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- Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: All one needs to do is create an atmosphere and an opportunity in which business can flourish. When I go around the country, people tell me they have ideas for job creation. In so far as we can respond to them through the Finance Bill and changes to various taxation measures, we intend to open the doors for businesses to take on employees, make it easier for them to hold on to current...
- Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: Quite a number of small and medium-sized enterprises are unable to give their cash flow projections for the next three months.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: No, it actually makes it difficult for a willing bank manager to allocate credit funding in such a scenario. We recommend accountants, when doing the books at the end of the year, should put in place a system of indicating what a company's future cash flow projection will be, based on past trends.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: I cannot answer that no more than the Deputy -----
- Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: The late Noel Lemass put the same question to my father.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: I am glad the Deputy welcomes the fact that a plan has been produced. This plan is going to be implemented and it is my view and that of the Government that it will vastly improve the climate for the development of jobs and exports. We pointed out yesterday that we expect 10,000 jobs in the green economy by 2015, 7,200 jobs in food added value by 2020, 2,500 in digital gaming by 2014 - the...
- Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: I have no idea who the eminent gentleman from Wicklow may be. I do not know anything about the issue Deputy Finian McGrath raised.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: I receive lots of queries from people who have ideas. One individual approached me the other day to tell me he had a great plan that can be applied globally. When I asked him what it involved he said he would remove fog from all the airports. I am not sure how it works but I might find out later.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: Austerity on its own cannot work.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: It has to be balanced by stimulus to create demand. The Minister for Finance is working on a structure for that in the context of what we have to do this year and next year. The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport is working very hard-----
- Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: -----to stimulate demand to bring people in here. That is why-----
- Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: -----this year, as a good Galway man, I hope Deputy Finian McGrath will watch the conclusion of the Volvo race in Galway, which I understand is expected to draw 800,000 people to the western capital and city of the tribes.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: I hope he will be here when the tall ships come to Dublin.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: I hope he will join the preparations for the Gathering in 2013 when we expect a huge number of the diaspora to come back to our home land-----
- Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: I hope that we can implement our programme to abolish the travel tax if the airlines measure up in the context of that commitment. As the Deputy is aware the opportunity created by reducing the VAT in the hospitality sector and reducing the PRSI for employees on low wages was evident in 6,000 extra jobs being created in the last quarter.
- Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: The hospitality sector now has the opportunity to give good value to those who come to our country or those who visit internally and give them a quality experience so that-----
- Leaders' Questions (14 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: -----they will talk about it and our reputation climbs again. It is not necessary to have exorbitant rates and fees for everything and I am glad to say that has altered considerably. The opportunity exists and we can go through all the items in the action plan when we debate it here in the House.
- Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 9, inclusive, together. The programme for Government contains a commitment to establish a constitutional convention and indicates areas for it to examine. Work is proceeding on proposals to set up the convention and these will address, inter alia, the structure, operation and membership of the convention, including possible representation from Northern...
- Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: I regret that I have been unable to bring this to a conclusion before now but I was otherwise occupied by many other matters. Work is proceeding on the referendum on the abolition of the Seanad but it is outside the remit of the constitutional convention. It is part of the programme for Government and is being dealt with separately as is the issue of the referendum on child protection,...
- Constitutional Amendments (14 Feb 2012)
Enda Kenny: When I discuss this with Deputies Martin and Adams I cannot give a guarantee that I will take on board the issues they might raise or the proposals they might make. However, I will proceed in the next two weeks and it will be a genuine consultation. I will be happy to listen to what they have to say on behalf of their parties.