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Agreements with Members (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: I repeat that there are no arrangements, formal or informal, made with the Deputy named in Deputy Boyd Barrett's question. I might remind him that the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources sent the Moriarty report to the Revenue Commissioners, the DPP and the Garda. I have already asked the relevant Departments to respond within four weeks in respect of implementation of...

Agreements with Members (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: I would extend the courtesy of the House to every person who was elected here. There were no meetings. There is no arrangement, formal or informal, with the Deputy named in Deputy Boyd Barrett's question.

Easter Rising Centenary (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is my intention to re-establish the Oireachtas consultation group on the commemorative programme to be brought forward for the centenary anniversaries in the period to 2016. A substantial commemorative programme should be brought forward in respect of the events leading to the foundation of the State. With the passing of almost a century, most people in Ireland today have had little...

Easter Rising Centenary (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy will be aware that the previous Taoiseach nominated the then Minister for Defence to chair the consultation group, which comprised Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh from Sinn Féin, Deputy Deenihan from Fine Gael, Deputy Costello from the Labour Party and Deputy Lowry as an Independent. The Green Party was satisfied that the Minister for Defence should be the sole representative of the...

Easter Rising Centenary (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: As I said, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government placed a preservation order on No. 16. The area from the GPO to the Rotunda is very compact. There is an opportunity, if handled properly, to make available a multilingual explanation to people from all over the world in order that they can see the circumstances and locations where one of the first independent states...

Easter Rising Centenary (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is possible and it should be so. The consultation group should be broadened beyond the membership of this Dáil and Seanad. There are people with a deep and brilliant understanding of the background and environment in which these events happened. It is an opportunity for the Oireachtas to be a party to sensitive and proper commemorations in the period 2012 to 2016 and beyond. These...

Easter Rising Centenary (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: The point I am making is that the 1916 Rising began the first steps towards economic independence and political independence, which came about with Ireland becoming one of the first countries to become independent in the early part of the 20th century. We do not need to differ on the details.

European Council Meetings (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: I propose to answer Questions Nos. 5 and 6 together. A formal agenda has not been finalised for the next meeting of the European Council, which will take place on 24 June. However, I expect the emphasis will remain on the key economic challenges facing Europe, including the response to the current crisis, the preservation of financial stability, and laying the ground for smart, sustainable,...

European Council Meetings (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: Tá a fhios ag an Teachta go bhfuil an-chuid difríocht idir an Rialtas seo agus an ceann a bhí ann roimhe seo. The legacy inherited by the Government must be dealt with. There is no point in running away from it because if we do nothing it gets worse. The decisions made by the Government in tackling the banking problem have brought about a positive response from the IMF, the EU, the...

European Council Meetings (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: This Government has in its first month taken some serious decisions about the banking sector, which have brought about a positive response internationally which we did not have before. It is a small step in the right direction, although it is not where we want to be. We want to see the IMF go home and this country getting back to borrowing on the international markets at rates below those...

European Council Meetings (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: I remind Deputy Martin, who was on this side of the House a short time ago, that there were six dysfunctional banks in this country, complete confusion from day to day and from week to week, and that the Government would not even admit to the people that the IMF had landed here. Obviously, a deal was done between the IMF-ECB-EU, the consequences of which we must now deal with. The Deputy...

European Council Meetings (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: I cannot comment on all of the meetings that took place and whether people spoke on a bus. I know that the Minister, Deputy Noonan, had a number of meetings with-----

European Council Meetings (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----the different Finance Ministers. At least it was known if the conversation took place on a bus, unlike when a previous Government brought assessors in a van with blacked out windows to see the site of a proposed sports centre several years ago. The German Minister for Finance made his views known, and not for the first time. This is an ongoing process. The Minister for Finance, Deputy...

European Council Meetings (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: In respect of the corporation tax rate, there will not be any movement from our stated position.

European Council Meetings (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: I have already stated my views on a CCCTB. T he Deputy does not expect us to sit at a meeting and not contribute to a debate that is taking place. We have a very healthy scepticism about that. I have pointed out the difficulties as I see them. Obviously, the Commission is not bound by any Government in producing papers that it wishes to. As a country we will participate in the discussion...

European Council Meetings (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: I have already raised the issue of the austerity programme that has been imposed on the Irish people and the difficulties we foresee. Energy costs have risen due to external factors. There is a loss of confidence in consumer demand, which must be stimulated. That is why the Government will respond to that issue in the coming weeks by introducing a jobs initiative to stimulate consumer...

Leaders' Questions (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: This is a matter of serious concern to those who will be affected as a consequence of attempting to repay mortgages and those struggling to repay mortgages. We are well aware of the numbers on tracker and variable mortgages and the difficulties they are now experiencing. When Mr. Trichet made this announcement he also made the comment that the ECB had act according to its remit. Its...

Leaders' Questions (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Minister for Finance will bring forward a number of proposals in respect of the consequences for mortgage holders in this country. The Deputy is aware of the announcement made today by AIB regarding huge job losses over the near term, which is obviously a very serious concern for those directly affected. We made the point that in reducing the scale of the banks in this country, it would...

Leaders' Questions (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: In the past eight or nine days the response internationally has been positive in respect of the decisive decisions taken by the Government.

Leaders' Questions (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: The IMF has recognised the validity of the Government's call for a reduction in the interest rate, which would be important but is only part of the evolution of discussions that are taking place here. International banks and commentators, the European Union, the European Commission and the IMF have recognised the fundamental importance of the decision taken by the Government about the...