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Lisbon Treaty: Statements. (18 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: I have already publicly expressed my disappointment at the result of the vote of the Irish people on the Lisbon treaty. I make no apology for having stood by our country in supporting the treaty; this is because of its importance in terms of our connection with the European Union and as part of the EU in facing the challenges we all face globally from China, India, South Africa and...

Lisbon Treaty: Statements. (18 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: The other countries presumably will go ahead with the ratification process. I do not know whether they all will agree on this. There may be problems in the Czech Republic or wherever. Britain is supposed to do the business today. If they come back to the Taoiseach later in the year with a proposition that 26 countries have ratified the Lisbon treaty and Ireland has not, political...

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: It is about time that Members began to focus on the economic situation. For my part, having visited all constituencies in the past two and a half months, it is obvious that for the first time in years, the Fianna Fáil Party will be obliged to clean up a mess it created itself.

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: This will be a serious challenge——

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: ——and the Taoiseach has presided over most of it for the last couple of years. Ireland faces a serious economic challenge as growth is projected to be slightly more than 1% this year. More than 200,000 people were on the live register in May and there is a shortfall in taxes of €3 billion, in addition to the unprecedented projected deficit of €5 billion. This means that...

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: It is the same old story all the time.

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: He repeats that every morning.

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: The Taoiseach's predecessor used to read out a list of statistics from a black book every morning. The Taoiseach is repeating the mantra that one cannot have it both ways, by talking about both increased spending and cutbacks. The Taoiseach who faces this position was the Minister for Finance who presided over the veneer of perfection in the economy within recent years.

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: It is coming home to roost at present. The Taoiseach has landed his Minister for Finance, who is absent, with an unholy mess. This is the first time for a long time that Fianna Fáil in government will be obliged to clean up a mess of its own economic making and it seems this will be extremely painful.

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: Those who face a 30% hike in electricity charges cannot wait to see what kind of plan the Government will produce to manage the economy. The Government has put them in a position in which they are being stretched beyond the limit on a weekly basis. Every commuter faces rising petrol and diesel prices. Business competitiveness is drifting from us and small business and retail units are at...

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: That is a scandalous position in 2008 and it has been created by the Taoiseach. I would like him to answer me about the HSE.

Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: What about the numbers? I asked the Taoiseach about the numbers.

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (17 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Transport if there has been difficulty in using public private partnerships to fund public transport infrastructure projects in view of the continuing slow down in the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23385/08]

Written Answers — Health Service Funding: Health Service Funding (17 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 369: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Dublin will be offered a contract bed at a nursing home; the person who is responsible for making this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23127/08]

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (17 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 645: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when funding will be made available for the refurbishment of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin as the pupils are being taught in substandard prefabs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22655/08]

Written Answers — Public Service Vehicle Licences: Public Service Vehicle Licences (17 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 781: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of valid public service vehicle licences in County Mayo; the number that are active; the requirement there is to use these licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22986/08]

Written Answers — Ministerial Meetings: Ministerial Meetings (17 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 959: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the outcome of his meeting with a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23128/08]

Leaders' Questions (17 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: In the midst of the business pertaining to the Lisbon treaty, to which I shall return later, I wish to bring again to the notice of the Taoiseach an issue of real concern for hundreds of thousands of people, namely, the cost of fuel prices. Fishermen, commuters, small business, farmers and everyone else now are being screwed by the rise in fuel prices for diesel and petrol. This is a real...

Leaders' Questions (17 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: That does not answer my question. What relief measures will the Government put in place to assist people who are now really feeling the pinch? I listened to a fisherman from Kilmore Quay talking about his €18,000 diesel bill for five days steaming, even though there may have been no fish at the end of it. I spoke to a haulier in Cork who drove his lorry north of the Border and back,...

Leaders' Questions (17 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: There was €64 million extra in VAT.