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Confidence in Taoiseach and Government: Motion (9 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: Fine Gael and the Labour Party promised in the last election that we would overhaul the flawed bailout agreement made by Fianna Fáil. We reversed job-destroying increases in income tax and the cut in the minimum wage. We saved taxpayers billions by negotiating cheaper rates on our debt, liquidating Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide, replacing the penal promissory notes and, most...

Confidence in Taoiseach and Government: Motion (9 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: The result of our strategy was to deliver our country from the bailout almost to the day a year ago, without the need for a second bailout or other conditional arrangements. We also took action to deal with the demons of Ireland's cold and heartless past. In my first speech here as Taoiseach, I spoke about how a wound heals from the edges in. We began immediately to put that healing...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Legal Costs (9 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: My Department incurred no expenditure in 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014 on external legal advice.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (9 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: The breakdown of the costs incurred in providing administrative support to former Taoisigh since 2011 is provided in the table below. Breakdown of amounts paid to former Taoisigh by my Department from 2011 to 2014 Year Details Amount 2011 Secretarial Assistants € 265,250.90 Newspapers € 392.50 Mobile Phones € 6,184.41 ISDN Lines Home €...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cumas Gaeilge sa Stát Seirbhís (9 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: Díríonn obair mo Roinne go príomha ar dhéileálacha leis an Rialtas agus le ranna agus gníomhaireachtaí eile rialtais. Mar thoradh air sin, ní thugaimid leibhéal mór éilimh faoi deara ón bpobal ar sheirbhísí i nGaeilge. Thug roinnt comhaltaí foirne i mo Roinn le fios go bhfuil roinnt inniúlachta acu sa Ghaeilge...

Order of Business (3 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: I will consider it. The reform we introduced whereby Members can bring forward Private Members' Bills such as this is a welcome one. I cannot predict the outcome of the lottery but I will give consideration to the Deputy's request.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy will agree that regardless of what party has been in Government, the Committee of Public Accounts has been a special committee of the Oireachtas for many years and has operated independently of any direction from the Government. We wish to see its independence and powers-----

Order of Business (3 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: -----retained so it can do the job it is supposed to do.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: Life is a lottery. It is quite likely to be drawn. I have no doubt that the Ross Bill is something people would wish to have debated here.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: I know.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: There is a queue, and even the Deputy cannot jump it.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: That is due next year.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: At the end of spring, I expect.

Supplementary Estimates for Public Services: Leave to Introduce (3 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: I move:That leave be given by the Dáil to introduce the following Supplementary Estimates for the service of the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2014:Vote 12 — Superannuation and Retired Allowances (Supplementary Estimate). Vote 17 — Public Appointments Service (Supplementary Estimate). Vote 25 — Environment, Community and Local Government (Supplementary...

Supplementary Estimates for Public Services: Referral to Select Committee (3 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: I move:That, subject to leave being given to introduce the following Supplementary Estimates for the service of the year ending on 31st December 2014, the Supplementary Estimates be referred to the following select committees or sub-committees, as appropriate, pursuant to Standing Orders 82A(3)(c) and (6)(a) and 159(3), which shall report back to the Dáil by no later than the dates...

Order of Business (3 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: As the Deputy knows, the way out of poverty in the programme for Government is by creating jobs.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: He will be glad to know that the unemployment rate has dropped to 10.7%, a decrease of 2%. Approximately 80,000 jobs have been created in the last period.

Order of Business (3 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: I agree with the Deputy that the challenge is to spread the benefits from a rising economy and rising confidence in consumer sentiment throughout the country. That is why USC was reduced at the lower level and 83,000 were taken out of the requirement to pay income tax. The efforts of Government will be aimed at spreading that to the most vulnerable, including the children and families the...

Order of Business (3 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: That Bill was enacted last October. The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine is meeting representatives of the milk sector today. There are global implications due to the scale of productivity internationally with big producers. For many years Ireland has been constrained because of quotas. This is why it is important we keep raising capacity in Ireland into the future as an...

Order of Business (3 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: A great deal of work has been done on this matter, and additional submissions have been received from external sources. It is still expected that the Bill will be published this session, before the end of the year.