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Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: In view of the collapse of this Government, can the Taoiseach explain how the deal that has been forced on the Irish people represents a good deal for Ireland and its people?

Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: That does not answer the question nor is it any valid reason for accepting an agreement that is not in the interests of this country. The reason we cannot go near the markets to borrow money is because of the gross ineptitude, incompetence and downright arrogance of the Government over the past number of years. The Taoiseach created the situation in which this country has not been able to...

Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: The Ceann Comhairle interrupts me every time I go to make my point.

Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: I respect Standing Orders and I hope the Ceann Comhairle respects my right as leader of this party to make my point here. What happened last Sunday was a demonstration of the art and the craft and the skill of national destruction. This deal was done by a respected academic and a regulator without any real political input, bargaining or negotiation. It was done as if the people did not...

Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: This Government has facilitated the banks, it has facilitated rack and ruin and the placing of a debt on the shoulders of every man, woman and child in this State for the next generation. It is time to go. What is the Taoiseach's response? I met with the IMF, the ECB and the European Commission, the very same Commission that yesterday sent a torpedo through the Government's own growth...

Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: I offered the Taoiseach an option last week and he did not take it.

Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: I offered the Taoiseach a constructive suggestion last week and he shot it down.

Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: He voted against credit for small business. He voted them down.

Leaders' Questions (30 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach's legacy is that we will be in hock for a generation, in debt for a generation.

Introduction of New Member (30 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: Ba mhaith liom fáilte mór a chur roimh an Teachta Ó Dochartaigh. Mar aon leis an Taoiseach, is cuimhin liom go maith teacht isteach anseo i ndiadh fothoghchán blianta fada ó shin. Is cinnte gur lá bródúil é an lá inniu do Róisín agus do mháthair an Teachta nua, Gráinne. Mar duine a bhfuil gaol agam leis an Dáilcheantar Dún na nGall Thiar Theas, aontaím gur fíor go bhfuil...

Introduction of New Member (30 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: Deirim leis an Teachta nua nár cóir dó a scíth a ligint ach gur cóir a bheith gnóthach sna sléibhte agus sna bailtí móra agus na sráidbhailtí, mar beidh sé amuigh ag iarraidh vótaí arís go luath.

Order of Business (30 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: The first item on the Order of Business is No. 1, that the Dáil shall sit later than 8.30 p.m. tonight and shall be interrupted on the adjournment of Private Members' Business. I do not accept this Order of Business. No. a15 is statements on the EU-IMF deal. This should be a motion that should be voted on by the Dáil. Accordingly, I object to the Order of Business. The deal was not...

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: He asked for prayers in Donegal, and they may well be necessary. This document does not provide certainty and clarity required to get this nation back where it should be. It does not address the real potential or open itself up to receiving the contributions that Irish people are prepared to make, provided they are recognised and respected as being fair. The Government made a big point...

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: The projections will be out of date next week, even before the budget is delivered. The reckless bailouts have been at the core of the Government's failure to restore domestic and international confidence. The mantra by the Minister for Finance that bailing out reckless banks and their investors was necessary to protect Ireland's credit rating has proven to be a catastrophic misjudgment. In...

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: We are meeting them today.

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: I have not had any discussion with them to date in respect of these matters.

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach contacted me and made an offer which I was glad to accept.

Order of Business (25 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: In view of these exceptional circumstances, does the Government propose to expedite the finance Bill? Debate on the Finance Bill 2010 was not concluded until 3 April but we cannot allow our deliberations to take the same length of time. It is just not on.

Order of Business (25 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: In light of the exceptional circumstances that apply, if the Government decides on budget day that it is in a clear position to make an indication on the finance Bill, surely this House should come back much earlier to deal with it. We cannot expect a public that is distressed and under pressure to accept that the House will not meet for 33 days-----

Order of Business (25 Nov 2010)

Enda Kenny: -----when we have to deal with business of national importance. It would be crazy to continue as before.