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Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: These are Leaders' Questions and I am engaging in preparatory work for the oral questions to be taken later. Yesterday the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment laughed at the prospect of meeting Mr. Michael O'Leary. No one in north Dublin - real families and real workers with real jobs - is laughing today. The Government has not taken opportunities to secure jobs....

Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: I am concerned about securing 300 high-tech jobs and not about political egos. It is not true to say that the Tánaiste determined that every effort should be made to secure these jobs because she laughed at the prospect of meeting Michael O'Leary. Do not fob this off to Barry O'Leary of the IDA. The stock response of the Government is to hand matters over to somebody else and for...

Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: I have a copy of a lease from July 2009.

Leaders' Questions (16 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: The lease states it shall require to be taken back and other accommodation provided. If the Tánaiste is serious about determining the security of these jobs, under the lease it is legally possible to take back hangar 6 because it is now required for aircraft development and maintenance. What can be more important in north Dublin than high-tech jobs in aircraft maintenance? If the Taoiseach...

Order of Business (16 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: I object to the Order of Business in its current form. I propose an amendment to it, that the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Bill 2009 be suspended at 6.30 p.m. for the purpose of allowing the Minister for Defence to make a statement and to have a short period thereafter for question time. I propose also that, on the conclusion of the Adjournment debate, the...

Order of Business (16 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: I am finished now.

Order of Business (16 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: It is a matter that cannot be dealt with just by having a personal explanation.

Order of Business (16 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: I appreciate that, a Cheann Comhairle. This matter became public on 21 December. I asked the Taoiseach today if the communications unit had brought this matter to his attention and he said he could not recall that. In the intervening two months he has known about this matter but he has done nothing about it, except possibly to ask the Minister to make a statement this evening. It is...

Order of Business (16 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: -----and from that point of view the Taoiseach has failed to do anything for the past two months.

Order of Business (16 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: I object to the Order of Business being taken in this fashion. It is not satisfactory that a personal explanation can be considered sufficient in respect of a matter that is as serious and fundamentally important as this.

Suspension of Member. (16 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: Vótáil.

Order of Business (Resumed). (16 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: I would like to bring to the Chair's attention that the Fine Gael spokesperson on justice, equality and law reform merely said that he hoped that the Ceann Comhairle's office-----

Order of Business (Resumed). (16 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: We have not dealt with it.

Order of Business (Resumed). (16 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: All the Deputy said was that he hoped that the Ceann Comhairle's office was not complicit in this matter-----

Order of Business (Resumed). (16 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: All he said was that he hoped that the Ceann Comhairle's office was not complicit. The Ceann Comhairle is wrong on this.

Order of Business (Resumed). (16 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: He did not sign the affidavit.

Order of Business (Resumed). (16 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: That is not good enough.

Order of Business (Resumed) (16 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: I will ask the Taoiseach three questions. Is it intended to allow time for statements on the announcement from Europe of assistance for Greece and the decision on that, the death of the growth and stability pact and the new regime to be implemented? This has important implications for Ireland and arrangements should be made to allow for an appropriate time for comment on this matter in the...

Personal Explanation by Minister (16 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: I wish to raise a point of information.

Personal Explanation by Minister (16 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: I respect the Minister's right to give a personal explanation. A series of questions arise from it, however, and I give formal notice of my intention to move a motion of no confidence in him.