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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Travel (21 May 2013)

Enda Kenny: I will begin by clearing up some issues for those who have a peculiar view on tax havens. One should never disregard the information provided by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, which has set out four key indicators for what constitutes such a haven. The first is having no taxes or only nominal taxes. That does not apply in Ireland. The second is a lack of...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Travel (21 May 2013)

Enda Kenny: The answer to that question is "No." Ireland does not do special tax rate deals with companies. Our corporate tax rate is statute based. As I said, PwC and the World Bank point out the headline rate of 12.5% is very close to the effective rate of 11.9%. I share the Deputy's sympathy and consolation for the people of Oklahoma in respect of the horrific scale of the tornado. I understand...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Travel (21 May 2013)

Enda Kenny: I know of his interest in the situation in Northern Ireland. He expressed that and I understand he may well be in Belfast and will, more than likely, address the matter. He also spoke to the First and Deputy First Ministers in the context of a very strong joint approach for the development of the economy. The question the Deputy asked in respect of the institutions is one which I am quite...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Travel (21 May 2013)

Enda Kenny: An example of the confidence being reflected here is that Glanbia's major recent announcement will result in 1,500 jobs on family farms right through the crescent from north Cork to County Louth when quotas go. This is a measure of the company's statement of intent to invest. That is already under way. If the mandate is given during the Irish Presidency on the EU-US agreement, there will...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Travel (21 May 2013)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin has raised a number of questions. I am invited to attend the G8 summit at Lough Erne as the holder of the Presidency of the European Union. Clearly, Ireland is not a member of the G8. I made it clear when speaking to President Obama that the issue of major concern in that context was to have the agenda for the EU-US trade area discussed. What we hope to achieve during our...

Leaders' Questions (21 May 2013)

Enda Kenny: I repeat that the Minister for Justice and Equality is not going around collecting information on any individual or party.

Leaders' Questions (21 May 2013)

Enda Kenny: The discussion that took place on the television programme in question involved the Minister and Deputy Wallace and was on the question of fixed penalty charges. What the Minister said was not an allegation about anything. What he said was a comment - a piece of information - which was actually confirmed by Deputy Wallace himself as being true and accurate. It is not an allegation, it was...

Leaders' Questions (21 May 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Minister for Justice and Equality will attend the House this evening to make a statement, hear statements from Opposition Members and take questions from any Member who wishes to raise them. He has already made it perfectly clear that he will be available to attend at the Oireachtas committee depending on the way the Chairman and members decide to use the information that is in the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Travel (21 May 2013)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 25, inclusive, together. The questions relate to my visit to the USA and meeting with President Obama, with the exception of one question which relates to the Minister of State in my Department. As the House is aware, I travelled to the United States of America again this year for the St. Patrick's Day period. Every year, the St. Patrick's Day holiday...

Leaders' Questions (21 May 2013)

Enda Kenny: The answer to that question is No. What is good enough for everyone else is never good enough for Michael McDowell who had his own way of putting information into the public domain. I remind Deputy Adams that the issue that arose with the previous Minister for Justice, Deputy O'Dea, was to do with a false sworn affidavit. That is a hell of a different matter to making a comment relevant to...

Leaders' Questions (21 May 2013)

Enda Kenny: -----report on fixed penalty charges. As I said in reply to Deputy Martin, the question was whether the information which was made available was relevant to the argument being put forward by Deputy Wallace, whom Deputy Shatter did not accuse of anything other than hypocrisy in respect of his argument. I am glad that Deputy Wallace confirmed that the incident referred to actually happened.

Leaders' Questions (21 May 2013)

Enda Kenny: The reason for such a comprehensive and far-reaching report is because the Minister recommended that it should be so. The report was presented to Government and approved. I repeat that the unredacted report and the very comprehensive and unredacted appendices have been sent to the Oireachtas committee which is fully entitled to call anyone it wishes, including the Minister and anyone else,...

Leaders' Questions (21 May 2013)

Enda Kenny: -----the Garda Síochána Inspectorate and the Dáil committee.

Leaders' Questions (21 May 2013)

Enda Kenny: I expect the Deputy will attend the committee and ask all these questions. The Minister for Justice and Equality will be in the House this evening to make a statement about this matter and to answer any questions.

Leaders' Questions (21 May 2013)

Enda Kenny: The answer is No. The Minister did not brief me or inform me on that matter. I understand the Minister appeared on a television programme along with Deputy Wallace. The Minister made available information that was relevant to the case being made by Deputy Wallace in respect of discretion being used or not being used. During the debate I understand that Deputy Wallace could not recall that...

Leaders' Questions (21 May 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Minister and the Government decided that there should be a full, thorough and comprehensive analysis of fixed penalty charges. That report was brought before the Government, together with appendices, and sent to the Garda Inspectorate. It was also sent in unredacted form to the Oireachtas committee, together with the appendices in unredacted form. This allows the Oireachtas committee...

Leaders' Questions (21 May 2013)

Enda Kenny: In his previous question the Deputy said this was an attempt by the Minister to undermine Deputy Mick Wallace. I made the point that the information had been given as part of the general briefing about fixed penalty charges and that it was relevant to the argument being made by Deputy Wallace. In that context, the information made available by the Minister was important in pointing to the...

Leaders' Questions (21 May 2013)

Enda Kenny: That is an outrageous claim for Deputy Micheál Martin as leader of Fianna Fáil to make. We had a situation in this House before-----

Leaders' Questions (21 May 2013)

Enda Kenny: Let us never forget the past when the Minister sitting beside me who was then Minister for Justice had to intervene when conversations were being listened to in respect of the business of the House.

Leaders' Questions (21 May 2013)

Enda Kenny: The information was relevant in the argument being made by Deputy Mick Wallace.