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Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: This is a charge of €2 per week and it will be used for vital services in each local authority area.

Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. a11, motion re membership of committee; No. b11, Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011 [Seanad] – Financial Resolution; No. 20, statements on European Council, Brussels; No. 1, Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011 [Seanad] - Second Stage (resumed) and Subsequent Stages; and No. 6, Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011 - Order for...

Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: There are very few takers for my offer to come back next week to continue the debate if they wish.

Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: I do not have any problem.

Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: I will be around anyway. If Deputy Higgins wants to come back Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday next week, just say so because I am serious about this. I have no difficulty with Deputy Martin's suggestion of an additional five minutes for spokespersons. We can push that into the sos period. Deputy Higgins is precisely accurate in that I will be in attendance and I expect the Tánaiste and...

Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----to give Deputies the full Monty as it were.

Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: As Deputy Higgins will be aware, a political agreement was reached last Friday, in regard to which a great deal of work has to be done to flesh that out into a text that will be presented to the different parliaments around the EU.

Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: I noticed that Deputy Martin said we should have a referendum anyway and that he would not have agreed to the agreement last week, which would have resulted in Ireland being the only eurozone country walking away from Europe and undoing 40 years of bridge building with our European colleagues.

Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: Think of the implications of that for the IFSC and places down there.

Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: I have heard the four contributions from Deputy Martin, Deputy Adams, Deputy Boyd Barrett and Deputy Higgins. They are all looking for more time to debate the local charges Bill. They make a very good case to come back here next week. So make your minds up. We can go until midnight tonight if Deputies wish to have extra time to discuss this or come back next week. I advise them to make...

Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: If they are looking for extra time to debate this, we either take the time off an existing Bill, we extend the time tonight or we come back next week. The choice is yours. Do you want it? I will give it to you.

Order of Business (Resumed) (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: No.

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: Last week's meeting of the European Council was a significant one. Important steps were taken in regard to both budgetary discipline and firewalls - issues of great importance to this country - and progress was made towards taking Europe beyond the current crisis. Of course, much remains to be done in the period ahead both to put shape on the new arrangements and to ensure that the necessary...

European Council Meeting: Statements (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: The programme we are in supersedes those figures.

Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: I pointed out to Deputy Martin yesterday that all of the choices which have had to be made in order to secure a reduction of €3.8 billion, across current spending and taxation, are unpalatable. It would be wonderful to be able to say that things do not need to be changed and that the veneer which has existed for so long can be maintained. That is not the case, however.

Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: These changes will take place over three years. Some alleviation measures will be possible. Some legacy posts will be phased out over three years, but no one school will be disadvantaged as a consequence.

Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Minister is well aware that these changes will have a direct impact on some communities.

Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Minister met a group of school principals yesterday to listen directly to their concerns-----

Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----about the impact of these measures on their schools over the next three years. The Minister confirmed that the measures will be implemented on a phased basis and that, as set out in the budget announcement, there will be alleviation measures for the schools most affected by the changes. The Minister will continue the conversation about identifying the most affected schools when he...

Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: I will not use the words "alleviation" and "legacy post" for the Deputy. Deputies can take out their books at page one, if they wish. The Government's protection for disadvantaged schools is underlined by the maintenance of €13 million of taxpayers' money in enhanced funding for DEIS schools. I hope that is clear. Some €2 million is provided to DEIS schools in funding for school books....