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Leaders' Questions (6 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----but the Spanish Prime Minister, the President of France, the Italian Prime Minister, the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission of the outcome of the referendum, of the extent of the interaction between civic society, those who supported the "Yes" campaign and the electorate, and the quality and clarity of their decision, but I also made it...

Leaders' Questions (6 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: There will be statements later on the European Council meeting. There will be plenty of opportunity in the House to discuss the response by Government of the bringing forward of a stimulus package in respect of growth and investment, and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, will present that in due course here. There is much consideration and much work going on....

Leaders' Questions (6 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Ross should understand the Government and I do not seek any congratulations. As he is well aware, once the Bill was published, the referendum issue became the people's property and it was, therefore, the people's decision. It is the Irish people who the Deputy would be right to congratulate on the clarity and decisiveness of their decision. The Deputy put together a Private Members'...

Leaders' Questions (6 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: I do not want to interfere in the process of the French national elections. I spoke to President Hollande about our situation and about the fact that he has his elections this month. I do not wish to interfere either in the process of ratification of another country. As the Deputy is aware, like minded parties in different countries will put forward different views. However, while there...

European Council: Statements (6 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: I am pleased to have the opportunity to brief the House on the outcome of the informal meeting of the European Council on 23 May, especially in the wake of the outcome of last week's referendum. The decision the people took last week was another positive step on our road to economic recovery. It was a forward-looking choice that sent a signal well beyond these shores that Ireland was...

European Council: Statements (6 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: The board of the EIB has been asked to report to the June meeting on the capacity for future lending for qualified structural projects.

European Council: Statements (6 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: Both Ministers were out there in the past fortnight talking about that issue with the EIB directly.

Leaders' Questions (12 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: I do not speak for the Spanish Government and neither does Deputy Martin. The Spanish Government made the request for moneys in order to deal with its bank problem. The Spanish Government did not seek moneys for their bank debt problem as well as for the running of the Spanish economy. The request was made and they got the deal and this is the deal they will sign. The sovereign...

Leaders' Questions (12 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----and that guarantee led to the recapitalisation and the bailout-----

Leaders' Questions (12 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----and this is the legacy which this Government is trying to break. Actually, we are one of the first governments to put forward the proposition that the ESM should be licensed to put money directly into banks. This was indicated by the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, in respect of the Spanish situation, when he participated in the conference held last weekend. I will make three...

Leaders' Questions (12 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin's Government completed the bank guarantee at 4 a.m. that morning. Nobody in the country knows-----

Leaders' Questions (12 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----what was said and there is no file in the Department of the Taoiseach.

Leaders' Questions (12 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: It is either shredded or has been disposed of or dispatched of - in other words, the Government has no evidence of the discussion that took place or of what Deputy Martin said when he was Minister for Foreign Affairs. That bank guarantee led on to the recapitalisation and the subsequent bailout.

Leaders' Questions (12 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: The ESF and the European institutions stood ready to assist Spain if it requested assistance. Spain made a request for assistance.

Leaders' Questions (12 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: That was in respect of its bank debt for €100 billion. The conditions of this assistance remain to be worked out and it is perfectly clear that, contrary to what Deputy Martin said at his press conference, the situation is that Spain must repay those loans at the same interest rate and terms as apply to anyone else and the Spanish sovereign must underwrite the moneys for the Spanish banks....

Leaders' Questions (12 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: As regards the publication of the troika document, that document is not completed. It is a very technical issue which Ministers have been negotiating for quite some time.

Leaders' Questions (12 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Government is looking for a re-engineering of Ireland's position, with a longer term lower interest rate which would be of great benefit to the country. Therefore, I cannot publish a paper which I have not seen and which is not yet fully completed.

Leaders' Questions (12 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: I have not seen the paper.

Leaders' Questions (12 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: What I said to Chancellor Merkel was-----

Leaders' Questions (12 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: I can answer the Deputy this time.