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Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: As the Deputy has pointed out, the challenge is in respect of families. I have already dealt with that question from Deputy Broughan. The Government is conscious of the scale of the challenge, which cannot be sorted out unless more housing is provided.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: No.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: It is expected to come before Cabinet next week.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: Yes.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: I would like to see a much shorter time.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: I will advise Deputy O'Dea on it. As far as I know, it is not complete. I have not seen it yet, but I will advise Deputy O'Dea when it will be completed.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: I will have to advise Deputy Mulherin on that as I do not have an up-to-date position on the Bill's status. I will let her know.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: It will come before the House in this session. The first meeting of the low pay commission is expected to be held this month.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: It is listed for Wednesday, 4 March, when the Minister will be available to hear Deputies' views.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: That will come before the House in this session.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: Later this year.

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: I disagree with the allegations made by Deputy Martin. When he mentioned selling people down the river, I assume he is referring to his own selling of our country down the river a number of years ago.

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: A consequence of that was a complete collapse of the construction sector, the loss of 100,000 jobs directly in the construction sector and negative equity inflicted on the vast majority of people in the country. The consequences of that crisis are still with us.

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: The Government put together a whole suite of opportunities for borrowers to engage with lenders, to cut deals and come to a conclusion, so that they would not lose their primary home. It is fair to say that significant numbers of letters have issued to people all over the country.

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: That is true. In quite a number of those cases, there has been no engagement whatsoever between the person who borrowed and the lender, which will never resolve the situation. In cases where the borrowers responded to the lenders, I am not happy with the situation where some banks appear to ignore the recommendations made by personal insolvency practitioners in the interests of cutting a...

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: Ireland.

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: I live in the same country as Deputy Martin which he destroyed economically and left no protection to any person in this country. It cost €64 billion.

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: It is beyond me how he can come into the House week after week with his patronising claptrap when he sold this country down the Swanee and took no responsibility for it.

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin is wrong when he said that I blame the borrower. I said that in many cases, there is no engagement at all while in other cases, there has been. I made the point that the reason we called in the personal insolvency practitioners was to get from them first-hand evidence of where the banks are failing to cut deals after the personal insolvency practitioner has put forward a...

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: -----realistic appraisal. When personal insolvency practitioners make an arrangement, I do not want to hear banks telephone the client to say they will not accept that deal but will accept it if the client gets rid of the personal insolvency practitioner in the first place and waives his or her fee. That is not good enough and I do not, nor will I, accept that from banks in the borrowers'...