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- Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)
Enda Kenny: I am not suggesting-----
- Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)
Enda Kenny: What Deputy Shatter said when he was on the far side of the House in opposition has been proven to be true. There was State intervention in respect of numbers of these residents of the Magdalen laundries.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)
Enda Kenny: That is outlined in the details and statistics uncovered by Senator McAleese. However, Deputy McDonald should be aware it is not a single issue story. All 10,000 of the residents arrived in the Magdalen laundries through a variety of circumstances and for a variety of reasons-----
- Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)
Enda Kenny: -----not the least of which was destitution and poverty, as was outlined starkly in the report. Consequently, as I stated, I really am sorry that it has taken until July 2011 to trigger the initiative by the Government to have a report-----
- Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)
Enda Kenny: -----such as that put together by Senator McAleese with his team.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)
Enda Kenny: I am grateful to him for doing that and regret very much that-----
- Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)
Enda Kenny: -----that the stigma attached to those residents in-----
- Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)
Enda Kenny: ---- those Magdalen laundries was not removed over very many years when something could have been done about it.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)
Enda Kenny: Consequently, I look forward to Deputy McDonald's contribution-----
- Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)
Enda Kenny: -----in the Dáil debate-----
- Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)
Enda Kenny: ---- in two weeks' time.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)
Enda Kenny: I am not sure what the Deputy will do when a deal is achieved. He gets his weekly fix and his weekly rant.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)
Enda Kenny: In response to Deputy Boyd Barrett, it is important that we achieve agreement and a conclusion on a deal in respect of the promissory notes. I have answered that question in this Chamber 20 times. The Government expects that to be achieved before the end of March, which is the next payment date.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)
Enda Kenny: That is an important element of easing Ireland's exit from the programme in which the country finds itself because of the situation that applied a number of years ago. It is equally important to understand that the public finances must be rectified. This is the reason the Government mandated the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to talk to the trade unions about achieving further...
- Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)
Enda Kenny: I am very sorry to disappoint the Deputy again. The only coalition that has been falling apart has been the Deputy's own coalition. He is well used to splits, dissenters and voices from outside.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)
Enda Kenny: He is well able to comment on that.
- Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)
Enda Kenny: I assure Deputy Boyd Barrett that the Government is rock solid and has a very big programme for Government which will take five years to implement. It will run its full term in the interests of the country and in running the country we will not renege on our sovereign commitments, which were entered into by the previous Administration. We want to re-engineer and restructure the promissory...
- Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)
Enda Kenny: -----to deal with our problems and sort out our public finances. Services and exports have grown at the greatest rate in the past five years according to figures announced yesterday. There are serious challenges ahead and we are not afraid to make these choices, as they are in the interest of our country, our people and our economic prospects for the future. The problem will not go away...
- Leaders' Questions (5 Feb 2013)
Enda Kenny: The Deputy should look around himself when he is talking about things falling apart.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Diplomatic Representation (5 Feb 2013)
Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 14, inclusive, together. I spoke with British Prime Minister Cameron last week in advance of his speech on the EU and UK relations. I also saw him and spoke to him briefly at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Outside of the European Council meetings, I expect to meet bilaterally with him, probably in March, for the first of our annual summits to...