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European Council: Statements (3 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: Last week's European Council saw the concern of many states about the threat to the stability of the euro being aired in public. In advance of the European Council meeting, I attended a summit meeting of the leaders of the European Peoples Party. While there was general consensus that greater oversight of fiscal plans is necessary, there was also recognition that a broad re-opening of the...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (3 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of departmental and agency staff now decentralised; the amount has spent on interim accommodation for both his Department and agencies under the remit of his Department since the commencement of the decentralisation project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39374/10]

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (3 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 265: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he had been contacted by a company (details supplied) in County Mayo in advance of the 200 redundancies announced this week; his views on the announcement of these redundancies; his plans to liaise with the company in respect of possibly avoiding these redundancies and safeguarding the remaining 800 positions; and if...

Written Answers — Job Losses: Job Losses (3 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 266: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to any proposals by the Industrial Development Authority to ensure new employment is provided to replace the 200 positions being made redundant at a company (details supplied) in County Mayo; if the IDA has been contacted by the company in respect of the announced 200 redundancies; the...

Order of Business. (4 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: Before we deal with any business here, I should like confirmation from the Taoiseach that arising from the judgment of the High Court, yesterday, which is very clear in its ruling-----

Order of Business. (4 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: I understand that. We are now in a position where the Attorney General has not given clear advice in the event of the Government winning an appeal to the Supreme Court. We are in the throes of preparation for a budget and fiscal plans at a time special needs hours have been reduced and home help care is under pressure, and the Government is going to appeal to the Supreme Court on the...

Order of Business. (4 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: -----at a considerable cost to the taxpayer, when the Government was given a clear option last May, in a Bill published by Deputy Hogan, for the filling of casual vacancies arising in the Dáil to the effect that a time limit of six months should be imposed, which was constructive-----

Order of Business. (4 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: -----objective and realistic. The Government refused to do that and voted it down. It was then ordered by the High Court, effectively, to hold this by-election.

Order of Business. (4 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: The point is that this appeal to the Supreme Court will not only cost the taxpayer money, but anybody in this House is capable of defining what an inordinate delay is, in this context. The Bill proposed by Deputy Hogan last May-----

Order of Business. (4 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: I am not out of order on the Order of Business.

Order of Business. (4 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: I am not out of order on the Order of Business. As stated, before I agree to any of the proposals, I want my question answered.

Order of Business. (4 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: I recommend to the Government and Taoiseach that this decision not be appealed to the Supreme Court and that the Bill produced last May by Fine Gael be introduced, which Bill allows for orderly, realistic and objective legislation-----

Order of Business. (4 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: -----which would not require the Government to be involved in this mess whereby the High Court has effectively ordered it to hold a by-election and in respect of which it now intends to cost the taxpayer more money by going to the Supreme Court for a definition that any man in the street could give, namely, six months is the period within which all vacancies should be filled.

Order of Business. (4 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: What is going on here is that-----

Order of Business. (4 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: -----the Government by virtue of this appeal to the Supreme Court is prolonging its stay in Government. It is refusing the people their mandate in respect of other by-elections pending, namely, Waterford, Dublin South and Donegal North-East.

Order of Business. (4 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: I would like a response from the Taoiseach in regard to the reasons his Government has accepted the recommendation of the High Court and now wants to appeal that decision to the Supreme Court, which appeal will delay other legal actions being taken in respect of the other two by-elections.

Order of Business. (4 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: This is wrong and costly-----

Order of Business. (4 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: -----and is another example of blatant incompetence by this Government-----

Order of Business. (4 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: -----which wants to put its party before country-----

Order of Business. (4 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: -----and prolong its stay in office.