Results 9,301-9,320 of 36,764 for speaker:Enda Kenny
- Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin did not say "wealthy"; he said "very wealthy".
- Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)
Enda Kenny: The Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, defined the middle income groups as those earning between €32,800 and €70,000. Deputy Martin considers these people to be very wealthy.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)
Enda Kenny: The structure of the tax code introduced by the Government in recent years was not to increase income tax.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)
Enda Kenny: It was to adjust the tax system to allow for the creation of jobs and investment in the economy through measures such as the reduction in VAT for the hospitality sector, the abolition of the air travel tax and the introduction of the home extension tax credit, which has created several thousand jobs to the benefit of everybody. I do not accept the Deputy's argument that the Government is...
- Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)
Enda Kenny: He can go and talk to his people in Cork and ask some of those on €40,000 or €50,000 whether they consider themselves to be very wealthy. The Fianna Fáil Party left the country in a state where the Government had to deal with this.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)
Enda Kenny: I also find it incredulous that the Deputy would leave the death of a man in a doorway as just an issue passing by.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)
Enda Kenny: This is not a question of money but of managing effectively to have as many people as possible off the streets.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)
Enda Kenny: For this reason, the Minister has called the non-governmental organisations, the chairpersons of local authorities, the Archbishop of Dublin, the Lord Mayor of Dublin to a meeting on Thursday.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)
Enda Kenny: I pointed out to the Deputy-----
- Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)
Enda Kenny: -----that 38 places are already in place, another 30 will be ready by 8 December and 76-----
- Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)
Enda Kenny: The Deputy never listens.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)
Enda Kenny: I will answer it. As with everything else, the Deputy's party does not have any policy position in place.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)
Enda Kenny: There will be 76 places available by 15 December and a further 20 places will be in place by 5 January 2015. Raising the rent limits may not be the solution Deputy Martin puts forward.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)
Enda Kenny: It is likely to add to rent inflation and impact not only on rent supplement recipients but also on many lower income families and their children, some of whom may be students.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)
Enda Kenny: The Department of Social Protection is reviewing the maximum rent limits.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)
Enda Kenny: The analysis shows that the impact of increasing limits will yield only a very marginal increase in available supply for rent supplement recipients.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)
Enda Kenny: The only certainty in respect of raising limits is that it will increase costs disproportionately, with little or no other new housing involved.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)
Enda Kenny: The Government has allocated €2.2 billion-----
- Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin never listens.
- Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)
Enda Kenny: The analysis of the Department of Social Protection shows that raising the rent supplement limit will increase very marginally the opportunity and disproportionately affect those who may next become homeless. That is not the answer. The answer is houses, houses and more houses, which means builders and investment. The Government has put this in place. Deputy Barry Cowen:Is the review...