Results 161-180 of 36,764 for speaker:Enda Kenny
- Questions on Promised Legislation (24 May 2017)
Enda Kenny: There is not any reason as to why that might change, but tomorrow I will meet with the agencies.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (24 May 2017)
Enda Kenny: I have always favoured a two-state solution in this respect. The Government has always said that the recognition of Palestine would have to be in the context of that recognition contributing to a two-state solution. This has gone on since 1948-----
- Questions on Promised Legislation (24 May 2017)
Enda Kenny: -----and this country has tried its damnedest on many occasions to bring about a situation where people can agree that there should be that two-state solution. Part of this is that Ireland has always said the recognition of Palestine is certainly quite possible, provided it leads or assists-----
- Questions on Promised Legislation (24 May 2017)
Enda Kenny: -----towards a two-state solution so that people can live normal lives and not have to put up with the constant barrage, either way, which is what they have to do at the moment.
- Questions on Promised Legislation (24 May 2017)
Enda Kenny: I thank Deputy Howlin. I am glad Deputy Howlin accepts the bona fides of the Minister in terms of the explanation he gave him. I will be meeting him after lunchtime and I will have that conversation with him and advise the Deputy further later today.
- Leaders' Questions (24 May 2017)
Enda Kenny: I am very proud of the people of this country for responding to an unprecedented economic crisis in a way that has made us the envy of many in Europe and has left us with the fastest growing economy in the European Union for the past four years running.
- Leaders' Questions (24 May 2017)
Enda Kenny: I admit that we have many challenges ahead but the changes that have been brought about have put the country in a much safer position than was the case previously.
- Leaders' Questions (24 May 2017)
Enda Kenny: No doubt Deputy Gino Kenny has spoken to many constituents who have been treated by the health service and who have nothing but praise for the doctors, nurses and attendants who looked after them. The problem has always been to get into the system and to have the capacity to deal with that. That is why the Government has treated the health service as a priority, why €14.5 billion has...
- Questions on Promised Legislation (24 May 2017)
Enda Kenny: It is a valid question. I read the reports to which Deputy Micheál Martin refers and, from what I understand, the perpetrator's family came from northern Africa in order to live in Manchester in England. That has been replicated in a number of other locations here. These savage acts of terrorism were carried out by people from local bases. When one considers any event, concert or...
- Leaders' Questions (24 May 2017)
Enda Kenny: The Deputy is a decent man too. I respect his right to raise in the House any issues he feels strongly about. When the predecessor to this Government was elected, we were blocked out of all the international markets, bond yields were at 15%, the unemployment rate was 15.2%, we were haemorrhaging jobs by the ten thousands, and there was despair and disillusionment all over the place. Now,...
- Leaders' Questions (24 May 2017)
Enda Kenny: I am glad the Deputy is using his office as leader of his party to talk to others internationally. That is part of an important negotiation in which Ireland has always been involved in order that others fully understand our position. It is applied in the case of Brexit and the main priorities for our country. I hope the Germans have listened carefully to what the Deputy had to say. We...
- Leaders' Questions (24 May 2017)
Enda Kenny: We voted for the rules here in a referendum, the only country to do so in the middle of a recession, and we voted 60:40 for that. The Deputy is right that it is not about the question of money being available; it is about the extent of how much we can spend. That is a very valid point, and I take that point. In the context of setting out what it is we can do in terms of infrastructure...
- Leaders' Questions (24 May 2017)
Enda Kenny: For example, the Government put €5 billion on the table in respect of social housing and we are struggling to get local authorities to measure up to the requirements. We gave them the money to buy houses, to reconstruct houses, to build houses and to have private enterprise come onto public lands to build social housing. It is a real challenge.
- Leaders' Questions (24 May 2017)
Enda Kenny: Many of the developments, such as the Gort-Tuam project and the Rosslare bypass, are under way. These are major developments. The point the Deputy makes about the extent of fiscal space and the capacity to spend money is an issue we are considering and will continue to consider. The question about AIB is a decision we have already made as a Government and we will follow through on it. The...
- Leaders' Questions (24 May 2017)
Enda Kenny: The Deputy mentioned that the investigative procedure should be thorough, accurate and convincing and everybody supports that.
- Leaders' Questions (24 May 2017)
Enda Kenny: Clearly, the position that applied with the investigation carried out by the ODCE in the FitzPatrick case was none of those. The judge himself made the point, which is a damning indictment of the procedure that was followed here, that the ODCE had completely lost sight of the nature and the extent of the evidence in respect of guilt and innocence. Everybody before the Irish courts is...
- Leaders' Questions (24 May 2017)
Enda Kenny: Is the ODCE fit to deal with the situation that might arise here-----
- Leaders' Questions (24 May 2017)
Enda Kenny: -----or do we need far greater clarity and other expertise to be made available, either from Government level or elsewhere, to deal with complex criminal law? I am informed the European Space Agency supports over 2,000 high-tech jobs in Ireland, with increasing employment and funding when it is necessary.
- Leaders' Questions (24 May 2017)
Enda Kenny: Judge Aylmer made the point the ODCE completely lost sight of the nature and extent of the evidence on guilt and innocence. It completely lost sight of what was involved. The Deputy said there is no robust legislation in place here. In 2014 two gentlemen were convicted for the giving of unlawful financial assistance by Anglo for the purchase of its own shares. In 2016 both of them were...
- Leaders' Questions (24 May 2017)
Enda Kenny: -----and keep people fully informed -----