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Order of Business (4 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 6, statements on the EU-IMF programme. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the following arrangements shall apply: (i) the statement of a Minister or Minister of State and of the main spokespersons for Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and the Technical Group, who shall be called upon in that order, shall not exceed 15 minutes in each case;...

Order of Business (4 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: I will first clarify a remark I made in respect of Deputy Higgins. I do not believe he is a supporter of Osama Bin Laden. I hope that is clear.

Order of Business (4 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: If there was any inference in my comment, I know he is a good Christian man who has a job to do in here from a political point of view.

Order of Business (4 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: In respect of the reminder from Deputy Martin, I recall an answer given by a former Taoiseach to something which came from the Sinn Féin quarters. Were I to make a remark like that made by the good Deputy when she referred to the Deputies opposite as the boys over there, I could be guilty of behaviour unbecoming.

Order of Business (4 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: She might clarify that.

Order of Business (4 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Minister, Deputy Howlin, is anxious to answer questions on his parliamentary brief. We are dealing with the creation of two separate Departments to deal with finance and public expenditure and reform. The legislation to establish his Department will be published on 17 May and we hope to process it quickly to give him the legal and constitutional authority he requires to answer questions...

Order of Business (4 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: I have no problem with the motion, which I have just received and read. There is nothing wrong with it but it is a matter of whether the Attorney General will advise that the Minister has the constitutional and legal authority to answer questions before his Department is formally established.

Order of Business (4 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: There was not a request for a debate with a vote on this. There was a legitimate request that the memorandum of understanding would be debated and that is what the Chief Whip acceded to. What is taking place today was granted in response to the request made to the Government by the Opposition Whips. We have already held a vote on the vote on the matter. It is not true to say the...

Order of Business (4 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: I cannot indicate an exact date but it is a commitment of the programme for Government and work is being done on it at present. As progress is made we will report further to the Deputy but I cannot yet provide him an exact date.

Order of Business (4 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: I have no problem with having a discussion on the issue and I would welcome one. The Whips will meet this evening and I assume Deputy Catherine Murphy will raise the issue in order to make arrangements for a debate. Deputy Boyd Barrett should bear in mind that it will be worth having a debate when he sees what the Government proposes to do.

Order of Business (4 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: This is an important element of providing certainty for those who wish to invest in the purchase of property. Consideration is now being given to dealing with the issue under the property services regulation Bill, which is at present with the Attorney General.

Order of Business (4 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: I will have to revert to the Deputy with the details of that issue. I am not sure that it requires legislation but I will give him an up-to-date report tomorrow.

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (4 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: My Department does not provide grants or other such supports to the Institute of International and European Affairs (known as the Institute of European Affairs up to July 2008). It has, however, been a corporate member of the Institute since 1993 and pays an annual membership fee in this regard. The sums involved are set out in the following tables (in Irish Punts up to 2001, Euros...

Oireachtas Europe Day: Statements (9 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: I am very happy to open this first Europe Day debate in the Dáil and to commemorate the 61st anniversary of the Schuman Declaration. Today's debate represents the fulfilment of an important commitment in the programme for Government. Déanaim comhghairdeas leis an Choimisinéir Máire Geoghegan-Quinn atá anseo sa Dáil inniu, iar-Theachta agus iar-Aire, tá fáilte mhór roimpi. This...

Commemorative Events (10 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 and 2 together. Further to my response on this subject on 12 April, I have recently written to party leaders regarding the re-establishment of the Oireachtas consultation group in relation to the commemorative programme for the centenary anniversaries in the period to 2016. Subject to the responses received, I hope the group will be re-established in the...

Commemorative Events (10 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: I confirm to Deputy Martin that it is the Government's intention and the intention of my Department that these commemorations should first be discussed in a broad sense, should be sensitive and should be co-operative, where that is appropriate. I look forward to receiving responses from other party leaders as to who they wish to nominate to the consultative group. I assure the Deputy it...

Commemorative Events (10 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: Yes, I will give consideration to an appropriate appointment in respect of Northern Ireland. Obviously, the Ulster centenary committee consultation report was published and there were invitations to be associated with that. There may be a number of commemorations in which there might be a genuine willingness to have a joint commemoration and were that the case, that is fair enough. Others...

Commemorative Events (10 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: Tá a fhios agam go raibh an Teachta gnóthach le cúpla lá leis na toghcháin ó Thuaidh agus nach raibh sé i láthair anseo. As the Deputy said when he asked me the question whether there would be all-Ireland representation, he has not been behind the fence, at least on this occasion, in saying he represents an all-Ireland party. On the last occasion the previous Taoiseach nominated the...

Cabinet Sub-Committees (10 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 3 to 5, inclusive, together. The Government has established the following Cabinet sub-committees: economic recovery and jobs, social policy, climate change and the green economy, European affairs, economic infrastructure, Irish and the Gaeltacht and public service reform. The convenors of these Cabinet sub-committees are as follows: economic recovery and jobs...

Cabinet Sub-Committees (10 May 2011)

Enda Kenny: To answer the Deputy's question, quite a number of personnel are on each of the Cabinet sub-committees, depending on the range of subjects they follow. The Deputy will receive the list when it is circulated. The issues to be discussed are not for discussion here because they carry the same level of confidentiality as Cabinet meetings, but, in general, the sub-committees will focus on...