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Departmental Staff (6 Mar 2012)

Enda Kenny: I said at the time of the appointment of the new Secretary General that the Department would be reformed into a coherent, cohesive, responsive and efficient Department, which it is. The Deputy will appreciate, having served as a Minister in an important Ministry when Ireland last held the Presidency, that it is necessary to recruit temporary staff to deal with Presidency matters during the...

Departmental Staff (6 Mar 2012)

Enda Kenny: Their noses are to the grindstone. I have put out the word that when the Department of the Taoiseach comes calling-----

Departmental Staff (6 Mar 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----people should be responsive and ready.

Official Engagements (6 Mar 2012)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 11 to 14, inclusive, together. On Thursday, 9 February I attended the Invest in Ireland Roundtable in New York organised and hosted by President Bill Clinton. I am deeply grateful to him for his commitment and efforts to support Ireland as the Government intensifies its national recovery efforts. He promised his assistance to Ireland at the Global Irish...

Official Engagements (6 Mar 2012)

Enda Kenny: At the RDS.

Official Engagements (6 Mar 2012)

Enda Kenny: To which venue does the Deputy refer?

Official Engagements (6 Mar 2012)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Deputy for his comments regarding the interaction with American business and politics. I also saw the pictures on television showing people who attended the aforementioned expo at the RDS. It is disheartening to see people there, particularly those who are in their 30s and mid-40s, who may be married with families but where unemployment has hit either one or both partners and...

Official Engagements (6 Mar 2012)

Enda Kenny: I agree that the connections which have been in place for so many years, be they in the areas of art, literature, music, politics, business, economics or trade, remain very strong. I recognise that the process relating to foreign direct investment from the United States has evolved from one where we attracted companies which produced computer hardware to a model where a great deal of...

Official Engagements (6 Mar 2012)

Enda Kenny: I agree with this. The Deputy would be aware that there were occasions in the past when a company would seek a forklift driver but would be sent a painter or somebody in an entirely different trade. It is a case for the personnel working in the new sectors, both in the Department of Education and Skills in so far as training is concerned, and in the Department of Social Protection where the...

Official Engagements (6 Mar 2012)

Enda Kenny: One must judge when to raise matters like this. It was not appropriate in the circumstances in which I found myself to raise a matter like the Pat Finucane case in a mixture of business and politics, as it would have been of considerable interest to the political side but not to the business side. These parties would have told the story of investment in Ireland or heard of the opportunities...

Order of Business (6 Mar 2012)

Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 7, motion re referral to joint committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of regulations of the European Parliament and of the Council and of the exercise by the State of the options or discretions in respect of Regulation (EU) No. 1077/2011; and No. 3, Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2012 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. It is proposed,...

Order of Business (6 Mar 2012)

Enda Kenny: Cuireadh cinn línnte an Bhille sin os comhair an Rialtais cupla seachtain ó shin agus tá an obair ar siúl faoi láthair. Tabharfar isteach é in am do chur i gcrích chóras nua Údarás na Gaeltachta agus in am do bhaill nua an údaráis a cheapadh, i dtreo is go mbeimid in ann déileáil lena chuid oibre as seo amach.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2012)

Enda Kenny: Ní droch scéal é ar chor ar bith. Tá a fhios mhaith ag an Teachta Martin go mbeidh údarás ann agus go mbeidh cumhachtaí faoi leith ag an údarás.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2012)

Enda Kenny: Ó thaobh shábháilt airgid de, sílim gur maith an rud é seo. Beidh an t-Aire Stáit ag teacht isteach leis an mBille agus beidh díospóireacht ann faoi.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2012)

Enda Kenny: Tá a fhios agam go mbíonn muintir na Gaeltachta agus muintir gach uile áit eile ar buile faoi nithe de shaghas éigin an t-am ar fad. Bím féin ag caint leo go minic faoi sin. Maidin amárach, ó thaobh seachtain na Gaeilge agus lá na Gaeilge de, tá Gaeilge mhaith ag an Teachta Martin agus ag an Teachta Adams, cé nach dtuigim gach uile fhocal a labhraíonn an Teachta Adams, leis an...

Order of Business (6 Mar 2012)

Enda Kenny: Beidh ceisteanna as Gaeilge. Más mian le Teachtaí go gcaithfear níos mó ama ar an díospóireacht déanfar sin gan deacracht ar bith. The Government has made a collective decision on the sale of State assets. The Minister, Deputy Howlin, will speak with coherence-----

Order of Business (6 Mar 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----and conviction in respect of this matter on behalf of the Government.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2012)

Enda Kenny: We will be very happy to extend the time if Deputies feel more time is warranted.

Order of Business (6 Mar 2012)

Enda Kenny: Ministers of the Labour Party are very articulate-----

Order of Business (6 Mar 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----and they understand the details of the policies of their partners in government.