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Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: It has, and the appointment of the chief executive of AIB was in line with that. I hear all the wonderful words being said by some people, but they allowed this to happen under their watch. Things are different now. I consider a pension of €500,000 to be truly extraordinary. There is a moral responsibility on individuals to deal with that. As I said, the chief executive has written...

Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: I have pointed out to Deputy Adams the reflections regarding the bank's capacity to meet its pensions. That is why the €1.1 billion was transferred, to deal with the 2,500 people taking early retirement or voluntary redundancy. I do not expect the Government to follow that if there was a requirement for a second transfer of additional funds to deal with pension deficits that may arise...

Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: It goes without saying that the House stands united in condemnation of the callous murder of David Black. I made the point at the North-South Ministerial Council meeting the other day, in the company of the Tánaiste and the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister of the Northern Ireland Assembly, that Yvonne Black had lost a husband, her children Kyle and Kyra had lost their father...

Leaders' Questions (6 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: It goes without saying that the national paediatric hospital will not be built and opened in 2014 or 2015. Clearly, right through to the end of 2016, the Government will provide Exchequer funding, as has always been the case for facilities and medical personnel to provide care and attention to children who must avail of the facilities at the children's hospitals. That goes without saying....

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (6 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 145 and 154 together. The total cost incurred by my Department in relation to staff attending conferences from October 2011 to the end of September 2012 was €5,533.42. This includes spend associated with travel costs and accommodation as well as conference fees.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Promotions (6 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: Details of the internal promotions to permanent positions in my Department since 27 March 2009 are set out in the table beneath. Grade to which Officer was Promoted Previous Grade Number of Promotions Areas to which each promoted officer was assigned Principal Officer Assistant Principal Officers 3 - two to Economic, International and Northern Ireland Division. - one to Public Service...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Redeployment (6 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: In 2009, three posts in my Department engaged in the work of the Information Society Commission which now comes within the remit of the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources were redeployed to that Department. The posts involved were one Principal Officer, one Assistant Principal Officer, and one Higher Executive Officer. As some functions regarding the Information...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Redeployment (6 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: Arising from the commitment in the Programme for Government a new EU Co-ordination Division was established in my Department with personnel from my Department’s existing EU and International Division and 20 staff from the EU Affairs Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, comprising 11 staff who were permanently redeployed to my Department and 9 staff who were...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Northern Ireland Issues (6 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 149 and 156 together. The Department of the Taoiseach does not have a North South Cooperation Unit as such. The Northern Ireland Section which has been in existence in the Department for many years continues to support me on all matters relevant to Northern Ireland and plays an important role in co-ordinating matters relating to North South Co-operation...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (6 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: The table below sets out the list of suppliers to my Department of professional services, where professional services withholding tax has been applied, and the total paid from 1 March 2011 to end June 2012, including professional services withholding tax, according to my Department's Financial Management System. Vendor Name Total Paid DESIGN FACTORY €17,552.10 FIONA SHERIDAN...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Reports (6 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: The table below provides details of external reports commissioned by my Department from March 2011 to end September 2012. Name of Consultant Details of Report Commissioned € QTS Limited Health and Safety Consultancy Health and Safety Statement 2011 € 1,270.50 QTS Limited Health & Safety Consultancy - Health and Safety Statement 2012 € 1,270.50

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff (6 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: No staff who retired from my Department before March 2011 have been rehired.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Public Sector Pay (6 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: Staff in my Department and the National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO), which is the only agency under its aegis, are not eligible to claim the Gaeltacht allowance as they are based in Dublin only. Consequently no costs arose for my Department or NESDO during the period in question.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff Numbers (6 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: No staff in my Department or the National Economic and Social Development Office, which is the only agency under the aegis of my Department, are currently employed on a roster basis.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff (6 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: No retired public servants have been re-hired in an established position by my Department or the National Economic and Social Development Office, which is the only agency under the aegis of my Department. However, one person who previously retired from the Public Service is employed in an unestablished position by my Department. The employment contract of the person concerned will cease...

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (24 Oct 2012)

Enda Kenny: The 2013 action plan for jobs will see us redouble our efforts to ensure that every Minister, Department and agency will make the creation of the necessary conditions for employment the number one priority. Access to finance is a critical issue for small businesses. Last week we launched the credit guarantee scheme which will facilitate lending to viable firms on the margins of commercial...

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (24 Oct 2012)

Enda Kenny: Six weeks from today the Minister for Finance will deliver his second budget to Dáil Éireann. He delivered budget 2012 only nine months after the Government had inherited a disastrous situation, with the economy in freefall and riddled with numerous systemic problems. Before we entered office, there was no clear path towards recovery and the leadership to deliver such a recovery...

European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Oct 2012)

Enda Kenny: I believe Deputy Martin's party could have taken a different route in dealing with the issues. However, that is history and there is now a €64 billion imposition on the Irish people. The decision of the Council in June was to break the link between sovereign and bank debt. Everybody is clear on that. The decision of last Thursday and Friday was to put flesh on that by saying that we...

European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Oct 2012)

Enda Kenny: The mandate given to the Finance Ministers and the Eurogroup is to go through the process by which that will happen and then to set down the conditions that will apply. The ECB, as a central supervisory authority here, will have to do a mountain of work in terms of systems, personnel and all of the questions that need to be asked and answered about the process and how it will actually work....

European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Oct 2012)

Enda Kenny: That is part of a whole range of areas that are under discussion. The promissory note issue is being pursued very diligently with the ECB and the possibilities that exist there are all being discussed.