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Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (5 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: I will send it to Deputy Martin, of course.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (5 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: That might be helpful.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (5 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: I am sure that Deputy Boyd Barrett does not want whatever meagre shelves they have in the Department of Foreign Affairs to be stocked with Blue Nun or Black Tower for the people who arrive from foreign countries.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (5 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: Maybe he does, I do not know. If we had somebody who could transform the water into wine he would be very welcome as well, I am sure.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (5 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: I do not agree at all with Deputy Boyd Barrett about this decade of misery. My point was that former President Clinton said that the challenge for Ireland was to short-circuit what has happened in most other places. He said we have the capacity to do this because the big decisions that are made about our programme, exiting the programme, improving our debt sustainability, having cash flow...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (5 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: I assure the Deputy that at the working lunch I had the other day with the Swedish and Norwegian Prime Ministers, cool clear water is what was on offer.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (5 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: However, I think it appropriate that the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade should have available some refreshment for international visitors of-----

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (5 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: -----connection with this country. Even from his socialist perspective, I do not believe the Deputy would begrudge the grape pickers in the vineyards in socialist areas the right to produce fine wine and to be able to sell it to boost their own economies.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (5 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy would never begrudge them a sip of red or white, as the case may be. I assure the Deputy that the Government and the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade are highly conscious of the requirement to be realistic in expenditure these days, much more so than what happened in the past. The Deputy asked me what is the role of the leaders in respect of our debt....

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (5 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: Does the Deputy mean in respect of stopping a potential referendum?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (5 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: On 21 February, the governing council of the European Central Bank decided to publish the euro system's holdings of securities acquired under the securities markets programme, or what is called the SMP. That decision is in line with the envisaged transparency stance for the outright monetary transactions, as was communicated on 6 September 2012. At that time, the securities markets...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (5 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: We have not carried out an analysis on the impact of it. From our viewpoint, however, having voted 60-40 in favour of the fiscal stability treaty, the euro and the eurozone, we also want to keep our ports and gates of business open to and from Britain. That would be of such fundamental importance for us here and for them because of their exports to Ireland and vice versa. I will discuss...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (5 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: At each European Council meeting a report has been given on the Syrian question by the EU High Representative, Baroness Catherine Ashton, which outlines the devastating consequences of the conflict. I have not had time to read the report to which the Deputy referred but I have it in my office. The conflict in Syria, as the Deputy is well aware, has been a major priority for the European...

Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: This is not a land tax.

Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Boyd Barrett was not a Member of the House at the time the land tax was being proposed.

Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: This is a property tax. It is a self-determining valuation system.

Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: If Deputy Boyd Barrett believes a bit of ground around a house is a sprawling estate, he needs to move out of his constituency and take a look at the country. The Deputy should travel the country. I think, although I am not too sure, I saw some of Deputy Boyd Barrett's supporters in Letterkenny yesterday. They were making a loud cacophony of noise about property and other issues.

Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: In any event, this is a property tax based on the value of the house. The valuation is set by the owner of the House who is liable for the property tax.

Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: The Revenue Commissioners will set out its communications process next week in the initial correspondence to those deemed to be the owners of the properties. Approximately 65% of the revenue derived from the property tax, which will be on a half-yearly basis this year, will be retained by local authorities for the provision of services to people in their respective areas.

Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: I hope I have answered Deputy Boyd Barrett's question. It is not a land tax, it is a property tax based on the house, the valuation of which is determined by the owner.