Results 8,081-8,100 of 36,764 for speaker:Enda Kenny
- Order of Business (25 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: As Deputy Mathews is well aware, the Government has saved the taxpayer, by negotiation and constructive engagement, a sum in the order of €50 billion.
- Order of Business (25 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: Public finances are coming very much under control, and the Minister for Finance has a slow and steady hand on that tiller.
- Order of Business (25 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: It is taking shape very strongly, and even the Deputy recognised that. He told me so himself.
- Order of Business (25 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: In regard to funding for SMEs, there probably has never been as much facility as there is now for access to credit at low interest rates which currently apply following the setting up and the implementation of the strategic banking corporation.
- Order of Business (25 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: It is only open for business in the past ten days. It was set up within 12 months and is financed by our reserves, the KfW bank and the European Investment Bank-----
- Order of Business (25 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: -----and there will be leverage for up to €4 billion in loans between two and ten years at lower interest rates for small and medium enterprises, which is very important.
- Order of Business (25 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: There is considerable interest in the non-banking sector providing access for credit. Many multinationals acquire banking licences for companies which use their facilities and products. This has been serious growth in this area. I accept that officials were here and spoke to officials from the Department of Finance. I cannot comment on the outcome of those discussions-----
- Order of Business (25 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: -----but I am quite sure it would require legislation, if the Minister for Finance feels that it is necessary or worthy of following through. Any such legislation would be discussed in this House. In respect of the credit unions, the Deputy will be aware that the Central Bank regulates the credit unions. This issue has been around for some time now. We will wait and see how the...
- Order of Business (25 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Bill is scheduled for this session. I would be very happy to have the figures discussed in this House. There is a real momentum building at the moment as shown in the figures published by the CSO this morning. The figures show that unemployment has dropped from 15.2% just a few years ago to 10.3% for January 2015. Some 90,000 jobs have been created since 2012. There has been...
- Order of Business (25 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: I take the Deputy's point. The Bill is not on the A list for this session. I cannot indicate when it will be cleared and produced. The Garda Síochána (compensation for malicious injuries) Bill is due later this year. Work is ongoing on it.
- Order of Business (25 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: What legislation is the Deputy talking about?
- Order of Business (25 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: This is part of the programme under the Department of Education and Skills and other services. I am not sure what legislation the Deputy is talking about. Autism is personal and spans a broad spectrum. It falls within the remit of the Department of Education and Skills, the Department of Health and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs.
- Order of Business (25 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: I am not sure what legislation the Deputy is talking about. There are services currently available for people who are diagnosed with autism, and rightly so.
- Order of Business (25 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: The Deputy can rest assured that the Government will comply fully with the findings of the Supreme Court.
- Order of Business (25 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: Of course this will apply and the referendum commission will be able to carry out its responsibilities completely independently
- Order of Business (25 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: In respect of Senator Coghlan's report, I addressed the British-Irish Parliamentary Association in the Seanad on Monday. It is an excellent report which points out various proposals. These will be considered by the Government. The Deputy is aware that there is close co-operation between the customs agencies on either side.
- Order of Business (25 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: This is also the case between the PSNI and An Garda Síochána.
- Order of Business (25 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: The question is what is the best way to tackle petrol stretching and fuel laundering. Is it to set up an individual specialised task force or to expand the resources which are currently very successful in intercepting and dealing with criminal activity at the moment?
- Order of Business (25 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: I am not sure where the letter went but it is on its way to the Deputy. In respect of his question on the mortgages Bill, this is a Private Members' Bill but the Deputy is using this opportunity to speak on it. I will make a point to Deputy Troy. His party was central to the collapse of the construction sector.
- Order of Business (25 Feb 2015)
Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 9, Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015 - Second Stage (resumed), and No. 42, Roads Bill 2014 - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that in the event a division is in progress at the time fixed for taking Private Members’ business, the Dáil shall sit later than 9 p.m. tonight and...