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EU Summits: Statements (26 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: I am happy to have this opportunity to brief the House on the European Council and the euro summit meeting, which took place in Brussels on Sunday last, 23 October. As the House will be aware, we are in the unusual situation that further meetings of the European Council and eurozone leaders will take place this evening in Brussels. I was anxious, therefore, to use the opportunity also to...

EU Summits: Statements (26 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Deputies. Good progress was also made on restoring confidence on Europe's banks through enhancing the quality and quantity of capital available to them and through ensuring their medium term funding so as to safeguard the flow of credit to the real economy. We have first-hand knowledge of how critical it is to get the banking system on to firm ground. That is what we have done...

Leaders' Questions (26 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: There has not been a 10% reduction in SNA numbers. A total of 10% were held back for very good reasons, for example, for cases where sickness or injury might occur, for new pupils and so forth. The majority of those have already been allocated to schools under the appropriate guidelines. The Deputy is aware that the number of SNAs was capped at 10,575. The Minister made a 90% allocation...

Leaders' Questions (26 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: As a former Minister for Education the Deputy will be aware that the end of the school year is the end of next June.

Leaders' Questions (26 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: Of course, and it is the calendar year as well. There are 80 special educational needs organisers, SENOs, dealing with 18,000 pupils in this case. The Deputy made an allegation of a disconnect and commented about people living in a parallel universe. Politicians will always blame the person with responsibility. In a democracy it is always right to be able to point out who is responsible...

Leaders' Questions (26 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: There is an addressing of the reality as we find it. In this case, the Deputy has articulated a valid question. The Minister for Education and Skills accepts his responsibilities and is dealing directly with the council. If its representatives can give examples of where the current policy is inadequate or is not fulfilling the needs as determined by the professional assessors of children's...

Leaders' Questions (26 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: What was the Deputy's second question?

Leaders' Questions (26 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta as a ráiteas ag súil go mbeidh an t-ádh linn nuair a bheidh na díospóireachtaí seo críochnaithe, anocht nó maidin amárach. Níl a fhios agam ag an bpointe seo cé chomh fada agus a leanfaidh an cruinniú seo ar aghaidh. The question of fiscal discipline was raised in the context of one of the governance issues for the eurozone for the time ahead....

Leaders' Questions (26 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy asked about the €700 million. This is not a payment from the Exchequer in the next couple of weeks. This money was allocated by the previous Government to Anglo Irish Bank to pay off these bondholders.

Leaders' Questions (26 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is called a promissory note. What we are looking at are discussions and negotiations that can bring about a reduction in the overall level of debt on Irish citizens and a number of opportunities are being explored under the EFSF facility.

Leaders' Questions (26 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy is making allegations that do not stand up. I am only one of the 17 leaders who represents the eurozone countries and one of the 27 who deals with the question of the European Union and the issue of treaty change or not. There was a serious discussion about the governance of the eurozone, how countries should have fiscal discipline and fiscal responsibility and why some countries...

Leaders' Questions (26 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: That is a fact. What we are dealing with now is the consequence and legacy of that.

Leaders' Questions (26 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: That means one must use the flexibility of the instruments that were signed off in July-----

Leaders' Questions (26 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----to get our overall debt burden down. We have reduced it by approximately €10 billion over the period of the programme-----

Leaders' Questions (26 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----because of the interest rate reductions. I would love to be able to say we are in a position now-----

Leaders' Questions (26 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----where we could make an announcement such as that but I cannot.

Leaders' Questions (26 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: We must deal with the consequences of the legacy position of the Anglo Irish Bank promissory note.

Leaders' Questions (26 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy will miss the opportunity if he thinks the Government can just change that which was signed off on by the previous Government.

Leaders' Questions (26 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: We are dealing with the legacy of it which means that one must find different ways of negotiating to get the debt level down.

Leaders' Questions (26 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: We are all interested in the least amount of payment, which is a crushing burden on the Irish taxpayer, as a consequence of what happened. That is where the politics and the negotiations for the future will be focused. We cannot do anything about any of those things until a decision is made by the leaders in respect of the eurozone crisis.