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Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: Deputies can ask the Minister for Finance all the questions they want about the details.

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is simple. The Government realises that 440,000 people on the live register is far too many.

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: We have decided to do something about it. We decided that the sectoral interest of the pensions industry-----

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----should make a contribution to deal with one element of the plan.

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: That is why the levy is at 0.6%, or 60 cent out of every €100.

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: That is the answer to the Deputy's question. The Government is actually doing something about it. Sectors within the pensions industry came to the party and said that this was the way to proceed, rather than reducing tax relief.

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: No, I cannot give the Deputy the answer to his question of how much the tax will cost families. The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government has signalled clearly the Government's intention to implement its programme for Government and also to comply with the conditions of the EU-IMF bailout deal, which, in its revised wording, states that the Government will prepare...

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: No decision has yet been made by the Government in this regard. It is a signal that we intend to implement the programme for Government and comply with the conditions of the EU-IMF bailout deal. There will be no charge this year. I have already signalled as a general principle that water charges would apply only after a generous free allowance had been used. Of course the Government, in...

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: Deputies will be well warned in advance of the charge and will have an opportunity to give their views. With regard to subordinated bondholders, this was part of the deal announced by the Government when the major decision was made about restructuring the banks. We have made that perfectly clear. The figure mentioned is of the order of €5 billion.

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: There is nothing free in this world. As I said already, the Deputy seems to have a perception that the Government is focusing only on the lower-income sectors of society. He is aware that the Government has made a decision to reverse the cut in the minimum wage-----

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----and he is also aware that serious changes will be implemented in respect of the medical and legal profession. Everybody in this society, from the top to the bottom, is able to make a contribution.

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: Our job is to see that those contributions are fair and equitable and that those who are asked to contribute can meet that demand.

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: I thanked Deputy Ross for his contribution a number of weeks ago when he made this suggestion. I can tell him the Minister for Finance is in direct discussions with the pensions industry about the proposition he made. Whatever comes of those discussions will be reported to the House and to him. The suggestion was helpful. In respect of the matter of a debt for equity swap, we need to be...

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is not a case of pensioners having money confiscated. This is a tax. It is a levy for a temporary period at a set amount in order to provide an impetus to create employment and job opportunities. I cannot give the Deputy a commitment such as that for which he asked in his last question.

Order of Business (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 7, motion re tribunal of inquiry into the fatal shootings of Chief Superintendent Harry Breen and Superintendent Robert Buchanan; and No. 3, Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2011 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the proceedings on No. 7 shall, if not previously concluded, be...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (31 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: There are five Special Advisers appointed in my Department, four of whom are my Special Advisers and one of whom is Special Adviser to the Government Chief Whip. In general, the primary function of Special Advisers is to help achieve the Government's objectives and secure the implementation of the Programme for Government. My Special Advisers are tasked with giving me advice and keeping me...

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: I do not have an accurate date for the legislation on hello money. It is part of the programme for Government which will run for five years. It also provides, as the Deputy is aware, that we will replace the criminal sanction system for minor fisheries offences with an administrative sanctions system which will bring Ireland into line with other European jurisdictions. This was raised by...

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is not on the list for publication in this session but it is something that will come into focus when we deal with the timeline legislation we are required to deal with under the IMF-EU deal.

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: The major Bill on personal insolvency will be published in the new year. It is serious legislation. There will also be a number of other minor amendments published in the civil law (miscellaneous provisions) Bill which is being drafted at present.

Order of Business (31 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: There are ongoing discussions about the process of redaction of some elements of the report. The Minister for Justice and Equality informs me we expect it to be completed possibly in the next three weeks which would allow the Government to consider its publication.