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Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: I looked, for instance, at a leaflet that went around Limerick which reads "Now is not the time for property taxes" and "why we are supporting the children's referendum".

Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: These things cause confusion in people's minds.

Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: We will move on from this. The judgment is very clear. Children have a new status in the Constitution and we will move on from that.

Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: I agree with Deputy Adams that this is an unacceptable position. This is the official position of both the Minister for Education and Skills and the Government. The Minister has already written to the CDVEC, which won the tender for this service, and instructed it to increase the personnel numbers to deal with the backlog. We have had similar issues before when various new structures were...

Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: In order to help with that, SUSI has received ten additional temporary staff from the Public Appointments Service, who will come on board on Monday.

Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: The processing of documentation is outsourced to Abtran, which is located in Cork. It has appointed 20 additional staff to accelerate the process. I admit that the situation is not acceptable. I hope that, following the Oireachtas committee meeting and the communication from the Minister, the increase in staff numbers will make a big impact shortly. I would not like to see the student...

Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: I do not know which college the e-mail refers to but clearly, notwithstanding the rules and regulations, the college authorities could allow that student to continue with his or her course until such time as final grant approval arrives.

Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: I meant to say December.

Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: First, I am happy that the people made a clear decision in endorsing the referendum proposal to give children recognition and protection in the people's Constitution, Bunreacht na hÉireann. It also falls to me to thank all the parties in the House for their contributions to the campaign. I thank the advocacy groups who spoke out and who campaigned for this. Most importantly, I thank...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Diplomatic Representation (13 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Joint Statement envisages a comprehensive programme of engagement between the two administrations, including close bilateral engagement between respective departments and regular meetings at Secretary General/Permanent Secretary level. A range of bilateral meetings have taken place across a range of policy areas since the March 2012 Joint Statement. A plenary meeting of Secretaries...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: State Agencies (13 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: The National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) is the only State Agency under the aegis of my Department. The NESDO was established under the NESDO Act 2006 and is the body corporate for the National Economic and Social Council (NESC). NESDO has a budget of €2.220m this year and employs 17.2 staff. NESDO\NESC was one of the organisations to be critically reviewed as...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (13 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: My Department will achieve savings in 2013 in all areas of administrative activity through improvements in procurement processes, greater use of technology and shared services, redeployment of resources and restructuring of processes. However the final 2013 allocation is still under discussion with the Department of Public Expenditure Reform as we need to take account of additional...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (13 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: The National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) is the only State Agency under the aegis of my Department. The NESDO was established under the NESDO Act 2006 and is the body corporate for the National Economic and Social Council (NESC). The expenditure by NESDO in 2012 to date under the headings requested by the Deputy is included in the following tabular statement: ...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Public Sector Pay (13 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: I understand that the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform will provide the information requested in relation to my Department. In relation to the National Economic and Social Development Office, which comes under the aegis of my Department and which includes the National Economic and Social Council (NESC), no staff have retired to date.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Public Sector Reform (13 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: My Department values all its staff and the contributions they make in helping to ensure its goals and objectives are achieved as efficiently and effectively as possible. Staff serving in all grades in my Department help formulate and contribute to the reforms being implemented in my Department. In particular, this involves discussion and agreement of reform plans under the Croke Park...

Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: Yes.

Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: That will happen in this session. When the Bill is published, the responsibilities of the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources and the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation will be laid out.

Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Kelleher did well yesterday.

Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: The heads of the Bill were cleared last June and it will be next year before it is published. Deputy Kelleher welcomes the clarity and decisiveness of the Government in making the decision to build the national paediatric hospital on the site at St. James's Hospital, which-----

Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----puts an end to all the speculation. As many people have said, let us get on with it and build it in the interests of all of the children of our country.