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Departmental Records (17 Jul 2012)

Enda Kenny: Níl eolas ar bith faoi iad siúd a tháinig isteach roimh bhaill an Rialtais ag insint an scéil leo agus ag rá leo go raibh siad i dtrioblóid agus go raibh deacracht acu. Níl tuarascáil ar bith le fáil faoi sin. Tá an t-eolas sin iontach tábhachtach do mhuintir agus do pholaiteoirí na tire, ach níl sé ar fáil.

Departmental Records (17 Jul 2012)

Enda Kenny: Cinnte, go bhfuil.

Departmental Records (17 Jul 2012)

Enda Kenny: Sometimes at these meetings conclusions are prepared in advance. Sometimes the conclusions, however, are not what actually was concluded at all. During the course of a meeting, while there are only one or two officials present, briefing notes of the discussion are sent to various delegations in order that they will know the trend of the discussion and the nature of the argument that might...

Departmental Records (17 Jul 2012)

Enda Kenny: No, that is not the case.

Departmental Records (17 Jul 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy is making the case why all the evidence as to what led the then Government to make its decision on the bank guarantee should be made available to the people. Everyone knew a banking crisis was on its way when Lehman Brothers went down, as well as the letter from Mr. Trichet and the European Central Bank in respect of the then difficulties in the Irish banking sector. Without...

Departmental Records (17 Jul 2012)

Enda Kenny: I do not want to proceed down a road where we end up with some sort of interminable inquiry. We have had the Regling and Watson report, Governor Honohan's response, the Commission papers and all that. These questions are about a comment I made in the House about the information and evidence presented to the members of the Government before the decision on the guarantee was made. The other...

Departmental Records (17 Jul 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----who exerted really strong influence at a critical time.

Departmental Records (17 Jul 2012)

Enda Kenny: The people turned down the proposal.

Departmental Records (17 Jul 2012)

Enda Kenny: I respect their choice and we must live with their decision. It might have made the position of the Government somewhat easier if the decision had been different. However, that is neither here nor there.

Departmental Records (17 Jul 2012)

Enda Kenny: The answer to the Deputy's question is that the Government wants this matter to be resolved. We will try to ensure this happens in a way that is realisable and credible. We will not proceed down the road where there will be a pyramid of writs and litigation and a series of interminable meanderings which do not get to the truth. After all, getting to the truth is the fundamental issue.

Regulatory Impact Assessments (17 Jul 2012)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 6 and 7 together. My Department will shortly be consulting Departments generally about the question of publication of regulatory impact analyses carried out before Government decisions are taken. I draw the Deputy's attention to the fact that the Government has, in a number of instances, been publishing the general schemes of Bills and referring them to...

Regulatory Impact Assessments (17 Jul 2012)

Enda Kenny: The programme for Government states, "We will require Departments to carry out and publish Regulatory Impact Assessments (RIAs) before Government decisions are taken". As the Deputy is aware, regulatory impact assessments involve an examination of the likely impact of proposed new regulations or regulatory changes. They help to identify side-effects or hidden costs associated with...

Regulatory Impact Assessments (17 Jul 2012)

Enda Kenny: I do not disagree with this principle. The Department of Finance has produced a report which was brought before us just today which outlines the reductions achieved in the administrative and red-tape bureaucracy associated with the Revenue Commissioners. I understand Revenue measured up in all areas in this regard, except in the area of VAT. I have indicated that the Departments of Jobs,...

Regulatory Impact Assessments (17 Jul 2012)

Enda Kenny: I do not know the up-to-date position on that merger, but I will check the details and respond to Deputy Adams on its status.

Economic Management Council (17 Jul 2012)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 8 to 11, inclusive, together. The Economic Management Council has met 62 times since its establishment. The members have met 25 times so far this year, most recently on 12 July, and have met 12 times since the Easter recess. The Government has been working closely with the Irish banks to ensure that the banking sector supports economic recovery. The members...

Economic Management Council (17 Jul 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Economic Management Council has met with the banks on a number of occasions. On the last occasion we had a series of questions about SME credit, including how banks are ensuring that their targets will be met, whether they are taking practical initiatives to assist SMEs in obtaining credit, and whether they show a willingness to implement and support the Government's initiatives as set...

Economic Management Council (17 Jul 2012)

Enda Kenny: To answer the Deputy's first question on the Personal Insolvency Bill, I met with a number of representatives of Money Advice and Budgeting Service organisations around the country, which have been dealing with debt and distress arising from credit cards, car loans and other financial issues, as distinct from mortgages. If people wish to go down the road of personal insolvency under the...

Economic Management Council (17 Jul 2012)

Enda Kenny: I am not too sure Deputy Boyd Barrett would recognise a happy day if he saw one. Does he think we live at one remove from ordinary people? Does he not think people walk in to the offices of members of Government parties to talk about their problems? Does he not think they express their concerns, anxiety and distress about the challenge they face every day in their lives? They do, and the...

Economic Management Council (17 Jul 2012)

Enda Kenny: They did not. I am sure that if Deputy Boyd Barrett sat down, as he knows most things, he could have devised a solution for the person he is talking about.

Economic Management Council (17 Jul 2012)

Enda Kenny: The Personal Insolvency Bill is one of the most complex items of legislation to come before the House in many years. Leaving aside the Bill, the fact that banks were recapitalised to the extent they were-----