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Order of Business (28 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No.a8, Finance Bill 2012 – Financial Resolutions; No. 8, motion re membership of committee; No. 13, Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad] - Second Stage (resumed); and No. 14, statements on the action plan for jobs (resumed). It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that Nos. a8, and 8 shall be taken immediately on the conclusion of Order...

Order of Business (28 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin will recall that on my return from the EU Council meeting where the text of the treaty was agreed, I advised the Cabinet the following morning and the Tánaiste wrote to the Attorney General. It was made clear on many occasions that arising from the legal advice of the Attorney General the Government would act appropriately. Just this morning the Attorney General advised the...

Order of Business (28 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: I agree with the merit of the Deputy's proposal. The Lisbon treaty was discussed at a special sub-committee under the chairmanship of Deputy Paschal Donohoe and good work was produced.

Order of Business (28 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: I have not decided the date yet.

Referendum on European Stability Treaty: Statements (28 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: I am pleased to have this opportunity to inform the House that the Irish people will be asked for their authorisation, in a referendum, to ratify the European stability treaty, the so-called fiscal compact treaty. I strongly believe it is very much in Ireland's national interest that this treaty be approved, as doing so will build on the steady progress the country has made in the past 12...

Referendum on European Stability Treaty: Statements (28 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: Putting in place this credible commitment to responsible budgeting will be key to keeping interest rates low and unlocking credit availability for investment and job creation. Lower interest rates also mean more resources for the provision of essential public services. The creation of stronger budgetary rules is an essential element of the steps that are needed to ensure stability,...

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: That is my intention, yes. Tomorrow, in fact.

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: We will have pre-European Council statements tomorrow.

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: We will extend that.

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: I meet people from the north west regularly. They are consistent on a strong programme of issues that should be addressed in the north west which have been neglected for many years. Both parties in Government have particular views about several locations around the country. The programme for Government is very clear about the introduction of universal health insurance at the end of the...

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Minister for Health was in the north west for the past two days. He met with a range of personnel from the medical profession from a number of centres in the region. As I said, the Government is intent in implementing its programme for Government. The programme is clear in the sectors I have already outlined for Deputy Martin. The Government is now having the response from the clinical...

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Government is fully intent on implementing its programme for Government which is very clear on this matter.

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: Tá a fhios agam go maith céard atá an Teachta a rá. Tá sé fíor gur labhair mé amach faoi struchtúr NAMA le fada. Tá a fhios mhaith aige freisin go bhfuair an t-Aire Airgeadais eolas agus comhairle faoi leith ó dhuine a bhfuil eolas aige faoi na nithe seo, agus gur mian leis athraithe ar struchtúir NAMA, mar atá sé faoi láthair, a thabhairt os comhair an Rialtais. I must point...

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: As I said to Deputy Adams, the Minister for Finance has received some advice on the improvement in the situation in so far as NAMA is concerned. I remind him that it is important for the construction industry that there would be some movement in the property market in this country. I do not want a situation where because of a huge sense of fear on the one hand, as we had before the veneer...

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Finian McGrath is aware that there have been no cuts in headline rates of social welfare payments. The Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, undertook to draft the strategy on disability last November. Her report is practically complete. For the benefit of Deputy Adams, a great deal of ink has been put on reports previously and a lot of toner has been used.

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: In any event, the Minister is in the concluding stages of presenting the strategy on disability which will point out the pathways to the future in so far as the principle of looking after persons with disabilities is concerned. I met a number of them myself in the past two weeks. The Minister for Social Protection introduced the partial capacity benefit in recent weeks to allow persons on...

Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Finian McGrath will be aware that the domiciliary care allowance has been in place for some years. He is also aware that it transferred from the Department of Health to the Department of Social Protection some time ago and that when that took place, review dates were set for the allowances being paid out at the time. The domiciliary care allowance is subject to a set of conditions...

Official Engagements (28 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 6, inclusive, together. On foot of an invitation from Professor Klaus Schwab, I travelled to Davos, Switzerland to attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, from 25 to 27 January. The forum was attended by political and business leaders and heads of international organisations from across the globe. I participated in a series of...

Official Engagements (28 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: It was actually my first time to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos. I found the whole thing very interesting in the sense that it was a gathering of quite influential world leaders in business and politics. Those who have been attending it for quite a number of years may know of the opportunities that exist for meetings on a one-to-one basis, of which I had a number. When I spoke at...

Leaders' Questions (22 Feb 2012)

Enda Kenny: I thank Deputy Ross for his courtesy in recognising the value of the renegotiation of that element of the agreement, namely, that 33% of the value accrued from the sale of State assets will be used for job creation purposes. I also welcome his observation on the success, in particular of the IDA, in continuing to be a very strong authority for delivering foreign direct investment into the...