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Leaders' Questions (28 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: We have a process here. The Oireachtas committee met to consider the matter and wrote to me and the Government, stating we must have a commission of investigation and that the terms of reference should include this matter. The sole member of the commission of investigation has written to me, as he is entitled to do, asking me to respond to him.

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: I will comply with his request and give him full and comprehensive responses to his queries.

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: This House set up a commission of investigation headed by a Supreme Court judge, but the Deputy wants to make it a political conversation all the time. I have been contacted by the sole member and will respond fully and comprehensively to him.

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: This House put that process in place. I have already said I was concerned about what I had heard. I needed to tell my Cabinet colleagues the following morning and the Garda Commissioner had a right to be apprised of these concerns and anxieties. That is what I asked the Secretary General to convey.

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: I was here with former Minister John Bruton and think he made two attempts at introducing a budget, neither of which was passed. I do not agree with his assertion. We are not going to change political direction. We have set targets and objectives which must be achieved. On the scale of the adjustment to be made in the budget for 2015, to be introduced in October, this is one issue we...

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: -----that everything and every service should be free of charge.

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: However, nobody in Sinn Féin has ever pointed out, despite the fact that it states its programmes were costed-----

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: -----that it has an 82% income tax rate built in. It faces the future with charged emotion, but the next contest will be different in nature.

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: It is going to be about whether the people want a government, in this case a Fine Gael-Labour Party Government, that is competent in keeping the affairs of the country in a state of solidarity and stability, with growth in confidence. The evidence is before our eyes - yields have fallen from 15% to 2.6% and we have had a fall in the unemployment lists for 24 consecutive months. That is...

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: It is not just a case of saying it should be different. If the Government - Fine Gael and the Labour Party - did not make the difficult decisions it had to make, the country would have been consigned to penury for the next generation because of the catastrophic effects of what had been left behind. I will not shirk the responsibility or back away from it. We will achieve the objectives we...

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: I thank Deputy Martin for his question. I congratulate him and all the other people elected over the weekend from different parties and none. This is a serious matter and I have already said on the record that my requirement as Taoiseach was to deal with the issue.

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: When the information, which I had never had before, was brought to my attention, it was of such serious importance that I felt it right and proper that the Garda Commissioner of the day be informed of my concern and my anxiety because I would have to inform my Cabinet colleagues the following morning about the information brought to my attention. My requirement was that the former Garda...

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: I have already said on the public record that my sole concern was that the then Commissioner should be informed of my anxiety and concern because of the information brought to my attention on Sunday and Monday. Following the receipt of a formal request from the Oireachtas committee, the Government responded by setting up a commission of investigation and inserting into the terms of reference...

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: That is the position and there is nothing mysterious about it. It arises from a very serious matter and when the matter was brought to my attention, I felt it incumbent upon me, as the person who sits in this seat, to know that the Garda Commissioner was apprised of my concerns and anxieties. I was going to have to inform my Cabinet colleagues the following morning of the information I had...

Leaders' Questions (28 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: It was not a case of having the former Garda Commissioner told that the Taoiseach was full of anxiety. What was brought to my attention had gone on for 30 years. We now know about tapes and recordings in Garda stations all over the country and tapes in the case of a woman murdered in west Cork, a case which remains unsolved. If the Deputy wants to make some glib remarks about it, that is...

Return to Writ: Longford-Westmeath - Introduction of New Member (28 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: I welcome Deputy Gabrielle McFadden as an elected Member for Longford-Westmeath. She replaces her late sister Nicky. This must be a day of nostalgia and emotion for Gabrielle but also one of great excitement in receiving the continued trust of the people of Longford-Westmeath in fulfilling her mandate. I wish her very many years of quality representation which I know she will give to all...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Semi-State Bodies (28 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: There are no commercial semi-State companies under the aegis of the Department of Defence.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Economic Management Council Meetings (27 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: The Economic Management Council (EMC) has met ten times since the Troika left in December, most recently on 7 May.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Grant Aid (27 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: The following tables provide details of grants and grant-in-aid payments made by this Department from 2009 to 23rd May 2014. National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) Year Details Amount 2009 Grant in Aid €3,401,066 2010 Grant in Aid €2,534,750 2011 Grant in Aid €2,280,216 2012 Grant in Aid €2,027,000 2013 Grant in Aid €1,950,000...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (27 May 2014)

Enda Kenny: There are currently 2 defibrillators in my Department, located on separate floors in Government Buildings. They were purchased in January 2011 at a total cost of €3,025. The National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO), which is under the remit of my Department, shares accommodation with a number of other government bodies, including the Office of the Director of...