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Leaders' Questions (10 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy will understand that Dublin and Shannon Airports are among the few airports at which one can get pre-clearance for the United States, which is a major feather in Ireland's cap. The Minister, Deputy Donohoe, will continue to monitor this closely. The outcome of the meeting this week between officials of his Department and IAG will be brought to his attention. We will keep this...

Leaders' Questions (10 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: -----whether the price is acceptable, whether the conditions are acceptable, and whether it is in the interests of Ireland and of its people.

Leaders' Questions (10 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: As pointed out by others, one has to look carefully at the consequences of not considering seriously whatever final opportunity or option might be presented.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 4, inclusive, together. It is worth recalling that these questions arise in the context of allegations of the rape and sexual abuse of a young woman in Northern Ireland and her subsequent mistreatment at the hands of members of Sinn Féin and the Provisional IRA. I have had the opportunity and the privilege of meeting with Ms Cahill, and she...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: Nobody doubts the seriousness of the issue. There should not be and there cannot be a hiding place for those who carry out those kind of offences. Under the North-South Ministerial Council, although it is not specifically part of the remit of the council, the issues are dealt with bilaterally. I did receive a letter from the Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness, in regard to a proposal...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: I have responded to the Deputy First Minister, Mr. McGuinness. He asked for a process to be put in place. I assume that means there would be an end to that process in any individual case. I presume that would mean a person or persons would be brought before the court and that the law would take its course. If an allegation is made about sexual abuse, either an individual case or in...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: The Garda and the PSNI continue to carry out their investigations on these matters. I have no doubt about the allegations that were made. We know the cost of ignoring information brought by children or young people generally in this jurisdiction, and of ignoring the seriousness of the allegations that many of them have made. However, when there are criminal investigations going on into a...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: The signal we need here is that everybody should-----

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: The clearest thing to come from this is that people should co-operate. Sexual abusers cannot be tolerated-----

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: -----and should be subject to the law of the land.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: That is irrespective of who they are or where this comes from. The Deputy made the point that nothing was done after the Deputy First Minister wrote to me. It has been made perfectly clear on quite a number of occasions that these criminal investigations are being followed through and all of the allegations made are being investigated. If there is new information, that should be given to...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: They did not discuss the detail of this latest case. When the Deputy says the public representative involved advised the person, face to face and in writing, to make a complaint to the Garda, it is a very long way from what the person who was abused said, which was that what was arranged was a process to punish the alleged abuser and bring the person who was abused in front of a number of...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: I am just making the point that the person who was abused-----

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: -----said that when he brought it to the attention of a Sinn Féin public representative, a process was arranged to bring the relevant person before a kangaroo court to be asked questions by named people and the witnesses to that. The options given to the person who was abused were that the alleged perpetrator would be killed or exiled.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: No, I do not. I am not prejudging the events in the television programme.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: I am not. This is what the person has said. The Deputy, who is the leader of his party, has stated that the person who was abused was told, face to face and in writing, that he should bring his complaint to the Garda, which he did in October 2014. There are supports available for people North and South who are victims of sexual abuse.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: They work as well as can be. There is co-operation between the PSNI and the Garda. There was a recent review of these cases between the Minister for Justice and Equality here and the Minister of Justice in Northern Ireland, David Ford. There is the independent investigation of the Ombudsman and the Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland, as well as Tusla here. The...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: The process has to be independent of the court proceedings. One cannot have an amnesty on sexual abuse.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: There cannot be a situation like that. The perpetrators of this kind of crime need to be brought before the courts of the land, North and South.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Mar 2015)

Enda Kenny: If the allegation made stands up, that is not what was offered to a victim of abuse who came forward and made a formal complaint to the Garda.