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- Order of Business (13 Jan 2011)
Enda Kenny: Every time I stand up, the Ceann Comhairle is off his mark within ten seconds.
- Order of Business (13 Jan 2011)
Enda Kenny: Yesterday he allowed the Taoiseach to respond for 11 minutes without interruption-----
- Order of Business (13 Jan 2011)
Enda Kenny: -----after he read out the rules. My point is that Mr. Alan Gray has a very different view from what was said in this House yesterday. The Taoiseach said he was shooting the breeze, having a chat with people and that it was purely a social evening. Mr. Gray was invited to what appeared to be a formal meeting to give his views on job creation, small business, the economy and incentives for...
- Order of Business (13 Jan 2011)
Enda Kenny: -----one cannot beat the 19th hole on the golf course.
- Order of Business (13 Jan 2011)
Enda Kenny: Is the Tánaiste satisfied there is now a direct contradiction between what the Taoiseach said yesterday and what Mr. Gray said last night?
- Order of Business (13 Jan 2011)
Enda Kenny: I ask the Tánaiste to report to the House on the current position regarding the sale of EBS. Does the Government intend to have an input into a report that there are to be discussions next week at the ECOFIN meeting about the possibility of a reduction in the IMF level of interest that Ireland is paying? When is a systemic plan for the Irish banking sector expected to be produced?
- Programmes for Government (18 Jan 2011)
Enda Kenny: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach the progress made to date in respect of the implementation of those elements of the Programme for Government for which he is responsible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48374/10]
- Programmes for Government (18 Jan 2011)
Enda Kenny: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the agreed Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48389/10]
- Programmes for Government (18 Jan 2011)
Enda Kenny: Question 5: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the revised Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48402/10]
- Programmes for Government (18 Jan 2011)
Enda Kenny: I note the Taoiseach's response to the question on the children's referendum. The all-party Oireachtas committee on this matter did great work, which has been accepted across the board. However, while this matter has not been much of a priority in the recent past it now appears to have surfaced again as a real priority. Perhaps the Taoiseach will indicate the reason for the changes...
- Programmes for Government (18 Jan 2011)
Enda Kenny: Does the Taoiseach accept that because of the impact and the intended consequences for children and children's rights, the proposed wording has been altered significantly by the change proposed by the Attorney General to the Cabinet? Are there specifics reasons for that because it appears to have been watered down significantly?
- Programmes for Government (18 Jan 2011)
Enda Kenny: We have had the Croke Park agreement since last November. It is critical as part of the Programme for Government in respect of public service workers who have agreed its terms. It is coming across clearly from public sector workers that there does not seem to be a sense of urgency to implement what has been agreed. For instance, we have not had a resolution to the teachers' contract or...
- Programmes for Government (18 Jan 2011)
Enda Kenny: Arising from the Taoiseach's reply I wish to ask him a further question in that regard. The Taoiseach is well aware of the IMF-EU agreement. The actions proposed at the end of quarter 3 for 2011-----
- Programmes for Government (18 Jan 2011)
Enda Kenny: The IMF-EU agreement. It states clearly that in the event of potential shortfalls in projected savings arising from administrative efficiencies or public service numbers reductions, the Government will consider an appropriate adjustment, including adjustment to the overall public service wage bill. In the context of that element of the quarter 3 section of the agreement, what is meant by an...
- Programmes for Government (18 Jan 2011)
Enda Kenny: That is a fair summary and it is important to note the principle that public service workers want this agreement implemented. In the context of what the Taoiseach said about the best use of staff, Deputy O'Mahony has reminded me that there are 160 staff in the Garda Training College in Templemore but no students. I am sure this is a situation the Taoiseach would not like to see continue....
- Leaders' Questions (18 Jan 2011)
Enda Kenny: In an interview on yesterday's RTE news, the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Lenihan, raised the possibility of renegotiating downwards the 5.8% interest rate at which money is borrowed under the IMF/EU deal, that is, the bailout scheme for Ireland. Again this morning, he is quoted in the Irish Independent as saying, from Brussels, that he is committed to getting Ireland better terms...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Jan 2011)
Enda Kenny: Were this not so serious, that response would be laughable because the Minister for Finance told the House, the nation, Europe and everyone else that we were locked into the system for three years, that it could not be changed and that it was impossible. However, he stated yesterday that his personal mission now is to get a better deal. It is difficult to believe what he says in this...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Jan 2011)
Enda Kenny: -----each worker who now pays more income tax, more levies and more charges is paying for the consequences of the Government's ineptitude and the disastrous deal that was struck. The central question I asked the Taoiseach was whether he now accepts it is possible to renegotiate this agreement and get a better deal for Ireland. I recognise the point made by the Minister for Finance that...
- Order of Business (18 Jan 2011)
Enda Kenny: I would like to raise a matter in the context of being helpful. Prior to the Budget Statement, I made the point that the international perception of Ireland and the difficulties and circumstances in which we find ourselves warranted a signal from us that the budget and the Social Welfare Bill 2010 would be passed and that we would move as quickly as possible to give legislative effect to the...
- Order of Business (18 Jan 2011)
Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach's response is disappointing. I have listened to him over the past number of days talking about respect for other people's points of view and opinions. I raise this in the context of the international reaction to, and perception of, Ireland. The Taoiseach knows it is possible to have an earlier concluding date for the finance Bill. It is also perfectly in order to reschedule...