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Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (16 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I will look at that issue.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (16 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I am Minister for Defence, but I given statutory responsibility to the Minister of State in a number of areas. However, I will discuss the matter with the Chief of Staff and the Secretary General of the Department.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (16 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I thank the Chairman and the staff.

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 4 - Central Statistics Office (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor (Revised) (16 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: C'est la vie.

Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I move:That Dáil Éireann reaffirms its confidence in the Government. I am pleased to have this opportunity to report to the House on the important work being undertaken by the Government, the major challenges that face the country and how the Government intends to meet these challenges. The debate is also an opportunity to expose the political opportunism that has resulted in this...

Confidence in Government: Motion (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: By its actions, Sinn Féin has deprived the people of Northern Ireland of proper political representation at this crucial time in the Brexit process and I will not let it do the same in this State. Sinn Féin's motion was prompted, we are told, by the Government's decision to establish a commission of investigation into very serious allegations centred on an alleged smear campaign...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I have dealt with the fishing industry in respect of question from Deputy Martin. Germany has always had that view. There has always been a difference of opinion between northern European countries and southern European countries. Everybody knows that. In the justice area we have opt-in and opt-out, with countries in Schengen and not in Schengen. Europe is not homogenous, with...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: Where we have digital borders they are an obstacle to jobs, productivity, growth and output, which is why Europe has failed to measure up against the United States for many years. Has this been discussed at the European Council in the context of Brexit? No, because Article 50 states negotiations cannot be started until it is triggered. Believe me, the point is that it is at that table the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: Of course, and there are comments all over the place about it, but the decision-making in respect of Brexit is made by the European Council and the proposals to come before the European Council will be brought forward through the Barnier task force on which Ireland is represented by the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, the Minister of State, Deputy Murphy, and all the others who are working very hard.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: Mr. Tadhg O'Brien is the gentleman's name. He is a good official and he takes careful note of all the issues that come up, which is very important.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Flanagan, met the Secretary of State, Mr. Brokenshire, yesterday. The Minister has been absolutely clear in his stance on this. We do not want to see any diminution of the Good Friday Agreement or its successor agreements. We stand as co-guarantor in terms of full implementation of those agreements and the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, has...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: It is because Northern Ireland voted as part of the United Kingdom. While as an entity it voted to stay, how do we expect the United Kingdom, which includes Northern Ireland, to leave the European Union and yet Northern Ireland is to stay as part of the European Union?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: The point has been well recognised by the British Government, as articulated by me and the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, on so many occasions. We have special recognition and special circumstances and we are unique in a European sense. As the Deputy knows, I have pointed out on many occasions the peace process, PEACE funds and INTERREG funds add up to recognition in Europe of Ireland's...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I will respond to Deputy Burton later. I will be delivering that today outside the House and the Deputy will get a copy of it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 14 to 19, inclusive, together. Brexit is being treated as a crucial cross-cutting whole of Government issue. In my own Department, I have implemented significant restructuring by creating an amalgamated international, EU and Northern Ireland division under a second Secretary General. This restructuring brings responsibility within my Department for...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: I hope to set out this afternoon the main points on which we intend to follow up. They are the four main areas we have identified, namely, jobs and the economy, the Northern Ireland peace process, the common travel area and our place in Europe. This morning, we announced a further 500 jobs which have come to Ireland. Those people will be employed over the next couple of years, and there...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: It seems to be the Deputy's theory that one can move into a country and do what one wishes. There is no national government in Libya. As the Deputy pointed out, there are three entities vying for authority there. One of those entities is making valiant efforts to provide the basis of good government. I mentioned earlier that of the 181,000 people who came across the central Mediterranean...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: Excuse me. The official statistics show that these are all economic migrants. They have moved up through the horn of Africa to Libya to cross the shores of the Mediterranean. That is why we sent down our naval forces for the last couple of years. That is why they were able to rescue 15,600 men, women and children.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: What the European Union is now doing is working with a number of African countries in what they call compacts, where finance, training and assistance is given to these countries in terms of the coast guard, personnel training, in dealing with questions of the economy and in creating a basis for economic development. It is actually proving very successful. The point is-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (15 Feb 2017)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy seems to assume that the European Union can move into Libya and tell it to do what Europe likes.