Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

Can I take it from the announcement we discussed here last week that 12 June is the date for the EU referendum? While I do not know that there has been a formal announcement, I expect that it is the date and, for our part, we are planning on that basis.

The Taoiseach had to make a momentous announcement last week. In respect of a question asked by Deputy Gilmore last week, the Dáil will not be sitting on Tuesday, 6 May. Does the Taoiseach propose to comply with the usual protocol so that he will have an opportunity to announce his formal resignation to the Dáil? Will he do this on the Tuesday when the Dáil is not meeting? I know some of his predecessors had to make their statements to the Dáil.

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