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Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Government is cognisant of the difficulty, on the one hand, in meeting the conditions of the IMF, the ECB and the European Union and, on the other, providing for the protection of the most vulnerable and the provision of front-line services, while offering whatever incentives we can for people to avail of the opportunity to seek gainful employment. Deputy McGrath is no different from...

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: Deputy McGrath saved his best rant until last. The Labour Party has never turned its back on the people and will not do so now. The Deputy continuously refers back to the decision made by the people. The people made their decision in the general election, prior to which the Deputy had his own programme, like every other party, including the Labour Party and Fine Gael.

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: What we are working on is the programme for Government. The mandate given to the Government was to sort out the public finances-----

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----and to provide a social welfare system that encouraged and incentivised work. If something is not done about these issues, we will continue in the way we did, which is not the way for the future.

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: I understand what the Deputy is saying but let me remind him that when one brands party X or party Y, we are now operating off a programme for Government. That programme is the mandate given to us by the people.

Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: Part of that mandate is to have a social welfare system that incentivises and encourages people to get off the live register, away from social protection and back into the world of work. I am sure the Deputy supports that. If I read his programme prior to the election properly, it contained references to that in his own McGrath way, which is a very special way of saying things.

Carbon Trading (22 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: Before proceeding to answer the question, I wish to make a point of clarification for Deputy Martin and the House. Primary responsibility for questions relating to carbon at a sectoral level are matters for the Ministers concerned. My Department's sole area of responsibility relates specifically to an initiative in the green finance area tasked by the IFSC clearing house group, which is...

Carbon Trading (22 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: I can confirm for Deputy Martin that the Cabinet sub-committee on climate change did meet on 30 June. It was to meet on 19 October but for a number of reasons that could not happen. As Deputy Martin is aware, green finance refers to capital markets, investment banking activities and related advisory services that support the development, financing and promotion of a low-carbon economy. The...

Carbon Trading (22 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: The group has not reported yet.

Carbon Trading (22 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is due to report shortly.

Carbon Trading (22 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: I indicated to the Deputy that the initiative seeks to build upon the reputation of the IFSC as a leading global financial centre, developing Dublin as a global hub for green finance. I outlined the areas where green finance would be of importance and priority. The national policy has been laid out since 2000 and 2007, with the most recent strategy focusing on the measures that would be...

Carbon Trading (22 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: Ireland has very challenging emissions reduction targets covering the eight years from 2013 to 2020 in the sectors of the economy which are not part of the European emissions trading sector. The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government published a review of national climate policy on 3 November, signalling an intention to set out a roadmap for national low carbon ratings....

Carbon Trading (22 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: I do not have that figure but I will endeavour to find it for the Deputy in so far as it is relevant and up to date.

Official Engagements (22 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2 to 30, inclusive, together. With regard to bilateral meetings I have held with foreign leaders since the summer recess, I met with President Yanukovych of the Ukraine, Prime Minister Rutte of the Netherlands, Chancellor Faymann of Austria, Prime Minister Filat of Moldova, President Saakashvilli of Georgia and Prime Minister Katainen of Finland at the Eastern...

Official Engagements (22 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: The first point the Deputy made relates to the 30 questions that were tabled about Europe. He queried taking them all together. When one goes through them they are all relevant to the same set of problems, either meetings with leaders, bilateral meetings, meetings of the eurozone, the European Union or the ECB. I am not sure how we could split up those questions with any relevance other...

Official Engagements (22 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Boyd Barrett tabled seven or eight questions that are all practically the same. He is waiting for an opportunity to comment and he is entitled to that. My point is that one question from Deputy Adams or Deputy Martin will generally cover the same spectrum anyway.

Official Engagements (22 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: I cannot give Deputy Adams any such guarantee in respect of treaty change. The eurozone is facing a crisis and it must be dealt with in the immediate future. The next meeting is planned for 9 December. Government leaders and Heads of Government will have to make decisions that will deal with the issue. A range of decisions was made about the EFSF at the previous meeting, which had at its...

Official Engagements (22 Nov 2011)

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Official Engagements (22 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----in competence then the question of a treaty change does not arise. Such matters are always confirmed and assessed by the Attorney General of the day. If one goes into the process of treaty change, as Deputy Adams is well aware, it means that all of the 27 countries of the Union might have their ideas about what they would like to see put in or taken out of the treaty. I note that other...

Official Engagements (22 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin refers to the questions to which he did not get an answer. I read a comprehensive reply, but I will answer them again. Deputy Martin asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on arrangements for his meeting with Chancellor Merkel. I think I have dealt with that. I went to Berlin and met the Chancellor.