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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: G8 Summit (12 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Government will be considering the options and possibilities for engagement with the attendees of the G8 Summit which takes place in County Fermanagh in June over the coming weeks but it is too early yet to say with certainty what might be possible.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (12 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: My Department has no deposit or short term bank investments. The National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) had €138,297.03 on deposit with AIB Bank as at the 31st December 2012. The interest rate applied to this sum was 0.05% per annum. NESDO has no short term bank investments.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff (12 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 179 and 180 together. One person who previously retired from the public service is employed in an unestablished position by my Department. The person concerned is the Government Press Secretary and I selected him for this position in accordance with the usual procedure for appointments to this post. His annual salary is €119,795 per annum and his...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Meetings (12 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: My most recent formal bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Rajoy was in September 2012. I have of course had informal contacts with PM Rajoy as with my other European Council colleagues at the meeting of the European Council in Brussels on 7-8 February. I will also see Prime Minister Rajoy at the next meeting of the European Council on 14-15 March.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Meetings (12 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: I look forward to meeting Secretary Kerry at a suitable opportunity. Such an opportunity may arise during my forthcoming visit to Washington as part of the St. Patrick's Day events there.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Meetings (12 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: Like public representatives generally, I meet church leaders informally from time to time in the course of attending public events, funerals etc. Also, like my predecessors I receive a Christmas greetings courtesy call from the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin. In addition, the House will be aware that the Tánaiste and I hosted a State Reception on the occasion of the International...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: National Internship Scheme Placements (12 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: My Department has provided five internships under the JobBridge scheme to date and a further internship was advertised recently.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Foreign Conflicts (12 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: The February meeting of the European Council adopted a set of Conclusions on the on-going situation in Syria. European Union Heads of State or Government called for an immediate end to the violence in Syria and expressed their concern over widespread and systematic violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. Leaders also reiterated their support for the efforts of the UN...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (12 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: My Departmemt does not means test any citizen for any reason.

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: Last weekend, I listened to the words of the Governor of the Central Bank as he spoke of his frustration and that of the Central Bank with regard to mortgage arrears. Mr. Honohan has played his part for the country in the negotiations, along with the Minister for Finance, in respect of the promissory notes. He expressed his frustration last weekend about the extent of engagement and...

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: I like the Deputy's new-found focus on dealing with the complex problems we have now. One would swear that the Governor of the Central Bank did not have to make a telephone call from a street corner in Frankfurt a few years ago to say the IMF was in here.

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin's conversion is most welcome.

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: I appreciate the number of constructive suggestions he has made.

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: We do not forget the reasons all of this happened. On behalf of the Government, I wrote to the regulator 18 months ago to ask him if he required further powers as regulator.

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: I said that if he did, the Government would consider them and respond to him. The regulator made it clear that he did not need any further powers at that time.

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Central Bank required the lenders to submit their proposals for addressing the problem of distressed mortgages. As the Deputy is aware, those options included split mortgages, trade-down mortgages, restructuring of mortgage payments and forbearance.

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy will appreciate that the scale of the devastation his Government left behind meant that teams from the Central Bank and the Department of Finance had to spend the last 15 months dealing with the European Central Bank before last week's very welcome agreement could be reached. Having heard the banks state their case, I understand they have trained their personnel to-----

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: -----deal with distressed mortgage holders.

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: I remind Deputy Cowen that AIB is now saying it will be able to deal with 1,500 cases a month.

Leaders' Questions (13 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: I welcome that if that is the case. I hope they are not all put on interest-only payments because resolutions are needed.