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- Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2012)
Enda Kenny: As I said to Deputy Martin, the ESB has been a public utility for many years yet we cannot determine the cost of electricity in three years time or five years time because we do not know what the geopolitical effects of events abroad might be.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2012)
Enda Kenny: If I said to the Deputy that the Cabinet decided yesterday to go ahead with Metro North, she would ask me the cost of the tickets. The detail of these major schemes has to be worked out.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2012)
Enda Kenny: I want to put people's anxieties at ease here. Bord Gáis Ãireann will set up Irish Water as a publicly owned utility. There will be 2,000 jobs for young men and women to install water meters. There will be much more conservative and careful use of a scarce product.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2012)
Enda Kenny: We will respect the importance of consumer protection, which is a point I made last year to all of the regulators. The Deputy need not run off now out of the Chamber and make wild statements.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Apr 2012)
Enda Kenny: Welcome back, Joe the Plumber.
- Written Answers — Constitutional Convention: Constitutional Convention (27 Mar 2012)
Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 73, 74, 75, 76 and 77 together. The Government's proposals for the Constitutional Convention, including its composition and the topics it will consider, have been made public on www.merrionstreet.ie. It is proposed that the Convention should consist of 100 members, including a chairperson. 66 will be ordinary citizens and the remaining 33 will be made up of...
- Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (27 Mar 2012)
Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 78 and 79 together. In respect of the Deputy's two questions on this matter, I am aware that there are ongoing legal proceedings under way in the United States regarding the oral history archive related to the Troubles held by Boston College. An appeal has been lodged by private individuals in relation to this and as this matter is due to be considered by the...
- Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (27 Mar 2012)
Enda Kenny: My Department does not have any property in Dublin or elsewhere which is rented.
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (27 Mar 2012)
Enda Kenny: The National Economic and Social Development Office, which is the body corporate for the National Economic and Social Council, is the only agency under the aegis of my Department. The National Statistics Board is the only board under the aegis of my Department.
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (27 Mar 2012)
Enda Kenny: The National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) was established under the NESDO Act 2006 and is the body corporate for the National Economic and Social Council (NESC). A breakdown of the salaries, allowances and expenses paid to staff of the NESDO, which includes the staff of the NESC, is provided in the accompanying table. NESDO / NESC Salaries, Allowances, and Travel and...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (27 Mar 2012)
Enda Kenny: A breakdown of the number of National Economic and Social Development Office board members is in the accompanying table. No remuneration is payable for membership of the National Economic and Social Development Office. MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICE 2011 Year2011 ChairpersonMr. Dermot McCarthy(retired 31 July, 2011)Mr. Martin Fraser (appointed...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Mar 2012)
Enda Kenny: No staff in my Department serve as directors of companies arising from their employment.
- Written Answers — Ministerial Expenses: Ministerial Expenses (27 Mar 2012)
Enda Kenny: The table details the amount of expenses claimed since March 2011 by Ministers attached to my Department: Date Amount Minister of State & Government Chief Whip Paul Kehoe â¬157.34
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Mar 2012)
Enda Kenny: The number of staff employed in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions is 200. When worksharing patterns and staff on unpaid leave are taken into account this equates to 192.10 whole time equivalent staff. No employees of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions are in receipt of salaries of â¬200,000 or higher. Two individuals are in receipt of salaries of over...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Mar 2012)
Enda Kenny: The table below shows the total amount paid on travel and subsistence in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in the last three years, the number of staff who received payment and the average payment made. 2009 2010 2011 Total Travel and Subsistence Paid â¬44,849.90 â¬49,524.97 â¬49,726.11 Number of Staff Paid 53 58 69 Average payment â¬846.22 â¬853.88 â¬720.67 The...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (27 Mar 2012)
Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 89, 90, 92 and 97 together. The information sought in Question No.97 - administration, non-pay related - contains the expenditure details sought in the other three questions. The Deputy has sought information on expenditure on administration, non-pay related based on the headings published in the Revised Estimated for the Public Services 2012. I would draw...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (27 Mar 2012)
Enda Kenny: The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has outsourced a number of functions to private companies. The functions outsourced relate to security and cleaning services as well as the provision of one general operative staff member. Contracts were placed following a competitive tendering process. For security reasons, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has not...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (27 Mar 2012)
Enda Kenny: No value for money or policy reviews were undertaken in the period in question. The title for subhead A07 published in the Revised Estimated for the Public Services 2012 is Consultancy Services and Value for Money and Policy Reviews. I would draw the Deputy's attention to the fact that titles of administration subheads in respect of the Vote of the Office of Director of Public Prosecutions...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (27 Mar 2012)
Enda Kenny: The table gives a breakdown of fees paid to counsel in each of the past five years. Since 2009, two 8% cuts and one 10% cut in fee rates paid to barristers by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions have been implemented. COURT 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 DUBLIN CIRCUIT â¬4,149,896 â¬4,014,732 â¬4,806,448 â¬4,182,479 â¬3,936,101 SPECIAL CRIMINAL COURT â¬264,194 â¬132,820...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (27 Mar 2012)
Enda Kenny: The significant reduction in the amount paid in respect of law costs awarded against the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution between 2010 and 2011 resulted from a 32% reduction in the number of cases and a 38% reduction in the average payment.