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- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: Of all people, Deputy Adams should not come in here and accuse the Minister-----
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Deputy has a mandate, but he is not fulfilling it and not telling the truth about a range of issues on his own side. It is a different argument. The Deputy should not come in with his mandate and accuse the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan, of deliberately hiding something the public should know.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: This Government got rid of the rotten carcass that was Anglo Irish Bank. That cost the taxpayers of the country €34 billion, and the framework set up in respect of IBRC was set up by the previous Administration. The Deputy asked a number of questions and, in response to Deputy Martin, I said that the Minister met with the chairman and the chief executive-----
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: He was given clear assurances as Minister for Finance that this matter was properly assessed by the board of IBRC. He changed the framework that applied at the time and appointed a senior civil servant from his Department to make it mandatory that the Department of Finance and the Minister for Finance be informed of decisions made by the board of IBRC in the winding up of the bank.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: In order to clarify it for everyone, the Minister for Finance has no objection, under the responsibility of the totally independent office of the Comptroller and Auditor General, to have this examined in the context of value for money for the taxpayer, which the Minister was given assurances about by the chief executive and the board of IBRC.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: In all his hypocrisy, I assume Deputy Adams accepts the complete independence of the Comptroller and Auditor General and the integrity of the Minister for Finance.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: -----and that the management and the board were satisfied that the transaction was managed in the best possible manner to achieve the best result for the State-----
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: -----including the decision to allow Siteserv to control the sales process. As I said, following the meeting the Minister for Finance requested that a further meeting take place between the former Secretary General of the Department of Finance, Mr. Moran, and the then CEO of IBRC. A further meeting took place in August 2012. The matter was further discussed. At that point with regard to...
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: That was the framework that was set up-----
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: The rotten carcass of Anglo Irish Bank brought down this country. It cost €34 billion-----
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: I thank Deputy Mathews. The Government did not put a cent into Anglo Irish Bank.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin is now questioning the framework he set up.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: Believe me, that framework was set in place by Deputy Martin's Administration-----
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: -----and he is now questioning that framework.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: I hope Deputy Martin is not, and has no intention of, impugning the integrity of the Minister for Finance.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: I hope he is not impugning in any way-----
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: -----the integrity of the Minister for Finance-----
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: -----who has saved the taxpayers in this country billions over the past number of years-----
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: The situation is as I have outlined, that when the Minister, Deputy Noonan, had concerns about this - it is not a case of the Minister being persuaded by anybody - he was given clear assurances by the chairman and chief executive of the board of IBRC that this was in the best interests of the taxpayer.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Enda Kenny: He was given those assurances when he asked the questions because of the concerns he had about this issue. I am telling Deputy Martin that the Minister met them and was given this assurance by the chairman and chief executive of the board, appointed under Deputy Martin's Administration. Deputy Martin should understand and appreciate that I do not want anything untoward or wrong about this...