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Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2013)

Enda Kenny: What the Deputy is proposing is complete and utter hypocrisy from what she put forward just a short time ago, which was €3 billion of extra income tax which would be a lethal injection for the economy, driving thousands and thousands of jobs out of our country. The Sinn Féin proposition for the economic development of this country is simply and utterly catastrophic.

Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2013)

Enda Kenny: Some 87% of public sector workers had their pay absolutely protected under the negotiations that were conducted here. Deputy McDonald will be aware that the top 5% of income earners pay 44% of tax at the moment.

Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2013)

Enda Kenny: In February, Deputy McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform what the outcome would be if everybody's income was capped at €100,000, including those in local authorities and State agencies. The estimated net savings would be less than €110 million, which would give a marginal tax rate for a public servant on €100,000 per annum, or higher, of at least...

Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2013)

Enda Kenny: That party needs to get a lot more thinking caps because what the Deputy is proposing would be the ruination of this country. As I told Deputy Martin, the Government will now consider the outcome of the ballot as announced by the LRC. We will consider the truth of the bottom line expressed repeatedly by Government, particularly by the Minister, Deputy Howlin, whom we absolutely support in...

Leaders' Questions (17 Apr 2013)

Enda Kenny: I will outline the truth of the situation for Deputy Martin. Let me assure him and everybody else the Government is absolutely united behind the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in his declaration and negotiations that we need to find €300 million in extra savings from payroll this year and €1 billion by 2015. There is absolute unity of purpose in Government towards...

Order of Business (16 Apr 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin, set out on behalf of the Government the requirement to achieve €300 million in savings this year. He has issued detailed statements on the matter and the Government will now consider the implications of the ballot and make decisions in respect of achieving the savings. The legislation on media mergers to which...

Order of Business (16 Apr 2013)

Enda Kenny: It is on the A list.

Order of Business (16 Apr 2013)

Enda Kenny: The amendments came before the Cabinet in March and it is expected that the Bill will go before committee this session. As a number of the amendments were technical in nature, they were delayed for some time. However, they have been approved by the Cabinet and the amended business should go before the Cabinet this session.

Order of Business (16 Apr 2013)

Enda Kenny: Amendments can be dealt with when the Bill comes before the House.

Order of Business (16 Apr 2013)

Enda Kenny: No. As part of the programme for Government, the abolition of the Seanad is a separate matter that was accepted by the Government before the Constitutional Convention was established. The convention has been given a different range of topics on which to deliberate. The Bill to give effect to the abolition of the Seanad will be published this session, will be subject to normal procedures...

Order of Business (16 Apr 2013)

Enda Kenny: I do not propose to hold an emergency debate tomorrow. The Government will obviously have to reflect on the outcome of the ballot once it is announced, to consider the nature of that result and to deal with it because we have to find €300 million in savings this year and, clearly, as I have said on many occasions, one can only deal with front-line services being reduced to a limited...

Order of Business (16 Apr 2013)

Enda Kenny: The health Bill is listed on the A list for this session. The consolidation Bill in respect of the banks will not be implemented until the supervision and enforcement Bills are dealt and they are on Committee Stage.

Order of Business (16 Apr 2013)

Enda Kenny: It is necessary that the Government proceeds to make decisions to find €300 million in savings this year. This is fundamental to the figures we set out for the budget this year. When the details of the final ballot are announced, the Government will reflect on what it has to do to achieve the savings.

Order of Business (16 Apr 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Seanad legislation is not on the list because the tradition in the House has been where a referendum is committed to, the Bill does not appear on the A, B or C list. The Bill to abolish the Seanad will be published this session.

Order of Business (16 Apr 2013)

Enda Kenny: It is hard to surprise the Deputy.

Order of Business (16 Apr 2013)

Enda Kenny: The heads of that Bill have not come to Government and that is why it is not on the list for this session.

Order of Business (16 Apr 2013)

Enda Kenny: No, it will be on its way.

Order of Business (16 Apr 2013)

Enda Kenny: I am absolutely committed to what the Government has decided here. We have to achieve €300 million in savings this year. If the Croke Park II proposals were accepted by the unions, one would operate on the basis of a negotiated deal and a negotiated programme. While I am disappointed by the result, the fact remains that the Government has to achieve €300 million in savings...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Cabinet Committee Meetings (16 Apr 2013)

Enda Kenny: There are conditions governing acceptance under the JobBridge scheme. It has been a very successful scheme. Over 55% of the almost 10,000 people who have participated in JobBridge have been taken on permanently. The employers I have met have been absolutely delighted with the quality of the talent pool available in respect of young workers employed by the various companies concerned. I do...

Order of Business (16 Apr 2013)

Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 23, Defence Forces (Second World War Amnesty and Immunity) Bill 2012 [Seanad] - Second Stage (resumed), and No. 1, Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad] - Second Stage. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that Private Members’ business, which shall be No. 44, Statute of Limitations...