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Appointments to State Boards. (2 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: Many of the bodies are probably quangos that are going to go anyway. However, in the interests of having the very best people who want to participate, it should not just be confined to selected personnel. Does the Taoiseach agree it is appropriate that the Minister for Finance, by accepting my recommendation following the publication of Deputy Varadkar's Bill some time ago, should involve...

Appointments to State Boards. (2 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach's predecessor admitted to me here that a number of the appointments he made were based on friendship, not ability. For example, the chairman of the Dublin Port and Docks board was appointed on the basis of friendship, not ability. I am glad to hear the Taoiseach say appointments should be on the basis of people's credentials and the quality of what they can bring to the board...

Ministerial Travel. (2 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach the procedures in place in his Department in respect of the use of the Government jet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48405/09]

Ministerial Travel. (2 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Taoiseach for clarifying that the Government jet moves on his authorisation. Will he clarify the position with regard to what happened on Sunday, 3 February 2008, when the Government jet was in the United States as a result of a visit there by the Minister for Health and Children? On that date the Minister and her husband had a private day, to which both are entitled. The...

Ministerial Travel. (2 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: This is about authorisation for flying the Government jet at €7,100 an hour. Was clarification given to the Taoiseach for that movement of the jet and did he authorise it?

Ministerial Travel. (2 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Taoiseach for his comment that his function is to give authorisation for use of the service. The service was used from Phoenix, Arizona to Las Vegas. If the Taoiseach's function is to give authorisation for the use of the service, was he asked for that authorisation and did he give it? The meteorological records from the US National Agricultural Statistics Service provide a...

Ministerial Travel. (2 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: In any event, I am anxious to find out from the Taoiseach whether he was asked for authorisation for the use of this service to move the Gulfstream jet from Phoenix, Arizona to Las Vegas overnight. What was the purpose of that movement? Did the Taoiseach authorise it? We know from records that the jet flew from Las Vegas to Phoenix the following day to pick up the Minister for Health and...

Ministerial Travel. (2 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: I have a question on operational matters. In another incident, for some reason the same jet flew to Kingston, Jamaica with a previous Taoiseach.

Ministerial Travel. (2 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach stated in his reply that when a request for movement of the jet comes in it is dealt with initially by his staff. Thereafter, the clearance is to be given by the Taoiseach. In answer to a supplementary question, he stated his job in this regard is to authorise use of the service. He has now asked me whether I have a question on operational matters and I do. What was the...

Ministerial Travel. (2 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: I accept that point. The Taoiseach is also now the acting Minister for Defence. He can take it that I will ask him, as Minister for Defence, to find out how and why this happened. I accept he was not Taoiseach at that stage but on an operational matter this jet did move from city to city.

Ministerial Travel. (2 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: Yes, but the Minister for Defence is the person who has the record. As the Taoiseach is now the Minister for Defence, I ask him that question. We will see how he responds to it.

Ministerial Travel. (2 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: To Phoenix.

Leaders' Questions (2 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: Today saw the publication of the worst ever results from Allied Irish Banks with losses of €3.5 billion. When the guarantee scheme went though the House, the Minister for Finance said that we were now deeply embedded in the banking sector. Conditions were laid out for recapitalisation and what its consequences might be. It is coincidental that the amount of recapitalisation put in by the...

Leaders' Questions (2 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: As I understand this, Allied Irish Banks will come cap-in-hand to the Government for a further recapitalisation sum of between €3 billion and €5 billion. When the banking crisis started, the Taoiseach's response was to say that we would write whatever cheque was necessary. When Allied Irish Banks come to the Government for more money, on top of what taxpayers will have to pay for toxic...

Leaders' Questions (2 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach did not answer my question. I asked what conditions the Government was prepared to lay down before it considered giving any further taxpayers money to Allied Irish Banks. Is the Government prepared to make AIB dispose of overseas assets that are not of any interest to the Irish economy? The Exchequer figures for February will be issued at 4.30 p.m. today and these will, more...

Leaders' Questions (2 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: However, the Taoiseach will come in here and say we need a further €6 billion of taxpayers' money for Anglo Irish Bank. There will be revolution on the streets if the Taoiseach does that.

Leaders' Questions (2 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: The Fine Gael Party put forward a credible and workable solution for Anglo Irish Bank. We suggested it should be broken up into a good bank and a bad bank. Is the Taoiseach prepared to tell the Dáil and the country that he will not put one further cent of taxpayers' money into Anglo Irish Bank unless it comes to him with a proposal to break the bank up into a good bank and bad bank? He...

Leaders' Questions (2 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: Fine Gael put forward that idea.

Leaders' Questions (2 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: I asked about paying another €6 billion? I asked what ideas the Government has.

Leaders' Questions (2 Mar 2010)

Enda Kenny: Some €6 billion.