Results 24,841-24,860 of 36,764 for speaker:Enda Kenny

Order of Business (15 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: Yes.

Order of Business (15 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: Tá a fhios ag an Teachta Adams, cé go bhfuil sé míshásta, go bhfuil sé seo thar a bheith coitianta istigh anseo. Mar sin féin, deireann an Príomh-Aoire liom nár chuir an Teachta ceist ar bith air faoi ceisteanna nó faoi am breise a thabhairt don díospóireacht. Sin an chaoi a bhfuil sé. Beidh neart ama ag an Teachta as seo amach chun ceisteanna a chur faoin Roinn Airgeadais a...

Order of Business (15 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: Members will be aware, at least those who have been here before, that normally after a change of government the Dáil does not sit for approximately two weeks. I thought it appropriate to return today for a debate on the programme for Government. Time is short and as Deputy Higgins reminded me, it is six Hibernian days and nights since the change of government, with a few minutes extra...

Programme for Government: Motion (15 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: I move: "That Dáil Éireann welcomes and supports the Programme for Government agreed by the Parties in Government of the 31st Dáil." Ireland is facing an economic and social crisis with few parallels in our history. More than 430,000 people are on the live register, more than 160,000 of whom have been unemployed for more than a year. We are again facing the prospect of forced emigration...

Leaders' Questions (15 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: I join with the Ceann Comhairle in expressing the sympathy of the Irish people to the Japanese people in their crisis arising from the awesome power of nature coupled with the difficulties being experienced with the nuclear reactors. I commend Deputy Martin on comments of support in respect of what the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, on behalf of the Irish people, can...

Leaders' Questions (15 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: I have not seen the terms of Deputy Martin's motion. When on that side of the House, we put down a motion in respect of corporate tax rates as sending out a signal from the Parliament of how important it is for Ireland. I fully support the principle. I would like to see the wording of the motion. I would consider there will not be any difference of opinion about it. In respect of bond...

Leaders' Questions (15 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Adams has asked a number of questions. I will raise the incident in Cumbria that he mentioned. I do not have the full details of it, but I will be happy to raise it with the British Prime Minister when I meet him. The Government agreed in the programme for Government to carry out a review of the universal social charge before the budget for 2012 is drawn up. The charge is having an...

Leaders' Questions (15 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Adams will be glad to know that the conclusion of the meeting on Friday - it was contained in the statement that was issued - was that it was agreed that countries in the European Financial Stability Facility package would have their interest rates reduced. That has not applied to Ireland because of claims for conditionality that are being attached to it. I cannot speak for other...

Leaders' Questions (15 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: I am answering the question.

Leaders' Questions (15 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Higgins is welcome back. In his absence there was no difference between a day in Hibernia and a day anywhere else. It has been 144 hours or, as the Deputy notes, six Hibernian days and nights since the Government took office. Maybe if the Deputy had not been sent away to Europe by the voters on the last occasion, he might have found out what happened. I would like to know myself,...

Leaders' Questions (15 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: The position of the Government is clear, in respect of the programme for Government, on burden sharing. I will repeat that since last Wednesday the focus of our discussions has been on relieving the burden on the Irish taxpayer. I would much prefer if our country was in a position to borrow from the bond markets and be in charge of our own destiny. Unfortunately, because of reckless...

Leaders' Questions (15 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: I learned quite a lot, actually.

Leaders' Questions (15 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: I learned how to stand up for the Irish people.

Election of Ceann Comhairle (9 Mar 2011)

Enda Kenny: Ba mhaith liom an Teachta Seán Ó Bairéid a ainmniú chun a bheith ina Cheann Comhairle ar an 31ú Dáil. I wish to propose Deputy Seán Barrett for the position of Ceann Comhairle of the 31st Dáil. Deputy Barrett has long experience in national politics. He is a deeply respected individual who has worked untiringly towards keeping the status of and respectability relating to politics at...

Advice to Dissolve Dáil: Announcement (1 Feb 2011)

Enda Kenny: I am glad you are calling all the Leaders, a Cheann Comhairle. It is important that they all contribute in a situation like this. I welcome the Taoiseach's confirmation that the people of Ireland will finally get to choose a new team and a new direction for our country to get Ireland working again. Tá a fhios ag gach duine, mar a dúirt an Taoiseach, gurbh é seo Lá Fhéile Bríde....

Advice to Dissolve Dáil: Announcement (1 Feb 2011)

Enda Kenny: When sacrifice is needed, it starts at the top and not with the blind, the carers or the poor. If people give us the most precious possessions they have - their trust and their votes - we will have a duty to respond in kind. With our plan, we will replace old Government cynicism with new Government compassion, and old Government indifference with new Government insights. We will replace...

Advice to Dissolve Dáil: Announcement (1 Feb 2011)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy will be back to defend this, I am sure. That is why leadership in politics is now more critical than ever. The fundamental job of a politician is to find solutions and make decisions in the best interests of the people. I know what it takes to revive a disillusioned and demotivated political force and rebuild it to a point at which it can legitimately challenge for the trust of...

Finance Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Jan 2011)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Deputy.

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (25 Jan 2011)

Enda Kenny: Question 122: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will define the criteria of disadvantage in respect of the HEAR programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3274/11]

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (25 Jan 2011)

Enda Kenny: Question 123: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of recipients for assistance received for 2009 and 2010 in respect of the HEAR programme; if she will indicate the criteria of disadvantage that were assessed for such recipients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3275/11]