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European Council Meetings (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: I am surprised at the Deputy. He knows that he is speaking about the difference between chalk and cheese because these are two very different situations. I sympathise with the Greek people in their difficulties. I spoke with the Greek Prime Minister in a face-to-face meeting at which he explained the difficulties that his country was beginning to experience and asked for support in respect...

European Council Meetings (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: Our intention to pursue Ireland's best interest has not disappeared. I have every faith in the capacity of the Minister for Finance to deal with the responsibility allocated to him and his colleagues by the Heads of Government. The Minister pointed out in a contribution which received credible support that the level of interest in European programmes should be lower and that the cost is too...

European Council Meetings (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: I do not know whether the Deputy was listening. This decision in respect of concluding the negotiations on interest rates has been devolved-----

European Council Meetings (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: He might disagree with it but that is the decision of the Heads of Government of the European Union. They made the decision because the Irish banks' stress tests were not complete and they told me they would be unable to deal with the issue if our figures were not accurate. The stress tests were not completed and for that reason the Heads of Government gave responsibility for the matter to...

European Council Meetings (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Ministers for Finance will conclude the negotiations on the interest rate reductions being sought by this and other countries. If they fail to do that and the matter is returned to the Heads of Government, so be it. I have every faith in the ability of our Minister for Finance to do his part of that job. He is doing it very clearly and in a strong and forthright fashion. The level of...

European Council Meetings (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: Approximately €400 million. I may not be accurate but I think that is what it is about.

Departmental Staff (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 5 and 6 together. There are five special advisers appointed in my Department, four of whom are my special advisers and one of whom is special adviser to the Government Chief Whip. In general, the primary function of special advisers is to help achieve the Government's objectives and secure the implementation of the programme for Government. My special...

Departmental Staff (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: Mr. Kennelly deals with the Northern Ireland section of the Department and he has dealt with this brief for a number of years. Mr. Andrew McDowell deals with the economic management council. He has been our economist for a number of years and he is obviously associated and acquainted with all the elements of the programme for Government and advises me on a regular basis about issues related...

Departmental Staff (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: Did the Deputy like it?

Departmental Staff (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: I do not know. I assume if I started off talking about comely maidens dancing at the crossroads, people would have said, "I heard that speech before somewhere".

Departmental Staff (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: I know.

Departmental Staff (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: I have no idea where the briefings came from. It is irrelevant to me. I expect people to do their jobs. I take the Deputy's point but I have no idea what discussion took place about that.

Departmental Staff (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: In accordance with established practice, on 8 April last, expressions of interest were sought from civil servants for these posts, the filling of which are a matter for the Government and do not come within the remit of TLAC. All suitable officers, regardless of whether they have submitted an expression of interest, will be considered before a decision is made by the Government.

Departmental Staff (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: I have not. The new post is being established to support the operation of two new mechanisms at the centre of government to enhance co-operation, effectiveness and co-ordination in the critical areas of economic management and EU co-ordination. That is the purpose of the Second Secretary General post. This post will have responsibility for the Government economic management council, about...

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: I am not sure what Deputy Martin is looking for. He is persisting as if there is some sort of hidden volumes of detailed analysis and information about the jobs initiative and its funding, which is coming through a levy on the pensions industry. We made it clear long before the election that in discussions with the pensions industry, the case was made that instead of reducing tax relief, a...

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: In answer to the Deputy's first charge about basic information, that is the basic information. There will be openness, transparency and a discourse about the next budget to an extent that has never existed in any other budget in the history of the State.

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: I know that the Deputy is not interested in the Punch and Judy stuff that he has been at for the last few weeks. I do not know whether he is opposed or in favour of a solidarity contribution, in the form of a pension levy, to create jobs. Our duty and our responsibility is to grow this economy, to create jobs and to bring about a situation where people are going to have the opportunity to...

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: So the Deputy has no regard for the people in Cork South-Central who will gain employment from the jobs initiative. I remind the Deputy that people earning as little as €80 per week pay the universal social charge that the Deputy's Government introduced as a result of the mess it made in the first place. If the Deputy thinks it is unfair that an industry pays 60 cent out of every €100...

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: If the Deputy wants telephone records about who called who, then fair enough.

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Government of which the Deputy was a part refused to give any information about the greatest bank raid ever on the Irish people, which was the bank guarantee.