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Task Force on Innovation (5 May 2010)

Enda Kenny: The NTMA has a particular function. I would like to know from where this €500 million will come and how and on what it will be spent. I support travel by Ministers, in terms of representing the country, to some locations in the context of St. Patrick's Day celebrations. It is Ireland's national day and is an important element of a dimension abroad. In the context of this year's travel,...

Task Force on Innovation (5 May 2010)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Taoiseach.

Ministerial Responsibilities (5 May 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach the responsibilities of the Ministers of State in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12963/10]

Order of Business (5 May 2010)

Enda Kenny: No, it is not agreed and I want to explain why. There should be a discussion about this matter. The Fine Gael Party produced a series of recommendations about how we should deal with Europe on the committee, which was chaired by Senator Paschal Donohoe last year before the Lisbon referendum. The chairman of the Committee on European Affairs, Deputy Bernard Durkan, has made a number of...

Leaders' Questions (5 May 2010)

Enda Kenny: Last week, in respect of the matter that was causing some concern around the country about Oireachtas Members being in receipt of ministerial pensions, I asked the Taoiseach whether he would choose either to accept the Fine Gael Bill to legislate for this issue for everyone or to discuss with Members in his own party their opportunity to give up ministerial pensions and to show leadership at...

Leaders' Questions (5 May 2010)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach will celebrate his second anniversary as Taoiseach in two days' time. He has presided, with his Government, over such an unprecedented destruction of so many things in Ireland that it is quite incredible. I refer to national debt, unemployment and Exchequer figures and the position regarding health. It is important at a time like this that political leadership be demonstrated...

Leaders' Questions (5 May 2010)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach has made the point that the Attorney General has advised him and the Government that it is unconstitutional to take away ministerial pensions and that this deals with the question of legitimate expectation. He put through a Bill last July making it effective from the day of the first meeting of the next Dáil that no serving Member of the Oireachtas will receive a ministerial...

Leaders' Questions (5 May 2010)

Enda Kenny: One can direct debit it to a charity. That can be done by law; I have checked that.

Leaders' Questions (5 May 2010)

Enda Kenny: Yes. One can allocate it to charity and one would not therefore receive it.

Leaders' Questions (5 May 2010)

Enda Kenny: I will give them to the Taoiseach if he would like them.

Leaders' Questions (5 May 2010)

Enda Kenny: An Attorney General's advice in the past proved to be unconstitutional.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Enda Kenny: No. 9 is a payment to the social insurance fund under section 9(9)(a) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005. This matter was agreed at committee. The note from the Government Whip states that this is for a sum not exceeding €1.551 billion, to come from the Social and Family Affairs Vote to the social insurance fund, for people who are paying into contributory pensions, unemployment...

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Enda Kenny: The note on it states provision was made for the payment of an Exchequer subvention. Was the subvention calculated by the Government higher or lower than €1.5 billion?

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Enda Kenny: It is not agreed to. We should be here next Tuesday. Matters are in a serious state but this House has refused to change its way in how it accepts responsibility, accountability and transparency in the interests of the people. There is no reason, except for a long outlived tradition, that the House should not be sitting again on Tuesday to debate urgent and important business. We are now...

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Enda Kenny: Perhaps the Tánaiste will explain to the House the current Government position in regard to Anglo Irish Bank. The Tánaiste will recall that in January 2008 Fine Gael indicated clearly its view that Anglo Irish Bank should be wound down in an orderly fashion. This has been since then completely resisted by Government as a matter of policy. Fine Gael, which has been the only party to call...

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Enda Kenny: This is a matter that affects every person who must now pay for the carry on inside Anglo Irish Bank and for the manner in which the Government has transferred Mr. FitzPatrick's loans on to the backs of the taxpayer.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Enda Kenny: In addition to informing the House of what is now the Government's attitude to Anglo Irish Bank, perhaps the Tánaiste will confirm if the Government has had any soundings from the European Commission on this matter. I understand that Commissioner Almunia has a view, not yet expressed publicly, about the Government putting further money into Anglo Irish Bank. Has the Government received any...

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Enda Kenny: I agree.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Enda Kenny: I agree. We have a daft situation whereby every day Members are being asked to split hairs in terms of whether they can raise an issue of public importance.

Order of Business (29 Apr 2010)

Enda Kenny: I can relate this issue to the legislation which this House debated and which was guillotined and forced through by Government who would not listen to any voice other than its own. It is entirely appropriate that the Ceann Comhairle show flexibility-----