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- Order of Business (11 Dec 2012)
Enda Kenny: I am conscious of the fact-----
- Order of Business (11 Dec 2012)
Enda Kenny: I should remind the House that there will be a court case about this matter in January. The Government is carefully studying the Supreme Court judgment which clarifies how it can make information available to the electorate during a referendum. The judgment in the McKenna cases stated the Government had a duty to provide information for the electorate and clarify issues that might arise...
- Order of Business (11 Dec 2012)
Enda Kenny: The court has unanimously acknowledged that the principle enunciated in the McKenna judgment stands as firm as ever, but that the methods by which information is conveyed are very different from those which applied in 1995. It has found that the Government, in attempting to fulfil its duty to inform the people, strayed beyond the boundary of providing information for the electorate. It has...
- Order of Business (11 Dec 2012)
Enda Kenny: What he sent on the Lisbon treaty in 2009-----
- Order of Business (11 Dec 2012)
Enda Kenny: Do not come out with that one.
- Order of Business (11 Dec 2012)
Enda Kenny: I am not sure how we might arrange this. I spoke to the Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Nicholas Clegg, about the matter in Oslo yesterday. The Prime Minister is to make a statement to the House of Commons tomorrow. As an interested party in so far as the Government is concerned, I expect that we will have access to the report a very short time before the Prime Minister speaks on it. I do not...
- Order of Business (11 Dec 2012)
Enda Kenny: I will have to attend a European Council meeting in Brussels to deal with other matters. I will see what the Whips can arrange, even if it is for a short period.
- Tributes to Staff Member (11 Dec 2012)
Enda Kenny: Sitting in the Chamber is Mr. Barry Whelan, a quintessential Dub from Drimnagh who is retiring today from his position as usher. Barry has given good service in the 21 years since 1992. On behalf of all Members of the House and his wife, Anne, his children, David, Sandra and Iain, and his little grandson, Matthew, I take the opportunity to wish him the very best. I thank him for his...
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Constitutional Convention (11 Dec 2012)
Enda Kenny: The 2012 estimate for the Constitutional Convention is €300,000 and expenditure up to end November 2012 was €140,390. The estimate for 2013 is €948,000.
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Public Services (11 Dec 2012)
Enda Kenny: The focus of my Department is to ensure that Government policy is progressed across the whole of Government and it has one key programme which is to support me as Taoiseach and the Government. As no new services have been introduced by my Department since March 2011, the question of testing for external service delivery has not arisen. My Department makes extensive use of shared services...
- Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Strategy Statements (11 Dec 2012)
Enda Kenny: The focus of my Department is to ensure that Government policy is progressed across the whole of Government and it has one key Programme which is to support the Taoiseach and the Government. The Department's Strategy Statement is aligned to the Government's key priorities and policies, including major policy documents such as the Programme for Government 2011-2016, the EU / IMF Programme and...
- Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2012)
Enda Kenny: The position in regard to the property tax has been outlined by the Minister for Finance in the budget. The property tax will apply for a half year for 2013 and for a full year from 2014. The valuations will be set in bands of €50,000 and the tax will be levied at 0.18%, with a 0.25% charge for those who have houses that are valued at more than €1 million and in respect of the...
- Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2012)
Enda Kenny: -----will be able to contribute more. The deferral options are there for those who find themselves in particular circumstances. It is being brought in on Friday to make arrangements for the passing of the Bill so the Revenue Commissioners can make arrangements that it apply from 1 July next year, with a full year in 2014 and thereafter.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2012)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin and his party signed on for a property tax.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2012)
Enda Kenny: Like St. Augustine, he wants to be made pure but not just yet. He cannot deny his record in this regard.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2012)
Enda Kenny: Fianna Fáil signed on for a property tax. This Government is introducing what we consider a fair and progressive property tax.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2012)
Enda Kenny: I note that the Fianna Fáil spokesman on finance said yesterday that the requirement of the troika to provide legal clarity to the procedural aspects of the 2009 legislation introduced by the previous Administration, which was adjudicated on by Ms Justice Elizabeth Dunne, would lead to a rash of house repossessions. That is untrue. The situation in so far as the mortgage market is...
- Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2012)
Enda Kenny: House ownership is very important for people in this country and we respect and understand that. We want to keep that process whereby the level of repossessions will be exceptionally low.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2012)
Enda Kenny: It is very important that people know and understand that the house they live is in their home and that it will be kept in their possession.
- Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2012)
Enda Kenny: That is why the Personal Insolvency Bill is being introduced, to allow further options for people that will enable them to retain their family homes, which is so important for everybody in the country.