Results 27,261-27,280 of 36,764 for speaker:Enda Kenny
- Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: Sinn Féin members of Cork City Council refused to put through the budget for the citizens of Cork city because they refused to accept responsibility when it is given to them. As Uachtarán of Sinn Féin, Deputy Adams has an opportunity to set out what he believes should be the commemorative qualities.
- Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: They should be inclusive, sensitive, comprehensive, accurate and authentic. That is why the themes developed here were of remembering, reflecting and reimagining. When looking at the entities of Facebook and Google, we are trying to look outward and forward because we can tie together the entire Irish diaspora, the descendants of the 1916 years all over the world, in commemorating the start...
- Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: It is not just about military machines on O'Connell Street but about the Irish people. It is about the Irish people and the journey they travelled before 1916 and for the 100 years since.
- Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: We want to reflect on a country that was left in an economic swamp a few years ago and which is now the fastest growing in Europe. Our reflections on 1916 must bear in mind the words of the Proclamation and the use of our ability to develop our country. Deputy Adams must own up because the Proclamation-----
- Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: ----- points out that we should cherish all the children of our nation equally. That is not the case in Sinn Féin's view.
- Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Catherine Murphy always has been a realist and is well aware that we cannot continue to have raw sewage flowing into the bays and rivers of our country.
- Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: We cannot continue with 500 of the treatment works that supply water to businesses and people all over the country in an inferior condition. Out of general taxation, the division of them for schools, hospitals, roads and other services has never been sufficient other than to catch up with an inadequate infrastructure and an intolerable situation. Every new business and industry set up or...
- Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: When meters are installed, leaks can be found.
- Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: The more that are fixed, the less waste there will be and therefore the greater the saving for the taxpayer, as the cost of producing water will be reduced. It also allows for investment for the future to fix treatment works and provide new infrastructure. We cannot go on in parts of Dublin where there are pipes that are 100 years old and incapable of providing a service for consumers and...
- Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: We cannot go on with treatment works that are of grossly inferior standard or where there is no treatment at all. As this is a country that prides itself as being clean and green, that will just not work. I recognise that mistakes were made.
- Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: Today when the Minister outlines the conditions that will apply, there will be evidence that the Government havs listened to ordinary people who expressed their anxiety and concerns. These concerns and anxieties will be reflected in the actions of the Government in today's announcement.
- Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: The questions raised which were of great concern to people included using personal public service numbers, the bonus regime, call-out charges and the level of uncertainty about what the contribution would be.
- Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: There was concern about whether the Irish Water entity could continue to be able to borrow off balance sheet to enable the Government to invest for the future. All of these matters have been very carefully considered following the legitimate and peaceful expression of people's anxieties and concerns on the streets. It was a very powerful movement, to which I must say with a sense of...
- Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: People have come to me.
- Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: To answer Deputy Catherine Murphy's question, the contribution levels to be announced today will be seen to be fair, affordable, clear and consistent in the time ahead.
- Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: It will also deal with the questions of the continued public ownership of the Irish Water entity-----
- Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: -----and the necessity for that entity to gain the public's confidence not only by being able to respond to their queries but also by demonstrating the investment programme for the future.
- Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: Most essentially, people's contributions should go strictly towards investment in meeting Irish Water requirements and not to deal with any sideline issue.
- Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: These points were made in a valid way and we have reflected on them and listened to the concerns expressed.
- Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2014)
Enda Kenny: I hope that when the Minister addresses the matter today, he will bring about certainty and clarity.