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Leaders' Questions (24 Mar 2009)

Enda Kenny: The fact of the matter is that a €1 million bonus has been paid to the individual concerned. That is not in doubt. When the Taoiseach states he wants to establish the facts, that is the principal fact. A bonus of €1 million was paid after the legislation went through this House. Last October when speaking on this Bill, I made the point that following the enactment of this legislation...

Leaders' Questions (24 Mar 2009)

Enda Kenny: That is true and there is no denying it, and what happened here is absolutely where highly experienced, skilled and expert people did succeed in establishing one particular fact, namely that a €1 million bonus was paid out after the legislation went through this House. The Taoiseach was Minister for Finance when we debated the nursing homes Bill here. As Deputy O'Dowd dealt at the time...

Order of Business (24 Mar 2009)

Enda Kenny: I realise the importance of this matter. Will the regulations be referred back to the House by the committee?

Order of Business (24 Mar 2009)

Enda Kenny: Will the Taoiseach clarify the figure in respect of the deficit? Is it €4.5 billion, €5 billion or €6 billion?

Order of Business (24 Mar 2009)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach is a well qualified legal person.

Order of Business (24 Mar 2009)

Enda Kenny: He is not going to go into court and take a case unless he knows the facts. We have not been given any facts, despite that fact that——

Order of Business (24 Mar 2009)

Enda Kenny: In respect of the budget to be brought in on 7 April, is it intended that the Government will make available to Opposition parties for their consideration the matters that have been discussed by Government and those sent to it by every Department and an bord snip nua? How, in the name of high heaven, is anybody on the Opposition benches expected to make any contribution of validity when we...

Order of Business (24 Mar 2009)

Enda Kenny: Government Members will not say anything in the pre-budget debate because they cannot.

Order of Business (24 Mar 2009)

Enda Kenny: I am telling the Ceann Comhairle what will happen.

Order of Business (24 Mar 2009)

Enda Kenny: The Ceann Comhairle was very welcoming in Cahirciveen when I met him there last Thursday.

Order of Business (24 Mar 2009)

Enda Kenny: As the senior political figure in the constituency, the Ceann Comhairle was welcoming and I do not want him to take it out on me now.

Order of Business (24 Mar 2009)

Enda Kenny: Government Members will not say anything during the debate because they cannot. I do not want to know now the Cabinet's decisions but I would like to know the range of options being considered. Opposition parties are expected to make contributions about this budget, which the Government parties have been forced to bring in because of their mismanagement of the economy——

Order of Business (24 Mar 2009)

Enda Kenny: ——and we still have no idea of what has been presented by the Departments of Social and Family Affairs, Arts, Sport and Tourism or Transport and so on, nor do we have any evidence of what has been presented by Mr. McCarthy's an bord snip nua. If we obtain all that information, at least the Opposition parties, for what it is worth, could say, "I think these are valid suggestions",...

Official Engagements. (24 Mar 2009)

Enda Kenny: I want to ask the Taoiseach a different question. In his discussions with the First Minister of Northern Ireland, did he deal with the question of cross-Border trade activities? Does the Taoiseach accept, for instance, the admission of the Minister for Finance that his decision to increase VAT by 0.5% was a mistake, which has had serious implications for retail business 30 miles south of...

Official Engagements. (24 Mar 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the recent meeting of the British Irish Council in Cardiff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8419/09]

Official Engagements. (24 Mar 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 3: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent discussions with the First Minister of Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8421/09]

Official Engagements. (24 Mar 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent contacts with the political parties in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8422/09]

Official Engagements. (24 Mar 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his telephone conversation with the British Prime Minister following the murders of two members of the British army in County Antrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10889/09]

Official Engagements. (24 Mar 2009)

Enda Kenny: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the leadership of Sinn Féin on 12 March 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11618/09]

Official Engagements. (24 Mar 2009)

Enda Kenny: I note that a teenager has been charged with the murder of the late Constable Stephen Carroll. When I was in Brussels on Wednesday and Thursday I took the opportunity to brief the EPP members on the necessity for continued demonstration of support and solidarity from the European Union regarding the situation in Northern Ireland. At Thursday's meeting of the Heads of Government, did the...