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Northern Ireland Issues (4 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: Easy, lads.

Northern Ireland Issues (4 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: I did not say that there was not confidence in the Northern Ireland Assembly. It is entirely a matter for the people of the North who they elect to their Assembly. I understand the point being made by Deputy Martin is that, when the Assembly was set up, it was not envisaged that people could leave for a while and come back again. I do not disagree with that broad principle which he set...

Northern Ireland Issues (4 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: They get mixed up sometimes.

Northern Ireland Issues (4 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: Yes, I can give the Deputy that assurance. On 1 June the Dáil passed a resolution amending the terms of reference of the Smithwick tribunal to require it to provide an interim report for the Clerk of the Dáil not later than 30 June 2011 and to present its final report to the Clerk of the Dáil not later than 30 November 2011. Mr. Justice Smithwick had previously indicated to the Minister...

Northern Ireland Issues (4 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: For once I agree with the Deputy on the impact serious cutbacks can have on any area of society, particularly one in which people are under pressure. That is the reason I have had some involvement with them, albeit not as much as I would like. I hope that when I get the opportunity to travel to Belfast in the near future, I will be able to have a look at a number of issues there. However,...

Northern Ireland Issues (4 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: Does this mean Deputy Adams is prepared to acknowledge that a wrong choice was made and that when the person he mentioned returns to Northern Ireland, he will not have a job at all?

Official Engagements (4 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 10 and 11 together. As Members will be aware, I had bilateral meetings with the Prime Minister in London on 18 April and in Dublin on 18 May during the Queen's visit, as well as meeting him at European Council meetings. I also spoke with the Prime Minister prior to the British-Irish Council meeting that took place in London on 20 June. We have had no direct...

Official Engagements (4 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: No, I have not had any discussions with the British Prime Minister about this. I understand that is a pretty complex case in which litigation is still ongoing. Personally I have not made any representations about it, but I have obviously read some of the reports and seen some of the news headlines about what appears to be a very complicated issue.

Official Engagements (4 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: I raised the question of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings when I met the British Prime Minister in April and again when I met him on the occasion of the state visit here by Queen Elizabeth II. Obviously everybody recognises the sensitivity of this, including all of the issues surrounding the Dublin and Monaghan bombings, without getting into endless open-ended inquiries. A recent Dáil...

Official Engagements (4 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: What is the question again?

Official Engagements (4 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: I raised the question of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings with the British Prime Minister in April and again when I met him on the occasion of the state visit of Queen Elizabeth II. I have not had any communications or raised it with him since the House went into recess.

Official Engagements (4 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: I will let the Deputy know the up-to-date position on that.

Official Engagements (4 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy is correct in his last question. I have not had any discussions with him since I last met him. I agree in respect of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings. When I was sitting where the Deputy is now sitting, I raised the issue many times with the former taoisigh, Mr. Ahern and Mr. Cowen. On each occasion the response was that the British Government would consider the matter. I got...

Official Engagements (4 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 12 to 18, inclusive, together. I attended the Eastern Partnership summit in Warsaw on 29 and 30 September. I had bilateral meetings on the margins of the meeting with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte; Chancellor Faymann of Austria; the Prime Minister of Finland, Jyrki Katainen; President Yanukovych of the Ukraine; the Prime Minister of...

Official Engagements (4 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: I do not find it revolting. The Deputy's salary is paid by the decision of these people and the European Central Bank. We do not control the ECB, although our governor attends its meetings. The 17 eurozone governments obviously each have very different views about how individual countries operate their economies. From those with triple A status down along the line, there are very...

Official Engagements (4 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: In answer to the Deputy's question, I am interested in results, and the savings to the Irish taxpayer as a consequence of the interest rate reductions have been substantial. I do not dictate the schedules for other European leaders, no more than they dictate ours. I had a bilateral meeting with the Finnish Prime Minister, which is a triple A rated country. Finland had inserted a clause in...

Official Engagements (4 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----French President. The Deputy's own schedule for the election was everywhere.

Official Engagements (4 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: I do not determine the schedule for the German Chancellor, but she had a very substantial vote in her favour in the Bundestag last week in respect of the EFSF, and that is significant. I will let the Deputy know when the meeting is agreed, as I will for any other formal bilateral meeting. The French President invited me to go to Paris, following the last meeting in Brussels, and we are in...

Order of Business (4 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 12, motion re by-election for Dublin West; and No. 1, Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill 2011 [Seanad] - Second Stage. Private Members' business shall be No. 28, motion re closure of Army barracks.

Order of Business (4 Oct 2011)

Enda Kenny: I have never said I would not participate in the debate. However, as the Minister for Finance has just returned from the ECOFIN meeting and a specific request has been made on a number of occasions for this kind of debate, it is important that he should keep us informed as to the up-to-date position. I understand Greece is funded until November which would require that a decision be made by...