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Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: That is what the Deputy wants to do. In fact, the Government went the other way and reduced income tax for the first time. It will do so again next year and the following year when returned to government.

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: It is obvious that the Deputy listened to some people because he has changed his tune again. A fortnight ago he said: "Of course, I will pay the water charges because they are the law of the land." We know that he is a very law-abiding citizen. When he sees movement on the streets, however, he changes his tune and says: "Oh no, I will not pay in the case of my holiday home in Donegal. I...

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: -----tide of people who say, "Okay, I am not going to pay these water charges," obviously he has gone down the road of utter populism, but it is not the first time he has changed his mind or his tune either. I will answer his question. I have listened to the people.

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Government is engaging with the people, Irish Water and the board of Ervia. I have heard what they have said. What they have said is that they want clarity, certainty and fairness.

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Deputy for his comments. He asked if it was time for Irish Water to step down. It is time, actually, for Irish Water to step up.

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: The purpose of the policy decision to establish Irish Water was to deal with a situation that had been neglected for years.

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: I already pointed this out to the Deputy, but he disputed my figures. Government is about making decisions. One does not get it right all the time by any means.

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: Obviously, there are times when one has to look at how decisions can be improved upon. This is one of them. I do not accept the Deputy’s comments about my being arrogant, having an inability to listen or not recognising that people have difficulties in many ways with a change like this where a new contribution cost is introduced.

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: However, he should recall that the mandate given to the Government was to sort out the catastrophic mess of an economic position that his party left behind. I know very well the challenges and the difficulties for so many people arising from negative equity, unemployment and so on. Fianna Fáil had its own proposition for a system of water charges too. I am not prepared to allow a...

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: I am not prepared to allow 40% of treated water in Dublin city to leak away or a position in which one third of treatment works are inferior.

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: We pride ourselves now on being the fastest growing economy in Europe, with a strengthening of foreign direct investment. Every decision on foreign direct investment requires the construction sector to measure up in terms of apartments, buildings, houses, office blocks and water supply. It is a case of recognising that people have expressed legitimate concerns and anxieties. It is a case...

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: -----and that it will deal with the problems expressed by people as to what they are expected to pay, what it is for and the programme of investment by Irish Water. In other words, people must know their money is going towards what it is intended for and not into a black hole of some perceived private company or something like that, which was never contemplated and is not in fact the law of...

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: I answered the Deputy’s question.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: EU Treaties (4 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Lisbon Treaty, which came into effect on 1 December 2009, was the product of prolonged and intensive negotiations between the Member States of the Union and was approved by the Irish people in October 2009. Among other provisions, the Treaty introduced new voting rules for taking decisions in the Council. These are set out in Article 238 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU. The...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Agencies Staff Remuneration (4 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: Neither my Department or the bodies under its aegis pay any bonuses.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Constitutional Convention Recommendations (4 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 135 to 137, inclusive, 139 and 140 together. The Convention produced nine reports in total, all of which have been laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas. The Government has already responded in the Dáil in detail to the first, second, third and sixth reports on 18 July 2013, 10 October 2013, 17 December 2013 and 2 October 2014 respectively. Briefly,...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Agencies (4 Nov 2014)

Enda Kenny: No quangos have been set up in my Department since 2011.

Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2014)

Enda Kenny: An immigration Bill is on the clár, as it were. So many amendments were tabled to the Bill that it was considered better to withdraw it and draft a new Bill, namely, the international protection Bill. I have a note on it in respect of the commitment to legislate to reduce the length of time for asylum seekers must spend time in the direct provision system, through the establishment of...

Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2014)

Enda Kenny: It will be next year.

Leaders' Questions (22 Oct 2014)

Enda Kenny: I place myself, obviously, as Head of Government. The Government made the decision to set up Irish Water and it was the correct decision to make. The Government also made the decision to not have every local authority involved, with a different standard of provision of water and the difficulties that they all encountered. That is the correct decision. The regime that is in place at...