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Financial Transactions (11 Feb 2009)

Enda Kenny: The Minister, Deputy Brian Lenihan, is a man of integrity. There is a lesson here for everybody. The Minister did not read the full report but the politics of his ministerial office should have put him on alert when his officials told him a section of this report should be referred to the regulator. He should have asked the reason for the referral and the alarm bells should have gone off...

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (11 Feb 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 164: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will directly facilitate a meeting with the Special European Union Programmes Body and the North-South Ministerial Council with a view to securing SEUPB funding for ferry services (details supplied) that will generate significant tourism revenue for the Exchequer in the coming years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5120/09]

Order of Business (12 Feb 2009)

Enda Kenny: This is not agreed. We are not here to play games. There is €7,000 million on the line and the first person who should be here is the Taoiseach.

Order of Business (12 Feb 2009)

Enda Kenny: His absence is noted. This morning I listened to the Minister for Finance, who speaks with his usual authority. Other authorities said the airwaves were buzzing with negativity yesterday, not because of the reaction to the Government's decision, but as a reaction to the Government's incompetence in handling this. I object to the Government's proposal. This was originally to be statements....

Order of Business (12 Feb 2009)

Enda Kenny: To comply with the Ceann Comhairle's patience, I propose that instead of No. 4, that the Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement for 15 minutes, we should have 90 minutes of questions and answers at the end of these statements. This way Members from all sides of the House can have the Minister for Finance, the Tánaiste and preferably the Taoiseach, who did not...

Order of Business (12 Feb 2009)

Enda Kenny: I propose that there be 90 minutes at the end of this for questions and answers.

Order of Business (12 Feb 2009)

Enda Kenny: The vote has been taken. It appears the Government either does not wish or is afraid to facilitate a question and answer session in the House today. I cannot change that decision but it is regrettable that when €7,000 million of public money is being pumped into the banks in a recapitalisation programme we cannot get answers to questions. The Tánaiste made a comment earlier about Irish...

Order of Business (12 Feb 2009)

Enda Kenny: It was not disposed of.

Order of Business (12 Feb 2009)

Enda Kenny: I have a question for the Tánaiste about legislation to which she referred. She said a legislative measure will be brought before the House. In light of the legislation to be produced, will the Tánaiste confirm this morning that the Government has confidence in the management of Irish Life & Permanent? Can she confirm, also in light of that legislation, that there was no involvement of...

Order of Business (12 Feb 2009)

Enda Kenny: ——to deceive shareholders?

Order of Business (12 Feb 2009)

Enda Kenny: I am speaking about the legislation, a Cheann Comhairle.

Order of Business (12 Feb 2009)

Enda Kenny: I recall you, a Cheann Comhairle, in your younger years when you sat in the vacant seat between the seats now occupied by Deputy Creed and Deputy Hogan on this side of the House. You became quite apoplectic about matters of much less importance than €7,000 million in taxpayers' money——

Order of Business (12 Feb 2009)

Enda Kenny: ——and questions of the most serious gravity that must be asked about covered institutions with State guarantees. The public wants to know what we are investigating and the extent of liabilities that will accrue.

Order of Business (12 Feb 2009)

Enda Kenny: I have another question. In light of the debate due to take place, can I take it that the statement of the Minister for Finance——

Order of Business (12 Feb 2009)

Enda Kenny: In light of the statement to be made by the Minister for Finance to deal with the legislation he will introduce, will he give all the information to the House this morning, and I mean all the information available to the Government?

Order of Business (12 Feb 2009)

Enda Kenny: Fine Gael has put down an amendment to the motion.

Order of Business (12 Feb 2009)

Enda Kenny: Do you have confidence in Irish Life & Permanent?

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (12 Feb 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 82: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of freedom of information requests received by her Department each month in 2007 and 2008 in tabular format; the number acceded to; the number refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5399/09]

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (12 Feb 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department each month in 2007 and 2008 in tabular format; the number acceded to; the number refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5401/09]

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (12 Feb 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 103: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of freedom of information requests received by her Department each month in 2007 and 2008 in tabular format; the number acceded to; the number refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5403/09]