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Leaders' Questions (31 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: They have left our shores and we have retrieved our sovereignty and restored our economic independence. Furthermore, we have also given the flag back to the people with a new sense of understanding and respect. Deputy Gerry Adams says this is in the interests of the bankers. There were 225,000 new jobs created in the past few years. The young men and young women of this country work to...

Pre-European Council: Statements (21 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: ...of the European Council next week. The outcome of the UK referendum will, of course, determine the focus of the meeting. The current migration situation will also be discussed, as will a range of economic issues. There will also be a discussion on some foreign and security policy issues which the Minister of State, Deputy Dara Murphy, will address in his closing remarks. On Thursday,...

Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (6 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: ...Gaeltacht. It will also be assigned responsibility for the roll-out of rural broadband and the development of the post office network. In addition, this new Department will be assigned responsibility for the Leader programme, an expanded town and village renewal scheme and the Tidy Towns scheme, the Western Development Commission, the implementation of the report of the Commission for...

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: ...them and to place the needs of the country and the people above all else. I thank them for their service and support and wish them well for the future. While I contend that we fulfilled our core mandate to move the country back from the edge of an economic cliff, I acknowledge and understand very many people have not felt the benefit of a recovering economy in their daily lives....

EU-UK Relations: Statements (21 Apr 2016)

Enda Kenny: ..., and Ireland’s role in securing a positive outcome at the European Council has been widely recognised. As I reported to the House last month, agreement was reached across four principal areas: economic governance, competitiveness, sovereignty, and social benefits. Having participated fully in the agreement, we have now entered the critical pre-referendum phase of this debate....

European Council Meeting: Statements (22 Mar 2016)

Enda Kenny: ...today the two main areas addressed by these two meetings, namely, the EU-UK relationship and the recent discussions with Turkey on the migration crisis. I will also touch on the discussion of important economic issues. I have asked the Minister of State, Deputy Dara Murphy, to outline in his wrap-up statement broader developments in regard to migration that have been discussed at these...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (26 Jan 2016)

Enda Kenny: ...should give the Northern Ireland Executive the right to reduce corporation tax rate in Northern Ireland to something approaching or the same as the corporate tax rate here. That would make the economic entity of Ireland, from a foreign direct investment point of view, an island attraction in its own right. To be honest, following the discussion I had with the Prime Minister, Mr. Cameron,...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (26 Jan 2016)

Enda Kenny: ...issues of importance to the Union, with a particular focus on the complex challenge of migration. Also discussed at the meeting were the report of the five presidents, Completing Europe’s Economic and Monetary Union, and the UK plans for a referendum on its EU membership, and it was agreed in both instances to return to the issues in December. The French President, François...

European Council: Statements (19 Jan 2016)

Enda Kenny: ...items dominated the discussions in December. A number of other items were also discussed, including international developments such as the situations in Syria, Ukraine and, briefly, Libya; certain economic and financial issues, taking stock of discussions on the five Presidents' report on economic and monetary union and developments in the Internal Market; and, finally, energy union and a...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Economic Management Council (19 Jan 2016)

Enda Kenny: ..., our entrance to the European Union and commitment to the euro, the eurozone and the Union. As the Deputies are aware, four clusters or baskets of issues were set out. One cluster pertained to economic governance, which includes moves to prevent non-eurozone countries such as the United Kingdom from being disadvantaged by decisions taken solely in the eurozone. That is a good basis...

Pre-European Council: Statements (16 Dec 2015)

Enda Kenny: ...locations such as Mali and Lebanon. In the light of international developments, the situation in Syria and, possibly, Ukraine may also feature. The European Council will examine a number of economic and financial issues. We will take stock of discussions to date on the five Presidents' report on Economic and Monetary Union. We will also consider developments in the Internal Market...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): UK Referendum on EU Membership (29 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: Second, steps to enhance national sovereignty. This relates to the role of national parliaments as well as the concept of ever-closer union. That needs careful analysis and scrutiny. Third, making the European Union more fair, preventing non-eurozone countries from being disadvantaged by decisions taken solely by the eurozone. The Prime Minister, Mr. Cameron has said repeatedly that he...

European Council Meeting: Statements (23 Jun 2015)

Enda Kenny: ...position of Greece has escalated. More importantly, the very real strains on the Greek people have only been intensified by the ongoing uncertainty and instability and their knock-on effects on economic activity. I am glad to say that, after much too long a stalemate, there now appears to be a reasonable prospect of an agreement between Greece and its creditors over the next few days....

European Council: Statements (24 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: ...Hollande and Chancellor Merkel following the tragedy. Last week's European Council meeting focused on three very important issues for the European Union, namely, building an energy union, the economic situation in the European Union, including the European semester 2015; external relations, including the situation in Ukraine; preparations for the Eastern Partnership summit in Riga in...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (17 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: ...presents an important opportunity to demonstrate that the European Union is taking further concrete steps to address the falling growth rates and high unemployment which characterise the current economic situation throughout Europe. It will focus, in particular, on setting out the strategic orientation of a plan to boost investment levels in Europe. It will also consider issues relating...

Homelessness: Statements (10 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: ...people and all of those who attend around us. When one meets these people in these circumstances and they look at one through yellowed eyes or have shivering hands, it is not the bond yields, the debt equity or the economic sovereignty in which they are interested but another opportunity for five more minutes of oblivion. As many people have pointed out, these are very complex and...

Confidence in Taoiseach and Government: Motion (9 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: ...only next year but also in the following year. The Government and I, as Taoiseach, have succeeded, by working in partnership with the people, in bringing our country back from the brink of the economic abyss. We remain fully focused on our plan for Ireland's recovery. Nothing will distract us from the important work of improving the lives of our people. We will finish the task we were...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (30 Sep 2014)

Enda Kenny: ...of the House. I have not had a specific meeting with the President of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, recently. However, he participates regularly at European Council meetings when core economic issues are discussed. At the European Council meeting in August we discussed the economic and employment situation in the Union. We reiterated the need to progress the...

Establishment of Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Motion (14 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: ...suffered pay cuts, while more again have been forced to emigrate. A generation of people has suffered the consequences of negative equity and the following collapse of the construction sector. Ireland lost its economic sovereignty and had to be bailed out. The country was placed under the supervision of the troika while difficult decisions were taken to return the public finances to...

European Council: Statements (26 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: ...of the spring European Council which took place in Brussels on Thursday and Friday, 20 and 21 March. While the meeting focused on developments in Ukraine, it also had a wider agenda with an economic focus, including the European semester, the Europe 2020 strategy, industrial competitiveness, climate change and energy, banking union, taxation and external relations. In addition to...