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- Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)
Enda Kenny: He said he had no responsibility.
- Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)
Enda Kenny: I remind the Deputy that when he had responsibility he put 120 reports, at taxpayers' expense, on the shelf which were never published.
- Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Adams referred to the Civil Debt (Procedures) Bill. The Government is moving because of the body of work done by the Law Reform Commission. The commission set out a great deal of opportunity not to have people sent to jail for small debts and to expand that beyond one particular entity and have it for civil debt. This would apply across the board. I believe that is progressive....
- Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Sinn Féin Party is perfectly entitled to table its Private Members' motion on the one-parent family payment scheme. This is not the first time there have changes to the Order of Business. The important point is that Deputy Gerry Adams, as leader of his party, and the members of that party are perfectly entitled to make their case during Private Members' time. There will be an...
- Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Deputy's party is fully entitled to avail of Private Members' time. It chooses what to debate and its spokespersons have their opportunity to make their case. It is a rearrangement of business-----
- Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)
Enda Kenny: -----but the Sinn Féin's motion is an important part of it. I am quite sure the Deputy's voice will be heard during the debate.
- Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2015)
Enda Kenny: I am interested in the Deputy's analysis that there is a threat to drive Greece out of the eurozone.
- Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2015)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Paul Murphy understands there is no mechanism to exit the eurozone, that a country would have to request to leave. Therefore, his analysis that there is a threat from this country or anybody else is absolutely baseless. The position is that Greece is in arrears in meeting its debts to the IMF. There is, obviously, a serious problem that is affecting millions of people in that...
- Order of Business (1 Jul 2015)
Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 34, statements on European Council, Brussels, pursuant to Standing Order 102A(2)(b); No. 9, Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014 – motion to instruct the Committee (resumed); No. 33, Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014 - Order for Report Stage and Report and Final Stages. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders,...
- Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2015)
Enda Kenny: The answer to the Deputy's last question is "Yes". In this country the people made that decision and the Government they elected will be judged on whether we fulfilled our mandate to fix the public finances and put our country back to work. That is the essence of democracy. Citizens' votes elect and change Governments, and that is their absolute right.
- Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2015)
Enda Kenny: In regard to the Deputy's comments on the negotiations, I was at the meetings on the Stormont House Agreement. Deputy Adams raised a racket, as he normally does, which is fine.
- Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2015)
Enda Kenny: Afterwards, his party's acceptance of the deal was advertised in its own literature during the election process and Deputy Adams stated that the agreement must be implemented in full. However, he subsequently decided that the agreement no longer suited him and he rejected it. I would call that rank hypocrisy.
- Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2015)
Enda Kenny: That rank hypocrisy will be squared by the gentleman who spoke a moment ago given what he did with his friends.
- Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2015)
Enda Kenny: Prime Minister Samaras brought in a primary surplus, was approaching 1% growth for Greece and was able to get back to the international markets to borrow money. What has happened now? People said they would abolish all property charges, water charges and everything else, and would pay for nothing. Now it has gone back beyond where it was. The problem is that, unfortunately, the ordinary...
- Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2015)
Enda Kenny: The answer to Deputy Adams's question is "Yes". People's votes decide who is elected and who is thrown out. That is the way it should be. In this case, the mandate is not achievable because of the failure of the Greek Government to sit at the table and work it out. I hope that can happen in the next few days.
- Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2015)
Enda Kenny: Perhaps the Deputy is rehearsing the speech he will be making in Athens on Friday. I wish him luck in his travels.
- Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2015)
Enda Kenny: I am glad the Deputy is following through on his convictions. I listened very carefully to what Prime Minister Tsipras said at the European Union leaders' meeting. He said that his country does not want to leave the euro and it will pay its way rather than default. He said he has to deal with corruption, infrastructure deficiencies and changing structures to make his country work, and that...
- Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2015)
Enda Kenny: I live on the same planet as the Deputy and work in the same building as he worked in when he was a Minister in a government that allowed the banks to do as they liked and wrecked our economy.
- Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2015)
Enda Kenny: I do not accept from the Deputy, or anybody else, that the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, has not taken the problem by the scruff of the neck.
- Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2015)
Enda Kenny: The changes that have been made in restructuring and recapitalising banks and making arrangements for the taxpayers to get back all their money is markedly different from the situation Fianna Fáil left when its Government ended.