Results 21-40 of 69 for economic sovereign speaker:Enda Kenny

European Council Meeting: Statements (25 Jun 2013)

Enda Kenny: ...of banking union. This is an issue to which, as holder of the Presidency and nationally, we have given top priority. This week's meeting will also take stock of where we are on strengthening economic and monetary union, a process that President Van Rompuy has been working on, with our close collaboration as holder of the Presidency. More remains to be done on this before it is ripe for...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on the Department of the Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services for 2013
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) (9 May 2013)

Enda Kenny: ...the economy and unemployment levels, creating the climate for competitiveness and growth, reducing the cost of the bailout and correcting the public finances. As I have stated on many previous occasions, the Government's priorities in 2013 include continued action on job creation and economic growth; making sure economic recovery does not bypass jobless households; further work to tackle...

Europe Week: Statements (8 May 2013)

Enda Kenny: On 10 May 1972, 41 years ago on Friday, the people went to the polls to decide whether to join what was then the European Economic Community. More than four in five people voted "Yes". As we mark the 40th anniversary of our membership this year, it is plain that the four decades since we voted have fully vindicated our choice. The Ireland of the early 1970s was a very different place. It...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (7 May 2013)

Enda Kenny: ...interest rates. Mr. Draghi's analysis was focused on competitiveness and he said countries that were prepared to make decisions to make themselves competitive would reap the benefits in terms of economic activity, exports, job creation and economic growth. He defined this by producing a series of relevant slides, showing the differences between countries that adhered to that discipline...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (7 May 2013)

Enda Kenny: ...Council reiterated the priority areas for attention listed in the Commission's annual growth survey published in November of last year. The European Council had a comprehensive discussion on the economic situation in the EU, including the competitiveness challenge, and agreed that the focus should remain on implementing decisions already taken, particularly with regard to the compact for...

European Council: Statements (27 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: ...This month's summit took place in an atmosphere of relative calm but its deliberations were no less important for that. As is traditional at the spring European Council, our focus was strongly on economic policy with a particular focus on how we can ensure a return to sustainable growth and job creation. Ahead of the meeting I informed the House that implementation would be a key...

European Council: Statements (13 Mar 2013)

Enda Kenny: The European Council will meet in Brussels tomorrow and Friday. As is traditional at the spring meeting, economic policy matters will be at the top the agenda. This will not be a crisis meeting, like so many in recent times, as there is now a degree of stability in the markets. As leaders, we must not let this lead to complacency or a loss of momentum; rather, we must make every effort to...

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

Enda Kenny: ...we have already received, notably assistance in the form of a reduction of interest rates and extended maturities. In addition, last June, the Heads of State and Government agreed on breaking the link between banks and sovereign. They made explicit reference to Ireland in that decision. It is important to remember that Ireland is exiting a programme and we should have regard to what we...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (19 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: I will keep it brief. Deputy Adams asked about the status of the European Council decision of 29 June. It is as it was. The decision was to break the vicious circle between sovereign and bank debt, taking into account the particular analysis of the well-performing programme in Ireland, that equal cases would receive equal treatment, and that following this the architecture of the single...

Promissory Notes: Statements (7 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: ...Labour formed a new Government in 2011, we promised to renegotiate the bailout programme inherited from the previous Government to secure a fairer and more affordable solution to our banking and sovereign debt crises. In particular, we committed to replacing short-term, emergency Central Bank lending secured against the promissory notes used by the previous Government to bail out the...

Promissory Notes: Statements (7 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: ...by the end of this year would prove that a combination of intensive national reform efforts and European solidarity can deliver results. Let there be no doubt, this is no silver bullet to end all our economic problems. After the catastrophic economic management of the past decade, there is still a long way to travel in our country’s journey back to prosperity and full employment....

Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Enda Kenny: ...Fine Gael and Labour formed a new Government in 2011, we promised to renegotiate the bailout programme inherited from the previous Government to secure a more affordable solution to our banking and sovereign debt crises. In particular, we committed to replacing short-term emergency Central Bank lending secured against the promissory notes used by the previous Government to bail out the...

Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2012)

Enda Kenny: ...figures speak for themselves. The IMF has been largely supportive of the efforts the Irish Government is making towards an improvement of our public finances and a general improvement in our economic circumstances. Nobody said it would be easy. I note the IMF comment in which it recommends no supplementary budget until 2015, if that is the case. The budget for 2013 has been put through...

Confidence in the Government: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (12 Dec 2012)

Enda Kenny: ...party which implements tax increases and spending cuts north of the Border, while opposing every such similar policy down here. The truth is that the Government has been very hard at work clearing the economic wreckage left by the former Fianna Fáil Administration which left the country with a humiliating IMF bailout programme, massive bank debts saddled on the taxpayer, record...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (12 Dec 2012)

Enda Kenny: The December meeting of the European Council will take place in Brussels on Thursday and Friday of this week. While economic policy will once again dominate the European Council's agenda, at this meeting we will be looking forward to how best we can strengthen economic and monetary union and in the process provide for a stable underpinning for the common currency into the future. Also under...

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

Enda Kenny: ...because of the fact that on top of the national debt our people were required to shoulder the burden of a recapitalisation fund of more than €64 billion. There is a recognition politically and economically of how it is that Ireland finds itself in this situation. That is the reason the circumstances are different and, therefore, the case is special. The decision taken on 29 June...

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

Enda Kenny: .... As I have already made a statement to the House on the outcome of this meeting, I will give a summary of proceedings to the House. The main focus of our discussions was the strengthening of economic and monetary union. In this regard, President Van Rompuy presented his interim report. It was agreed that he should continue his consultations with member states and others before...

Leaders' Questions (27 Nov 2012)

Enda Kenny: -----to sever the link between sovereign and bank debt and in respect of the promissory notes with the ECB. It is the intention of the Minister for Finance, on behalf of the Government, not to have to pay the €3 billion that is due in March 2013. It is in this regard that discussions are continuing to take place with the European Central Bank. I noted Deputy Martin's comments on the...

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (24 Oct 2012)

Enda Kenny: ...was no clearly defined vision for the country, the situation was bleak and the people were bereft of hope. From the outset, the task of the Government has been to regain control over Ireland's fiscal and economic policies, grow the economy again and get people back to work. Since taking office the Government has been addressing each of these challenges in a systematic fashion. We have...

European Council Meeting: Statements (24 Oct 2012)

Enda Kenny: ...and a European perspective. At the insistence of a number of member states, including Ireland, we explicitly reaffirmed the commitment we had made in June to break the link between banking and sovereign debt and to provide for the recapitalisation of banks by the ESM. This will be done in full respect of the decisions taken in June. We agreed that legislation on the establishment of a...