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Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: We can deal with that from a number of perspectives on other occasions in the House. I have views on the balance between making a location reasonably attractive for exploration in the first instance and the State availing of opportunities either to take equity or higher royalties depending on what might be discovered.

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy is aware that we now have sovereign rights over 200 million acres off the west coast, which is an enormous spread, but it is the deep Atlantic and technology has changed.

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: The State does not have the resources to do this but opportunities exist for positions to be adopted. Last summer, a well was drilled north of Corrib at a cost of €75 million. It proved to be without any product, so it is a case of structuring properly the tax situation taking account of technology and attractiveness. In respect of the question on corporate donations being banned, when...

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: I will deal with Deputy Pringle's question. No deal was done with any group of Independent Deputies. As the Taoiseach, it is my duty to extend courtesy to every elected Member but no deal, good bad or indifferent, was done. Deputies were quite free to express their vote either way on the election of the Taoiseach.

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: I could give a ten second reply to that question.

Moriarty Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (30 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: I hope we will have the serious support of the House in respect of the changes we want to make. I am serious about this. I have asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the Minister for Justice and Law Reform as a matter of priority to ensure that the two principal items of legislation are brought forward as quickly as possible. I hope to have a full and...

Cabinet Sub-Committees (30 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin can take it that there will be a Cabinet sub-committee on climate change.

Cabinet Sub-Committees (30 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: It will be part of a Cabinet sub-committee. Finance, financial institutions and financial activities are central to where we are headed and they should be the subject of a Cabinet sub-committee, whether specifically or as part of a broader brief.

Social Partnership (30 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2 to 5, inclusive, together. The Government values dialogue with the social partners, whether within the framework of a formal agreement or otherwise, and recognises the contribution that social dialogue can make to maximising common understanding across all sectors of society as we respond to the many challenges facing the country. Social dialogue continues...

Social Partnership (30 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: As I stated, I favour a good environment for dealing with stable industrial relations and for the better progress of the country. I met the workers on the Davenport Hotel issue. As Deputy Adams will be aware, in the programme for Government we are committed to reversing the minimum wage reduction. This is a matter that is not merely budgetary. It may well require legislation and will...

Social Partnership (30 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: Nobody will dispute the value, quality and heroism of nurses who work on the front line in pressurised conditions. Many fine young people who go through nurse training here and those who partake in other elements of the health service, be it physio-therapists, speech and language therapists or such like, must then leave for other jurisdictions. Yet, many come back subsequently and work as...

Social Partnership (30 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: The engagement with the social partners was never exclusively a matter for the Taoiseach, although I have led in many of the negotiations and I will continue to maintain a central interest here. As Deputy Martin is aware, primary legislation is required to establish the new Department of public expenditure and reform and it will be pushed through as a matter of some urgency. As Deputy Martin...

Social Partnership (30 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: Since the Government has been formed only recently, Ministers will be involved individually in meeting all the different groups and sectors under their departmental responsibility during the period. I intend to meet a range of groups during the coming weeks and months. When the new Department is given legal effect, it and my Department will consider the situation in so far as continuing...

Social Partnership (30 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: As a general comment, the programme for Government is focussed centrally on restoring good health to our public finances. The legacy that has been inherited is pretty grim. This requires some serious decision making. Fundamental to this is the confidence of our people and to give them hope that good Government can deliver opportunities for jobs and careers and satisfying and challenging...

Official Engagements (30 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: Yes I did, briefly.

Official Engagements (30 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: Immigration reform is obviously a matter of some considerable importance to us. I know many people who have found themselves in that position for a number of years. The answer to everybody's problem would be comprehensive immigration legislation, which is very difficult, given the scale of what is involved and the number of nationalities involved in a country the size of the US. It has...

Official Engagements (30 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: The President was grateful for the opportunity to thank us for allowing transit through Shannon Airport and the use of the facility there in accordance with the United Nations' agreement and resolution.

Official Engagements (30 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: I share the Deputy's sentiments. It is important for us to re-establish and renew our contacts in American cities. We normally have such contacts in New York, Washington, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco and, to an extent, Los Angeles. I have received correspondence from other places such as San Antonio and Cleveland. It is important to encourage and motivate those who do business in both...

Official Engagements (30 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: I agree with what the Deputy said in that regard. The issue of the repatriation of tax to the United States is not as live in that country as it was a number of years ago. The Deputy dealt with that matter when he was in government. It was of some concern that people assumed this country was somehow deemed to be a tax haven for certain purposes. I was glad that was cleared up at the time....

Official Engagements (30 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: I accept that the all-party group played an important role in building bridges. The members of the group travelled to Washington and New York on a number of occasions to strike up new relationships with Congressmen and Senators. Its role was accepted on a cross-party basis. Although the group played a part, it did not work in the sense that the legislation it sought was not passed. It had...