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Legislative Programme (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: There is no praise involved here. As the Deputy is aware, for years at the beginning of every Dáil session the Government of the day published lists, A - Bills expected to be published; B - Bills for which the heads have been agreed and are being drafted; and C - Bills for which the heads have yet to be approved, with lists A and B being given priority and to be published in that session....

Legislative Programme (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: No. The Government has not decided formally on holding any constitutional referendum this year. The Government is considering whether it is feasible to hold any constitutional referendum this year, possibly in conjunction with a presidential election that might be held. For our part in Fine Gael, we set out a programme to allow for a series of constitutional amendments to be decided on...

Legislative Programme (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: Which one is that?

Legislative Programme (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: I acknowledge the fact that the Deputy's party in government ran the economy onto the rocks and has left this Government with an almighty legacy to resolve. We will have to do that without fear or favour and with a sense of fairness and courage. I also acknowledge that legislative measures were prepared during the Deputy's time in government which did not see the light of day. I have asked...

Legislative Programme (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy has a point in that there was an item in the published legislative programme dealing with an electoral commission Bill, which was to give immediate effect to something that will take a longer period of time. It was the Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill. Obviously, that is being given priority, and the party opposite has published its own proposals in this regard....

Agreements with Members (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Government does not have any agreement or arrangement in place with Deputy Lowry.

Agreements with Members (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: I repeat that there are no arrangements, formal or informal, made with the Deputy named in Deputy Boyd Barrett's question. I might remind him that the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources sent the Moriarty report to the Revenue Commissioners, the DPP and the Garda. I have already asked the relevant Departments to respond within four weeks in respect of implementation of...

Agreements with Members (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: I would extend the courtesy of the House to every person who was elected here. There were no meetings. There is no arrangement, formal or informal, with the Deputy named in Deputy Boyd Barrett's question.

Easter Rising Centenary (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is my intention to re-establish the Oireachtas consultation group on the commemorative programme to be brought forward for the centenary anniversaries in the period to 2016. A substantial commemorative programme should be brought forward in respect of the events leading to the foundation of the State. With the passing of almost a century, most people in Ireland today have had little...

Easter Rising Centenary (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy will be aware that the previous Taoiseach nominated the then Minister for Defence to chair the consultation group, which comprised Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh from Sinn Féin, Deputy Deenihan from Fine Gael, Deputy Costello from the Labour Party and Deputy Lowry as an Independent. The Green Party was satisfied that the Minister for Defence should be the sole representative of the...

Easter Rising Centenary (12 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: As I said, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government placed a preservation order on No. 16. The area from the GPO to the Rotunda is very compact. There is an opportunity, if handled properly, to make available a multilingual explanation to people from all over the world in order that they can see the circumstances and locations where one of the first independent states...

Northern Ireland Issues (5 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: There can be no doubt but that, after many years of difficulty, trial, tribulation and hardship, having arrived at a position where a peace process is in situ and being implemented, there is always the danger that vulnerable communities will regress. Young people can tend to drift backwards because of unemployment, depression, alcoholism or suicide. That is why the IFI and EU funding, as...

Northern Ireland Issues (5 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Adams raised several issues. In respect of the economy of Northern Ireland and of the island as a whole, when I was on that side of the House my party set up a cross-Border forum dealing with issues that impact on people North and South. Deputy McHugh, who is from Donegal, chaired a number of useful sessions concerned with identifying issues in the agri-economy, tourism economy,...

Leaders' Questions (5 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: I agree that a motion in respect of which there would be unanimous agreement should be taken following statements. This matter was already discussed in the context of the parliamentary questions I answered earlier. There will be an opportunity for Members to make their views known during the statements that will be taken following the Order of Business. There is no reason why we should not...

Leaders' Questions (5 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: I am in a position to provide such an assurance. As indicated on Question Time, I spoke to the First Minister, Mr. Peter Robinson MLA, and to the Deputy First Minister, Mr. Martin McGuinness, MLA. In addition, the Minister for Justice and Equality spoke to his counterpart in Northern Ireland, Mr. David Ford, MLA. I have also spoken to the British Prime Minister and pledged the Government's...

Leaders' Questions (5 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: Aontaím gur chóir go mbeadh cáineadh an-láidir curtha amach ón Teach seo i leith dhúnmharú Rónán Kerr. Mar a dúirt mé, bhí mé ag caint lena mháthair, Nuala, inné agus táim fíor-bhuíoch di as ucht na crógachta agus as ucht an mhisnigh a léirigh sí sa chaoi a labhair sí amach faoi dhúnmharú a mic. Tá súil agam nuair a bheidh mé thuas amárach, in éineacht leis an...

Leaders' Questions (5 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Government's decision of last week brought about certainty and clarity regarding the Irish banking sector. This is very important for business. It has been received in that light by international commentators, the European Central Bank, the European Commission and the International Monetary Fund. It was about time someone made a decision in respect of the Irish banking sector. The...

Leaders' Questions (5 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is fact of life that for the next ten years these payments will have to be made.

Leaders' Questions (5 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: When we opened the press this is what we found, or part of what we found.

Leaders' Questions (5 Apr 2011)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Adams knows we could deal with the Ulster Canal and many other issues in the north west and elsewhere in the country if we did not have this imposition and burden, but that is a fact of life. The decisions made by the Government bring clarity and certainty to the banking sector. That is important. The IMF/EU troika will be here until 15 April and they will involve themselves in...