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Programme for Government (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: From this perspective, the continued flexibility, increased productivity and output and the trade surplus in terms of our exports are running strongly. We must restore confidence to the indigenous economy and grow the capacity for small and medium enterprises. This requires credit being available and a demonstration that it can be proven to be lent. In addition, the Government is working...

Croke Park Agreement (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 5 to 7, inclusive, together. I met the chairman and members of the Croke Park implementation body, together with the Minister with responsibility for public expenditure and reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin, on 29 June. During the course of that meeting I heard their account of the progress being made and I conveyed my personal commitment to the most vigorous...

Croke Park Agreement (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: Yes. I support the work of the Minister with responsibility for public expenditure and reform 100%. Having spoken to the Minister some weeks ago, I agreed it was important that I should meet the implementation body with him to express our confidence and appreciation of the efforts made by the implementation body and the constituent union members thereof in achieving significant change and...

Croke Park Agreement (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy is aware that there is a comprehensive spending review taking place in all Departments. When it becomes available, the Ministers for Public Expenditure and Reform and Finance will reflect on the findings in the context of the preparations for the budget for 2012. As an analysis of the first review shows, there have been highly significant achievements to date in respect of the...

Croke Park Agreement (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Government is facing up to tackling the big burden. If we leave things as they are, they will only get worse. Deputy Adams is aware that there is a deficit of huge proportions which has to be dealt with. There is no point in running away from it. There is no point in turning one's back on it. There is no point in thinking that somebody will walk in next week and pay it off. The...

Croke Park Agreement (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: In respect of young Maeve McGivern, the Minister for Health has apologised to the McGivern family for what happened. It should not have happened. As a parent I can only begin to estimate the trauma and the absolute consternation that applied. They had been waiting for the phone call for 11 months and when it came, the follow through was not possible. I too want to find out the exact...

Croke Park Agreement (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: I do not accept the Deputy's comment that this is crudely cutting public service jobs. The Croke Park agreement was signed off between the Government, the public sector and the trade unions. As I said to Congress, many public sector workers understand better than the Deputy or I the arcane structures they were happy to put up with and the manner in which they are constrained from using...

Leaders' Questions (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: I am getting a little fed up of the Deputy putting words in my mouth. He should indicate which promises were made in respect of which hospitals and if he can stand over the claims made.

Leaders' Questions (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: He should tell me about the promises he is saying I made.

Leaders' Questions (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: Which promises?

Leaders' Questions (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy is unable to back up his charge. The position is that the parties in government - the Labour Party and Fine Gael - each produced a programme before the general election, as was their right and that of the Deputy's party when it was in government. After the people had cast their votes, Fine Gael and the Labour Party came together and produced a programme for Government which was...

Leaders' Questions (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin may quote all he likes and make all the comments he wishes to, but I am prepared to look the people in the eye and tell them the truth of what we found when we took on the responsibility of being in government. I am also prepared to say we stand over our position in changing the health structure, as referred to by Deputy Adams in a question earlier, to provide health services...

Leaders' Questions (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Government will continue to focus, as it is required to do, on sorting out these problems in order that the people can have the kind of health service that they need and deserve; it should be of the highest standard. That is the challenge facing the Government. It is obvious that there are places in the country where changes are required, as happened in the past. That will not be to...

Leaders' Questions (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy has put his finger on the button. The reason we are in this quandary is a relatively small number of people brought the country to the edge of economic ruin. The Government complied by transferring bank debt to sovereign debt, meaning €30 billion will be put into Anglo Irish Bank in the next ten years. The Government and the people have been put at a serious disadvantage...

Leaders' Questions (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy noted a number of the payments made. Because of the actions of the Minister for Finance, some €10 billion has been taken from subordinated bondholders to date and of the €24 billion laid out in recapitalisation, the NTMA reckons that approximately €5 billion can be taken from thit by further pursuit of subordinated bondholders. As has been made clear to the House and the...

Leaders' Questions (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is not the case that the Government can make a unilateral decision.

Leaders' Questions (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: As the Deputy is aware - this has been pointed out by the Minister - the Government has deemed that Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide are not functioning banks.

Leaders' Questions (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: For that reason, their deposits have been transferred to other banks. It clear that senior bondholders in those non-functioning banks are in a different category from senior bondholders in the two pillar banks. The Government has to focus on those two banks as part of its decision not to maintain six dysfunctional banks. When the Minister for Finance was in the United States, he made it...

Leaders' Questions (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: As Minister, he objected to that in the case of Cork. The point I make to Deputy Adams is that I recognise the challenge we face if we are to help people who want to access hospital treatment, are lying in hospital beds or on trolleys in corridors, or are waiting to get into hospital for treatment. We have to deal with this matter in a structured way and on the basis of an understanding...

Leaders' Questions (5 Jul 2011)

Enda Kenny: I met union representatives of the call centre workers when I was in Killarney yesterday to address the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. I was informed of Vodafone's decision to move these jobs to India and Egypt. I regret that they will be lost to this country. This is not a new phenomenon. When I was Minister for Tourism and Trade, a number of international airlines and other companies...