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European Council Meeting: Statements (22 Mar 2016)

Enda Kenny: ...today the two main areas addressed by these two meetings, namely, the EU-UK relationship and the recent discussions with Turkey on the migration crisis. I will also touch on the discussion of important economic issues. I have asked the Minister of State, Deputy Dara Murphy, to outline in his wrap-up statement broader developments in regard to migration that have been discussed at these...

Leaders' Questions (16 May 2012)

Enda Kenny: ...surrender. As this small country was one of the first small states of the last century to achieve its independence and as the 1916 Rising, in its own way, took the first fledgling steps towards economic and political independence and sovereignty, there could be a marvellous opportunity for that to be remembered in a fitting fashion. By that, I mean the use of the lanes of history in a way...

EU-UK Relations: Statements (21 Apr 2016)

Enda Kenny: ..., and Ireland’s role in securing a positive outcome at the European Council has been widely recognised. As I reported to the House last month, agreement was reached across four principal areas: economic governance, competitiveness, sovereignty, and social benefits. Having participated fully in the agreement, we have now entered the critical pre-referendum phase of this debate....

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): European Council Meetings (25 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: ...with our most recent meeting before I go back to the December Council. The extraordinary meeting of European Union leaders in Brussels on 6 March condemned the unprovoked violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity and called on the Russian Federation to withdraw immediately its armed forces. We agreed on a three-phase roadmap of measures that would be taken against the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (30 Sep 2014)

Enda Kenny: ...of the House. I have not had a specific meeting with the President of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, recently. However, he participates regularly at European Council meetings when core economic issues are discussed. At the European Council meeting in August we discussed the economic and employment situation in the Union. We reiterated the need to progress the...

Order of Business (29 Apr 2008)

Enda Kenny: ...months ago I made the point that the Fine Gael Party would support this treaty strongly and campaign strongly on it, irrespective of any political differences we might have with the Government on economics, health, justice, crime or whatever. I have been at ten or 12 public meetings. I am concerned at the lack of information that is getting out there from Government. One is confronted...

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (6 May 2016)

Enda Kenny: ...them and to place the needs of the country and the people above all else. I thank them for their service and support and wish them well for the future. While I contend that we fulfilled our core mandate to move the country back from the edge of an economic cliff, I acknowledge and understand very many people have not felt the benefit of a recovering economy in their daily lives....

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (12 Mar 2014)

Enda Kenny: ...in Ukraine. For next week's European Council, therefore, there is an extensive and substantive agenda, including Ukraine. As is traditional for the spring European Council, the focus is on economic issues. The main agenda items are the European Semester, the Europe 2020 strategy, industrial competitiveness, climate and energy, and external relations. In Brussels next week, I also...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Engagements (26 Nov 2013)

Enda Kenny: ...for Finance, and the Tánaiste and I having discussed these matters in Brussels, Frankfurt, Washington and with other leaders on different political occasions. The Deputy made several assertions about sovereignty. The fact of the matter is that on 16 December, the barrier that surrounded Ireland in terms of its bailout programme will no longer be there. Does that restore our full...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): UK Referendum on EU Membership (29 Sep 2015)

Enda Kenny: Second, steps to enhance national sovereignty. This relates to the role of national parliaments as well as the concept of ever-closer union. That needs careful analysis and scrutiny. Third, making the European Union more fair, preventing non-eurozone countries from being disadvantaged by decisions taken solely by the eurozone. The Prime Minister, Mr. Cameron has said repeatedly that he...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (17 Dec 2014)

Enda Kenny: ...presents an important opportunity to demonstrate that the European Union is taking further concrete steps to address the falling growth rates and high unemployment which characterise the current economic situation throughout Europe. It will focus, in particular, on setting out the strategic orientation of a plan to boost investment levels in Europe. It will also consider issues relating...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Economic Management Council (19 Jan 2016)

Enda Kenny: ..., our entrance to the European Union and commitment to the euro, the eurozone and the Union. As the Deputies are aware, four clusters or baskets of issues were set out. One cluster pertained to economic governance, which includes moves to prevent non-eurozone countries such as the United Kingdom from being disadvantaged by decisions taken solely in the eurozone. That is a good basis...

EU Presidency: Statements (9 May 2012)

Enda Kenny: ...ancient enemies not merely unthinkable, but materially impossible. That was his immediate goal, but he knew that he was doing much more than that. He saw his plan as the foundation stone of an economic union open to all countries that agreed to be bound by it. Schuman, like many, lived through Europe's darkest hour. Unlike most, he saw a light at the end of it. He thought big and he...

Financial Resolution No. 34: General (Resumed) (8 Dec 2010)

Enda Kenny: ...of recession. This is why Fine Gael developed its NewERA stimulus plan, which the Minister for Finance originally welcomed and then rejected. The results have been all too predictable, miserable economic growth necessitating even more spending cuts and tax increases. The recent decision by the European Commission to revise down its growth projection for Ireland in 2011 confirms that it...

Public Finances: Motion (3 Mar 2009)

Enda Kenny: ...to fear and uncertainty among businesses and consumers regarding future tax rates and Government spending. This is generating paralysis in investment and consumption decisions that is killing economic activity and jobs. Uncertainty is always the enemy of stable economies. The fact is that people cannot budget for their households from one month to the next. They do not know whether...

European Council: Statements (2 Nov 2011)

Enda Kenny: ...and on market circumstances. The leverage effect of both options will vary, but could be up to four or five. This is expected to yield in the region of €1 trillion. That represents serious economic fire power for the EFSF. Crucially for Ireland it represents a secure and credible firewall. I have said many times that we should neither underestimate nor under-sell the extensive range...

European Council: Statements (7 Jul 2010)

Enda Kenny: ...and promoting social inclusion. The Taoiseach remarked in his contribution that some have sought to suggest that the European Union's involvement in the budgetary process would represent a loss of sovereignty. I am pleased that matter has been cleared up. The presentation and preparation of the budget by the Government, in the context of what we discussed this morning, would be very...

Financial Resolutions 2012: Financial Resolution No. 13: General (Resumed) (7 Dec 2011)

Enda Kenny: ...for the economy and the people. It took office with great ambition for this country and its people. It was voted into office, with the largest ever majority, by the people to restore our economic sovereignty, get Ireland working again, return our economy to growth and to radically reform our politics and public services. This week, we have taken another major step in delivering on this...

European Council: Statements (19 Jan 2016)

Enda Kenny: ...items dominated the discussions in December. A number of other items were also discussed, including international developments such as the situations in Syria, Ukraine and, briefly, Libya; certain economic and financial issues, taking stock of discussions on the five Presidents' report on economic and monetary union and developments in the Internal Market; and, finally, energy union and a...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (26 Jan 2016)

Enda Kenny: ...issues of importance to the Union, with a particular focus on the complex challenge of migration. Also discussed at the meeting were the report of the five presidents, Completing Europe’s Economic and Monetary Union, and the UK plans for a referendum on its EU membership, and it was agreed in both instances to return to the issues in December. The French President, François...