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Order of Business (13 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: There will not be a referendum on upward-only rent reviews.

European Council: Statements (13 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: Last week was a momentous one for Ireland and the European Union. When we assumed the Presidency at the beginning of January, we stated that 2013 would mark a new phase in the EU's drive for recovery. We also stated that Ireland would be a recovery country and would drive recovery in Europe. On Thursday last I had the opportunity to come before the House to report an outcome on the...

European Council: Statements (13 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: That is the Eurogroup and the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan, is chairing those discussions.

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: As Deputy Martin is aware, this is a liquidation and clearly the liquidator is now examining all of the issues that arise following the liquidation of IBRC. He is also aware that €15 billion worth of bondholders have been burned already. Normal deposits are guaranteed here. It is impossible to distinguish between guaranteed and unguaranteed. The liquidator must find out the facts...

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: Obviously the Government responded and listened carefully to credit union inquiries and anxieties arising from the report into the future of credit unions. The Deputy is aware that this was a liquidation. Therefore, we were not going to have the Government going around saying it intended to liquidate IBRC and that if people had money in it, to take it out. It is important to note that...

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: -----it is important to understand that I am not aware, as we stand here today, of the full extent of liability of any credit union or numbers of credit unions for moneys lodged in IBRC. That will emerge during the course of the next period ahead.

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: The liquidator is entitled to analyse what exactly is the situation in the liquidated IBRC. The Deputy is aware that there is a fund of €500 million available for the recapitalisation of credit unions if they are in trouble. The first thing we should do is to have the liquidator determine what, if any, is the extent of credit union investment in IBRC, what deposits, if any, credit...

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: -----as the Deputy alleges, and we do not know the full extent of that, clearly-----

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: -----the fund of €500 million that is available for dealing with difficulties in regard to the credit unions may be called into play.

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: You do not go around telling them that you are going to liquidate the bank, do you?

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: What the Deputy has to bear in mind is that our deficit this year is €12 billion, next year it is expected to be €9 billion, and in 2015 it is expected to be just over €5 billion. We need to move to a point where the country can start to recruit front-line workers again and where we have sorted out the public financial mess we have inherited for quite some time. The...

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: -----are reaching a crucial stage-----

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: -----and are about the definition of where we want to be in a couple of years. The Deputy can talk about individual sectors if he wishes, but these talks are about an across the board situation where fairness is to be seen at the heart of it and where we can bring about the reductions we have set out of €1 billion by 2015 to sort out our public financial problem and allow for a...

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: The person who stands in front of a classroom who may not be called out at night is also a front-line server, a front-line service person, and the person who works in critical elements of a local authority or Departments of State who might never be called out at night on front-line duty, as it were, is also a front-line person. There is no question of the Government focusing particularly on...

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Adams can get the details of all of the changes that have been made in regard to pay and pensions for higher-paid public servants. As I said already and repeat again, for the higher ranks the pay reductions range from between 3% and 30%. In the case of position I occupy, the salary is 40% lower than it was for the person who occupied it before me.

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: A lot of what went on in the past has been eliminated. I still walk to work in the morning and walk home in the evening. Unlike Deputy Adams, none of the advisers in the Department of the Taoiseach have had the privilege of having their fare paid to America for medical attention they sought there.

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy's question ranges over free legal aid, statements made by a member of the Catholic Church, pay and vehicles. I can assure Deputy McGrath that we have the utmost respect for the work that members of An Garda Síochána do.

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: They are the line of defence between ordinary citizens and criminal elements. I know of no garda who will not get involved in law abiding and crime prevention activities, whether on duty or not. We have seen evidence of that over the years, where gardaí, in their off-duty hours, have performed heroic deeds in preventing crime and in seeing that the law of the land is upheld. We have...

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: -----and have more access to the gardaí. This year €5 million has been set aside for the acquisition of Garda vehicles which I hope, depending on the deal reached, will provide very many vehicles for the many stations and officers who need them around the country. It goes without saying that in the three years prior to 2011, very few Garda vehicles were actually acquired or...

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: That is why this year, in 2013, the Government has provided €5 million for the acquisition of Garda vehicles. That will be enforced as time goes on because they do need the very best of facilities, including communications technology and access to proper vehicles to enable them to do their job. The pay element of the discussions are taking place at a very critical time. I repeat...