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Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Enda Kenny: Does the Tánaiste wish to make any comment about her own Ministry which has failed miserably?

Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Enda Kenny: That is-----

Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Enda Kenny: Yes, a Cheann Comhairle.

Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Enda Kenny: You, a Cheann Comhairle, sit in the Chair of adjudication in this House where the Government has treated this House with contempt. Members of the Government do not want to be in here. They do not want to answer any questions, or have any accountability or responsibility for the powers vested in them.

Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Enda Kenny: Let me return to something that is in order. The finance Bill is to be published today. Will the Tánaiste confirm that people who lost their jobs in the earlier part of the year and received redundancy payments will not be hit by additional income levies in today's finance Bill? Will this finance Bill deal with the problem of mortgage interest relief?

Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Enda Kenny: I am asking about legislation.

Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Enda Kenny: You are very fast off the mark this morning, a Cheann Comhairle.

Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Enda Kenny: I want to know, because the biggest failure of the Government has been its failure to give reassurance about the future. It has caused terror economically among people who do not know whether they are to be faced with-----

Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Enda Kenny: -----water charges, property rates, third level education fees, further income levies or whatever.

Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Enda Kenny: Will the finance Bill deal with the problem the Government now has of the structure of mortgage interest relief. Many families are losing up to €75 a week? Will it deal with that? Does the Tánaiste have any concern over the consequences of a price war, which may well result in serious-----

Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Enda Kenny: Hold on a second, a Cheann Comhairle. This may result in serious job losses in the food production industry here.

Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Enda Kenny: I am not sure if the Ceann Comhairle had his early morning walk this morning.

Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Enda Kenny: Does the Tánaiste intend to introduce fair trade legislation to protect the many jobs of the 230,000 workforce involved in the production of Irish food?

Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Enda Kenny: The Minister of State has failed completely to deal with it.

Departmental Expenditure. (12 May 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the revisions to his Department's Estimate for 2009 arising from the 7 April 2009 budget decisions on public spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17398/09]

Departmental Expenditure. (12 May 2009)

Enda Kenny: The Exchequer figures published yesterday call to mind the words of the Minister for Finance on Monday, when he said the science of economic forecasting at present is imprecise, a bit like forecasting the weather, where there is such a variety of forecasts that the reality is we share a common analysis. If that is the case, does the Taoiseach believe the Estimates published in respect of his...

Departmental Expenditure. (12 May 2009)

Enda Kenny: Thousands of unemployed.

Ministerial Responsibilities. (12 May 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach the responsibilities of the Ministers of State appointed by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15561/09]

Ministerial Responsibilities. (12 May 2009)

Enda Kenny: I agree with Deputy Burton that it is necessary that Ministers of State be given designated functions. There is a need for a certain number of Ministers of State. I would argue that the necessary requirement could be dealt with by appointing 12. The Taoiseach made the reduction to 15. Ministers of State are appointed by the Government and that is governed by legislation. Deputy Shatter...

Leaders' Questions (12 May 2009)

Enda Kenny: There are a number of very pressing issues with which the House should deal. Yesterday Allied Irish Banks issued an interim management statement ahead of the annual general meeting tomorrow. The developments alluded to in the statement are extremely disturbing. The bank now expects its bad debt charges for 2009 will be of the order of €4.5 billion. Loans that are vulnerable, on watch or...