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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (20 Jan 2015)

Enda Kenny: I did not hear the Deputy clearly and thought he might have said I was making a division between the Islamic and Jewish faiths.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (20 Jan 2015)

Enda Kenny: I intend to meet both groups shortly. In respect of the budget for 2015, in any country, the answer to poverty is to have an economy that can deliver jobs. Social protection is an important element in bolstering the economy of this country and the Tánaiste has made an extraordinary effort towards this through changing the nature of social protection and the way it is perceived....

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (20 Jan 2015)

Enda Kenny: I do not see it, although, to be quite honest with the Deputy, the Government has not made a final decision to say: "That is it for the lifetime of this Government." I do not think there will be another referendum, but I will put it to my colleagues in due course in the Cabinet. We have a lot of work to do. However, that does not mean that we are not very clear on accepting the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (20 Jan 2015)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 5, inclusive, together. Like public representatives generally, I often meet church and other religious and non-religious leaders, on an informal basis, in the course of attending official or public events. In addition, I meet representatives of religious and other philosophical bodies through a formal structured dialogue process which provides a...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (20 Jan 2015)

Enda Kenny: I intend to meet representatives of the Islamic and Jewish faiths, as well as humanist and atheist organisations.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (20 Jan 2015)

Enda Kenny: Yes.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (20 Jan 2015)

Enda Kenny: I have met representatives of the Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland, as well as an ecumenical delegation from the European churches.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (20 Jan 2015)

Enda Kenny: No; they were held before the Presidency.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (20 Jan 2015)

Enda Kenny: I take the Deputy's point about the education system and schools. When I next meet the school patron, I will be happy to engage on this matter. I will also bring the Deputy's point to the attention of the Minister for Education and Skills who may meet the patron before I do. The atrocities in Paris were atrocious and shocked the world. I was privileged to represent the Irish people in...

Leaders' Questions (20 Jan 2015)

Enda Kenny: It is not for Ireland to interfere in the issues that are raised in the context of a general election in another country.

Leaders' Questions (20 Jan 2015)

Enda Kenny: Gabh mo leithscéal.

Leaders' Questions (20 Jan 2015)

Enda Kenny: Is that a sound of reception or what do I hear?

Leaders' Questions (20 Jan 2015)

Enda Kenny: The point is, Deputy Adams, that Ireland's position is very different than Greece-----

Leaders' Questions (20 Jan 2015)

Enda Kenny: The point we have arrived at now, because of negotiations between the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and the troika, is that Ireland is in a very different place than Greece.

Leaders' Questions (20 Jan 2015)

Enda Kenny: While we respect the challenges that face the Greek people in the time ahead, with 25% unemployment, it is their decision who to elect in the forthcoming election. Ireland is now in a position where our capacity to borrow is at unprecedentedly low levels and our growth rate is the fastest in western Europe. That does not mean that the Government is by any means happy, despite the fact that...

Leaders' Questions (20 Jan 2015)

Enda Kenny: In the context of Greece, Ireland is in a very different position.

Leaders' Questions (20 Jan 2015)

Enda Kenny: We now have a strategy and a plan that has been proven to work and that will continue to work in the time ahead. We want to see the country in three to five years' time with an economy that is strong and powering ahead and where jobs can be created for our people.

Leaders' Questions (20 Jan 2015)

Enda Kenny: Finally, Deputy Adams is wrong again in that the Government here was well able to negotiate with our European colleagues in respect of reducing the level of debt imposed upon us because of the catastrophe arising from the banking debacle. We have had evidence of what happened there from the recent comments coming from the banking inquiry.

Leaders' Questions (20 Jan 2015)

Enda Kenny: Of course, Deputy Adams has always put forward the view that everything is positive and rosy from a Sinn Féin perspective. Did I hear somebody say today that Sinn Féin is now a party to removing 20,000 public servants from work in Northern Ireland over the period ahead?

Leaders' Questions (20 Jan 2015)

Enda Kenny: I thank Deputy O'Sullivan for her comments and I can confirm that for her. I should remind the House that this was a matter that was neglected for over 60 years. This Government listened very carefully to those women who were in the Magdalen laundries. We asked Mr. Martin McAleese to prepare a report on this and subsequently appointed Mr. Justice Quirke to draw up an appropriate scheme for...