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Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Minister was not requested to attend the meeting.

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Government is taking this matter very seriously and the point raised is one of concern and substance. I note the statement yesterday from NAMA. It states:The Senator's comments in the Seanad this afternoon suggest that he has evidence of impropriety involving staff members of NAMA. He has not shared any such evidence with NAMA. Nor has NAMA received such evidence from any other party....

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: He was not a supporter of the personal insolvency legislation, which is now bringing about a change in attitude, with an understanding by banks that if they do not engage they do not have a veto at the end of the day.

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: There is a requirement for borrowers - and for lenders - to sit down with each other and engage in the first instance, and there are some who do not do that.

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Central Bank is the licensing authority here. It has set out its targets and objectives and how it intends to monitor them.

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: The banks are required to shape up. It is not the case that anyone wishes to see people lose their houses, but a certain way of ensuring it will happen is for people not to engage with their lenders in the first place. A variety of measures have been set out by Government action and legislation to help borrowers and they should avail of all these opportunities. Deputy Martin wants go down...

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: The answer to both questions is "No". The question of the supply of water to the city, it citizens and its growing population deserves the most serious consideration. For far too long, substantial amounts of water have leaked away through the system that taxpayers pay for and there is clearly a need for a major project in which the pipes service in Dublin city can be renovated, repaired and...

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy asked what am I going to do about this; I am going to do a hell of a lot more than he did. I do not accept his premise-----

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: Thank you, Deputy Troy. I do not accept Deputy Martin's premise that repossessions have become accepted as the norm. It is beyond doubt that there will be some repossessions.

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: Nobody likes to see houses being repossessed but it is not realistic to suggest that there will not be some repossessions. I do not accept the Deputy's assertion that repossessions have become the norm or that repossessions are a fundamental part of Government policy. They are not. We have made that perfectly clear on so many occasions. As the Deputy is aware, I think much to his...

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: Clearly, for banks, about which the Deputy has been talking about having a veto over solutions, bankruptcy is the end of the line for somebody who goes through that process. Banks get nothing out of that and therefore it is in their interests to settle.

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: I want to make it perfectly clear that there is no strategy either to force or encourage repossession of people's family homes.

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: The answer is "No"; it is not necessary. The Deputy talks about sitting on the sidelines. Did I not hear him say on a radio programme some time ago that, unfortunately, the problem was that his Government did not bring in enough taxation and spent too much money publicly, which got us into this business? When the Deputy talks about denial, did I not see him vote against the exit from the...

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: -----facilities extended similar to those extended to Greece?

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy needs to be clear that we are not going back to that culture.

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy can deny it all he likes but the fact is that-----

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: -----49,032 permanent mortgage restructures have been brought into place. That is an increase of almost 4,000 accounts. I am glad to note that Mario Draghi has said the banks need to do more. He echoes clearly what we have been saying from a Government point of view.

Leaders' Questions (17 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin may laugh if he wishes.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Exports Data (17 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: Goods exports and imports statistics provide data on the movement of goods between countries. The figures set out in the table below are exports and imports of medical and pharmaceutical products and exclude any other products exported or imported by the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector. Table: Goods Exports, Imports and Trade surplus of Medical and pharmaceutical products, 2003-2012...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: EU Directives (17 Dec 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Department of the Taoiseach has no EU Directives awaiting transposition. Responsibility for transposing EU measures into Irish law rests with individual Departments with responsibility for the relevant policy area.