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Order of Business (17 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: Every other parliament in Europe is debating last Thursday's decision of the Irish people. I find it absolutely inexplicable and astonishing that an issue of this importance should not be deemed suitable for the suspension of Standing Orders and a debate be held on the important issue of the Lisbon campaign and its future. I propose that the Government sets aside Standing Orders and makes...

Order of Business (17 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: Is the Taoiseach proposing statements and what time does he propose the House takes them tomorrow? Earlier, the Taoiseach said we are now in a process of discussion and negotiation on the EU. Obviously no decision will emerge this week or in the near future, but before the Taoiseach briefs other Heads of Government, it is important he understands that Members on all sides of the House have...

Order of Business (17 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: This is the fifth or sixth consecutive week in which I have asked for the date of publication of the health (long-term residential care services) Bill? Will this Bill come before the House before the summer recess?

EU Summits: Supplementary Questions. (17 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: Rather than force a vote on the Order of Business, can we set aside business today to discuss this issue? Obviously, it is a fundamentally important decision and there should be a full Dáil debate about the Lisbon treaty, its future and where we stand. In respect of the point raised by Deputy Gilmore, the Taoiseach will be faced with the question of dealing with the commissionership before...

EU Summits. (17 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach if he has received an agenda for the June 2008 meeting of the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17128/08]

EU Summits: Supplementary Questions. (17 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: Question 2: To ask the Taoiseach if he has received an agenda for the June 2008 meeting of the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17128/08]

EU Summits: Supplementary Questions. (17 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: I express my disappointment at the result of the referendum, but the votes were cast and counted and the verdict was given, and that must be accepted and respected. I want to ask the Taoiseach a number of questions arising from the referendum. This decision has sent reverberations around the European Union and beyond. We do not want to end up with a two-speed Europe, where some countries...

EU Summits: Supplementary Questions. (17 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: One thing I did not hear people say during the campaign was that Ireland should pull out of Europe. Under the proposed Lisbon treaty the opportunity exists for any country to do so. Clearly, there is a disconnect between Government and the Irish people in so far as Europe and its workings are concerned, as highlighted in the Dáil last December by the Taoiseach's predecessor when he said...

EU Summits: Supplementary Questions. (17 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: This is not a 26-versus-one situation, this is a group of 27 countries with a set of objectives and principles to be achieved. The beauty of EU treaties to date has been that they have been able to accommodate a very broad range of views, cultures and positions from different countries and governments. In the Taoiseach's discussions with the Commission President, Mr. Barroso, the German...

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: In view of the more challenging economic environment facing the country, does the Tánaiste intend to introduce proposals to the House under the responsibility of her Department to deal with the requirement to train and upskill 500,000 workers in the medium term? A great number of young apprentices in trades and crafts——

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: ——are now left in limbo because of deterioration in the building sector.

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: It is the Tánaiste's Department. Does she intend to bring proposals before the House to deal with that situation?

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: The fact that legislation is not required does not mean we do not have to deal with the human consequences of people losing jobs and being out of skills.

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: The Tánaiste is the Minister responsible. Can I take it that the proposals under the existing plan to deal with retraining——

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: Will the Minister leave the Minister for Finance to clean up the mess left by his predecessor?

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: A tipster.

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: Where are these motions to be discussed?

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: They are never in consternation.

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: To follow up on the matter Deputy Gilmore raised, yesterday's figures prove beyond doubt that the people backed the wrong horse in the election last year. The people were told by the previous Minister for Finance that they should not believe the economic reality put forward by Fine Gael and the Labour Party in our pre-election projections. We now have the evidence of yesterday's tax returns...

Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Enda Kenny: Yes, I am dealing with the preparation of the Estimates and the subsequent Finance Bill. There is no point in leaving this matter until November. The Estimates for 2009 will be very different from those for 2008. The Tánaiste should confirm that the House will spend two or two and a half days discussing the pre-budget outlook before the House rises in July——