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Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: As Deputy Higgins will be aware, a political agreement was reached last Friday, in regard to which a great deal of work has to be done to flesh that out into a text that will be presented to the different parliaments around the EU.

Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: I noticed that Deputy Martin said we should have a referendum anyway and that he would not have agreed to the agreement last week, which would have resulted in Ireland being the only eurozone country walking away from Europe and undoing 40 years of bridge building with our European colleagues.

Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: Think of the implications of that for the IFSC and places down there.

Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: I have heard the four contributions from Deputy Martin, Deputy Adams, Deputy Boyd Barrett and Deputy Higgins. They are all looking for more time to debate the local charges Bill. They make a very good case to come back here next week. So make your minds up. We can go until midnight tonight if Deputies wish to have extra time to discuss this or come back next week. I advise them to make...

Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: If they are looking for extra time to debate this, we either take the time off an existing Bill, we extend the time tonight or we come back next week. The choice is yours. Do you want it? I will give it to you.

Order of Business (Resumed) (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: No.

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: Last week's meeting of the European Council was a significant one. Important steps were taken in regard to both budgetary discipline and firewalls - issues of great importance to this country - and progress was made towards taking Europe beyond the current crisis. Of course, much remains to be done in the period ahead both to put shape on the new arrangements and to ensure that the necessary...

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: The programme we are in supersedes those figures.

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: For the Deputy's information, Mr. Draghi was at the meeting and explained ECB monetary policy on a number of occasions in the course of the night.

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: The point about the meeting is that there was a discussion about the ECB at the meeting, because he was there.

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: I explained his remarks about that.

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: I am trying to be helpful to the Deputy.

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: I am trying to helpful and explain what he said about that.

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is not necessary because it is part of the EU treaty.

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is part of the EU treaty.

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: That is correct.

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: There was no discussion on tax.

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: Is the Deputy in favour of the euro?

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: Does the Deputy support the euro now?

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: I am interested to hear the Deputy's view.