Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

-----between the Dáil being dissolved and the new Government being formed, made appointments, but I raised it with my predecessor on a number of occasions that there should not be any appointments in that period. The change introduced by the Government will mean that persons of credibility and potential who have something to offer State boards can, through the websites, indicate their expressions of interest and will go before the appropriate Oireachtas committee to discuss their policy and their vision of what they want to do.

Frankly, as to the move to deal with employment and job creation, to have a row as to whether it is a budget or a jobs initiative is a matter on which I will tell Deputy Martin something.

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