Referendum (now concluded). I am also of course a member of the Economic Management Council, which has the status...

Order of Business (14 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: It will be early next year.

Order of Business (14 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: The heads of the mediation Bill were approved in February. It will probably be the middle of next year before it is actually published. The heads of the offshore gas storage Bill have not yet come before the Government. It will be next year before it is published.