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- Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: They take into account the wishes of the people concerned.
- Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: Instead of the unemployment list, the live register, being seen as a lengthy list of people with no future, it should be seen as offering potential for employers to train and upskill, with people being able to learn computer and language skills, trades, crafts, etc.
- Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: By 2018 I expect us to be very close to full employment.
- Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: There will be jobs for young people in their own country. Sustainable jobs are the best route out of disillusionment and poverty.
- Leaders' Questions (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: Work should be seen to pay. People should be given that opportunity.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: Yes, I will deal with them.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: I will deal with the issue.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: I propose to takes Questions Nos. 1 to 81, inclusive, together. I last answered questions on European Council matters on 16 December 2014. There are 81 questions of this type placed by Deputies today which were received on a weekly basis since that time and they have gathered on the Order Paper. I delivered pre-Council and post-Council statements on the December 2014 European Council...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: Yes, but we have another option now and the Government will make a decision in the best interests of the taxpayers. The market value of our investments has improved considerably and, in deciding how best to recover the money used to recapitalise the Irish banks, the Government is determined to pursue the course of action which will be most advantageous to the Irish taxpayer.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: The question is whether it is recapitalisation as allowed for now under ESM or the alternative route of determining the value of the banks.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: It is about making the best choice in the interests of the Irish taxpayer. I regularly discuss Ireland's economic situation with European Council counterparts and I had the opportunity at the March European Council to outline our progress to date. We have not discussed the Irish bank guarantee in recent contacts. In regard to Greece and Greek debt, I note the meeting yesterday on this....
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: I have on many occasions offered the Deputies opposite the opportunity to table a priority question each week if that is what they wish to do-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: -----rather than have these build up as has happened.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: As I said in my opening remarks-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: -----but Deputy Martin never listens, we have reported both before and after the European Council meetings, which never happened before, to allow the Deputies to raise their cases. Most of what we have dealt with here has been dealt with since December in those meetings.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Adams raised his question about recapitalisation, and he made the point that, as I said on that occasion back in June 2012, this matter would be a seismic shift in breaking the link between bank debt and sovereign debt.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: Yes, and that is what has happened, because no more, Deputy Adams, if a bank goes bust will the taxpayer be out first to pay. The seismic shift in European politics is now in position, in that, if banks go down in future, the taxpayer is not going to be-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: That is the breakage of the link between sovereign and bank debt-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: -----and that is now in position.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (12 May 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Deputy comes back to the question of recapitalisation. As I said, this Government did not put a cent into Anglo Irish Bank - €34 billion gone down the tubes, gone, lost to the taxpayer, to the next generation. This Government has put in restructuring of €30 billion. We expect to get all of that back. There are two options to be considered here. One is the decision of...