Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

Deputy Ross is moving around the spectrum.

When it became my privilege to attend EU Heads of Government meetings, it was obvious that the issue missing from the agenda was growth and investment. A number of other leaders, as well as myself, have consistently raised this, and that is now a fixed item on the agenda of every Council meeting. That most recent meeting dealt with youth employment and small and medium enterprises. There will be further reports on those issues at the May and June meetings. It is not for me to interfere in any way with the comments or statements made by political leaders or parties in the final days of a presidential election in France or the election process in Greece which takes place on the same date. I understand a number of regional elections will also take place in Germany on the same date.

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