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Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: Only for three days.

Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: The public hearings at the Joint Committee on Health and Children will take place for three days only, on 8, 9 and 10 January. They will be for the purpose of informing everybody here and in the country at large about the issues arising. They will be about whatever option the Government decides on. I do not want anybody to run away with the impression that this is an attempt to kick the...

Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: I have little regard for the person or persons who gave elements of the A, B and C report to the media.

Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: It certainly was not leaked by the Tánaiste, the Minister for Health or my Department.

Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: On whoever suggested it would be the second half of next year, that is just not true. I want to see a calm, rational and sensitive discussion on the matters involved. Clearly, certain issues need to be addressed quickly. There are also other concerns we need to address and everybody in the House has a part to play in that. I would like to see this issue dealt with as quickly as is...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: In response to Deputy Boyd Barrett, I did not actually say, if I recall correctly, that Ireland was "better off" than Greece but that Ireland is in a "very different place" to Greece. I remind the Deputy that just last week Fitch increased the rating of the country, Bank of Ireland raised over €1 billion on the markets without guarantee, the ESB raised €500 million, Bord...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: We are in a very different place. The people of Greece have an enormous challenge facing them until 2024 and beyond and I am quite sure that Deputy Boyd Barrett does not want our people to have to deal with that level of challenge. I agree with the Deputy when he refers to lifting the level of debt off our people and that is exactly why we are in discussions with the European Council and...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: The value for the Irish taxpayer and the Irish people lies in translating that decision into reality by reducing the scale of the debt challenge that we face and that must come on two fronts. One is following through, with the euro group, on the decision of the European Council and the other is in respect of the promissory notes related to the former Anglo Irish Bank with the European...

Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take No. a10 - Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012 – Financial Resolution; No.10 - Motion re Referral to Select Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the report by the Minister for Defence regarding service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2011; No.11 - Motion re Referral to Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: Yes. The reason for the March date is that this is when the next payment is due. Under the conditions of the promissory note a further payment of €3 billion is due by that date. The intention is to have the matter dealt with by that date in order that we do not have to pay €3 billion as a consequence of the promissory note. I do not wish to give any more details of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: Deputy McDonald is on now.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: Deputy McDonald raised the point about the special case and the circumstances that apply to Ireland. First, we are in a different space from Greece.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: I imagine Deputy McDonald understands the vast difficulties that face the people of Greece now. I have outlined some of the decisions that have been taken in terms of restructuring, the dismissal of public service workers and reductions in pensions and pay. I have also referred to the inability to meet various bills and the necessity to put in place a tax structure that will deliver. I...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: The decision on the ESM was made back in June and then fleshed out further at the next Council meeting. It was decided the legal framework would be put in place by the end of the year so that the details of the conditions, the modalities and the mechanics of it could be worked out during 2013. I listened to the explanation given by Mr. Draghi, the Commission and the Presidency. This is...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: Sorry, the programme. However, it is history now, and we are into this business. Last weekend's meeting was a good-spirited one with no descent into the personal rancour which often breaks out at these events, of which Deputy Martin is well aware. There was no wish to divide the European Council between contributor countries and receiving countries. The large contributors such as Sweden,...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: It could be.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: If the Deputy wishes that they be dealt with on an individual basis, I will not object to that but he will cover less ground. He is entitled to ask a question about the Prime Minister's view on cutting back the budget and whether he is €70 billion below President van Rompuy's limit. I do not have any great difficulty with that. If the Deputy wants to make suggestions, please do.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: If he wants to take all the questions relating to Prime Minister Cameron or Prime Minister Monti or Prime Minister Rajoy or European leaders generally, I do not have a fixed view about that. Our agenda for the Presidency is stability, growth and jobs. I made the point the other day that if a conclusion had been reached on the budget for 2014 to 2020, it would have allowed Ireland's...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----the modalities and the conditionality of that will become clear. We are never afraid of treaty change and I do not suggest it will happen out of this but it is important to know we certainly support banking unions, as most other leaders do, and accountability, transparency and responsibility down the line. One cannot determine whether treaty change will be necessary until the final...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (27 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: Kilkenny was always on the left wing. Commissioner Rehn mentioned the fact that he hoped to have a deal concluded by October. I recall saying that I did not think that was possible and, clearly, that did not become a reality. We are conscious that there is a real understanding from both a political and a leadership point of view and among the IMF, the Commission and the Parliament, of the...