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Order of Business (1 Apr 2010)

Enda Kenny: I want to repeat my two questions to the Tánaiste which she did not answer. Will the Government extend the inquiry beyond the date of the guarantee? There was intense activity between Anglo Irish Bank and the Government. We need to know the truth about what happened in there.

Order of Business (1 Apr 2010)

Enda Kenny: I understand there is a great deal more to come out which will not be very edifying. We need the inquiry to be extended beyond that date . Will that be the case? In view of the many messages now coming through about people who are worried about their employment in the Quinn Group, was the Government, through the Minister for Finance, in contact with Anglo Irish Bank as it is the Quinn...

Order of Business (1 Apr 2010)

Enda Kenny: The remark should be withdrawn.

International Financial Services Centre. (20 Apr 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach the role his Department is playing in overseeing the International Financial Services Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4599/10]

International Financial Services Centre. (20 Apr 2010)

Enda Kenny: How many people are employed in the IFSC? How much more competitive would a green IFSC be over the current arrangement?

International Financial Services Centre. (20 Apr 2010)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach rightly speaks of the 25,000 employed there, the resilience of the sector and the difficulties in the financial services area. When the Taoiseach was Minister for Finance he oversaw the light touch regulation structure which applies in this country. Last year we had some difficulties with the United States in so far as the categorisation of Ireland was concerned. Some people...

International Financial Services Centre. (20 Apr 2010)

Enda Kenny: This is in accordance with the principles set out for the IFSC, where efficiency, proportionality and all such matters were mentioned by Government. The question deals with oversight of the banking sector. The internationally traded financial services centre is very important for Ireland. If Ireland is to be seen to be in pristine condition from a financial services point of view...

International Financial Services Centre. (20 Apr 2010)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach said the regulator has always operated within EU directives and according to domestic law. If that is the case, how can he stand over a situation where the regulator oversaw a €2.8 billion loss in the Irish Nationwide Building Society last year alone? That was bigger than the accumulated profits of the entire-----

International Financial Services Centre. (20 Apr 2010)

Enda Kenny: I am responding to the Taoiseach's claim that the regulator always operated within Irish law.

International Financial Services Centre. (20 Apr 2010)

Enda Kenny: Go raibh maith agat. If it is the case that the regulator operated within Irish law, then the Taoiseach when he was Minister for Finance and his predecessor as Taoiseach oversaw a situation where there was no regulation. For that level of incompetence a pay-off of almost €1 million was paid to the regulator when he left. Is that justified? How can we say that we are operating within...

International Financial Services Centre. (20 Apr 2010)

Enda Kenny: Does the Taoiseach consider that the pay-off for the previous regulator was justified? In the interests of following on those reports about the inadequacies of the regulatory system, does the Taoiseach believe that in everybody's interest it would be good for the Government to indicate there will be an open-ended inquiry beyond the September 2008 date?

International Financial Services Centre. (20 Apr 2010)

Enda Kenny: It was not justified.

Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. (20 Apr 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach the number of staff employed in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions; the projected cost of this office in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12959/10]

Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. (20 Apr 2010)

Enda Kenny: I did not hear what the Taoiseach said in respect of the cost of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for 2010. Does that office present a schedule of work or projected work to his Department in respect of its Vote? Is he satisfied that the DPP will have sufficient staff to ensure that the office carries out its duties? Is the Taoiseach in possession of any information relating...

Leaders' Questions (20 Apr 2010)

Enda Kenny: On 30 March, the Minister for Finance, in speaking in the House on the financial crisis, said that the banks of this country had played fast and loose with the economic interests of Ireland. He went on to say that senior people in banking had made appalling lending decisions which, in his words, the taxpayer would have to pay for years to come. We now have the revelations from the Irish...

Leaders' Questions (20 Apr 2010)

Enda Kenny: That reply is a complete and utter whitewash and the Taoiseach knows it. The Covered Institutions Remuneration Oversight Committee, which was set up by the Government and reported on 27 February 2009, warned the Government of what could happen here. Its report contained the following: We consider that pension arrangements for top management should be reviewed. We have become aware of a...

Leaders' Questions (20 Apr 2010)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach should stop it.

Death of Polish President: Expressions of Sympathy (20 Apr 2010)

Enda Kenny: I am pleased to have the opportunity to convey the deep condolences of the Fine Gael Party to the Polish people on the tragic plane crash last week which cost the lives of 96 people. This accident was a significant loss, particularly for the families which have lost loved ones. It was also a significant loss to Poland, taking the lives of President Kaczynski, his wife and many other leading...

Order of Business (20 Apr 2010)

Enda Kenny: I object to the Order of Business. I do so because No. 3, which proposes to take the Central Bank Reform Bill, should be opposed on the basis that the Government does not wish to extend the inquiry beyond September 2008. I outlined during Taoiseach's Questions what should be done if the Government is serious about sorting out this matter for once and for all to restore our financial and...

Order of Business (20 Apr 2010)

Enda Kenny: I congratulate the Government Chief Whip on winning his first vote, admittedly by a short head. Some Members opposite may have been a little concerned regarding the closeness of the result.