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Tribunals of Inquiry (29 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: Thug mé an freagra céanna don Teachta an tseachtain seo caite.

Tribunals of Inquiry (29 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: Thug mé an freagra céanna don Teachta an tseachtain seo caite. Bhí sé díreach, cruinn agus fíor. Expenditure by my Department on the tribunal was €41.96 million. I will give the Deputy some other figures to keep him in the know.

Tribunals of Inquiry (29 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: The full cost of the tribunal's legal team, from its establishment in 1997 to the end of February 2011, was approximately €33 million. At the concluding stages of its work, the legal team consisted of two senior counsel, three junior counsel, a legal researcher and a solicitor. The two senior counsel who have ceased working with the tribunal were paid a daily rate of €1,955 and...

Order of Business (23 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: The circumstances in regard to this matter have changed somewhat. I will explain the reason for this. It is important-----

Order of Business (23 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: -----that there be no ambiguity about this matter. There is no ambiguity in terms of Ireland's position in respect of the corporate tax rate. The European Commission is legally entitled to bring forward any paper to initiate legislation. The Commission is to bring forward a proposal in respect of a common consolidated corporate tax base. I, nor anyone else, cannot prevent that. Our view...

Order of Business (23 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: I am sure Deputy Martin does not expect us to sit at the table and not say anything.

Order of Business (23 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: That is what I said. Ministers of the previous Government did not even bother to turn up at such meetings.

Order of Business (23 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is a fact.

Order of Business (23 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: I will be brief. The paper to be published by the Commission will be debated. Obviously, Ireland is opposed to it. Ireland has a particular view of opposition to it. As the Deputy is aware, countries which agree with the proposition of the Commission are entitled to have enhanced co-operation measures implemented. However, we want the principle of the issue of unanimity preserved and...

Order of Business (23 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: It is an important matter for amendments to be able to be tabled at the recommencement of Bills and that will apply. The Bill in question will be reintroduced and there will be an opportunity for Deputies to place amendments on Report Stage. The Minister may wish to introduce some new amendments as may other Members. Bills will be introduced at the point at which they were before the...

Order of Business (23 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: Since it is the Deputy's maiden speech I congratulate him on his election as well. Having had to swim against the tide in Leitrim, the Deputy is to be congratulated. Independent commissions draw up constituency boundaries based on census and population figures. They are given a remit but there is no interference from the political process after that. No matter where you start in the...

Order of Business (23 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: This is certainly not Deputy O'Dea's maiden speech. The Minister for Justice and Law Reform is examining this and will bring forward his legislative proposals shortly. He has already commented in respect of white collar crime being a matter of priority and he will report shortly.

Order of Business (23 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy has tabled a series of questions to the Minister for Finance today. He will give a detailed response to any of the questions the Deputy wishes to raise then.

Order of Business (23 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy will have a full legislative programme inside the next two weeks. I have already said that today. It will be published, at which time Deputy Doherty can ask any question he wishes.

Northern Ireland Issues (23 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take questions Nos. 1 to 5, inclusive, together. The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, phoned me to pass on his congratulations following the general election in February. In the course of that conversation he invited me to meet with him at Downing Street in the near future. I have already met with the Prime Minister en marge of the extraordinary meeting of the European...

Northern Ireland Issues (23 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: I dealt with questions of this nature from an Opposition perspective for a number of years. It is the Office of the Ceann Comhairle that is responsible for grouping questions. There are five questions in the group under discussion. The first relates to the British Prime Minister, the second to the First Minister and Deputy First Minister, the third to the British Prime Minister and the...

Northern Ireland Issues (23 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for providing that clarification. I have no objection to dealing with questions such as this on an individual basis if the Deputies opposite wish to do so. However, this would mean that they might get less of a run at dealing with the matters to which they relate. On Question Time yesterday I made the point that as part of the reform of the Dáil we should...

Northern Ireland Issues (23 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: As already stated, when I met the First Minister and Deputy First Minister in Washington last week a number of issues were discussed. Most of these related to employment, economic opportunities, incentives for the development of various sectoral industries in Northern Ireland, tourism, cross-Border activities and infrastructural developments. These are all matters of which the Deputy is...

Northern Ireland Issues (23 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: I will look at the question of the Bill of rights to see what preparatory work has been done. Before the election, I attended a meeting of North-South political representatives in Warrenpoint. The consultative group attended by the Ceann Comhairle's predecessor was a forerunner of the North-South forum. Having met people from deprived or vulnerable areas in Northern Ireland, I fully...

Northern Ireland Issues (23 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: Other groups are lobbying hard for these funds on Capitol Hill. I do not speak for Senator Leahy, but I think he gave a very good hearing to what we had to say about the fund and its importance, with particular reference to it being continued for the benefit of vulnerable young people in hard pressed areas. In the next three weeks when decisions are made, I hope he will decide to continue...