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EU Summits (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: Tá ceisteanna Uimh. 13 go dtí 16 agus ansin tá cinn eile ag an Teachta Boyd Barrett.

EU Summits (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: It was made perfectly clear that the €8 billion tranche approved in principle to go to Greece would be paid over on its signing up to the conditions which were laid out. At the meeting, there was a very long discussion about this - it continued until the early hours of the morning - and when it eventually concluded the Prime Minister of Greece stated that it was an opportunity for a new...

EU Summits (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: No, I was not consulted by Chancellor Merkel or President Sarkozy, nor was I consulted by them when they decided to meet either in Frankfurt or in Paris; as leaders of their respective countries they are entitled to do so if they wish. The Lisbon treaty allows for an opt out by an individual country if it wishes to leave, but it is a hell of a different prospect if one signs on for certain...

EU Summits (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy read out the relevant section of the Lisbon treaty. Decisions are taken by consensus and the consensus of the meeting was that provided the Greek Government adhered to the conditions set out at the meeting the extra moneys made available would be paid, that the haircut of 50% would apply and that the extra billions to be paid over would also be paid but that this required a reform...

EU Summits (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: The consensus was that the programme would be implemented and this was agreed at the meeting. Everybody there agreed this was the position. Obviously, the Greek Prime Minister took a different view as to how it should be implemented when he went home and that is for him to speak about. It is a case of consensus being arrived at, and consensus was arrived at. As part of this consensus I...

EU Summits (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: When decisions are made people are perfectly free to comment on them but they cannot change those decisions unless another meeting takes place where they are changed by the consensus about which Deputy Adams speaks.

EU Summits (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: I participated in the meeting where the consensus was reached.

EU Summits (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: I do not give out to Deputy Adams when he comments on whether the Louth football team wins or loses a match. That is his own business.

EU Summits (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: I disagree with Deputy Boyd Barrett's last point. Every country is entitled to conduct its business in its own way. It was not that the Greek Prime Minister called for a referendum that upset others, it was the delay and the consequent confusion and uncertainty arising from that. Markets do not hang around to make their judgments. There was certainty and clarity following the meeting and...

EU Summits (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: I have answered that question. They do not have referendums in Germany. In France, when the referendum on the Lisbon Treaty was defeated, President Sarkozy campaigned on the basis that he would put through the treaty by parliamentary majority if he was elected. It was not about the issue of the referendum but the delay and confusion caused as a consequence. There was no discussion in any...

EU Summits (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: Vous parlez bien le français.

EU Summits (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: I could not quite catch the litany of despair the Deputy read out concerning other European leaders. I am not sure whether he was as cocky when he was out there himself as an elected MEP. In any event, I do not share the Deputy's view. This country is a long-time member of the European Union and has been central to the European process since the 1970s. All Irish Governments have...

EU Summits (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: I did not see the programme last night but I understand that in Deputy Martin's own, very timid way he was saying that it was all about liquidity instead of solvency.

EU Summits (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: There seemed to be a hames being made of many things in the middle of the night a few years ago when there was nobody around to discuss them. There should have been but they were all asleep on the watch.

EU Summits (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: In answer to Deputy Martin's question as to why there was no discussion about reform of the ECB, it was not specifically on the agenda.

EU Summits (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: As regards the Greek crisis, debt sustainability and the leveraging up of the EFSF, I made the point, which was agreed by a number of other leaders, that the ECB should be the central defender. It really has unlimited economic or financial firepower to deal with that.

EU Summits (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: The ECB has a set responsibility of 17 different governors of central banks, and they all have different views. If there comes a time when that is central to an agenda for discussion, we will certainly be happy to participate in that debate.

Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 1, Access to Central Treasury Funds (Commission for Energy Regulation) Bill 2011 [Seanad] - Second Stage; No. 5, Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage; and Private Members' business shall be No. 30, motion re promissory notes.

Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin has raised a valid point.

Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: Before I make any public announcement about the constitutional convention I will of course consult with Opposition leaders. I might make this point about "people's day, people's choice" in respect of the recent referendum. I think we need a serious discussion here as politicians and public representatives about this situation for the future. For instance, the Government is committed to...