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Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: Obviously I am not privy to the content of the discussion they had, and I do not wish to assume anything. I wanted my concerns about this communicated to the former Garda Commissioner. The former Garda Commissioner made his decision and I noted his press release the following morning regarding his retirement in the interests of his family and the Garda Síochána.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: To reply to the Deputy's first question, the Minister for Justice and Equality was not aware of the letter, was not informed about it and did not see it. The briefing that began in the Department of Justice and Equality was interrupted by me at 6 p.m. to call the Minister over to the Department of the Taoiseach. That briefing was about the Bailey case, the discovery of those tapes and their...

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: -----with a very serious issue. When the terms of reference for the commission of investigation are finalised, in consultation with the eminent judge, we can then set out the strategy to deal with this. I assume the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality will, in time, have the opportunity to discuss the exact timelines with the Secretary General and the Minister for Justice...

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: Yesterday, the Deputy raised the Bailey case, which arose from the murder of Ms Toscan du Plantier. The case has been ongoing for a number of years. As I said yesterday, the issue became crystalised because the end of the discovery process required a Garda affidavit to send the material to the legal team representing Mr. Bailey. It is clear from the Secretary General's report that the...

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: When the information was brought to the attention of the Minister for Justice and Equality, he informed his colleagues at yesterday's Cabinet meeting in respect of the recordings of prisoners. I heard Mr. Donnellan speak clearly on that matter. The Minister published immediately the information that we have, and it will be the subject of further discussions here. The terms of reference for...

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: We are being criticised now because we are going and doing something about it, when that crowd over there year after year let it pass by, swept it under the carpet and did nothing. As far as I am concerned-----

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: -----the Government will bring the terms of reference here for discussion and approval by Dáil Éireann.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: If it is appropriate that the terms of reference include tape recordings of conversations between gardaí and the public, prisoners and so on, these are matters that the Government will decide on with the involvement of the Department of Justice and Equality and approval by the Dáil. I do not wish to pre-empt that, except to say that the Bandon tapes are covered by the discovery...

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: A woman was murdered and there is a court case. There are tapes that are very stark in their remarks about this matter. At the end of the day, all we can do is what we believe to be right. What I believe is right is to have a commission of investigation, to have proper terms of reference, and to have all these matters investigated by an eminent Supreme Court judge to deal with that matter....

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: We have made it perfectly clear that there is no strategy in place to force or encourage possessions of people's family homes. In fact, the Government's approach to mortgage arrears and mortgage distress over the past two and a half years has involved putting in place a suite of opportunities for borrowers and lenders to work out sustainable solutions in each of these cases. That is why the...

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: In most cases, they are solvable if people are prepared to work out a solution and a conclusion. As Members are aware, individual banks have agreed a number of write-offs in the recent past. These agreements have received quite a deal of publicity. If Deputy Healy wants to get these details from the Minister for Finance, I suggest he submit a request to the Ceann Comhairle to raise this...

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: I do not accept the Deputy's assertion that evictions are happening in this country every day.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: That is simply not true.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: There is no need for the Deputy to engage in scaremongering in here and cause many people throughout the country to worry that they are facing eviction.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: As I have said, the fact of the matter is that people who have problems with their mortgages now have a range of opportunities to work out a solution with the lenders.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: On the one hand, the Deputies opposite seem to want write-downs, but on the other hand, they do not want write-downs. They need to be clear on what they are actually talking about. I am sure they support the cases that have been sorted out in recent weeks. There are particular circumstances in each case in which a write-down was given.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: I am not sure what the Deputies are saying. They do not want write-downs for some people, but they want write-downs for others.

Leaders' Questions (2 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: We want everyone to be able to retain their houses. When Leaders' Questions has come to a conclusion, perhaps Deputy Healy might furnish me with a full list of the evictions that have taken place in the past two months. That will allow me to assess the veracity of his argument.

Order of Business (2 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 24, Companies Bill 2012 - Report Stage (resumed) and Final Stage; and No. 22, Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013 Seanad - Report Stage (resumed) and Final Stage. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that in the event a division is in progress at the time fixed for taking Private Members' business, the...

Order of Business (2 Apr 2014)

Enda Kenny: White.