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Order of Business (19 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy will be aware that the Minister for Finance has made changes to the board and the structure of NAMA and to the way it conducts its business. It is far more open than previously to Oireachtas representatives making legitimate queries about its policy.

Order of Business (19 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Coroners Bill is on Committee Stage in the Seanad and will be brought before this House shortly.

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: It should be borne in mind that when Fianna Fáil was in government, it made the decision to sell 75% of Aer Lingus and Ryanair could have been in a position to own this airline in its entirety. It is always good for Ministers to consult each other. We have had examples in the past of Ministers going on solo runs without reference to the responsibility they had in a collegiate sense. The...

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: Collectively.

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: Collectively.

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Government has a 25% share in Aer Lingus. It does not have a veto or blocking mechanism.

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: I remind the Deputy that Fianna Fáil actually disposed of 75% of this airline.

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Government has looked in detail over the past six months at the question of a definitive list of State assets that can be disposed of from a regulatory point of view, a competitive point of view and an economic point of view. The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and the Minister for Finance, on behalf of the Government, have been involved in intense discussions and assessments...

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: The disposal of the Government's shareholding, with all other State assets to be considered for disposal, will be carried out in the right way at the right time at the right price in the interests of the people and the country.

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: Go raibh maith again as ucht a cheist, a Theachta. This is obviously an independent report and I commend Dr. Geoffrey Shannon and Ms Norah Gibbons for their clarity and the research and analysis they carried out in what is a harrowing tale and litany of shame in many respects. I recall asking questions when in opposition during Leaders' Questions and so on about work that had been done...

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: I should have said that 19 children had died of unnatural causes. It is clear from the report that complex social issues are involved such as family circumstances, the pressures on young people from drink or drugs, their background and the question of mental health. The Deputy referred to resources being made available. That is obviously important, but it is also important to point out...

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: I repeat that the State has a 25% stake in Aer Lingus and, as the Deputy is well aware, we do not have a blocking mechanism that would allow us to prevent this bid. The Deputy asked whether the Government would facilitate the situation by a sale of its shareholding. We have made it perfectly clear that the Government, through the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Public Expenditure...

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Government would be concerned about dominance of that scale in the market. In respect of its ownership of the 25% share, the Government will not be forced into a situation where we must sell now and at a particular price. We have not, collectively, as a Government, considered the bid that came in last night.

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Government will consider the definitive list of State assets to be disposed of and, in that regard, we are interested in getting the very best price for any of those assets, at the right time, in the appropriate way and in the best interests of the people and the country. It is not a case of the Government reacting to the bid last night and saying we will now put our 25% share up for...

Leaders' Questions (20 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: We are not going to be shoved into a fire sale in respect of the 25% share we hold on behalf of the people. If and when that decision is made, it will be in the best interests of the people and the country in respect of all of those issues.

Order of Business (20 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 17, European Stability Mechanism Bill 2012 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; No. 18, Credit Guarantee Bill 2012 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; and No. 16, Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad] - Second Stage (resumed). It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that the Dáil shall sit later than 9 p.m. and shall...

Order of Business (20 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: Despite the economic circumstances, the Government has maintained special needs assistants and resource and learning support teachers for next year at the same level as this year. The overall number of special needs assistants will remain unchanged at 10,575 and the number of learning support and resource teachers will remain unchanged at 9,950, including 5,500 resource teachers who support...

Order of Business (20 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: The child and family support agency Bill will be published later this year. The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs is doing a great deal of work in respect of the referendum on child protection. I do not want to give a definitive date for it but suffice to say that I am anxious that all the agencies involved will be able to agree on a particular wording in order that we can publish the...

Order of Business (20 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: As the Deputy will be aware, there is a commitment in the memorandum of understanding to a property tax based on value for 2013. To give effect to that, we would need to consider legislation after the budget and the finance Bill. As the Deputy is aware, the budget is timed for December of this year.

Order of Business (20 Jun 2012)

Enda Kenny: The agreement with the troika and the commitment in the memorandum of understanding is to have this effective in 2013. As I said yesterday to Deputies, the committee under Mr. Thornhill has reported to the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government who will reflect on the report and in due course bring his recommendations to Government. Arising from that, consideration...