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Personal Explanation by Member (5 Dec 2017)

Enda Kenny: In the Dáil on 17 November 2004 statements were allowed on the abduction and murder of Margaret Hassan, an Irish national in Iraq. During the course of those statements I said Margaret Hassan had converted to Islam. This statement was untrue. Margaret Hassan was a devout Catholic who continued to practice her religion during the years she was in Iraq. I wish, therefore, to have...

Financial Resolution No. 3: Intangible Assets (10 Oct 2017)

Enda Kenny: I thought the Leas-Cheann Comhairle might allow me to speak to the good Deputies here.

Resignation of Taoiseach (14 Jun 2017)

Enda Kenny: A Cheann Comhairle, tá orm a chur in iúl duit gur éirigh mé as oifig mar Thaoiseach inné trína chur sin in iúl don Uachtarán de bhun an Bhunreachta. Yesterday I resigned from the office of Taoiseach by placing my resignation in the hands of the President, pursuant to the Constitution.

Nomination of Taoiseach (14 Jun 2017)

Enda Kenny: Tairgim:Go n-ainmneoidh Dáil Éireann an Teachta Leo Varadkar le bheith ceaptha ag an Uachtarán mar Thaoiseach. I move:That Dáil Éireann nominate Deputy Leo Varadkar for appointment by the President to be Taoiseach. Having worked closely with Deputy Varadkar throughout his political career I am confident that he will carry out the role of An Taoiseach with energy,...

Resignation of Taoiseach (13 Jun 2017)

Enda Kenny: Go raibh maith agat, a Cheann Comhairle. Nach iontach ar fad go bhfuil slua mór anseo inniu. Ba mhaith liom a chur in iúl duit, a Cheann Comhairle, tar éis ghnó na Dála seo, go mbeidh mé ag dul amach go hÁras an Uachtaráin, go dtabharfaidh mé litir ag éirí as an bpost seo chuig an Uachtarán agus go mbeidh sé sin ag dul i...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (31 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: -----the agenda for the European Union goes beyond Brexit. It also includes the Single Market, the digital Single Market, Economic and Monetary Union, opportunities to create jobs and for investment and very effective trade negotiations with other countries, including the United States and Canada and others towards the east, leading to the creation of millions of jobs. Brexit is not the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (31 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: Gabh mo leithscéal. The Leas-Cheann Comhairle will not have me to deal with for too long more.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (31 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: Thank you for your generosity and flexibility.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (31 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I will answer the last question first and the answer is "Yes". As the Deputy is aware from sitting very close to where Mr. Barnier spoke, this is one of the three priorities that needs to be dealt with. The first priority is the question of modalities and liabilities and the charge on the United Kingdom for leaving the European Union. This refers to a range of issues where contracts are in...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (31 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I made a very clear decision that we should not appoint a Brexit Minister as the European Council leaders are the ones who make the decision. The European Parliament must pass the outcome and the Singapore agreement also has an impact. These mixed agreements mean the European Union has competence in some areas but individual and regional parliaments must ratify the matters at the end of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (31 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I can supply Deputy Martin with the audit he mentioned. I will forward him the numbers we have in terms of the appointments of diplomats and other staff who are working in different places. The Deputy made the point previously that it may become necessary to recruit or appoint people with particular experience, for instance, in trade and in the complex issues involved in that area. There...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (31 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: At the end of the day, this Brexit business will have to be decided by the European Council and every country represented on it has a veto. If issues arise that are not acceptable, as I have no doubt they will-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (31 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: It has got to be agreed at the European Council.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (31 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: Yes, but if somebody at the European Council will not accept the outcome of the deal, we will have a real problem. Deputy Howling made a point about knowing the thinking of other European colleagues, and it takes time to build those relationships, but, as he is aware, it comes down to the European Council's decision, it is the Heads of Government who will make the ultimate decision. I...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (31 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I take the Deputy's point. A no deal situation would be catastrophic for Ireland in, for example, the beef and agrifood sectors. Deputy Nolan spoke about the Brexit position. We did not cause this, we were not responsible for it and we did not want it but we have to deal with it. In respecting the vote of the British electorate, clearly, the issues that are priority have been set out for...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (31 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: Thank you. In recognising the visionaries of the Good Friday Agreement, we have had support from Europe, in that, if the Agreement is ever implemented in full, that is, with a vote for consent by the democratic decision of people to join the Republic, the entire Island would be recognised as an entity of the European Union in full without having to reapply for membership.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Brexit Issues (31 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 7 to 9, inclusive, together. We are confident that the European Council’s adoption of the EU’s negotiating guidelines on 29 April gives Ireland its strongest hand going into these complex negotiations. The unique circumstances of Ireland have been recognised as part of the negotiations from the outset. The Government’s priority...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategy Statements (31 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: Not yet, no. There are other issues which were also discussed, all of which were published.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategy Statements (31 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: It is not that there were any secret deals done here. We had a situation, before Deputy Carol Nolan came into this House, where a deal was done with a particular Independent Deputy who used to say that it was worth "milluns" but nobody ever saw what was in it. That meant that whatever arrived in tír na ríthe down in the south could be claimed as being part of the agreement and the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategy Statements (31 May 2017)

Enda Kenny: Well, his name is Shane Ross, not Walter Mitty. I must say that his brief carries him into stormy as well as calm waters. As someone who has been a national journalist for many years, he has learned a good deal about the responsibilities of politics at ministerial level. I am very happy with the way that he goes about his business. In respect of what Deputy Howlin said, he will be...

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