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Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)

Enda Kenny: Obviously, if one tries to give a direction to a court stating such a decision must be decided by such a date, how does one know the arguments that are going to arise? How does one know the other objections or elements that might be raised? One just cannot do it. I refer to the utter separation of the Judiciary from the Oireachtas. Deputy Mac Lochlainn's Bill might be well-intentioned but...

European Council Meeting: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Enda Kenny: The meeting of the European Council that took place last Thursday and Friday was particularly challenging. We were faced with many difficult questions of fundamental importance for the Union. Discussions, which continued late into the night, were undoubtedly robust. However, it must also be recognised that important progress was made on a range of critical and sensitive issues. On...

European Council Meeting: Statements (1 Jul 2015)

Enda Kenny: How would Deputy Adams have fixed it?

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (7 Jul 2015)

Enda Kenny: Based on 2014 Education and Training expenditure, my Department would achieve savings as set out in the following table: Saving if spend was reduced by 2.5% Saving if spend was reduced by 5% Saving if spend was reduced by 10% €1,896 €3,792 €7,583

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (7 Jul 2015)

Enda Kenny: The annual savings to my Department if spending on professional fees, including but not limited to legal, IT-related, accountancy, and other advisory and consultancy was reduced by 10%, is provided in the following table: Description Savings if spend was reduced by 10% Department €18,663.72 Commission of Investigation and Moriarty Tribunal €63,407.50

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Advisers Remuneration (7 Jul 2015)

Enda Kenny: There are five Special Advisers employed in my Department, four of whom are my Special Advisers and one of whom is Special Adviser to the Government Chief Whip. The details requested in relation to their salaries are set out in the table. The 1st point of the Principal Officer (standard scale) is €75,647. The salary cost for special advisers employed in my Department is...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (7 Jul 2015)

Enda Kenny: If the amount of the stipend was reduced by 25%, based on the amount paid to Board members last year the potential saving to the Exchequer would be €5,237. There are no fees paid to members of the National Economic and Social Council which is only body under the aegis of my Department. Although the National Statistics Board (NSB) is not classified as an agency under my aegis, I am...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Expenditure (7 Jul 2015)

Enda Kenny: My Department incurred no expenditure on expenses between 2011 and 3 July 2015 in relation to myself.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Eurozone Crisis (7 Jul 2015)

Enda Kenny: Some hours after the conclusion of the last meeting of the European Council on 26 June Prime Minister Tsipras announced his intention to hold a referendum on 5 July. I received a letter from the Prime Minister on 28 June, in which he asked for Ireland's support in extending the financial assistance arrangements for his country under the European Financial Stability Facility. Similar letters...

Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)

Enda Kenny: No, I have not given up at all on standard variable mortgage interest rates. I stand by the point of view I expressed earlier that, from any moral point of view, where banks are able to borrow at much lower rates now that they have been restructured, and restructured in the interests of the people and not for the banks' facilities, that they should bear that in mind in terms of the lending...

Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy made a claim that I leaked the European Commission report.

Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)

Enda Kenny: No. The Deputy said, "You leaked the report"-----

Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)

Enda Kenny: -----and he then said quickly "or someone did".

Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)

Enda Kenny: I know the Deputy does not mean that, but he put it on the record again, and I reject that.

Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)

Enda Kenny: Also, he said that the Central Bank said it was not open to the implementation of legislation to deal with this. I have said to him already this morning that the Government has repeatedly said to the Central Bank that if it wants legislative powers-----

Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)

Enda Kenny: -----to deal with the setting of interest rates for variable-rate mortgages in the mortgage market, it will introduce such legislation. The Central Bank, which is independent, has said it does not need this legislation-----

Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)

Enda Kenny: -----and it does not require it.

Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy has never respected independence before, nor does he respect it now. He is introducing legislation by way of a Private Members' Bill with Deputy Michael McGrath, who is a decent, determined politician, to quote what he said this morning. The Central Bank has told the Government it does not want legislation of this nature. The Government has repeatedly said we will introduce...

Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)

Enda Kenny: He then clarified that by saying the banks had not moved in any substantial way. Believe me, the Government is very interested - and why not - in the 300,000 families who are paying excessive variable interest rates on mortgages.

Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2015)

Enda Kenny: The Government has restructured these banks-----