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Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: It is up from 15,500 in 2004 to 24,200 in 2007. When is it proposed to do something about this in the 49 Bills on the list? When will the new Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform inform the House that he will take action to deal with the serious offences being committed by persons out on bail?

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: What about No. 49?

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: What about No. 49?

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: That is nonsense.

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: The Tánaiste was not asked about that, she was asked——

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: ——if we could have a pre-budget outlook discussion in the House.

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: There is no point in doing that in October. The Tánaiste is in charge and under the remit of her Department 65,000 construction workers have gone out of business.

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: We need to discuss the matter in the House before October.

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: In view of the more challenging economic environment facing the country, does the Tánaiste intend to introduce proposals to the House under the responsibility of her Department to deal with the requirement to train and upskill 500,000 workers in the medium term? A great number of young apprentices in trades and crafts——

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: ——are now left in limbo because of deterioration in the building sector.

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: It is the Tánaiste's Department. Does she intend to bring proposals before the House to deal with that situation?

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: The fact that legislation is not required does not mean we do not have to deal with the human consequences of people losing jobs and being out of skills.

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: The Tánaiste is the Minister responsible. Can I take it that the proposals under the existing plan to deal with retraining——

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: Will the Minister leave the Minister for Finance to clean up the mess left by his predecessor?

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: A tipster.

EU Summits. (17 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach if he has received an agenda for the June 2008 meeting of the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17128/08]

EU Summits: Supplementary Questions. (17 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach if he has received an agenda for the June 2008 meeting of the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17128/08]

EU Summits: Supplementary Questions. (17 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: I express my disappointment at the result of the referendum, but the votes were cast and counted and the verdict was given, and that must be accepted and respected. I want to ask the Taoiseach a number of questions arising from the referendum. This decision has sent reverberations around the European Union and beyond. We do not want to end up with a two-speed Europe, where some countries...

EU Summits: Supplementary Questions. (17 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: One thing I did not hear people say during the campaign was that Ireland should pull out of Europe. Under the proposed Lisbon treaty the opportunity exists for any country to do so. Clearly, there is a disconnect between Government and the Irish people in so far as Europe and its workings are concerned, as highlighted in the Dáil last December by the Taoiseach's predecessor when he said...

EU Summits: Supplementary Questions. (17 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: This is not a 26-versus-one situation, this is a group of 27 countries with a set of objectives and principles to be achieved. The beauty of EU treaties to date has been that they have been able to accommodate a very broad range of views, cultures and positions from different countries and governments. In the Taoiseach's discussions with the Commission President, Mr. Barroso, the German...