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- Order of Business (18 Sep 2013)
Enda Kenny: That will be one of the first reports to be debated during the Friday sittings to deal specifically with reports. The Government Chief Whip will communicate with the Deputy in respect of it.
- Order of Business (18 Sep 2013)
Enda Kenny: The Government at its meeting this morning approved motions to be proposed to the Dáil and the Seanad by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to commence the Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Act 2013. The view of the Government is that the first inquiry to be undertaken under the new legislation should be into the banking crisis. The Government...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2013)
Enda Kenny: I pointed out the exceptional competence and professionalism of Irish troops over the years and I am glad the Deputy shares the view, although that is slightly different from what she stated initially. We have a very clear view which has been stated on more than one occasion of our complete and utter abhorrence and opposition to rendition flights. We have had very close relations with the...
- Order of Business (18 Sep 2013)
Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. 14, motion re referral to select sub-committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of taxation agreements; and No. 3, Gas Regulation Bill 2013 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that No. 14 shall be decided without debate; and Private Members' business which shall be No. 114 –...
- Order of Business (18 Sep 2013)
Enda Kenny: I thank the Deputies for their contributions. It is always difficult for people who are deemed to be dictators to be in any way sensitive to understanding.
- Order of Business (18 Sep 2013)
Enda Kenny: If that is the basic idea, the Deputies are wrong. This evening, the Government Chief Whip, as well as Deputy Stagg, will meet the other Whips to discuss a range of propositions for changing the way the Dáil is run.
- Order of Business (18 Sep 2013)
Enda Kenny: Hold on Timmy.
- Order of Business (18 Sep 2013)
Enda Kenny: These proposals will take effect from 1 October. I gave Deputies a commitment to sit down with Opposition leaders and I will do so with Deputies Martin and Adams, as well as whomever the Technical Group appoints.
- Order of Business (18 Sep 2013)
Enda Kenny: Perhaps it will be Deputy McGrath. I would be very happy to do that.
- Order of Business (18 Sep 2013)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin, among all people, has been here for a long time and had many opportunities to bring change but did nothing.
- Order of Business (18 Sep 2013)
Enda Kenny: We will now make changes in the interest of Deputies, making the Dáil more open and transparent, providing the opportunity for all the discussion we want. We will not go down the road of being beaten over the head about guillotines every day of the week.
- Order of Business (18 Sep 2013)
Enda Kenny: Quite a number of Bills had to be introduced because of the legacy mess left behind by the Deputy's Government.
- Order of Business (18 Sep 2013)
Enda Kenny: We had troika engagement after troika engagement that required complex and technical legislation that had to be introduced within specific periods in order to help sort out the economic mess the last Government left behind.
- Order of Business (18 Sep 2013)
Enda Kenny: The streamlining of the way legislation is to be drafted in future-----
- Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2013)
Enda Kenny: One of the principal routes to getting our country back to a point of progress and growth is to create jobs and to allow for that to happen. The evidence is before our eyes that 3,000 jobs per month are being created in the private sector. That is progress, in my view. There has been an increase of 30,000 jobs since the Minister, Deputy Bruton, launched the action plan for jobs in February...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2013)
Enda Kenny: -----with 33,800 people in employment in the past year and 9,600 in the past quarter. These people are now in employment. There has been an increase of 20,000 in the number of people in full-time employment in the past 12 months. The IDA figures show a net increase of 12,500 in employment in its supported companies in 2011 and 2012. Enterprise Ireland had a record year in 2012, with a net...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2013)
Enda Kenny: I do not agree with the Deputy's last assertion, nor do I agree with her first assertion. It is not the case that the Government, in its preparations for the budget, is unleashing a wave of fear on the people of the country. I am glad the European Union calendar has changed to allow for the budget to be announced on 15 October. This avoids months of wild allegations and speculative...
- Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2013)
Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin will not walk me down that avenue.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2013)
Enda Kenny: I am around long enough to have every faith and belief in the decision of the Irish people.
- Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2013)
Enda Kenny: The people are being asked a very straightforward question, which is part of the process of changing the way politics should be run in this country which Deputy Martin and his party failed to deal with over the years. We are now, as part of a process of reducing the number of elected councillors with the elimination of town councils-----