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Order of Business (28 Jan 2010)

Enda Kenny: I rarely break the rules but this is important and I would like a response from the Minister, Deputy Lenihan. Is the Minister saying that the-----

Order of Business (28 Jan 2010)

Enda Kenny: -----NAMA banks will not increase their mortgage interest rates? Thousands of families are waiting to hear the Minister's answer, which is critical to their futures. If the Minister answers the question I will sit down.

Order of Business (28 Jan 2010)

Enda Kenny: No, I am seeking a vote against the proposal in protest.

Order of Business (28 Jan 2010)

Enda Kenny: I agree with it. I will not have an opportunity to speak on this debate but I call on the Minister for Finance to note that I have raised the matter of European scrutiny with the Taoiseach and Tánaiste on a number of occasions. Under existing facilities and prior to the Lisbon treaty we did not have the capacity to examine the way particular directives were transposed into Irish law, as...

Social Partnership. (2 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach when he will next meet with the social partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48379/09]

Social Partnership. (2 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the recent activities of the National Implementation Body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48382/09]

Social Partnership. (2 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach the proposed work of the National Economic and Social Council during 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48393/09]

Social Partnership. (2 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: I thought the bonuses were only to be paid in exceptional circumstances. It seems as if they are being paid to more than 600 public servants, according to the latest reports. I listened to the chief executive officer of the Labour Relations Commission yesterday who believes considerable work must be done by the Government before the unions can sit down again around the table. Approximately...

Social Partnership. (2 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: I am not suggesting that the decisions made in the budget be reversed. The Taoiseach said the Government had no wish to see further cuts in public pay, but he is in a position to deliver on that. He knows as well as I do the pressure that thousands of public servants are under in managing from week to week while paying mortgages, bills for their children's education and all the other costs...

Social Partnership. (2 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: I do. Nobody is saying the Government should reverse decisions made two months ago, but it is in a position to say that while €3 billion will be taken out of the economy at the end of 2010, there will be no further cuts in public sector pay, with particular reference to those who are on the line as it is. I asked the Taoiseach one more question, which he may have forgotten to answer. What...

Social Partnership. (2 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: The president of SIPTU, Jack O'Connor, said on the other issues that this was the best offer any Government was ever made by the unions. When the Taoiseach says he wants to engage on the other issues, and the unions say they made the best offer ever to any Government, the Taoiseach is in a position to bring matters together by saying the Government recognises the scale of savings that can be...

Leaders' Questions (2 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: On Monday last, the Permanent TSB announced an increase in its interest rates for standard variable rate mortgages, which will result in €42 million being taken from its mortgage payers. The clear indication is that other banks intend to follow suit, which would mean the removal of a further €300 million from the pockets of mortgage holders, of whom up to 350,000 may be affected. As the...

Leaders' Questions (2 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: The Government appointed public interest directors to serve on the boards of banks. Is it in the public interest that at this time of economic difficulty, mortgage interest rates should rise, having been driven up by the banks that have been given a guarantee, a recapitalisation and NAMA? As the Taoiseach is aware, the banks' cost structures have not been kept down in line with their...

Order of Business (2 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: I understand the money for the purchase of carbon credits was paid into the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in 2006. Does the Taoiseach know how much was paid out? Will he be making a decision on an appointment to the bank? In respect of the agreement between Ireland and Japan, which I support, can he provide figures on the number of Japanese persons who made contributions...

Order of Business (2 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: Is it proposed to allocate any time for statements on the discussions on the Northern Ireland Assembly? The Taoiseach will be aware that during his required absence in Stormont last week the House was fully supportive of the efforts of Government. I understand that the BBC is carrying a report that within the DUP the proposed agreement was voted on 60:40, which is an indication of some...

Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: These are very fretful times for families in this country. When the Taoiseach came to power in May 2008 the number on the live register was 202,000. The Central Statistics Office will release the comparable figure this morning at 11 a.m. for January 2010. Will the Taoiseach inform the House of what that figure is?

Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: Those are devastating figures. Following on the Exchequer returns yesterday, they are a litany of despair from a Government that has failed to put any plan or strategy in place to deal with this situation. There is no point in drifting onwards and looking back in six months to see what might have happened. It is apparent from the Exchequer returns yesterday that every tax is down, but...

Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: This is the end of the first——

Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: That is fine until one talks to the despairing parents and young people who see no hope coming from a Government that has no plan in place. I am offering the Taoiseach assistance in terms of an economic recovery authority, NewERA, and a national recovery bank to get new credit flowing into the system. If the Government is serious about making things happen it needs to change its ways and...

Leaders' Questions (3 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: Thousands of people are willing to put their shoulder to the wheel but they need hope and confidence from a Government that has no plan in place.