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Departmental Staff (18 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: The media do not want to wait until 11 p.m. for an answer. If the Deputy ever becomes a Minister, he might find himself in a situation where he is involved in one meeting or another and media sources are looking for answers immediately. At that point one of his press staff might say, "This is what the Minister wants to say." In some cases a spokesman may be attributed. Sometimes I cannot...

Departmental Staff (18 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: I can confirm that the Government press website, www.merrionstreet.ie, no longer carries any Government propaganda.

Departmental Staff (18 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: If Deputy Gerry Adams has left the past behind, he should be in Dublin Castle this evening.

State Assets (18 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: As the Deputy is aware, the report of the review group on State assets and liabilities was recently presented to the Government. The Government is considering the findings of the report and its extensive recommendations in detail. As stated in the programme for Government, assets will only be sold when market conditions are right and adequate regulatory structures have been established to...

State Assets (18 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: I attend the economic management council with the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Minister for Finance and the Minister with responsibility for public expenditure and reform. Any question of that nature will come before the council which is a Cabinet sub-committee. The Cabinet must also give its approval to any proposals coming from any Minister on the potential...

State Assets (18 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: A strategic asset would be the transmission system for the ESB or the gas lines. These are strategic assets that are of importance to the State. Non-strategic assets are not absolutely essential to the economic well-being and continuation of the State. A number are listed by Mr. Colm McCarthy in his report. Under appropriate market conditions and having made a decision on what is a...

State Assets (18 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: I will send the Deputy a list of what I consider to be non-strategic assets.

State Assets (18 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: I will be crystal clear for Deputy Boyd Barrett. The decision rests with the Cabinet and the Dáil. The programme for Government is what we have set out to implement during this Government's term of office and it is very clear. It states that the Government will give effect to the sale of non-strategic State assets to the tune of €2 billion over this Government's lifetime. The...

State Assets (18 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Minister is dealing with this.

State Assets (18 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is not to mislead the House at all.

State Assets (18 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: I am aware of the wording in the document. I am also aware that the Minister with responsibility was a party to the negotiations. The Minister for Finance and the Minister for public expenditure have an agreement with the troika that in respect of any individual sale of a non-strategic State asset, on a case by case basis that can be considered for investment in job creation. That is the...

Leaders' Questions (18 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: I will. The position as far as the Government is concerned about CCCTB is very clear; there is no ambiguity here. The CCCTB is a method of tax harmonisation by the back door. It is bad for Ireland and bad for Europe. I will not sit at the table of leadership at European Council meetings and not say anything when a paper tabled by the Commission on CCCTB is being discussed. It is its...

Leaders' Questions (18 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy and I campaigned on the Lisbon treaty. We gave the people specific assurances about tax competency being a national issue. The Government does not support the introduction of CCCTB on the basis that the Government believes it is tax harmonisation by the back door. The Government believes that CCCTB is bad for Ireland and bad for Europe. I will articulate that very clearly when...

Leaders' Questions (18 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: In so far as the conclusion to the question of a reduction of interest rate is concerned, there has been quite a deal of speculation about every meeting that this will bring it to a conclusion - I have never said that. The point is that the authority was given to the ministers for finance to continue negotiations on this. I would like to see it brought to a conclusion and I would like to...

Leaders' Questions (18 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: Tá a fhios ag an Teachta go bhfuil caighdeán leagtha síos ag an Rialtas faoi seo, is é sin gur cheart nach n-íoctar níos mó ná€500,000 do bhaincéir, cibé cé chomh sinsearach is atá sé nó sí. There is no formal request before the Government from AIB for any particular level of remuneration. I have rarely seen people so frustrated as they are at the carry-on of some bankers...

Leaders' Questions (18 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is fair to say those who work in banks at the lower level have taken the brunt of the stick for those who exemplified greed and rank bad behaviour in their reckless lending practices, which practices brought the banks and, as a consequence, the country to their current position. The Government would need to see an exceptionally compelling case made by any bank to breach the ceiling. The...

Leaders' Questions (18 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: That is a word the Deputy himself used for a very long time.

Leaders' Questions (18 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: The elected First Minister in the new Assembly in Northern Ireland regretted this morning that the Deputy was not present to send a signal of hope and confidence and point to where we are headed in a time of peace.

Leaders' Questions (18 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: I am sure the Minister for Finance and I will want to see what exactly the banks are talking about when they say they need to breach the ceiling. From my experience, there are competent Irish people around the world with considerable experience in banking who would be delighted to do the job for €500,000 or less in the national interest.

Leaders' Questions (18 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Gerry Adams referred to a payment to an individual of €3 million which was paid out last year. The case in respect of which the previous Minister for Finance was unable to prevent persons from inside the banks being appointed is slightly different from the problem that arises in that the people concerned are now in charge of the bank. There are contracts, or potential contracts,...