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Leaders' Questions (15 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy might like to talk about fracking in the Burren.

Leaders' Questions (15 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: As I said to Deputy Martin, Uisce Éireann is not the Government.

Leaders' Questions (15 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: The figures I have heard-----

Leaders' Questions (15 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: I will be very clear with Deputy Adams. He said he was fed up of opaque answers.

Leaders' Questions (15 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: Uisce Éireann does not set the level of charge here.

Leaders' Questions (15 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: It is perfectly entitled to send draft memos to the regulator if it so wishes. As I have said before - I hope this is clear - the level of subvention provided by the Government will determine the average metered charge that people will pay.

Leaders' Questions (15 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Government has not yet decided what that level of subvention will be. Various matters, such as the weight of metering, have to be taken into consideration. There is a need for a fair assessment of the water usage of houses that are not metered. Consideration must be given to categories of personnel in particular circumstances, such as people with particular medical conditions who need...

Leaders' Questions (15 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: I saw the report in one of the newspapers in the last couple of days. My understanding is that it arose from a draft memo submitted by Irish Water. As I have already pointed out, the Government has not signed off on the level of subvention or the average metered charge that will apply. It will do so shortly. As I have said previously, the information will be published before the local...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (15 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: The details requested by the Deputy are available in the table.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Legal Costs (15 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: The total legal costs incurred by my Department from 2011 to end 2013 is provided in the table below: Year € 2011 43,535 2012 241,676 2013 Nil A total of €10,000 has been spent in legal costs in 2014. There are a small number of cases where costs may arise but it is not possible to estimate at this time. The table does not include any costs that have been incurred in...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (15 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: The total expenditure on external public relations incurred by my Department from 2011 to 10 April 2014 is detailed in the table below: Year € 2011 nil 2012 26,631 2013 49,054In 2014 my Department spent a total of €4,705 on public relations in relation to the Constitutional Convention and will spend a further €5,000.00 in 2014.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Tobacco Industry Lobbying (15 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: During my recent visit to the United States for St. Patrick's Day, I did not have any meetings with tobacco industry representatives. I did meet with business representative groups such as the Irish Chamber of Commerce USA and the US Chamber of Commerce, but tobacco-related issues did not feature in our discussions. The main focus of our engagement was in relation to Ireland's economic...

Leaders' Questions (8 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: That is one-size-fits-all, and that does not work because everybody's circumstance is different.

Leaders' Questions (8 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: It is when one sits down with the people involved that one discovers their circumstances differ. In regard to the engagement between the consumers and the lenders which led to the permanent restructuring of 51,188 mortgages, an increase of 6,011 accounts in the last quarter of 2013, does Deputy Donnelly accept they were clear, consistent and flexible because they arrived at a solution?

Leaders' Questions (8 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy is not happy with the fact that almost 51,000 permanent mortgage restructures were arrived at between people who borrowed and lenders who lent.

Leaders' Questions (8 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: He does not believe that is the way things should go. He wants a situation in which one size is assumed to fit everybody, which clearly is not the case. If that is what he suggests, he is very much out of touch. The legislation to which he referred is crystal clear. The targets have been set and they are being achieved.

Leaders' Questions (8 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: The sustainable solutions are for the men and women who have borrowed money to live in their houses and are happy to deal with the lender in the first instance.

Leaders' Questions (8 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: There has been a significant rise in split mortgages, from 2,500 in August to 6,200 by the end of December. That means 4,000 people have agreed a split mortgage with their lenders. The number of mortgage accounts in arrears of longer than 90 days has fallen from 81,000 to 79,000. That decrease is not as much as we would like, but it is there.

Leaders' Questions (8 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: These are facts. They are crystal clear and they arise because of the conclusions reached between borrowers and lenders.

Leaders' Questions (8 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: Temporary restructuring arrangements are also continuing to fall. The Central Bank's quarterly mortgage arrears statistics, as opposed to the Department of Finance's monthly figures, show a welcome decline in all arrears, whether for primary dwellings or buy-to-let properties. Deputy Donnelly may not want to accept those facts, but they are facts. The most difficult to accept are those who...