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Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: Yes, but we cannot do that unless we have approval from the committee.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: How do I know what Deputy Martin's party members will do?

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: On the lobbyists-----

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: It is not extraordinary.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: That is absolute nonsense. What I was doing was pointing out to people in the United States the scale of the economic catastrophe the Government had inherited and the consequences for so many people, including a housing shortage and the demand for housing. It was not a case of inviting American investors to come here to build houses. That is absolute nonsense and well the Deputy knows it.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy never mentioned the scale of Irish investment in property in so many countries during the so-called boom years. I do not hear him talking about this. In many cases, that investment pulled down good business in this country. Banks had to cut deals when property dropped in value in other countries, pulling down business that were thriving here as a consequence. That is an issue....

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: I was in Blanchardstown during the recent by-election when I spoke to two estate agents, both of whom told me that people were walking into their offices with mortgage approval from one or other of the two main banks or some other arrangement, but there was no property available to sell to them. That is part of the construction challenge. The construction industry needs to be able to step...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy says there is no evidence that 400,000 jobs will be created, but there may well be double that figure because we have the greatest number of developed western countries in the European Union, offering enormous opportunities if we conclude an agreement. I do not accept the Deputy's view. Let me make another point. I remember co-chairing, back in the 1990s, the WTO talks in...

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 9, motion regarding Standing Order 83A; No. a21, statements on mother and baby homes; No. 21, Health Identifiers Bill 2013 [Seanad] - Order for Report, Report and Final Stages; and No. 1, Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013 [Seanad] - Second Stage. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that No. 9 shall be decided without...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: I thank Deputy Higgins and I congratulate Deputy Ruth Coppinger on her election to the House. I am sure she does not need to learn anything but she has a good stiúrthóir beside her as Contae Chiarraí. It is important to remember that things are not how they used to be. People from this country no longer go to America with one hand as long as the other. Some 80,000 to...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: It was coffee, actually.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: I drifted from the question Deputy Martin asked about tax. Governor Brown was speaking at an event in San Francisco attended by representatives of 20 small companies from Ireland who had been through a boot camp here on how to present their cases for investment by venture capitalists. I was very taken by the scale and nature of the presentations, ideas and propositions the companies put...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: Is it the e-visas?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: For my party.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: As I said, I briefly attended a function organised by Congressman Mulvaney. It was an occasion to meet a number of Republican congressmen just to reiterate to them the importance of focusing on the question of immigration and the undocumented-----

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: I was there for about 15 minutes. I am not sure that it was an official fund-raiser for him or his party. My conversation with him was in regard to the undocumented Irish. He extended an invitation to drop by to an event he had arranged. Obviously, he is quite a close friend of Ireland. He is influential in the Tea Party wing of the Republican Party and he is supportive of Ireland's...

Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Government engages with the European Investment Bank and much more money is being invested now in a range of projects than was the case. In fact, one of the difficulties in Ireland in the past was that we did not bring forward projects of sufficient scale to warrant investment from the European Investment Bank. That is no longer the case. I take the Deputy's point on the scale of what...

Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: If families were told at the beginning that a house was for them, it would deal with the problem and give them a sense of confidence and hope the the issue could be sorted out. We have had discussions in the House specifically on housing and the Minister of State has a particular strategy. We need a longer term focus.

Leaders' Questions (10 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: What we want to end up with is more houses than we need to control prices and markets. However, we cannot build them overnight, as the Deputy is well aware. On the pilot housing assistance scheme to ensure people do not lose all of their benefits and the question of rent capping, these are all matters that are being considered by the Minister of State. Obviously, Deputies are entitled to...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Jun 2014)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 21, inclusive, together. I travelled to the United States this year for the St. Patrick's Day period. Each year the St. Patrick's Day celebrations provide the Government with a unique opportunity to engage with Heads of State and Government, senior politicians, business leaders, civic organisations and the media right across the globe. Our overriding...