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Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: The Government put together a whole suite of opportunities for borrowers to engage with lenders, to cut deals and come to a conclusion, so that they would not lose their primary home. It is fair to say that significant numbers of letters have issued to people all over the country.

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: That is true. In quite a number of those cases, there has been no engagement whatsoever between the person who borrowed and the lender, which will never resolve the situation. In cases where the borrowers responded to the lenders, I am not happy with the situation where some banks appear to ignore the recommendations made by personal insolvency practitioners in the interests of cutting a...

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: Ireland.

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: I live in the same country as Deputy Martin which he destroyed economically and left no protection to any person in this country. It cost €64 billion.

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: It is beyond me how he can come into the House week after week with his patronising claptrap when he sold this country down the Swanee and took no responsibility for it.

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin is wrong when he said that I blame the borrower. I said that in many cases, there is no engagement at all while in other cases, there has been. I made the point that the reason we called in the personal insolvency practitioners was to get from them first-hand evidence of where the banks are failing to cut deals after the personal insolvency practitioner has put forward a...

Leaders' Questions (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: -----realistic appraisal. When personal insolvency practitioners make an arrangement, I do not want to hear banks telephone the client to say they will not accept that deal but will accept it if the client gets rid of the personal insolvency practitioner in the first place and waives his or her fee. That is not good enough and I do not, nor will I, accept that from banks in the borrowers'...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Mental Health Awareness (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: The National Flag, the European Union flag and the flags of visiting delegations are the only flags that are flown over Government Buildings. It is not the intention of my Department to depart from this long established precedent.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Commissions of Investigation (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: Under its terms of reference, the Commission of Investigation had been due to report by the end of 2014, subject to section 6(6) of the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004, which provides for an extension of the timeframe for reporting at the Commission's request. Following a formal request from the Commission, I agreed to extend the timeframe for the Commission to report until 31 December...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Commissions of Inquiry (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 164 to 167, inclusive, together. The Fennelly Commission of Investigation is the only Commission of Investigation established under the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 for which I have administrative responsibility since I became Taoiseach. Neither my Department nor I received a request for a draft motion or draft terms of reference for the Fennelly...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: I was pleased to meet with the new Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, on 12 February in Brussels at the Informal Meeting of EU Heads of State and Government and we had a short informal discussion in the margins of that meeting. I congratulated Mr. Tsipras on his election as Prime Minister of Greece. I indicated that I would be happy to welcome him to Ireland, and to have further...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: National Flag (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: My Department is currently reviewing the policy on arrangements for the half masting of the National Flag over Government Buildings.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: National Postcode System Expenditure (17 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: There are no projected costs to my Department to convert to using Eircode other than the cost of including the Eircode on departmental stationery. My Department has been managing its stock of headed stationery since the announcement of the move to Eircode. It is envisaged that my Department will be able to order its new stationery, including the Eircode, later in the year without bearing any...

Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: The planning and development (No. 1) Bill is receiving priority listing. It was scheduled for pre-legislative hearing at the end of January.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: It is being pushed as speedily as possible. The Government understands the challenge exactly. It is not about a legacy, but about dealing with a challenge for the future. Money has been provided to do up buildings that have been closed for a while. Some €2.5 billion is on the table in respect of social and affordable housing. Given the planning regulations, the opportunity to...

Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: However, the problem cannot be dealt with until more houses are provided, which means sites, concrete blocks, and builders working to do these things. We obviously need a fairly serious shift on that. The Government has responded by putting its money on the table.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: It will be taken in this session.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: It is an issue the Government supports and it is intended to have such a referendum, but we have not identified a timeline for it yet.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: I do not have a publication date for the criminal justice Bill that the Deputy has asked about.

Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)

Enda Kenny: As the Deputy has pointed out, the challenge is in respect of families. I have already dealt with that question from Deputy Broughan. The Government is conscious of the scale of the challenge, which cannot be sorted out unless more housing is provided.