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Order of Business (19 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 4, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the use of passenger name record data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime; and No. 7, Criminal Justice (Community Service) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011 - Second Stage (Resumed). It is...

Order of Business (19 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: I am not sure what legislation is here, but I might make this point. I share everybody's view that it is important that we make every effort as a country to attract and provide opportunities for employment. The Deputy will be aware that the Government has decided, through the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, to recall all Irish ambassadors and our IDA and Enterprise...

Order of Business (19 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: It was originally intended to hold a debate on the IMF-EU updated memorandum of understanding. There will be a series of these. As the troika visits Ireland on a regular basis, these will be updated every quarter. The decision was made to hold the debate tomorrow in respect of the Nyberg report on the banking institutions because this is obviously a priority issue. As the Deputy is aware...

Order of Business (19 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Adams will have the opportunity to have his say on that, probably by way of statements. The troika has accepted that Ireland complied with the requirements and conditions set down and accepted the changes that we will introduce, in particular our proposal to have a jobs initiative, which will be announced by the Minister for Finance in the Dáil and against which I am sure the Deputy...

Order of Business (19 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy will have plenty of opportunities to have a say on many reports. This Government has changed the practice of the Dáil not meeting on the Tuesday following a bank holiday and has seen to it that the Dáil sits for longer into July and returns earlier in September. It will also sit on Fridays. The Deputy will be worn out talking about reports.

Order of Business (19 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy will be flattened.

Order of Business (19 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: I am quite sure if the EU and IMF memorandum of understanding was debated today, the Deputy would be on his feet asking why we cannot debate the Nyberg report.

Order of Business (19 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy was promised the discussion on the memorandum of understanding and he will have it.

Order of Business (19 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: The matter is under discussion with the Attorney General. Those discussions can be fed into the Property Services (Regulation) Bill, which is awaiting hearing on Committee Stage.

Order of Business (19 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Government has appointed a senior Minister to deal with children and youth affairs. The legislation is being prioritised and some of the powers are to be transferred from the Department of Health and Children to the Department for children and youth affairs. It takes time to set this up but the Ministers and Government are insisting that it happen as quickly as possible. That is what...

Order of Business (19 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Departments of the Taoiseach, Finance and Foreign Affairs, as well as the Revenue Commissioners, fall outside the top level appointments committee, TLAC, formation but that does not mean the Government will accept whomever might express an interest in being appointed to any of those Departments.

Order of Business (19 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: There is preparation of legislation to deal with a referendum in respect of accountability to be given to Oireachtas Members to deal with cases where that should apply.

Order of Business (19 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: I do not know the detail of the issue raised by the Deputy but it is clearly of some concern to him. If he provides the detail, I will give him a reply either in the House or directly as soon as possible.

Order of Business (19 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy's leader said he had no interest in Punch and Judy politics and neither do I.

Order of Business (19 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is important for us to introduce a jobs initiative. I changed the title because some people were getting carried away in a notion that there would be tax increases of one sort or another.

Order of Business (19 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: That would apply in many cases in traditional budgets. I hope that when the Minister for Finance comes before the House on that date in May, he will present the best package we can put forward given the constraints we are under because of the IMF and EU deal.

Order of Business (19 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: I hope it will give some confidence to our indigenous economy, employers will find it easier to take on employees and people will have the confidence to begin to spend money. We must look to release the frustration of so many people in this country who want to get back to work so we can make a decent stab at finding work for the 440,000 people currently on the live register.

Order of Business (19 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: I thought Deputy Michael McGrath was going to start quoting from Tintern Abbey - "five summers, with the length/Of five long winters".

Order of Business (19 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: It has been six weeks-----

Order of Business (19 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: Fianna Fáil had 14 long years and we are trying to clean up the mess it left behind.