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Leaders' Questions (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----between the Dáil being dissolved and the new Government being formed, made appointments, but I raised it with my predecessor on a number of occasions that there should not be any appointments in that period. The change introduced by the Government will mean that persons of credibility and potential who have something to offer State boards can, through the websites, indicate their...

Leaders' Questions (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: With 440,000 out of work, a 14% unemployment rate, the person who gets a job as a plumber, plasterer, chippy or whatever will not be worried whether it is a budget or a jobs initiative. He or she will be proud and privileged to have the dignity of going to a job and being able to contribute to society. I stated yesterday that the jobs initiative to be announced by the Minister for Finance in...

Leaders' Questions (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: I changed the term to "jobs initiative" because some people seemed to get the view that this would be a sort of end of year budget for the following year.

Leaders' Questions (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: There were many comments about increased charges and raising taxes on people.

Leaders' Questions (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: That is not the purpose of what we are doing here. From that point of view, what the Minister for Finance will announce to the House on behalf of the Government is a series of initiatives to stimulate our indigenous economy, to promote confidence, to provide opportunities for people to go to work, to provide opportunities for employers to be able to get credit to invest in their businesses...

Leaders' Questions (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin should wait the few weeks until he sees and agrees with the initiatives it contains. People in his own constituency would be happy to go to work. Whether it is called an initiative or a budget, makes no difference to them.

Leaders' Questions (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: I do live in the land of truth and reality and, in fact, there are elements of the first with which the Deputy could deal. He mentioned the review of the universal social charge. The Government signed off on a detailed and comprehensive spending analysis of every Department and for the first time ever we will get a real view of value for the taxpayers' money being spent by Ministers. That...

Leaders' Questions (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: Far be it for me to put a title on any Deputy. The Government's programme is in three parts, namely, growth, jobs initiatives and a comprehensive review of how our money is spent.

Leaders' Questions (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: In respect of the European position, wooden head or none, we have already set out our view that there should be an interest rate reduction. The Heads of Government meeting in Brussels agreed with my suggestion that, as the bank stress tests had not been completed in Ireland, it would only be appropriate that the Ministers for Finance should deal with the issue when the truth of those stress...

Leaders' Questions (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----would not focus on the underprivileged, the vulnerable or the isolated.

Leaders' Questions (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: There should be some sense of understanding by those who were approached by former Ministers in the final two or three days before the Government changed that they would not accept their appointments if they had any sense of call it what you want. I do not want to go down the road of involving the Government in legal technicalities in removing people from State boards, which is not...

Leaders' Questions (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: What we will bring to State board appointments is transparency that has never before been seen. As I said yesterday, I understand the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission, under the chairmanship of the Ceann Comhairle, is anxious to see the work of committees being televised in order that there will be transparency and an assessment of competence by the people. I assume that if a person...

Order of Business (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 7, statements on the European Council held in Brussels; No. 8, Road Traffic Bill 2011 [Seanad] - Committee Stage; No. 6, Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Bill 2010 [Seanad] - Second Stage (resumed); and No. 9, statements on suicide prevention (resumed). It is also proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that: (1) the proceedings on No. 7...

Order of Business (13 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: I cannot give an exact timeline. As I said in response to an earlier question, the analysis of other wage matters being carried out independently will be available in two weeks' time. The best advice is that we can then proceed along the legislative route which should not be too difficult in respect of the minimum wage. The Minister will deal with this as a matter of priority, but he wants...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: Neither my Department, nor the National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO), which is the only body under its aegis, employed any former public servants on short-term contracts in the period 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010.

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: I regret to advise the Deputy that it is not possible to provide the information requested in the time available. I will write to the Deputy with the information requested as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — European Council Meetings: European Council Meetings (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: There were six meetings of the European Council in the year preceeding 9 March 2011, as follows: 25/26 March 2010 17 June 2010 16 September 2010 28/29 October 2010 16/17 December 2010 4 February 2011. All were attended by the former Taoiseach, Mr. Brian Cowen. There is no provision for officials to deputise.

Leaders' Questions (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: This is a matter of serious concern to those who will be affected as a consequence of attempting to repay mortgages and those struggling to repay mortgages. We are well aware of the numbers on tracker and variable mortgages and the difficulties they are now experiencing. When Mr. Trichet made this announcement he also made the comment that the ECB had act according to its remit. Its...

Leaders' Questions (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Minister for Finance will bring forward a number of proposals in respect of the consequences for mortgage holders in this country. The Deputy is aware of the announcement made today by AIB regarding huge job losses over the near term, which is obviously a very serious concern for those directly affected. We made the point that in reducing the scale of the banks in this country, it would...

Leaders' Questions (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: In the past eight or nine days the response internationally has been positive in respect of the decisive decisions taken by the Government.