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Cabinet Sub-Committees (31 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 5 to 8, inclusive, together. The Cabinet sub-committee on economic recovery and jobs has met five times since it was established. The most recent meeting was on 19 January 2012. I chaired all these meetings except one, on 21 July, which I could not attend due to a special European Council meeting in Brussels. The Cabinet sub-committee on economic...

Cabinet Sub-Committees (31 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: This morning, 800 jobs were announced in Dublin. A fortnight ago, there was an investment of €350 million by a multinational in the pharmaceutical sector. The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation will bring proposals for a jobs action plan to Government within the next two weeks. The Minister for Social Protection will bring in a range of measures to ensure we have a real focus...

Cabinet Sub-Committees (31 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: We had a plan.

Cabinet Sub-Committees (31 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: Which one?

Cabinet Sub-Committees (31 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: Yes.

Cabinet Sub-Committees (31 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: We discussed the economic management council, which I chair. In respect of the sub-committee on economic recovery and jobs, nine different sectors are involved and working groups have been involved at an intensive level for the past number of months. That will be reflected in the programme which the Minister will bring before Government in the next two weeks. The Cabinet sub-committee is...

Cabinet Sub-Committees (31 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: I would have thought that rather than Deputy Higgins wallowing in the rut of despair he seems to live in he would contact the list of young unemployed people in his constituency, ask them whether they are aware that this morning 800 jobs were announced in Dublin with immediate recruitment and if they have any of the qualifications required he would like to accommodate them in making an...

Cabinet Sub-Committees (31 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: Maybe the Deputy should also speak to those involved in the hospitality and tourism sector in his constituency and make them aware of the reduction in PRSI for lower paid workers and VAT which has had an impact on the strength of local economies. He should at least talk some reality about where opportunities actually lie. As I said, over 4,000 people have now taken up the opportunity of...

Cabinet Sub-Committees (31 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: The answer is "Yes". Deputy Adams left out two important words in the litany of characteristics he mentioned: "creativity" and "imagination". These are inherent to Irish success. In this regard, I refer to cloud computing, data content storage, digital gaming and the agri-food sector. I am sure that the Deputy is well aware of the extent of innovation and research in his constituency. He...

Cabinet Sub-Committees (31 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: I will tell the Deputy one thing. I am thrilled he actually made his way to Berlin to speak to the Bundestag committee.

Cabinet Sub-Committees (31 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: I did not see the airwaves light up with the report that Germany was terrified by the visit of Deputy Boyd Barrett and that-----

Cabinet Sub-Committees (31 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----they had relented and lain down in front of the juggernaut of B-B from Dún Laoghaire to wipe out Ireland's debt. We live in the world of reality and it is a fraud on the Irish people to pretend we did not inherit a situation which requires serious analysis. That is why, within the process in which we operate, the troika, the IMF, the European Commission and the European Central Bank...

Cabinet Sub-Committees (31 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: We do not deal in fantasy politics; we deal in reality. The Deputy, like his colleague beside him, should be talking to young people in Dún Laoghaire. Is he aware that this morning 800 jobs were announced for Dublin?

Cabinet Sub-Committees (31 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: Perhaps some young qualified people from that constituency might be chosen to give of their expertise and not listen to the litany of despair that I listen to from the Deputy and his colleague every single day.

Cabinet Sub-Committees (31 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: I reiterate, the opportunity is always there for social partners to make contact directly with individual Ministers even though we are not returning to the former process. No more than with Vita Cortex, if there is an issue with any other company, not only is the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Bruton, interested in the resolution of all such disputes but he makes his...

Cabinet Sub-Committees (31 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: For that reason, in the intensive discussions it has had with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, and the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, the troika stated it would produce a technical paper on this issue which is of such importance to the deficit and to our capacity to repay our debts. I look forward with great interest to that paper being produced because...

Cabinet Sub-Committees (31 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----having works that would have an impact on jobs and job creation. I point out to Deputy Martin that I do not wish to get involved in the process. The Cabinet sub-committee oversees this and allocates work to the different sectors which report back to the Cabinet. It is not by the number of meetings one can judge the value of this but by the work that is produced, where value for money...

Cabinet Sub-Committees (31 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: The decision was that we should move to projects that are ready to go-----

Cabinet Sub-Committees (31 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----where jobs can be created and some element of the capital infrastructure in terms of the construction industry can be employed for useful gain, where people can see real benefit. That is where the focus is. We would like to think that by the end of the first year all these problems could be sorted out but that is not possible. The focus is very clear in this regard. The movement is in...

Order of Business (31 Jan 2012)

Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 12, statements on the proposed amendment to section 40 of the Copyright and Related Acts 2000 and No. 13, Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011 - Second Stage (resumed). It is proposed that notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders the proceedings of No. 12 shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion after 50 minutes, opening statements shall be...