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Order of Business (4 Dec 2012)

Enda Kenny: I do not have an answer to the Deputy's question.

Order of Business (4 Dec 2012)

Enda Kenny: The finance Bill will be published in the new year. Obviously, the best attempts are always made to proof all budgets on all fronts, although it is never possible to do these things perhaps as one might like.

Order of Business (4 Dec 2012)

Enda Kenny: As I said during Leaders' Questions, this budget will be presented as an opportunity to move the country further towards retrieval of our economic sovereignty and independence and create opportunities for investment and job opportunities and creation.

Order of Business (4 Dec 2012)

Enda Kenny: We are very conscious of those who are vulnerable.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Northern Ireland Issues (4 Dec 2012)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 114, 119 and 120 together. I refer to my response to question numbers 1 to 19 in the House on Tuesday, 20 November, 2012 in which I gave a comprehensive account of the meetings I have had with the families of victims of the conflict in Northern Ireland in the last 12 months. The position remains unchanged. The priority objective of securing peace and...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Constitutional Convention (4 Dec 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Constitutional Convention held its inaugural meeting in Dublin Castle on Saturday, 1 December 2012. The Tánaiste and I attended the meeting to wish the members well in their work, as indeed did representatives of the Opposition Parties. The Convention operates independently of the Government and will report direct to the Houses of the Oireachtas. It decides its rules and procedures,...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Adviser Appointments (4 Dec 2012)

Enda Kenny: Five Special Advisers are employed by my Department, four of whom are Special Advisers to me while one is a Special Adviser to the Government Chief Whip. The total cost of the salaries paid to the Special Advisers employed by my Department is €586,011.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cross-Border Co-operation (4 Dec 2012)

Enda Kenny: My Department cooperates closely with the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister on a wide range of political and economic issues. It also liaises with that Office in the context of the North South Ministerial Councils, as well as working closely together on the British Irish Council Coordinators steering group.

Leaders' Questions (5 Dec 2012)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin has returned to this on a number of occasions. I am looking at the page here. I see somebody's writing that states "Taois", and then "Taoiseach" and "Tánaiste" stroked out, "signed off on Friday". Let me be very clear with Deputy Martin. My only interest in this was in agreeing with the Minister, Deputy Reilly, that there should be more than 20 put on the list to bring...

Leaders' Questions (5 Dec 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----as distinct from locations that he would have determined by the expanded criteria that he set out. Deputy Martin has been going on about this for a long time. He may take it with him and read it again if he wishes. When he states, "Taoiseach and Tánaiste signed off", that is what I signed off on.

Leaders' Questions (5 Dec 2012)

Enda Kenny: I have got it here.

Leaders' Questions (5 Dec 2012)

Enda Kenny: Stroked out, "Taoiseach" and "Tánaiste". Deputy Martin is trying to make a mountain out of a molehill.

Leaders' Questions (5 Dec 2012)

Enda Kenny: What I am interested in, and what you should be interested in-----

Leaders' Questions (5 Dec 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----is seeing that the foundations for these primary care centres are cut, contracts are put in place, workers are employed to build them and the patients and citizens of the country can have first-class facilities in primary care centres around the country. We need a great deal more than the 20 mentioned, and that will get through from the expanded list of 35, as Deputy Martin will be...

Leaders' Questions (5 Dec 2012)

Enda Kenny: First of all, I do not cast any aspersions on Labour Party Ministers about what they do or do not do. They are part of a Government that is focused on rectifying our economy, putting smacht again on our public finances and providing an opportunity for people to have jobs and investment in the country.

Leaders' Questions (5 Dec 2012)

Enda Kenny: Second, the Deputy should not come in here and claim that I have told lies to the House about this matter.

Leaders' Questions (5 Dec 2012)

Enda Kenny: The function of my interest in this is that it was part of the economic stimulus package of €2.5 billion introduced by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. It included health areas, education, justice, transport, and the major development of Grangegorman in Dublin city centre. My interest was in seeing that these proposals were signed off in terms of the stimulus package.

Leaders' Questions (5 Dec 2012)

Enda Kenny: I agreed with the Minister, Deputy Reilly, that instead of having a list of just 20-----

Leaders' Questions (5 Dec 2012)

Enda Kenny: I am glad Deputy Martin got all the information.

Leaders' Questions (5 Dec 2012)

Enda Kenny: There was a time when Deputy Martin sat on this side of the House and refused to give any information.