Results 23,741-23,760 of 36,764 for speaker:Enda Kenny
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)
Enda Kenny: The Deputy needs to be clear that we are not going back to that culture.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)
Enda Kenny: The Deputy can deny it all he likes but the fact is that-----
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)
Enda Kenny: -----49,032 permanent mortgage restructures have been brought into place. That is an increase of almost 4,000 accounts. I am glad to note that Mario Draghi has said the banks need to do more. He echoes clearly what we have been saying from a Government point of view.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin may laugh if he wishes.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)
Enda Kenny: He was not a supporter of the personal insolvency legislation, which is now bringing about a change in attitude, with an understanding by banks that if they do not engage they do not have a veto at the end of the day.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)
Enda Kenny: There is a requirement for borrowers - and for lenders - to sit down with each other and engage in the first instance, and there are some who do not do that.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)
Enda Kenny: The Central Bank is the licensing authority here. It has set out its targets and objectives and how it intends to monitor them.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)
Enda Kenny: The banks are required to shape up. It is not the case that anyone wishes to see people lose their houses, but a certain way of ensuring it will happen is for people not to engage with their lenders in the first place. A variety of measures have been set out by Government action and legislation to help borrowers and they should avail of all these opportunities. Deputy Martin wants go down...
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)
Enda Kenny: The answer to both questions is "No". The question of the supply of water to the city, it citizens and its growing population deserves the most serious consideration. For far too long, substantial amounts of water have leaked away through the system that taxpayers pay for and there is clearly a need for a major project in which the pipes service in Dublin city can be renovated, repaired and...
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)
Enda Kenny: As I understand it, the Minister, Deputy Hogan, was not invited to the meeting but was rather requested to send an official. As the Deputy knows, the Bill was in the Seanad last evening with the Minister, Deputy Hogan, and the Minister of State at the Department, Deputy O'Dowd. The Minister was not asked to attend the meeting but was asked to send an official, which he did. I have given...
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)
Enda Kenny: I have dealt with the figures raised by the Deputy, the transfer of assets, pension liabilities and the collection of commercial rates. It is time to move on with a system fit for 2014 and beyond, and that is what Irish Water will be able to do.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)
Enda Kenny: All the Governments over the past 50 years have seen the likes of pipes extending throughout the Dublin regional network, where we lose very substantial amounts of treated water every day.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)
Enda Kenny: There was trouble recently in the treatment works and the extent of water that could be treated coming out of that. This was causing trouble for Dublin business and daily commercial life. We must get this right.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)
Enda Kenny: We are talking about the capital city but this does not just apply to Dublin.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)
Enda Kenny: The standards must apply across the board and in a country that has as much rain as we do, there must be a reliable supply of treated water that is cost-effective and does not have the taxpayer paying very substantial amounts of money for treated water that could then flow away through inferior pipes to the earth. That is one of the real tasks that will be carried out in Irish Water's major...
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)
Enda Kenny: The Minister was not requested to attend the meeting.
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)
Enda Kenny: The Government is taking this matter very seriously and the point raised is one of concern and substance. I note the statement yesterday from NAMA. It states:The Senator's comments in the Seanad this afternoon suggest that he has evidence of impropriety involving staff members of NAMA. He has not shared any such evidence with NAMA. Nor has NAMA received such evidence from any other party....
- Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)
Enda Kenny: The Government takes the matter very seriously. Two cases arise; one formal investigation by the Garda is nearing completion and I expect it will come to a conclusion. The second arises from a recent contact. NAMA has not been formally contacted by the Garda arising from those allegations. Deputy Donnelly made a point about people perhaps not following through on an initial interest in a...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Social Partnership Meetings (17 Dec 2013)
Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 8, inclusive, together. As the House is aware, while this Government does not intend to return to the rigid social partnership structures of the past, we continue to engage in a wider process of social dialogue on an ongoing basis. The primary point of contact for this interaction is the Minister with functional responsibility. Ministers and their...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Social Partnership Meetings (17 Dec 2013)
Enda Kenny: No.