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Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: It is not agreed to, not only because there is a guillotine involved, as the Taoiseach and Chief Whip well know. There are so many Members who want to speak on the Bill that it is unrealistic to propose closing the debate at 10 p.m. This is a time of great economic difficulty for many people. We need to focus on the possibilities and proposals in the Finance Bill that can help the...

Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: This is a bad day for the 760 employees of Bank of Scotland (Ireland). It is a bad day for the bank's 300,000 holders of variable mortgages. If Bank of Scotland leaves Ireland, it will take with it competition and choice. We cannot return to the old days of the cosy cartel that operated between Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish Banks. Eighteen months ago, the Taoiseach's Government...

Leaders' Questions (10 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: That is a bad day made even worse by the response of the Taoiseach. What effort is the Government making now to introduce competition and choice for consumers in this country? Did the Government reject any offer, if such were made, by Bank of Scotland (Ireland) to be part of the third banking force? Based on allegations now in circulation, has the Taoiseach had any indications that there...

Constitutional Referenda. (10 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 1: To ask the Taoiseach the constitutional referenda he plans to hold during 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48380/09]

Constitutional Referenda. (10 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach mentioned the programme contained three potential referenda, one on the role of women, one on children's right and one on the court of appeal. We could support all of these referenda. Has the Government any firm proposals for a date for these referenda? If so, is it proposed to hold all three together?

Constitutional Referenda. (10 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: I have listened to the Taoiseach read his brief. Deputy Olwyn Enright in 2003 put forward the view that legislation should be introduced for soft information. The committee recommended in September 2008 that no referendum was necessary but that legislation should be published. It was to be published in December 2008, which has now become, obviously, February 2010. What is the position in...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (9 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 309: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received a set of recommendations from Mayo County Council in respect of changes to the speed limit that apply in the county; when this proposal will be acted upon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6950/10]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (9 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 590: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will announce the allocations for group water schemes within County Mayo in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6742/10]

Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: I offer my sympathy to the 760 workers of Bank of Scotland (Ireland) which has just announced its intention to close its Halifax operations in Ireland with the loss of 760 jobs by end July 2010, which is devastating news. In that context, I put the following question to the Taoiseach. The Taoiseach will be only too well aware that the Irish taxpayer has had to write the biggest ever cheque...

Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: The point I made was that the information given by the IMF was that there would not be a wall of cash as referred to by the Minister for Finance arising from NAMA, a fact that was not disclosed to this House by the Taoiseach or Ministers during the debate on NAMA in this House. The assertion made by Fine Gael that NAMA would not result in a return to significant lending to Irish business has...

Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: It is still €54 billion.

Leaders' Questions (9 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: It is the biggest cheque ever written by the Irish taxpayer.

Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: It is not that I have a recently freed candidate for this position, but in respect of the local government (office of the Dublin mayor and regional authority of Dublin) Bill, we are now approximately 14 weeks from having to appoint or elect a nominee to this position. Given that it is on list C and the heads have not yet been approved by Government, when can we expect it to be published? It...

Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: We know all the stories.

Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: We will discuss it with Senators.

Northern Ireland: Statements (9 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: I welcome this opportunity to reflect briefly on the recent achievements in Northern Ireland and the progress in the past week on the path to peace. I welcome the agreement reached between the parties in Northern Ireland last week on the devolution of justice and policing powers to the power-sharing institutions. It was the clear hope of the vast majority of people in Northern Ireland that...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (4 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of members of An Garda Síochána that retired in 2009; the number of these vacancies that have been filled to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5710/10]

Written Answers — Electricity Storage: Electricity Storage (3 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 350: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on large scale electricity storage technologies; the efficiency or such technologies; the emissions per unit power generated; the types that are most suited to providing flexible generation, reserve and ancillary services; the technologies which contribute most to grid stability and security; the...

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (3 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 351: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount and value of electricity and emissions expected to be saved annually up to 2020 in the electricity generating sector through his national energy efficiency action plan 2009 to 2020, published in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5549/10]

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (3 Feb 2010)

Enda Kenny: Question 352: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to a report prepared for the all-island grid study (details supplied) published in 2009 by the Commission for Energy Regulation; if so, the reason the report predicts, on page 24, that Ireland will miss the EU emissions target for the electricity generating sector even if the...