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Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Bill before the House, the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011, which is on Committee Stage, is extensive and complex. It deals with the Honohan, Nyberg, Regling and Watson, Moriarty and Mahon tribunal reports. The Government has published the Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill which, once enacted, will provide the framework for a...

Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: Does Deputy Gerry Adams want the Minister for Justice and Equality to identify the Ministers involved?

Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: I have set out some of the issues which have had to be dealt with by the Government in inheriting this mess, including the Central Bank legislation.

Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: Investigations are being carried out by the Central Bank and the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement into matters at Anglo Irish Bank. They should take their course. We put a referendum on inquiries to the people and it was rejected. Legislation on inquiries is going through the Houses. In the meantime, we have had to deal with the unholy mess at European level in terms of...

Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: I noted the Deputy's words, "reckless", "oblivious", "devoid of responsibility", "dismissive of authority" and "no moral compass". I note that he only mentioned the word "truth" once. We need to get at the truth because while it is easy to be shocked and absolutely angry about the revelations in what I understand are very extensive tapes, we should remember who the victims are in this case....

Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: It was the Government that allowed that culture to function. It is no wonder that Deputy Micheál Martin suggests having another inquiry in secret that could drift on for years. We had 14 years of the Moriarty and Mahon tribunals and nobody went to court-----

Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: Charges have been laid against a number of individuals and a criminal trial is due to commence next year. A referendum on specific inquiries was rejected by the people. The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform is processing legislation through the Oireachtas. It is imperative to establish the terms of reference for such a committee and, in so far as it can be challenged, that it deal...

Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: I suggest the Seanad could reschedule its agenda to have this finished by the end of this Dáil session. Let us put that inquiry in place. I suggest the people who were in government with Deputy Micheál Martin during the years write down their recollections of what happened in the lead-up to the bank guarantee, the discussions and conversations that took place, and the decisions...

Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: It stated, "If you think the housing bubble is going to burst, then go and commit suicide." I remind Deputy Micheál Martin that we need to focus on what happened here; that we need to find out the truth. We will start that process by having a parliamentary inquiry with a specific set of terms of reference to examine what happened before the guarantee was introduced.

Leaders' Questions (25 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: That is where the damage was done. There was an infusion into that culture of a system that allowed this to happen that has consigned the next generation to paying for the behaviour of people involved in this circle, some of which has been revealed on the national airwaves in the past two days.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Irish Statute Book Application (25 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: The 'eISB app' facilitates access to the Irish Statute Book through mobile devices such as smart phones, tablets, PCs etc. The 'app' was commissioned by the Office of the Attorney General and released for Android platform devices in April 2011 and for iPhone/iPad devices in May 2011. The 'app' is free of charge and to date there have been 3798 downloads of the iPhone/iPad version and between...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: State Solicitors (25 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: The appointment of State Solicitors was transferred from the Attorney General to the Director of Public Prosecutions in May 2007. When vacancies arise for State Solicitor positions the position is advertised and an open competition is run by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. There are 32 State Solicitor areas. Generally one State Solicitor is appointed to every county...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Official Engagements (25 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: I did not have any discussion regarding the Boston College History Papers with President Obama during my attendance at the G8 events in Fermanagh.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Topical Issue Debate (25 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: No topical issue debates were submitted to my Department following selection by the Ceann Comhairle since March 2011.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Public Sector Staff Grades (25 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: The information sought by the Deputy in relation to my Department and the National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO), incorporating the National Economic and Social Council (NESC), which is the only agency under the aegis of my Department, is set out in the tables beneath. Details of staff numbers are supplied on a whole time equivalent basis (wte). Table 1 - Department of the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Transport (25 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: The total expenditure on Ministerial transport by my Department is provided in the table below: - Jan 2010 - 20th June 2013 Minister of State, P. Kehoe €32,961 Minister of State, L. Creighton Nil The number of drivers employed in each of these years is Nil. I have been provided with a Garda car under the Ministerial transport scheme and do not use a private car for official...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: The total spend on photography for my Department for 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 is as follows; 2011 €32,720.69 (including the visit of President Obama) 2012 €13,448.60 2013 €33,290.37 (including the EU Presidency) A itemised breakdown of each event is in the table below. Increasingly my Department utilises its own staff to take photographs in house thereby...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: The total expenditure by my Department on newspaper supplements from 2011 to date is provided in the table below: Year Description Total Cost 2012 Metro Herald Advertising Wrap on the Stability Treaty Referendum € 16,449 2013 Metro Herald Advertising Wrap for the EU Presidency Launch € 17,220

Leaders' Questions (19 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: As the Deputy is aware, 100,000 American people are employed by Irish-owned firms across 50 states, and it is something similar here from American invested corporates in this country. The American Government - I obviously do not speak for it - has taken a view in terms of withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan and Iraq. There was not any intervention in terms of troops in Libya and there...

Leaders' Questions (19 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: Out of the middle of that rant, she seemed to support the Government position as articulated by the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade that this country did not and does not support the lifting of the arms embargo in Syria. Clearly, with an opposition comprising very diverse factions, these are very vexed questions. The decision of the European Council not to agree in...