Results 21,861-21,880 of 36,764 for speaker:Enda Kenny
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Enda Kenny: Yes. I saw the Deputy in the corner earlier when the new Deputy was arriving and I wondered why he went in there. It certainly was not to skulk away and hide to avoid receiving a new Deputy from his own constituency, I am sure.
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Enda Kenny: That is the impact of democracy - Deputy Higgins will get new help in the constituency.
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Enda Kenny: Rather than, as the Deputy says, jumping to the diktat of the markets like slaves, the point is that in this democracy in which we contribute both as one of the 17 eurozone members and as one of the 27 member states-----
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Enda Kenny: -----we do so in the interests of our people and our country.
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Enda Kenny: That is why the findings and conclusions not only from my own contribution but from others have been inserted into the agreement that was reached for guaranteed funding even when a country ends its programme, provided it continues to meet the conditions. That is the guarantee of our future. As has been pointed out, the extension of money on a longer-term basis is also critical. I know the...
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Enda Kenny: We must look at the longer-term view for our country and reduce the overall debt burden by alternative methods. That is where we are making progress. It would not have been possible to have a â¬10 billion reduction in interest rates if we had been acting the mick with our European partners. Of the four Heads of Government meetings I have attended, this was the first at which there was a...
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Donnelly asked the most relevant questions.
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Enda Kenny: It is on the Order Paper since last week. Deputy Martin has had all the time since then.
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Enda Kenny: We heard Deputy Michael McGrath's speech this morning.
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Enda Kenny: I am happy to have this early opportunity to brief the House on the outcome of the most recent meeting of the European Council and of the Euro Summit that took place in Brussels on Wednesday evening last. The meetings were convened by the European Council President, Mr. Van Rompuy, to take political decisions following the useful discussions we had at the summit meetings on the previous...
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Enda Kenny: What did they say when the Deputies told them this?
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Enda Kenny: Did they agree with the Deputies?
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Enda Kenny: The Deputies told them - big deal.
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Enda Kenny: He walked off the pitch.
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Enda Kenny: The Deputy should also quote people in context.
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin seems to suffer from some sort of illusions with regard to what happens at European Council meetings. The agenda for this meeting was set because of the potential catastrophe which faced the eurozone. The first meeting was postponed because of ongoing negotiations about the Greek situation. The first item on the agenda was Greek debt and the Greek situation. It was not about...
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Enda Kenny: I want to assure the Deputy that on behalf of this country I contributed where appropriate on every issue at both of these meetings. Deputy Martin spoke about leadership. We saw a lot of it when the Deputy was in Government. Deputy Martin made a number of assertions in his contribution.
- European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)
Enda Kenny: This was a crisis meeting of the European Council on the eurozone because of the potential catastrophe facing Europe and the euro due to the Greek situation.
- Introduction of New Member (2 Nov 2011)
Enda Kenny: I remember attending here having won a by-election in the 1970s and some of the older, more experienced Members said to me that standing ovations are few and far between in here. I welcome the Deputy and wish him a long career.
- Order of Business (2 Nov 2011)
Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 14, statements on European Council in Brussels; and No. 15, statements on the development in the eurozone. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the proceedings on No. 14 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 85 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply: the statements shall be made by the Taoiseach...